"I absolutely loved it and I can't wait to see what happens next. It's a prequel, so it's very short. I devoured it in one sitting, and I really enjoyed it. The characters were exactly what I hoped for them to be, and the story was refreshing and new. I can't wait to see what's in store for the rest of the series. " RadioactiveBookworm, Goodreads
Published: April 24th, 2018
“Fans of A Wrinkle in Time can’t miss Dimension Drift!” – Christina Trevaskis, The Book Matchmaker
Truth time. I go to a Learning Squirrel High School. Don’t judge.
On second thought, judge away. Learning Squirrel is one step above attending class in a junkyard. But what do you expect? Everything’s made out of garbage these days. At least, I have my freelance work to keep Mom and me housed, clothed, and fed. How? I’m your regular high school science geek for hire, except my work manipulates space-time. The good news is that these gigs pay really well; the bad news is that the government likes to kill people like me. Whatever. I’m not worried; hiding from their detection systems is easy for me.
Then I screw up one of my illegal projects. Badly.
In fact, things go so sideways that my house slips into two-dimensional space-time. The shift only lasts for a few seconds, but that’s long enough to set off a dozen government alarms. If those goons track me down, Mom and I are as good as dead. Long story short, I need to pay someone off, hide the evidence, and keep us safe.
Unfortunately, that means asking the Scythe for help. He runs the local underground crime scene and has absolutely no conscience…Or at least, I’m pretty sure he doesn’t. It’s hard to think straight when a guy’s that hot in an ‘evil Mafioso kingpin’ kind of way. Most importantly, the Scythe is a crime lord who can conceal my slip-up with a few clicks on his minion’s computer keyboards. But the man has his price. In this case, the Scythe wants me to finish a certain dimensional prototype for him in twenty-four hours. I can do it, but it might mean Learning Squirrel High gets blown up in the process. Oh yes, and there’s also my new hot classmate who may or may not be an alien…and he says he’ll do anything to help me.
This job won’t be easy, but I’ve gotten out of worse scrapes. Maybe.
EXCERPT
Chapter One
Not long now.
Up
ahead, a tiny concrete tower rises from the darkened hilltop. Guardhouse #83. I scan the gravel road
before me. Everything is deserted,
quiet, and perfect. Despite the chilly night air, a rush of excitement warms my
limbs. Most days, I’m a teenage she-hermit who lives for my basement
laboratory. But in this moment, I’m my best self: a science prodigy-for-hire
whose inventions secure my family’s safety. And if a little thievery is
involved? Well, that just makes me a lot badass.
In other words, time to steal for Mom
and science.
Marching
to the guardhouse, I stop before the intake window. There’s no need to announce
myself; motion detectors will activate the auto-guard. Seconds later, a
mechanical buzz sounds as florescent lights click on, revealing an animatronic
woman sitting at a fake desk. Like most auto-guards, this one is less than
perfect, what with her chipped plastic skin, frayed blue uniform, frizzed-out
hair, and single functioning eye. Raising her head, she addresses me through
the Plexiglas.
“You
have reached guardhouse #83 for Reclamation Center Massachusetts-1,” she says.
“The manufacture of new goods is reserved for the military, so we sort, clean,
and refurbish old items from landfills.”
To
kill time, I adjust the loose straps on my backpack. This auto-guard won’t
interact with me until her welcome spiel is over. Sadly, animatronic speeches
at Reclamation Center Massachusetts-1—also called RCM1—always take a while.
With
jerky movements, the auto-guard gestures to the monitor embedded in the outer
concrete wall. Here comes the slide show.
Images appear on the screen, showing endless rows of long metal buildings
stretching off to the horizon. “Since our founding in 2107, RCM1 has processed
more than three million objects across two thousand warehouses. It is now 11:43
pm. How may I be of service?”
That’s my cue. All the blah-blah-blah
is done.
“I
need to check in for my shift,” I say.
Which is a total lie.
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About the author:
Christina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory’s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers. The first three books in the series are now available as audiobooks on Audible and iTunes.
Bauer has also told the story of the Women’s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release—the only one sent out on a major wire service—resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press.
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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