Works by Julie Bihn

You’re more vibrant than you were the last time I saw you. Not prettier, exactly—though of course you’re lovely—but more solid. Even in the dim light of the Promenade Deck, your eyes sparkle and your freckles stand out. For a moment I’m struck mute by the sight of you.

You shiver in the cold, despite your coat. “Mr. Peterson—Liam—don’t you belong in a lifeboat?”

“Don’t you?”

In that moment, we share a connection. We’re each forsaking a place of safety to help others.

That comparison isn’t fair to you, of course. You’re a real heroine while I’m a theme park worker who’s pretending to be a historian who’s pretending to be a hero.

You start to protest but I shake my head. “I know. You’re worried about those you left behind. Do what you can to save them. But meet me at your cabin at 2:05 a.m. Can you do that?”

Your eyes go wide. “Why?”

“Trust me, Clara. Please.”

You’re so much paler than you were the last time. And with sufficient time and light, I could count the hairs that have fled your updo.

Your lips purse in determination. “I’ll do my best.”

“And I promise I’ll be there, Clara.”

That coaxes the tiniest smile out of you. “I—” You shake your head. “I have to go.” You give me one last look, then turn your back to me and walk up the deck again. Once you’re out of sight, the holoactors disappear and the noise and music cut off like they were muted.

Rocky’s laughing. “Thought you were gonna kiss her.”

“Shut up.”

—from Titanic Voyage

Titanic Voyage is an emotional time-travel novel, set in a history-themed amusement park in Eloy, Arizona. Available in paperback in the US, the UK, and elsewhere, as well as on most eBook platforms (universal/worldwide link) including Amazon (US link), Kobo, and Google Play. Learn more about it here.

A Selkie's Prayer cover

A Selkie’s Prayer is a novella of a one man’s struggles to find and save his beloved selkie wife. Available at various digital retailers (universal/worldwide link). You can learn more about it here.

Blue-haired woman with paper-white skin with a ship in the background

The Healer and the Pirate is a Christian fantasy romance novel with a blue-haired healer—and pirates. Available at Amazon (US) and other retailers (universal/worldwide link). You can learn more about it here.

My short story “Turtle Day, or Kate Malone and the Magic Calzone,” also known as the funniest thing I’ve ever written, is featured in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 1. Available at Amazon (US) and Amazon (UK) in eBook and paperback. You can learn more about it here.