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The First Starfighter: Game 1 (Starfighter Training Academy) Kindle Edition

by Grace Goodwin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Starfighter Training Academy. It was just a game. The newest, hottest video game release of the year. Choose a role. Build the perfect hero who joins you on missions to save the Vega star system from the evil Queen Raya and her merciless Dark Fleet. Play for hours? Check.

Obsess over the in-game romance between your avatar and the sexiest alien you've ever seen? Check.

Win? Beat the heck out of the game? Check and check.

Open your door at 3:00 in the morning to find that smoking hot alien you thought you made up in your head standing there? Um... okay.

Wake up on the other side of the galaxy with that same alien insisting you're his... and that you haven't been playing a video game, but completed the training program to become the first Starfighter from Earth? Holy sh$t.

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★★★★★ Finally, a book that celebrates girl gamers! I'm not one myself but it's great to see some representation. I got a complete blast back to the '80s with this - one of my favourite films was Last Starfighter and this is like a modern-day, female-led version. Completely my cup of tea. I can't wait to see how Jamie's squad copes when they find themselves lost in space!!!! ~ Nikk's Book Nook

★★★★★ The First Starfighter is the first book in the new Starfighting Trining Academy series and this book starts out right. An unique story, well written, a great start to an intriguing series ~ KDRBCK

★★★★★ Be prepared to read this book in one sitting! You will get so caught up in the story that you won't want to put it down until the end of the book - and you will be ready for the next book in the series. ~ Florida Book Addict

★★★★★ What a fantastic story! There is just enough reality that I was immediately enthralled in the outcome. The author really put me through the wringer with each new turn of the page. ~ Sydney

★★★★★ I love the story concept! I'm absolutely hooked. ~ Katherine

★★★★★ Ooooh baby! I loved it! Thank you for delivering your usual extraordinary spin! ~ Sandy

★★★★★ I loved the concept of this story, the characters, interaction, mystery, suspense, danger, angst, and then throw in a bonded mate and cue up the romance! ~ Kathy

★★★★★ Panties melt!! ~ Fran

★★★★★ Great start to what I hope is another amazing series. Pick this book up now! ~Stephanie

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Starfighter Training Academy
The First Starfighter
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Interstellar Brides® Program: The Beasts
Bachelor Beast
Maid for the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
The Beasts Boxed Set

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Assigned a Mate
Mated to the Warriors
Claimed by Her Mates
Taken by Her Mates
Mated to the Beast
Mastered by Her Mates
Tamed by the Beast
Mated to the Vikens
Her Mate's Secret Baby
Mating Fever
Her Viken Mates
Fighting For Their Mate
Her Rogue Mates
Claimed By The Vikens
The Commanders' Mate
Matched and Mated
Hunted
Viken Command
The Rebel and the Rogue
Rebel Mate
Surprise Mates
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Interstellar Brides® Program Boxed Set - Books 9-12
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Surrender to the Cyborgs
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Cyborg Seduction
Her Cyborg Beast
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Rogue Cyborg
Cyborg's Secret Baby
Her Cyborg Warriors
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The Colony Boxed Set 2

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Ascension Saga, book 1
Ascension Saga, book 2
Ascension Saga, book 3
Trinity: Ascension Saga - Volume 1
Ascension Saga, book 4
Ascension Saga, book 5
Ascension Saga, book 6
Faith: Ascension Saga - Volume 2
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Ascension Saga, book 8
Ascension Saga, book 9
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Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XZZ8XWD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ KSA Publishing Consultants Inc (April 22, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1182 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0923WJ39W

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Grace Goodwin is a full-time writer whose earliest movie memories are of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and real, working lightsabers. (Still waiting for Santa to come through on that one.) Now Grace writes sexy-as-hell sci-fi romance six days a week. In her spare time, she reads, watches campy sci-fi and enjoys spending time with family and friends. No matter where she is, there is always a part of her dreaming up new worlds and exciting characters for her next book.

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Sue Me

For me this is the best of the alien romances of the year!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021

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I've always loved Grace Goodwin's stories and have read them all. The Interstellar Bride Series is an auto buy for me. I am still waiting anxiously for Warden Egara to get her mates (Soon, Please!).
On to this new series:
Jaime Miller of Baltimore, Md. is an introvert. She works as a delivery person, dropping off packages all day long, rarely seeing anyone. When she gets home, she gets to let out her alter ego, a Starfighter pilot of a super fast and deadly space craft. Starfighter Training Academy is the hottest new multiplayer game on the world market.

In the online chat room she pairs up with two new friends. Lily from England and Mia from Germany. Together they spend many months going through the game's many levels and challenges. They each created avatars for themselves and one to join them, each picking out traits from a provided list and created their personal ideal man. The only thing they could not pick out was the name of their dream
man. Jaime's is called Alexius, or Alex of Valerion. He is everything she could dream of in a man: tall, dark, handsome, muscular, intelligent, Alpha, teasing or dominating on occasion. Mia created Kassius while Lily has her Darius. They are all more than a little in love with their avatars.

They are all provided with initial verbal responses both for themselves and the avatars. Toward the end of the game, they have added many more words and phrases. The trio and their avatars each have different responsibilities to successfully complete each level of the game, earning points as they progress. Jaime is only one game away from winning.

The girls have mixed emotions about that. They want Jaime to win, but the loss of each other and more importantly the loss of their male avatars is painful.

They go for the win. They work together and Jaime shines and wins the final game. The screen shows her receiving the Starfighter crest from her co-pilot (Alex) and he asked her to become his life-long partner, both in their Starfighter and their personal lives. Of course Jaime accepts. The official pronounces that the bonding is recorded in the Hall of Records.

Jamie knows that she plans to play this game again and again, each time choosing to be a Starfighter pilot, and hopefully getting Alexius as her co-pilot.

She says goodnight to Mia and Lily and then cleans up her small living room and heads to bed.

Around three in the morning Jaime is awoken by loud knocking at her door. When she opens the door it is to see Alex standing there. He has to do some persuasive talking to get Jaime to agree to come with him.

Thus, begins a fast paced action-filled love story that will keep you up too late flipping pages until you reach the HEA.

Can't wait for the next book in the series! A well deserved FIVE STAR rating from me! Loved every minute of reading!
I purchased this book and received an ARC from Booksprout.

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Tbascoebuzz

A nice beginning to a new series…

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022

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Book #1 of a series…This book is reminiscent of any space/war movies you’ve seen. Like, ‘Starship Troopers’ and ‘Star Wars’, topped off with a little bit of ‘The Last Star Fighter’, and it’s conveyed exceptionally well. The citizens of planet Velerian are fighting a losing war. They need help so badly that they’ve created a training tool disguised as a video game, and sent it to far off worlds, including Earth; desperately hoping that they would find worthy recruits. Jaime Miller becomes their first recruit to reach the highest honor of Elite Starfighter status. Imagine role playing in a video game never knowing the game isn’t a game at all. But rather a tool to identify and recruit the best fighters to fight an actual war. And that the character you chose to be your co-pilot and wingman in the ‘game’, is very real. Awesome right? Jaime is a typical young woman living pay check to pay check. Going through the motions at work each day, counting the minutes until it’s time to go home and she’s free to play the game. Alexius is from the planet Velerion and her co-pilot in the game (that isn’t a game). Besides being a Starfighter, Alexius has infiltrated the camp of the enemy, trying to uncover a traitor to their cause. Although character descriptions could have been stronger and reiterated more often, this author did a phenomenal job of conveying planet history, military strategy including communications, intelligence, covert operations, flight lessons, and ground skills. She does it all and makes it interesting. There’s an actual story that isn’t overwhelmed with sex (although there’s plenty of steam). It captivated and held my attention.

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Sydney M Neblett

Time to level up

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2021

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What a fantastic story! There is just enough reality that I was immediately enthralled in the outcome. The author really put me through the wringer with each new turn of the page, especially there at the end. I knew what was going on and yet my heart still skipped a beat. Jamie is the perfect gamer to become the first starfighter, she’s sassy and committed and not afraid to take risks. Alex is her perfect partner, he is dedicated and invested in her success, not to mention he is a gorgeous alpha male. I love the characters and can’t wait to see what happens with Jamie’s friends. They sound like they are every bit as sassy and gung ho as she is. Now it’s time for the real question, where can I get a copy of that game for myself?

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Summer G

3 stars!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022

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The premise and title of this novel reminded me of a beloved childhood film.... 'The Last Starfighter' (released 1984) .... and it was exactly so or really freakin' close!!

The first 20% of the novel is a bit repetitive but things move quickly once the villain is introduced and all the intense action sequences happen from that point forward. Honestly the war/battle scenes are the best part of this story IMO.

Dual POV - Jamie Miller and Alexius of Velerion
Explicit sexual content - no virgins - no sharing
Curvy heroine
No manwhore, no ow/om drama
Violence - war
Past trauma - alcoholic parent, loss of an adult sibling
Epilogue sets up the next book in this series

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wade2u

Video gamer surprise

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2022

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This is a story about a video gamer, who wins a long played game. It is this gamers escape from her humdrum life. She soon realizes there is more to this game than fun and last. She is also trust into a new world and a new life. Interesting, action packed story that keeps you reading and wanting more. Well worth reading.

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Kate

Great start to a new series!!

Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2021

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This is a wonderful story set in the wonderful version of space! It was wonderful to learn about these people and to see this couple grow together in person as they fought to save his world. I certainly look forward to reading the next book due out soon.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Penguin_Lily

A little bit dissapointed....

Reviewed in Spain on May 16, 2021

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I'm a massive fan of GG's books but this was... well not up to par when compared with her other books. The dialogue is terrible. Its pretty much a rip off of the film 'The last starfighter'. If your going to take ideas from films, then at least make it a good book.

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Gaming, Surprises and Consequences

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2021

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Jamie Miller has been playing an online computer game alongside two friends Lily and Mia for some time and are close to completing it. Jamie does finish the game and all three of them agree to reboot and start again, once Lily and Mia have also finished.

When she is woken by someone knocking on the door and answers it, Jamie is surprised by the person standing there. Letting him inside, Jamie recognises a live version of her game partner whom she calls Alex.

Alexius, has been sent to collect a new pilot from an unknown world, who has just completed the training simulation programme. Due to an unidentified traitor, his world is now in danger. Within minutes, Jamie is rendered unconscious, only to awaken sometime later, elsewhere.

From learning that the game she had played is real, and she has become the first starfighter from Earth, to accepting her new role and all that entails, including the relationship with Alexius. With twists and turns, traitors and escaping what is planned for her, before learning who is working against them. What lies ahead in book 2?