Please welcome Jana Richards, here to talk about her new time travel romance, Book 1 in the series Twice in a Lifetime, I’ll Be Seeing You.
When apprentice angel Gabriel takes Frank
back in time for a second chance at love, they both learn lessons about trust.
I’ll Be Seeing You is a time-travel romance, set partially during World
War Two. Frank is a WW2 veteran who, in his old age, is visited by apprentice
angel Gabriel who proposes to take him back in time, to the days shortly before
D-Day in 1944, to give him a second chance at love.
I’ve always had an interest in stories
about World War Two, and in particular, anything relating to the D-Day invasion
on June 6, 1944. My father was WW2 veteran and participated in D-Day. In 1942
he signed up with the Regina Rifles. The nickname for members of the Regina
Rifles was the Farmer Johns, because so many of them were farmers named John. My
dad fit right in since his first name was John, and he was indeed a farmer.
He spent almost two years training,
first in Canada, and then in Scotland, before being shipped to the south of
England in anticipation of the invasion. On June 6, Canadian troops, including
my dad, landed on Juno Beach in Normandy. By June 9, he was captured and spent
the rest of the war as a POW.
I’d known since childhood that he’d
been a POW, but I didn’t realize until a few years ago when we requested my
father’s army records that his family didn’t know for months whether he was
alive or dead. His army records included copies of telegraphs sent to his father.
The first one arrived June 23, 1944, informing my grandfather that his son was
missing in action, with a promise to provide more information as it became
available. The next telegraph didn’t arrive until November 10, 1944. This one
stated that the army had learned through “indirect channels” that Dad was a
prisoner of war. The third, and last, telegraph arrived May 2, 1945 to tell my
grandparents that Dad was “now safe in United Kingdom twenty ninth April 1945.”
I find those three telegraphs so
poignant. I can’t imagine what those months were like for his family, not
knowing if he’d return. If my child, or brother, was missing I know I’d be
devastated. And yet my grandmother never spoke of it when I was growing up.
I can’t imagine what the experience
was like for my father either. He didn’t talk much about his experiences during
the war either, at least not to me. I wish I’d asked him more questions. I’m
left to imagine.
Blurb
Apprentice angel Gabriel Daniel’s first assignment
in his quest to become a full-fledged angel is to give WW2 veteran, Frank
Brennan, a second chance at love. With help from his mentor, senior angel
Thomas, Gabriel takes Frank back to 1944 to Plymouth, England. There, Frank
made his biggest mistake with love. He fell in love with Claire Cartwright, but
when he found her kissing another man, he ended their relationship, despite
Claire’s insistence that things weren’t as they appeared. This time around, Gabriel’s
task is to convince Frank to trust in Claire’s love and fidelity, despite the
evidence against her.
At the same time, Thomas takes Gabriel on a
journey through his relationship with Sloane, the love of his mortal life. For
the first time, Gabriel sees how his jealousy and distrust tainted their love.
Unless Gabriel persuades Frank to trust Claire,
his goal of becoming a citizen of Heaven is doomed, along with his desire to
watch over his mother and brother back on Earth. Frank has a complicated
history that Gabriel must help him confront before either of them gets what
they need.
I'll Be Seeing You
Time Travel Second Chance Romance
Themes: Time travel, angels and Heaven, second
chance at love
Keywords: time travel romance, historical fiction,
WW2 time travel, WW2 love story, angel paranormal romance, second chance at
love romance
336 pages; heat level: PG
Release Date: March 1, 2026
Excerpt:
The man sat in the chair Gabriel had just vacated.
“My name is Thomas, and this place is Heaven.” He pointed to the meadow outside
the open door. “More specifically, the castle on the other side of the meadow
is Heaven. This is a waiting room.”
Gabriel stared at him. This had to be
a joke. Someone was really trying to put one over on him. Must be the guys in
the AI department. Who else could pull off something as elaborate as this?
“Okay, where are we really? When is
everybody going to pop out of the woodwork and yell ‘Surprise!’?”
Thomas folded his hands in his lap.
“We’re in Heaven. Really.”
Impossible. He had to be in a
hospital. Panic struck with his next thought. What if he was in a mental
institution? Nothing scared him more than going down the same road his mother
and brother had travelled.
“You don’t have to worry, Gabriel.
You’re not in a hospital and you’re not in a mental institution. Your mental
faculties are working fine. Better than fine, now that you’re here.”
Gabriel stepped back. “How did you
know my name? How did you know what I was thinking?”
Thomas lifted one shoulder in an
elegant shrug. He stood, and feathered wings, blazingly white and large enough
for the tips to touch the ceiling, unfurled from his back and spread wide.
“Because I’m an angel. When you become an angel, you’ll be able to read
thoughts, too. And much more.”
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About the
Author:
When Jana Richards read her first romance novel, she immediately knew two things: she had to commit the stories running through her head to paper, and they had to end with a happily ever after. She also knew she’d found what she was meant to do. Since then she’s never met a romance genre she didn’t like. She writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and historical romance set in World War Two, in lengths ranging from short story to full length novel. Just for fun, she throws in generous helpings of humor, and the occasional dash of the paranormal.
When not
writing up a storm or dealing with dust bunnies, Jana can be found pursuing
hobbies such as golf (which she plays very badly) or reading (which she does
much better).
Jana lives
in Western Canada with her husband Warren and a senior calico cat named Layla.
You can reach her through her website at http://www.janarichards.com
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