Bøger af Jaz Johnson

This is a work of collected short science fiction stories written by youth at The City of Peekskill Youth Bureau, who under the direction of Author Jaz Johnson have become first-tme authors.

An offspring of two tremendously powerful beings, Saphora is the child of a forbidden love. The only one of her kind to exist - threatening the world as we know it. Only ... she doesn't know it. Having lost her memory in the crash to Earth, Saphora, until now, has tried to fit in - hiding the powers she has in the hopes that she will be left alone. But that all changes when her past comes looking for her. The memories she's been trying so hard to get back suddenly come knocking at her doorstep, and she's anything but ready. Is the past she was trying to remember a good one? Who was she really? Where did she come from? And why were they trying to get her back? This, is her story. This, is her Awakening.

Are you a virgin? These girls are. Ten women, young and old, are interviewed about their virginity. They're sent a list of questions, and asked to record themselves while answering them. The responses are heart-breaking, heart-warming, and brutally honest. They touch on everything from waiting, to fear, to gender and sexual identity, to just plain not being able to get laid. Take a look at these women's stories, and let them move, inspire, and entertain you.

Daughter of Athenian and Guardian, a forbidden pairing of the two dominant species on Athena, Saphora is the key to the war's end and the tool in the start of another. Each species on their own hold tremendous power. But combined, should Saphora survive its capacity like none before her, her power could mean supremacy. And Ares can't have that. Exiled heir to the Kiran throne, she's bent on reclaiming it - even if it means exterminating the remaining bloodline to do so. In an attempt to save her from the midst of war, Saphora is cast to Earth. As a mere child, her memory of Athena - and her power, taken from her upon impact. This grants her body the maturity needed to contain her power. Power that as she ages, she discovers - along with pieces of her memory. Unfortunately, she is not the only one to discover them. Being his patient for nearly her entire life, Dr. James Lupin has noticed more than a few anomalies. And so has the man sent to kill her - her awakening now allowing her to be tracked. With her world turned upside down, Saphora's got a new check-list. Find her guardian, figure out Lupin's agenda, return home - and stay alive.

Born into wealth, Penelope Lawrence always had everything she ever wanted. She was a good girl - raised to be a lady. Too bad her step-mother was anything but a role model. After her father died, Penelope left the house they shared to fend for herself, swindled out of her inheritance. But not having any work experience, her savings depleted and she found herself as a housemaid to one of the wealthiest families in the city. She also found herself in the interest of Hunter Flynn, the Master's youngest son. Enticed by the denial of his advances, Hunter makes it his goal to have her, and makes arrangements accordingly. Will Penelope be able to escape her new chambers? Or will she be entranced by her captor?

Having heard of his once fiancé's return to Athena, Xander, prince of the Oisian Kingdom, is curious as to just where Saphora has been. His pull to adventure has him touching down in Saphora's home town. But what he finds, no one could have expected. After Saphora's haphazard display of her extraterrestrial power, her therapist, James Lupin, in pursuit of the human's next great evolution, takes Saphora's DNA, and creates a handful of mutants. The forbidden breed now has a relative - and it's on Earth. But all experiments have a backlash, and once death falls upon a number of his subjects, a rebellion within seeks out Xander's help in a chance meeting. But once Xander learns that it's Saphora's DNA that's being used, the direness of the situation takes hold.

All Charles ever wanted was to be Emilia's one and only. Confined to her butler and guard, he hoped that he would one day earn her father's blessing. Unfortunately for him, he loses to the hand of a Prince. At the tender age of eighteen, Emilia receives word of her engagement to be, and couldn't be happier. But as if the news wasn't devastating enough, the inexperienced Duchess wants him to teach her the ways of intimacy! Wanting to prepare herself for her husband to-be. Tempted to live out his fantasies before losing her forever, he accepts. But can he handle it? Can she? What will become of their already fragile relationship? And those surrounding it? What will become of the wedding?

Who knew a mute song could say so much? Marceline and Song come from two different walks of life. And somehow, they wind up walking together. Through a chance meeting through an act of Marceline's bravery, the two form an unlikely friendship - and something more. Neither of them could have seen their feelings for the other coming - and neither could their friends and family. Mixed feelings surround them, and the more their relationship is probed, the more fragile they seem to become. Will the judgement consume them before they even explore their feelings? Or will they find a way to overcome the adversity?

Returning back home to Athena and the Kiran kingdom, Saphora is finally reunited with her mother, queen Vida - and the rest of the kingdom. Now she must begin her training in order to prepare herself for the approaching war. But anything and everything seems to be getting in the way. Vida is refusing to tell Saphora the story of how the war came to be, and is making it known that she does not approve of her relationship with Maverick. And she's not the only one. Dakota, her trainer, also worries for Saphora's future, and is contemplating stepping in. And then there's Ares, who is coming closer and closer to declaring the second war. Sending small fleets to test their strength, the kingdom is preparing to strike back. Who will sound the horns of war first? Will Saphora be ready in time? Will she ever know what happened to her family that caused the drift?