After receiving a new car for her seventeenth birthday, Payton Travison makes an unsettling discovery about herself. Not only does it seem that electronic devices everywhere she goes come to life, something terrible seems to be approaching Earth, and Payton unwillingly finds herself in the midst of stopping that disaster. Luckily, she has a talking car (even though he’s a sarcastic jerk), a flying toaster, plus many more interesting characters to help her. In order to understand her past and her future, Payton must embrace her abilities and her new role in life. The mysterious Bright Ones may have given her and her friends their gifts, but it is the evil Drokes who wish to take those powers for themselves. For a world caught in the middle of an intergalactic war, its only hope for survival lies with a girl and her talking SUV.

Payton Travison

The privileged, but good-hearted main character of the story.


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Corey Hash

The optimistic young man from down South who also has powers.

Leo

The sarcastic and headstrong SUV that Payton brings to life.

Harley

The flying/talking toaster with the personality of a five year old.

Aaron and Aarabelle Danton

The mentally unstable twins from Ireland who have powers.

Bob

The old, but witty pickup truck Corey brought to life.

George Lamont

The self-righteous and mentally unstable antagonist with powers.

Drokes

The mysterious and inhuman creatures that seem to be after Payton and the others for some reason...

The Touch

The ability to control and manipulate pure energy or electricity.

The Touched Ones

The name for the humans with electrical powers. There are only seven: Payton, Corey, Lamont, the twins...and two others.

The Bright Ones

The mysterious creatures from beyond that seem to have everything to do with everything, especially the Touched Ones' abilities...

Drokes

The mysterious and inhuman creatures that seem to be after Payton and the others for some reason...

Genre(s): Science Fiction/Young Adult
Length: 3 books (Kiss, The Bright Ones, Robot Holocaust)
ETA: Summer '09 (book one); N/A (other books)