Take Root: Book One of The Seed Series

by DH Richards

Overview

Ellie's dad broke into the conversation, holding his hands out to the game board.

"Where are the seeds?" he had asked.

"Huh?" said Mara, giving him a very preteen look of disbelief. "This is a war game, Dad."

"Exactly," he said. "That's the way to win any war."

He leaned across the table and wagged his finger at Ellie. "You control the seeds, you control the world."

Sixteen-year-old Ellie has had to grow up quickly - her older sister has moved away to work for the ARC, her mother spends her days lost in her mind, and her father has been missing for years.

Determined to keep her promise to her father, Ellie walks between their berm house hidden in the Oregon hills to their old farmhouse in town every week to keep up the appearance that they still live there - but why?

With the help of Charlie, a handsome childhood neighbor who has moved back to town after seven years, and Ellie's best friend Hazel, Ellie sets out to piece together the mystery behind her father's disappearance.

Together they learn the power of seeds as a commodity, and just how far some are willing to go to control them.

Part thriller, part mystery, and part romance, the Seed Series examines through a not-so-distant fictionalized lens what could happen if the world continues on its current trajectory in regards to food security, food production, and the patenting of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736663004
Publisher:	Octavo Publishing
Publication date:	03/16/2021
Series:	The Seed Series , #1
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

DH Richards is a husband-and-wife writing team based in the Willamette Valley near Portland, OR. They have a blended family of eight children and zero pets. Their grocery bill is enormous and they have yet to figure out how to teach people to turn off the lights when they leave a room. Their hope is to raise children who think big and love even bigger.

Derek is a mortgage professional with twenty-five years of experience in the field. A lover of basically everything in this world, he can pick up any accent or dialect and mimic it after only a minute or so of listening to someone speak, which provides his family with endless entertainment and fodder for eye rolls. He never uses the same name twice when asked for it at fast food establishments. Ice cream is simply the binder for toppings.

Holly is an accomplished writer/poet/composer/lyricist/playwright whose true passion lies in creating musical works for the stage. She is a member of LineStorm Playwrights, The Dramatists Guild, and ASCAP. She greatly misses her twice-yearly trips to New York City and will cry buckets of tears when she gets to sit in an audience once again. Her favorite sound is that of a tuning orchestra right before the curtain rises.

Editorial Reviews

I loved the mystery of this book, and can't wait to read the next one and find out what happens. The main character is very likable.

Amazon - zbusymom 1

I am so impressed with this story line and can't wait to read the rest of the series! Loads of intrigue, mystery, and the character development is spot on. I love the setting and the description is well done without being overdone- if you know what I mean. Well done DH Richards.

Amazon - Aubrey S.

The first few chapters leave you with many questions and so much curiosity. As the questions become answered over the next chapters, they only bring about more unknowns, adding to the overall mystery and suspense of the story! By the end of the third chapter, I couldn't put down the book, I was completely hooked! Extremely well written, continuously leaves you guessing, unexpected plot twists, and beautiful poetry in between chapters. I cannot wait for book #2 to be released!

Amazon - Maddy W.

This is the first book for this writer with an interesting story about a family who knew too much about ARC, a research food corporation. Who can be trusted, is it true love or manipulation. Thrilling page turner with beautiful poetry between chapters. Very excited for next book. Characters are believable & you keep your fingers crossed for them.

Amazon - Kitty Bradley

What really grabbed me first about this book were the gorgeous inserts of poetry in between all of the chapters. The way each poem unfolds the life of a germinating seed is fascinating, especially in the way each stage of growth relates to what the main character, Ellie, is going through. I simply cannot wait for the next book! Also - Charlie. CHARLIE. I don't want to spoil anything, but DANG...he is hot...The romance is so sweet.

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