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A NEW APPROACH TO BOOK MARKETINGTHE JOURNEYNOW AVAILABLE IN TWO FORMATS
Click on back cover to read synopsis The Journey – A Novel by Terry Elton If you like Historical Fiction with romance, murder and mayhem, adventure and a little skullduggery set largely in New York and London around 1760 ... then you will love "THE JOURNEY". How do you know whether you will love it or not? The truth is, at this point you don't. That's where the new approach comes in ... You can read the first five chapters right now by simply clicking on the link below. Read them on your screen or print them off and read them at your leisure. If, at the end of the five chapters, you don't want to go any further that's okay. Not everyone likes the book and we know that but we also know thousands who do and are chafing at the bit to read the sequel (which is coming). If you find that you do like it and just have to find out what happens to the characters so you will be ready for the sequel ... just click on the buy electronic version and for the small fee of $7.00 we will send you the entire book through another PDF file. I don't know how to make it any easier or fairer than that. When published, "THE JOURNEY" was available through Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobel-bn.com and Borders Book stores. Since it is no longer on their shelves, I can offer it at the price quoted above. (See a few of the reviews that are listed on Amazon.com & Barnes & Nobel-bn.com below.) Check it out! You have nothing to lose ... except maybe a little quiet time while you read the book. First Five Chapters of The Journey - FREE You can get an original paperback copy (while they last) for $14.00 and we pay the postage. Paperback Version - ($14.00) Will be sent Priority Mail within 24 hours of receipt of payment.A reviewer (marks@getgoin.net),
very interested in history, July 7, 2002,
Excellent
storytelling! The best read I've enjoyed for quite some time. Two people meet on
a plane to NY, then decide to spend a bit of time together. It turns out to be a
couple hundred years as they are swept back into colonial New York, where their
bodies are inhabited by a tragic couple who, even in death, keep searching for
each other. Using the present day couple's bodies, they are able to return to
find and deal with those who had been responsible for their tragic endings. But
the story isn't nearly that simple. It is light and romantic, dark and tragic,
clear and mysterious, with more than one twist, leading to a conclusion which is
satisfying, yet leaves us wanting to know more. The tale also takes us to 1760's
London, to recognizable landmarks still existent in New York, and north to
Indian villages. This book is in the tradition of Jack Finney, but set a century
earlier, and while not strictly a time travel tale, will satisfy readers of
romance, mystery, time travel, and historical fiction.
One Sunday evening with nothing to do I picked up The Journey, thinking I'd read for a couple of hours. At 3:00 Monday morning I finished it. I haven't done that for 20 years! The story was captivating, to say the least. There's romance, mystery and a good deal of history that was magnificently woven through page after page. I know there's another novel tripping through this author's mind, even as I speak, and I want the first copy off the presses!
"The Journey" by Terry Elton is an enjoyable read! It takes you to well defined places in time and the characters are developed in a realistic manner. The idea of two souls/personalities meeting and re-meeting in different centuries has been done before - but the subject is handled differently here and is very engrossing. The pace is quick and the premise plausible. The only difficulty I had with the time travel was in the New York present/past part when they flipped back and forth. As I read a lot of fantasy and science fiction - I decided to suspend belief and just get into the story.... which was easy to do! Terry has left off with the unwritten promise of a sequel. I'm looking forward to reading it!
It is great! I couldn't put it down, even the second time. Each chapter brought new ideas and new twists and turns to the story. It is a wonderful blend of romance, deception, history, and revenge, with a unique twist on the idea of time and fate. Throughout the book, I found myself rooting for the success of love and revenge. I really enjoyed my travel on the Journey, and I anxiously await the next one.
Intriguing, fast-paced, and a tantalizing interchange of time periods are just a few of the positive characteristics that describe this book. The story line weaves back-and-forth between the 1760's and modern day; always with a tantalizing tidbit that has you eager to continue reading. The book is filled with many interesting facts and descriptors about the characters, buildings, countryside, and lifestyle. The author's research comes through masterfully. The intriguing experiences of the featured couple are most entertaining. It is an enjoyable book that one will want to reread several times.
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Terry
Elton - The Journey, February 15, 2003 
A
"must read" for Romantics and History buffs, August 7, 2002