Flood Rising (Jenna Flood #1)

“From us. Today. The Wow! Signal was sent by Jarrod.”


“Impossible,” Soter said. “The signal came from deep space.”

“Which is exactly where he sent it,” Jenna said, motioning to the skyward pointing array dishes. “But we don’t know who created it, or why.” She left out the refining nature of the signal, deciding to tell her father once she was sure he was the same man who had raised her. “But we need you to help figure out who created the signal...and our genome.”

Soter’s eyes brightened a little at the prospect of an unsolved mystery. He nodded slowly.

“Anything else?” Cort asked, with more than a trace of sarcasm.

Jenna matched his tone, looking over the barrel of the man’s gun. “I’m sure I’ll think of something. Now do we have a deal or should I put a bullet in the other leg and be on my way?”

Cort winced. At least that part of the story hadn’t changed. He shook his head. “You have no idea what you’re in for, kid.”

“I think I’ve got a pretty good idea.” She turned back to Noah. “Still proud of me?”

Noah blinked as if trying to hold back tears and smiled. “You are still going to finish high school, and go to college…and get the job of your dreams.”

“After we stop World War III,” she said.

He chuckled. “Looks that way.”

She grinned back. “Deal.”

He hugged her again. “Yes. I’m proud of you. More than you can imagine.”

“Nurture wins over nature, right? You raised me well.”

“Yes. I did.”

Noah led her away, arm around her. As they walked, she leaned her head on his shoulder, and he leaned in close, but not to comfort her. In a serious, but quiet voice, he said, “How do you know about Mercy?”





A NOTE FROM JEREMY ROBINSON



Dear Reader,



I wanted to take a moment to thank you for reading FLOOD RISING. I hope you have enjoyed this brand new thriller. If you did enjoy the book, please show your support by posting a review at your online retailer. E-book websites work on algorithms, meaning the more people review my books, the more the e-book retailers will recommend them to other readers. And the more people buy my books, the more I get to write them, which is a good thing for both of us (assuming you enjoyed the book). If we can get FLOOD RISING moving off the virtual shelves, there will be many more adventures with Jenna Flood to come.



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—Jeremy Robinson