Ashes Through the Hourglass by Danny Lenihan

Tormented by his sister's death, Mason Winward pursues vengeance until a stranger pulls him from the brink.

Guided by the man, Mason rebuilds his life. And then, without warning, the stranger vanishes.

Years later, Mason and his best friend stumble across the impossible: a doorway into the past. Together, they dedicate their lives to travelling back in time and rescuing children from the brink of irreversible despair, becoming pioneers of a new kind of salvation.

Until one of Mason’s early patients murders the man who killed his sister.

Now Mason must wrestle with fate, choice, and consequence. How much of history can be changed, and at what cost? And hidden somewhere in time lies the answer to the question that has haunted him for decades: what became of the man who once saved him?

Ashes Through the Hourglass is a darkly funny and heart-wrenching story about grief, memory, second chances, and the fragile magic of being human.

PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 1, 2026