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Steps in Starlight

Space Opera & Science Fiction Fantasy Novel

With striking silver hair and feline reflexes, Thea Striver has always known she was different. But it’s her uncanny ability to see beneath flesh and bone, diagnosing in moments what others need machines to uncover, that makes her extraordinary.

After excelling at the galaxy’s most prestigious medical academy, Thea volunteered as a battlefield doctor on the warfront, where a brutal attack unlocked a deadly power within her—one that kills indiscriminately. Wracked with guilt, she retreats to her home planet, Ebu, searching for answers. Instead, she finds her world in ruins: her father kidnapped by mercenaries, her origins tied to a secret genetic program controlled by the tyrannical King of Ventesia.

Determined to rescue her father, Thea boards his battered freighter, The Lunar Ray. Alongside her eclectic crew—a sharp-tongued diplomat, a haunted mercenary hiding unspoken feelings, and a charmingly infuriating engineer with family secrets—she sets out on a perilous journey. Together, they navigate warring factions, relentless bounty hunters, and the dark mysteries of Thea’s unraveling past.

As her latent abilities grow stronger, the line between savior and weapon begins to blur. With her father’s life—and perhaps the galaxy—at stake, Thea must confront the truth of her power and the legacy she never chose.

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Under Sea & Sky

Fantasy Adventure Novel

In Alantria, every Moirai is bonded to a mystical creature—a soulkin—a connection that shapes destiny and defines one’s place in society. Yet at 26, Kiana Ironfang remains unbonded, searching for belonging in a world that views her kinless status with suspicion, scorn, and pity.

By day, Kiana crafts exquisite jewelry in her modest workshop, pouring her hopes and frustrations into each piece. By night, she dons a mask and slips into the vibrant chaos of the Night Market, where she sells her creations under the alias “Kailani Frostfire.” Elites and commoners alike covet her trinkets, though few suspect the true identity of the mysterious craftswoman.

When a stranger offers Kiana a contract to craft a powerful amulet in exchange for information about her unknown family, she seizes the opportunity to uncover the secrets she’s long sought. But her creation attracts the wrong kind of attention, drawing her into the dangerous underworld of Valandor City.

Now, everyone is hunting for the amulet’s creator—none more so than Magnus Deepfury, bonded to the fearsome kraken and leader of the Saltblood Syndicate, a criminal organisation hidden in the depths of the sea…

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