Date Published: January 12, 2026
On a train journey, two strangers, Susie and Ryan, strike up a conversation.
Soon afterwards, a mysterious jolt shakes the carriage and both of them black
out. When they wake up, it’s still the same train—but somehow,
twelve months have passed.
When Susie returns home, she finds evidence of a man sharing her flat and her
bed. Ryan, just as bewildered, turns up at her door to discover he’s now
her live-in lover. Susie’s friends and family have welcomed Ryan into
their lives. The problem is, neither of them remembers falling in love.
As Susie and Ryan grow closer, they must ask themselves: what exactly happened
to them on the train? Where have they been for the last twelve months? And if
the Jolt brought them together, could it just as easily take everything away
again?
Join Susie and Ryan on a journey through time, where every decision reveals a
deeper mystery, and every moment challenges what they thought they
knew—about their past, their future, and each other.
About the Author
both children and adults. In his non-fiction he has written on subjects as
diverse as sharks, robots, asteroids, flying reptiles and chocolate. His
novels span the genres of mystery, romance, science fiction and horror. In
2024, he won a Reader’s Favorite book award for his time-loop mystery,
The Year I Lived Twice. In 2021, he won the prestigious ASE award for his
non-fiction book Think Like a Scientist. He also writes interactive stories
for Fiction Express, three of which have won reader-voted awards. In his spare
time, when not on a tennis court, Alex enjoys spending time with his wife, two
grown-up children and their cats Juno and Minerva.
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