Books with author Deanna Compton

Free will is lost. Conscious thought is digital, connected and controlled by a central processor that is void of all emotion. “Unique” and “individual” are extinct terms. Human nature is replaced by unobstructed cooperation.Jaxon grew up in a world where adults have been digitally altered. They are masked ashumans, but in reality they are something far different. In his own virtual world, Jaxondominates. Video games are his life and he remains happily distracted. However, he is fast approaching the mandatory age when he will be required to transfer his consciousness into digital form. When his older brother is unwillingly taken away to undergo the process, the experience propels Jaxon into action. He doesn’t want his sense of self stripped away or to become part of The Cooperative. In order to survive he must find a way to become a real life hero.

A long lost diary promising a world where magic and dragons rule...A golden retriever who suddenly exhibits strange and mysterious powers.... And a young girl standing on the precipice of her destiny... Come, join seventeen-year-old Jesse and her faithful companion Felcore as they travel to the 'Lightning Gate' on a journey that could change their lives forever... "Just as C.S. Lewis sent us to our wardrobes searching for a mystical passage to a magical land, Deanna Compton leaves us longing for the lightning gate and a visit to Risen" FREECURRENT: THE LEGACY...the adventure has just begun... When Jesse discovers her long lost grandmother's diary tucked away in an old steamer trunk, she starts a chain of events that will lead her on a path to adventure. The pages reveal Gabriel's journey through a gate to a land of magic where dragons communicate telepathically and fantastic creatures strive to restore harmony between their realms. On the pages of her diary Gabriel reveals that she is visited by a handsome young warrior who tells her she is destined to save his land from domination by the corrupt sorcerer, Candaz. As Jesse reads Gabriel's account, she endures a personal crisis of her own and must leave home with her golden retriever to elude the police as she travels to the lightning gate. She soon discovers that her own destiny is entwined with her grandmother's in ways that both alarm and thrill her. "The Legacy" is the exciting beginning to this epic fantasy, the Freecurrent trilogy. "Awesome storyline, great characters! This book would make a great movie!! Loved reading it, it was hard to put it down, it was that good!" "Very good story which has held my interest all the way through. I will be getting the other two parts of this trilogy, definitely!" "Deanna Compton did a wonderful job of setting the story and developing her characters. I love the way she painted a whole new reality! Great read!"

Jaxon and Thaxton find the world around them filled with danger as they work toward their unified goal to take down The Cooperative. In a dystopian future where artificial intelligence threatens to end humanity, a boy is forced into manhood as he faces challenges that will define him. This book mixes sci-fiction and fantasy to create a fantastic adventure. It is a coming-of-age story for young adults and adults who love a great quest. Jaxon and his best friend Cheeto seek the codes that will allow them to shut down the network that runs The Cooperative. In an underground rebel camp, Jaxon is plunged into a steampunk village where he will have to confront a threat to his potential love interest, Sunny. The codes to shut down The Cooperative are almost within his grasp. He need only defeat the rebel leader in a battle to the death. Meanwhile his friends topside plan a raid on a Cooperative stronghold in order to prevent the genocide of the human teen population. Twin brothers Jaxon and Thaxton push through each obstacle that is put in front of them as they fight for liberty of the human race in book number 2 of the Human Nature series.If you loved Maze Runner, Hunger Games, or The Giver, you will love the Human Nature series.Unmasked is book 1 of the Human Nature series.Defiance is book 2 of the Human Nature series.Resurgence is book 3 of the Human Nature series.Defiance brings it all in a successful blend of dystopian, sci-fi and fantasy. Throw in action and adventure and mix in a little romance makes for a fun story with great characters and an engaging plot.Deanna J. Compton brings us her second trilogy following the YA fantasy trilogy, Freecurrent, well-loved by her readers and earning consistent five-star reviews.Defiance continues Jaxon's voyage of self-discovery. He is quickly becoming a man with every new experience as he aims toward his goal. His values become apparent as he builds character with love and adversity. Even though he questions his own strength, he remains determined to prevail.

After chasing Candaz through the lightning gate to Earth, Stephan and Nicholas continue to pursue the elusive sorcerer as he endeavors once again to reclaim his authority. Jesse must return home to protect her family from Candaz's malicious plans. The third and final book of the Freecurrent series is filled with action and an array of emotions. Personal triumphs and tragedies are visited upon the inhabitants of Risen. A link to the past could be the key to solving a critical personal battle for Stephan but hard choices lay in the path. Events escalate when a last ditch effort by Candaz to rule all of Risen is challenged by Jesse and her friends as they struggle to restore peace to the realm. Their lives and all that they love are in jeopardy and they must fight to avoid extinction.