EVER FINISH A SLOW BURN AND WONDER WHERE THE BURN WENT?
Real slow burn doesn't resolve in one book. (You already know this.) The slow burn that actually hurts is a multi-book problem.
WELCOME.
I'm S.T. Arsheep ā queer, autistic, elder millennial author and apparently incapable of writing anything that resolves quickly.
The best way to find out if my fiction is your thing is to read some
Snake Bite is a free short story set in the Phantom Vengeance world.
One snake bite. One moment of clarity she really didn't ask for. Sasha Barrett has survived two years at the Praetorian Academy ā turns out her captain was always going to be the most dangerous thing in the field.
It's got the slow burn. It's got the voice. It'll tell you everything you need to know.
Three years ago, Captain Sasha Barrett was declared dead...
Now she's back ā with mysterious implants, a score to settle, and a ship falling apart at the seams.
Zaven Adhzivian has spent those same three years drowning his grief in bad decisions and worse company. The last thing he needs is his not-so-dead former captain crashing back into his life with the same reckless smile and a cargo hold full of trouble.
And Castin Baltraz? Once Sasha's squad mate and Zaven's oldest BFF, he's been totally lost in life without his two closest friends who he just happens to have the hots for (yes, both of them).
Together, they're a catastrophe waiting to happen:
- A smartass human with authority issues
- A by-the-book alien hiding a rebellious streak
- A charming BFF who'll flirt with anything that moves
- And a ragtag crew just trying to survive another day
Throw in a mysterious research facility, a galaxy-spanning conspiracy, and a growing attraction that's complicated as hell, and you've got a recipe for disaster... or the adventure of a lifetime.
In the dark corners of space, second chances come with a body count.
Phantom Vengeance delivers pulse-pounding action, sizzling tension, and characters who'll steal your heart while they're busy stealing everything else. This isn't your polished, pristine sci-fi ā it's messy, passionate, and dangerously addictive.
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"I've never been so invested in a slow burn in my entire life."
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"Hello yes this series HAS become my whole personality - I have no regrets."
N E W !
Sasha finally has the coordinates to the bastards who experimented on her. Zaven has a shot at the traitor who destroyed his unit. Payback is within reach... The scorchingly hot 4th book in the Phantom Vengeance series is here!
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