Space Grit Series by Ella Drake

Available at sale price of $1.99 only as a pre-order! Condemned and in transit to an asteroid prison, he found what he'd never had before--a chance to love. *** Ensign Joan Holly has one last mission before transferring to a secretive, elite unit, the Nex. It's what she's wanted since joining the military as a child. All she has to do is escort the most reviled prisoner on Geonate to meet his fate. Simple, since he's immobilized and nobody has ever escaped the Asteroid Pit... moreAvailable at sale price of $1.99 only as a pre-order! Condemned and in transit to an asteroid prison, he found what he'd never had before--a chance to love. *** Ensign Joan Holly has one last mission before transferring to a secretive, elite unit, the Nex. It's what she's wanted since joining the military as a child. All she has to do is escort the most reviled prisoner on Geonate to meet his fate. Simple, since he's immobilized and nobody has ever escaped the Asteroid Pit. Cenak Bronson never had it easy. He's never been free and never had a future. He accepts his doomed fate until he's rescued by a band of half-aliens, the Scoriah. After the chaos of his breakout, Cenak finds himself reluctantly bound to the only other survivor, his jailer Joan. But they aren't the sole survivors by coincidence and they weren't captured by the Scoriah randomly. To survive, they join forces, uncovering secrets and lies that change everything. Including the future of Geonate itself. Black Ice Heart is a full-length science fiction romance novel that begins the Space Grit series and can be read stand-alone Warning: This novel is intended for readers 18 and older. It contains explicit scenes, language, violence. less

A marriage to a Scoriah is never convenient When Admiral Lucinda Ryan seeks a political deal for a husband, she negotiates a trade arrangement for her family and in return, secures the position of the alien Scoriah. All she wants is a marriage of convenience: a man in her bed, her ex unable to claim a hold on her family, and a trained killer to protect her daughter. If he growls while she makes him burn, all the better--as long as all that heat stays in her cabin where it belongs... moreA marriage to a Scoriah is never convenient When Admiral Lucinda Ryan seeks a political deal for a husband, she negotiates a trade arrangement for her family and in return, secures the position of the alien Scoriah. All she wants is a marriage of convenience: a man in her bed, her ex unable to claim a hold on her family, and a trained killer to protect her daughter. If he growls while she makes him burn, all the better--as long as all that heat stays in her cabin where it belongs. Tay Bronson sacrifices himself to keep his family safe. If he has to have intimate relations with a human who can't tell him and his brothers apart, at least he can make her beg for her pleasure. Or at least, that's the plan. But when she introduces him to his insta-daughter whose sleep is disturbed nightly by what she claims is a ghost, he gets more than he bargained for. Keeping his family safe now means facing monsters he never saw coming. This full-length, gender-flipped Jane Eyre in space is a standalone but connected novel in the Space Grit universe. Be ready for action, explicit scenes, and a guaranteed HEA (Happily Ever After). less

In the outer reaches, facing the imminent destruction of her ship, Captain Anna Voron accepts help from newly-discovered, space-faring phoenix shifters. Their leader awakens dark memories and makes trust impossible but she's out of choices.Piotr dom Raven lives for duty. And that duty has two goals: become a full phoenix with reincarnation abilities and win a decades-long war threatening to destroy their kind. The intriguing captain of a derelict ship changes everything... moreIn the outer reaches, facing the imminent destruction of her ship, Captain Anna Voron accepts help from newly-discovered, space-faring phoenix shifters. Their leader awakens dark memories and makes trust impossible but she's out of choices.Piotr dom Raven lives for duty. And that duty has two goals: become a full phoenix with reincarnation abilities and win a decades-long war threatening to destroy their kind. The intriguing captain of a derelict ship changes everything. His phoenix wants her, but mating a human means permanent death and deserting his command.The enemy of old has Anna in his sights and Piotr can't stop the diabolical plans set in motion. If Anna can face her past and Piotr can follow his phoenix instincts, they stand a chance to save the endangered crew. But will they find the key to survival in time? less