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Revealed: Part One: New Year’s Eve with Jiro and Mark (Nogiku series #0.1)by SJ Pajonas
Genre: Science Fiction Romance, Post-apocalyptic
Age category: Young Adult, Adult
Release Date: June 1, 2014
Blurb:
Get immersed in the Nogiku world with Jiro Itō as he gets ready for a boring and annoying New Year’s Eve out in Nishikyō. At least, that’s what he expects his night to be like. Jiro would rather drink with the geisha all evening, and avoid taking anyone home, but he has family business to attend to instead. When the family business leads to an unfamiliar restaurant, Jiro spies Sanaa Griffin smiling at him from across the room, and his night turns around.
But Mark Sakai, his uncle, is not pleased with Jiro’s flirtations. Mark has worked hard for over a decade to get Sanaa into position for her new life, and he can’t have Jiro interfering. Will a stern warning be enough to keep them apart?
PART ONE of REVEALED is a companion short story to REMOVED, Book ONE of the Nogiku Series. The first chapter of REMOVED is included at the end of PART ONE. Read REVEALED first or read it later, but don’t miss this look into the other side of Sanaa’s story.
Approximately 10,000 words.
You can find Revealed: Part One: New Year’s Eve with Jiro and Mark on Goodreads
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Removed (Nogiku series #1)by SJ Pajonas
Genre: Science Fiction Romance, Post-apocalyptic
Age category: Young Adult, Adult
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Blurb:
Duty knows no family. Love has no price. Secrets can cost you everything.
Twenty-year-old Sanaa Griffin is about to get more than she bargained for when she wishes for love, happiness, and excitement on New Year’s Eve. Ripped from the job she always loved, she is reassigned to work for mysterious Mark Sakai and spy on the corrupt leaders of her city. War looms on the horizon, and Sanaa must help Sakai determine the key players and their weak spots before it’s too late.
Mark Sakai has many plans for Sanaa that will take her into a web of lies and danger, and her only protection is to learn to defend herself. But defense training under the watchful eye of Jiro, a strong and enigmatic young man she has a crush on, was not what she expected. Between falling in love with Jiro and the information she is gathering, Sanaa realizes Sakai is holding back secrets about her family and her deceased parents, secrets as to why she was chosen for this job, and learning the truth puts all of humanity in jeopardy.
REMOVED is the first book in a captivating post-apocalyptic series that harnesses the cultures and traditions of Japan and sweeps them into the future between Earth and a faraway land.
You can find Removed on Goodreads
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Excerpt :
“Well,” Sakai
begins, walking to his right. I am content to stand where I am, but he motions
to follow. “You may not be in school anymore, but you have much to learn. Where
you are going and what you will be doing, the decisions you will make, will all
depend on what you learn with me.”
Uh oh, I don’t
like the sound of that.
“Sanaa, you have
grown up around people your whole life, but you do not know people. You live
your life amongst your few friends and your aunts but you never travel outside
your circles. You are sheltered.”
My face flushes
red with anger. Who does this man think he is? We only ever met each other two
nights ago for the first time. He knows nothing about me. Yet, what he just
said was true, and that scares me more than anything else.
“This has been
your life for twenty years and, in two years time, this will all change for
you. Will change for everyone.” He turns to me with a sad expression on his
face, and all the heat leaves my body cold. “Sanaa, I’m sorry to say your time
as an engineer has come to an end. Now it’s time you learned about the other
side of Nishikyō, about the other side of you. There is a way of life here that
must be protected, at all costs, and forces at work that will try to fight
against the system we’ve worked so hard to build. You will help me keep the
peace.”
I’m finding it
hard to breathe, the air around me solid and stagnant. When I manage to take a
shaky breath, my fear turns to anger again, a hot blush rushing back to my
cheeks.
“Ok, I’m
confused. Who are you? And why the hell am I here?” I let out a laugh and
glance around to make sure I’m not about to be pranked. “I hate the fact you’re
telling me things without really telling me anything. Is this a joke? Because
I’m nobody.”
Sakai leans in
and looks hard into my eyes, and I do my best to stand still and not draw back.
His glare is intense and follows the curve of my forehead, over my eyebrows,
and down across my chin. He studies every line, every millimeter, and I’m a
little disturbed by how familiar he is with me. “No. No, you are not.”
He sighs and
turns toward the window again while I try to will the blush from my face and
steady my heart rate.
“Tomorrow we
start your real education, Sanaa-chan.”
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Released (Nogiku series #2)by SJ Pajonas
Genre: Science Fiction Romance, Post-apocalyptic
Age category: Young Adult, Adult
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Blurb:
Left in the desert to recuperate from her injuries, Sanaa Itami paces the floors and contemplates her mistakes. She trusted too easily, and now people she loved are dead, killed at the hands of men coming to assassinate her. Sanaa feels beaten, but life awaits her at home. While her city recovers from the devastating earthquake, negotiations for Sanaa's future continue. New allies must be made, new friendships brokered, new skills acquired -- at all costs.
Life at the top of the chain is complicated and lonely, though. With all her friendships rocky and uncertain, Sanaa must learn to trust others again more than she's willing. Who is left holding a grudge? And will the new family Sanaa has found with Jiro support or betray her?v
RELEASED, Book TWO of the Nogiku Series, is the second book in a captivating post-apocalyptic romance series that harnesses the cultures and traditions of Japan and sweeps them into the future between Earth and a faraway land.
You can find Released on Goodreads
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Excerpt :
Never before this
moment have I ever felt the crushing desire to marry and have children, to have
a real wedding, to expand my tiny family and be joined with another. Ugh, I’m
so selfish. Why can’t I just be happy with what I have?
Jiro looks at me
and despite the festive atmosphere, the people around us talking and laughing,
I’m not smiling. I just can’t smile when I’m trying to keep the thoughts away,
the thoughts about my own future and what’s in store for me on Yūsei.
He pulls me in, and I close my eyes
and wrap my arms around him, resting my head on his chest. We don’t say
anything, but this is exactly what I need. I need to know Jiro’s fine with all
the terms and conditions that come with me. A bright flash illuminates
everything around us, and I know our hug has been captured by the photographer.
I hope I don’t look ridiculous.
“Come on, Sanaa.
Miko and Yoichi are at the door.”
Sure enough, they
come into the dining hall propped up by the thundering of our applause. Mr. and
Mrs. Itō. Miko Itō. She told me she was thinking of keeping Tanaka because of
the izakaya, but, ultimately, she likes the idea of changing her own name and
leaving the business name as-is. Maybe I should legally change my name to Sanaa
Itami. Maybe a change would make me feel more in control.
Gods, some days I
think my brain is broken. I can’t stop thinking about this mess I’m in. If I
choose to stay with Jiro, I’m robbing him of his ability to marry, too, and
that’s important for the leader of a big family. Beni tried to convince me
everything would be fine. But I’m watching Miko and Yoichi walk to each table
and talk to their guests as the waitstaff serves dinner, and I’m not sure.
I’m really not
sure.
My leg is
bouncing under the table, and my knee knocks up against Jiro’s. His hand comes
down on my leg, and I try to tuck my hair behind my ears like I used to do when
I was nervous and can’t. I have very little hair left on my head.
I search the room
from my chair for support or distraction. Lucy and Sakai are laughing and
drinking together, and they both seem so happy. Helena is at the next table
over being introduced to Usagi’s parents. Oyama is standing next to them,
smiling and nodding his head. My knee bounces even more.
Jiro turns to me
with sadness in his eyes again, like he did during the ceremony, and my stomach
sinks. He’s regretting this, isn’t he? Regretting us because we can’t have what
everyone else has. Looking around at the table full of people I love, they all
have the freedom to choose and be with whomever they want. I want to be with
Jiro. I am with Jiro but suddenly it feels so temporary, like our relationship
can’t last.
I can’t sit here
anymore.
Reunited (Nogiku series #3)by SJ Pajonas
Genre: Science Fiction Romance, Post-apocalyptic
Age category: Young Adult, Adult
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Blurb:
Yūsei has surprises for Sanaa Itami. The long trip across the stars ends with Mark Sakai delivering bad news from orbit over their new home, and there’s no turning back or moving on. Despite all their misgivings, this is where they will have to stay.
Sanaa, Jiro, and the rest of Earth’s settlers move into a coastal town and stick to their plans to live the colonization life they dreamed of. But Sanaa’s existence won’t be kept secret from her enemies for long. Kazuo promised he would see her in another life, on another world, and he aims to keep his word. Now she will face those who want their revenge and make new enemies while dispensing with old ones on her journey across the fascinating and unfamiliar landscape of Yūsei.
REUNITED, Book THREE of the Nogiku Series, is the third book in a captivating post-apocalyptic romance series that harnesses the cultures and traditions of Japan and sweeps them into the future between Earth and a faraway land.
You can find Reunited on Goodreads
You can read Revealed: Part One for free! And the price for Removed has been permanently dropped to 0.99$. Haven't started this series yet? Pick up your copy today!
About the Author:S. J. Pajonas loves all things Asian and has been in love with Japan and the East for as long as she can remember. Writing about Asia and Japan came naturally after studying the culture and language for over fifteen years. She studied film and screenwriting first and eventually segued into fiction once she was no longer working a full-time job.
Face Time is the first novel in the Love in the Digital Age series, and Pajonas’s first foray into Korean culture and families. Along with Removed and Released in the Nogiku Series, she continues to take the cultures of Asia and weave them into stories that appeal to people from around the world. Her writing is described as unique and unpredictable. Expect the unexpected.
Stephanie lives with her husband and two children just outside of New York City. She loves reading, writing, film, J- and K-dramas, knitting, and astrology. Her favorite author is Haruki Murakami and favorite book is The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.
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Thank you so much for hosting my cover reveal today! It's been great to see all the rebooted covers at once. Hopefully everyone loves the new covers as much as I do :)
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