Tempus Fugitives Trilogy Series by Susan Kiernan-Lewis

Ella Stevens never knew a mother’s love. Her fierce independence was always seen as the keystone of her whole identity—unfettered by romantic involvements or family demands—until the day she moved to Heidelberg, Germany and her world began to unravel. There, she discovered the terrible secret her mother died to protect. There, she stumbled onto a hidden time portal that took her to 1620 Heidelberg where the brutal realities of life were not restricted to just the poor and the infirm... moreElla Stevens never knew a mother’s love. Her fierce independence was always seen as the keystone of her whole identity—unfettered by romantic involvements or family demands—until the day she moved to Heidelberg, Germany and her world began to unravel. There, she discovered the terrible secret her mother died to protect. There, she stumbled onto a hidden time portal that took her to 1620 Heidelberg where the brutal realities of life were not restricted to just the poor and the infirm. Fighting to survive in a world she’s ill-equipped to understand let alone function, Ella is befriended by a convent of nuns who stand on the executioner’s block of one of the bloodiest butchers in all of Europe: the Warlord Krüger. Determined to help her new friends, Ella, with the aid of a very sexy United States Marshal, learns the hard way that when it comes to the things that really matter in life—love, trust and friendship—sometimes the truth is the least important thing of all. less

Ella Stevens is a woman on the eve of her wedding when a frantic phone call from an old college pal sets her on a course that takes her away from the altar and away from any semblance of life as she knows it. Unfortunately, rescuing her friend means losing herself when she stumbles onto a time portal in Old Cairo that sends her back in time at the moment just before the greatest archaeological discovery of the age... moreElla Stevens is a woman on the eve of her wedding when a frantic phone call from an old college pal sets her on a course that takes her away from the altar and away from any semblance of life as she knows it. Unfortunately, rescuing her friend means losing herself when she stumbles onto a time portal in Old Cairo that sends her back in time at the moment just before the greatest archaeological discovery of the age. Trying desperately to get back to her own time and her fiancé, a sexy US Marshal who—contrary to popular belief doesn’t have all the patience in the world—Ella discovers that evil isn’t limited to any one timeline. With the startling discovery of the most precious treasure she will ever have, Ella risks her life to protect it while fighting to find her way back to her man. less

Ella Stevens is a woman on the eve of her wedding when a frantic phone call from an old college pal sets her on a course that takes her away from the altar and away from any semblance of life as she knows it. Unfortunately, rescuing her friend means losing herself when she stumbles onto a time portal in Old Cairo that sends her back in time at the moment just before the greatest archaeological discovery of the age... moreElla Stevens is a woman on the eve of her wedding when a frantic phone call from an old college pal sets her on a course that takes her away from the altar and away from any semblance of life as she knows it. Unfortunately, rescuing her friend means losing herself when she stumbles onto a time portal in Old Cairo that sends her back in time at the moment just before the greatest archaeological discovery of the age. Trying desperately to get back to her own time and her fiancé, a sexy US Marshal who—contrary to popular belief doesn’t have all the patience in the world—Ella discovers that evil isn’t limited to any one timeline. With the startling discovery of the most precious treasure she will ever have, Ella risks her life to protect it while fighting to find her way back to her man. less

A wild ride adventure tale that takes you from the gentility of 1925 Cairo to the plundering recklessness of pirates scouring the Florida Keys in 1825 for shipwreck treasure. Ella and Rowan find themselves cartwheeling through the centuries--fighting to keep the one treasure they value over all else--and to find a way back to each other and their child... moreA wild ride adventure tale that takes you from the gentility of 1925 Cairo to the plundering recklessness of pirates scouring the Florida Keys in 1825 for shipwreck treasure. Ella and Rowan find themselves cartwheeling through the centuries--fighting to keep the one treasure they value over all else--and to find a way back to each other and their child. “The Key West Effect” picks up where “The Cairo Effect” left off and brings you adventure on the high seas and thrilling revelations you never saw coming…not to mention one pirate who, for Ella, changes everything: her past and her future. less