She's a junior pilot, as brash and reckless as they come, and keen to prove herself.While scavenging junk in Earth orbit, Winnie Bravo encounters a stealth probe attacking commercial satellites. The craft escapes, but Winnie never accepts defeat.Being a pilot should really be more fun. The big boss appreciates her, which doesn't stop frustrating assignments. Who knew training on the Moon included bloody noses and chicken poo?Despite her snarky attitude, Winnie wins some friends. But tact is not a skill she cultivates. If her ideas are the best, colleagues shouldn't be so aggravated.Integrated with her ship's AI and partnered with a sweet veteran pilot, Winnie hunts the elusive probe. Now, someone at her company's lunar base will do anything to stop her.Being cantankerous is likely to get her killed. Or worse, fired.Lunar Base is the first book in the Winnie Bravo, Space Pilot trilogy. If you're looking for upbeat science fiction, fascinating world-building, and engaging characters, blast into orbit with Kate Rauner's near-future adventure. Kate Rauner, Hanover, New Mexico, USAA science fiction writer, poet, firefighter, and engineer on the way to becoming an eccentric old woman.I write science fiction novels and science-inspired poetry, and serve as a volunteer firefighter. I'm also a retired environmental engineer and Cold War Warrior (honestly, that's what Congress called us) because I worked in America's nuclear weapons complex. Now living on the edge of the southwest's Gila National Forest with my husband, cats, llamas, and dog, I'm well on my way to achieving my life-goal of becoming an eccentric old woman.Find more and contact me at https://kateraunerauthor.wordpress.com/
