Yours Truly, 2095
by Brian Paone
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GENRE: Time Travel Romance
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BLURB:
Jeff
Blue - the victim of a time-travel conspiracy - wakes up trapped in the year
2095. The only familiar face is J0, a robotic copy of the wife he left behind
in 1981. But can she be trusted? J0 could be the only key to unlock Jeff's
journey home, but it will require her to do something against her programming ,
something human.
During Jeff's perilous
journey through the future, he will have to discover the truth about J0's
origins, and solve the mystery behind how he wound up in 2095, in order to
uncover the reality of his own destiny.
Armed with a one-way
ticket to the moon, Jeff must race against the clock to seize what might be his
last chance to return home to his time. A time without hover cars, Justice
Computers, or TeleSkins - a time over 100 years ago.
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EXCERPTS (Exclusive Excerpt):
When we turned down West Winter Street from Laredo Avenue, I
was anxious since I knew we were going to have to drive past my old house. I
didn’t want to show the same emotions I had earlier. The sun was setting by
that point, and the sky was a pretty shade of pink and orange.
“Look at that sunset,” J0 said. “You don’t see that too
often in the winter.”
Winter. Right. I had to remind myself it is the end of
February here in 2095, not the end of June like in 1981. “Yeah. It rained so
hard today. How often does it rain instead of snow this time of year?”
“It has been unseasonably warm the last few weeks,” she
replied.
We drove past 242 West Winter Street. I tried to catch a
fleeting glimpse of the house again out of the corner of my eye, even though I
was conscious that J0 was somehow detecting any attention I paid to the
property. Convinced that she was able to read my mind, I forced my eyes to turn
back to the road in front of us.
We continued down West Winter Street for a few more moments,
and J0 slowed the hover car. We descended to park it in front of house 929. I
got out first and noticed the white mailbox on the small strip of plastic grass
in between the curb and the sidewalk. Just as J0 had reported, Kaminski was
stenciled in black calligraphy on the side.
“Do you want to look around outside?” J0 asked. “Should we
knock? It looks like they’re home.”
She motioned to the driveway. It was crowded with parked
hover cars.
“It looks like they’re having a party. I wouldn’t want to
disturb them. Maybe we should go.”
This felt like a bad idea already. I stepped over a row of
plastic flowers that lined the walkway as J0 walked around the front of the
hover car and stood on the sidewalk. I had the sudden urge to look into one of
the house’s windows. I wanted to catch a glimpse of the family who had bought
this house from my great-great-grandson before he built J0 and bounced me into
2095. I placed my hands on a windowsill that led into a brightly lit room
inside and peered in.
“What are you doing?” J0 yelled, startling me. “You look
like a prowler! Either take a look from a safe distance or ring the bell.
They’ll remember you. It’s only been a few years.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Brian Paone was
born and raised in the Salem, Massachusetts area. An award winning author, his
love of writing began through the medium of short stories at the young age of
twelve. After almost 20 years of consistently writing short stories for only
his friends and family to read, Brian's first full-length novel was published
in 2007, and he has published two more since then. Brian is married to an
Officer in the US Navy, and they have 3 children. Brian is a Police Officer for
the St. Mary's GA Police Department and has been working in Law Enforcement
since 2002. He is also a self-proclaimed roller coaster junkie, and his
favorite color is burnt-orange.
@PaoneBrian
Links to buy:
www.BrianPaone.com/yours-truly-2095 (personal)
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
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