Part machine. All woman. Nobody’s tool.
When Morgan Selwood’s spaceship is stranded in unknown space, survival comes at a price.
Rescued by humanoid aliens, she quickly discovers that her unusual appearance and extraordinary technical abilities make her her valuable. Too valuable. Everyone wants her.
There’s Admiral Ashkar Ravindra, autocratic, dangerous, and impossible to ignore, who press-gangs her into helping fight a shadowy threat from the stars. And there are the freedom fighters, who believe she’s a legend returned, destined to help them throw off the yoke of oppression.
Morgan doesn’t much care which side claims her, until the uprising turns violent and atrocities begin. As civil war spreads across the planet, the shadowy threat reveals itself as an implacable killer bent on destroying all intelligent life.
Caught between war, extinction, and a man she never meant to trust, Morgan must decide how far she’s willing to go. To save Ravindra and his people, she’ll need every part of her bio-engineered intelligence.
And the courage to risk her heart as well as her life.
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- You enjoy intelligent science fiction with real stakes and coherent world building.
- You like strong, capable women who keep their agency.
- You prefer slow-burn romance built on trust, respect, and negotiated power.
- You appreciate stories where politics, ethics, and personal choice matter.
- You enjoy space opera driven by character as much as action.
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FAQ
Yes. It begins the Morgan Selwood series.
This is the starting point. Supertech is a short prequel that provides background but is not required.
A Supertech is a bioengineered intelligence. As infants, Supertechs receive a powerful computer integrated into the brain and artificial eyes capable of interfacing directly with systems. They appear human, but their abilities make them valuable and dangerous.
Admiral Ravindra is a senior Manesai commander, disciplined, strategic, and accustomed to absolute authority. Morgan challenges his assumptions about control, loyalty, and partnership.
Yes. The relationship unfolds slowly under political scrutiny and real danger. Morgan refuses to surrender her agency, and Ravindra cannot afford the appearance of favoritism. Trust develops through restraint, respect, and shared responsibility.
Moderate heat. The focus is on story and slow burn tension, but there are one or two explicit, on-page love scenes.
Manesai culture is the heart of the series. The Manesai are genetically modified humans. Learn more about them on the series page.
The novel explores power, autonomy, trust, cultural conflict, and the right to choose your own future.
Enemies to uneasy allies to lovers
Strong heroine with unique abilities
Disciplined military hero
Alien culture clash
High stakes space conflict
Slow-burn attraction
Trust forged under pressure