Now fabulously completed!

Yes, there is more. There is always more.

Not much more though since we're past the halfway point.

Also, this is probably going to be another huge-ass book. I haven't even plotted it out so wing it with me. Like really wing it.

Welcome to Lose Control!

This is the fifth book in The Jewel Project series, so we're officially past the middle of the series. Which means it needs to get so much darker.

Down below, have some reminders regarding the characters and the plot of the previous novels.

Obviously, for those who haven't read the previous books, there will be minor spoilers and a lot of confusion.

Timeline.

Remember the last book? Yes, the one with a 4.5 on it. Yeah, it's been three years since then so don't be surprised.

Main Cast

Sam Grant - twenty-one, the leader of a division of a secret agency, and mostly tasked with finding giant jewels which might or might not be precious stones. He suspects they're not, but has no idea what they could be. He also has no idea how many there are. Currently in college, living with his twin. Technically. Had been in a coma for four weeks so there are still some things in his memory which are a little funky.

Physical description: jet black hair, green eyes, tall and fairly well-built from all that training.

Core traits: curiosity, devotion

Abilities: anything concerning maps, history buff, leadership, plotting and planning, keeping his much wilder brothers in check, pretty proficient at keeping a low profile.

Tom Grant: Sam's twin. More laid back and with a burning desire for fun and chaos. Until he gets all dark and creepy. Unreasonably jealous. Has a blank spot in his memory and has suffered from amnesia.

Physical description: Sam's twin. A bit better build and his eyes have a blue hue to them. His sunglasses wearing habit is still there though a lot less serious. Has a scar cutting the corner of his right eyebrow, a tattoo of veins running on this back and a fleur de lis on his shoulder where he was shot.

Core traits: survival, possession

Abilities: incredible balance, parkour, voice imitation, not afraid to try dangerous stuff.

Jerry Grant: twenty-two, dubbed the scientist of the group, used mostly for healing and cooking. Always worried and moralizing. He's the parent and the party pooper. A bit of a loner, but enjoys the company of his brothers and friends.

Physical description: jet black hair, dark brown eyes, an inch taller than Sam and Tom, normal build. Sometimes wears glasses.

Core traits: security, resilience

Abilities: medical training, cooking, worrying all the time, making sure everyone is dressed and fed accordingly and keeps to schedule. PDA police, even if a lot less serious than before. He got used to it.

Jimmy Grant: Jerry's twin. Trap developer and gadget mastermind. Bodyguard. Has a very low sense of remorse and can be incredibly cold-blooded.

Physical description: Jerry's twin, but much better built. Has a tattoo on the back if his neck.

Core traits: self-sacrifice, adaptability

Abilities: anything involving tinkering, from traps to engines to micro engineering, martial arts, increased physical strength from some funky serum he took in book 1. So far, the side effects include intolerance to alcohol, muted negative feelings and faster healing.

Kyle Grant: twenty-four. Sarcastic, cruel, impulsive, selfish, loyal to a fault, acting most like the group's bodyguard. Known for making rash decisions and not taking stuff seriously enough.

Physical description: jet black hair, dark blue eyes, really tall and well built, handsome as hell.

Core traits: self-control, loyalty

Abilities: super strength and increased healing speed from being part of an experimental drug trial (see funky serum) - side effects include intolerance to alcohol and rage-control issues. Combat trained, shoots very well, driving.

Other notable characters

Billy Grant: their cousin, secret agent, presumed dead. Would have been twenty-one.

Maxi and Freider Grant: the parents. The reasons their kids are in constant mortal danger.

Kay Dickens: Kyle's girlfriend, also a secret agent, twenty-three. Blonde haired, blue eyed. Mad fighting skills and decent shooting skills.

Jessie Stefani: Jimmy's girlfriend, also a secret agent, twenty-one. Orange curly hair and green eyes. Even madder fighting skills. Shoots well. Has training in healing.

Angie Jones: Tom's girlfriend, also a secret agent, twenty. Black hair, green eyes. Good fighter and shooter. Proficient at undercover work.

Christine Palmer: Sam's girlfriend. Not a secret agent, but knows about the Agnecy and supports Sam's secret life. Twenty-one. Amber eyes and chocolate brown hair. Proficient in being pretty and makeup.

Tina Palmer: Christine's sister. Jerry's ex- girlfriend. Has knowledge of the Agency. Twenty-four. Brown hair and eyes. Pretty proficient in healing.

Herrison James: secret agent, division leader and mentor.

Harry James - Sam's best friend and Herrison's son. Part of the Agency backup team.

Lisa Stanley - Sam's other best friend. She and Sam haven't been in touch directly since the half of their senior year when Lisa confessed her love for him.

Ronald Grant - Freider's younger brother. Former Snitch Gravel man.

Bill Grant - Freider and Ron's older brother. Billy's father.

Snitch Gravel: the bad guy. After the mysterious jewels as well. Freider Grant's mortal enemy, out to kill his kids. Enjoys a good game of cat and mouse. In charge of a plethora of incompetent henchmen led by his right hand man, Von Crooken.

What happened so far

TY: Sam and the rest of the team get recruited, they find the first stone (supposedly a ruby) in an unexplored Mayan temple, meet Snitch Gravel, almost get killed a number of times, a lot of romance and then finally, they get home.

FB: Sam and the team start training as secret agents, but are quickly sent on another mission to rescue an agent and find the next stone. They find out about the jewel project, about Snitch Gravel being an ex-Agency member and they almost die a number of times. They also find more missing relatives and find an orange diamond which might not be a diamond after all. They all break up with the girlfriends except for Tom.

LS: Everyone gets back together with their girlfriends. Kay, Jessie and Angie move to Chicago and start attending school there. They are shipped off on another mission to find another stone which ends up being a yellow one in a shrine on a remote island somewhere in India. A lot of drama ensues and people have trouble keeping it in their pants. The girls steal Snitch Gravel's research. Sam asks Freider again why Snitch Gravel wants to kill them and the answer is less than satisfactory.

Freeze: Snitch Gravel kidnaps Angie and Christine to get Sam alone. He leaves with Tom and the two are forced to live in the catacombs of Paris after almost getting killed. The rest of the gang head out after another jewel which looks like a giant sapphire and was presumably part of the French crown jewels. The team meets up. Jimmy and Kyle start feeling the aftermath of the serum a lot worse. Their final showdown with Snitch Gravel leaves them seriously hurt, Billy for dead and Sam in a coma. Jerry and Tina break up. Freider starts hunting Snitch Gravel down.

Awake: Sam awakes from his coma. There's a huge fight in the family during Billy's memorial service and Ron shows himself to the rest of the family. Freider keeps trying to find Snitch Gravel and is disappointed when his sons don't want to join him.

What will happen in Lose Control

Yes, like I'm going to tell. But, as usual, there are a few things I can hint at to get you all excited.

Still doing the uncensored language thing. Also we've officially crossed into NA (new adult) territory so the themes will he a bit more mature. You'll have intimacy, family and career issues as well as the regular adventure ones.

Timing: end of September. The timeline is not very relevant since it will span on a lot of time.

Setting: Egypt. Though only for the adventure part. A lot of the book will be taking place in Chicago which is new.

Drama level: through the roof! I'm not kidding.

Relationships drama level: what's even worse than through the roof? I'm breaking hearts left and right.

Relationships evolution level: they're all pretty much grown ups at this point. We're starting to talk about marriage and families 😅

Mystery progression: we get more info on master plot. Yay.

Big dog-pile fight: nope, not in this one.

Near-death experiences: galore.

So I hope you will enjoy Lose Control.

Updates?

The closet writer thing didn't work because I was trigger happy, so it's basically whenever I have something to post done.

Story soundtrack (and title inspiration): Evanescence- Lose Control

Stef ✨