{"product_id":"2940013292659","title":"Megan's Choice","description":"Megan Malone, the quadrant’s fastest zip ship pilot, is overworked, overtired and craves the surf, sun and sex of a paradise planet vacation. When her employer receives an urgent commission from the government requesting Megan’s services on a diplomatic mission, she’s all set to refuse--especially when she finds out her domineering ex-lover Yusef Gunnen will be part of that mission. But what Megan doesn’t know is that she’s no longer calling her own shots. You are calling the shots. And what you decide Megan will do at the end of each episode will change her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo My Readers: I always loved branching stories as a child, from early text-style computer games to the interactive fiction series published for children. When I suggested to my editor that electronic books were the perfect medium for some rip-roaring, lip-smacking, heat-inducing adult adventures, she and Red Sage agreed to let me share my ideas with readers in the form of “Megan’s Choice”. Because of the ongoing structure of Megan’s life and all the threads it will contain, this is hopefully only the first in a series of novellas that will take our intrepid heroine from the center of the universe and beyond. Note: Megan's Choice is written as an interactive novella, where the reader chooses the main character's path at the end of each scene. This excerpt is from the opening scene of the novella, where our intrepid heroine is being briefed after a recent piloting assignment by her boss at Stellar Transport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEGAN'S CHOICE by Ellie Marvel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © Ellie Marvel, 2009\u003cbr\u003eAll Rights Reserved, RED SAGE PUBLISHING, INC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM MEGAN'S CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMegan’s stomach grumbled, reminding her how long she’d been cooling her buns in Gerald’s office. It had been a while since breakfast, and she’d been looking forward to an extravagant lunch followed by a trip to Sensaround, Inc. at the vidmall. One of the remaining perks of the single life, now that loneliness had become an issue, was the freedom to spend her credits however she wished.\u003cbr\u003eRight before she ditched the meeting, Gerald returned, clapping his hands when he saw her.\u003cbr\u003e“Malone. Glad you’re still here.”\u003cbr\u003e“We weren’t finished,” Megan pointed out, ignoring the fact she’d been seconds from leaving. “I want my vacation approved.”\u003cbr\u003eHe ignored her petition. “I have bad news. Scratch that. I have interesting news. The emissary was just informed there’s a civil war brewing in the Elteri system.”\u003cbr\u003e“Elteri?” Megan straightened in her chair, hunger forgotten. The chair shifted with her, supporting her back in its new position. “How can they have a civil war? There’s no indigenous intelligent life. I thought it was rated as a raw materials system.”\u003cbr\u003e“Sheeshan wants to brief you. Needless to say, this is classified.” Gerald returned to his seat and squinted. Megan felt an answering tingle in her brain that indicated his use of psi. A library terminal rose from Gerald’s desk in response and began flickering images and text.\u003cbr\u003eIn another moment, Sheeshan’s holo coalesced above the embedded projector. The emissary’s auburn hair was confined to a green snood, and her rosy skin was taut around the mouth and nose. The high neck of her black uniform gave the impression her head was immobile.\u003cbr\u003e“Malone,” the emissary said, without preamble, “I’m glad you could join us.”\u003cbr\u003eSheeshan’s businesslike demeanor alerted Megan to the fact this was a grim situation. “I’m listening.”\u003cbr\u003e“We have just learned an insurgent group has overrun the Elteri colony and taken everyone prisoner, including the fifth steward. We’ve been given a deadline to—”\u003cbr\u003eMegan interrupted. “What the hell was a steward doing there?” Each populated planet that met certain criteria was allowed an emissary to the Guidance, and the thousands of emissaries elected the twelve stewards who headed the Quad government and its four branches: Guidance, Truce, Justice and Library. It didn’t make any sense that one of the stewards had been touring an outbound system with few exports and a barely-there outpost.\u003cbr\u003e“That information isn’t available at this time,” Sheeshan replied coolly. “The insurgents dispatched an apprentice pilot on a zip ship to relay their demands.”\u003cbr\u003e“But—”\u003cbr\u003e“Malone, give the emissary a chance to describe the situation before you start asking questions.” On the other side of Sheeshan’s image, Gerald frowned at Megan before concentrating on his library terminal.\u003cbr\u003e“Sorry.” Sheeshan m","brand":"Red Sage Publishing, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082560291056,"sku":"2940013292659","price":3.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013292659_p0.jpg?v=1763579452","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013292659","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}