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Authors: Brett Battles

Tags: #mystery, #mind control, #end of the world, #alien, #Suspense, #first contact, #thriller

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The Custodian powered up the Cradle to run all the predeparture tests.

::ARE YOUR CHANNELS OPEN?
he inquired.

::YES.

::ARE YOUR RECEPTORS WORKING?

::YES.

::ARE ALL LINKS INTACT?

::YES.

The Custodian initiated the long countdown for launch.

Thank you for reading
Mine
.

 

If you’re curious about how the Reclaimer ended up in an underground facility in the Rockies, check out my novella
Mine: The Arrival

 

Reviews at your point of purchase are always appreciated!

 

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brettbattles.com

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A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

Brett Battles is a Barry Award-winning author of over twenty-five novels, including the Jonathan Quinn series, the Logan Harper series, and the time-hopping Rewinder series. He’s also the coauthor, with Robert Gregory Browne, of the Alexandra Poe series. You can learn more at his website:
brettbattles.com

A
LSO BY
B
RETT
B
ATTLES

T
HE
J
ONATHAN
Q
UINN
T
HRILLERS

Novels

BECOMING QUINN

THE CLEANER

THE DECEIVED

SHADOW OF BETRAYAL (U.S.)
/
THE UNWANTED (U.K.)

THE SILENCED

THE DESTROYED

THE COLLECTED

THE ENRAGED

THE DISCARDED

THE BURIED

THE UNLEASHED

Novellas

NIGHT WORK

Short Stories


Just Another Job”—A Jonathan Quinn Story


Off the Clock”—A Jonathan Quinn Story

“The Assignment”—An Orlando Story

“Lesson Plan”—A Jonathan Quinn Story

“Quick Study”—An Orlando Story

T
HE
R
EWINDER
T
HRILLERS

REWINDER

DESTROYER

T
HE
L
OGAN
H
ARPER
T
HRILLERS

LITTLE GIRL GONE

EVERY PRECIOUS THING

T
HE
P
ROJECT
E
DEN
T
HRILLERS

SICK

EXIT NINE

PALE HORSE

ASHES

EDEN RISING

DREAM SKY

DOWN

T
HE
A
LEXANDRA
P
OE
T
HRILLERS

C
O
W
RITTEN
W
ITH
R
OBERT
G
REGORY
B
ROWNE

POE

TAKEDOWN

S
TANDALONES

Novels

THE PULL OF GRAVITY

NO RETURN

MINE

 

Novellas

MINE: THE ARRIVAL

Short Stories

“Perfect Gentleman”

For Younger Readers

T
HE
T
ROUBLE
F
AMILY
C
HRONICLES

HERE COMES MR. TROUBLE

COPYRIGHT

 

MINE Copyright © 2016 by Brett Battles

Cover Design by James T. Egan, www.bookflydesign.com

 

All rights reserved.

 

MINE is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

 

For more information about the author, please visit
www.brettbattles.com
.

Table of Contents

Mine

To the Dreamers,

NIGHT HIKE

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

BRUISER & THE FASTEST GIRL IN THE WORLD

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE

TWENTY-TWO

TWENTY-THREE

TWENTY-FOUR

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTY-SIX

TWENTY-SEVEN

TWENTY-EIGHT

TWENTY-NINE

THIRTY

THIRTY-ONE

THIRTY-TWO

THIRTY-THREE

THIRTY-FOUR

THIRTY-FIVE

THIRTY-SIX

THIRTY-SEVEN

THIRTY-EIGHT

THIRTY-NINE

FORTY

FORTY-ONE

FORTY-TWO

FORTY-THREE

FORTY-FOUR

FORTY-FIVE

FORTY-SIX

THE END OF HIDE & SEEK

FORTY-SEVEN

FORTY-EIGHT

FORTY-NINE

FIFTY

FIFTY-ONE

FIFTY-TWO

FIFTY-THREE

FIFTY-FOUR

THE THREE WHO RETURNED

FIFTY-FIVE

FIFTY-SIX

FIFTY-SEVEN

FIFTY-EIGHT

FIFTY-NINE

SIXTY

SIXTY-ONE

SIXTY-TWO

SIXTY-THREE

SIXTY-FOUR

SIXTY-FIVE

SIXTY-SIX

SIXTY-SEVEN

SIXTY-EIGHT

SIXTY-NINE

SEVENTY

SEVENTY-ONE

SEVENTY-TWO

SEVENTY-THREE

SEVENTY-FOUR

SEVENTY-FIVE

SEVENTY-SIX

SEVENTY-SEVEN

SEVENTY-EIGHT

SEVENTY-NINE

THE END AND THE BEGINNING

EIGHTY

EIGHTY-ONE

EIGHTY-TWO

EIGHTY-THREE

EIGHTY-FOUR

EIGHTY-FIVE

EIGHTY-SIX

EIGHTY-SEVEN

EIGHTY-EIGHT

EIGHTY-NINE

NINETY

NINETY-ONE

NINETY-TWO

NINETY-THREE

NINETY-FOUR

NINETY-FIVE

NINETY-SIX

NINETY-SEVEN

NINETY-EIGHT

NINETY-NINE

ONE HUNDRED

ONE HUNDRED ONE

ONE HUNDRED TWO

ONE HUNDRED THREE

ONE HUNDRED FOUR

ONE HUNDRED FIVE

ONE HUNDRED SIX

ONE HUNDRED SEVEN

ONE HUNDRED EIGHT

ONE HUNDRED NINE

ONE HUNDRED TEN

ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN

ONE HUNDRED TWELVE

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN

ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN

ONE HUNDRED SIXTEEN

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN

EPILOGUE

Thank you for reading Mine.

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