When the Galactic Unity Alliance unleashes a devastating new weapon against Aeternai on their homeworld, the war turns personal for Raya Langton, Beckett Cadogan, and their team.
Raya’s mother—the Primara of Centauri—is infected. Hundreds are already dying from nanites engineered to target Aeternai alone. Stopping the weapon means striking at the heart of enemy power: Admiral Habid Torva and the Assembly that backs him.
Their only chance lies in five captured Aeternai and a hidden lab—which may hold the key to a cure.
But Raya is pulled in two directions. New information about Yalen—the missing brother of her young ward, Tani—forces her to choose between completing the mission and saving an innocent child. Worse, the enemy seems to anticipate their every move.
With time running out and lives slipping away, Raya and her team must outmaneuver a relentless enemy, find the cure, and bring down Torva before the weapon spreads beyond control.
Because this time, failure won’t just cost them the war—it will shatter the galaxy. Can one team rewrite humanity’s destiny?
Teyla Branton grew up avidly reading science fiction and fantasy and watching Star Trek reruns with her large family. They lived on a little farm where she loved to visit the solitary cow and collect (and juggle) the eggs, usually making it back to the house with most of them intact. On that same farm she once owned thirty-three gerbils and eighteen cats, not a good mix, as it turns out. Teyla always had her nose in a book and daydreamed about someday creating her own worlds. She is now married, mostly grown up, and has a bunch of kids and some grandkids as well, so her life can be very interesting (and loud), but writing keeps her sane. Teyla writes novels full of mystery, romance, and imagination. She’s been known to wear pajamas all dinner—well, when she remembers to cook it. She loves going to the beach with her husband, hanging out with her grandchildren, and riding very tall rollercoasters. She loves writing, traveling, shooting guns, and reading. She has worked in the publishing business for over twenty-five years. Teyla writes urban fantasy (Unbounded series), paranormal romantic suspense (Imprints series), and science fiction (Colony Six series). She also writes contemporary romance (Lily's House and Finding Home series) and romantic suspense under the name Rachel Branton. For more information or to hear about new releases, visit her at Teylabranton.com.