Let Time Fly (Stone Shed Trilogy 3) by John A Heldt-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 8, 2025

In the final years of the American Revolution, Noah and Jake Maclean — time travelers from the present day — navigate war, love, and betrayal. Noah serves as George Washington’s aide‑de‑camp, witnessing history up close, while Jake, a furniture apprentice in Philadelphia, wrestles with guilt over his civilian role. Pursued by relentless British spy Malachi Maine, the brothers guard a family secret that could alter the war’s outcome. In LET TIME FLY, the epic conclusion of the Stone Shed trilogy, ambitions and armies collide as America and Britain march toward a final showdown at Yorktown.

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REVIEW:LET TIME FLY is the third and final instalment in John A Heldt’s adult, STONE SHED, time travel, historical romance trilogy focusing on brother Noah and Jake Maclean. LET TIME FLY should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events of book two THE WINDING ROAD.

SOME BACKGROUND: Following the death of their grandfather in 2024, Noah and Jake Maclean receive a letter that will change their lives: a stone shed, and a portal through time finds the brothers journeying back and forth through the past, landing in Philadelphia in 1776 wherein the American Revolution is in full swing, and the brothers are about to change a little bit of history for love and heart.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Noah and Jake, following several timelines, LET TIME FLY picks up in 1779, wherein Noan Maclean is the assistant to General George Washingto, and his teenaged brother Jake remains behind as a furniture apprentice in Philadelphia, working for his future father in law. As the story commences, we are up close and personal with both historical fact and fiction, as the brothers enter a war in which America is fighting for its’ independence. From the future President George Washington to British General Henry Clinton, and the ultimate betrayal by Benedict Arnold, John A Heldt weaves an intriguing and entertaining story of one family’s struggle to survive.

The world building follows Noah and Jake Maclean as they choose to remain in the past, both having fallen in love, raising very large and prolific families, fighting a war of which they knew the final outcome but saying that, the Maclean brothers arrival in the 1770s affected some part of history once they chose to participate, and no longer observe.

Once again, the secondary and supporting characters are numerous, energetic and often familiar including some of histories most talked about men.

LET TIME FLY is another historical time travel story in which the author blends historical fact with colorful fiction, as two brother find love and family in a world they only read about in school. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the characters are charismatic and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Patriots
The Winding Road

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Reviewed by Sandy