Mindjack: Kira Series by Susan Kaye Quinn

When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can’t read thoughts or be read by others. Zeros are outcasts who can’t be trusted, leaving her no chance with Raf, a regular mindreader and the best friend she secretly loves. When she accidentally controls Raf’s mind and nearly kills him, Kira tries to hide her frightening new ability from her family and an increasingly suspicious Raf... moreWhen everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can’t read thoughts or be read by others. Zeros are outcasts who can’t be trusted, leaving her no chance with Raf, a regular mindreader and the best friend she secretly loves. When she accidentally controls Raf’s mind and nearly kills him, Kira tries to hide her frightening new ability from her family and an increasingly suspicious Raf. But lies tangle around her, and she’s dragged deep into a hidden world of mindjackers, where having to mind control everyone she loves is just the beginning of the deadly choices before her.TOP 5 FINALIST for 2012 Best Indie Book, Young Adult Fiction - The Kindle Book ReviewOpen Minds is the first novel in the Mindjack Series, a young adult science fiction series. There are three novels in the original trilogy, five novellas that accompany the series, and plans for another trilogy in the works (see Susan’s latest novella, The Locksmith, for a peek at a new Mindjack character for the coming trilogy – or better yet, subscribe to her newsletter, and get The Locksmith for free!).READING ORDERMindjack Series (novels): Open Minds, Closed Hearts, Free SoulsMindjack Origins (shorts): Mind Games, The Handler, The Scribe, KeeperThe Locksmith is a standalone novella that can be read independently of the trilogy and novellas. less

When you control minds, only your heart can be used against you.  Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders’ fears and strips jackers of their rights... moreWhen you control minds, only your heart can be used against you.  Eight months ago, Kira Moore revealed to the mindreading world that mindjackers like herself were hidden in their midst. Now she wonders if telling the truth was the right choice. As wild rumors spread, a powerful anti-jacker politician capitalizes on mindreaders’ fears and strips jackers of their rights. While some jackers flee to Jackertown—a slum rife with jackworkers who trade mind control favors for cash—Kira and her family hide from the readers who fear her and jackers who hate her. But when a jacker Clan member makes Kira’s boyfriend Raf collapse in her arms, Kira is forced to save the people she loves by facing the thing she fears most: FBI agent Kestrel and his experimental torture chamber for jackers.  MINDJACK SERIES READING ORDEROpen Minds (Book 1)Closed Hearts (Book 2)Free Souls (Book 3)Locked Tight (Book 4)Cracked Open (Book 5)Broken Wide (Book 6)Mindjack Short Story Collection (Book 7) less

When your mind is a weapon, freedom comes at a price.The final installment of the Mindjack Trilogy is here! Four months have passed since Kira left home to join Julian’s Jacker Freedom Alliance, but the hole in her heart still whistles empty where her boyfriend Raf used to be. She fills it with weapons training, JFA patrols, and an obsessive hunt for FBI agent Kestrel, ignoring Julian’s worries about her safety and repeated attempts to recruit her for his revolutionary chat-casts... moreWhen your mind is a weapon, freedom comes at a price.The final installment of the Mindjack Trilogy is here! Four months have passed since Kira left home to join Julian’s Jacker Freedom Alliance, but the hole in her heart still whistles empty where her boyfriend Raf used to be. She fills it with weapons training, JFA patrols, and an obsessive hunt for FBI agent Kestrel, ignoring Julian’s worries about her safety and repeated attempts to recruit her for his revolutionary chat-casts. When anti-jacker politician Vellus surrounds Jackertown with the National Guard, Kira discovers there’s more to Julian’s concerns than she knew, but she’s forced to take on a mission that neither want and that might be her last: assassinating Senator Vellus before he can snuff out Julian’s revolution and the jackers she’s come to love.For more information, see the Mindjack website.In the meantime, you may want to check out my Mindjack Origins short stories!Mindjack Trilogy (novels): Open Minds, Closed Hearts, Free SoulsMindjack Origins Collection includes: 3 mindjack novellas (Mind Games, The Handler, The Scribe), EXCLUSIVE DELETED SCENES from Free Souls, and moreRecommended Reading OrderMind Games (prequel short story to Open Minds)Open MindsThe HandlerThe ScribeClosed HeartsFree SoulsMindjack Origins Collection less

When everyone can read your thoughts… except the girl you love.Raf, a regular mindreader, is in love with Kira, the only girl in school who can't read minds. Raf struggles to keep his thoughts about her private, but secrets are something that only zeros like Kira can keep. As he works up the nerve to ask Kira to the mindware Games, his friends have other games in mind for him.Mind Games is Raf’s origin story... moreWhen everyone can read your thoughts… except the girl you love.Raf, a regular mindreader, is in love with Kira, the only girl in school who can't read minds. Raf struggles to keep his thoughts about her private, but secrets are something that only zeros like Kira can keep. As he works up the nerve to ask Kira to the mindware Games, his friends have other games in mind for him.Mind Games is Raf’s origin story.MINDJACK: KIRAOpen Minds (Mindjack: Kira Book One)Closed Hearts (Mindjack: Kira Book Two)Free Souls (Mindjack: Kira Book Three)MINDJACK: ZEPHLocked Tight (Mindjack: Zeph Book One)Cracked Open (Mindjack: Zeph Book Two)Broken Wide (Mindjack: Zeph Book Three) less

Sparking a revolution can get you burned.Julian Navarro wants to fulfill the mission of his dead parents—to spark a revolution and win mindjackers equal rights in a mindreading world. His jack ability lets him control the instincts of others, but he wants to win jackers to his cause with words, not weapons. When he discovers his first recruit has a secret—and bloody—history, Julian has to decide how far he'll go… or if his revolution will be snuffed out before it begins... moreSparking a revolution can get you burned.Julian Navarro wants to fulfill the mission of his dead parents—to spark a revolution and win mindjackers equal rights in a mindreading world. His jack ability lets him control the instincts of others, but he wants to win jackers to his cause with words, not weapons. When he discovers his first recruit has a secret—and bloody—history, Julian has to decide how far he'll go… or if his revolution will be snuffed out before it begins.The Handler is Julian’s origin story.MINDJACK: KIRAOpen Minds (Mindjack: Kira Book One)Closed Hearts (Mindjack: Kira Book Two)Free Souls (Mindjack: Kira Book Three)MINDJACK: ZEPHLocked Tight (Mindjack: Zeph Book One)Cracked Open (Mindjack: Zeph Book Two)Broken Wide (Mindjack: Zeph Book Three) less

The remnants of their minds haunt him.Sasha won’t survive if he has to erase any more souls. He needs a jacker Clan that won't force him to use his unique and horrible skill. When a slick revolutionary Clan leader offers him a chance to serve a higher purpose, Sasha's wary there’s a catch. But when a beautiful female jacker is hunted by the kind of brutal Clan leader Sasha knows all too well, he has to decide if there is any cause worth the price of using his ability one more time... moreThe remnants of their minds haunt him.Sasha won’t survive if he has to erase any more souls. He needs a jacker Clan that won't force him to use his unique and horrible skill. When a slick revolutionary Clan leader offers him a chance to serve a higher purpose, Sasha's wary there’s a catch. But when a beautiful female jacker is hunted by the kind of brutal Clan leader Sasha knows all too well, he has to decide if there is any cause worth the price of using his ability one more time.The Scribe is Sasha’s origin story.MINDJACK: KIRAOpen Minds (Mindjack: Kira Book One)Closed Hearts (Mindjack: Kira Book Two)Free Souls (Mindjack: Kira Book Three)MINDJACK: ZEPHLocked Tight (Mindjack: Zeph Book One)Cracked Open (Mindjack: Zeph Book Two)Broken Wide (Mindjack: Zeph Book Three) less

He’s responsible for her boyfriend’s shattered mind…Kira’s boyfriend has holes in his mind where she used to be—and FBI Agent Kestrel is squarely to blame. She’s determined to break into Kestrel's secret prison and take him out, but Julian Navarro—Jacker Freedom Alliance leader and guy in charge—thinks she's too valuable to risk in the operation... moreHe’s responsible for her boyfriend’s shattered mind…Kira’s boyfriend has holes in his mind where she used to be—and FBI Agent Kestrel is squarely to blame. She’s determined to break into Kestrel's secret prison and take him out, but Julian Navarro—Jacker Freedom Alliance leader and guy in charge—thinks she's too valuable to risk in the operation. No matter how she feels about Julian and how he’s inspiring more jackers by the day, Kira’s certain of one thing—he’d better not try to stop her from bringing Kestrel the justice he deserves.The Keeper is a missing-moment story that takes place between Closed Hearts and Free Souls.MINDJACK: KIRAOpen Minds (Mindjack: Kira Book One)Closed Hearts (Mindjack: Kira Book Two)Free Souls (Mindjack: Kira Book Three)MINDJACK: ZEPH Locked Tight (Mindjack: Zeph Book One)Cracked Open (Mindjack: Zeph Book Two)Broken Wide (Mindjack: Zeph Book Three) less