Crossing Time is a love story about the end of the world and what people are willing to do to save it.
Isabel is a gifted scientist who has been unlucky in relationships. She lost Diego, the great love of her life, due to a misunderstanding. Her abrupt rebound marriage to an unscrupulous billionaire has just ended in divorce on the day a strange metal sphere blows up a hotel and destroys half of a city. Somehow, the catastrophe, which leads isabel to run into a burning building to rescue a shelter full of animals, leads her back to Diego. The couple escape the devastated city by settling in a remote mountain cabin. Their idyll is interupted when Diego is shanghaied by a government group that wants him to decipher the secret of the sphere. A nuclear mistake throws the world into chaos . This is made even worse when a new and unstoppable plague destroys most of civilization. The group determines that the only way to reverse the end of the world is to send Isabel into the future to fix things.
A summary of the action sounds more than a little nuts, but it makes for a compelling read with interesting characters. It is also, despite the subject matter, quite funny.
I would have given this book four stars if I hadn't, about three quarters of the way through, gotten very tired of the endless details of future Isabel (miraculously young if only for a few days) trying to woo alternate universe Diego while teaching him how to court and keep the Isabel of his timeline. Supposedly, "fixing" their relationship will, somehow, undo the damage done to multiple Earths. I'm not a scientist, so I chose to suspend my disbelief for the sake of the story, which up to this point, was quite charming. I would have been more convinced of the beauty of Isabel and Diego's love if I hadn't felt like I was having my nose rubbed in the physical and emotional "proof" too many chapters.
That said, I enjoyed the rest of the book and look forward to part 2 of the trilogy.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Rocky Mountain Press for the chance to read a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Most people wouldn’t think twice about taking a second chance, but what if you were offered a third? Would you sacrifice your own life just to have a few more moments with the love of your life? *Crossing in Time* takes us on a time-traveling journey where two people risk everything—not only to save their world but to find their way back to each other. The story weaves through twists and turns, ending on a gripping cliffhanger. I loved exploring the dynamics between the main characters and how their relationships with others in the story added depth and intrigue. Their interactions felt genuine and brought an emotional complexity that kept me hooked. I’m eager to continue this series and see where their journey takes them next!

Shades of the ever favorite Terminator as the world is threatened by a mutated virus and only communication from the future can inform travel to the past to redirect the unavoidable end of everything. Strong characters and subplots keep things going - and the salvation depends on a pair of star-crossed lovers that need to get it right. Ends on a cliff ...