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Book Bren s Blessing   A Sci Fi Alien Romance

Download or read book Bren s Blessing A Sci Fi Alien Romance written by Pearl Tate and published by Pearl Tate. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never thought I'd end up being abducted by aliens! I was living my dream, rotating in space around Mars on the Mars Hope Skylab. As the first American woman this far into space, I’ve accomplished more in my twenty-eight years of life than most. I enjoy my job, so when things go sideways and aliens board my lab, I try to stay positive and make sure that I just observe and stay alive. But I’m immediately grabbed and taken to their ship. Unable to understand them and not knowing what they have planned for me, I have to make some hard choices about whether living is the best way to go. And how far will I go to live? It appears that I’m now the property of the alien that grabbed me. He’s big, possessive and seems to want to get to know me a lot better… PLEASE NOTE: This SciFi Romance alien book contains Adult Language and Steamy Adult Bedroom Scenes. It is intended for 18+ Readers & Adults Only. It's part of a science fiction romance series but can be read as a standalone story with no cliffhangers!

Book Bren s Blessing   a Sci Fi Alien Romance

Download or read book Bren s Blessing a Sci Fi Alien Romance written by Pearl Tate and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never thought I'd end up being abducted by aliens! I was living my dream, rotating in space around Mars on the Mars Hope Skylab. As the first American woman this far into space, I've accomplished more in my twenty-eight years of life than most. I enjoy my job, so when things go sideways and aliens board my lab, I try to stay positive and make sure that I just observe and stay alive. But I'm immediately grabbed and taken to their ship. Unable to understand them and not knowing what they have planned for me, I have to make some hard choices about whether living is the best way to go. And how far will I go to live? It appears that I'm now the property of the alien that grabbed me. He's big, possessive and seems to want to get to know me a lot better... PLEASE NOTE: This SciFi Romance alien book contains Adult Language and Steamy Adult Bedroom Scenes. It is intended for 18+ Readers & Adults Only. It's part of a science fiction romance series but can be read as a standalone story with no cliffhangers!

Book Quasar Lineage Series Books 1   2   3   A Sci Fi Alien Romance Bundle  Bren s Blessing   Matthias s Miracle   Amari s Adored

Download or read book Quasar Lineage Series Books 1 2 3 A Sci Fi Alien Romance Bundle Bren s Blessing Matthias s Miracle Amari s Adored written by Pearl Tate and published by Steamy Media LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BREN'S BLESSING I enjoy my job, so when things go sideways and aliens board my lab, I try to stay positive and make sure that I just observe and stay alive. But I'm immediately grabbed an taken to their ship. It appears that I’m now the property of the alien that grabbed me. He's big, possessive and seems to want to get to know me a lot better... MATTHIAS'S MIRACLE I wake from my abduction while being separated from my friends. Sore and groggy, I'm tied to a bed before I realize what's going on. As the circumstances start to sink in, I fight until I hear a roar of rage. At first, my rescuer scares me as much as my captors, but when I realize he's helping, he becomes my new best friend... AMARI'S ADORED Before I even wake up from my abduction, I'm “rescued” from the shuttle that crashed here on their prison planet. But as I’m coming to terms with everything around me, I become a pawn in a tug-of-war between my new rescuer and a group of unhappy aliens. They are determined to break away from their prison, taking everything of value with them… and that includes me! PLEASE NOTE: This SciFi Romance alien book contains Adult Language and Steamy Adult Bedroom Scenes. It is intended for 18+ Readers & Adults Only. It's part of a science fiction romance series but can be read as a standalone story with no cliffhangers!

Book Matthias s Miracle   A Sci Fi Alien Romance

Download or read book Matthias s Miracle A Sci Fi Alien Romance written by Pearl Tate and published by Steamy Media LLC. This book was released on 2018-11-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight young women are abducted by aliens from college, I'm one of them! I wake from my abduction while being separated from my friends. Sore and groggy, I'm tied to a bed before I realize what's going on. As the circumstances start to sink in, I fight until I hear a roar of rage. At first, my rescuer scares me as much as my captors, but when I realize he's helping, he becomes my new best friend... MATTHIAS'S MIRACLE is the sequel to BREN'S BLESSING (Book One of the Quasar Lineage). You don't have to read Bren's Blessing in order to understand the plot, but the story will be more well rounded if you do! PLEASE NOTE: This SciFi Romance alien book contains Adult Language and Steamy Adult Bedroom Scenes. It is intended for 18+ Readers & Adults Only. It's part of a science fiction romance series but can be read as a standalone story with no cliffhangers!

Book Sci Fi Alien Abduction Romance Boxed Set   The Quasar Lineage Series Books 1 to 5 5

Download or read book Sci Fi Alien Abduction Romance Boxed Set The Quasar Lineage Series Books 1 to 5 5 written by Pearl Tate and published by Steamy Media LLC. This book was released on with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start the hot and steamy alien abduction romance series The Quasar Lineage. The women are abducted from Earth and given new lives with their fated mates. Discover the instalove in this complete action and adventure boxset containing the following six sci-fi alien abduction romances: BREN’S BLESSING I enjoy my job, so when things go sideways and aliens board my lab, I try to stay positive and make sure that I just observe and stay alive. But I’m immediately grabbed and taken to their ship. It appears that I’m now the property of the alien that grabbed me. He’s big, possessive and seems to want to get to know me a lot better... MATTHIAS’S MIRACLE I wake from my abduction while being separated from my friends. Sore and groggy, I’m tied to a bed before I realize what’s going on. As the circumstances start to sink in, I fight until I hear a roar of rage. At first, my rescuer scares me as much as my captors, but when I realize he’s helping me, he becomes my new best friend... AMARI’S ADORED Before I even wake up from my abduction, I’m “rescued” from the shuttle that crashed here on their prison planet. But as I’m coming to terms with everything around me, I become a pawn in a tug-of-war between my new rescuer and a group of unhappy aliens. They’re determined to break away from their prison, taking everything of value with them… and that includes me! DEVLIN’S DARLING Aliens stole me from Earth, from everything that made my life safe. Beautiful tattoos have surfaced on my body… mating marks… marks that tie me to one of the aliens on the prison planet. I’m intrigued—and a little bit scared. The prisoner whose marks match mine, well, he’s really big, and feared by the other aliens. Will he even like me? I’m not sure what to expect, but I believe in destiny. I’m hoping he won’t turn me away. He’s all I have now. CALLIM’S CHALLENGE Abducted from Earth, contracting a deadly disease, getting matched up to an alien I’ve never met… welcome to the chaos that’s my life. Now, I’m on a spaceship traveling to Quasar to get the vaccine I need to survive and meet my future mate. I don’t believe in fate and being told my perfect match is waiting for me sounds like complete idiocy. There’s no other choice now, though. It’s either that or die a debilitating death. FOROHN’S FATED I’m dying. You’d think the worst thing that happened to me was being abducted from college by aliens. But no. The icing on the cake is I’ve contracted a debilitating disease, and I’ll be dead in the next couple of months. Unless I get the vaccine. It won’t do me any good to convince the Quasar aliens to take me home to Earth. I’d just end of giving the virus to everyone there… Don’t miss out on these fated mate alien romances guaranteed to have you wanting an Quasar alien all for yourself!

Book Amari s Adored   A Sci Fi Alien Romance

Download or read book Amari s Adored A Sci Fi Alien Romance written by Pearl Tate and published by Steamy Media LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m one of eight young women abducted by aliens from college... Before I even wake up from my abduction, I'm “rescued” from the shuttle that crashed here on their prison planet. My rescuer is different though, with mismatched eyes and a language I can’t understand. But as I’m coming to terms with everything around me, I become a pawn in a tug-of-war between my new rescuer and a group of unhappy aliens. They are determined to break away from their prison, taking everything of value with them… and that includes me! AMARI’S ADORED is the sequel to BREN'S BLESSING (Book One of the Quasar Lineage) and MATTHIAS'S MIRACLE (Book Two of the Quasar Lineage). You don't have to read Bren's Blessing or Matthias’s Miracle in order to understand the plot, but the story will be more well rounded if you do! PLEASE NOTE: This SciFi Romance alien book contains Adult Language and Steamy Adult Bedroom Scenes. It is intended for 18+ Readers & Adults Only. It's part of a science fiction romance series but can be read as a standalone story with no cliffhangers!

Book Penny s Protector

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ruby Dixon
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-12-13
  • ISBN : 9781674961613
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book Penny s Protector written by Ruby Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S'bren doesn't realize what a mess he's stepping in when he steals me away. He just wants to resonate. Sweet, right? But his methods are all wrong and resonance doesn't look as if it's happening anytime soon for either of us.So I'm going to use this time away from the camp as an opportunity. We're going to go exploring and not return to the beach camp until I'm good and ready. It's one part punishment for him - being my guide - and one part adventure for me. We'll have fun, swing from some vines in the fruit cave, and then return to Icehome when we're good and ready.What's not part of the plan? Falling in love. Matters of the heart are tricky when the khui gets the final say...and mine is totally silent.

Book Trinity

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  • Author : Anna Lewis
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-04-01
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 72 pages

Download or read book Trinity written by Anna Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scifi Alien Romance Eliana Russet lives an ordinary life with an ordinary job and an ordinary best friend. But her whole world is twisted upside down when she finds out that she’s pregnant…which is virtually impossible considering she’s been celibate for the last six months. Zander Olgarian, an impossibly attractive man, reveals himself as the father of her child and Eliana’s world comes crashing down. Not only is Zander her child’s father, but he is also an alien prince, sent down to Earth to create his heir. Eliana has to fight through secret government groups trying to hunt her, loud-mouthed best friends, and hot-headed women on her quest to protect her child and figure out exactly what she’s gotten herself into. With every new turn, she doesn’t know who to trust. She’s becoming lost in a world unknown to her and she’s struggling to keep a hold on her sanity. But she’s a fighter, and she’ll be damned if she lets anyone hurt her baby. Standalone Romance Short Story With No Cliffhanger! ---- SEARCH TERMS: Pregnancy romance, secret baby romance, baby romance, pregnancy romance, alpha male alien romance, alpha male romance, scifi alien romance, alien abduction romance, alpha male aliens, alien fantasy books, alien romance, aliens, scifi romance, Space opera romance, science fiction romance, steamy science fiction romance, hot aliens, fantasy alien romance, paranormal romance, military science fiction books, paranormal with sex, fantasy fiction, psychic romance, steamy paranormal romance, sci fi romance, sci-fi romance, Fated mates, alien mate, new adult, genetic engineering, alien contact, alpha male, alpha female, supernatural, alien invasion romance

Book Sci Fi Alien Abduction Romance Boxed Set   The Quasar Lineage Series Books 6 to 12

Download or read book Sci Fi Alien Abduction Romance Boxed Set The Quasar Lineage Series Books 6 to 12 written by Pearl Tate and published by Steamy Media LLC. This book was released on with total page 1534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete the hot and steamy alien abduction romance series The Quasar Lineage. The women are abducted from Earth and given new lives with their fated mates. Discover the instalove in this complete action and adventure boxset containing the following seven sci-fi alien abduction romances: TRAVEK’S TREASURE When I’m sucked into a bright light and confined to a freezing cell, I’m scared to death as I try to figure out what’s going on… and why? I’m one of the most boring, average girls you could ever meet. So, why would the government want me? And why do I feel a magnetic pull I can’t explain to someone... or something... I’ve never met before? REMUS’S REVELATION When I’m sucked into their bright light while at a study group, I’m shocked that they’re abducting me from a room with other people—why can I suddenly remember not only this visit but dozens more? And who is this strange, new alien claiming I’m his mate? SELAS’S SALVATION When I’m abducted by aliens at a study group with friends, I’m told if I give up my family and life on Earth, I can have the life I want. But it also comes with a little catch that definitely sounds… interesting. Is there really someone out there that’s perfect for me? ATTICUS’S ANGEL My entire life is controlled by my mother and the genetic disease I was born with that robs me of so much, including the ability to have a baby. As if the special schools and special classes weren’t enough, now my mother is considering a special home! So, when I’m offered another life—one that sounds too good to be true—I jump at the chance to be healed and have a family. Of course, no one mentioned the danger… BROCK’S BELOVED When I’m offered a chance to be healed, there really isn’t anything that could make me turn it down. Even finding out my new mate comes from the most volatile lineage in their society. After all, I can talk down the most irrational idiots. How different could this be? What I don’t expect is to enjoy it. But his possessiveness and dominating personality do strange things to me. And I like it… CHEVEPAK’S CHERISHED When I’m approached and offered an important mission, a purpose that could help thousands of people lead a better life, I’m intrigued… especially since it also comes with a mate. Someone who’s not only going to heal my body and want only me, but I’ll never catch them banging someone else on the kitchen table. But on the way to fulfill my destiny, our spacecraft is almost destroyed by a sleeper spy attempting a suicide mission. Then, we’re hijacked by an insect-shaped species that’s planning on conquering the Quasar planet. The Council seems dead-set against even discussing either event, which leads us all to believe they’re involved. But could the Sacred Mother, the planet’s original salvation, be part of the conspiracy too? Will we reach the planet and find my mate in time to expose the truth of their women’s past treachery to all the Quasar citizens, uniting them once and for all? Or will the Marel arrive first, taking over and harvesting them for food? MIHILE’S MARVEL My mate’s planet is under siege by the Marel, an insect-looking species of alien that accosts us on our way to Quasar. We escape but find out more Marel are on the way. They’re working with someone high in power on the planet, and we need to expose the female’s original treaty with the Ashen in addition to this new threat. Is it too late to save the clueless on the planet Quasar and offer them additional protection? Will the Marel be able to set up their breeding farms when their backup arrives? Will the population of Quasar even believe the threat is real before it’s too late? Don’t miss out on these fated mate alien romances guaranteed to have you wanting an Quasar alien all for yourself!

Book Callim s Challenge   A Sci Fi Alien Romance

Download or read book Callim s Challenge A Sci Fi Alien Romance written by Pearl Tate and published by Steamy Media LLC. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shelly Abducted from Earth, contracting a deadly disease, getting matched up to an alien I’ve never met… welcome to the chaos that’s my life. Now, I’m on a spaceship traveling to Quasar to get the vaccine I need to survive and meet my future mate. I’m used to being at the mercy of others. First, it was my drug-addicted mother and eventually the foster care system. It frustrates me that after finally reaching a point in my life that I had control, it’s all been stripped away again. I don’t believe in fate and being told my perfect match is waiting for me sounds like complete idiocy. There’s no other choice now though. It’s either that or die a debilitating death. Callim I’ve spent my entire life studying and preparing to travel to another planet. As an orphan, I’ve been raised in a Sanctuary with many other males who will be my companions in our travel and work as representatives of Quasar. It’s a solitary life that I’ve learned to thrive in. When marks appear on my body, I’m pulled by the Council into what they call The Mating Re-emergence Study and told my mate is on her way to join me. Then they arrive and instead of staying in the study, we’re rescued by the Discovery’s crew and I’m finally traveling through space towards a different unknown planet. Can I convince my new mate I’m more than just a tool she needs to survive? PLEASE NOTE: This SciFi Romance alien book contains Adult Language and Steamy Adult Bedroom Scenes. It is intended for 18+ Readers & Adults Only. It's part of a science fiction romance series but can be read as a standalone story with no cliffhangers!

Book Bryk

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ava Ross
  • Publisher : Mail-Order Brides of Crakair
  • Release : 2024-01-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Bryk written by Ava Ross and published by Mail-Order Brides of Crakair. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryk is book 2 in the Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series.

Book Venan

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  • Author : Ashley Hunt
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-09-19
  • ISBN : 9781549786112
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Venan written by Ashley Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He no longer knows himself, but he needs to know her.Octavia's job as a hairstylist is to make people feel good about themselves, and she embraces the responsibility wholeheartedly. A full-figured woman confident in her own skin, she is happy to be a listening ear and advisory mind to her clients while enhancing their outer beauty. Since leaving Earth to take up residence on Albaterra, she has spent her days in the colony's salon and her nights in her hut with her books and her memories. When the brooding A'li-uud Elder of Dhal'at asks her to dance, the peaceful life she's built on the alien planet sharply interruptedThe newest Elder to join the Council, Venan has found himself at the head of the same kingdom he's spent his life protecting. Thanks to the controversial death of his predecessor, Venan is met with criticism and disgust from the very people he is now tasked to lead. The only relief he has from the relentless judgment is when he meets dark-haired and dark-eyed Octavia. He is immediately taken not only by her loveliness but also by her open mind and understanding nature. Finding solace in the sympathetic human sends him on a journey of self-discovery to strip his once-orthodox ideals and learn where his priorities truly lie.After the unintentional death of Dhal'atian Elder Kharid, Venan has been named as his replacement. For months, he was accused of murdering Kharid, and it seems the Council's acquittal and the appointment has done little to ease the public's suspicions. Quickly growing frustrated by the backlash against him, Venan is granted slight reprieve when he meets Octavia. They find kindred spirits within one another, and it should be the beginning of a smooth and amazing romance. When the Novai, an alien race also colonized on Albaterra, descend upon the planet with a life-altering demand, however, Venan is forced to step up in his new role and make the timeless choice between what is easy and what is right. Octavia intends to support him in this, but she finds herself suddenly caught in an A'li-uud family drama she could never have imagined. The next thing she knows, she has to decide if a relationship with the troubled Elder is worth it or if she needs to put herself first.Is there a happy ending for the mysterious A'li-uud and the dreamy stylist, or will their search for themselves leave them lost and alone...or worse?Venan is the seventh and the last book in the Albaterra Mates series. All books in this page-turning Paranormal Sci Fi Alien Abduction Romance can be read as standalones and in any order for maximum enjoyment. Enjoy full-length fated mates scifi alien romances with a guaranteed HEA, no cheating and plenty of impossible Alphas!Expect steamy scenes, mysterious aliens, deadly planets and the love story between a beautiful curvy woman from Earth and a sensationally hot alien warrior.The Albaterra Mates Paranormal SciFi Romance Series is perfect for fans of: - Science Fiction Romance- Action Adventure Romance- Space Opera- Futuristic Romance- Fantasy Romance- Military Romance- Paranormal Romance- Alien RomanceFREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED!Other books by Ashley L. HuntAlbaterra Mates SeriesRex - Albaterra Mates 1Duke - Albaterra Mates 2Dane - Albaterra Mates 3Lokos - Albaterra Mates 4Khrel - Albaterra Mates 5Zunan - Albaterra Mates 6Venan - Albaterra Mates 7Albaterra Mates Extended Epilogue (Free)Alien Mates SeriesLuke (Free)Kerr - Alien Mates 1Jasih - Alien Mates 2Volistad - Alien Mates 3Yahn - Alien Mates 4Dragons of Novai Series - Upcoming end of OctoberPrequel (Free)Balor - Dragons of Novai 1Diem - Dragons of Novai 2

Book Barbarian s Hope

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  • Author : Ruby Dixon
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-11-23
  • ISBN : 9781519060105
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book Barbarian s Hope written by Ruby Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-23 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasons ago, I resonated to the quietest of tribesmates, a male content to love me from afar while I was the center of attention. We could have been happy. Despite our differences, I loved him and he loved me. But then a terrible thing happened...and my world was never the same again. Now resonance is giving us a second chance, but...I'm afraid. What if what I have with my mate is too broken to be fixed? What if there's no hope left for us at all?

Book Emergence

    Book Details:
  • Author : C. J. Cherryh
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2019-01-08
  • ISBN : 0756414164
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Emergence written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th book in Cherryh's beloved Foreigner space opera series begins a new era for diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien "atevi."

Book Chthon

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  • Author : Piers Anthony
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2014-07-01
  • ISBN : 1497657326
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Chthon written by Piers Anthony and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nebula and Hugo Award Finalist: The first novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Xanth series. Chthon was Piers Anthony’s first published novel in 1967, written over the course of seven years. He started it when he was in the US Army, so it has a long prison sequence that is reminiscent of that experience, being dark and grim. It features Aton Five, a space man who commits the crime of falling in love with the dangerous, alluring Minionette and is therefore condemned to death in the subterranean prison of Chthon. It uses flashbacks to show how he came to know the Minionette, and flash-forwards to show how he dealt with her after his escape from prison. The author regards this as perhaps the most intricately structured novel the science fantasy genre has seen.

Book Embrace the Romance

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  • Author : S. E. Smith
  • Publisher : Cats, Dogs & Other Worldly Creatures Books
  • Release : 2017-09-02
  • ISBN : 9781942583578
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Embrace the Romance written by S. E. Smith and published by Cats, Dogs & Other Worldly Creatures Books. This book was released on 2017-09-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestseller! The pets are back! Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2, featuring twelve of today's leading Science Fiction Romance authors, brings you a dozen original stories written just for you! Join in the fun, from the Dragon Lords of Valdier to a trip aboard award-winning author, Veronica Scott's Nebula Zephyr to journeying back to Luda where Grim is King, for stories that will take you out of this world! Join New York Times, USA TODAY, and Award-winning authors S.E. Smith, M.K. Eidem, Susan Grant, Michelle Howard, Cara Bristol, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Laurie A. Green, Sabine Priestley, Jessica E. Subject, Carol Van Natta, and Alexis Glynn Latner as they share stories and help out Hero-Dogs.org, a charity that supports our veterans! 10% of all preorders and the first month's profits go to Hero-Dogs.org. Hero Dogs raises and trains service dogs and places them free of charge with US Veterans to improve quality of life and restore independence.

Book The Dark Side of Nowhere

Download or read book The Dark Side of Nowhere written by Neal Shusterman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic science fiction novel from bestselling author Neal Shusterman is back in print. Jason is having a bad day. The kind of day when you just don’t feel like yourself. Only for Jason, it’s not just a feeling. He really isn’t himself. Not anymore. Who is he? That’s the problem. Jason isn’t sure. And it’s not just him. Everyone in town is acting weird. His friends. His parents. Everyone. Billington is usually such a normal town. As Jason is about to discover, nothing will ever be normal again….