Inspiration for the
Settings of the Series
The
three stories in my series, The
Underground, take place in a futuristic dystopian world where the
corporation Planet Core is also the acting government. But it is the goal of
those in the Underground to take them out of power.
When
I started this series, I knew it would take place on the foreign planet,
Airondelle, which those from Earth travel to through a portal. Want to know
what the portal looked like? Think of Stargate.
And the landscape resembles a flat desert with little vegetation, and small
springs that are few and far between.
When
I brought the crew back to Earth, I imagined a world made of steel and glass,
tall buildings, and very little green space. Everything hovers, from the
motorbikes of the police to the chairs in one’s apartment. Citizens take the
glide to and from work, and get most of their food from a replicator. And the
building on the cover of Never Gonna LetYou Go very much resembles Planet Core.
The Underground somewhat resembles the subways of our present, but long
abandoned. Here’s an excerpt:
With no idea what the
underground looked like, Calla gasped at the wide, well lit cavern in front of
her. She stood with Erik on a metal platform attached to one side of the walls
of the cavity. Walkways were bolted into the rock above and below her. The
distance to solid ground below surprised her, and she grasped Erik’s hand
tighter as well as gripping the railing along the platform. Erik pulled her
away from the edge. “This is the main sleeping quarters floor, where most of
the underground’s first officers call home.” He pointed to the platform above.
“Everyone else lives higher up, closer to the emergency exit.”
And
in Never Gonna Desert You, you can
visit the natives of Airondelle, in their home in the caves. It was the picture
of Ouzoud
Waterfalls in the Windows
waterfalls theme background which inspired that setting.
The sound of rushing water made Brook aware of her
ready-to-burst bladder, though she hadn’t had a drink since she’d left Planet
Core.
“Are we there yet?”
They could knock her out. She no longer cared. Being
unconscious had to be better than the torture to her body.
“As a matter of fact, we are.”
A hand pushed down on her head, while another shoved
her forward. Brook shivered at the sudden drop in temperature. The air smelled
damp, musty. The sound of water disappeared.
No! “Why couldn’t we stop back there, grab something to
drink?”
Only their footsteps echoing off the walls answered
her. Not the same sound she’d heard in the transporter room at Planet Core, but
something natural. Like a cave.
And in the third story, Never Gonna Say Goodbye, which is coming soon to Decadent
Publishing, you can visit all of these settings and more. But in the end,
everything drastically changes. How? Well, you’ll have to wait and find out.
Never Gonna Let You Go
The Underground book 1
By Jessica E. Subject
Erotic Sci-Fi/Dystopian
Romance – FF & MF
ISBN:
978-1613332061
Caught in a tangle of
lies, Calla Jacobs must sort through the truth to discover where she truly
belongs. A biologist for Planet Core, she finds herself ensnared in a web of
deceit. Sent to Airondelle, she must work with a team to prepare the newly
discovered planet for colonists from Earth. But the mission does not go as she
expected. Her former lover, Erik Edwards, shuns her, sending Calla into the
arms of Melina Holloway, their commander, for the attention she craves and
more. A confrontation among the trio leaves her with a broken heart, and
fleeing from the two people she trusted most.
Attempting to break free
from the lies that bind her, she discovers Planet Core has deceived everyone.
And when she returns to Earth, Calla learns just how far Planet Core’s control
reaches.
Available From Decadent
Publishing and other eBook retailers.
Never Gonna Desert You
The Underground #2
By Jessica E. Subject
Erotic Lesbian Sci-Fi/Dystopian
Romance
ISBN:
978-1613335468
Determined to find and
bring back her girlfriend, Brook enlists in the next mission to the foreign
planet, Airondelle. But the deception at Planet Core continues, and Brook
doesn't realize the depth of her father's involvement until he orders her
terminated. Struggling to stay alive, she quickly learns nothing is as she
believed.
Will she ever find
Melina? Or will Brook be stuck light years from home, alone, and with a fierce
predator hunting her down?
Available from Decadent
Publishing and other eBook retailers.
Bio:
Jessica Subject is the
author of contemporary and science fiction romance, ranging from sweet to
erotica. In her stories, you could meet clones, or a sexy alien or two. You may
even be transported to another planet for a romantic rendezvous.
When Jessica isn't
reading, writing, or doing dreaded housework, she likes to get out and walk.
Fast. But she just may slow down if there is a waterfall nearby.
Jessica lives in
Ontario, Canada with her husband and two energetic children. And she loves to
hear from her readers. You can find her at jessicasubject.com
and on twitter @jsubject.
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