Mars Ascendant

Armageddon Is Up For Auction... Dr. Melanie Destin's life is a mess. After losing her job as a medic aboard an old freighter, she is desperate to find something. In an attempt to start over, she accepts an interplanetary salvage job that will pay her enough to rebuild a new life for herself on Mars. When she learns the real purpose of the mission is to recover an apocalyptic virus, everything begins to unravel... Governments compete with corporations to control the pathogen which the expedition leader plans to sell to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, the company that hired her wants to eliminate anyone who knows anything... With her life in danger, and not knowing who she can trust, Mel must find a way to keep the virus out of the wrong hands. If she fails, billions will die... The Ares Weapon is the first page turning book in the sci-fi thriller Mars Ascendant Series. If you like a science fiction series with a strong female lead character, ruthless villain, mutants, clones and AI, you'll love this series.

An ageless menace lurks on the surface of Mars... An unscrupulous industrialist seeks to control it... One woman was bred to destroy it... In the twenty-third century the descendants of the original Mars colonies struggle to retain their independence from the Terran government. The generations-old terraforming project is faltering and on the verge of failure. If that happens, the millions already adapted to the harsh Martian environment will be doomed, never able to return to an overpopulated Earth. Dr. Melanie Destin believes she's escaped her troubled past by moving to the elite Mars orbital habitat. After establishing a lucrative medical practise, she soon discovers she has puzzling ties to her new planet that she cannot explain. While searching for answers to her mysterious past, she becomes embroiled in political intrigue initiated by an eccentric industrialist, determined to seize control of the government. When the Martian High Chancellor is assassinated, Mel becomes the prime suspect and is forced to flee. On the run, with a price on her head and the authorities in close pursuit, she must evade capture long enough to save her life by accomplishing the one thing she was bred for. She must destroy the source of the deadly Ares nano-virus. Little does she realize the pathogen is not what it seems, and her meddling will make her the catalyst for the destruction of all life in the solar system. Mother of Mars is the second book in the sci fi thriller Mars Ascendant series, which tells the story of one woman's pivotal role in humanity's colonization of the solar system. If you like strong female characters, complex villains, intrigue and a page turning story that is hard to put down, you'll love Mother of Mars.

An oppressive dictator... A mysterious orphan... A reluctant heroine... It is the twenty-third century and Mars is being terraformed into a new garden of Eden. But, all is not well in this soon-to-be paradise. A ruthless despot has, seized control of the government and rules the planet with an iron fist. A rebel force struggles to oppose his regime, but are near defeat. A fugitive, and living under an alias, Melanie Destin is a travelling doctor, tending the suffering Martian population. When circumstances make her responsible for a young orphan, she soon discovers the girl comes with a terrifying past... one that binds them to each other. Pursued by a ruthless government assassin, Mel must get the girl to safety before they are both, captured. If she fails, the secrets hidden within the child's genes will make a dictator unstoppable and forever change the course of human history in the solar system. Child of Mars is a page-turning book in the sci-fi thriller Mars Ascendant series. The saga explores the consequences of humanity's exploration and colonization of the solar system in the distant future. If you like science fiction with a strong female lead character, ruthless villains, mutants, clones, AI and a page turning plot, you'll love Child of Mars.

It is a time of peace... The quiet before the storm... War is coming, and nobody can prevent it... Following a successful rebellion against a ruthless despot, Martians struggle to rebuild their world. On Earth, the unification wars have finally ended, and Terra is, united under one supreme leader for the first time in history. But ,the planet is no longer capable of supporting humanity's exploding population, and covetous eyes have fallen on the newly terraformed Mars, perceived as weak and ripe for the picking. Melanie Destin, heralded as the Mother of Mars, wants to disappear. After the death of her lover, she is lost, and bereft of any desire to go on. Though she's chosen to honor her promise to be a symbol of hope for the recovering Martian populace, she longs to leave Mars forever. Fate has other plans for her. When the entire Martian governing council is, assassinated, Mel is, conscripted to lead the people in defense on their world from an invading Terran armada. Complicating matters, her young clone, Adrianna, now a teenager is, growing older at an accelerated rate and will die within a short time if Mel cannot find a way to stop her rapid aging. With the dark forces from her past manipulating events behind the scene, Mel must face her worst fears and confront her deadly nemesis one final time to prevent a war and determine the fate of the human race on two worlds.