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Contact: A Young Adult Romance with a Sci-Fi Twist (Encounter Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Joanna Homer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 251 ratings
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She’s overworked. He’s out of this world. In a galaxy brimming with deadly threats, can they claim a happily ever after?

Eliza Anderson refuses to be dragged down. Forced to grow up fast and take care of her sister, she tirelessly juggles work and senior year schoolwork just to make ends meet. And not even the mysterious, cute new boy can distract her from the fear she’s falling victim to the same troubling visions and sickness that claimed her mother.

Jack Cartwright keeps his pain buried deep. Though slow to trust after being raised by his brutal human mother, the half-alien is quick to follow strange orders to keep some random Earth girl alive. But defending his feisty charge from a formidable enemy gets complicated when sparks start to fly…

Shocked when she sees a terrifying man freeze time to rob a bank, Eliza questions her own identity when her protector reveals he’s part-extraterrestrial. And as the elusive criminal searches for a powerful artefact, Jack can’t afford to give in to his red-hot chemistry with the beautiful teen.

As truth emerges from the shadows, can their hearts survive a cunning foe’s attack?

Contact is the inter-stellar first book in the Encounter YA science fiction romance series. If you like sassy pairings, electrifying twists, and underground conspiracies, then you’ll love Joanna Homer’s adventures of the third kind.

Buy Contact to wish upon the stars today!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MATR50W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 7, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 7, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2724 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 251 ratings

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Joanna Homer

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Joanna Homer lives in London with her husband, son and Basset hound.

Office worker by day and writer by night, Joanna has enjoyed making up stories from a young age (in a fun creative way, not a compulsive liar way) until one day she decided to finally finish one of the dozens of book ideas she has in varying stages of completion.

Contact is the first book in a series of seven. What started out as a trilogy keeps on growing so, as long as Eliza and Jack’s journey continues, it may not end there.

As well as drinking tea (British stereotype alert!), Joanna is addicted to reading and loves discovering a new series' which keep her up reading late into the night. She is always on the lookout for recommendations so if you want to help her out, or want to learn more about Joanna and her books, go to www.joannahomer.com.

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Magsthebookworm
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly engaging read.
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2017
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While at first I had a little trouble with the British and Australian lingo, this book was a wonderful read. It was full of action, the pace was steady throughout, the characters were well defined and likeable, and the plot thoroughly engaging. The sparks between the two main characters were so intense and believable that it made them seem alive. I can't wait to see what happens next, and will definitely be purchasing the next in the series. I would highly recommend this story to fans of the genre. It is not one to be missed!
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Verneen Summers
3.0 out of 5 stars Good But Not Enough To Buy Book 2
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2017
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3.2 Stars.

Excellent writing. Even with the language difference the writing flowed effortlessly and with no lag. It had the perfect amount of detail, enough to allow the reader to form a clear idea of the scene but not overbearing. The storyline was original and well thought out. The plot was executed well, weaving in elements of paranormal that matched greatly with the romance aspect of the story. Eliza and Jack's relationship buildup was gentle and entertaining. Insta-hate that morphed realistically into love. Jack's character formation was was superb. His character background was well thought out making him a well developed character. He was sweet, snarky, sarcastic, and protective. His sad childhood added a bit of vulnerability and depth to his character while pulling on the readers heartstrings. He was the perfect combination of a book boyfriend.

However, as much as I liked about the novel, there was some things that couldn't stand. Number one being Eliza. I did not like her character, like at all. It was really hard to connect to her from the beginning and as the story progressed my dislike for her worsened. Selfish, bitchy, short tempered, immature, quick to violence, reckless, mean, rude, careless and thoughtless. Those are just a few words to describe what I didn't like about her. Her written character was terrible with no redeeming qualities. There was also no real character growth with her either making it very difficult to actually enjoy the story with it being written in her characters POV.

Another thing that really grated my nerves was the novels affirmation for underage drinking. The story begins with Eliza waking up in an unknown location with an unknown male and unknown memories of the night before because she drunk the night into oblivion. On purpose. After recognizing her own reckless behavior she decides to "turn over a new leaf and start over, becoming a better Eliza". She makes this statement several times during the novel and yet there was 5 different occasions throughout the story of her binge drinking and getting completely wasted. A complete contradiction that irked my soul. She was a walking train wreck waiting to happen. I get the author was trying to write a independent headstrong heroine, but she failed miserably. Eliza's character was whiny and moody with self destructive tendencies. And when given the chance to redeem her character the author copped out. When another character points out her self distractive behavior to her, she seemly glosses it over stating "it's something I don't want to think about right now". WTF!

Something else that bugged me was concerning Eliza's ex-boyfriend. How the author thought it was okay for Eliza's best friend to go out with her ex and have Eliza okay with it was so unrealistic. The man cheated on her, betrayed her, sold her out to her nemesis, verbally abused her, spread rumors around about her, told every one that she's a crazy slut and when she found out her best friend ... her BEST FRIEND was dating him after their messy breakup, Eliza was okay with it and supported it. Nope. I wasn't believing that story plot for one second. That crap made me mad to even read.

Overall, this story was good. The original storyline and interweaving plot made it very good. And even though I liked a lot about it, I just couldn't get over the things I didn't like which accounted for why I rated it 3 stars. While the novel stood out and had a lot of strong qualities, it lacked a lot and was weak in other areas. And even though, I would like to read book 2 due to getting Jacks POV, I'm just not interested enough to continue the series.
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S. Rector
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020
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An exciting page-turner with an interesting plot, well-developed characters, and a couple of surprising twists. A satisfying, easy read that teens and young adults would particularly enjoy. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
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Holly C. Elkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Mulder and Scully!
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018
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Wow! I love this story! It is exciting, the characters are awesome, and the storyline is fascinating. I really enjoyed reading this book. I can’t wait to read the next one in the series!
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Briana E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! Very in-depth and creative. Couldn't put it down
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
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This book was amazing! I literally couldnt put it down. It had so many twists and turns but made complete sense! I can't wait to see what book 2 has in store!!!! Joanna Homer I just love how creative you are, this book kind of blew my mind. I want so much more. Amazing talent right here. Just a thought it would be awesome if you kicked up the erotica a little more ;)
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HoneyRose
5.0 out of 5 stars Out of this world
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2017
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This book has angst, action, and romance. I was hooked reading it. (Could deal without the swear words though). I was hoping more of Eliza's role to show up in this book, but that is delved more into in book 2. I would say this book sounded a bit like MiB 2 the movie and The Lux book series.
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Tablur
3.0 out of 5 stars YA action love story
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020
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YA Aliens which is located in the UK, sounded interesting

Had some problems with female MC.Not very likable at first,but she grows on you.Her motivations are great, but I'm not seeing her actually doing enough to progress toward them.

The love story was a bit over-dramatic, but being a YA that's expected.

The aliens were credible enough, but the followed the same beautiful strong, perfect type trope. The action itself is straightforward enough.

Though my review sounds harsh, I think a lot of my questions are going to be answered in future series, and the story itself is enough to keep me reading the next in the series.
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Mimi
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017
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Well written dialog. Good character development. Interesting plot and subplots. I am eager to read the next book and see how the story develops!
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Violet Moon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2017
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Great read. Liked the dynamics of the charactors and how the story built. Will continue on with the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
Reviewed in India on June 25, 2019
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wow wow wow wow
this book was mind blowing
sooooooooo gooooood... im so glad i read it...one of my favs now.... eliza was so sassy.. i loved her
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AAAEEE
5.0 out of 5 stars Great debut
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2017
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I love being taken out of the normal world and this book hit the spot, is not my normal read, I have recently really enjoyed the king killer chronicles, mind dimensions, the way of kings so was sceptical when my wife suggested to read this book but was absolute page turner and well worth a read, will be looking forward to next part of story.
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Angelina Rodriguez!
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed in India on July 31, 2017
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Im in love with this book!It's MIND BLOWING!!!!!!!
U gotta try this book if u r a YA lover! :)
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Andy
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2017
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I enjoyed this book. It kept me page turning and I will move on to the next in the series soon. Initially, I thought it might be a little predictable - Teen, YA, Paranormal, Scifi elements. Pretty heroine, brooding stranger and many of the other formulaic characters and situations. And yes it had all of those, and yet they were well written, and it felt fresh and entertaining.
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