Chasing Tomorrow by Sidney Sheldon/Tilly Bagshawe

Hmm, what do I say? This book was pretty much everything I thought it would be… and more! I’ve been one of the biggest fans of Sidney Sheldon’s works and I couldn’t wait for this book to be released. Chasing Tomorrow is the sequel to Sidney Sheldon’s If Tomorrow Comes and sees the return of the very formidable heroine, Tracy Whitney.

Here’s the blurb:

Tracy Whitney never thought she wanted to settle down. With her suave and handsome partner, Jeff Stevens, she’d been responsible for some of the world’s most astounding heists, relishing the danger and intensity of life on the wild side. Together, she and Jeff have made enough money for several lifetimes conning the rich, corrupt, and greedy out of their ill-gotten fortunes. But there is still one thing missing from Tracy’s perfect life: a baby.

At first, “going straight” feels like a new adventure. Tracy makes plans for a family, while Jeff indulges his passion for antiquities working at the British Museum. But as the months pass and Tracy’s longed-for pregnancy doesn’t happen, she finds herself yearning for the adrenaline rush of the old days. When a mysterious and beautiful stranger enters their lives, Tracy and Jeff’s once unbreakable partnership is suddenly blown wide open. Jeff wakes one morning to find Tracy gone, vanished without a trace.

For more than a decade, a broken Jeff struggles to carry on knowing Tracy is out there somewhere. But the rest of the world believes Tracy Whitney is dead . . . until a series of murders leads a tenacious French detective to her doorstep. Eleven victims, in ten different cities, over nine years–all bearing the hallmarks of the same killer. Madrid, Lima, London, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, New York, Mumbai . . . all the cities where Tracy pulled off some of her most brilliant capers. Someone is targeting her, manipulating a series of disturbing events and raising terrifying ghosts she thought were dead and buried. Once again, this clever woman finds herself out on the edge, playing the odds in a desperate game of roulette. But this time she’s got everything to lose–including the man she cannot forget.

Jeff Stevens saved Tracy’s life once. Now it’s her chance to return the favor. To stop a devious enemy hidden in the shadows, she will need to dig deeper than she’s ever gone before, to put her trust in some unlikely allies, and to find the strength and courage to defeat her rivals and protect everything she loves.

Tomorrow has come at last. But it isn’t the future Tracy bargained for. . . .

I absolutely loved this one! Sidney Sheldon was always the master of creating some great characters and putting them through the most thrilling situations. It is just so reassuring to see Tilly Bagshawe taking over the mantle and delivering with equal gusto.

The first book saw Tracy Whitney suffer immensely at  the hands of fate and get into the con game purely for revenge, eventually becoming an ‘elite thief’. This book picks up with Tracy in the ‘happily-ever-after’ scenario that I had hoped for in the first book. She is married to the love of her life, the very enigmatic and suave Jeff Stevens. They’ve decided to put their stealth-laden days behind them and make a life together. Their lives, however, start disintegrating at the on-set of certain situations.

This book is really well plotted and fast paced, with so many twists and turns, making it so easy to get through. Once picked up, it (the book) was hard to put down. This book was like watching a movie. The main characters, were once again, super awesome and I found myself rooting for them… again. Jeff and Tracy faced their fair share of challenges, which left them both battered and bruised, both mentally and physically.

What I found very refreshing about this (book) were the phases/life changes that Jeff and Tracy went through which reflected in their changed priorities and the decisions they both made every step of the way. The ending of the book was wrapped up well too, bittersweet to say the least.

You guys really need to pick up this one. Make sure, however, that you read ‘If Tomorrow Comes’ beforehand as this instalment makes several references to it or else some really major moments in this book won’t really pack a punch.

I’m super excited for everyone to read this and like it as much as I did!

Happy Reading peeps! xx

Are you Chasing Tomorrow?!

Tilly Bagshawe has recently announced a sequel to the very popular Sidney Sheldon book, ‘If Tomorrow Comes‘. It will be called ‘Chasing Tomorrow‘ and below is what the cover is (apparently) meant to look like.

This book will see the return of possibly the most popular and enduring heroines Sidney Sheldon had introduced, Tracy Whitney.

Here is the blurb:

Tracy Whitney never thought she wanted to settle down. With her suave and handsome partner, Jeff Stevens, she’d been responsible for some of the world’s most astounding heists, relishing the danger and intensity of life on the wild side. But there is still one thing missing from Tracy’s perfect life: a baby.

At first “going straight” feels like a new adventure. But as the months pass and Tracy’s longed for pregnancy doesn’t happen, she finds herself yearning for the adrenaline rush of the old days.  When a mysterious and beautiful stranger enters their lives, Tracy and Jeff’s once unbreakable partnership is suddenly blown wide open. Jeff wakes one morning to find Tracy gone, vanished without a trace.

For more than a decade, a broken Jeff struggles to carry on knowing Tracy is out there somewhere. But the rest of the world believes Tracy Whitney is dead . . . until a series of murders leads a tenacious French detective to her doorstep. Eleven victims, in ten different cities, over nine years—all of the cities where Tracy pulled off some of her most brilliant capers. Someone is targeting her, manipulating a series of disturbing events and raising terrifying ghosts she thought were dead and buried.

Once again, this clever woman finds herself out on the edge, playing the odds in a desperate game of roulette. But this time, she’s got everything to lose—including the man she cannot forget.

Tomorrow has come at last. But it isn’t the future Tracy bargained for . . .

This is obviously SOME news. I don’t think anyone expected a sequel to ‘If Tomorrow Comes’, I certainly didn’t. As always, I’m excited about this one. Tilly Bagshawe has tried to keep Sidney’s writing flare alive and in my opinion, she has managed to do it quite well.

Here’s to adding another book to my ‘To Read’ pile.

On another note, pre-orders are available for this book on iBooks and Amazon and of course you can check other book related websites as well. It is scheduled to be released on 7th of October’ 2014.

Not too long to go….

Until then, Happy Reading Peeps!

xx