The third and final in the Time Pilgrim series. Finally discover the secret to when Katya is from.
Tomorrow’s Borrowed Trouble features a blend of fantasy, action, humor, and romance.
The main character Katya Sevnik is a strong, independent young woman plagued with a condition known as temporal amnesia. She can’t remember what year she is from and is trying desperately to locate her family. Because of Katya’s time displacement and amnesia, she has not matured beyond the age of twenty two. She becomes a sponge in every time period she visits, soaking up the culture and instantly becoming one with the period.
Finally discover what year Katya is from.
Katya continues her relationship with fellow Time Pilgrim, Cyrus and finally become engaged to one another in a tender and romantic moment.
Time Pilgrim, Louie Cartier ends up on the banks of the Fox River in the year 62 B.C. The occupants of the land are a friendly tribe of Native Americans and as they eventually take him in as one of their own, Louie finds love with one of their maidens, Nova. He also meets his new canine companion…Hickory Dickory Doc.
A central plot within the story concerns a competing (and less responsible) organization called Sundial which had developed in Greenwich, England. Sundial’s CEO, (Big) Ben Hall, is determined to destroy National in the past or the present. As a result of one of their orchestrated attacks, National’s Time Pilgrims are being systematically wiped out of existence, one by one. The remaining group brainstorm to try and resolve the situation. This brings them all the way to Greenwich, England and right into Sundial’s headquarters.
Other time-travel adventures include the following:
Cathy Callahan, Howie Miller and Thomas Earnshaw are on Pilgrimage to various Civil War battles. In Fredericksburg, Virginia, Cathy is shot and taken to a southern estate to mend. There, the pilgrims befriend a female slave and discuss the war with the landowners.
Katya and Cyrus are commissioned to Boston and the Revolutionary period battle of Bunker Hill. They witness the Boston Tea Party and pay a visit to Paul Revere’s silver shop. While searching for information about Katya’s possible roots, they run into her long-lost sister, Lena. Also a time-traveler, they take her back to their own time and together, discover their beginnings.
Time Pilgrims, Howie Miller and girlfriend, Centehua take a lunch date in 1960 Elgin, Illinois on the day president hopeful, Senator Kennedy makes a campaign stop. They hold hands at the movies and watch The Time Machine, staring Rod Taylor. They sit in the back so they can share a kiss or two.
Back in 63 B.C., Louie Cartier and Native American, Nova become united in betrothal. One fateful day a rival tribe attacked the village. Louie and Nova fought side by side until an arrow pierces her chest.
The sixteen year-old daughter of a National employee, April, has her baby with the help of Katya, her sister, Lena and Cathy’s son, Kevie. Kevie takes on the role of step-dad and caregiver to April and her baby, Emily.
Despite the seriousness of the situations the time pilgrims find themselves in, there is always an element of fun, romance and realism in the story. Here, the reader is brought into a world where time travel is completely plausible. As the reader transports with the pilgrims, they are truly able to share the experience and get a glimpse of the world of the past.
Professional Reviews
Loved It!
Just finished Tomorrow’s Borrowed Trouble. Wow! Why did it take me so long to read this? I loved the first two Time Pilgrims books, so it should be no surprise that this last one is a real page turner, and a very well done finale to this great series. Author Dennis Higgins has created some very engaging dialogue and continued to deepen many character relationships. He also had me petrified on the edge of my seat, holding my breath, as characters dealt with a certain natural disaster. This book delights the same way the first two did: with a million enjoyable mentions and tidbits woven throughout multiple exciting and endearing plot lines. Love, adventure, history, time travel, technology, family dynamics, different cultures, you get it all! There is also a quite clever piece of writing about aspects of the year 2014, and even a bit about the history of pizza!
No spoilers here, of course, but I will say that it was so exciting to finally find out Katya’s original time period. I also enjoyed the addition of some more really kick-butt female characters.
I was impressed at how the tempo and tone of the writing could change rapidly depending on the time period. This was especially true of scenes with Louie (he’s back!), who endures a lot and learns the power of love and community. The time period and environment in which this happens is very well written, and is certain to pull on many a heartstring.
I know that this is the end of the series, but still I have hope for another book. Anyone who enjoyed Parallel Roads or the first two Time Pilgrims books simply must add this to their list.
Tomorrow's Borrowed Trouble written with exemplary imagination
Tomorrow's Borrowed Trouble by Dennis Higgins, is the ending book in his time-travel adventure series. This book, as well as the other books in the series, Parallel Roads, his first novel, Katya & Cyrus [Time Pilgrims Book 1], and Almost Yesterday [Time Pigrims Book 2], are written with exemplary imagination including historical details. A must read time-travel series. I can't wait to see what this author is going to bring to his readers next, whatever his current work in progress is, I am certain it will be an enjoyable read… as with each book thus far, he leaves you wanting more!
“Dennis Higgins, is definitely one author to follow.”
-Virginia Wright
Never Boring
It’s my birthday. I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Dennis Higgins;s new book “Tomorrow’s Borrowed Trouble”. Actually the book is for my grandson, but I got to it first. He is 12 and I won’t tell you how old I am. Dennis makes you think about the past, which is actually some of my past, places and things that I have seen or done. It makes me look forward to the future with the things to come. His characters are lively and interesting, never boring.
The ending leaves you wishing for more. He leaves you with a new companion and a new date in time.
I am going to have to write to him and rush him for a new book.
Dorothy A.
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