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Beyond - Series Bundle
Did you ever wonder what it would be like if an alien spaceship took you from your backyard?
Did you ever think that you would experience an adventure full of danger and romance in a distant galaxy?
Aimee Patterson was about to start college in North Carolina, but then this happened...
BEYOND - Aimee Patterson walked into the woods on the other side of the pond. She returned five years later with a tale she could never share.
BEYOND: TWO SUNS - Alone in a desert world, Zak is now a damaged man. Reckless in his battle against the creatures that destroyed his family, he roams under the glare of the two suns, seeing phantoms--seeing Aimee. Five years had passed since Aimee Patterson left the man she loved. For five years she traveled the path of life, always waiting and looking to the stars, hoping that one day he would return for her.
BEYOND: THREE PATHS - After spending years in space on an alien ship, Aimee Patterson is finally coming home. But this time she is not alone. Her lover Zak wants to meet her parents, and her friend Raja wants to experience life on Earth. Both get more than they ever bargained for. It was supposed to be an innocent trip to Earth.... now Aimee, Zak, and Raja are fugitives of the ultimate kind.
Did you ever think that you would experience an adventure full of danger and romance in a distant galaxy?
Aimee Patterson was about to start college in North Carolina, but then this happened...
BEYOND - Aimee Patterson walked into the woods on the other side of the pond. She returned five years later with a tale she could never share.
BEYOND: TWO SUNS - Alone in a desert world, Zak is now a damaged man. Reckless in his battle against the creatures that destroyed his family, he roams under the glare of the two suns, seeing phantoms--seeing Aimee. Five years had passed since Aimee Patterson left the man she loved. For five years she traveled the path of life, always waiting and looking to the stars, hoping that one day he would return for her.
BEYOND: THREE PATHS - After spending years in space on an alien ship, Aimee Patterson is finally coming home. But this time she is not alone. Her lover Zak wants to meet her parents, and her friend Raja wants to experience life on Earth. Both get more than they ever bargained for. It was supposed to be an innocent trip to Earth.... now Aimee, Zak, and Raja are fugitives of the ultimate kind.
- GenresScience Fiction
665 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 3, 2014
12 people are currently reading
46 people want to read
About the author
Maureen A. Miller
32 books1,276 followersUSA TODAY bestselling author Maureen A. Miller worked in the software industry for fifteen years. She crawled around plant floors in a hard hat and safety glasses, hooking up computers to behemoth manufacturing machines. The job required extensive travel. The best form of escapism during those lengthy airport layovers became writing.
Maureen’s first novel, Widow's TALE, earned her a Golden Heart nomination in Romantic Suspense. After that, she became hooked on the genre. As hooked as she was, childhood fantasies still danced around in her head––little voices calling for her to write the young adult science fiction BEYOND series. To her, it was still romantic suspense…just on another planet!
Maureen is a wife. A mother of a crazy Corgi. A lover of mozzarella. And she truly believes there is a portal to outer space somewhere in her house.
Maureen’s first novel, Widow's TALE, earned her a Golden Heart nomination in Romantic Suspense. After that, she became hooked on the genre. As hooked as she was, childhood fantasies still danced around in her head––little voices calling for her to write the young adult science fiction BEYOND series. To her, it was still romantic suspense…just on another planet!
Maureen is a wife. A mother of a crazy Corgi. A lover of mozzarella. And she truly believes there is a portal to outer space somewhere in her house.
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September 6, 2014
Great Series
I LOVED this series!!! I downloaded Beyond since it was free and before I was 20% in I stopped and purchased the series. I love the banter between the characters, it kept me laughing and smiling at my kindle. It's definitely a great read. I could picture their world so vividly!! And Zak!! I just loved him. Aimee was definitely at take charge character I loved that about her. I highlighted tons of the dialogue to go back and reflect my favorite scenes.
I LOVED this series!!! I downloaded Beyond since it was free and before I was 20% in I stopped and purchased the series. I love the banter between the characters, it kept me laughing and smiling at my kindle. It's definitely a great read. I could picture their world so vividly!! And Zak!! I just loved him. Aimee was definitely at take charge character I loved that about her. I highlighted tons of the dialogue to go back and reflect my favorite scenes.
June 13, 2020
This is truly my favorite series of books. Great for all ages as I am a grandma. My granddaughter is reading them now and we are having many what if scenario discussions. I loved the space travel in different worlds. Ms. Millers imagination brought planets and cultures to life.
July 4, 2014
Beyond – Series Bundle by Maureen A. Miller
3 Stars
Beyond:
While out walking her dog, Aimee was kidnapped by aliens and found herself on board a space ship with various characters from different Planets. She soon became attached to Zak, who had also been picked up from his own planet some years before, after it had been under attack and the rest of his race had been killed.
This story sets up the scene for the series and introduces the characters to us. I quite enjoyed it, I was invested enough to want to know what happened next even though ‘alien’ stories aren’t really my genre of choice. I thought it was sweet that Amiee became attached to Zak and I enjoyed the banter she shared with JOH, the friendly little ‘non’ computer.
Aimee’s adventures last for five Earth years after which she is returned home to grow as a human and decide if she wants to stay home or return to Zak.
Two Suns:
After being home for five years Aimee decides she still wants to be with Zak and waits at the spot, on the date arranged, for him to pick her up! He is late and Aimee begins to worry that he no longer wants her. When finally she feels the sensation of being ‘beamed up’, she begins to relax until she realises it isn’t Zak but the crew that have taken her back to the Guardian Ship.
She soon learns Zak was lost while on a mission to find survivors on his planet and after a search they had had to give up looking for him. Not satisfied with leaving him out there alone Aimee uses her skills as an engineer to enable a ship to take her and a small crew to search for him.
I didn’t enjoy this part as much as the first instalment, mainly because the story became farfetched and didn’t hold my interest. Why would it take a young woman from earth to be able to travel around space and find him? These lives from other planets have way advanced intelligence so it irritated me that it was a human who came to save the day.
Three Paths:
It’s five years on and Aimee returns to earth, this time with a couple of extra’s. The landing in the lake is unexpected but luckily ‘reduced oxygen requirement’ is a perk gained in outer space so all survive their impromptu dive. Aimee is surprised to see the changes that have taken place in the area, not only have her parent’s moved but their old neighbours seem to have changed their occupation and now Aimee, Raja and Zak are in danger.
This is a very fast paced, adventure filled series, Aimee’s life goes from one drama to another without much down time to catch your breath. The adventures between each book are varied and keep the story moving on, though I did find it difficult to imagine Aimee growing any older than the seventeen years she was in book one even though as a whole the story spans over fifteen years. The romance between Zak and Aimee was sweet and the read is suitable for teens and over who enjoy all things Sci-Fi.
Copy supplied for review
3 Stars
Beyond:
While out walking her dog, Aimee was kidnapped by aliens and found herself on board a space ship with various characters from different Planets. She soon became attached to Zak, who had also been picked up from his own planet some years before, after it had been under attack and the rest of his race had been killed.
This story sets up the scene for the series and introduces the characters to us. I quite enjoyed it, I was invested enough to want to know what happened next even though ‘alien’ stories aren’t really my genre of choice. I thought it was sweet that Amiee became attached to Zak and I enjoyed the banter she shared with JOH, the friendly little ‘non’ computer.
Aimee’s adventures last for five Earth years after which she is returned home to grow as a human and decide if she wants to stay home or return to Zak.
Two Suns:
After being home for five years Aimee decides she still wants to be with Zak and waits at the spot, on the date arranged, for him to pick her up! He is late and Aimee begins to worry that he no longer wants her. When finally she feels the sensation of being ‘beamed up’, she begins to relax until she realises it isn’t Zak but the crew that have taken her back to the Guardian Ship.
She soon learns Zak was lost while on a mission to find survivors on his planet and after a search they had had to give up looking for him. Not satisfied with leaving him out there alone Aimee uses her skills as an engineer to enable a ship to take her and a small crew to search for him.
I didn’t enjoy this part as much as the first instalment, mainly because the story became farfetched and didn’t hold my interest. Why would it take a young woman from earth to be able to travel around space and find him? These lives from other planets have way advanced intelligence so it irritated me that it was a human who came to save the day.
Three Paths:
It’s five years on and Aimee returns to earth, this time with a couple of extra’s. The landing in the lake is unexpected but luckily ‘reduced oxygen requirement’ is a perk gained in outer space so all survive their impromptu dive. Aimee is surprised to see the changes that have taken place in the area, not only have her parent’s moved but their old neighbours seem to have changed their occupation and now Aimee, Raja and Zak are in danger.
This is a very fast paced, adventure filled series, Aimee’s life goes from one drama to another without much down time to catch your breath. The adventures between each book are varied and keep the story moving on, though I did find it difficult to imagine Aimee growing any older than the seventeen years she was in book one even though as a whole the story spans over fifteen years. The romance between Zak and Aimee was sweet and the read is suitable for teens and over who enjoy all things Sci-Fi.
Copy supplied for review
June 9, 2014
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
You start out with a simple story and before you know it you have a complex love of two people spanning over 15 years and galleries to happen.
Beyond
Young Amiee Patterson is in for the shock of her life when Aliens accidentally kidnap her.
It was a interesting to see how fast Amiee adapted to life aboard the ship and oh yeah dealing with aliens being real and all that. Throw on top of that a unfolding connection with Zak and you have a good mix for the story. It is for a sure a fast pace read and you the timeline is a little hard to keep track. I would say this book is defiantly the foundation for the series.
Beyond: Two Suns
Amiee and Zak make the choice for her to go back home for 5 long years. He had his mission to still finish of riding his planet of the aliens that took his family. Here is the story of the great love story. Amiee is back, will Zak be there waiting for her? Once again the author wastes no time in giving us action and a confusing timeline. Can true love overcome all, even that of two different species? All picking up the book will you find out.
Beyond: Three Paths
Amiee is set to return to earth it has been 15 years ago that she was kidnapped by this aliens. Now she has friends she bringing home to show her planet too. Do you think Zak is among them? Maybe he is maybe he isn’t. This time though the focus is not on Amiee and how she copes but instead on her friend Raja. This author seems to favor fast pace books. In this one we do not have a unsure timeline though. It seems to take place over the course of like a week. I enjoyed this book the most. Raja character really brought a sense of comedy in the right one that I found missing in the 1st two stories. I know I will never look at doughnuts the same way again that is for sure.
Over all I enjoyed the stories, my biggest thing was that there was not a lot of character growth between the books. At that the very confusing timeline and I took it down 1 star. The last start really is more like a half star but they won’t let me don’t that on here…I really felt that this bundle would have been better if it has been written as a epic novel instead the fast pace books.
You start out with a simple story and before you know it you have a complex love of two people spanning over 15 years and galleries to happen.
Beyond
Young Amiee Patterson is in for the shock of her life when Aliens accidentally kidnap her.
It was a interesting to see how fast Amiee adapted to life aboard the ship and oh yeah dealing with aliens being real and all that. Throw on top of that a unfolding connection with Zak and you have a good mix for the story. It is for a sure a fast pace read and you the timeline is a little hard to keep track. I would say this book is defiantly the foundation for the series.
Beyond: Two Suns
Amiee and Zak make the choice for her to go back home for 5 long years. He had his mission to still finish of riding his planet of the aliens that took his family. Here is the story of the great love story. Amiee is back, will Zak be there waiting for her? Once again the author wastes no time in giving us action and a confusing timeline. Can true love overcome all, even that of two different species? All picking up the book will you find out.
Beyond: Three Paths
Amiee is set to return to earth it has been 15 years ago that she was kidnapped by this aliens. Now she has friends she bringing home to show her planet too. Do you think Zak is among them? Maybe he is maybe he isn’t. This time though the focus is not on Amiee and how she copes but instead on her friend Raja. This author seems to favor fast pace books. In this one we do not have a unsure timeline though. It seems to take place over the course of like a week. I enjoyed this book the most. Raja character really brought a sense of comedy in the right one that I found missing in the 1st two stories. I know I will never look at doughnuts the same way again that is for sure.
Over all I enjoyed the stories, my biggest thing was that there was not a lot of character growth between the books. At that the very confusing timeline and I took it down 1 star. The last start really is more like a half star but they won’t let me don’t that on here…I really felt that this bundle would have been better if it has been written as a epic novel instead the fast pace books.
January 3, 2017
A triple page-turner
Three novels in one volume; such a deal! This is a young adult trilogy similar to Robert Heinlein's youth space travel novels. Nearly flawless in grammar, and unobtrusive vocabulary. I enjoyed every mi ute I spent reading tnese., e e though I've been reading SF for over 60 years
Three novels in one volume; such a deal! This is a young adult trilogy similar to Robert Heinlein's youth space travel novels. Nearly flawless in grammar, and unobtrusive vocabulary. I enjoyed every mi ute I spent reading tnese., e e though I've been reading SF for over 60 years
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