Winnie Bravo, Space Pilot

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/

A cocky young pilot chases a cryptic probe through Earth orbit. When the Moon's corporate rival hires Winnie and her partner, Bertie, to clear space junk around an orbiting space station, she grabs her chance to pursue the probe's agent, who almost killed her - twice. Winnie thought nothing could distract from her single-minded pursuit, but earnest colonists occupy the station, and they deserve a better life. With their ruler's mind crumbling away, she aims to help them and still catch the spy. Tracking down a scoundrel is harder than expected, and flying asteroids into Earth orbit may not be a brilliant move. More like a looming disaster. Can the pilots avert global catastrophe? Will they survive the attempt? If you're looking for near-future adventure, follow Winnie into space. 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/

When escalating attacks threaten Earth, Winnie Bravo challenges the scoundrel responsible - her boss.She escaped her mundane life and chased a rogue probe through space. Now Winnie returns to Earth with all its complications. She finally knows her enemy, but will he derail her victory?The brash pilot tackles her boss alone because that's what heroes do. Then he stops her dead in her tracks, dangling the prestige she's always craved. If she accepts, she'll be trapped, but refusal is sure to provoke a deadly response.Winnie's friends haven't forgotten her. She discovers strength with them at her side, and finds new comrades, even if they do think she's an alien from outer space. Using family secrets from her steadfast partner, Bertie, the pilots cobble together a plan. Maybe she doesn't need to be alone after all.Winnie's final clash at the company's lunar base will decide who rules the Moon and who survives.Shore Leave is the final book in Winnie Bravo, Space Pilot's near-future science fiction trilogy. For the conclusion to Winnie's rollicking exploits, follow her to Earth. 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/