263. What is Time-Travel Romance? | Every Hour Until Then with Gabrielle Meyer

Kathryn needs no magical stone, slingshots around the sun, or fantastic phone box. She can time travel quite naturally, falling asleep in Victorian London only to wake up in the World War II era. Now she’s caught up in a quest to save her sister from Jack the Ripper and choose only one timeline by her 25th birthday. Every Hour Until Then author Gabrielle Meyer joins us to explore: What is time travel romance, and why do readers love it?

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Introducing guest Gabrielle Meyer

Gabrielle Meyer, author of the Timeless time-travel romance series, lives on the banks of the Upper Mississippi River with her husband and four children. As an employee of the Minnesota Historical Society, she fell in love with the rich history of her state and enjoys writing historical and contemporary novels inspired by real people, places, and events. The river is a constant source of inspiration for Gabrielle, and if you look closely, you will find a river in each of her stories. When Gabrielle is not writing, you might find her homeschooling her children, cheering them on at sporting and theatrical events, or hosting a gathering at her home with family and friends.

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1. Flashback to favorite time-hopping heroes

• Stephen: My first ones were kids time-traveling back to Bible days.
• Superbook (the original) had a supernatural book that just did that.
• Later on, Adventures in Odyssey’s Imagination Station did similar.
• Yet that was more like virtual reality, or TNG’s holodeck technology.
• Famously, the Doctor of British television travelled in space and time.
• But another line of stories, shows women journeying into history.
• These stories emphasize fish-out-of-water and romances in the past.
  • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, jumping from 1945 to 1743
  • The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, 1970s to 1990s
  • Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson, 1975 to 1896

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