Monday, July 15, 2024

Lynne Basham Tagawa ~ The Root of the Matter

 Welcome to... 

Hope-Inspired Stories 

...for those who enjoy stories that uplift and encourage. 

 During the third week of July, come celebrate our country's birth 

with author 

Lynne Basham Tagawa 

with her newly-released faith-based time-travel epic...

The Root of the Matter



Publisher: ‎ Blue Rock Press (July 13, 2024)

She’s terrified.
Time travel. The North Atlantic in winter. Which is worse?


Geneva Fielding is a researcher in the Archives of the Applied History department, prepping time travelers for their destinations. She loves the smell of old paper and chocolate croissants.

One day, a Traveler fails an important test and cannot go. Instead of canceling the Trip, the dean appoints Geneva and her friend Peter Donatelli, a physicist, to take his place. They have three days to prepare to Travel to 1630s New England.

Geneva’s always wanted to know more about John Winthrop. Maybe she can even get a dissertation topic from the Trip. But the truth is, she’s scared stiff. No one knows her private struggles. And she’s not about to tell.

Geneva and Peter are dumped into an early, struggling Massachusetts, the Puritan inhabitants having escaped the persecution of the Crown only to face a howling wilderness. Roger Williams’s arrival sends shockwaves through the frail colony.

Can the Bay Colony afford to allow a critic of the king to dwell among them?

And what will Geneva do when she discovers Peter’s secret?


Author: Lynne Basham Tagawa
  • Do you enjoy reading time-travel or fantasy stories? What is your favorite kind of book to read? Leave a comment and become a follower--and to celebrate our country's birthday you could win: 
  • Prizes from Hope-Inspired Romance!
  • First Place: a $75 Amazon gift card 
  • Second Place: a $25 Amazon gift card
  • ...and third prize: a copy of The Root of the Matter!     

Winners will be announced at the end of July.
Open to U.S. residents only.
"We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure." Hebrews 6:19

Thank you...and may you all be blessed and inspired!