Starside
The sequel to Lightlark continues across a fractured, magical world where paranormal forces shape reality itself. The paranormal romance deepens as characters deal with a dangerous, beautiful cosmos. This book expands the supernatural scope while keeping the romance at its core.
Everything You Need to Know About Starside
A sci-fi romance set on a space station where two people from opposite sides of a brewing interstellar conflict find each other in the margins. One is a spy, the other is running from their past. What begins as a dangerous alliance becomes something neither expected, until their respective factions close in. The station becomes a pressure cooker for both political threat and intimate connection.
The worldbuilding is efficient; you get enough space politics and faction detail to care about the stakes without lengthy exposition. The chemistry between the leads feels earned through shared danger and vulnerability rather than instant attraction. There's actual tension about whether they'll survive together or be forced to choose sides.
Violence, espionage/betrayal themes, isolation.
The spy is actually a double agent for a third faction unknown to both sides. The other protagonist discovers this and has to choose between reporting them or protecting them. They choose protection, which means both becoming fugitives from their original factions. The ending leaves them escaped from the station but hunted, together but not safe.
Science fiction romance readers who value character dynamics over technical space lore. If you liked The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or Sorcery of Thorns, this hits similar notes of intimacy-in-dangerous-circumstances. Skip it if you need hardcore technical sci-fi or if you hate ambiguous ending possibilities.
This is a standalone sci-fi romance. It resolves the main relationship arc, though the larger galactic conflict remains open. No sequels planned.
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