Ocean Star: Seat Taken

By Karen Dunsmore

Ocean Star: Seat Taken
Ocean Star: Seat Taken is the first novel in a unique five-book series. It is text only and has no illustrations. It contains thirty fast-paced chapters set in another galaxy, the present day. The second in the series will be published in December 2025 and promises to continue the thrilling journey.

While this book is listed as suitable for 13 to 17-year-old independent readers, it isn't easy to judge the precise age of readership. This heartwarming science fiction romance novel may well be suited to young adults who enjoy a blend of resilience, respect, skill, knowledge, and teamwork in a galactic adventure during an invasion.

Emmaline Kars' seventeenth birthday should have been a celebration with friends. Instead, weakened by a severe leg injury from a mysterious incident, shocked by the sudden change in her surroundings, and confused about how she ended up in another world, she finds herself in a state of disarray. Is it Regan, her friend, who is bandaging her leg?

His touch is familiar, his appearance and voice unmistakable. Yet Regan vanished without a trace two years ago, just like her sister, Angelique. The urgency of their simultaneous disappearances is a relentless presence, haunting her through lonely nights and every waking moment, demanding answers.

Unrest and irreconcilable ideologies rage around her as she tries to find answers while her affection for Regan grows. Then, the ultimate disaster unfolds. Emmaline is taken prisoner. She has no idea what a terrible enemy is and the horrors they unleash until Angelique ambushes her. Her emotions, a tumultuous storm, threaten to overwhelm her at every turn.
To survive, Emmaline must choose a side and unravel the emerging mysteries. Life-threatening discoveries and changing relationships mean she must embrace the person she wants to be but hasn't yet become. Her choices are not just decisions but the very fabric of her existence.

She is determined to uncover the emerging secrets about Regan and Angelique even though she risks losing them both.

There are references made to death that, for some readers, in particular, readers who have experienced recent bereavement, may trigger a grief response.

However, in the plot section where the fictitious characters encounter grief, the intention is reassurance and hope. The story is about moving forward rather than the actual mechanics of coping with death, aiming to provide comfort and inspiration.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F1V17QWD
• ISBN13: 9798303757776
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"