Brent Meranda: 3 books

Samantha’s getting tired of being mistaken for one of the guys, yet she can’t resist when her crush, Jimmy, invites her to help hunt down a sideshow freak that escaped from a local carnival. It doesn't turn out like she’d hoped, though, and their ill-fated adventure leaves her feeling distant...

When Earth first decided to colonize Dia Nova, they sent human rejects. They were the poor, the stupid, the lame, and the hopeless. That effort failed when the transport ships crashed on landing. Two generations later, Earth tried again. This time, they did it right. They sent people genetically engineered...

For generations, the colonists of Dia Nova heard stories of a previous failed attempt to colonize the planet. According to Earth, that entire expedition failed with the loss of all colony ships, and half a million colonists. And the reason for that loss was a failure to remain in close contact with...