Falling.
The only thing Raeiya felt when she woke up. Flashing lights, heavy breathing, slipping memories from within her grasp.
Landing in a barren, desert wasteland along with an instant near-death experience, she ventures into the ruins with her backpack, no memory, reason, and weird orange key that she found along with a vial of clear purple. Finding newcomers who have the same kind of key, vial and problems, they uncover the strange mission that has been thrusted upon them.
Although, when Raeiya meets the first person, Joirje, she feels strange. Even more strange when they meet a man along the desert with a sketchy personality and nervous ways with nothing on him.
With meeting only the mentally challenged, survivors, and deformed human creatures, they venture to shut off the rumored Checkpoints that started all of this, emitting a virus that was sent out with no explanation.
With each checkpoint stopped, they get their memory, who they are, and what they did to this world before their journey.
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Book one in a four-part series (estimated)
Saving the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, catapults Jessica Red into a sea of magic, jewel heists, and world-saving adventure.
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After years of watching pirates fighting with the king's navy off the coast of Harvest Island, Jessica Red saves the life of the infamous rookie pirate, Captain Ruben Kirk, and the two become fast friends. Little does she know, Ruben Kirk is only the first of three rookie pirates she'll meet during a whirlwind of sea-faring adventures - but when Jessica learns the corrupt King Mordred has plans to destroy her island home, can she convince them to help her save it?
("The Rookie Pirates" is Book 1 in "The Adventures of Jessica Red" trilogy.)
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