Stab.
Stab.
Stab.
"Stop," he says.
I don't.
"Aurora, stop!" he yells, pulling me up.
"He's already dead."
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It has been 75 years since the military took control-75 years since the world felt normal, a time when people could go out without fear. Now, in 2099, the world has transformed into something unimaginable. Cities are in ruins, hospitals no longer exist, and human civilization has collapsed.
Under the military's harsh rule, resistance has emerged. Many survivors have formed new rebel bases to oppose the military.
Aurora Hawthorne, a 23-year-old doctor, has lived in one of these bases her entire life. Now, she must face new challenges as something terrible forces her entire base to relocate. What will happen when the new base is nothing like the one she's known for the past 23 years? Aurora doesn't have many friends, but people love her. With her father as the base chief, she naturally garners respect and affection.
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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