Jason Ayres

When 54 year old Thomas Scott wakes up in a hospital bed on New Year's Day he has no memory of who he is or why he is there. Racked with pain from a terminal illness, death swiftly follows. The next day he awakes to find himself alive again and confused, especially when he discovers that it is now New Year's Eve. As the days pass he begins to realise that he is living his life backwards one day at a time. So begins the extraordinary tale of a man who goes to sleep on Sunday nights and wakes up on Saturday mornings: A man who cannot form a meaningful relationship with a woman because when he jumps back to the previous day, she has no memory of him. And a man who can win a fortune from gambling any time he likes, but has only one day to spend it. Trying to find some purpose in life he resolves to find out as much about his own personal history as he can. Learning of the death of his wife and an attack on his daughter, he prepares to make changes in the past to secure their future. From middle-aged father all the way back to childhood, the passing years present all manner of different challenges as he grows ever more youthful. Set in and around Oxford between the years of 1970 and 2025, this unique concept for a time travel novel features plenty of humour, nostalgia and “what if” moments. The story takes place within the same universe established in the author's Time Bubble series. However, this is a standalone novel that can be enjoyed without the need to have read those earlier books.

My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

When Jason Ayres and his wife Claire discussed what they would do after the birth of their first child, he had no doubts about the future. “I wanted to take a break from my career. I'm older than my wife – I was 37 then – and she didn't want to be a stay-at-home mum, because at 22 her career was only just beginning,” he said. [Excerpt from Oxford Mail interview, September 2013]. So for the past six years he has stayed at home looking after their sons Oliver, six, and Jamie, three. This book is a collection of humorous tales about life as a stay at home dad along with musings on various other topics he encounters in his daily life. From trying to track down the perfect buffet to nurturing an unhealthy obsession with crisps, the topics are many and varied. Whether readers are looking in particular for tales of the ups and downs of parenting small children, or just want some light-hearted easy reading humour, they will find plenty to entertain them here in over 300+ pages chronicling one year of the writer's life. This book is the first in a series of the "Stay At Home Dad" diaries. The second, "Austerity Dad", was released in July 2013. You can keep up with Jason's latest thoughts on the world of parenting via his weekly newspaper column "Stay At Home Dad" in the Oxford Mail (newspaper or online) or follow him on Twitter @AusterityDad.

The Day to Day Musings of a Fortysomething Dad Bringing Up Two Young Children Whilst Running a Karaoke and Disco Business.

Fortysomething Father

What would you do if you found yourself cast 22 years into the future? Into a world where your home is no longer your home and you've been declared legally dead? This is the situation that Daniel Fisher finds himself in at the beginning of this novel, the latest release in The Time Bubble series. Stranded in the future, in a place where his outdated currency is worthless, things go from bad to worse for Dan very quickly. Before long he finds himself incarcerated in a secure psychiatric unit, his hopes of ever returning to the past looking bleak. Elsewhere, Josh has unlocked the secrets of the time bubbles, and can now freely travel in time. He returns to the scene of past encounters, as well as travelling to the future to join Peter on his adventures through time. But has he been careful enough to prevent others from discovering his secrets? This book concludes The Time Bubble trilogy, tying up all of the loose ends from the first two books, as well as linking in to the spin-off novel, My Tomorrow Your Yesterday.

Man Out of Time

Ten years have passed since Charlie and Josh discovered The Time Bubble. As they wait for Peter to emerge after several years inside, Earth is facing a global climate catastrophe. An asteroid strike blankets the globe in dust and ash, blocking out the sun. Soon temperatures begin to fall. As weather conditions worsen, the members of The Time Bubble team need to make a decision - flee south to escape the weather, or wait for the worst to pass. Choosing to stay, D.I. Hannah Benson soon has more to worry about than keeping law and order. With power supplies failing and food scarce, it soon becomes a battle just to stay alive. And there are some that see it not as a crisis, but as an opportunity. Meanwhile, Josh sets out to investigate the possible existence of a new Time Bubble in Cornwall. With girlfriend Alice along for the ride, their travel plans are soon disrupted by the deepening winter. Can they reach the Bubble and use it to escape? Set a decade after the main events of The Time Bubble, this sequel takes place in parallel with events in the latter stages of that story.

Global Cooling

Charlie and Josh's interests were the same as most other teenagers: drinking, parties and girls. That was until the day they discovered the Time Bubble. It starts at a bit of fun, jumping a few seconds into the future. Soon things take a more serious turn as the leaps in time increase in duration. When a teenage girl goes missing, and the police become involved, suspicion falls on Charlie. How can he explain where she is? Will anyone believe him? As the long term dangers of the Bubble become clear, one man comes up with a solution - one that could hold the key to his own salvation. Set in a small market town in Southern England in the early 21st century, this light-hearted time travel novel has plenty to delight readers of all ages. This novel is the first part of a trilogy. Global Cooling, the second in the series, is now available.

The Time Bubble

In the latest Time Bubble story, time travellers Josh and Alice Gardner visit an advanced scientific institute in Canberra. There they meet scientists Henry and Vanessa Jones who are carrying out advanced research into mind transference.The four of them work together to combine their technology and reach their ultimate goal - to be able to project their minds back through time into their younger bodies, thus achieving immortality.After some initial success, unforeseen implications become apparent. When the timeline starts changing and people start vanishing, the world seems oblivious to the fact they ever existed. The only people who seem immune to this effect are those who have previously passed through a time bubble, but one by one, they are being killed.Vanishing Point is the sixth book in the Time Bubble series. A series of spin-off books, entitled Second Chances, is also available.

Vanishing Point

Josh Gardner, a man born in 2001, finds himself stranded in 1992 in this latest novel from the acclaimed Time Bubble series. Alone in a pre-internet culture, with funds low, Josh seeks out the one person who can help him survive in the twentieth century, his former teacher, Peter, who is now younger than he is. Finding somewhere to live and a means of support until he can return to his own time are soon the least of Josh's worries as a new Time Bubble mystery develops.A local police officer, Rebecca Osakwe, discovers that there is more to a spate of people going missing than meets the eye. When people from decades in the past start showing up she teams up with Josh and Peter to investigate. Together, the new Time Bubble team face some tough challenges as they try and deal with the new arrivals.Time travel fans who enjoy a healthy slice of 1990s nostalgia will love this fifth volume in The Time Bubble series. There are a number of spin-off novels available that relate directly to events referenced in this story. These include Happy New Year, Midlife Crisis and Rock Bottom.Want to know more about the author? You can find him at: jasonayres.co.ukfacebook.com/TheTimeBubble/twitter.com/AusterityDa

Class of '92

Amy was never very keen on New Year's Eve - and that was before the time travel accident that sent her plummeting back into the past. Now she's living every New Year of her life all over again. Starting at thirty-nine years old, she grows progressively younger, revisiting snapshots of her life along the way. From dealing with an unfaithful boyfriend to trying to help her alcoholic mother, she attempts to make the most of her second chances, with varying degrees of success. As Amy grows ever more youthful, the reality of her impending mortality looms ever larger. Her only hope is to track down the mysterious stranger who sent her back through time, but he is nowhere to be found. Happy New Year is the fourth in a loosely connected series of time travel novels. It features characters and situations from the accompanying Time Bubble series and can be read standalone or alongside those stories. Want to know more about the author? You can find him at: jasonayres.co.uk facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/ twitter.com/AusterityDad ============================================================================= What readers are saying about Happy New Year... Very good as are all of Jason's novels. I love novels where a person's self or consciousness goes back in time to inhabit their younger bodies. - Ian Wardell on Amazon UK. All books by this author are great, and this one is no exception. Easy to read, uncomplicated, but intriguing and thought provoking at the same time. I have read all of his books and I am never disappointed. - LoubyLou on Amazon UK. I've read all the books by this author and every one has been hard to put down. He's brilliant with details and I look forward to future books. - Jamie Walters on Amazon UK. I sometimes find that time travel books are cliche or cheesy, but this one was not at all. It was complex and fun to read! Plus you didn't have to read the other books in the series to understand what was going on. - Springj7 on Amazon. Another thoroughly enjoyable book by Jason Ayres. They may be intended as light reads but his characters stay with you and provide much food for thought long after you finish the story.- Mark L. Swisshelm on Amazon.

Happy New Year

Kay's life is in a mess. Now she's been given the chance to go back and relive six days of her life again. Can she use them wisely to turn things around? At 18, she had it all - brains, beauty, and plans for a glittering career. By 43, she is barely scraping a living and renting a grotty flat above a chip shop. Traded in by her husband for a younger model, she spends her life seeking solace in vodka and one night stands. With her new found ability to time travel Kay makes good use of her trips back in time, from reliving Christmas Day in the 1980's to turning private detective in her own divorce case. But will an attempt to unmask a murderer in the local community be her undoing? Rock Bottom is the second in a loosely connected series of time travel novels. It features characters and situations from the accompanying Time Bubble series and can be read standalone or alongside those stories. Want to know more about the author? You can find him at: jasonayres.co.uk facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/ twitter.com/AusterityDad ============================================================================= What readers are saying about Rock Bottom... I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I did all other books by Jason Ayres. It got me thinking, daydreaming and filled me with nostalgia. - Marbeth Lynch on Goodreads I loved the ending, I won't give anything away. I'll just say it gives a satisfying explanation and makes me wonder what the next book will focus on, after all the author has a lovely habit of leaving breadcrumbs in current books leading you to the next story he has in mind.- Reviewify Mark, Hall Of Fame Top 10 Reviewer on Amazon UK Another excellent time twisty book from Mr Ayres. - Kevan James on Amazon UK This story demonstrates that our lives are mapped out by a series of random events. Jason taps into our deep psyche on many levels through our fears of the future, thejoys and nostalgia of childhood and regrets of the past. - All Things D on Amazon UK

Rock Bottom

Richard Kent is middle-aged, bored and miserable. His weight has ballooned to eighteen stone and he's got high blood pressure, piles and gout. His wife nags him, his kids ignore him and his boss thinks he's a dinosaur. He doesn't understand modern culture, especially pop music. All his old friends have disappeared and his favourite pubs have all gone, turned into restaurants or nail bars. When redundancy looms, a leap off the roof of the local supermarket car park seems like his only viable option. But then a familiar face from his own past appears and offers him a lifeline. What if he could go back? A trip back in time to his seven year old self is just the beginning of a roller coaster journey through his own past. This novel is the second in a series of spin-offs set in the same universe as the author's Time Bubble series. It is intended as a standalone story which can be enjoyed whether the reader has read the earlier stories or not.

Midlife Crisis

If you knew the future, would you change it?Thomas Scott has lived his life twice before. At night he dreams about his wife-to-be and resolves to preserve the timeline so they can meet in the right place at the right time.Ben Lewis was a middle-aged failure in 2020 before he was cast back into his eighteen-year-old body. Given a second chance, he intends to exploit it for his own selfish ends.When the two meet in Oxford in 1988, they soon clash. The more Thomas tries to prevent Ben from disrupting the timeline, the more he delights in doing the opposite.A decade later, the scene is set for a final confrontation in the blazing heat of Ibiza at the height of the clubbing scene.This story is the eleventh part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from youth to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.Want to know more about the author? You can find him at: Website: jasonayres.co.ukFacebook: facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/Twitter @TheTimeBubbl

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