Distant Origins

by Tanya Miranda

Sarah Winters is an orphan. Her origin has never interested her until she meets Darren McAvoy and can communicate with him telepathically. They are of a human-like alien species called the Dramani who possess advanced physical and mental abilities. Sarah's a late bloomer for her kind, but on her twenty-fifth birthday she finds out just how powerful Dramani women can be.


As she digs further into what it means to be Dramani, Sarah learns the women are being targeted for elimination. She joins a top-secret military mission to rescue the only other surviving woman in the heart of Death Valley and finds there is more to the disappearances than the military knows.


Only Sarah's powerful telekinetic ability can stop the destruction of her species, but will it be enough to save herself?

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First published August 14, 2014

About the author

My characters keep me up at night with stories of their lives, their pasts, their desires, and their destinies. I just write them down.

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http://www.tanyamiranda.com

Reviews

[Katie Cross · Rating 3 out of 5]

I oscillated between a 3-4 star review with this because ultimately I really enjoyed reading it. This is definitely a story for people that love action/adventure. Most of the storyline is plot driven. So if you like fast-paced with less description and lots of movement, this is the kind of read for you.

I loved the whole concept of this story was really fascinating to me. I loved the beginning, which seemed to start right off and pulled me in. I loved the MC and the different things she faced.

There were some definite grammar errors through the book that didn't exactly detract from the story, but were obvious after awhile. They showed up pretty consistently, so I was able to ignore them for the most part. The one thing that I would say is that a really big event happens towards the end of the book that I wasn't expecting, (which I really liked that surprise factor) but then it was such a big event it almost felt like it could be a story unto itself.

Spoiler warning! When she falls out of the plane and forgets everything? It kind of felt like the story repeated itself again. She had to relearn all she had just learned, which is what we had been doing all along. Also, it cued a LOT of love triangle drama, and I'm kind of over love triangles, to be honest. END.

Anyway, the ending really had me going, although there was enough happening I felt a bit disconnected from the MC. For a fast, action adventure kind of read, I would recommend this!

[Dena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fell in love with the characters. I thought the story was well placed and impressive. I believe this is one of the good ones and should be read. I really hope there is more to this story because I really want to read it.

[Frances Law · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring!

I just didn’t like the writing style or the basic story. When I found myself leaving it and coming back to it and leaving again I decided that it wasn’t worth it. Others may like this style and the content but it’s not for me.