Aunare Chronicles

Every day I wake up with fear screaming through every cell of my body, telling me to run, run, run before they find me. Run before they pull me from my bed and drag me through the streets. Run before they throw me in an execution arena and cheer while I'm tortured until the last scream is ripped from my body. But every day I shove that fear down and get out of bed. I tell myself they won't find me today. I'll be okay. I can make it one more day without being found. I just have to keep going. But it's a lie. Everything about me is a lie. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep living a life of lies before I'm caught. And yet, I have to keep going. I have no other choice. I've lasted thirteen years stuck on Earth with my mother, hiding, hunted, knowing that one wrong move could mean our deaths, and I'm not giving up now. It's not our fault we're stuck on the wasteland that is Earth. It's high crime, high poverty, high pollution, run by a corporate conglomerate-SpaceTech. They seemed like a savior when the world's economy collapsed but having them in control is even worse than our former fascist government. And just my luck-the only thing that SpaceTech wants more than money is me. Alive. Dead. I don't think they care as long as I'm found because I'm the half-Earther daughter of the Head of the Aunare military, the biggest alien threat to SpaceTech's authority. I haven't seen my father since I was six. When everything went violent between SpaceTech and the Aunare, he was off planet. Returning Earth to save us would've meant war, and apparently my life wasn't worth the risk. He abandoned me and my mother here, and so far, we've survived. But every day is hard. Whenever things get truly bad, I close my eyes and see myself on a beach, hear a voice calling out my true name-the one I can never say aloud-and I know wherever that is, whoever that is, it's home. I have to find my way home somehow. One day, my luck will end. I have to leave Earth and SpaceTech territory before they find me. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that no one is coming to save me. Not the Aunare. Not my father. No one is coming. I'm going to have to find a way to save myself. "In this bleak world, one spark of hope soon turns into an inferno. And just like a fireball, once this story is ignited, it just doesn't stop." - Maria V. Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Navigating the Stars. "Suspenseful sci-fi with complex world-building and a tough-as-nails heroine you'll want to root for!" - Elizabeth Briggs, New York Times Bestselling Author of Future Shock From Aileen Erin, the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Alpha Girl series, comes an epic adventure in space: The Aunare Chronicles! Book1: Off Planet Book 2: Off Balance Book 3: In Command (an eBook Novella) Book 4: On Mission Book 5: On Destiny

Nightmares are plaguing me. I wake up smelling sulfur, feeling my skin burning, knowing that I'm burning to death on the surface of Abaddon, but I'm not. I'm on Sel'Ani, my father's home planet. I'm alive and using my true name and finally free to be myself. And yet, I'm completely falling apart. Every time I wake up screaming, Lorne is there. I don't understand how he knows when I need him, but he does, and even if I can't say the words aloud, I'm so thankful that he's there. Because I wouldn't survive this without him. It's not just my nightmares and exhaustion and trauma making this hard. I thought escaping Earth, Abaddon, and SpaceTech would mean I was safe, but I'm not. The Aunare don't want me here, mostly because if I'm here that means my betrothal to the heir to the Aunare High Throne is back on. I would call it off, but I can't seem to make myself say the words because Lorne is the heir. Everything in me is drawn to Lorne, the man that haunted my dreams, the man that lures me in with his every look, the man that I can't seem to get away from because everywhere I go, every time I need him, he's there. Lorne makes me forget that the Aunare hate me enough to send assassins to kill me. I can't resist him. Lorne makes me think that everything is possible, that I will be okay, that I should just say yes to him. Because being with him means that I will eventually become the High Queen of the Aunare, and I'm not sure I can do that job. I'm not sure I should. Because the Aunare hate me for being a half-Earther, and I'm just one more assassination attempt away from being dead. From Aileen Erin, the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Alpha Girl series, comes an epic adventure in space: The Aunare Chronicles! Book1: Off Planet Book 2: Off Balance Book 3: In Command (an eBook Novella) Book 4: On Mission Book 5: On Destiny "Off Balance is a rollercoaster ride with love, lots of emotion, character development and daring action.... Anyone who enjoys a book written by Maria V. Snyder or Kristin Cashore will devour her books. I don't read sci-fi often…but Off Balance took my breath away." - Book Dragon "She always catches me off guard with how powerful her books end!...If you're looking for romance, action, and sci-fi, check out this series!" - Reviews by Lenniland "I'm dying for the next one." - Amy, FWISD

Some days I wake up and can't believe that I'm on Sel'Ani. I can't believe that I'm here and that I've fallen in love with the man from my dreams. I can't believe that I said yes to marrying him and becoming the High Queen of the Aunare. I want to stay in bed with him all day where we're safe from everything else that's happening, but saying yes and being in love with Lorne didn't make all our problems disappear. The Aunare don't understand what SpaceTech is capable of. They don't understand what happened on Earth thirteen years ago. They don't understand who I am and why anyone-especially their High King-thinks I should rule. When they question what happened, what I lived through, all the horrors of Liberation Week-I want to scream at them until they realize how blind and ignorant they've been, but I can't. I can't let my anger and frustration take over. They don't understand what happened, and I need to find a way to make them understand. The war with SpaceTech isn't coming. It's already here. And we are losing. I might not be the High Queen they wanted, but if we want to win this war with SpaceTech, I'm the one they need. From Aileen Erin, the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Alpha Girl series, comes an epic adventure in space: The Aunare Chronicles! Book1: Off Planet Book 2: Off Balance Book 3: In Command (an eBook Novella) Book 4: On Mission Book 5: On Destiny "I loved having a story just focusing on Amihanna and Lorne. They are my OTP after all!...There was great development in their relationship and a lot of personal growth from Amihanna, after she's been through so much already." - Haley, the Caffeinated Reader "The Aunare series has become my favorite series that has not been completed yet and is definitely up there in my favorites of all time. There is interesting worldbuilding, amazing characters, relationship and character development that are perfectly crafted, and prose that sings to you." - Kasey, Bookish Corner "Aileen Erin's books are to me as melon candy is to Amihanna - addicting." - Lenni, Lenniland "I've loved this series from the beginning and this novella was a special treat!" - Sheila K, Goodreads In Command is a 65K novella that takes place between Off Balance and On Mission (Book 4 of the Aunare Chronicles). The series can be enjoyed without reading this story, but you can't enjoy this story without reading the series.

Sometimes my life doesn't feel real to me. It's so different-infinitely better-than anything I had on Earth. I'm not running or hiding or afraid anymore. I'm not dealing with the trauma of my past. I'm not alone because I have Lorne. Every time I look into his eyes, everything else fades away-the war, the fight ahead, the fact that we have so much work to do if we want to win. I see him and I forget that SpaceTech is moving against us, but it's not just me I'm trying to save anymore. It's the Aunare. And yet, the Aunare High Council isn't listening to a word I say. I'm the only one who seems to understand the danger that we're up against, and that if we don't start acting soon, it'll be too late. I want to dissolve the High Council, but I'm not sure I should. I don't even know if I can. But I know that SpaceTech is closing in. Their war ships are stationed at the edges of our colonies' territory, and I can feel the fight growing closer every minute of every day. The time for us to act is coming, and I'm not sure how much more politicking I can do. That's not who I am. It's not who I'm meant to be. I can only be a fighter. A warrior. A queen. If no one else will fight with me, then I will do what I need to take down SpaceTech. Because I'm Amihanna di Aetes, the future High Queen of the Aunare, and I won't quit. Not ever. From Aileen Erin, the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Alpha Girl series, comes an epic adventure in space: The Aunare Chronicles! Book1: Off Planet Book 2: Off Balance Book 3: In Command (an eBook Novella) Book 4: On Mission Book 5: On Destiny "On Mission is a truly spectacular continuation of the Aunare Chronicles leaving the reader only enough breath to clamor for more. It was a fantastic on-the-edge-of-my-seat binge and I am positively screeching for the next book!" - Angela, pooled ink reviews "You NEED you read this story….This story line is complex and has so many layers, twist, & turns. I'm always wondering what will happen next." - Tracy, Goodreads "Amihanna is a fantastic heroine. Independent but loyal to her team and partner. Brave, strong, in spirit and muscle, and someone who leads by example…. If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would!"- Sheila K, Goodreads

The moment I realized I had to go back to Earth, I panicked. It wasn't a little bit of panic. It was the kind that sucked the air and light from the room and made my body go cold with sweat and fear. I knew that if I did this, if I went back, then I had a shot of saving everyone-Earthers, Aunare, everyone-but it could cost me everything and everyone I love. And it could cost me my life.But that moment of panic passed. It was still an insane, stupid, deadly idea, but the more I thought about it, the more I knew going back to Earth was the only plan that made sense.Lorne agrees that this is the right plan, but he wants to come with me. We're married now. A team. A unit. Where I go, he goes. It was in our marriage vows. And while I love that, I know that going to Earth will hurt him. He'll want to see where I lived, how I survived, and seeing, knowing, understanding my past better will only hurt him. And yet, I don't have a better plan.There will be no hiding there. Not anymore. Everyone on Earth knows my face. The vids of what happened on Abaddon and Sel'Ani have played throughout the known universe for months. But seeing those vids opened the Earthers' eyes. They realized that I'd been fighting for them for years before I left. I'd taught martial arts, patrolled the streets, and helped save as many of them as I could. And now, somehow, my story has inspired Eathers to speak up and act out. My name has become the rallying cry of the revolution.Returning to Earth is risky, but nothing in life is without risk. I'm not afraid anymore. All I feel is determination to win. I won't stop until SpaceTech has been destroyed. >From Aileen Erin, the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Alpha Girl series, comes an epic adventure in space: The Aunare Chronicles!Book1: Off PlanetBook 2: Off BalanceBook 3: In Command (an eBook Novella)Book 4: On MissionBook 5: On Destiny"Counting the days until the next installment." - Nicole B, Goodreads"If you're looking for a well written, engrossing sci-fi read filled with romance, action and intrigue you will love this series." - Sharon, Obsession with Books "Suspenseful sci-fi with complex world-building and a tough-as-nails heroine you'll want to root for!"- Elizabeth Briggs, NYT Bestselling Author of Future Shock"Action adventure, space drama, political schemes, and just the right hit of romance has this series turning into an absolute must-read. Whether you think you're a fan of sci-fi or not I'd urge you to give this series a try...." - Angela, Pooled Ink Reviews