Steven Decker

A little girl can look at someone and know their past. How? Why? Single mom Cynthia Pace has her hands full with her uniquely gifted child. She has no idea how or why Maddie does the things she does, and neither does her daughter. But there is an answer, discovered by mother and child only after tragedy strikes. Then all becomes clear, except now they are millions of miles apart. From the bestselling author of Time Chain comes a novel rooted in the intricacies of human emotion and our enduring fascination with the universe in which we live.

Maddie and Cynthia lived peacefully in Paris for six years but are finally located by the authorities. Pursued across northern Europe, they are ultimately forced to leave the planet. Yet both of them yearn for Earth. Earth Station is not the kind of place Maddie wants to live; far from it. And Cynthia knows that life there can be tedious for some and ominous for others. Mother and daughter want to remain together, but both have love interests that are making that a complicated proposition. No one would have guessed what happened next. In the inspiring sequel to the bestseller CHILD OF ANOTHER KIND , Earth is changed forever, but so are Maddie and Cynthia.

Imagine being given a chance at a second life but with a catch. You have no say in when, where, or who you will be. Would you take it?Edward Stubbins is a boy robbed of all that is good in life. An orphan in post-war England, he's shipped to Australia at age ten. Cruelty, rejection, and a severely broken heart are the hallmarks of his youth. Despite overcoming this adversity and building a business empire, he dies a bitter and lonely man.After his demise, Edward is presented with a proposition that defies the boundaries of life and a chance to live once more. But this is no ordinary offer. It's a labyrinth of uncertainty, a puzzle of unknowns, where he has no control over the circumstances and no escape once he's there. The time, place, and the very essence of the person he becomes are at the mercy of those who hold the strings of this enigmatic opportunity.As he plunges into this uncharted territory, Edward finds himself living a life that he never could have fathomed, one that is both unexpected and bitterly ironic. He’s become a bricklayer whose circumstances remind Edward of his first life before fate stripped him of any semblance of happiness. Edward is convinced that the bricklayer will be crushed by the same heartbreaking loss he experienced. Is Edward fated to endure another lifetime of anguish, or will he rekindle the love he once lost?

Emily Noland is a trauma survivor who never remembers her dreams. While searching for a job, her lifelong interest in cinema is sparked by an ad about a projector for sale, and something happens that mysteriously changes everything. Emily not only starts remembering her dreams, she finds herself transforming them into reality, and her life inexplicably begins to blossom. She travels around the world searching for answers, encountering people and experiencing life-changing events that she's dreamed about before, forming relationships that could last a lifetime. But new, powerful dreams compel her to abandon the path she'd hoped to follow, and Emily must now face a final, frightening question. Can she determine her own destiny or will it be written by processes she simply cannot control?

They know their futures, but not his, and that's a problem. Such is the fate of Dani, Aideen, and Orla—three daring women from different time eras—linked by a rare, mutual occupation. They meet on a tiny island in western Ireland, in the year 2022, and develop a fierce affection for one another. But their time together—and much more—will end unless they unravel a mystery surrounding their boss, Charles, a curious man from the future who claims he wants to save humanity. But Charles is hiding something sinister. Steven Decker's captivating new novel, Time Chain, is character-driven sci-fi supported by a rich vein of historical fiction, with a thrilling finale in a fascinating future time. After incredible adventures on a Greek island and in Egypt in the 1970s, then in 18th century Ireland, the three unlikely companions travel to 2253, where they discover the astonishing truth. Apocalypse is only days away.