Starheart
Ptorix Empire Book 3
Contains an extra scene - exclusive to Payhip buyers
(Starheart is set in the same universe as the Iron Admiral but the events occur a little before the Iron Admiral books)
Freighter captain Jess Sondijk has spent years keeping her past buried and her daughter safe. She knows how to stay in control, how to keep her ship moving, and how to avoid the sort of attention that ruins lives.
Until Confederacy Admiral Hudson orders her ship boarded. Hudson is investigating a suspected trade in alien starhearts, but what begins as a controlled inquiry soon turns personal. Jess’s past starts to surface, especially the death of her husband, which may not have been an accident after all.
Jess and Hudson both want answers, but they don’t share priorities, methods, or trust. She’s fighting to protect what’s left of her life. He’s determined to shut down the trade before more people disappear.
What they uncover is bigger, darker, and far more dangerous than either of them expected.
Starheart is a science fiction romance adventure with mystery, danger, aliens, political tension, and a slow-burn connection forged under pressure.
For readers who enjoy:
- Science fiction romance with danger and emotional tension
- A capable heroine with secrets of her own
- A powerful admiral who asks too many inconvenient questions
- Aliens, buried truths, and rising stakes
- Romance woven through action, mystery, and consequence
