J L Wilson – författare

What would you do if you caused the death of the woman you loved?In 1876, James Benteen caused the death of Penelope Albright. He was given the chance for reincarnation and chose to serve penance. In 2168 he returns to life as Jim, a shapeshifting Companion to Penelope, a Guide with the History Patrol. Penelope doesn't know about her past connection to Jim. He's simply a soul she's learned to love through their dozens of trips through time.They're sent to 1876 America to observe history and assist in the capture of Franz Mueller, a 22nd-century murderer who escaped through God's Portal. It's here that Penelope meets James Benteen, a cowboy with a dark past. If history repeats itself, Penelope and James will fall in love before James betrays her, causing her death. But this time Jim is there. If he can save Penelope, he can attain forgiveness and his penance will be served.Jim will have to battle his former self, the Jesse James gang and God to accomplish his purpose. But in the end, it's Penelope who must intervene with a higher authority to find happiness with the man she's come to love across time…

Imagine being torn away from all you know and love. And now imagine being torn away from your place in time.That's what happened to Nico Haidess, a man who is trapped, not just in time, but in a reincarnation gone wrong.He's a Guide with the History Patrol, sent back from 2190 and now stranded in 21st century America. He's been reunited with the love of his life, Lucinda Delacroix who has been reincarnated in this place and time. There's only one problem: he doesn't recognize her as his lost love and she doesn't recognize him.To Lucinda, Nico is just a handsome stranger, a man who seems oddly familiar. And to Nico—a paid assassin—Lucinda is just an assignment, a suspected traitor. He must kill her on Easter morning and make it look like an accident.Luckily one other creature can help. Cerberus is a telepathic dog on special assignment with the History Patrol, sent to bring these two lovers together. Cerberus has a vested interest in the fate of Nico Haidess and he'll do whatever it takes to see Nico and Lucinda reunited—even if it means dying and defying God to accomplish his purpose.But the clock is ticking for all of them and time is starting to run out.

It's 1934 and St. Paul is a haven for gangsters, criminals and other ne'er-do-wells. It's also the temporary home of Marcos Darby, a time traveler from the twenty-third century who's overstayed his welcome in the past.Will Taupert is a Guide with the History Patrol, sent with his telepathic companion Theo to bring Darby back to the future. Will and Theo have been on many time trips together, but this one seems different, familiar, and Will starts to wonder if he's been here before.For Theo, this trip is her one chance to earn Will's forgiveness for wrongs in a former lifetime. Now history is repeating itself and she can't do anything but watch as Will is forced to make a fateful decision, one that could grant Theo forgiveness or end her life.