An Unforgiving Desert (The Amagi Series, #1)
A ship hijacked. An arrogant and handsome classmate. A relentless desert.
Will they make it out of the unforgiving desert in one piece?
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A ship hijacked. An arrogant and handsome classmate. A relentless desert.
Skylar Kawabata is so close to earning her Class Three pilot’s license, she can almost taste it. After years of intense study and isolation, she’s determined to ace her final exam and reclaim her freedom. Nothing is going to stop her now — not even Kalvin, the class pretty boy high flyer who never misses a chance to call her “Princess.” Skylar’s fierce determination clashes with Kalvin’s cocky self-assurance, creating sparks that are impossible to ignore. She’s going to kill him if he calls her that one more time…
But when their class ship is hijacked during the final exam, Skylar and Kalvin find themselves marooned in the heart of an unforgiving desert. With limited supplies and no way to call for help, they must rely on each other to survive. Skylar’s resourcefulness and Kalvin’s surprising resilience are put to the ultimate test as they navigate treacherous sandstorms, tricky quicksand, and the looming threat of deadly predators. As the days stretch into a grueling ordeal, their animosity begins to transform into a reluctant partnership — and maybe something more.
Will Skylar and Kalvin make it out of the relentless desert in one piece? Or will their fiery tempers lead them to destroy each other before the desert claims them?
An Unforgiving Desert is the first book in the Amagi science fiction romance series. If you like talented heroines, cocky, self-assured men, and a hot desert gamble, then you’ll devour S. J. Pajonas’s gutsy action-adventure. Be sure to read An Unexpected Debt after!
July 2024 Update – This book was originally a prequel novella. It has been updated and expanded to make it the first book of the series.
Genre: Science Fiction Romance / Science Fiction Action Adventure / Space Opera
Publication Date: May 18, 2022
Series: The Amagi Series, Book #1
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An Unforgiving Desert – Chapter 1
My instructor’s eyes brighten as he looks out over our class. Oh boy, he has the results of our last exam.
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Yeah, my childhood on the Mikasa was a misnomer. I never had a childhood.
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“Can you believe my luck?” I’m careful to dip my head and speak out of the corner of my mouth to Amira while I grab my tray of food.
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I stare at the practice exam on my datapad, willing the answers to come to me. The questions blur together, a jumble of technical jargon and theoretical scenarios.
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The cruiser shakes violently, my teeth clacking and chest vibrating, as we ascend through the mild afternoon clouds of Sonoma. I grip the armrests in my co-pilot’s chair, desperate to...
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“You know this guy?” My voice is so sharp it could murder someone.
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I thought we would enter orbit around Sonoma, and the local authorities would then pick us up. But no.
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As Kalvin stomps about the pod and turns off non-essential systems, I strip out of the pressure suit. My whole body aches after all that strenuous work outside and then...
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In the middle of the night, I wake and stare at the life pod’s ceiling. The storm is still raging outside, and Kalvin’s light, regular breathing indicates he’s dead asleep.
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It really sucks being a side sleeper and having one side of my body a painful mess. I pass out for an hour or two at a time, try to...
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We beat a hasty retreat from the site of our crash, and every time I put my hand down in the sand to climb a dune, I wonder what I’m...
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The air was thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. I breathed deeply, savoring the unfamiliar freshness.
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I live through my entire life in my dreams. I’m a toddler, learning to walk in the halls of Mom’s ship.
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Quicksand. Every movie I watched as a kid led me to believe that quicksand was an everyday danger.
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I’m tempted to turn around, stick my hands in the sand, and ask for the damned compass back. But I glance at Kalvin and decide against it.
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I wake up freezing. I forgot about that. Deserts lose their heat precipitously after the sun goes down, and now I’m suffering the consequences.
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I take a deep breath, my hand hovering over the pulsing sand. This is crazy.
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“We’re lost, Skylar! We should hunker down and wait this out!” Kalvin stumbles next to me, and I struggle to stay upright.
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The world is a blur of harsh lights and cacophonous noise as we arrive at the hospital. My head feels like it’s been split open with a dull axe, and...
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“I can’t tell you how grateful I am that both you and Kalvin are alive. I have been sick with worry the last couple of days.”
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