Shattered Stars

Connor didn't remember alien abduction being a part of his college schedule. He doesn't know it, but he's about to learn a whole lot more than what he paid for. Disoriented and confused, he stumbles out of an unfamiliar room, and realizes his body is no longer human. A renegade alien helps him escape captivity, but when he sneaks back home, his family is missing. Have they been transformed too? Amid the search for his family, he uncovers an elaborate plan for an alien invasion, using the very citizens of Earth as their army. But does he have the grit to challenge such a plan? Failure will literally cost him the world. Shattered Stars is the first novel in the amazing Shattered Stars Duology. If you like unique alien species, ultra-advanced technology, and edge-of-your-seat fight sequences, then you'll love this novel. Interested?

Born William the Third had never been her favourite part of the family inheritance. When her grandfather passes away on the inventor hub of Bellen, she leaves and heads for the stars. There is no one left to miss her or worry over her. Well, no one she is related to.She takes the shuttle and the small warship she has been given and heads to the stars with a few possible locations in mind. While travelling, she changes her name to Trin and goes looking for a place to call home. Things are going fine until the raiders give chase to get a hold of her very nice ship and the AI that she designed to control it or anything else. She drops through the sky of a frozen world and finds a base under the ice. It is a Hmrain base with one occupant and now one visitor.Birun is surprised when he wakes to find a new being in a restoration tank, but the AI named Boss fills him in. He learns who she is, where she's from, and that Boss has his voice. From that small connection, he looks to build a life with her, and he has just the base to make it happen. Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh. After a global disaster, aliens arrive to offer humanity a chance to live in the stars...as indentured servants. With the hope that a life in the stars will still be a life, these survivors claw their way to training in order to find a second chance at their own humanity.

Zelda has worked at the colony for two years, getting ready for the mining and forestry that would begin to shape the world. When she receives notice that her daughter's vessel is heading toward Aten, she knows it's time to get going. She has only one method of leaving the colony, so she engages it. She makes herself a target, and raiders take the bait.Orex looks at the damage done to his colony offices and checks the casualty list. Only one person is missing, and when he checks her file, he nearly growls in fury. He looks at the pale and weak companion next to him and understands why others spoke so highly of their consorts. They were actually consort class. After some internal debate, he releases his companion from her contract and sends her to further her education so she can find a new career. With that done, he follows Zelda and tries to get to her before she's sold.Being a single mother during the end of the world had been tough, but she knows what she's made of now, and no one is getting between her and her daughter. Not again. Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh. After a global disaster, aliens arrive to offer humanity a chance to live in the stars...as indentured servants. With the hope that a life in the stars will still be a life, these survivors claw their way to training in order to find a second chance at their own humanity.

Kris missed her friend when they parted ways, but continuing to work with the merchant they had been contracted to is still fun. Controlling the blazing heat that she emits under duress is also awkward, but she manages. Her boss has provided her with a series of items to make her life easier.Now that they are on the merchant's homeworld, Kris finds out that her allergies are threatening her life, as about seventy-five percent of the foods are out to kill her. She is careful, but as none of the locals are allergic to anything, they don't take her situation seriously.A sudden trip to medical care results in scans that let the local Hmrain know she isn't just a visitor. Overseer genetics are in her body, and they just need a little something to get them started. Essan flexes his wings and looks at the alien, making a decision that will change his life and hers. For eons.

Nova stumbled to her own rescue and spent weeks in rehab learning to move again. She studied every minute of every day and learned to fly anything she could find a simulator for. The next time she was in a life-and-death situation, she would be able to fly to safety. The education station pronounced her suitable for a Hmrain and shipped her off to meet him. She meets some other women who are being bonded to the same world, but before she can settle in to meet them, the transport is under attack.The ship's crew is excellent at defense, but there is one person who happened to train as the centre for the battle formation and activate a deadly weapon by becoming the centre. She has to convince her keeper that she's allowed to go into battle, and once there, she has the time of her life.Lily nearly died minutes before escaping from Earth. While she is destined for a life as an administrator at a colony, her fate takes a sharp turn when her body sends out a signal, and from across the stars, someone answers.

Nan has spent her life making a place for herself by taking care of those around her. Holding onto the controls of a falling shuttle with the unconscious pilot next to her, she began to regret some of her impulses.After the asteroid, she had gathered up close to two dozen kids who had been touring the same national park that she had, and she had tried to bring them home. When their city was found to be a collapsed crater filled with water, she has to take them on the road and try to keep them alive until she can find a settlement to take them.Eventually, the call came out for the evacuation under the contract circumstances. The kids were exempt from the contract, and as caretaker, so was Nan. That exemption holds until they are on their way to the world Abix. There is a meteor shower, a wounded pilot, and Nan manages to take the controls, leaving a scar on the landscape in a restricted area. She feels bad, but when the overseer of Abix comes in through the shuttle front screen and gives her an ultimatum, she feels nervous and a weird tension. If they make it out of the restricted area in time, everything will just resume the normal plan.There is one thing about the overseer. When he sets a timeline, he cheats. She has no chance.

Connor didn't remember alien abduction being a part of his college schedule.He doesn't know it, but he's about to learn a whole lot more than what he paid for.Disoriented and confused, he stumbles out of an unfamiliar room and realizes his body is no longer human. A renegade alien helps him escape captivity, but when he sneaks back home, his family is missing. Have they been transformed too?Amid the search for his family, he uncovers an elaborate plan for an alien invasion, using the very citizens of Earth as their army. But does he have the grit to challenge such a plan? Failure will literally cost him the world.The Shattered Stars Duology is an action-packed space opera that will keep you hooked until the very end. If you like unique alien species, ultra-advanced technology, and edge-of-your-seat fight sequences, then you'll love this series. Interested?Get your copy now!