Seeking answers we are not yet ready for... Lieutenant Commander Joshua Manson's career has taken him to many places, just not the one he has always dreamed of going - into space. His sometimes controversial methods during missions have given him a reputation as a rule-bender, so when Josh receives a summons to Washington D.C. after a challenging mission, he worries that soon he won't have a career at all. Once there, though, Josh is offered the chance of a lifetime, command of a mission investigate an unknown object in space. The more he learns, the more determined he is to do this, even if it means a one-way ticket. Cassa de Rola's family has lived for centuries in the quiet valley where they farm. She fervently hopes their valley will stay quiet, but the growing unrest between intergalactic forces makes it unlikely that her family will remain untouched for much longer. When an unusual object falls from the sky and Cassa finds a strange male in the container, she knows that taking him in will endanger the lives of everyone close to her, but she can't leave him defenseless. Both sides of the coming war are determined to discover the origins of the escape pod that crashed on the de Rola farm and find whoever was inside. The dominoes fall, and when the fight between the Legion and the Gallant Order escalates, a new rebel leader emerges from the stars that will change the galaxy, and Cassa's life, forever. Internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new action-packed story full of action and adventure. Brimming with her signature humor, vivid scenes, and beloved characters, this book is sure to be another fan favorite! Main Content: 214 (6x9) pages, 69,706 words {1. Science Fiction--Space Exploration--Galactic Wars. 2 Action/Adventure. 3. Romance (brief explicit content).}
Non-stop sci-fi action at its best. Intense drama, suspenseful plots, humorous dialogue, and edge-of-your-seat action sets the pace in this sci-fi series. If you want more tech, you've got it! If you want more action, you won't be disappointed. If you wanted a world that comes alive... you've found it in this suspense-filled Science Fiction action adventure fantasy were survival takes more than a gun, it takes guts! New York Times (Twin Dragons and Dagger's Hope) and 14 time USA Today bestselling author of science fiction, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance, S.E. Smith, brings another action-, adventure-, and suspense-filled story to transport readers out of this world! Synopsis : Lieutenant Commander Ashton ''Ash'' Haze has always embraced two things in his life: adventure and women. But when he awakens on an alien planet, there's no time for anything other than survival -- or so he thinks. Kella Ta'Qui is one of the Turbinta -- a guild that discards their genetic identities in favor of what they train to become: assassins. Kella has been honing this deadly skill set since she was taken from her home as a child to train. Her first mission is to find and kill whatever was inside the unusual capsule that landed on Tesla Terra, but predator becomes prey when she is wounded by her target. Dazed and confused, she stumbles into a group who plan to sell her to the highest bidder-until a rescuer appears. Ash has always been a troublemaker, and his Navy training ensured that he was able to handle almost anything thrown his way in the past. But when he enters a city in the middle of the desert and discovers a wounded alien woman, nothing could have prepared him for how she affects him. He soon learns that she knows where his fellow crew member might be located, and that knowledge unwittingly thrusts him into the middle of a local civil war. The fight begins, and the race is on to find the other members of Project Gliese 581g crew before the Legion does. Can an easygoing Navy pilot and an alien assassin work together to reach the location of one of the other capsules on the cutthroat Turbintan planet, or will Ash find himself served up to the Legion for the highest number of credits? Whatever happens, the war has begun with the first awakening of the resistance -- a resistance that Ash unwittingly volunteered to fight for.
Two warriorsone mission: Survival .Sergi Lazaroff is a weapons expert and a member of the Russian FSB, also known as Federal Security Servicea nice term for his profession as a spy. Assigned to the Project Gliese 581g exploration team, his job was supposed to be simplefind out what was in space, retrieve the technology, and return home with it, if possible. When he wakes up on an alien planet, Sergi knows the last part of his mission will be impossible. Instead, he must use his military skills to survive in a world where he doesnt know the rules.LaRue Gants search for the mysterious occupant of the pod that landed on the assassin planet Turbinta quickly turns into a game of predator versus prey. She found what she was looking forand discovers that the legends of the return of the ancient Knights of the Gallant may be true when the tables are unexpectedly turned, and she becomes the hunted. What she doesnt expect is the powerful reaction she has to this man from another world.When word reaches them that another member of the Glieses crew was found, Sergi and LaRue embark on a mission to save that member at any cost. Caught in the middle of an alien civil war, two fighters from vastly different backgrounds must come together to fight for the survival of the Gallant Order even as the Legion forces close in around them. Can they slip through the traps set up to snare them, or will the Legion Director finally capture not one, but two of the prophesied ancient Knights of the Gallant?
The war for the future has begun. The past will not be forgotten. Some bonds are forged in honor… General Roan Landais was raised to be a weapon, forged in the fires of war by his father and uncle’s ruthless ambition. Now, branded a traitor, he’s hunted across the galaxy—by the very family that created him. Dr. Julia Marksdale awakens in a distant world, thrust into a war she barely understands. With nowhere to turn, she’s forced to trust the one man whose loyalty is the most uncertain. Roan is ruthless, calculating, and everything she should fear. Yet, beneath the hardened soldier, she sees something else—a man fighting for more than survival. A man who may be the only hope of stopping an unstoppable weapon. As the Legion prepares to unleash planet-killing technology, Roan and Julia must join forces with the Gallant rebels and Julia’s fellow Gliese survivors to strike before it’s too late. But in the cold void of space, second chances don’t exist—only the choice between defying fate or dying with it. Join the Ancient Knights of the Gallant in the fight for freedom—and discover the power of hope in the darkest of battles. Internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith has done it again! Characters you will love, adventure you won't forget.
She was trained to be invisible. He was born to be untouchable. Mei Li Hú was raised to be a weapon—sharp, silent, and deadly. Her mission aboard the Gliese was clear… until it shattered along with the ship. Awakening on an alien freighter in a world she doesn’t recognize, Mei must rely on every brutal lesson Earth taught her to survive—and reunite with her found family. Dorane LeGaugh is the wealthiest man in the galaxy, a force wrapped in charm, secrets, and danger. But even legends have enemies. When an assassin comes for him, it’s a ghost in the dark who saves his life—one he’s determined to find. With killers closing in and the Legion threatening everything they love, Mei and Dorane must risk everything to trust each other. Because in this war-torn galaxy, love may be the only thing left worth fighting for. Explosive chemistry. Shattering secrets. A love forged in shadow and war. Grab your copy of New World now and join Mei and Dorane in a pulse-pounding adventure where loyalty is everything—and love might just save the universe. Internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith has done it again!