Temporary Shift

by E.V. Baugh

She had thought she’d be answering phones, perhaps a bit of tea-making and filing. But her reality as she has known it, is just about to change, forever… Sally Sullivan’s work as an office temp just about pays the bills, but her haphazard life lacks direction and meaning. Her latest contract, working in a particle physics laboratory, promises something more interesting, especially when she meets charming physicist, Lockey. Within moments of entering Lockey’s world, Sally finds herself hurtled into a realm beyond-belief, experiencing life on levels she could never in her wildest dreams have imagined. Where possibilities become realities and nothing is as she had thought it to be. Her life will never be the same, as she battles to make sense of her new and tumultuous existence on a journey, not only across dimensions, but also of self-discovery. Will she ever get back to how things were, and would she want to? Sci-fi meets rom-com in this fast paced adventure, sideways across time.

311 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 4, 2016

Reviews

[Emily Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

'Temporary Shift' is a fun heartwarming read, taking you a delightful journey with many turns with each chapter. We follow the adventures of Present-Temp employee Sally Sullivan and Professor Lockhart (Lockey) through a myriad of well written and intriguing, thought provoking dimensions and a very heart warming ending. The author, EV Baugh entices the reader to take a look at all the possibilities a sort of Plato's Cave in a modern day genre. I loved the author's writing style and was pulled in immediately. I recently had a bad car accident and came out to everyone's amazement unscratched. I have at times wondered did I actually die in the accident and now I am in some alternate dimension? Temporary Shift will have you consider the possibilities. I look forward to more from the very talented E.V. Baugh.

[Sandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read, lots of fun and intrigue

I like imaginative minds and this author definitely fits that category. Good characters and a really far out idea which came to fruition as a great story. It started a bit slow and wierd, but hang on for the fun....it is a must read for time travel fans!

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! It has romance, time travel, intrigue, and darn good story-telling. Great character building too. I don't want to give any spoilers but if you like any of the above topics, I guarantee you'll love this book!

[Veronica C. Inman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought provoking story

This book was very thought provoking. Thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Well thought out plot. Loved how it all worked out by the end.

[Marian Thorpe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Temporary Shift by E.V. Baugh is a cute little sci-fi romance with appealing characters: essentially, chick-flick sci-fi. Klutzy temp worker Sally is assigned to a private physics laboratory....and when she drops her phone and accidentally bumps into some controls as she bends to retrieve it, the results send her into a series of multi-universe existences, playing out different scenarios in her possible lives. The attractive physicist whose lab it was, and to whom she feels a distinct pull, is a part of all of these different lives: he's clearly important to her, but in what way?

I'll be clear; this isn't technical science-fiction. The time-travel is a device to play out different scenarios in Sally's life, and that's all. It reminded me of the film Sliding Doors, but with more alternatives than just two parallel universes. It's amusing and there's just enough twist to the romantic angle to keep the ending from being completely obvious.

The writing is competent and the voice appropriate to the story. I had a few niggles with the pacing, with perhaps too much time in the first third of the book taken up by one (or two) too many different scenarios in Sally's possible lives. Even after that, some of the story was repetitious, but perhaps with so many early scenarios, the author needed to clarify which issues were important. Characters are fairly stock for this type of book, but nicely described and realized.

Temporary Shift is a quick read, good for a lazy Sunday afternoon (alternatively, I'd find it a good commuter-train read, not so demanding of concentration you'd miss your stop) for those who enjoy a light romance. Overall, 4 stars.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Vanessa Wester · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book in the end, even though I found it hard to get into. Initially, it's hard to understand what is going on since so much is happening... but, in the end it all came together and I thought it was so clever.

The way it flitted through time made me think of "The Time Travelers Wife" and "Time Travelers". Definitely one for those who like a bit of SciFi mixed in with a romantic plot.

*~I was given a copy of this eBook in exchange for an honest review~*