Shepherd Security Services

Author Robert M. Kerns returns to Space Opera Science Fiction with The Shepherd, a novel of Shepherd Security Services. Stolen livestock. A determined heir. A fateful choice. Alex spends his days learning to manage the family sheep ranch. He wants nothing more than to take over when his parents retire, because his family has owned and worked it since the Westward Expansion. But all is not well in Southwestern Wyoming. Five neighboring ranches have been raided, all their livestock stolen without a trace… each on a new moon. Alex feels his family's ranch is next and decides to spend the night with the flock when the next new moon comes around. That decision changes his life forever. How will Alex survive in an alien society? Find out in The Shepherd!

Disaster struck. Someone caused it. And now they want Alex Hawke to clean it up. After a forced vacation, Alex returns to his ship expecting progress on the refit-not a call from the Ninhar Confederation's Ministry of Defense. A planetary climate system has failed on Lynxeen, a volatile colony world that relies on strict environmental controls. The people need relief. Fast. As an Accredited Auxiliary, Shepherd Security Services is tapped to lead the largest convoy operation Alex has ever seen. But running escort is only part of the job. The climate system didn't just fail-it was sabotaged. And someone powerful doesn't want that truth uncovered. With his team split between planetary investigation and convoy defense, Alex faces his most complex mission yet. As new alliances form, public perception twists out of control, and five hundred ships fall under his command, he must prove once again that leadership isn't about power… it's about people. Duty, disaster, and the making of a legend. Lynxeen raises the stakes and expands the universe-perfect for fans of space opera with heart, humor, and tactical grit.