I have very vivid dreams and a wild imagination. I like to read, watch tons of TV shows, and movies. I’m addicted to romance and get a thrill out of action and suspense. I write New Adult Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Paranormal-Romance. In the Sonar series it was fun to explore different elements of Sci-fi romance and create various realms of powers for my characters. I want to show my readers that Sci-fi can be fun, but also traumatic. I hope you guys enjoy the Sonar Series.
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Exerpt:
The following
Friday night Jason and I were in the family room eating pizza. After we
finished eating we decided to watch a movie. I had never seen the Underworld
series before, and now he had me hooked. We were on the sofa, watching the
fourth movie. He had me lying across his chest. Jaden came into the room and
seemed surprised to see us.
“Hey, Jaden.”
“What’s up?” Jason
said to him. Jaden rolled his eyes, didn’t reply, and walked away. Jason lifted
us up on the sofa. “I will be back in a second.”
“Okay.”
He followed Jaden.
I was going to stay put until I heard Jason’s voice rise. I bolted up and went
into the kitchen. Harmony was in there also. Jason was in his face and looked
pissed. Jaden appeared concerned, like he was trying to convince him to do
something. None of them saw me.
“What’s your
problem?” Jason asked, gritting his teeth.
“I don’t think you
should have her around with everything that’s going on,” Jaden replied.
Were they talking
about me?
“She doesn’t have
anything to do with this,” Jason said.
“I think you are
taking it too personal. He doesn’t mean any harm,” Harmony said to Jason.
“It’s not right to
involve her further, and you know it,” Jaden interrupted.
“We don’t even
have all of the facts,” Jason countered.
“We know enough.
You are just too blind to see it.” Jaden threw in his face.
They were talking
about me, but why? None of it made sense. The last statement Jaden said pushed
Jason over the edge. He shoved Jaden in his chest so hard he flew back into the
refrigerator and slipped to the ground. He got up fast and pushed Jason back.
“Guys, stop!” I
yelled, frantic. Jason pushed him again and tried to get him in a wrestler
hold. Thank goodness Harmony rushed into the crossfire and somehow managed to
separate them. She had both of her arms extended, one hand on each of their
chests.
“You guys better
cut it out right now! Don’t make me tell you twice!” She commanded.
They stopped
struggling against her. Did she have a black belt in karate that they obeyed
her so readily? Jason looked at me, frowned, and bit his lip. He seemed
embarrassed by his actions. He walked toward me and pulled me from the kitchen
quickly. In the hallway he said, “I’m sorry about that. Do you mind if we go
back to your place?”
“Sure, but what’s
going on?”
“Let’s talk about
it in the car.”
Jason gathered my
things and had me out of the house before I could blink. He didn’t want me
around his siblings; that was clear. He had picked me up from my house so we
were in his car. He blew out his breath, and his forehead was furrowed. He was
deep in thought and didn’t seem like he wanted to talk.
“Are you going to
tell me what that was about?”
“We are having
some family problems.”
“Yeah, that’s
obvious. What does it have to do with me?”
“Nothing.”
“That’s not what
your brother thinks.”
“My brother
doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
“Well, your sister
seemed to agree.” He didn’t answer. “Why does your brother dislike me?”
He looked at me
apologetically. “Mel, my brother and sister like you just fine.”
“Why did you push
your brother then?”
“We have been
bumping heads for a while. Things just added up.”
“I don’t buy it.”
“Mel, you’re being
paranoid. You are reading too much into this. My brother and I have argued
before. We are both hotheaded, so sometimes things get heated.”
“I think there’s
more going on than you are telling me. It’s clear you don’t want to share. Just
drop me off. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.” I crossed my arms against
my chest and looked out the window.
“Mel,” he said,
pouting. I ignored him, and he sighed.
At the next
stoplight, he put the car in park. What was he doing? He undid his seatbelt and
lunged at me. I was shocked at his aggressiveness. I was worried, irritated,
and scared, but all of my emotions unraveled in the kiss. It was explosive. He
pushed his tongue into my mouth and the watermelon substance expelled. He
kissed me like his mouth was made for mine. Within seconds desire pulsed inside
every vein in my body. I kissed him back fiercely and pulled his hair. He
moaned, and then several people started to blow their horns. The light was
green. He pulled back, breathing heavily, and drove on through the
intersection.
“Are you talking
to me now?” he asked.
I still felt high
from his tongue of ecstasy. Why was I mad again? “I’m talking, but I
don’t like you keeping me in the dark.”
“My family and I
will get it sorted out, okay. But I don’t want you to think you are the cause
of the problem. That’s not the case. Are you really not going to let me come
in?” he asked, pulling into my driveway. A few minutes ago I would have said
no, but after the way he kissed me, I couldn’t. He kissed me that way on
purpose just so he could have his way with me.
*
* *
I was in the
cafeteria talking with Ebony, and some of our other friends before school
started when I saw Jason arrive with the gang. Ebony poked her mouth out. Jaden
had been to the police station a couple more times with Ebony, and they talked
often. But she was disappointed; Jaden seemed to only want to be friends. Jason
smiled, and motioned for me to come over.
“I’ll check with
you later, Ebony,” I told her.
“See yah,” she
replied.
“Hey, what’s up,”
I said, rushing over to him. I was excited drama practice had gotten canceled,
and we were supposed to hang out. “We’re still on for after school, right?”
He sighed, and his
brow furrowed. “Actually Mel, I need to take care of something with Jaden. I’m
sorry.”
“Oh,” I replied,
scrunching my nose. “You guys are best buds now?”
“Mel, he’s my
brother. We have worked things out.”
“I understand.”
But I really didn’t. I wanted him to work things out with his family, but I
also wanted him to let me back in. Over the last few days his mind seemed a
million miles away.
“I will make it up
to you I promise.”
After school I was
at my locker gathering my things. Simon, my drama partner approached me. We
were good friends and talked often. I knew he had a thing for me. And he knew
me well enough to know I had been a little down lately.”
“Hey, Melanie.”
“Hi, Simon.”
“How have you
been?”
“I’m good,” I
replied, stretching the truth. I didn’t want to admit I was worried about my
relationship. I would never tell him that. I hadn’t even said anything to
Ebony.
“Since we don’t
have practice I was going to get a bite to eat. You want to hang with me? Whoa,
he was bold. He also knew I was in a serious relationship, but still asked. He
was cute though. His hair was light brown, and his eyes were too. But it still
would probably look bad if someone saw the two of us out together, and it got
back to Jason. He would probably have a stroke, if he found out. But at the
moment I didn’t care. He’s the one who canceled, and I didn’t want to be alone.
Simon was nice, and he always made me laugh. I was about to say yes, and take
him up on his offer when Jason interrupted. He stood very close behind me. I
could feel his breath brush again my neck.
“We already have
plans Mel, remember?”
I snapped my neck
around, and my mouth dropped open. Seriously? “I thought something came
up,” I stated.
“It did, but I’m
rescheduling that instead. You ready?” he asked grabbing my backpack to carry
it for me. Normally, I would have been elated he was jealous and staking his
claim. But now it irritated me. He was only canceling his plans with his
brother because he had obviously overheard Simon. He was disappointed Jason
intruded. Jason and I used to be together every second, and Simon was taking the
opportunity he’d seen. Jason ruined his chance, and he glared at him. Jason
stared back as if he were nothing. Then Jason grabbed my hand and intertwined
our fingers. I should teach him a lesson, and refuse to go with him, but I
didn’t want to stir him up.
“Sorry, Simon.
I’ll talk with you later. I guess I still have plans with Jason.
“Bye, Simon,”
Jason said dismissively. I rolled my eyes.
“Yeah, okay,”
Simon replied to Jason. “See you later, Melanie,” he added, walking away.
“You didn’t have
to cancel your plans.”
“It’s your day
off, and I want to spend time with you,” he cooed, with his emerald eyes
burning into mine. Ugh, why did I bother being upset with him? I couldn’t stay
mad at him for more than five seconds which was pretty pathetic. But it was no
use; my mind became foggy when I was around him.
“Let’s go,” I
said, throwing in the towel.
* * *
Before third
period the next day I spotted Jason and Harmony talking in front of the stairs.
They were whispering, and I couldn’t hear what they were saying. They seemed
oblivious to the people walking pass them.
“Hi, guys,” I
announced. Harmony’s eyes grew wide, like she had gotten caught with her hand
in the cookie jar. Jason played it off.
“I’ll walk you to
class,” he said nonchalantly.
“Hi, Mel,” Harmony
said. “Talk with you later, Jason” she added, walking off.
In fifth we had a
substitute teacher, and we were talking among ourselves while he got situated.
Jason and I were talking, but his mind was somewhere else.
“Why don’t we get
our nails done after school? Scarlet red would look great on you,” I said,
being funny.
“Uh, sure. That
sounds good.”
Yeah, I was right.
He wasn’t paying any attention to what I was really saying. My hopes plummeted.
I thought we were back on track. Yesterday evening he took me out to eat. Then
he tortured me until I pleaded for him to stop. Only he didn’t. He loved to
make me beg. He had kissed me like I was his life line. And when I wanted him
to hold me tighter, he did. Remembering our fervent escapade last night made
the muscles down there clench, and my cheeks flushed. At the same time
my heart ached. These emotions mixed together were conflicting. The Jason last
night was the one who adored Melanie. The Jason today was distant Jason. He
scared me because he smiled, and pretended everything was all right, but that
was far from the truth.
“Hey, you okay,”
he whispered; now back from wherever he’d been.
“Yeah, I’m fine,”
I lied. “I hate something is bothering you though.”
He grabbed my
hand, and squeezed it. Then he rubbed his thumb gently across the top of my
hand. “You’re so sweet. Stop worrying.” He smiled, but it didn’t reach his
eyes.
The sub began
class, so I couldn’t argue. I wanted to tell him I knew something was troubling
him, but he didn’t want to share. I wish he would tell me what was going on
because I was really worried.
Distant Jason was
now the going trend. We went about our daily routine, but his mind was in
another zone when we were together. Jason and his siblings were always
whispering in the halls. Something was definitely going on. It was like they
were preparing for a secret mission.
My Review of Melanie's Evanescent Journey:
I overall quite enjoyed this story. There were a few moments where I was just like "what the hey?". But, I did like this book quite a bit. The characters were believable in their own way, the overall concept had me guessing the entire time, and the romance was just perfect. As you can tell from this excerpt, there are quite a lot of questions that need to be answered, for the most part all the questions get answered (don't worry!). My Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Excerpt:
That
night I had the scariest dream of them all. I opened my eyes, and I was in a
spacecraft going through the atmosphere of a dark planet. I walked into the
cock pit and there was my guy. I could feel my cheeks flush. There were also
four other women and six other men, all around my age. My guy smiled at me.
“Are you
ready? We have to hurry. A storm is on the way,” he said. The huge door to the
ship opened. It looked like the opening to the back of a cargo ship. I gasped
in disbelief. The sky outside the ship was black, and all we could see was
water. The men shined the light in the water and threw down a net.
“Don’t be
scared, Sweetheart,” my guy said. “We’re very low on food, and there is no
telling how long this storm will last.” I smiled at him. Suddenly the wind
started howling, like a wind I had never heard before. It sounded like a
freight train. The water started forming huge waves and the ship started
rocking.
“We have
to hurry! The storm is coming in fast, and it will take us down if we don’t get
out of here!” one of the men yelled. A huge wave rose up and washed over the
ship. “Everyone grab a hold whole of something!” somebody screamed. “I’m taking
off!”
Then
another huge wave washed over the ship. I tried to grab a hold of something,
but the pressure was too strong. I was too close to the door, and fell out. We
were high up, and it took me a while before I hit the water. I went deep under.
The water was so cold; it felt like knives were stabbing me all over my body. I
tried to swim to the surface, remembering I knew how, but it was like the
pressure was keeping me down. I had never felt so scared before. Then I saw him
and he grabbed me. He had a rope around his waist. He tugged on it, and it
started pulling us up. Before we reached the surface I could no longer hold my
breath. Water came gushing into my mouth, and I couldn’t breathe. Oh my God,
I can’t breathe! My mind screamed. My body started jerking. I was frantic,
and we still had not reached the surface. The next thing I saw was darkness.
I heard
voices. “She’s coming to! She’s coming to!” I opened my eyes slowly. I felt
pressure on my chest; I turned quickly on my side and started coughing up water
and gasping for air. Everyone started laughing and sighing in relief. I looked
up, and my guy was leaning over me. He must have revived me. He was crying and
laughing. He grabbed me into his arms. “You scared me. I thought I’d lost you,”
he said.
“Thank
you,” I said, hugging him. I felt relieved to be in his arms.
“We’ve
made it out of Hydrocesis atmosphere safely. Let’s head home.” I heard a man
say.
Then I
jolted awake, and quickly sat up in my bed. I was sweating profusely. This was
no regular dream; this was a waking dream. I could still feel the pressure in
my lungs and the taste of salt water in my mouth. My skin felt wet, and I was
cold. I started sobbing. Who was I? Where did I come from? I needed answers and
stayed awake for the rest of the night, my mind astir. Everything was a blur.
My Review of Sonar The Crashing:
Oh my gosh! This book is definitely a must read. I loved the whole story. The whole plot was completely interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat and biting my nails. The guys in this book were completely and utterly swoon worthy and the romance was satisfying! My Rating: 4/5 stars
