Gifted, a Brainrush Novella Read online

Important Forward

  From Author Richard Bard

  This novella is intended for readers who are not yet familiar with the Brainrush thriller series—providing a quick entré into The Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling thriller that Publishers Weekly called “terrifically entertaining.” With over 2,000 Amazon 5-Star reviews to date, the 5-book series has captured the imagination of a growing number of enthusiastic followers. I hope this novella encourages you to check out the series.

  Gifted is a compilation novella featuring the characters from the Brainrush thriller novels, Brainchild and Smoke & Mirrors. It is a complete story unto itself, however, if you’ve read or listened to books four and five of the series, then you’ve already read most of the contents of this novella.

  The Brainrush Series

  Brainrush is a story about second chances, and embracing every day of your life as though it’s your last. Called “a terrifically entertaining thriller” by Publishers Weekly, Book-1 of the series was named The Wall Street Journal #1 Bestselling Action/Adventure in their Guide to Self-Published Big Sellers, while Book-2 was on the Top-10 Amazon Mystery/Thriller Top Rated list for 53-straight weeks. This set the stage for the blockbuster release of the third book in the series, which was heralded by Suspense Magazine as “part science fiction, part thriller, part suspense, part love story, and part mystery. It’s got it all and that’s what makes this novel one of the best.” The characters live on in the final four books of the series. Books 4 & 5 were released in 2014, and were met with rave reviews that outpaced even those from the first three books. Book-5 was named “one of the best books of the year” by IndieReader.com. The final two books in the series, No Refuge and Against All Odds are available now, and they promise to keep you on the edge of your seat in a fashion that lives up to what the series is all about—a thought-provoking, soulful and satisfying rush that will keep you gasping long after the final page.

  GIFTED

  A Brainrush Novella

  Richard Bard

  The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

  Text and cover copyright © 2016 Richard Bard, All rights reserved.

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  Published by Richard Bard, PO Box 107, Redondo Beach, California 90027

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  Table of Contents

  IMPORTANT FORWARD

  THE BRAINRUSH SERIES

  GIFTED

  PROLOGUE

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  CHAPTER 12

  CHAPTER 13

  CHAPTER 14

  A NOTE FROM AUTHOR RICHARD BARD

  CHAPTER 1 OF BRAINRUSH (BOOK-1)

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR