Kristen Simmons
Article 5 and Breaking Point
Kristen Simmons
Article 5 and Breaking Point
Synopsis:
New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.
The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes.
There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back.
Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.
Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow.
That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings—the only boy Ember has ever loved.
Synopsis:
After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed.
Near-celebrities now for the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government, Ember and Chase are recognized and taken in by the Resistance—an underground organization working to systematically take down the government. At headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an anonymous assassin taking out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying about the sniper’s true identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the diversion….
Until the government posts its most-wanted list, and their number one suspect is Ember herself.
Orders are shoot to kill, and soldiers are cleared to fire on suspicion alone. Suddenly Ember can’t even step onto the street without fear of being recognized, and “laying low” is a joke. Even members of the Resistance are starting to look at her sideways.
With Chase urging her to run, Ember must decide: Go into hiding…or fight back?
===
This is a part of the 150+ book giveaway! If you want a chance to win 50 books, or see what other authors books are up for grabs, click here!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
My childhood friend of sixteen years is currently serving in the army.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteYes. My cousin and his wife =)
ReplyDeleteMost recently I have a friend who just ended his time in the army. He was in it for... wow, over 10 years. <3
ReplyDeleteNo, I do not know anyone in the army.
ReplyDeleteCABWNANA1@bellsouth.net
Not really. I mean, I do know people, but not anyone who I would consider more than an acquaintance.
ReplyDeleteNope.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't
ReplyDeleteI actually don't know anyone in the Army. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin.
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend's father is in the army.
ReplyDeleteI used to know someone in the air force but he was medically discharged.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is in the army.
ReplyDeleteA woman I met online, her hubby is in the army.
ReplyDeleteBarrie
My cousin was an army ranger for 10 years. We were so fortunate that he always made it home safe and sound. he's now a police officer :) we've always had a member of the armed forces in every generation since 1900.
ReplyDeleteI have a cousin that was in the Army, but he's been out for many years now. I also have a friend that just got out of the Air Force.
ReplyDeleteNot directly. But my great-grandfather was in the army before I was born...
ReplyDeleteI do not know anyone who is in the army right now.
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't know anyone in the army.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin was in the army but he pass away from an illness :( and I have another cousin who is in the Navy thanks for the great givaway!
ReplyDeleteMy cousin was in the air force. I think her husband was in the army though. And my brother and wife are in the marines. And my uncle was in the marines. Thanks for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandpa was in the army. He was in the Vietnam war. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteFortunately, or unfortunately, however you want to look at it, I do not know anyone in the Army. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBonnie Hilligoss
bonhill@speakeasy.net
Yeah, way more than one. In fact, I live in an area that has the largest concentration of military bases in the US. Most of my family members have been in the service at some point, both of my exhusbands were in the Army, and pretty much everyone who lives around here knows at least 10 people in the military. There are advantages and disadvantages to that.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather was in the army during Korea.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people in the Marine Corps. I don't think I know anyone in the Army. I'm a military brat and a wife of a recently retired Marine. Semper Fi!!
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather is retired from the Army. My cousin is part of the Army National Guard. My mom's boyfriend is in the Army. His other son is in the Navy. My other grandfather is a retired Marine while my brother is an active Marine. I guess you could say we almost bleed red, white, and blue hahaha
ReplyDeleteI do know a person i went to school with that is in the army but the person and i dont really talk to each other..
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't know anyone in the army.
ReplyDeleteno i don't now anyone in the army.
ReplyDeleteNo, I do not.
ReplyDeleteToo many of my friends...
ReplyDeleteyes i do coz he is my friend's father
ReplyDeleteI've known many people in who were/are in the army, but only one friend is currently deployed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway opportunity.
No I don't
ReplyDeleteNot that I know of
ReplyDeleteNone that are currently in the army.
ReplyDeleteI Don't know anyone that is currently in the army.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather served in WWII in the army and a friend of my husband serves now.
ReplyDeleteYes! I have two cousins in the army, my boyfriend is a veteran, my best friend's husband is a veteran, one of my other good friend's husband is active duty and I have a lot of friends also active duty! I'm from a small military town in Northern NY and its hard not to know someone in the army. Thank you for this amazing giveaway and the chance to win!
ReplyDeletemelissargolden@yahoo.com
I don't, thankfully. I don't think I could handle it.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin is in the army and has done several tours in the middle-east. I recently picked up Article 5 and am looking forward to reading it, as well as continuing the journey in book two. Thank you for the treat of a giveaway opportunity.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin is in the army reserves.
ReplyDeleteI have 1 really good friend who is in the Army. He was in Afghanistan and just recently came home. And I have another friend who is in the Marines. I had an extremely close friend who was a combat medic in the army but back in April he committed suicide.
ReplyDeleteMy friend's bf XD
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather was in the Air Force, my other grandfather was in the Navy. My great uncle died as a war hero and thus Milton Lewis Stadium was named after him. Many members of my church have served in the U.S. Army and Marines.
ReplyDeleteMy cousin is in the Army :)
ReplyDeleteYes, my best friend's boyfriend is in the army. My other good friend (girl) used to be in the army as well and served in Afghanistan. And my grandpa served in the air force.
ReplyDeleteMy two cousins (they are twins) left for Army boot camp on July 22. I know other military people though, as most of my family has either been in the Navy or Marines.
ReplyDeleteNot the Army, but the Air Force. Our neighbors, and best friends, son just finished Boot Camp. And unfortunately, he will be leaving for Afghanistan in September. We are all praying hard that he will return safe to us.
ReplyDelete