USA Today Bestselling author Rebecca Thorne delights with the second book in her cozy science-fiction romance series...for fans of Martha Wells!
This beautiful trade paper edition features French flaps with exquisite original art on the inside front and back cover!
If Torian Razner was taking bets on how her afternoon would go, “getting stranded on the nylarian homeworld” wasn’t even in the running. (Moss had it listed as Possibility #3,794, but no one asked for its opinion.) And yet, Verdaan’s surface is exactly where she finds herself, standing in a grassy field alongside (her definitely-not-girlfriend) Amelia Perrosk.
Torian didn’t ask for this, but she’s been needing a vacation―and she certainly won’t complain about forced proximity with Amelia. As they venture across an alien landscape in search of a way home, things heat up between them, and Torian can’t quite remember the reasons they shouldn’t be together.
Amelia can never forget, though. Before they were stranded, her quartermaster issued a warning: get back to their ship in three days, or Opula would tell their entire smuggling syndicate about Torian’s new, very unprotected human colony. With time ticking and no true escape, Torian and the gang will have to use every resource to stop Opula.
Fortunately, they have Moss on their side―and it’s thrilled to its rhizoids to try this human concept of blackmail. Opula won’t know what hit her.
Probably.
The series
Out among the stars, survival is rarely quiet, and companionship can take the strangest of forms. This trilogy opens with a desperate ex-smuggler, a half-broken starship, and a patch of moss that talks back. What begins as a chance to carve out freedom quickly turns into a fight against ancient grudges, alien misunderstandings, and the secrets of a ship that refuses to stay silent.
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The heart of the series is not the chase scenes or gunfire, though both make their appearances, but the unexpected bonds that grow in the shadow of danger. Humor threads through the chaos, softening the sharp edges of spacefaring life, while slow-burn romance and unlikely friendships remind readers that warmth can be found even in the cold vacuum between planets.
Blending the lightness of cozy storytelling with the vastness of interstellar adventure, these books create a universe where banter carries as much weight as blasters, and where even a bit of moss can prove itself a fiercely loyal companion. It is science fiction that dares to be tender, adventurous, and funny all at once, offering readers a galaxy that feels both strange and welcoming.
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