A Savior in Time

Timelines #1

by Amelia Danver

A love story between a modern-day doctor and her plague doctor.

Dr. Mary Davies is a present-day medical intern at a hospital in Australia during the height of the a pandemic in 2021. In the midst of treating her oxygen-starved patients, she was suddenly whisked away by federal agents, transported via a helicopter to a secure site, where she was told that she was to be part of a seven-man team on a time travel mission to prevent the pandemic from happening. They were to travel to 2020 to a particular site in China.

However, things did not go as planned.

Transported to the wrong place and the wrong time, she had to fight her way to survive another deadly disease and local customs. With three men of historical importance vying for her affection - Sir Robert Boyle, John Locke, and Thomas Sydenham - could she finally choose among them and carve her own name in history?

England, 1664

I was hyperventilating.
I could not make out the face behind the horrible mask. But I recognized it for what it was.
The bird-like head, complete with two hollows for eyes and its oversized beak.
They were worn by plague doctors many centuries ago.
They must have made a mistake. We were supposed to only go three years back! Where were the others? Was I the only one stranded in this time and space continuum?
How would I go back? Would I change history by being here?
Could I ever return to my own timeline?

Get lost in the romance across space and time in Amelia Danver's first historical romance novel. Can be read as a standalone.

Genres: Time Travel, Romance

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 28, 2021

About the author

Amelia Danver is a pen name used by the author of A Savior in Time and the Brotherhood series. 

She was once a medical student and a science geek. She also took a minor in East Asian studies while in college, and summer directing classes at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts) in Sydney. Before writing her first novel, she mostly wrote fan fiction. She has written fantasy and erotic romance novels ever since. Her latest work is a medical historical romance novel, and as it turns out, she really enjoys writing this genre.

Amelia is also a Certified First Responder and has completed her training in Mental Health First Aid. She currently enjoys writing at home with her dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Book 1, Claiming You in Eden, and Book 2, Bound To You in Japan of the Brotherhood series are out now. Her readers can look forward to more of her novels in the coming months!

Reviews

[Linda (NOT RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS) · Rating 1 out of 5]

This story is why I despise deceptiveness. It gives a bad rap to all those people who devote their time to write a story and earn honest ratings and reviews.

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In regards to A Savior in Time, spelling mistakes and numerous grammatical inaccuracies met with 'present and past tense in one sentence'.

It pains me to say this, but I spent too much time rereading every page to enjoy this non-sensical mess. I was looking for a good time-travel story because of all the 5 star reviews, but how could I be so wrong? Instead, I spent time scrutinizing those same GR reviewers' profiles.

I thought only one person actually read the story and it earned 3 stars. All the other 5-star reviewers supposedly read A Savior in Time, but nothing else was listed in their profile. In addition, the author added her own 5 star rating. Update: One day after I posted this review, the author removed her 5 star rating.

I blame myself for not looking at this author and title closer. I will try to be more careful in the future when requesting an ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amelia Danvers for sending me this ARC in exchange for an HONEST review.

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story about time travel gone wrong. Not sure if I I really cared for the COVID pandemic story line though. As well, I found it hard to like Mary as many of her actions/interactions varied in intent and genuineness. It was unique however to have Mary cross paths with several historical figures of significance. I was a bit surprised that Mary was not at all concerned about interactions that could potentially change the future? While I like the idea for the story, I found some of the ideas that tried to make sense of time travel to be confusing and hard to follow at times. As there is some resolution of the main issue is achieved in the end, other details are left unknown. Perhaps this is a hint about the next book in the series?

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Karen Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting Story

Story of time travel when a planned time travel goes wrong a young student doctor end up in London in the 1600’s during the plague. I had no idea this would be a continuing story as there is more to come in another book.

[Mary Elizabeth Hughes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I quite like time travel novels. The concept is appealing and the psychology of how the main character handles how much to reveal and how much to conceal, is always entertaining.

Amelia Danver's “A Savior in Time” starts quickly. Within pages, the main character, intern Dr. Mary Davies, is hustled out of her hospital by burly security guards and taken by helicopter to a military research centre in the Australian desert. She doesn't have a chance to grab her handbag, much less prepare for a journey. Yet she is so relaxed and incurious about this abrupt departure that she sleeps throughout the helicopter trip. Once in the desert, she's inexplicably busy folding the clothes she selected for the journey.

Mary, along with others, is to be sent into the recent past, 2019, in an attempt to prevent the pandemic. But a glitch in the system propels her to the middle of the 17th century where she falls in with a group of world-leading scientists, doctors and thinkers. Three of them will play a role in the romantic episodes that flavour the novel. But Dr. Mary Davies can't refrain from explaining the causes of disease. She comes to be accepted as an assistant to the doctor, and at one point, with a malaria patient, takes over completely. She's an attractive character but a bit of a show-off.

There's a lot to like in Danver's book. For example, preparation for the trip to the past was imaginatively described and perfectly plausible. She includes fascinating details of daily life in mid 17th century England. She writes of the absence of dental hygiene, the complications of women's dress and she has done her homework when it comes to 17th century illness and treatments.

However, there are a number of anachronisms and other small errors. Mary likes to get into bed under her duvet – which is, I suppose, what she would call a comforter or quilt, but it's not a 17th century word. And there were definitely no canapes served with drinks before dinner. The ladies of the house did not venture into the kitchen and tea was not served by a chambermaid. Nor would Mary go horse riding. The usual expression is horse back riding, It bothered me that Charles II was referred to as His Highness, rather than His Majesty, And Danver could easily have learned that the white wedding gown only came into fashion when, by wearing one, Queen Victoria made white wedding dresses fashionable..

All of this could be accommodated and might go unnoticed by many readers. But what was truly exasperating was the constant confusion of tense. The past and present were frequently used within a single sentence.

A Savior in Time showed promise but needed better editing. And Ms. Danver should watch carefully for anachronisms in her intended sequel.

[Herma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Re-read : 2/12/2021 - BINTANG 3 🌟🌟🌟

Saat pertama kali baca novel ini (25/11/2021) masih terkesima dgn sampul/cover bukunya. Its chilling, haunting and beautiful IMO. Isian bukunya dari sisi historis juga lumayan detil dan masuk akal. Terlebih sebagai penyuka hal hal yang berbau sejarah novel ini bisa jadi pertimbangan bagus informasi apa yang terjadi di tahun 1664. Dari kebiasaan, kustom, society, interaksi sosial, ilmu pengetahuan dan sebagainya. Namun saat baca buku ini yang ke 2 kalinya saya baru nyadar ada beberapa kelemahan mendasar yang menjadi titik lemah kenapa buku ini cuma saya bisa Ganjar bintang 3. Yep! Tema utama dari buku ini sendiri; Perjalanan waktu.
Cerita awal bagaimana Dr. Marie Davis di rekrut kelompok pemerintah dengan kolaborasi dengan 6 orang volunteers yang diikutsertakan dalam ekspedisi perjalanan waktu ini yang datang dari berbagai usia, ras, jenis kelamin dan pekerjaan yang berbeda (a mixed bag of personalities and cultural backgrounds). Dari ke 7 orang ini hanya Marie seorang yg wanita. Mereka rencananya akan disebar di tahun 2019 di berbagai tempat di Wuhan, tempat pertama kali virus Corona terdeteksi. Namun yang terjadi kemudian pods yang ditumpangi Marie mengalami kendala dan ia terlempar dan terdampar di ruang dan waktu yang berbeda. Nasib ke 6 penjelajah lain tidak diinformasikan oleh si pengarang. Apa nasib mereka sama seperti Marie atau tidak diketahui, namun di akhir bab Marie menceritakan tentang mereka dan diketahui Marie adalah orang pertama yang berhasil sampai dengan selamat kembali ke masa depan.
Menurutku novel dengan tema perjalanan waktu itu sangat riskan di eksplorasi dan hasilnya bisa sukses atau tidak tergantung si pengarang bisa mengeksekusinya. Dianggap riskan karena ada paham 'masuk akal' atau 'non sense' pada tema ini.
Perekrutan Dr. Marie pada ekspedisi perjalanan waktu ini terlihat ngga masuk akal dan non sense. Banyak faktor yang kelihatannya simple justru tidak masuk akal sama sekali. Bagaimana mungkin ada orang/kelompok memaksa untuk merekrut Marie ikut eksplorasi ini sementara Marie sendiri tidak mencurigai atau menolak sedikitpun tawaran mereka dan langsung menyetujui. Hal yang sama juga berlaku pada ke 6 orang penjelajah lain. Tidak ada interaksi sosial antara Marie dgn mereka kecuali hanya beberapa potongan pembicaraan yang tidak berarti.

Jadi maaf saya edit kembali rating isian buku ini karena sebelumnya saya bias dengan cover bukunya yang masih pantas saya ganjar bintang 5.

[TinaMarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

17th Century England, Present time Australia

A wormhole is found in Australia and six randomly selected vaccinated people are sent through with the plan to go back in time three years and stop the Covid-19 pandemic. Things do not go as planned.

Dr. Marie Davies is an intern at the Royal King Alberta Hospital in Australia. She's thirty-four and dedicated to healing people.

When her time pod spits her out into 1664, Dorset England, where Dr. Thomas Sydenham finds her and takes her into his home.

This didn't really feel like a historical romance to me, it was more historical fiction as Marie gets to meet and theorize with important men and discoveries of that time. Three men via for her attention and she does have relationships but the bulk of the story is more about how she deals with being in the 17th century and dealing with issues of that time. Her relationships seem to be in the background making it hard to connect with the characters.

I struggled with this story, and the time traveling aspects didn't make a lot of sense to me. The historical who's who was interesting but not what I was expecting based on the original blurb. This is the first book in the series so it may just be first book growing pains.

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[Ivana Hoxha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am always thrilled about a little time travel, especially to the past. And I found the story swiping me, as I wanted to know what was going to happen to Mary. I loved the including of the historical figures, and I found the medical descriptions quite accurate and easy to understand as well (I have no knowledge whatsoever about medicine). There was a surprising accuracy between the England of the plague time, and the world nowadays which made me realize, it is all a process, and maybe nowadays, we are just like people in that time, who are unable to see the real rats that are causing our plague. I think the setting, the characters, and the story itself were very well set. I could sense and see the environment around, without having lived in that period.
I found it a bit hard to believe the easiness with which the doctor accepted the fact that Mary was from the future, but I guess I attribute that to love. He was in love with Mary since the beginning, that's why he would believe anything. I wish I had seen a bit more into their love story and the struggle of Mary's decision in the end.
However, the story kept me interested from beginning to end, without getting me bored at any second. I read it in two days. Whoever is up for time travel romance, should give it a look.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[K.R. Cunningham · Rating 2 out of 5]

This historical romance was full of interesting history with an entertaining plot about a woman who travels to the 17th century instead of to the year 2019 to prevent the current pandemic. She meets men who think she is a witch for talking about things of the 21st century, and along the way finds love and manages to teach these very men about certain diseases and medical instruments such as the stethoscope. The end was interesting, as I had never thought about someone coming back through time and the timeline being warped to the point where the people who sent her back in time didn’t know who she was. The plot was okay, though the ending left on a cliffhanger that didn’t provide answers on how she ended the pandemic. But I suppose that will be answered in book 2.

The reason for two stars is, even though the plot was entertaining and there was an array of interesting historical characters, there were numerous grammatical errors throughout the whole story, both in dialogue and narrative. In first person POV, the tense went back and forth between present and past, many times in the same sentence, which made things confusing. At times, the 17th century dialect became a little tiresome to read through, but I understand with it being historical, the author wanted to fit it as close as possible to reality.

This story has great potential to be a good, solid read with the help of an editor and proper format (I bought and downloaded the e-book, but the paragraphs ran together because they were not indented). An overall good concept that didn’t quite deliver for me

[Eunice Nascimento · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this time travel, historical fiction/medical romance novel. It’s clearly extensively researched, with details that will delight anyone interested in the medical and general knowledge of the 1600’s period. The writing is vividly descriptive to the point that it was easy to picture the places described and almost smell the trees.

What I particularly liked about the book was the relationship between the two main characters – Mary and Dr Sydenham. They were just right for each other, opposites in many ways but with a shared passion for saving people, which made this romantic fiction novel a joy to read. Even though I feel the book would be even better if the romance between the two main characters were further developed, I believe fans of time travel medical romance will enjoy reading A Saviour In Time.

[Toshak Valdez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story. It really mixed historic and present events in a subtle and interesting way; definitely there is a lot of historical research around medical and cultural aspects and the narrative really gets you in those times, plus it links several aspects of old and actual medicine, human nature and social behavior. I definitely recommend it. I look forward for more to come.

[Sheela Word · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a time-travel novel, reminiscent of Outlander. The protagonist is a medical doctor, who uses her 21st-century knowledge to help people in plague-ridden 17th-century England. She also evokes the ardor of three notable historical figures—Thomas Sydenham, John Locke, and Robert Boyle.

Unfortunately, for me it missed the mark.

There is no real plot here. One thing happens after another, with no build-up or tension. There are descriptions of daily life, erotic scenes, and long paragraphs providing medical or historical information. Arguably the most important event the heroine marrying Dr. Sydenham occurs out of the blue. And then the heroine goes back to her time and the book ends.

Proofing is desperately needed. There were many, many issues. Here are a few:
-- Inconsistent use of tenses. “It was difficult at first getting back into things, where almost two years have passed.” “Perhaps I could catch the mayor of London at that time and spoke some sense into him.”
-- Use of the wrong word. “Sire” (instead of “Sir”) when addressing someone who is not a king. “My lord” (instead of “Sir”) when addressing someone who is not a nobleman. “Whenceforth” instead of “whence.”
-- Sentences starting with words that are not capitalized. “‘em actors and actresses….”

The protagonist is confusing and rather unlikable. She embarks on the time-travel experience without much protest or many questions, and she evinces no concern about the family she’s leaving behind. She’s highly knowledgeable about medicine, but engages in unprotected sex. She’s highly knowledgeable about the history of that era, but believes that coffeehouses are whore houses. She does things that make absolutely no sense--what woman writes a love letter to a man in whom she has no interest simply because another woman asks her to? Sydenham and Locke both engage in boundary-violating behavior, and she doesn’t seem to mind--she describes a near-rape as a “harmless tete-a-tete.”

I think I might have enjoyed the book more if the focus had been on the heroine’s attempts to gain credibility as a woman doctor in that male-dominated era. The problem is touched on, but Dr. Sydenham starts to believe in her rather too quickly.

[Gellybabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Creative liberty to the max. I'm a little disappointed that out of all the horny theater writers or aristocrats in 1664, Mary settles on 3 unromantic men as her suitors.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Luisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this as a Goodreads Giveaway.

Great idea, poor execution. The ideas are there, but you can tell this is the author’s first book. There are lots of grammatical errors (two tenses in one sentence in every paragraph). You can tell they did a lot of research and have so many ideas they wanted to convey. This author should have this book re-edited and reprinted and then it would be better.

[Valery Ee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books I've read in this genre! I love the plot twists as it kept me binge-reading the book to kill my curiosity on what will happen next! I really enjoy reading books with character development and A Savior in Time delivered absolutely what I was looking for.
I highly recommend you to read this book and share it around as well :)

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of A Savior In Time in a Goodreads giveaway and I am voluntarily leaving a review. I don't usually read time travel novels but I was immediately wrapped up in A Savior In Time. I was completely caught up in the story. I think the ending could have been a little better but it wasn't bad the way it was.

[Lilis Lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a really good read, kept me in suspense and it was difficult for me to put the book down. Recommonded!

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really interesting story! Plot is well-written and really love the character development, highly recommended!!!

[Lew Sheng Hwee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great plot and very well written, will defintely recommend it to other readers who wants a good read!

[Si Ting · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written! Story plot is interesting too:) Recommend to read it:)

[Jolin · Rating 5 out of 5]

book was very good, I really love the contrast and the plot was so interesting

[Olivero Tan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is very interesting! Great use of vocabulary and grammar, it draws in my attention to keep on reading. It is an excellent and exquisite book, different from others.

[Joshua Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its a very good book. Very interesting

[Joshua · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very touching book. Will read it again

[Alex Helm · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really fun time travel romance adventure

[Amelia Danver · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you have to read one book, and only one book from me. Then read this one.