In the year 2000, two Maceyville, Alabama police officers respond to a 911 and discover a rift in time.In pursuit of an arsonist, Kathleen "Kat" Templeton, the department's first black officer, and her partner Sergeant James "Mitch" Mitchell, find themselves in 1963 Maceyville.For Kat, this is an opportunity to save an aunt that died in 1963. However, she is unprepared for the segregated, racist time period. No longer in uniform, armed or carrying police identification, she quickly discovers the reality of her new world.Her white Yankee partner, Mitch, soon learns "the way it is." As he and Kat are drawn deeper into the violent 1960s, he must work through his emotions regarding black-white friendships and loyalty.In their quest to alter past events, they are faced with new threats to family and friends-as well as their own lives.
A native of New Mexico, CHARLOTTE BANCHI frequently uses the New Mexican desert as a backdrop for her novels. Her time-travel novels are character driven. The author removes her characters from their comfortable environment and drops them into a past (or future) time that is often filled with danger.
WHERE DID THE IDEA COME FROM?
THE WHOLE ENCHILADA: A Payton Claymore & John Raines novel.
This one all began one sunny afternoon in Carlsbad, NM when I was standing outside the courthouse. A man an woman were coming down the steps and I heard the woman say, "I told him that wasn't me, but they won't listen." I got to thinking "what-if" two women looked alike and one was killed but ...
COYOTE WIND: Payton Claymore & John Raines novel (Book 2): I really liked getting to know Payton, John, Del & Annie (in The Whole Enchilada) and felt their story wasn't quite finished. And from the way this one turned out, they want one more round. Book 3: work in progress
BEYOND THIS TIME: I wanted to write a ghost story and ended up traveling through time. I also have a great dislike for racism, in any size, shape, or form. I'll admit that I climbed on my soapbox during the writing of this novel. I wanted to make a point, and from the reader reviews and comments I believe I succeeded.
OUR PLACE IN TIME: A trip to White Sands, NM and a long time fascination regarding The Philadelphia Experiment got thrown into my mind blender and what came out is the novel.
ECHOES THROUGH TIME: I have always been fascinated by the Anasazi. The more I read of this 11 AD tribe the more I began to wonder what it would be like to have lived among them. A trip to Chaco Canyon sealed the deal. As I wandered the ruins I, like Jeremiah Dakota, began to have visions. I watched in awe as the Great House came alive. The idea was born, and soon put on the page.
CHILDREN OF TIME(young adult time-travel romance). To be honest I just wanted to see if I could write a teen heart throb novel. (Maybe I read too much "Twilight."
WINDOW IN TIME: Having always wanted the ability to cast spells, I decided a novel about witches and wizards was a must. I love San Francisco and the amazing fog. Passing over the Golden Gate bridge as literal wall of fog enveloped our car and I wondered, what if someone could travel IN the fog. The idea of being able to step through a portal into another time, or reality, is not a new literary device. But it still works!
COMING SOON: TIME IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR
