Marking time: Immortal Descendants

Winner Of The 2016 Library Journal Indie E-book Award - Ya Seventeen-year-old Tagger Saira Elian Can Handle Anything … A Mother Who Mysteriously Disappears, A Stranger Who Stalks Her Around London, And Even The Noble English Grandmother Who Kicked Saira And Her Mother Out Of The Family. But When An Old Graffiti Tag In A Tube Station Transports Saira To The Nineteenth Century And She Comes Face-to-face With Jack The Ripper, She Realizes She Needs Help After All. She Meets Archer, A Charming Student Who Helps Her Blend In As Much As A Tall, Modern American Teen Can In Victorian England. He Reveals The Existence Of The Immortals: Time, Nature, Fate, War, And Death, And Explains To Saira That It Is Possible To Move Between Centuries – If You Are A Descendant Of Time. Saira Finds Unexpected Friendships At A Boarding School For Immortal Descendants And A Complicated Love With A Young Man From The Past. But Time Is Running Out For Her Mother, And To Save Her, Saira Must Embrace Her New Identity As She Hides From Archer A Devastating Secret About His Future That May Cost Him His Life. The Thick Pretzel Of A Plot Involving Immortal Lineages--time, Nature, War, Fate, And Death--and Their Super-powered Descendants Is Fabulously Unique ... A Rich, Satisfying Mix Of Romance, Horror, And Time Travel. - Kirkus Reviews With A Solid Premise And A Fully Fleshed-out Lead, This Fast-paced Fantasy Thriller Will Keep Readers On The Edge Of Their Seats.- Library Journal The Writing Here Is Excellent. This Well-plotted Book Starts With A Bang And Doesn't Slow Down Until The Very End. - The Booklife Prize Wonderful And Fresh. White's Innovative Take On Historical Events Will Reel Readers Into This Ever-evolving World Of Intrigue. Rt Reviews An Enthralling Mystery, Wrapped In A Thriller, Tied With A Romantic Bow. -litbuzz Reviews April White's Expert World-building, Addictive Action,and Compelling Characterization Made Marking Time Impossible To Put Down.-elizabeth Hunter, Best-selling Author Of The Elemental Mysteries