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    Visitor to Blue Lake: A Jazz and Slade Story
    Visitor to Blue Lake: A Jazz and Slade Story
    Visitor to Blue Lake: A Jazz and Slade Story
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    Visitor to Blue Lake: A Jazz and Slade Story

    By AC Cooper

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    Breaking up with someone is hard no matter where you're from.

    Jazz left her home planet in search of a fresh start. Making friends quickly, Jazz put her unique talents to work helping a small town detective discover what happened to a young girl who simply disappeared, leaving nothing behind but her small backpack.

    With no tips and little clues about what happened to Sarah, Detective Slade grows desperate, enlisting the aid of a young woman he's just met in the hopes of finding young Sarah before it's too late.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAC Cooper
    Release dateJul 2, 2017
    ISBN9781370073511
    Visitor to Blue Lake: A Jazz and Slade Story
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    AC Cooper

    Anita Cooper is an author and freelance writer living with her family in the beautiful hills of Kentucky. She loves a good story, but only when it's sold as a story and not the truth. Her favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal and romance. Some of her favorite writers are JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Madeline L'Engle, Andre Norton, Debbie Macomber, Ray Bradbury and many, many others.

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      Visitor to Blue Lake - AC Cooper

      CHAPTER ONE

      Earth sounds good. Close enough to our atmosphere and I've already seen the promo clips. I've even got the language chip from the dream vacation that never happened. Hell, why not?

      The petite redhead stared at her reflection. If it weren't for the puffy eyes and red nose she might have a chance at staying under her co-workers' radar. Well, no use standing here talking about it. It's now or never.

      Walking back to her desk Jazz sat down and smoothed her skirt. Refusing to look at anyone she buried herself in her work. Questions were met with brief replies followed by silence.

      She didn't mean to be rude, but the last thing she wanted to do was cry right there in the office. She also didn't want to talk about Higon. She had been so sure that he was going to ask him to marry her, but she was wrong. Very wrong.

      Now that her world and her plans were turned upside down she felt at a loss. She didn't know exactly what she wanted, but she did know that she was ready for a change.

      A big change.

      Sure, she could have put in for an off-world vacation, but that would have taken months to get approval...and it would mean she would have to return.

      She didn't want to come back. At least she wanted the option to stay on Earth if she liked it. It was rare for the council to approve a permanent transfer to Earth, so Jazz wasn't taking any chances. She planned to slip out during the Star Singing Celebration, hopefully unnoticed.

      All of her co-workers had been to Earth at least once, some of them many times, but she had never really been interested in going until now. Now that her life was a complete mess.

      She thought about Higon. He'd never really cared for her, that was clear. He'd only been interested in living off of her, letting her pay for everything. Even her last vacation was his idea. They had gone to Sirus, a nasty planet in the Milky Way's hidden galaxy, Belastra.

      The journey there had been great. They talked more than they had in a long time. They'd made love, laughed, shared meals...everything they had done when they first met.

      But when the shuttle landed on Sirus, Higon turned into a different person.

      After unpacking his clothes he'd left her in their private room, mumbling that he would be back in a few hours. Jazz had never felt more alone.

      Since he'd bailed on her she figured a nice walk would soothe her nerves. Thinking back sometimes she wished she'd never left the room.

      Sirus was a horrid planet. The Forgotten Casino was the only reason visitors went to that part of the galaxy. More than just a place to flirt with luck, the resort's founders included every kind of activity someone would want.

      If you wanted to ski, the slopes could be adjusted to suit your fitness level.

      If the water was more appealing, you could visit one of a dozen beaches, complete with hot sand, a water park and even artificially created shells...a very popular feature with kids.

      There were even walking trails of different kinds...some were just dirt paths while others were hard, rocky and wound through hundreds of mountain ranges.

      It was a world within a world really.

      Outside of the casino, however, you'd find death. The natural inhabitants of Sirus were the Nazri. Intelligent, but despicable creatures with the desire to only kill, to eat and to spawn more of their kind.

      Jazz had wondered why the casino's builders would choose Sirus. Out of all of the inhabitants of Belastra, the Nazri were the most evil. Surely there were other more suitable planets.

      After a hot shower Jazz realized she was starving, so she went to Pizza Pie to grab something quick.

      She had just paid for the Hawaiian Special when she saw Higon.

      He was sprawled across a large bed in the window of the Love Nest, one of several sex shops spread out across the casino.

      When he saw her gaping at him he'd grinned. He was encircled by the tentacles of a pair of twin Crestucian sex workers. She watched, her face burning, as they caressed his brown skin.

      She didn't want him to see her cry so she nodded hello and walked back towards the room. She’d had to wait three hours for the return shuttle, giving her just enough time to pack up and nurse a strong drink in the lobby bar.

      As far as she knew he was still on Sirus.

      She shook the memory from her head.

      No use worrying about the past. Time to look towards my future...on Earth.

      CHAPTER TWO

      The bribe was suspiciously cheap, but Jazz didn't really care. She was ready to leave and the sooner the better. Bron Wiens might have had a reputation as a drunk, but he knew his ships. While the Golden Flight was an ancient stargazer, the captain kept it in top notch shape.

      How will I know when to leave?

      Rubbing his rough hands over his grizzled beard Bron snorted. Now don't you worry your pretty little head about it. I'll find you. Just be ready to leave at a moment's notice because that's about all we'll have.

      Nodding, Jazz left the hangar and took the M tram back to the apartment.

      The sounds of celebration woke her from a restless sleep. She'd been dreaming of space...and fighting the Nazri. She had just slashed the head off one of the biggest ones she'd ever seen when she heard the knock.

      Jumping out of bed she ran to the door, her heart still pounding from the dream.

      The captain wore a uniform as ancient as the ship he flew. Golden stars lined both shoulders, surrounded by golden braids encircling his arms and chest. His tall hat had three corners, each folded towards the center. A long feather

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