I love reading all genres, from memoir to history to historical fiction. I just love stories! So, is it any wonder I’m thrilled Vicky Burkholder has a new futuristic sci-fi fantasy. Revenge Among the Stars releases today. Here is the blurb and excerpt:
Blurb:
Aleksia Matthews is left for dead, after space pirates attack her ship and kill her brother. She swears to avenge his death but knows she can’t do the job alone. After taking out an ad for a bounty hunter, she weeds out the bad from the good, and one man stands out. He could be the perfect partner—and that scares Ali more than the pirates do.
Special agent Jason Cole is tracking the pirates who killed his family, but he’s always one step behind. There have never been any survivors—until now. He needs Ali to identify the attackers, but she proves to be stubborn. She plans to go with him on the hunt, and he’s determined to keep her safe.
While Cole and Ali seek revenge, someone at headquarters would like to see them fail. Together they battle explosions, their emotions, and danger from one of their own.
Excerpt:
Thirty minutes later Jason squeezed off his final target a millisecond before Ali hit her target. The significantly larger crowd roared its approval.
“Game goes to red,” the computer intoned. “High score will be amended.”
“High score?” Jason asked as he looked at Ali. “Control, identify previous high score holder.”
“Previous high score belonged to Aleksia Matthews.”
“Seems like I’ve toppled you off your tower, Miss Matthews.” Jason replaced his weapon in the rack and grinned at her.
“Actually, I should thank you. It’s such a chore being on top all the time.” Ali wiped a film of sweat from her face and grinned back at him.
He looked her over slowly from head to toe and back up again. “I do some of my best work from the top.” He left no doubt as to his meaning.
A little about the author:
Vicky has been married forever to the one person who accepts that she lives in a fantasy world most of the time. She’s even been seen at the beach building worlds for her stories. In addition to creating fun characters, fantasy worlds, and suspenseful situations, she also enjoys and is very good at things like writing policy and procedures manuals and setting up continuity and organizational spreadsheets, both of which she has actually earned money doing. She has a master’s degree in library science so likes things organized. Okay, so her family thinks having the spice rack alphabetized it a bit much, but she has no trouble finding what she needs when she needs it. And just because her extensive library is cataloged and organized, that doesn’t mean she’s obsessive. Honest. When not writing, Vicky can be found in the kitchen whipping up gluten-free, lactose-free, other allergy-free meals. Or watching the world go by from her front porch swing.
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