Book Blurb:
Our Dark Stars by Audrey Grey& Krystal Wade
Genre: Young Adult, ScienceFiction/Fairy Tale Retelling
Publication: March 6th, 2018
While she sleeps, the whole universe changes.
Princess Talia Starchaser has it all. Wealth. Status. Adoring citizens. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she’s forced to publicly betray her best friend, a companion mock she’s had since birth, setting events into motion that lead to the destruction of the humans, and the princess floating through space, a remnant of a time when humans ruled over droids.
One hundred years later, half-mock captain Will Perrault and his ragtag crew discover a device floating in space. When a very human Talia emerges from its depths, Will suspects she’s the key to buying his way back into the regiment he once commanded against the last remaining rebel humans—and the ruling mock queen’s good graces.
Both Talia and Will would rather get space-tossed than trust one another, but with the queen’s forces chasing them across the galaxy and the fate of both worlds hanging in the balance, they’ll forge the unlikeliest of alliances to survive.
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“I know that voice. You can’t be serious?”
“Serious about what?” Lux asked, jogging down the stairs connecting the bridge to the rack room. The navigator was tiny, with bright-green eyes, warm-honey skin, and dark, lavender-streaked hair pulled into twists around her head. She reminded Will of a cat. Silent feet and deadly reflexes. The blaster at her waist flashed as she stopped beside Leo.
“Oh, Will’s just trying to kill us,” Leo said.
“Again?” Lux asked, stretching her arms over her head and not averting her gaze from Leo fast enough for Will to miss the longing there.
A wide grin spread across Leo’s face as he stood to relinquish the seat. “Will you back me up if I have to restrain him, Lux?”
“I’m right here,” Will grumbled.
Lux flicked her focus to Will and then back to Leo. “Have I ever not?”
“You always choose his side. And here I thought I was the captain of this ship. Maybe I should unzip my suit too.”
“It’s not Leo’s fine physique that’s keeping me on his side. It’s self-preservation.”
“Self-preservation?” Will arched an eyebrow. “You do realize I can have you space-tossed for disobedience?”
“Yes, Captain,” they both answered simultaneously, performing mock salutes.
He rubbed two fingers across his forehead. Insubordinate assholes. Just his luck he was stuck with the worst crew in the galaxy.
The smell of bread filled the air as Jane entered the bridge, gray-shot hair cropped close to her head, a tray balanced on her left hand. Over six feet tall, the ex-captain turned co-pilot had taken to cooking recently, and she dipped the tray low, offering Will his pick of the black pastries. “Captain gets first choice.”
“See how it’s done?” Will asked, tossing a pointed look at the others. Then he gently eased the tray their way. “No, Jane. I insist you offer that . . . whatever that is to the others first. I think Leo just mentioned he was starving.”
Jane beamed. “A captain is selfless, always thinking of the crew first.”
“Exactly.”
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**You can read my 5 Star of Our Dark Stars HERE**
Author Bios:
Hi! I’m an award winning and USA Today bestselling author of several books, including the Moonbeam Children’s Award bronze finalist, SHADOW FALL. I live in the charming state of Oklahoma with my crew: one husband, two little people, four mischievous dogs, and one poor cat. You can usually find me hiding out in my office from said crew, surrounded by books and sipping kombucha while dreaming up wondrous worlds for my characters to live in.
In between the chaos—What’s for dinner? Stop pinching your sister! Homework! Dishes!— and my writing, I make time for various projects. An admitted paintaholic, I’ve painted, sprayed or transformed nearly every piece of my house at least once. I even painted my husband’s beloved fabric chair. Oops!
I thrive on creation: starting from an idea, a blank canvas, or perhaps an outdated room, and using my imagination to create something new and emotionally engaging that’s all my own. But stories have always been my first love. Weaving together complex worlds full of flawed, conflicted characters allows me to express myself in a way I could never do otherwise.
I started creating stories during the sweltering Oklahoma summers spent laboring in my father’s wheat fields. Alone and bored, I dreamed up wild fables of vampires (the Anne Rice kind), cave men, and love-torn ghosts. By college my tales had grown more persistent, and I started to actually write them down.
Now, fiction is my life, and I look forward to sharing my characters and their stories with all of you.
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I’m happily married to the love of my life (don’t gag) and raising three beautiful children in the gorgeous state of Virginia. We live just outside Washington, D.C., and every day I wake up to find myself stuck in traffic trying to get there.
The horrid commute gives me plenty of time to zone out and think about my characters in full, brilliant details (I’m a safe driver; don’t worry). Stories give me a way to forget about the sometimes smelly strangers sitting next to me on the fifty mile trek into town (I pick up hitchhikers every day. True story. Check out www.slug-lines.com if you don’t believe me).
I’ve been a part of organized hitchhiking for nearly fifteen years, but that’s just one small aspect of my oh-so-large life. When I’m not working, commuting, or chasing after my three children (four if you count the man), you can usually find me outside talking to my chickens like they’re the cutest things in the world (they are), or training my amazing dogs how to herd said chickens (which they love), or curled up on the sofa with a good book (why can’t that be 100% of the time?).
I hope you love my stories (or just like them a little; that would be okay, too). And I hope that one day you find your passion, because there’s nothing in life better than doing what you love while surrounded by people you love.
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