Freedom or a clean conscience. You only get one.
A page-turning debut in the tradition of Legend, The Hunger Games, and The Power, KBR Semi-Finalist, The Reclaiming, Book One of the Auction Series, is an action-packed, young adult dystopian thriller fueled by a desperate fight for freedom.
Juniper lives her life in a sophisticated high-rise sealed away from the outside world. She yearns to be free, but women like her are a rare commodity, bought and sold in auctions run by ruthless men. A chance encounter sets her on a perilous chase through the desolate wild to escape a life of slavery at the hands of Yuri Wolfe, a notorious and brutal clan chief.
Yuri has never wanted to buy a woman, but his powerful uncle forced his hand. He’d rather spend his coin on quick pleasures than be tied to a fragile, domestic female. Juniper seems as weak as the rest—right until she plants a knife in his chest and escapes. Now he has sixty days to reclaim her before he’s executed and thrown in the Pit.
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He thought I was weak.
He was wrong.
He has sixty days to reclaim me.
If he's still alive to try.
One word is all it takes.
My freedom is gone. SOLD.
Freedom or a clean conscience.
You only get one.
It doesn't matter if you're just a kid.
It doesn't matter if you're scared.
Be brave, be strong,
and pull the trigger if they get too close.
"The Reclaiming is about the future, but the book itself IS the future: this is how books are going to be written in Gen Z. No B-roll. Cuts like a knife."
F.T. Morgan, Author: The Last Will and Testament of the Pirate John Blackjohn
"I read this book a few weeks ago in the pre-release, and I have no doubt at all that it is going to be the next huge thing in YA. It's dystopian with none of the troupes you might expect in the genre. I can't wait to read the next one. It was a great read."
Daniel Anderson
"A good story with well developed characters and a gripping plot."
Alexa Sommers, Author: Level-Up Series, Beach Full of Sands
"Once I started I couldn't put this book down. I was completely drawn into the characters lives. The world and it's scenery were both vividly painted so that I felt I was there. I loved that I never knew what was coming next. Can't wait for more!"
Marie DeJournette
"I could not put it down! All the characters in this book have dimension, you get to see some of their motivations, no one is just one thing. I wasn't ready for the book to end. I intend to pick up a second copy so I have one to loan out to friends."
Cynthia Browneller
The Xenie lets out a high-pitched shriek that makes my stomach roil. Her hair is as white as her skin, matted and patchy, unkempt like a wild dog. She gnashes her bloodstained teeth as we approach, the trap buzzing as she lunges toward me. The sclera of her eyes are yellow, but the irises are milky white. They fixate on my face, and the predatory gleam sends a chill down my spine.