In New Sparta, people are only wanted if they are strong and male. Any others are allowed to live if they are at least useful in some way.Therefore, all 15 year olds must apply for a category: Strength, Leadership, Intelligence, or a particular skill they can show. The remaining people, who might apply for a catagory and aren't good enough, or they simply don't apply, are deemed Extras, already at a disadvantage for The Great Journey.
The Journey is a mandatory contest for all 15 year olds. Placed in groups of five, with one member from each of the respective categories, they must travel across New Sparta to be in the first 60% of finishing groups. There are no rules, only that you must be a finisher to live.
Group 37-H is not considered likely to live. Their Leader refuses to work with anyone, their Skillsman's best tool is identifying plants, and their Strength is a girl, Peyton Lessimer. Their Extra, Lily Evans, wishes she was placed in Skill, for her medical skills are extraordinary, but she was frowned upon as one of the only girls applying. Peyton is thrilled when she is placed as Strength, but she must overcome threats from the opposing groups and her own group.
The Journey is a dystopian novel that I hope will keep you thrilled, and please understand that this is my first book and I might make mistakes, but no hate.
Mira finds herself stuck in the city of love with Jake, the playboy athlete she can't stand. What she doesn't expect is for major sparks to fly on their 24-hour adventure. But can this newly-found love last beyond the magic of Paris?
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24 Hours in Paris is now published as a Paperback & E-book by W by Wattpad Books
As a Wattpad reader, you can now access both the Original Edition and the W by Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase (PS: a review on Amazon (and also Goodreads) would be very much appreciated, to help get this POC rom com in front of more readers! All the review page links are on my Wattpad profile page :-) )
In the new Published Edition of the book, the characters of Mira and Jake will be older and wiser co-workers in the corporate world, who miss their flight and get stuck spending an extra 24 hours in Paris. They'll start off annoyed with each other, but you know how the story goes...
"Adorably sweet and a brilliant read! It made me feel like I was roaming the streets of Paris without having to leave my couch." - Grace @HQ
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On the last day of their class's college trip to Paris, Mira and Jake get tangled up in a debacle that causes them to miss their flight home to New York. Which means they're stuck in Paris until the next available flight that's 24 hours away! Mira is witty and a lover of art history and good cheese. Jake, on the other hand, is your All-American frat boy with a killer smile. Translation: they can't stand each other.
As they visit places they could never have imagined, Mira and Jake go from mortal enemies to star-crossed lovers with sizzling chemistry. But can their spark last without Paris' cheese and charm to keep it going?
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Cover designed by Ray Gardener