Title: The Samantha Project
Series: The
Samantha Project Book #1
By: Stephanie Karpinske
Genre: YA Sci Fi
Blurb:
Seventeen-year-old Samantha has a seemingly
perfect life; great parents, early admission to Stanford, and a boyfriend who
happens to be the hottest guy in school. But Sam's life takes a dark turn when
she starts developing powers brought on by her unknown involvement in a global
corporation's genetic enhancement project. Now the corporation decides it's
time to take Sam back and turn on the genetic switch that will unleash all the
powers of her enhanced genes.
During a heart-pounding race to flee from the
people who created her, Sam encounters another person who was part of the
experimental project. He's been living in hiding for years and now that Sam's
found him, she's put both their lives in danger. But they can't run for long. A
technological safeguard embedded in their cells ensures that if the corporation
can't have them, nobody will.
Excerpt
I was deep in thought when I
heard a voice nearby.
“Hey, there. Brittany,
right?” It was Erik, the boy from the diner. The boy from my dream.
I stood up, startled to see
him. “What are you doing here? I thought you graduated.” I felt excited and a
little nervous seeing him again.
“Yeah. I graduated last
year.”
“I’ll be 18 in a few weeks,”
I said, not sure why I was telling him my age. I felt my cheeks turning red.
Erik laughed. “Um, okay. So
don’t you need to get to class?”
“Oh, um, no. Not just yet.” I
couldn’t stop staring at this guy. Images from my dream were flooding my head.
Just seeing him again was making my heart beat faster.
“You seem nervous. Are you
okay?” He smiled and gently touched my arm. The instant his hand hit my skin, I
felt a jolt of energy go through me. He must have felt it too because he
quickly backed away.
“Sorry about that. The air
must be dry. Static shock, you know,” Erik said, trying to break the tension.
“Here, I feel bad about that. Let’s try this again. Hi, I’m Erik.” He stretched
his hand out. I went to accept his handshake, but when our hands met, we each
felt another jolt of energy. It wasn’t as jarring that time, but more of a
synchronized energy flow from him to me and back. It was like nothing I had
felt before.
We looked at each other
unable to speak.
“Erik, I think the truck is
fixed now. We can get going.” I heard Jack’s voice behind me. “Anything wrong,
Erik?” Jack’s question seemed to have some hidden meaning.
“No. I just saw Brittany here and thought I’d say
hello.” Erik said “Brittany” in a strange tone.
Jack picked up on the change
in tone. “And did you learn anything new
about Brittany? Seems like you didn’t quite remember her from school.”
I didn’t like the way the two
of them were talking in some type of secret code. Something was up with them. I
looked around to see nothing but farmland. If I was in danger, my only way to
get away from them would be to run to the school. I was sure they would catch
me, but I decided to try. As I turned to run, Jack grabbed my arm and jabbed it
with something. Within seconds, I was lightheaded and then everything went
black.
~~~~~
Blurb:
In this action-packed second installment of
The Samantha Project series, Samantha and Erik go on a search to find a way to
save themselves from the genetic time bomb ticking away in their cells. Along
the way, they discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
Although Samantha's boyfriend, Colin, is back
now, she can't deny her feelings for Erik. It isn't long before she learns the
real reason why she can't resist Erik. But only after she's gone too far with
him. So far that Colin may never forgive her.
GlobalLife Genetics continues to pursue
Samantha and they'll stop at nothing to get her. Sam still doesn't understand
GlobalLife's plan for her but she knows it's something big. And she knows it
isn't good.
Blurb:
Samantha's destiny was chosen long ago. At
least that's what she's told by the people who created her. Her enhanced genes
and genetic software were meant to do everything from mold her personality to
pick who she falls in love with.
But can destiny be changed? Ever since
Samantha learned the truth about herself, she's struggled to figure out who's
really in charge of her life. Can she make her own choices? Or is her future
determined by her genes?
Old enemies reappear and new ones emerge as
Samantha and Erik use their powers to fight the people who are after them. But
it's getting harder to figure out who's good and who's evil. The enemy they've
been fighting may not be the one who's truly after them.
Stephanie is a freelance health writer by day
and novel writer by night. She's been dreaming up stories for as long as she
can remember but finally put a few down on paper (or ebook) with her YA
trilogy, The Samantha Project. She's currently working on a new adult romance
series that’s coming out soon! When she’s not writing, she’s reading (usually
YA/NA romance or a mystery thriller), cooking something really good, or running
(to burn off the calories of whatever she cooked that was really good).
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