The
Traveler
The
Traveler Series, Book
1
by Melissa
Delport
Genre: Sci-fi romance/action
ASIN: B00IVKXJ7M
Number of pages: approx 253
Word Count: 89500
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Available on Amazon
Book Description:
Seven years ago, Rachel gave her
heart to a dark, intense stranger, who left her broken and alone.
Every day since then Rachel has
thought about Dex, her memories refusing to be silenced.
Now, Dex is back, but this time he
is not alone. He has brought a formidable army – their sole purpose to conquer.
Fate will bring Rachel and Dex back together, but on opposing sides of a war
that threatens to obliterate her world.
Pitted against the power of the
elements, Rachel and her friends must survive tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes
and fire, all the while being hunted by a powerful enemy who will stop at
nothing to pillage her planet.
Fleeing for her life amidst the
chaos of a raging, burning city, Rachel realizes man’s only chance of survival
lies in the hands of the very person who betrayed her all those years ago.
Earth is destined to fall, but
Rachel is determined to save mankind, no matter the sacrifice.
Excerpt:
“We need to get underground,” Darren insists.
“I agree with Darren,” Kate is wringing her hands
nervously. I understand the appeal of escaping the carnage up here but I can’t
suppress the feeling that this would be a bad move.
“We’ll be trapped,” I moan,
racking my brain for another solution. Before I can even ask Jason if he knows
another way out of the city, Kate gives a shriek of fright and I turn to see
one of the tunic-clad men heading straight for us. “Go!” I scream at Jason and
he starts to reverse. After only a few seconds he slams on brakes again and I
glance back to see why he’s stopped.
“Shit!” I curse. There is
another man approaching from behind. We’re trapped. I quickly scan the street
but we are hemmed in, there is nowhere to escape. “We’re going to have to make
a run for it!” I whisper urgently and Kate whimpers in fear. I understand her
terror – there is no way we can out-run their abilities. As if to prove this,
the man ahead raises his hand and the van gives a lurch to the left as the
ground heaves beneath us.
“Head for that department
store,” I whisper and Jason and Darren nod. Kate is clutching Darren’s sleeve.
“Now!” I yell and I wrench open my door as the others do the same. Instantly,
it is blown shut and I glance up to see that, in the blink of an eye, the storm
is back in full force. The wind is staggering and, judging by the grunts coming
from the others, they can’t open their doors against the buffeting wind either.
I hear a shout and, as I glance through the windshield, my heart skips a beat.
Dex is standing in front of the van, his back to us. He raises his hand and a
bolt of lightning streaks from the heavens hitting the first assailant squarely
in the chest. He collapses in a heap on the ground and Dex turns, calmly making
his way to the back of the van. Another bolt of lightning lights up the sky,
the noise resonating in my head and then suddenly everything goes quiet.
“Go!” I hiss and Jason
needs no further prompting. He shifts the car back into drive and slowly eases
his foot down on the gas. The van starts to creep forward, but as I check the
rear-view mirror I see that Dex is gone. Alarmed, I glance around, but there is
no sign of him. I slump back in my seat, releasing the breath that I didn’t know
I was holding, but my relief is short-lived as the driver’s door is suddenly
wrenched open. Jason automatically slams on the brakes and I hit my head
painfully on the dashboard.
“Get in the back,” Dex
orders. To my surprise, Jason scrambles between the seats without argument.
Dex’s glowing green eyes meet mine and he seems to be giving me a silent
warning.
“They’re not worth it, Rachel. I can save you. Not
them.” His disregard for the lives of the three people behind me is
infuriating.
“You
save all of us,” I spit out, “or none of us.” I meet his gaze unflinchingly.
“The choice is yours.” With an angry snarl he leaps into the driver’s seat and
pulls the door shut. A second later we surge forward, the tires squealing in
protest as we race toward the Lincoln Tunnel.
My Review:
I positively loved this book! It has romance, science fiction, adventure and drama all mixed in to make this a wonderful story. Rachel is a cameraman and while on assignment finds herself running for her life as the world is attacked by aliens that control the elements. She along with friends and fellow survivors are desperately trying to find a way off Manhattan to someplace that would be safe. Rachel notices one alien in particular who resembles the man, Dex, whom she loved many years ago who left her. She finds out that Dex is the alien and is intent on conquering Earth. Rachel is an amazing woman and refuses to give up on mankind and will fight for everyone on Earth. Dex is an alien who came many years ago to evaluate Earth for his people and became fascinated by Rachel. Dex is strong and determined not to let Rachel die with her planet. This story literally grabbed my attention from page one and refused to let go until the end, even then I wanted more. Beautifully written and page turning, I found myself holding my breath at times as the author keeps the readers sitting on the edge of their seats. I highly recommend this fantastic book to lovers of sci-fi romance with a whole lot of adventure weaved artfully in to take you on a roller coaster ride. ~Booklover Sue
About
the Author:
Wife, mother of 3, businesswoman
by day and author by night, Melissa Delport is the author of The Legacy Series
and Rainfall. She graduated from the University of South Africa with a
Bachelors Degree in English in 2000. She currently lives with her husband and
three children in Hillcrest, South Africa.
Her first novel, The Legacy,
published in 2013, is the first in The Legacy Series trilogy, and is followed
by the sequel The Legion. The final book, The Legend is due out in 2014. She
has also written an independent novel entitled Rainfall, a psychological
romance, and a science-fiction, action-adventure called The Traveler.
An avid reader herself, Melissa
finally decided to stop “watching from the sidelines” and to do what is her
passion.
“I was driving home from work
when inspiration struck, and a storyline started unravelling in my head. For a
few days, it was all I could think about and eventually I realised that the
only way to get it out of my head, was to put it all down on paper. I started
writing, and that was that.”
Website: www.melissadelport.com
Twitter: @melissadelport
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Publisher’s website www.traceymcdonaldpublishers.com
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