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1y
Awakening
Australia
:
E. J. Dawson
,
2020
19490441
2020
single work
novel
science fiction
'Ayla is a villain. With a gift that allows her to see when anyone will die, she's remorseless in her profession as the perfect assassin. When she wakes up in a cryo-tank three thousand years in the future, and no idea how she came to be there, all that matters is survival.
'Rescued by Leith and the crew of the Nuria, Ayla discovers a far evolved world of space ships and galactic colonization. But everything comes with a price, and though Ayla is no princess locked in an icy tower, she still has to pay for the rescue she didn't know she needed.
'Given over to Leith, a darkly handsome man who reads Ayla far easier than she'd like, they must work together if Ayla is to repay her debt. As the pair come to learn how dangerous one another are, so too grows a lustful bond that comes with rules of its own. Fighting to learn why she was frozen, Ayla's dragged into Leith's past with a criminal organization seeking to take over this sector of the galaxy. In order to survive, Leith will need Ayla's help, but Ayla doesn't know if she's willing to pay what it will cost her…'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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2y
Darkening
Australia
:
E. J. Dawson
,
2020
21957695
2020
single work
novel
science fiction
'Ayla's dark past as an assassin with an untouchable gift cost her more than she'd ever guess.
And her husband was the one to take the toll.'Ragnar's sudden arrival on her newfound world brings everything crashing down. A bounty is placed on Leith, Kabe, and Casey's life, and Ayla will do anything to free them. Even if it means dying.
'But not before she finds Ragnar and makes him suffer for what he's done. Except his methods of leapfrogging through time are a mystery to her, along with whatever he's done to inhibit her ability.
'Only one man can help her, but he may offer more truth than she wants to hear. Sylas can unlock the distant parts of her mind but at what cost?
'New found friends in Casey, a droid, and the doctor Kabe, mean she'd do anything to protect them. But she'd destroy worlds to keep Leith safe, and it may just come to that…'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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3y
Reckoning
Australia
:
E. J. Dawson
,
2021
21957761
2021
single work
novel
science fiction
'A narrow escape from the love of Ayla's past, Ragnar, leaves her and her crew in hiding, and desperate for answers. The prison that Ragnar built for Ayla isn't a physical one, its inside her head, and if she doesn't get rid of it she's going to die. But when the solution lies behind Ragnar's armada, on a distant water planet, there's only one chance of getting there; trusting Leith's ex, Rawiya.
'The beautiful and clever diplomat betrayed Leith once before, but if Ayla is going to slip under Ragnar's armada, she'll need to help Rawiya overthrow a tyrant.
'Leith's home world Gallus is under the yoke of the Skarlatos leader, Torin. When Torin demands water resources from Aquacore, the company Ragnar uses to control the galaxy, Rawiya will do anything to make peace. Even trust Leith again.
'But Ayla doesn't. She'll keep her secrets, as will Leith, Kabe, Casey and Sylas, but playing a game of politics may end up leading to a war they can't fight.
'Stuck between Torin's lust for power, and Ragnar's forces flying overhead, Ayla's fast running out of options that will keep them all alive if they stay, but if they run away then she'll die.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
