Shadow Games

Emily Heart is 15, homeless and alone, and she lives with powers she never asked for. Her body was rewired by people she wants to make pay. Without warning she can be pulled forward in time, and she cannot tell how far each jump will take her.

Beat reporter Jim Miller has followed a girl who never ages across several decades. When he finally catches up with Emily, a group of gangsters is already close behind her. Jim is a former Marine, and he offers her protection in return for the biggest story of his career.

Emily sees that Jim may be her best chance of learning how her powers came to be and who is responsible. To get there she has to learn to control what has controlled her, and the pair have little room for error while the gangsters keep closing in.

This is a time travel thriller with a superhuman heroine, a sci-fi mystery at its centre and fight scenes along the way. The pace is fast and the tone is action-driven. It makes up Parts 1 and 2 of the Time Jumper Series.