When old tech beats new
tech
The SkyRyder’s Corp usually has the best of all equipment. So
naturally they possess the best long range communication technology available,
and it worked well against Scavengers. General Powell could run any battle far
away from the battle zone with ease. However, when he sent his battle plan to
MAC, this time it was rejected, based on the video that Alisha risked her life
to take. The drug cartels had jamming equipment for long range communications.
It wants Colonel Logan to fly with the Ryders and command the battle from the
air.
General Powell is furious. He considers Logan to be his worst
colonel, and if he had a say, the man would be booted from the Ryders, only no
matter how many negative assessments he gives Logan, MAC refuses to demote or dismiss
Logan from the SkyRyders. Check the
except below to see how this turns out…
Scavenger’s Mission
By Liza O’Connor
Blurb
Meet Alisha: A young woman who refuses to live the life her
parents want.
In a single month,
Alisha Kane has gone from a wealthy debutante to street girl to scavenger. While testing her new flying skills in the
Cully Canyon, Alisha incurs a near-death crash
landing. She’s “rescued” by a colonel of the SkyRyders and her life changes
forever.
Meet Logan: A SkyRyder colonel in charge of a sleepy fort
with little to do other than arrest the occasional scavenger.
For the first time in
his life, Logan’s attracted to a young woman, only she’s probably a scavenger
and he’ll have to arrest her. But first
he offers her a shower and food while he checks on his crew. His videographer
has captured her extraordinary flight through the Cully and her flying is
astounding!
He forgoes arresting
her and puts his career at risk by asking MAC to assess her skills and
integrity as a potential SkyRyder. If he can get Alisha into the SkyRyders, it
will be his greatest contribution to the Corps.
Upon seeing her
arrival, MAC upgrades Alisha’s test. Her flying skills are not just excellent;
they exceed what was previously thought possible. MAC classifies her as its top
asset and soon she proves her value.
But…the SkyRyders remain
a male dominated Corps where Alisha’s sense of right and wrong often clashes
with her superiors. How long can a rebellious young woman survive in a
regimented Corps?
Excerpt
Once the general was satisfied Logan understood the plan, he
rolled up the charts. “Time to get down to the strip. You realize they’ll be searching
for you up there.”
Logan nodded. When the drug marketers discovered the Ryders
communicated on low coms, they would try
to locate and take out the commander to disrupt the attack.
“If something happens
and you don’t come back, I just want you to know I’ll look after your girl for
you.”
Logan sighed. “General, if you want to do me a favor, then
just stop calling her ‘my girl’.”
“I wasn’t alluding to anything improper. It’s just you
recruited a remarkable young woman, and you must realize how painful it is for
me to say that.”
Logan wasn’t actually certain which objectionable bias made
it painful: that the remarkable recruit was female, or that Logan had done
something right.
The general sighed. “All I’m saying is if something happens
to you, I’ll see she’s not lost in the ranks.”
The general really didn’t get it. Alisha could no more get
lost in the ranks than a professional basketball player could go unnoticed at a
dwarf convention. MAC will ensure she’s properly utilized, and nothing the
general or anyone else might do can stop her success.
Still, the general had never offered him an olive branch
before, and since he fully intended to return from this battle, he accepted it
gracefully. “Thank you, sir. I appreciate the thought.”
SALES LINK
The SkyRyder’s Series,
Book 1
Scavenger’s Mission
About the Author
Liza O’Connor lives in Denville, NJ with her dog Jess. They
hike in fabulous woods every day, rain or shine, sleet or snow. Having an
adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ, hang-glide in New
Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive with great white
sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky dive in Indiana, and
raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid gardener, amateur
photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts. Yet through her
entire life, her first love has and always will be writing novels.
SCIENCE FICTION
Sci-Fi Soap Opera with humor, romance,
and science
Sci-Fi/Romance
The SkyRyders Series
Sci-Fi Romance
Scavenger Falters-coming 2017
Scavenger Vanishes-coming 2017
