{"id":6,"date":"2011-11-03T17:26:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T21:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2014-04-20T20:36:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T00:36:57","slug":"j-m-brink","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/j-m-brink\/","title":{"rendered":"J. M.&#8217;s Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Various short stories and vignettes are available free at <a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\">http:\/\/universal-nexus.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/love-story-loris-version\/\">Love Story: Lori&#8217;s Version<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/love-story-sals-version\/\">Love Story: Sal&#8217;s Version<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/lorixas-proposal\/\">Lorixa&#8217;s Proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/lori-learns-to-fly\/\">Lori Learns to Fly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/ana-lyns-first-time\/\">Ana &amp; Lyn&#8217;s First Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/faerie-faire-in-the-park\/\">F\u00e6rie Faire in the Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/georgia-serenas-wedding\/\">Georgia &amp; Serena&#8217;s Wedding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/fate\/\">Fate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/j-m-brink\/orphaned\/\">Orphaned<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/collaborative-works\/into-the-palace-of-death\/\">Into the Palace of Death<\/a>\u00a0(Collaborative work with Shannon Haddock)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/collaborative-works\/cassie-becomes-a-leytgelez\/\">Cassie Becomes a Leytgelez<\/a>\u00a0(Collaborative work with Shannon Haddock)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Published works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stolen-time.universal-nexus.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/universal-nexus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Cool-Cover-e1320545193525.jpg?resize=112%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Stolen Time<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nA young genius is kidnapped by a mad scientist bent on ruling the universe by conquering its past. Can Serena stall him long enough for the Daggers to rescue her? Will she push Janoke Greenbriar too far and outlive her usefulness? Are the rumours that Greenbriar can alter minds true? Find out in this, the first novel set in the wide universe of Universal Nexus!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008KB0H0E\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B008KB0H0E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theficofunine-20\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3934620\">Create Space<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1478226838\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1478226838&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=theficofunine-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kobobooks.com\/ebook\/Stolen-Time\/book-_5FAm5NPsU6GLHEd0omUdw\/page1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/stolen-time-j-brink\/1112276241?ean=2940015581614\" target=\"_blank\">Nook<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a title=\"DriveThru Fiction\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drivethrufiction.com\/product\/107325\/Stolen-Time\" target=\"_blank\">DriveThru Fiction<\/a>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/180483\" target=\"_blank\">Smashwords<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/stolen-time\/id600526069?ls=1\" target=\"_blank\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.powells.com\/biblio?isbn=9781478226833\" target=\"_blank\">Powell\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/stolen-time-j-brink\/1112276241?ean=9781478226833&amp;itm=1&amp;usri=9781478226833\" target=\"_blank\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookdepository.co.uk\/Stolen-Time-J-M-Brink\/9781478226833\" target=\"_blank\">Book Depository<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Coming soon:<\/h1>\n<p><em>Tapestry of Life<\/em> (working title, subject to change) (collaborative work with Shannon Haddock)<br \/>\nA collection of Universal Nexus short fiction. \u00a0It will include the various stories from out web freebies as well as several new works not seen yet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Branded<\/em><br \/>\nJasmine Ethencourt is a twelve year old girl worried about all the same things as any twelve year old girl: keeping her knives sharp, her blaster in working order and charged, not starving or freezing to death, fighting off an invasion of man-eating lizardmen from the other side of the galaxy, etc. \u00a0Take a glimpse into the life of an Allurian child during the Dichidian Expansion, a terrible episode in the history of the Vorton Galaxy as\u00a0vicious, ruthless creatures attempt to conquer their galaxy to hunt, enslave, or exterminate everything in their path.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ana&#8217;s Story<\/em> (title TBD)<br \/>\nA world on the far outskirts of Galfarra is attacked by a band of cruel, merciless, twisted neo-imperialists. \u00a0This peaceful world was home of the galaxy&#8217;s finest artists, and paradise to one young dancer\/actress. \u00a0When the ballet troupe Ana was part of gets invited to perform for the Ylvortain queen&#8217;s birthday celebration, she couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled. \u00a0She&#8217;d lived on that world during her days of studying the art of performance by hitchhiking through the tri-galaxies, and fallen in love with it. \u00a0When they land she is suspicious &#8212; why are the temples in ruins? \u00a0Why are their guards at the royal palace? \u00a0Why are there\u00a0<em>doors<\/em>?! \u00a0The Ylvortains have been enslaved, and she realises there&#8217;s only one thing to do, she must save them. \u00a0She can&#8217;t do it alone. \u00a0Flying home, she enlists the aid of the infamous rebels-for-hire force, Darrien&#8217;s Daggers. \u00a0A long and brutal struggle looms on the horizon, but Anastasia Hasna Amir, actress, dancer, Dagger will see it ended with the Ylvortains free or die trying.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Chronicles of Kaelee &amp; Dejah\u00a0<\/em>(series)<br \/>\nTwin girls born by an undisputed miracle find the miracle of their existence comes with a price: they&#8217;ve been marked by the most mysterious spirit of all, Destiny. \u00a0The find themselves drawn from their home on Sweytz to a place, literally, out of their mother&#8217;s old Earth fantasy stories and guided by fae goddesses, capricious elves, and an enchanted bear.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rialanna&#8217;s Romance<\/em> (working title) (collaborative work with Shannon Haddock)<br \/>\nMrrsharan Rialanna Nahirim Sullockalonesk-Evans, pirate captain, smuggler, and sometimes honest merchant was minding her own business when a dashing rogue crashes into her life. \u00a0He&#8217;s wanted by just about everyone in the galaxy &#8212; one way or another, <em>except<\/em> Rialanna &#8212; though he\u00a0<em>is<\/em> rather handsome, and sort of charming, she supposes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Katel<\/em> (title TBD)<br \/>\nKatel deBoer is a little girl growing up on Earth, a world in the Terran Confederation. \u00a0Her mother is a courtesan, her father is a Mugdarran, her other father is a go\u00f0i (a priest) &#8212; the only truly Respectable member of her family is Brenda, her other mother who&#8217;s a school teacher, but one outspoken against Bureau of Education policies and\u00a0curriculums. \u00a0Religion is frowned upon as backward superstition; Mugdarrans are hated as barbaric savages; Gretchen&#8217;s job, while perfectly legal, is\u00a0licensed\u00a0as prostitution and thus is looked down upon; and Brenda, classed a disruptive radical, has lost a fight against having to teach that various non-Human races, especially Mugdarrans, are sub-intelligent, sub-evolved, and sub-Human according to &#8216;sound scientific principles&#8217;. \u00a0Katel is being harassed for being half-Mugdarran, an issue made worse as her Humanity is virtually non-existent. \u00a0The family seeks a new home among the stars, and Katel finds herself on the strange world of Sweytz where she&#8217;s no longer the ugly, teased child, but a blooming beauty the gents and ladies are both vying for the affections of. \u00a0Could she have really found acceptance, friends, even romance?<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?w=584\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various short stories and vignettes are available free at http:\/\/universal-nexus.com. Love Story: Lori&#8217;s Version Love Story: Sal&#8217;s Version Lorixa&#8217;s Proposal Lori Learns to Fly Ana &amp; Lyn&#8217;s First Time F\u00e6rie Faire in the Park Georgia &amp; Serena&#8217;s Wedding Fate Orphaned &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/j-m-brink\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1Y5CS-6","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":690,"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universal-nexus.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}