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Review
"I normally just read to be entertained for a bit, but I keep thinking about this book well afterward. The storyline was unique and kept me interested all the way through..."
- K. Turner
"I highly recommend this outstanding novel by D A Hahn. The characters are so well developed they feel like real people. The overall story is suspenseful and thought provoking. I can't wait for the next book from this outstanding author."
-Michael Bradley
"As Sophia's story unfolds, her decisions become more far-reaching and more urgent. Like all of us, she often has to make those decisions without complete information or any guarantee that they're the right ones. I think this is the most thought-provoking aspect of the book."
-Ken
Product Description
In 2006, eighteen-year-old Sophia Alexander is shocked by the appearance of her time-traveling self, from twenty years in the future. She is even more shocked by the apparition's message – Sophia must become a chef, obtain a job in the White House, and stop a president named Zachary Mirren from starting World War Three. Millions of lives are at stake.
Unsure if the vision was real or a hallucination, Sophia struggles to decide how much of her life to devote to this task. Yet, time brings more evidence that her encounter with her future self was indeed real.
Sophia resigns herself to her fate, knowing she must be prepared, even if it means sacrificing her own goals, needs, and relationships. But will she have to give up everything, even her humanity, for the sake of a better future?
Can the future even be changed... or is it determined?
This new-adult contemporary sci-fi novel is the first in the Determined Series, by D. A. Hahn. The stories can be read in any order.
From the Author
CHAPTER 1
MAY 2006
For a moment, Sophia existed solely as disembodied consciousness in a void of utter darkness. Her body's atoms had been momentarily suspended in space-time, attempting to disassemble and reassemble twenty years in the past.
She winced as awareness of her body returned—tingling pins and needles, not painful, but not entirely comfortable either. Her vision slowly returned, a bedroom materializing into view. She tried to raise an arm and move her head but remembered she was tethered down. Dizziness gripped her for a moment before she collected her thoughts. She couldn't afford to waste what little time she had.
Her focus fell onto the petite young woman relaxing on a bed a few feet away. Her eyes were closed, blissfully absorbed in the music blaring from her earphones. Sophia's 18-year-old self had long, dark hair that swayed as she bobbed her head, a faint smile playing upon her pale, heart-shaped face. The girl hadn't noticed her yet.
Waves of nostalgia hit as she glanced around her childhood room. The layout was imprinted in her memory. An IKEA dresser sat in one corner, the bed in the other. She couldn't stop the wistful smile as she saw the posters of Harry Potter and P!nk on the walls. She glanced back at her younger self. She couldn't get distracted.
Phia hadn't noticed the apparition of her older self. Sophia didn't want to scare the girl, but she had to give her the message before time ran out. "Phia," she whispered.
The girl was oblivious, lounged on her bunched pillows, eyes closed, foot bobbing. She would be graduating high school in a few weeks. The poor kid had no idea what was in store.
"Phia," she repeated, louder.
Phia's eyes flew open, her eyes widening as she sat bolt upright in bed, ripping the earphones from her ears. "What—what's this?" she gasped, looking up and down at the woman before her.
Sophia glanced down at herself - she was naked and floating above the floor at an angle. She could imagine the young girl's shock and gave her a strained smile.
"Listen to me carefully, Phia. I don't have much time. I'm you from the future...."
"What the hell? What?" Phia blinked, eyes narrowing in suspicion. She scooted back toward the headboard, snatching up a pillow and clutching it in front of her as though to use it as a shield.
"I'm sorry I've scared you, but this is important," said Sophia. She gestured to herself. "Look at me, Phia. I'm you."
Her own younger face studied her, frightened eyes wandering from her face to the maroon crescent birthmark on her left breast. She gasped with recognition.
Sophia remembered what she was like back then, almost finished with high school, excited for the future, the whole world at her feet. How things had changed. To Sophia's relief, Phia finally gave a slight nod.
"Millions of lives are at stake," she said. "Grab that notebook off your nightstand and write down everything I say."
Phia continued to stare at her, frozen.
"Hurry up, Phia, this is real!" Sophia snapped. "Write this down!"
Phia startled, glancing at her nightstand and back to the time traveler. Without taking her eyes off Sophia, she snatched up her Twilight journal and a pen with trembling hands. Breathing hard, she shakily opened the notebook to a new page. "Okay," she finally stammered. "Tell me."
As Sophia spoke, her young self furiously scribbled notes.
"I am you from the future. I came here from April 15th, 2026. The future president, Zachary Mirren, born in 1985, will eventually start World War Three and be responsible for the deaths of millions. You must kill him."
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