One Beat. One Man. One Shot to Save the Future.

In Time Machine in The Hood, author Ace Bailey spins a visionary, Afro-futurist novel like no other — part sci-fi epic, part urban survival story, part spiritual rhythm.

🎧 Meet Dezmond Steele — a Southside fighter-turned-producer who discovers he can manipulate time using ancient frequencies, basslines, and healing vibrations. But when he jumps into the past, he discovers more than history... he finds himself in the middle of a war for memory, justice, and the soul of the block.

🔥 What You’ll Experience:

Time jumps into key historical moments: 1920s Harlem, 1963 civil rights protests, 1980s Southside

Urban realism blended with sci-fi mechanics (no spaceships, just sound and soul)

An anti-hero with heart — boxing, beats, and brokenness turned into power

Deep cultural references: from Marvin Gaye to African resonance theory

A growing mystery with a shadowy enemy manipulating time and trauma

📖 Perfect For Readers Who Love:

Sci-fi with soul (Octavia Butler, Colson Whitehead)

Historical fiction with meaning

Urban fantasy or cultural speculative fiction

Black empowerment and community narratives

💾 Format: PDF (Professionally formatted for trade print) 🛒 Instant Download | Lifetime Access 💡 Includes bonus author note + playlist of tracks that inspired the story

"One of the boldest time travel stories I've read — powerful, poetic, and unforgettable." — Early Reader Review