Fantasy

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    Only Bright Destinies to be released Feb. 16, 2027 …

    Only Bright Destinies, book #6 in my Galactic Bonds science-fiction fantasy series, will be released Feb. 16, 2027. Woot! 😎

    Only Bright Destinies cover art coming soon

    PRE-ORDER THE EBOOK:

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    The ebooks are online now, and the audio/print books will go online later this year.

    Only Bright Destinies is a full-length book about Vesper Quill and Kyrion Caldaren. It will wrap up some of the major storylines in my Galactic Bonds series. Thanks for reading! ❤️

    Only Bright Destinies tropes and Description:

    Love Star Wars-type stories? This is the book/series for you! Tropes include:

    • Science-fiction fantasy ⚔️
    • Fated mates ❤️
    • Space opera ✨
    • Fated mates ❤️
    • Pew! Pew! Pew! action scenes ⚔️
    • Heroine and hero’s first-person POVs ✨
    • A touch of historical romance ❤️

    “This is space opera at its finest.”—Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Only Bad Options

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep continues her Galactic Bonds science-fiction fantasy series with a rollicking new adventure that blends science fiction and fantasy with a dash of historical romance. The action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soulmates story and “Pew! Pew! Pew!” battle scenes. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Dune, and Bridgerton.

    A WOMAN WHO CAN’T SEE HER ENEMIES’ PLANS . . .

    My name is Vesper Quill, and I’m good at figuring things out. Over the years, I’ve used my skills as an inventor and an engineer, along with my seer magic, to solve one hard problem after another.

    My current mission? Discover where the members of the Techwave terrorist organization are hiding and what deadly weapons they plan to unleash on the Archipelago Galaxy.

    With the help of Kyrion Caldaren, my truebond partner, I follow a series of clues to a distant planet. But the Techwave’s plot is much bigger and far more horrific than I ever imagined, and even the enormous power of our truebond might not be enough to help Kyrion and me save the galaxy.

    A MAN WHO IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME . . .

    My name is Kyrion Caldaren, and I excel at killing my enemies. As an Arrow, I spent years honing and using my telekinesis, telepathy, telempathy, and other psionic abilities to defend the people of the Imperium.

    My current mission? Protecting Vesper from Callus Holloway, the greedy siphon who wants to tap into the power of our truebond connection. Too bad I have no idea how to kill Holloway or stop him from taking our magic.

    When Holloway and our other enemies put us in a desperate situation with only bad options, I vow in the coldest depths of my heart to give Vesper the bright destiny she deserves—even if I have to sacrifice myself.

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    Some of my favorite reads of 2025 …

    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
    The Serpent and the Wolf
    Little White Lies

    I can’t believe we’re almost to the end of 2025. Where has the year gone?! It seems like January was just last week. Here are some of my favorite read this year: 

    • Emily’s Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett: This is the first book in the Emily Wilde cozy fantasy series about a professor who researches faeries. Emily is a delightfully smart and grumpy heroine, and the descriptions of the faeries are both lovely and frightening. 
    • The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca Robinson: After her mother’s death, Vaasa inherited a dark magic that is slowly killing her. In order to learn to control her dangerous new power, Vaasa forges an alliance with an enemy ruler, but devious villains threaten everything they are fighting to protect. This is the first book in the Dark Inheritance romantasy series.
    • Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: When eighteen-year-old Sawyer is offered a contract by her wealthy grandmother to participate in debutante season, she accepts the deal to learn more about her family, including who her father is. This is the first book in the Debutantesseries, and it’s a twisty young-adult mystery with lots of family secrets.

    What were some of your favorite reads of 2025?

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    Audiobook available for only Rogue Actions . . .

    Only Rogue Actions audiobook cover art

    Just a reminder that the audiobook is available for Only Rogue Actions, Galactic Bonds #5. Woot!

    The audiobook is narrated by Lauren Fortgang and James Fouhey. I’ve gotten so many nice comments about their narration of Vesper and Kyrion, and I’m so glad they are back for this book. 

    Only Rogue Actions is also available to download at all the usual retailers. Thank you for reading! ❤️

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    Audible audiobook

    EBOOKS AND PRINT BOOKS ALSO AVAILABLE:

    The ebooks and print books for Only Rogue Actions are also available at all the usual retailers.

    GET THE EBOOK:

    Amazon kindle
    barnes & noble
    Apple Books
    Google Play
    Kobo
    Smashwords

    GET THE PRINT BOOK:

    Amazon print
    barnes & noble
    bookshop.org
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    Last chance! Get Only Bad Options for 99 cents!

    Last chance! Only Bad Options is on sale for 99 cents. Woot!

    Only Bad Options 99-cent ebook sale info box with blue book coverGET THE EBOOK:

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    The ebook is 99 cents in U.S dollars. This is a worldwide deal, and the pricing should be similar to that in other countries depending on currency conversions, taxes, etc. This deal ends soon so get it while you can.

    Only Bad Options focuses on Vesper Quill, an engineer/inventor who discovers she has an unwanted connection with Kyrion Caldaren, the galaxy’s most notorious assassin.

    Only Bad Options features:

    • Space opera
    • Soul mates
    • Enemies to lovers
    • Slow-burn romance
    • Pew! Pew! Pew! action scenes
    • A boiling lava planet of doom

    If you have been wanting to check out my Galactic Bonds series aka my “Pew! Pew! Pew!” sci-fi fantasy books, now is the time. Thank you for reading! 😎 

    OPTIONS AUDIOBOOK AVAILABLE:

    Just a reminder than when you buy an ebook like Only Bad Options on Kindle, Amazon will usually let you add the audiobook version for a few more dollars.

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    Lauren Fortgang and James Fouhey are the narrators for Only Bad Options. I have gotten so many nice comments about their narration, and I’m so happy that folks are enjoying the audiobook. Happy listening!

    ONLY BAD OPTIONS DESCRIPTION:

    “This is space opera at its finest.”—Ilona Andrew, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep blasts off with an exciting new science-fiction fantasy adventure with a dash of historical romance. This action-packed space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soul mates and enemies-to-lovers story. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Reylo, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice.

    A WOMAN WHO SEES EVERYTHING . . .

    Few people know the name Vesper Quill. To most folks, I’m just a lowly lab rat who designs brewmakers and other household appliances in the research and development lab at the powerful Kent Corp. But when I point out a design flaw and a safety hazard in the new line of Kent Corp spaceships, everyone knows who I am—and wants to eliminate me.

    I might be a seer with a photographic memory, but I don’t see the trouble headed my way until it’s too late. Suddenly, I’m surrounded by enemies and fighting for my life.

    I don’t think things can get any worse until I meet Kyrion Caldaren, an arrogant Regal lord who insists that we have a connection, one that could be the death of us both.

    A MAN WHO CAN’T FORGET HIS PAST . . .

    The  name Kyrion Caldaren strikes fear in the hearts of people across the Archipelago Galaxy. As the leader of the Arrows, the Imperium’s elite fighting force, I’m used to being a villain, as well as the personal assassin of Lord Callus Holloway. Even the wealthy Regals who live on the planet of Corios are afraid of me.

    But everything changes when I meet Vesper Quill. I might be a powerful psion with telepathic, telekinetic, and other abilities, but Vesper sees far too many of my secrets.

    Thanks to an arcane, unwanted quirk of psionic magic, the two of us are forced to work together to unravel a dangerous conspiracy and outwit the deadly enemies who want to bend us to their will.

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    Blind Date with your Next Book Crush giveaway …

    I’m one of 14 authors participating in Blind Date with your Next Book Crush. Woot!

    Blind Date with your Next Book Crush info graphicThis is a multi-author, multi-genre autographed paperback giveaway. One (1) paperback per winner will be randomly selected.

    Click here to enter

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    A big thanks to Meghan Ciana Doidge for hosting the event. Thanks so much, Meghan! 😎 

    No purchase necessary. The giveaway is open from today, Friday, Feb. 14 through Friday, Feb. 28. Good luck!