Crossing In Time by D.L. Orton is a suspenseful, romantic thriller. Isabel and Diego had been lovers once, but miscommunication or perhaps fate forced them to part ways. They meet many years later and at Diego’s insistence, they have dinner together. They discover that the sparks they once had for each other are all still there, but Isabel is not willing to get hurt again. Just as she leaves the restaurant, an explosion at a nearby hotel sends chaos throughout the city. Diego finds and saves Isabel from the rubble, then proposes to her. As they are about to settle into their new life, a series of calamities — nuclear attacks, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions — begins to unravel, and a group of scientists investigates an unidentified object found at the site of the fire, which may link the couple to the worldwide catastrophes.

Crossing In Time by D.L. Orton starts in the future with a woman trying to buy a gun. When asked what kind of a gun she wants, she answers simply, “Handgun.” The dealer offers her a Walther P-22, and she thinks, "I’ve never heard of Walther, and I have no idea what a P-22 is — for all I know, it could be a water pistol." Humour flowed from that single sentence, and I was hooked, imagining a woman in distress determined not to lose her cool in any circumstance. I was glad to see that Isabel was that woman. D.L. Orton did an incredible job penning this hard to put down, fast-paced, refreshingly funny blend of science fiction, romance, action, suspense and so much more.

Life on our world comes to an end in Crossing In Time (Between Two Evils Book 1) by D.L. Orton, and it seems like nothing can stop the deadly mutation of a virus that kills humans and animals alike. A strange object with instructions on how to build a time machine, and a strange nano-technology is found. For some reason, Diego and his partner Isabel are caught up in this development. Diego has to travel back in time and even to a different universe to possibly save this universe - and all others! But when Diego gets lost in time, Isabel is sent to complete the mission, which might cost her life, and not end in the desired result.

Crossing In Time by D.L. Orton was a weirdly compelling read. 'Weird' because I usually do not like stories that focus around a relationship, but this story was different. I still don't really understand certain aspects of it, but I hope those will be explained in the future books of the series. I found the concept of time travel in this novel interesting because it's not your typical 'go back in time and change the future of your planet' type of story. If someone goes back in time in this plot, they need to go back in time in a different universe, and can only hope to create some sort of ripple effect. I don't know whether the concept makes scientific sense, but it's fascinating. I finished the book in just three sittings over a 1.5 day period. It's nicely written, and the different perspectives used during the narration show the reader different aspects of what is happening in the world of this novel.