Book info:
Title: Alien Minds
Author: Christina Bauer
Series: Dimension Drift #1
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: April 23rd, 2019
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult
Synopsis:
DIVERGENT meets OCEAN’S EIGHT in this urban fantasy heist!
On my seventeenth birthday, I wake up in the hospital to find I just survived a sketchy but terrible accident. My parents stand by my bedside—both are beautiful, wealthy, and super-nice. They tell me that once I leave the hospital, I’ll attend the prestigious ECHO Academy, where I’ll churn out equations for the government along with my mega-smart peers.
So, I’m living the perfect life.
Then why does everything feel all wrong?
My parents, my house and even ECHO Academy…none of it fits. Plus, what’s up with Thorne, my brooding yet yummy classmate who keeps telling me I need to remember my true past, which seems to have included a lot of us kissing? That’s one thing I’d really like to remember, except for the fact that I’m pretty sure Thorne is hiding a ton of nasty secrets of his own, including the fact that he may not be from this world. But considering how my own past seems alien to me, it’s not like I can judge. Plus, Thorne has dimples. That’s a problem.
And worst of all, why does it feel so yucky to work on these calculations for the government? It’s all supposed to be part of ECHO, but my heart tells me that I’m helping something truly terrible come to pass. Thorne seems to think that kissing him again will release my real memories.
Maybe it’s time to pucker up.
“Appealing and engaging. Love the strong female character!” – Arlene’s Book Reviews
This new series is perfect for: fans of urban fantasy, action and adventure, cool science, evil corporations, forbidden romance and hot new classmates who may or may not be aliens.
Excerpt – Opening
Chapter
Meimi
In this moment, I know four
things.
One, I just woke up in a hospital
bed.
Two, I don’t remember anything about
my life before today. Hello, amnesia!
Three, I want out of here now because …
Four, there’s a creepy couple in my
room—Luci and Josiah—who claim they’re my sponsor parents. According to them,
I’m a seventeen-year-old science prodigy called Wisteria Roberts.
Huh. That name rings zero bells.
Plus, these two make my skin
crawl.
“We sponsor you financially,”
explains Josiah. “Then in the fall, we’ll fund your senior year of high school
at ECHO Academy.” Josiah’s a lanky guy with slicked-back hair, a frayed suit,
and an overly large Adam’s apple.
“Afterward, you’ll pay us back
with interest,” adds Luci. “Forty percent. Compounded annually.”
Luci is tall and willowy with
white-blonde tresses. By contrast, I’m a curvy girl with brown hair and green
eyes. I’m also wrapped up mummy-style with bandages. According to Luci and
Josiah, I took a spill on Newbury Street and lost my memory. So sketchy.
Some small voice in my head cries
that I should be terrified right now. Instead, I just feel numb. Must be a
happy side effect of having no memory. Like an amnesia bonus.
“You’ll love living in our dorm,”
says Josiah. “In fact, think of me more as your sponsor friend than your
sponsor parent.”
At this point, that small part of
me screams how Josiah is a disgusting pig. But more of me is still happily
numb, so the warnings go nowhere.
Screech, screech, screech!
A chorus of alarm bells sound.
Red lights flash in the outer hallway. An overly calm female voice drones
through hidden speakers. “Cleansing search commencing … cleansing search
commencing. All hail the Authority … All hail the Authority.”
With that, the inner cogs of my
brain connect and whir. Feelings return. My blood chills over with fear. I may
not recall my personal history, but I do remember how our evil government—what
we call the Authority—conducts cleansing searches. They find the sick or poor,
label them as undesirable, and slate them for cleansing. It’s a
fancy word for murder.
The alarms wail louder. My heart
rate skyrockets. If there’s a cleansing search, I’m a slam dunk to be
undesirable. Yipes.
Author Bio:
Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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