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John A. Heldt

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in Portland, Oregon, The United States

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http://johnheldt.blogspot.com/

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Time Travel

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John A. Heldt is the author of twenty-six bestselling time-travel novels. The former reference librarian and award-winning sportswriter has loved getting subjects and verbs to agree since writing book reports in grade school. A graduate of the University of Oregon and the University of Iowa, Heldt is an avid fisherman, sports fan, coin collector, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. When not sending contemporary characters to the not-so-distant past, he weighs in on literature and life at johnheldt.blogspot.com.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 18,670 ratings · 2,525 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mine (Northwest Passage, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 2,581 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journey (Northwest Passage, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,539 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fire (Northwest Passage, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 1,359 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Show (Northwest Passage, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,043 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	September Sky (American Journey, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 984 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River Rising (Carson Chronicles, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mirror (Northwest Passage, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 864 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indiana Belle (American Journey, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mercer Street (American Journey, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camp Lake (Carson Chronicles, #5) 4.57 avg rating — 524 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by John A. Heldt

Northwest Passage (5 books)
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American Journey (5 books)
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Carson Chronicles (5 books)
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Time Box (5 books)
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Second Chance (3 books)
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“I pity the man who does not respect the power of women.”
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“We all have our time machines. Some take us back. They're called memories. Some take us forward. They're called dreams. – Jeremy Irons”
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“Survivors of disasters did not create conditions and circumstances. They reacted to them.”
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