Saving Shannon

A dying town. A falling star. A secret that could change everything. Sixteen-year-old Shannon has spent most of her life on a remote mountain, surrounded by forests, animals, and the endless mystery of the night sky. Then the sky breaks. A blazing object crashes into the mountain during the worst blizzard anyone can remember. Within seconds the ridge is transformed into a hellscape of steam and fire. Forests burn, snow boils, homes vanish, and lives are destroyed.For Shannon it's a fight for survival as she is scalded in the instantly melting snow.She wakes up in hospital the only likely survivor.The locals in Bryce, ageing ex-miners in a dying town, are cut off from communications with the outside and gripped by rumors that it was an alien spaceship that crashed to earth. People are vanishing and alien activity is suspected.Mika Sanderson, a insurance investigator, is the last to battle through the blizzard to arrive. The highway is littered with abandoned cars but where are those people?Mika discovers the town is filled with ghost properties – a luxury hotel that doesn’t exist, all recently insured for millions - almost as if they knew the meteor was coming. He aims to assess the ruins in the mountain. As he sets off, his way is blocked by a barefoot young waif standing in the snow with a hospice blanket around her. Despite her injuries, Shannon wants to go home to her friend Astrid who has summoned her back. She won’t take no for an answer.As they depart, the military begin to arrive, charged with sealing off Bryce from the outside world in case of alien contamination. Lola, the young manager of the hotel, is horrified the military want to round up the locals and begin testing them for alien DNA. She has no desire to ‘prove’ she is human and flees the town before they can grab her.She heads to the ruins in the mountain to look for Shannon, sure she has headed home. The army is following in her wake with heavy equipment – determined to dig out the alien spaceship.With her home destroyed and her future uncertain, Shannon is drawn into a mystery far larger than the meteor itself. What really fell from the sky? Why are powerful people hiding the truth? And why does everyone seem to believe that Shannon holds the key? As danger closes in from every direction and escape seems impossible, Shannon, Mika and Lola must decide what is the truth and find a way to survive. Saving Shannon is a gripping science-fiction thriller packed with mystery, suspense, heart, and unforgettable characters.