I Am Just Junco Omnibus by J.A. Huss
(I Am Just Junco Books 1-3)
Publication date: November 4th 2013
Genres: Dystopia, New Adult, Science Fiction
Synopsis:
Clutch~Fledge~Flight (1,152 pages) – the first three books in the epic science fiction fantasy saga that spans five full length novels and one novella. The final book, RETURN, will be released on December 2, 2013.
Nineteen year old Rural Republic sniper, Junco Coot, has been lied to. Not once or twice, but pretty much everyone she ever trusted is totally full of sh*t. And now her father is dead, she’s on the run, and everyone wants a piece of her—including one winged alien warrior named Tier.
But the truth always catches up and Junco has to choose who she should trust. The people who have lied and trained her to kill since she was a small child? Or the warriors who want to steal her away and use her as the catalyst in a plot to fight the final battle in an ancient war?
It’s a choice that will change her fate forever. And once it’s made—there’s no turning back. Life becomes nothing but brutal killing in the name of vengeance. But everything requires sacrifice—everything has a price. And Junco is about to find out what it means to dedicate herself to saving someone else.
Junco is not young adult. She has a foul mouth and violent tendencies.
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CHARACTER INTERVIEWS:
JUNCO
Character
profile:
Junco
Abigail Coot
Born:
September 3, 2133
Physical
Description:
OK, I’m short. But don’t underestimate me
because that never stopped me from kicking someone’s ass. Most of the time my hair is auburn brown, my
eyes are hazel and my body has a little more muscle than most girls
should. But don’t count on me staying
this way forever…I have secrets…secrets that have giant consequences!
Actress
who could play you in a movie:
Cameron Phillips - the reprogrammed
Terminator from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She’s awesome.
Job: Professional soldier,
assassin, and Seventh Sibling.
Favorite
gun: Ohhh, that’s a hard one. It’s a draw between
the TZi .357 and the RM Elite sniper rifle.
Favorite
MMA move: Shit, how does one choose? I guess it
would be the tornado kick. They never see that coming, plus I got all that
acrobatic stuff behind me, so I really catch some air when I make contact. TMI?
Sorry!
Favorite
Sibling:
LOL...that question is so unfair, but it definitely isn’t Irin. She’s a total
bitch.
Favorite
member of the 039: Nooooo…I can’t do that to
them. They are all my favorites!
Favorite
vaca spot: Well, it’s not a vaca spot, but I do
love when Lucan takes me to see the stars.
It’s beyond Heaven.
Favorite
food: Blueberry pancakes
Age: In Clutch, Fledge, and Flight I am 19 (it was a pretty big year
for me)…Range takes place when I’m 22.
Birthday: September 3, 2133
Zodiac
Sign: Virgo
Favorite
Color: Yellow
Favorite
Song: Road to Paradise by Tat
Words
to live by: Do the job you’re trained for, and if
you’re not trained for the job at hand, shut up and stay the fuck out of the
way.
Perfect
Saturday Night: At home with Tier, or shooting with
Gideon, or watching horror screens with Ashur, or letting Selia treat me like a
Barbie head, or playing cards with Braun, or…well you get the picture. I enjoy all of them!
Three
words that best describe me:
Feisty, powerful, relentless.
What
did you want to be when you grew up:
A mother.
:)
Day
or night: DAY!
Although I do enjoy a good stargaze, I could go a million years and
never see another nightdog and die happy.
TIER
Character
profile:
Raubtier,
Aves 039-1
Junco asked me (Ashur) to introduce Tier’s
interview since I happen to know him best.
I thought I’d spice things up a bit and add my take on his
questions…enjoy!
Physical
Description:
6’1, 185 lbs. black hair, green eyes. I
think this is a stupid question, let’s move on. No one cares what I look like,
only how well I fight. (ASHUR: Next)
Actor
who could play you in a movie:
Next… (ASHUR:
Next)
Job: Second in Command to Lucan,
Captain of the 039. (ASHUR: So he
thinks…)
Favorite
gun: Whatever’s available when I need it. (ASHUR:
Tier only uses guns if they’re handy, otherwise he’s all about slashing
throats.)
Favorite
MMA move: The flying knee, that throws them off
every time. It’s like, splat, there goes your jaw. Bye… (ASHUR:
Yeah, I agree. That shit hurts.)
Favorite
Team Member:
Ashur. (ASHUR:
Awwwww…he loves me.)
Favorite
vaca spot: Next… (ASHUR: Secretly, Tier loves Disney World)
Favorite
food: I’ll eat anything, who cares? Food is
food. Although Junco is an excellent
cook and I enjoy her human meals. (ASHUR:
Junco makes an awesome pineapple upside-down cake)
Age: In Clutch I’m 24. In Fledge and Flight I’m 25…Range takes place
when I’m 27.
Birthday: I have no idea when my birthday was – sometime in the Clutch year
of 2127 maybe. The only day that counts
is your morphday. Mine is March 9, 2139 and since the 039 were all sent back from
Earth at the same time, we all morphed together. So all the members of the 039
share the same morphday. (ASHUR: We
have a raging fucking party every year.
Invitation only.)
Zodiac
Sign: Aquarius
Favorite
Color: Black
Favorite
Song: Everything by Metallica (ASHUR: Dude, do you remember that time we saw Ozzy and Metallica,
and Van Halen and Metallica, and all those other times we saw Metallica? If you do, let me know – because they’re a
little fuzzy in my memory for some reason….)
Words
to live by: Trust me. (ASHUR: pffft.)
Perfect
Saturday Night: At home with Junco. (ASHUR:
That’s mine too! We’re so much alike!)
Three
words that best describe me: Short-tempered,
driven, and serious. (ASHUR: Well,
I’d say asshole, asshole, and asshole.
Is three all we get?)
What
did you want to be when you grew up: A good guy. (ASHUR: Good guy? You don’t even come close, brother. Sorry.)
Day
or night: Night. The best part of my day is
sleeping next to Junco. (ASHUR: Rub
it in.)
LUCAN
Hello dear readers! It’s Lucan’s turn to have his character
profile and Junco has asked me (Sera, your favorite artificial intelligence) to
introduce him, begged, really. (I mean, she was all up in my face pleading with
me – it was almost pathetic!)
Being the loving and caring being that I
am, of course I agreed. :::insert devilish grin here::: So without further ado,
hold on tight kiddies, we’re taking the corners at full speed!
Character
profile:
Lucan
(Sera)
Physical
Description:
LUCAN: This is difficult…I cannot say any
more. I have several forms, none of which look anything like the other.
SERA: I’m a stunning 5’9 redhead, natural,
of course. My skin is smooth and fair, and my fashion sense is unmatched on
habitat or planet.
JUNCO: Oh for fuck’s sake Sera, this is not
your profile. Butt the hell out!
SERA: I’m ignoring Junco. Everyone, please join me.
Actor
who could play you in a movie:
LUCAN: Leonardo DeCaprio
SERA: Evan Rachel Wood – she’s perfect and
did you see her as Sophie-Ann in True Blood!!! And that little brat she played
in Mildred Pierce! I loved her, so nasty, and self-absorbed! She’s perfect!
JUNCO:
Hmmm…surprisingly, both of you hit that nail on the head.
Job:
LUCAN: President of the Avian.
SERA: Unemployed at the moment, but I have
big plans for Earth.
LUCAN: I fired her ass thousands of years
ago.
SERA: You wish, I quit because I could not
stand you for one more second.
JUNCO: Am I gonna have to pull this car
over?
Favorite
AI:
LUCAN: Obviously NOT the one who abandoned
me two thousand years ago. So, Amelia,
of course.
SERA: I thought you said you fired me?
JUNCO: She’s got you there, Lucan.
Favorite
Junco moment:
LUCAN:
The first time she told me off…which was about five minutes after we met.
:)
SERA:
Oh, this is a spoiler! I cannot
tell!
JUNCO: Good girl, Sera. You know how I hate spoilers.
LUCAN: Kiss ass.
Favorite
039 Team Member:
LUCAN: They are all equally important to
me, but obviously Raubtier is who I count on the most to deliver what I
require.
SERA: Hmmmm…I love Isten the most, I
think. He’s so hot and typically up for
just about anything.
JUCNO: Oh, please. Spare me the details.
Lalalala….lalalala….I can’t hear you. I really don’t need that image in my head.
Favorite
vaca spot:
LUCAN: Australia, especially The Kimberly.
Crocodiles and Cuckoos, how can you top that?
SERA: Earth! I love Earth.
I can do so many things with…errrr…I mean ON Earth! It’s spectacular!
JUNCO:
:::sigh::: I’m gonna regret this.
Favorite
food:
LUCAN: Cheeseburgers. Junco got me hooked
on these, especially In-and-Out Burger.
The wait in the drive-through is exceptionally long most of the time.
But yet, it’s worth it when you take that first bite of burger. Mmmmm…burgers are the best thing about
Earth. Besides the Kimberly, of course.
SERA:
I do not eat.
JUNCO: Hey, if you don’t eat and you’re not
hooked up to a reactor, then where do you get power?
SERA: I could tell you, but I’d have to
kill you.
TIER: She steals her power from-
SERA: Raubtier, you will regret spilling
that secret. I’m warning you.
JUNCO: Oh shit, not another one? I have no interest. Zero.
Move on, please.
Age:
LUCAN: I have no idea. Many hundreds of years past seven thousand.
SERA: Twenty-nine.
Birthday:
LUCAN: Every day is a birthday for me. I’ve been morphed hundreds of times, each
time I came out I was reborn.
SERA: What he said.
Zodiac
Sign:
LUCAN: All of them.
SERA: :::Yawn:::
Favorite
Color:
LUCAN: Red
SERA:
Oh, me too! You know why he likes
red, don’t you, Junco?
JUNCO: Why?
SERA: Because of my dress.
LUCAN: Sera, the only thing larger than
your ego is your propensity for lies. I
love red because it’s my true eye color.
Favorite
Song:
LUCAN: I prefer classical avian music and
rarely listen to anything else.
SERA: My Humps, Black-Eyed Peas. LOVE that song.
JUNCO: That song is old. You’re dating yourself now, Sera.
SERA: At least my favorite song isn’t
opera. Loser.
Words
to live by:
LUCAN: To the victor belong the spoils.
SERA: Oh, yes. I like that one. I also like all’s fair in love, war, and life.
JUNCO: That’s not how it goes, all’s not
fair in life.
SERA: Junco, whose interview is this
anyway?
JUNCO: Lucan’s!
Perfect
Saturday Night:
LUCAN: Watching tennis or golf.
JUNCO: :::snort::: This is true, too! He’s so boring.
SERA: I party every weekend. You ever been to that club downtown,
Junco? You know that one in the church?
JUNCO: That’s a BDSM club, Sera, so
no. I’ve not been there.
SERA:
Oh, well Isten and I go all the time.
JUNCO and LUCAN: Lalalala….lalalala….We can’t hear you.
JUNCO: OK - this interview is over.
Thanks for stopping by Dear Readers! Until next time!
Sera
AUTHOR BIO:
J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).
She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.
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When I was little I played a lot of make believe. I was Isis, Wonder Woman, Bat Girl, Storm, and Jean Grey. Now I'm all grown up and have to leave childish things behind. It's not that I don't play make believe anymore. Now when I do, I am just Junco. It's who Isis, Wonder Woman, and all the rest pretend to be when they play make believe. <3
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