Perilous Alliance
A seven-book space-opera saga set in the Aeon 14 universe, unfolding in the Silstrand Alliance and the crime-ridden Gedri System during the same turbulent period as the New Canaan chapters of The Orion War. It follows Kylie Rhoads, an illegal ship salvager turned reluctant operative, as a botched job draws her into crime syndicates, nanotech intrigue, and a war that pits her own estranged family against the systems she calls home.
Books in this series
Close Proximity
Book 1
Illegal ship salvager Kylie Rhoads is arrested by the Silstrand military after a job in the crime-ridden Gedri System goes wrong. To avoid prison, she agrees to a dangerous rescue mission back into Gedri space — with her ex assigned as her military liaison — navigating crime syndicates and betrayal while hoping the government keeps its word. The opening novel of the Perilous Alliance series, set in the Aeon 14… more
Strike Vector
Book 2
Everything Kylie Rhoads set out to achieve is in ruin. Having pulled off a rescue, she and the crew of the Dauntless are caught in an interstellar tug-of-war between the Silstrand Alliance, the Gedri Freedom Federation, and the Black Crow syndicate. Advanced nanotech is rewriting her body and mind — a process she may not survive — and before she goes down fighting, she'll risk everything to free her friend… more
Collision Course
Book 3
The Gedri System edges toward open war with the Silstrand Alliance. Kylie Rhoads wakes aboard a warship captained by her own brother — her once-peaceful family now zealots for genetic purity, led by her father, a preacher bent on annihilating any system that opposes him. Kylie must choose: save her family, or stop a war that could cost the Alliance billions of lives.
Impact Imminent
Book 4
Captain Kylie Rhoads wants simple things — piloting her ship, her crew's company, and coffee — but avoiding assassination attempts keeps getting in the way. Landing on a mining station to meet an arms dealer with intel on her warmongering brother, she uncovers an assassination plot and a wider conspiracy, and must choose between self-preservation and protecting her crew and the station's people.
Critical Inertia
Book 5
Aboard a stolen freighter, Kylie Rhoads and Ricket — plus an unexpected stowaway — cross the Velorum Rift toward the Revolution Fleet, hunting her brother Paul before he can bring further devastation. But the Orion Guard is waiting, and more players than expected are converging on the same fight: it's Rhoads versus Rhoads, and showdown time.
Impulse Shock
Book 6
Kylie Rhoads's mission is over and she's ready for a long vacation — her enemies have other plans. Back in Silstrand Alliance space, she has two tasks left: deliver her brother Paul to the authorities and testify at his trial. But an attack on his life proves not everyone is ready to move on, and Kylie and the crew of the Barbaric Queen must find out who's really behind it.
Terminal Velocity
Book 7
Maverick has made his final move, and Kylie Rhoads is done taking it. The last showdown between Kylie and her longtime antagonist arrives, closing out the Perilous Alliance arc.
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