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Telepathy creates as many problems as it solves, as everyone in the secret organization x0 would admit. When new member Lola discovers another group of telepaths with a totally different approach, those problems multiply at the speed of thought.

Soon, Lola’s family and friends are in danger. Lucky for her, she’s not your average budding psychic. Each person she is close to has a special gift of their own. That’s good, because it’s going to take every power they possess to stop these others from tearing apart x0.

Enjoy an Exclusive Excerpt

The next time Maurice woke up, he was duct taped to a chair. He was thirsty, and his muscles ached, and of course he needed a bathroom. Three well built men were standing in front of him, staring at him.

The slightest and youngest of the three looked faintly Arab.

“Sleeping beauty wakes up,” he said. “She can have such an easy morning if she chooses.”

The menace in his voice was clear, almost practiced.

They’ve brought in a professional interrogator?

“What a shame your group shrouds your mind and protects you,” the tall, good-looking Latino added. “Now you’ll have to tell us everything by talking. Such a cumbersome process, but we’ll make it work.”

Maurice turned his gaze to the third man, a muscular African, a little older than the others.

“That’s Chidi, my friend from Nigeria,” the Latino said. “He’s backing us up. Trust me, you don’t want him to be the one to question you.”

“Nigeria?” Maurice’s face lit up. “I’ve friends from there. What part? Are you Ibo?”

“I am.” Chidi could not conceal his joy at having his tribe recognized. “But I live in Lagos. I work in broadcasting.”

“I recognized the Ibo name. I mostly know engineers over there and geologists in the oil business. I spent time in Lagos.”

“You survived the traffic.” Chidi laughed.

The Latino and Arab exchanged looks. This wasn’t going according to plan.

About the Author:

Sherrie Roth grew up in Western Kansas thinking there was no place in the universe more fascinating than outer space. After her mother vetoed astronaut as a career ambition, she went on to study journalism and physics in hopes of becoming a science writer.

She published her first science fiction short story and then waited a lot of tables while she looked for inspiration for the next tale. When it finally came, it declared to her it had to be a whole book, nothing less. One night, while digesting this disturbing piece of news, she drank way too many shots of ouzo with her boyfriend. She woke up thirty-one years later demanding to know what was going on.

The boyfriend, who she had apparently long since married, asked her to calm down. He explained that, in a fit of practicality, she had gone back to school and gotten a degree in geophysics and had spent the last 28 years interpreting seismic data in the oil industry. The good news, according to Mr. Cronin, was she found it at least mildly entertaining and ridiculously well-paying. The bad news was the two of them had still managed to spend almost all of the money.

Apparently she was now Mrs. Cronin, and the further good news was they had produced three wonderful children whom they loved dearly, even though to be honest that is where a lot of the money had gone. Even better news was that Mr. Cronin turned out to be a warm-hearted, encouraging sort who was happy to see her awake and ready to write. "It's about time," were his exact words.

Sherrie Cronin discovered that over the ensuing decades Sally Ride had already managed to become the first woman in space and done a fine job of it. No one, however, had written the book that had been in Sherrie's head for decades. The only problem was the book informed her it had grown into a six book collection. Sherrie decided she better start writing before it got any longer. She's been wide awake ever since, and writing away.

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