*** This is the first 4 chapters as a sample, similar to what you'd find on Amazon, posted here for you to see if you like the story and my writing before committing to paying for it. ***

A dangerous job. A mining disaster. A declaration of love that may have come too late.

Her job in a space station requires nerves of steel and a cold heart, but Lennina is paralyzed with fear for the life of her work partner each time there’s an earthquake on the planet’s surface. Her jealous boyfriend accuses her of having an affair with him and turns to violence when she denies it.

Bruised and broken, she ends the relationship. Then when a quake traps miners underground, she discovers her work partner means more to her than life itself.

As a new telepathic ability manifests itself, can Lennina use it to save the man she loves?

TOUCH OF LIGHTNINGis an exciting first book in the Lightning TouchSeriesthat will transport sci-fi and paranormal fans to a distant space station, filled with suspense, danger, and romance. If you like reading stories about low-spice relationships with a slow-burn forbidden love and sassy, witty banter, you’ll love this friends-to-lovers sci-fi adventure with a HEA.

© Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.

The idea for this story came from an image I downloaded from the internet of… an alien... well I can’t really say more without giving spoilers. You’ll have to find out by reading the whole story 😉This story was originally published in 2017 on Wattpad and it currently has 18.2K views. I love to offer this as a freebie so that new readers can check out my writing.

[Completed!]

“I could tell by the way he looked at me. He was afraid...”

Lilliana's interplanetary journey takes an unexpected turn when her ship crashes on a primitive planet.

Stranded and injured, she must keep a low profile to avoid alerting the locals, who are yet to discover space travel. Lilliana soon realizes that she can't survive on her own and desperately needs help until her brother arrives.

She is soon discovered, but the alien, Jarath, surprises her when he takes her in. Though they can only communicate through basic gestures, she feels drawn to him, but she is determined to never give her heart away again.

With others of Jarath's kind searching for her, the race is on. But who will get to her first - her brother, or the aliens out to do her harm?

Sparks fly in this romantic science fiction novelette.

© Susan McKenzie 2017. All rights reserved.

I've been writing science fiction for a number of years now, but I noticed that the books I'd started reading were mostly fantasy. Time to switch and write my other favourite genre. I love magic and psychic abilities, so I've included both.

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A girl who sees ghosts. A magic out of control. A group hellbent on destroying what they’re afraid of.

Maddie can see ghosts and for that she is sent to a mental institution. Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she is fine now, a dark-haired ghost with dreamy brown eyes rushes in and ruins everything.

She is sent to a halfway house that helps people with mental illness assimilate back into society. But then she hurts someone using magic she didn’t know she possessed. Now she has a new problem. She will have to learn to control her magic.

She discovers that the town has secrets of its own and there are people going missing. How far are people willing to go to destroy what they are afraid of? Maddie and her handsome spirit might just find out first-hand.

© 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.