Imperials Saga

Thudydides Trap: A point when one great power threatens to displace another, war is unavoidable….Thracius "Tracy" Belmanor has struggled to do his patriotic duty in the wake of the loss of the love of his life the Empress Mercedes de Arango. Amid a desperate war, the Solar League cannot afford his grief, not the political instability of admitting the depth of their relationship.It is for duty alone, both as a soldier and a father, that Tracy has entered into an arranged marriage that makes him part of the royal family and will hopefully stabilize the throne even as civil war looms.However, a new danger has been revealed that will lead to extinction on a galactic scale unless the humans can find a way to defeat the looming threat. Not only from this mysterious force destroying all in its path, but also from a secret about the human race itself.Against a backdrop of war and loss can Tracy and Mercedes ever find their way back to each other?

Princess Mercedes, daughter of the Emperor-beautiful, privileged, sharp as a sword-has no say in her life. When her father determines she must graduate from the Solar League's elite military academy, The High Ground, in order to ascend the throne, she does as he commands. Even though she'll be the first woman admitted to the Star Command academy, which means no one wants her there, including herself.But Mercedes is not one to back down from a challenge.Thracius "Tracy" Belmanor, the common-born son of a tailor, has won a scholarship to The High Ground. This is his chance to rise above the life scripted for him, to become an officer in Star Command, even possibly win fame and honor. But the high-born sons of corporate royalty treat him with scorn and derision, isolating him in his struggle to survive the harsh curriculum.Tracy is alone and miserable, until he forms an unlikely friendship with the the Emperor's daughter.As if surviving the academy isn't enough-along with all the teasing about the princess and the pauper-Mercedes and Tracy soon stumble upon a conspiracy that goes to the highest echelons. The aristocracy-controlled Solar League has been hiding secrets and not all alien races are under its control. Alien invasion, civil, and interstellar war loom on the horizon-with Tracy and Mercedes in the thick of it all, testing the bounds of friendship, loyalty, and desire.