The invasion wasn't the end of humanity... it was the beginning of her destiny.

One ordinary afternoon, fourteen-year-old Kara Howard watches the world she knows begin to disappear.

Entire cities vanish without warning. Governments panic. Then the truth is revealed—Earth isn't under attack by another nation.

It's being harvested.

An alien civilization arrives with an impossible demand: every child between the ages of twelve and fifteen must report for selection... or entire cities will be erased from existence.

When Kara is chosen, she's torn from her family, her home, and the only life she's ever known. Alongside her lifelong crush, Matt Sparks, and teenagers from every corner of Earth, she's transported aboard a colossal alien starship bound for the distant world of Zaratan.

But survival is only the beginning.

Forced to endure brutal physical trials, psychological testing, and a dangerous transformation that will forever change what it means to be human, Kara discovers the aliens aren't simply abducting children—they're rebuilding an ancient civilization devastated by war and plague.

As alliances form, friendships deepen, and hidden truths emerge, Kara realizes she may possess qualities that make her far more important than anyone imagined. With powerful ruling families watching her every move, impossible choices ahead, and an uncertain future among the stars, she must decide who she can trust... and who she is destined to become.

Filled with breathtaking world-building, unforgettable characters, first love, and relentless suspense, Selected: Book One of the Zaratan Trilogy launches an epic science fiction saga where courage, sacrifice, and hope are humanity's greatest weapons.

She was chosen to save a world... but no one told her the truth.

Kara Howard survived the six-month journey across the galaxy. She survived the deadly trials aboard The Hope. She even survived terrorists determined to destroy Zaratan's future.

Now her greatest challenge begins.

Forced to leave Earth forever, Kara must build a new life on the alien world of Zaratan—a planet with purple skies, ancient family rivalries, and secrets hidden beneath its promise of peace. Welcomed into one of the planet's most powerful families, she quickly discovers that beneath the warmth of her new home lies a society built on political manipulation, impossible expectations, and dangerous lies.

As Kara struggles to adapt, explosions rock the planet, exposing a terrorist network willing to kill to stop Zaratan's repopulation program. When a mysterious government facility reveals disturbing secrets, Kara begins questioning everything she's been told—including who can truly be trusted.

Caught between two worlds and torn between two young men, Kara must decide where her loyalties belong. Every choice she makes draws her deeper into a conflict centuries in the making—one that could determine not only her future, but the future of an entire civilization.

Love. Betrayal. Political intrigue. Hidden prisons. Alien worlds.

Sometimes the greatest danger isn't the enemy you can see—it's the truth you've never been allowed to discover.

A Daughter's Journey Through Space

She was stolen from Earth as a child. Now she's coming home... and humanity may see her as the enemy.

She remembers two lives.

One belongs to the frightened little girl who vanished from Earth without a trace, leaving behind grieving parents who never stopped searching.

The other belongs to the woman she became among the stars—raised by an advanced civilization, trained to survive in a galaxy filled with impossible wonders, devastating wars, and secrets capable of changing humanity forever.

Now the fleet that became her family has arrived in Earth's orbit.

To them, she's the bridge between two worlds.

To humanity, she may be the face of an alien invasion.

As governments prepare for war and fear spreads across the globe, she's forced to confront the people who never gave up hope that she was alive. But after years among the stars, is she still the daughter they lost... or someone they can no longer understand?

Caught between the family who raised her and the family who never stopped loving her, she'll have to choose where she truly belongs before fear ignites a conflict that could destroy both civilizations.

Sometimes going home is the most dangerous journey of all.