Into The Nexus

by Craig Robertson

Matthew Dunsratty has had quite the lives -- more than he can even count. But after one death-defying adventure after another, he's ready for some well deserved downtime. So he's gone to a hot beach in Mareta, a sleepy fishing village in southern Portugal. The year is 1964. He hopes only to flirt with bikinied tourists and drink cold Sagres beers.

But two things seem to follow Matt whenever and whenever he goes. A chance to help some one in need and trouble-trouble-trouble. In Mareta he discovers that a local crazy lady has a most compelling backstory. Matt decides to change the past and heal her pain. Easier said than done. Matt's attempts to right-this-wrong are, um ... complicated. The most evil, hateful time diver ever is trying his level best to kill Matt. How bad an apple is Morfran Gethin? He imported the black plague not once but twice to Western Europe, he started the Great Fire of London in 1666, and now he wants to explode a hydrogen bomb over New York. Yeah, he's nothing but bad news on the doorstep.

Fortunately, Matt has learned how to run. he bobs and weaves to Australia in 1950, Portugal in 1964 and 2070, Montana in 1977, Korea in the present day, and California in 2222. Oh, and to a Moon base in 2080. But still Morfran is on his tail. The fiend is relentless and merciless. Matt slowly realizes that there may be only one safe place for him to rest. The Nexus of Time. That's the mysterious realm where time divers can visit in any time they want, but they can never leave. The Nexus dwellers will keep the time travelers safe ... forever. A fate worse than death? You make that call. But for Matt and his ilk, it's a miserable eternity.

Can Matt stay one step ahead of Morfran long enough to restore a woman's sanity? Will he be able to save a child with a terminal illness? What if the only way to achieve these goals is to ask his future self to make the ultimate sacrifice? And will he ever get back to that beach and all those bikinis? The only way to find out is to read Into The Nexus. The good news is that it's a great story.

297 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 21, 2024

About the author

I claim three great accomplishments in my life: my family, my medical career, and my writing.  They are in, I am certain, their proper order.  My family, includes my perfect wife Karen, my wonderful children (adults now) Chris and Kim, my sweet grandson Jonathan. And now you! From family, I draw strength, love, and meaning.  What humbling gifts.  I am almost as proud of my incredible career as a physician (no, not that I'm incredible, it's that the journey was).  I'm an Internest and have worked in ER's, hospitals, clinics, homes, and most places between.  What a rush!  When I say it's an honor and a privilege to be a doctor, I truly mean it.  My writings, provide me a powerful creative outlet and so warms my soul directly.  In my wilder dreams, I hope my writing is of sufficient merit and so benefit you too in an impactful manner. 
Know me by what I love: Dickens, Orwell, and Bradbury; Milton, Donne, and Blake; Coltrane, Davis, and Desmond; Picasso, Michelangelo, and Renoir; Astronomy, Biology and Geology; Doctor Who, Star Trek (original TV), and Doctor Who (yeah, I love it that much); Avedon, Doisneau, and Arbus; burger and fries, coc au vin, and pizza-pizza-pizza.  Have I left anything important to me out?  Just one, the most important: God.  I'm an ex-Catholic wondering if churches are device of men and are necessary at all.  More importantly, I wish I spent more time seeing His wonder in the world (I'm not evangelizing, just passing along info; this is a bio, n'est pas?).  Oh, and this has never come up, but there used to be a series of magazine ads where sexy looking people were asked a series of questions about what they liked.  A standard query was: "What's your favorite word?"  So, this really stuck with me (I know, I need to get out more, don't I) and now I can tell someone, you, my favorite word.  Oneself!  I love it.  It means 'on your own' right, but it also refers to the elf you own!  Brilliant word.  Now, where'd I put that elf.......