REVIEWS FOR VALIANT
"An imaginative, fresh take on the time travel novel. Valiant has it all: breakneck adventure, high stakes, a kick-ass heroine, and a time-twisting narrative. Seriously captivating sci-fi.” —Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Progeny “Valiant is Edge of Tomorrow in a post-apocalyptic future, and Destefano’s Sara has the grit of Sarah O’Connor as she fights to save the people she loves.” – Jane, NetGalley “You bet this book ends up on my keeper shelves once my print copy arrives…” – Carien, Goodreads “I would recommend this book to fans The 5th Wave and The Darkest Minds.” – Vivian, Goodreads “Impossible to put down and gave me so many chills.” |
VALIANT
Book 1: RELEASE 12.4.18
The Valiant was supposed to save us. Instead, it triggered the end of the world. Earth is in shambles. Everyone, even the poorest among us, invested in the Valiant’s space mining mission in the hopes we’d be saved from ourselves. But the second the ship leaves Earth’s atmosphere, our fate is sealed. The alien invasion begins. They pour into cities around the world through time portals, possessing humans, forcing us to kill one another. And for whatever reason, my brother is their number one target. Now the fate of the world lies in the hands of me, a seventeen-year-old girl, but with the help of my best friend, Justin―who’s suddenly starting to feel like more―maybe if we save my brother, we can save us all… For fans of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancy, The Host by Stephanie Meyer, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, The Terminator, Body Snatchers, and Edge of Tomorrow. |
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TAKEN
FREE Novella Sequel to VALIANT: RELEASE 12.10.18
The Valiant was supposed to save us. Instead, it triggered the end of the world. Aliens have invaded Earth and Sara, a seventeen-year-old girl, has been given the task of saving humanity. To save the world, she only has to do one thing: keep her brother Gabriel alive until morning. But those of you who have already read VALIANT know that something goes horribly wrong with that simple plan. Now you can read chapters that were in the original version of VALIANT, told from the perspective of fourteen-year-old Gabe. If you've wondered where he is, what he's been thinking, and what he's been doing, now you get a chance to find out! This 15,000 word novella is only available to people who have either pre-ordered, purchased, or read and reviewed an advance copy of VALIANT. Why? Because TAKEN contains crucial elements and spoilers that could wreck your first-reading experience of VALIANT. HOWEVER, TAKEN IS FREE!! For fans of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancy, The Host by Stephanie Meyer, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, The Terminator, Body Snatchers, and Edge of Tomorrow. |
JUMPSTART
Short Story Prequel to Valiant:
FREE Download for My Newsletter Subscribers It's seventeen-year-old Sara's job to save Earth. The only problem is every time she's tried so far, she's failed. The fact that she can travel through time isn't helping either, especially when everyone believes she's the only person who simply cannot die—she's the only one who can jumpstart all the events and give humanity one last chance. Get a first glimpse at time-traveling Sara as she desperately tries to change the one event that sets an alien apocalypse in motion: the launch of the Valiant rocket ship to Titan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For fans of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancy, The Host by Stephanie Meyer, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore, Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, The Terminator, Body Snatchers, and Edge of Tomorrow. |
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