Reconnaissance (Paradise Reclaimed Book, #2)
Author: Aubrie Dionne
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Synopsis: Nova Williams has lost her one shot at Lieutenant hood and at love. Lieutenant Crophaven has promoted her rival, Andromeda, all because her lifemate, Sirius, sacrificed their mission to win back Andromeda’s love.
While sneaking out to prove Andromeda is a fake, Nova finds
an alien ship hovering over their colony. Lieutenant Crophaven assigns her to a
reconnaissance mission, giving her a second chance to redeem herself. Sirius
must fly her and a research team to the vessel to decide if they are a threat. Thrown
together with the lifemate that betrayed her, she battles with her own jealousy
while her team battles for their lives.
Excerpt
A
drone, as deep and low as the growl of a primordial beast, resonated in my gut
and I yanked my hand away. My heart sped like someone had fired a starter gun
to a race, and my chest tightened until I couldn’t breathe.
That
blaring blasphemy wasn’t from my ship.
The
sound tapered off, leaving me in silence. I stared at the bones, wondering if
I’d imagined it, or if I should hide here in the ruins in case the sound came
back.
What am I doing? I’m a team
expedition leader, for crying out loud!
I
pulled myself back together. Everyone else was attending the ceremony on the
ship. The thick hull, designed to protect us from deep space, blocked all
sounds from the outside world. I was the only one who would have heard it. The
only one who could investigate. I thought about going back for help, but every
second I delayed, the source of the sound could disappear. Besides, I didn’t
want the credit taken away from me. Not this time.
I
scrambled to the window and climbed over the ledge, throwing myself down so
fast my ankles exploded in pain. Cursing, I hobbled up the embankment of the
excavation site. The sound boomed around me, vibrating the crystals underneath
my feet. I fell to my knees and covered my ears. It reminded me of warping
metal, growling monsters, and screeching alarms all at the same time.
The
sound came from the jungle. I pulled myself up the incline and peered over the
edge. A dry, fiery breeze blew my hair back, and I looked above the rustling
canopy.
My
heart stammered then beat into a frenzy. A massive ring of a ship, twice as
large as the New Dawn, hovered over
the jungle. Spires jutted from the top and the bottom, like a two-sided pin
cushion. Blinking reddish lights adorned the ends. The hull was a dull gray
shield of impenetrable metal with no sight panels or markings of any kind.
The
buzzing sound made my eardrums throb. I pressed my nose up against the crystal
ledge and peered over as my whole body shook. The lowest spire, thick as a
nuclear reactor, lengthened from the belly of the ship until the tip hovered a
meter from the jungle canopy. A trap door opened, and a beam of white light
seared a hole in the foliage. The smell of burnt vines choked my throat, and I
cowered against the side of the ledge.
I have to warn the ship.
About the Author: Aubrie grew up watching the original Star Wars movies over
and over again until she could recite and reenact every single scene in her
backyard. She also loved The Goonies, Star Trek the Next Generation-favorite
character was Data by far-, and Indiana Jones. But, her all time favorite movie
was The Last Unicorn. She still wonders why the unicorn decided to change back
to a unicorn in the end.
Aubrie wrote in her junior high yearbook that she wanted to
be "A concert flutist" when she grew up. When she made that happen,
she decided one career was not enough and embarked as a fantasy, sci fi author.
Two careers seems to keep her busy. For now.
Now for the professional bio:
Aubrie Dionne is an author and flutist in New England. Her
writings have appeared in Mindflights, Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales,
Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books
are published by Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow
Publishing. She recently signed her YA sci fi novel with Inkspell Publishing
titled: Colonization: Paradise Reclaimed, which will release in October 2012.
When she's not writing, Aubrie teaches flute and plays in orchestras. She's a
big Star Trek TNG fan, as well as Star Wars and Serenity.
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