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Featured Science Fiction: Colony One (The Elderon Chronicles Book One) by Tarah Benner

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Featured Science Fiction: Colony One (The Elderon Chronicles Book One) by Tarah Benner

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Colony One is prepared for anything — except the saboteur who’s already on board.

For Jonah Wyatt, the Space Force is his last shot at a military career. After years leading an elite task force, he was discharged from the army and stuck working one menial job after another. Now this disgraced combat specialist is headed to space. He’s tasked with training his own unit aboard Elderon: colony one. Nobody bothered to tell him it would be a squad of white-hat hackers and intel eggheads who are definitely not Space Force material.

One recruit is Maggie Barnes — an undercover reporter who was brought on board as a member of the press corps. Her job is to create fluffy corporate propaganda that paints the colony as a futuristic utopia, but Maggie can’t follow the rules once she gets wind of a story.

When Maggie gets a tip from an unknown source, she realizes Elderon is not at all what it seems. As she gets closer to unraveling the conspiracy, Sergeant Wyatt begins to suspect that there’s a spy on board. The saboteur has been with them all along, and he’s been building an army of his own.

What Readers Are Saying:

“Brilliant, exciting and engaging.”

“The world-building is a fascinating effort of plausible, near-future science.”

“This book takes you on a wild ride with reporters, white hat hackers, space military and spies.”

“I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. Can’t wait for the next one…Tarah Benner is my new favorite author.”

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Featured Science Fiction: The Elderon Chronicles Books 1-3 by Tarah Benner

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Featured Science Fiction: The Elderon Chronicles Books 1-3 by Tarah Benner

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Two strangers from opposite coasts. One chance of a lifetime.
Maggie Barnes is at the end of her rope. She’s young and broke living in New York, and her newspaper job has been taken over by robots. When she pisses off a playboy tech billionaire, she’s mysteriously offered a position aboard the first civilian space colony. Maggie thinks it’s her lucky break — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

For Jonah Wyatt, the Space Force is his last shot at a military career. After years of tracking down members of a deadly cyberterrorism ring, he was discharged from the army and stuck working one demeaning job after another. Now this disgraced combat specialist is headed to space.

At first glance, Elderon seems to be a futuristic utopia: Bots do the laundry, meat comes from a lab, and the latest technology expands the scope of human capability. But as Maggie digs deeper, she realizes that Elderon is not at all what it seems. When she receives a tip from an unknown source, she’ll go undercover and learn a truth that could put her life in jeopardy.

The Elderon Chronicles is an intriguing near-future sci-fi adventure with a feisty heroine, a reluctant hero, and chilling discoveries on board. Click to grab your copy today!

This collection includes:
– Colony One (Book One)
– Colony War (Book Two)
– Colony Assassin (Book Three)

What Readers Are Saying:
“Brilliant, exciting and engaging.”

“The world-building is a fascinating effort of plausible, near-future science.”

“This book takes you on a wild ride with reporters, white hat hackers, space military and spies.”

“I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book. Can’t wait for the next one…Tarah Benner is my new favorite author.”

Featured Fantasy: Aether Witch (Witches of Mountain Shadow Book 1) by Tarah Benner

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Featured Fantasy: Aether Witch (Witches of Mountain Shadow Book 1) by Tarah Benner

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Premonitions of death. Murder in a small town. A killer is on the loose, and Fiona fears it could be a fellow witch.

The Grimes sisters aren’t normal — even by witches’ standards. For weeks, Fiona has been having chilling visions of death, and Eleanor sees restless spirits nearly everywhere she goes.

When a string of unusual murders rocks their small mountain town, Fiona and the rest of her coven begin to worry that the killer may be one of their own. Even worse? A witch hunter has just moved in next door, and he knows Fiona’s secret.

When it seems that her sister might be the next victim, Fiona must join forces with a man she hates to stop the killer before it’s too late.

If you love a dark supernatural mystery with witty banter and unforgettable small-town characters, this book is for you. Grab your copy of Aether Witch today!

Featured Science Fiction: Lawless (Lawless Saga, #1) by Tarah Benner

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Featured Science Fiction: Lawless (Lawless Saga, #1) by Tarah Benner

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From the author of The Fringe comes an addictive new dystopian saga.

When Lark was sentenced to twenty-five years behind bars, she thought San Judas was her lucky break. The primitive 16,000-acre community in rural New Mexico isn’t like any other prison. There are no cells, there is no warden, and Mother Mercy is the law.

She didn’t realize she’d be fighting for survival on a daily basis — battling hunger, violent inmates, and Mother Mercy’s iron fist. Lark’s only friend is Bernie — an off-the-rails environmental activist doing time for arson — and a mysterious stranger who’s been sending her illicit messages from the men’s colony.

Lark never thought escaping San Judas was possible until a message in a bottle changes everything: The guards outside the walls are disappearing, and the world as they know it is coming to an end.