Nel Bently Series by V.S. Holmes

Can Lin save their lives when she's forbidden to get involved?Lin wakes from cyrosleep with a mission: her mercurial brother needs her to monitor their organization's newest investment, an archaeological site on Earth. It proves the existence not only of extraterrestrials, but their human students abducted from South America 13,000 years ago. Students that include Lin and thousands of others scattered among the stars... moreCan Lin save their lives when she's forbidden to get involved?Lin wakes from cyrosleep with a mission: her mercurial brother needs her to monitor their organization's newest investment, an archaeological site on Earth. It proves the existence not only of extraterrestrials, but their human students abducted from South America 13,000 years ago. Students that include Lin and thousands of others scattered among the stars.Then Lin's glorified babysitting turns into a web of conspiracies, violence, and complex cultural heritage. She must choose between her brother's orders and the lives of the archaeologists she put in danger.​Disciples is a novella set in the Nel Bently Universe and takes place simultaneously with Travelers. less

No One Fights Dirtier Than an ArchaeologistArchaeologist Nel Bently has her own crew, her own research, and a private patron to fund her passion for dirt. With her trowel barely into the dry earth of Chile’s coast, however, Nel learns she and her crew are being watched.Los Pobladores, known to Nel only as vandals and looters, take issue with any archaeologist brave or stubborn enough to set boots on their land. Nel is both and far from willing to give up the site that will make her career... moreNo One Fights Dirtier Than an ArchaeologistArchaeologist Nel Bently has her own crew, her own research, and a private patron to fund her passion for dirt. With her trowel barely into the dry earth of Chile’s coast, however, Nel learns she and her crew are being watched.Los Pobladores, known to Nel only as vandals and looters, take issue with any archaeologist brave or stubborn enough to set boots on their land. Nel is both and far from willing to give up the site that will make her career. She must keep her crew, her friends, and her life’s work safe, but with a benefactor playing chess with their lives, and angry militants who may actually have a point, Nel is ready to fight dirty.X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we’re going less

If sound kills, how can Nel get the world to listen? ​​Archaeologist Nel Bently dreamed of finding a ground-breaking site--she just never thought it would be on another planet. When she arrives on Samsara however, Lin confesses that the trip took longer than Nel thought. Two years longer. She throws her anger and homesickness into her work, wondering if she just made the biggest mistake of her life. Then a lead officer on her team takes a walk without his atmosuit... moreIf sound kills, how can Nel get the world to listen? ​​Archaeologist Nel Bently dreamed of finding a ground-breaking site--she just never thought it would be on another planet. When she arrives on Samsara however, Lin confesses that the trip took longer than Nel thought. Two years longer. She throws her anger and homesickness into her work, wondering if she just made the biggest mistake of her life. Then a lead officer on her team takes a walk without his atmosuit. Once again, confusion and grief rock Nel's dig. But this time, she's determined to fix it--even if it means mutiny. Lightyears separate her from home and as Samsara's body count rises, the more it looks like Earth is next. less