Cygnus Five

Hell has no fury like a woman wrongedIn a Galaxy ruled under the righteous, iron grip of The Kingdom, Bryant Jones is a rare breed of rebel. Born on a planet of technological wonders, his world fell to The Kingdom, and their dictates, in a travesty of justice and might. His place was usurped and his mission of medical advancements was seen as perverted. Captured, tried and convicted of heinous crimes, Jones is on his way to a Penial Colony on the far reaches of the system... a colony he never intends to reach. Once the Heroine of the Phoenix Nebula, Captain Aurora Campos has been brought low by scandal and judgement. Her trajectory towards the highest Military position in The Kingdom has been redirected to prison transport commander, an assignment meant to humble, shame and possibly silence her. Yet none can quiet the Lioness and she is determined to see this mission through, while protecting her crew and her charges both. Neither knows what the future holds, or how soon their destiny's will collide, slamming truth and faith together in an epic battle that may shatter the very core of The Kingdom itself.

In this sequel to Lioness of Cygnus Five, the survival of the colony teeters on the edge. The alien city in which they have taken refuge turns out to be not so abandoned as they'd thought, and Bryant finds himself torn between his love for Aurora and his driving need to restore some of the ancient defenses before the Kingdom attacks. Starvation is beginning to bite as the Kingdom forces tighten their stranglehold around the colonists, forcing them to turn to treasure-hunters and pirates for aid. Needed on site to spearhead the military resistance to Kingdom invasion, Aurora must send her most trusted people into the heart of enemy territory to beg for supplies and to rescue her baby, with no guarantee that when they return there will be anyone left alive to come home to. Yet survival may come at too great a cost if Bryant cannot control the secret he is awakening at the heart of Cygnus Five.