Hello, Rest of My Life

"Clever dialogue ... Intriguing complications ... A life-affirming ending ... A feel-good, entertaining blend of humor, philosophy, and romance, with a time-slip twist." - Kirkus."An alluring adventure."- Publishers Weekly"Readers of time travel stories are in for a special treat, because Hello, Rest Of My Life isn't your usual saga of becoming stuck in the past and searching for the way home. Its special blend of philosophical and moral dilemmas, flavored with humor and a heavy dash of romance, sets it apart from other, more singular accounts ... The proof of superior writing lies in the little details ...  The events give readers plenty of thought-provoking moments as Danny reaches for truths in the past, that he'd never allowed himself to consider in his former life with Sam." - Midwest Book Review

"In Hello Rest of My Life Rick Lenz has written a compelling thriller-love story-time traveling saga for readers not interested in Highlanders or the ripped bodice romance or the dystopian worlds of hovercraft and alien planets. Finding himself forty-seven years back in time, Danny now with the wisdom of an old man and the gullibility of youth, has to choose between a re-do of a crashed Hollywood acting career in the 1970s and returning to Samantha, the love of his life, in 2021. An extraordinary book."
 — New York Times best selling author Bret Easton Ellis

"At the heart of this time-travel adventure is a golden age love story that glows with life-tested wisdom. Rick Lenz proves once again that he's a master story teller.-- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, author of A Woman of Independent Means

"Hello, Rest of My Life is an emotionally gutting, beautifully written, passionate story of second chances with a twisty time-travel plot that will blow your mind while mending your heart,"-- USAT best-selling author Pamela Crane,

"In the midst of a Hold-On-To-Your-Seats time-travel tale, Rick Lenz also manages to paint the most beautiful portrait of the true romance of a long marriage I've ever read."-- Kendall Hailey, author of The Day I Became an Autodidact

2022 Winner of the Silver Nautilus Book Award (Fiction)
2022 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist (Fiction)

It took Danny forty years to find the love of his life, and now she was gone.

It didn't matter that he was young again. Without Samantha his life was meaningless.

But it really felt good to be twenty-seven again with all of his juices flowing. And there was a sexy woman who wanted him. And the promise of a successful acting career. He'd blown that chance when he was here before but now he was smarter.

But where was Sam? Was she stuck back in the future, or did she exist at all? He had to find out. His heart was aching. He had to get back to her, but how? And what would he find when he got there?

"At the heart of this time-travel adventure is a golden age love story that glows with life-tested wisdom. Rick Lenz proves once again that he's a master storyteller."
--Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, NY Times best-selling author of A Woman of Independent Means.

"In Hello, Rest of My Life Rick Lenz has written a compelling thriller-love story-time-traveling saga for readers not interested in Highlanders or the ripped bodice romance of the dystopian worlds of hovercraft and alien planets. Finding himself forty-seven years back in time, Danny now with the wisdom of an old man and the gullibility of youth, has to choose between a re-do of a crashed Hollywood acting career in the 1970s and returning to Samantha, the love of his life. An extraordinary book."
--Bret Easton Ellis

"Clever dialogue...Intriguing complications...a life-affirming ending...A feel-good, entertaining blend of humor, philosophy and romance, with a time-slip twist."
--Kirkus Review of Books

"A person might find themselves comparing Hello, Rest of My Life to The Wizard of Oz or Back to the Future, even so, it doesn't take away from the wonderful unpredictability of the story."
--Silver Screenings