The books you will find listed on the teen & young adult page of my site are suitable for any age 12 and up. I want to write wholesome novels that tell a compelling story. These are novels, unless otherwise stated.
Shifts in Time Series
Written for tweens, teens, and young adults, these time travel fantasy adventures will keep you guessing.
Follow the story of teen Annabelle Ruth Copeland, an accidental time traveler, as she teams up with friends, old and new, from all over time. Join their quest to find what has been taken from them and restore their times.
Experience the shifts and twists as they travel through the ages. Visit the damp, dark time before time and watch the world awaken. Witness the strange future of a world where the citizens are forced to remain as babies for life. Enlist in the resistance, if you dare. Wade into the waters of Cordelia’s time and learn more about the mythical creatures who live there.
Will Ann and her friends find a way to restore what has been taken from the world? Get ready for an amazing, wonder-filled journey through time and find out for yourself.
“Shifts in Time: The Adventure Begins”
Sweet 16, facing an unseen enemy, her stability as gone as her dad, Ann fears she is doomed to be lost in time forever.
Annabelle Ruth Copeland yearns for her once carefree life. Still reeling from her dad’s sudden disappearance, life becomes even more complicated when Ann finds herself tumbling through time. Determined to regain control, save her dad and the only home she has ever known, Ann will stop at nothing. And nothing will stop her, not even her shattered heart. It won’t be easy. She will come face to face with a dark, cloaked enemy from the future and her own darkest self in her fight to save her family and survive.
Joining forces with new friends from time, Ann hopes to find the answers she so desperately needs to make things right again. However, when she is taken captive, Ann must think quickly on her feet to remedy the situation by any available means. Can Ann conquer the obstacles in her way and save herself, her dad, and time?
“Shifts in Time: The Adventure Begins” is the exciting, fast-paced, first book in the new time travel fantasy adventure series “Shifts in Time.” If you like strong female characters, a sprinkling of fantasy, and tales of adventuring friends, then you will love the time traveling exploits of Anita Ayres’ premier novel “Shifts in Time: The Adventure Begins.”
Buy “Shifts in Time: The Adventure Begins” to traipse through time with new friends today!
“Charlie’s Journal: The Resistance”
2318. He has returned to free the world from the tyrannical government rule he escaped four years ago. Failure would mean certain death.
Charlie longs to liberate his world from its oppressors. Experience has taught him the dreadful toll of being forced to remain an infant for life. Now, four years after his escape and freed from that imprisonment, he is determined to help his fellow citizens know the joy of true autonomy. However, the government will not release its hold willingly. They are actively seeking to destroy him, his influence, and the resistance forever.
Working with old and new friends, Charlie hopes that distributing the tools the citizens need to reclaim their independence will be enough to effect a change. But when the government learns about the resistance’s secret bunkers and begins systematically bombing them, Charlie fears the worst is yet to come. Will Charlie and the resistance survive the attacks and find the freedom they deserve?
“Charlie’s Journal: The Resistance” is the suspenseful second book in the new time travel fantasy adventure series “Shifts in Time.” If you like rooting for the underdog, then you will love the alternate future imaginings of Anita Ayres’ newest novel “Charlie’s Journal: The Resistance.”
Buy “Charlie’s Journal: The Resistance” to join the resistance today!
“Tidal Shifts: Ruth’s Story”
39 years old. Never been kissed but mom to four. Her youth stolen by time twenty-three years ago. She fears her life is forever lost.
Ruth longs for a normal life. Years of traveling through time have changed her in every way imaginable, making ‘normal’ impossible. She can never recapture who she was at sixteen, but fervently hopes to pull some fragment of her desired life from the fires of time. Yet the group’s enemy, Crowe, is not through with them yet.
Joining forces with friends from across time, Ruth’s team works to thwart Crowe’s plans. They meet with many unexpected obstacles along the way. Will Ruth be able to save her friends and find love at last?
“Tidal Shifts: Ruth’s Story” is the unexpectedly humorous third book in the new time travel fantasy adventure series “Shifts in Time.” If you like adventure, mermaids, and robots, then you will love the time traveling exploits of Anita Ayres’ newest novel “Tidal Shifts: Ruth’s Story.”
Buy “Tidal Shifts: Ruth’s Story” to save time with new friends today!
Coming July 2024 in Shifts in Time Series
“Crowe’s Woe: The Dwade Colby Story”
An ordinary young man, forced into isolation. A discovery that changes it all. When fame sours to infamy, his dream becomes his worst nightmare.
Dwade Colby longs to be extraordinary. The offspring of a prestigious and powerful family, he is desperate to contribute to the family legacy. When he chances upon the strange machine, he is certain it is the answer to all his problems. His friend, confidant, and companion-bot, Layla, helps him unravel the secrets of the mysterious machine. After the couple unveil the time travel device, he takes great pleasure in his instant notoriety. However, fame is a fickle mistress.
A tragic accident with the machine separates Dwade from Layla and sends him spiraling into grief. Dwade is determined to repair his timeline and save Layla, but accusations fly, and he finds his control of the machine threatened. With his love, and legacy, on the line, he disappears into time again hoping to heal the rift in time. How far will Dwade go to repair what has been broken and save Layla?
“Crowe’s Woe: The Dwade Colby Story” is the surprising fourth book in the new time travel fantasy adventure series “Shifts in Time.” If you think a coming-of-age story with a robotic and time traveling twist sounds fun, then you will love Anita Ayres’ newest novel “Crowe’s Woe: The Dwade Colby Story.”
