What if, just seconds after you witnessed your house turn to ash, you were kidnapped by your ex, held hostage for several weeks, and no one was looking for you because they all thought you were dead?
For 22-year-old Aria, this isn't just her worst nightmare, but a reality.
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My heart sank into a puddle of fear at the sight of two paramedics carrying a stretcher to the back of the ambulance. On it, laid a thin, white sheet draped over a body-shaped lump. I wanted to run towards it. To make sure it wasn't what I thought it was... Who I thought it was. I tried to move, but my body was frozen. Tears blurred my vision as I stood there... Helpless.
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After watching her house burn to the ground, and witnessing her sister being thrown into the back of an ambulance, Aria is convinced things can't get much worse. That is until she is forced into a dark minivan and driven to a place she has never seen before.
Now, alone and scared, she must find a way out--even if it means killing her kidnapper.
However, she may not be as alone as she feels. When she discovers that a person, whom she thought was involved in her kidnapping, is willing to risk everything to break her out, she realizes that things aren't always as they seem, and maybe, just maybe she has a chance at survival.
***This is just a preview of a work-in-progress. The full story should be coming soon.
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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