Mindbound

by Brenda Hiatt

A harrowing choice

When the vicious tyrant who killed her family escapes from a Martian prison, young Sovereign Emileia must delve into his twisted mind to stop him from wreaking havoc on her people. But is she strong enough to resist the pull of the dark side?

Less than a year after being Acclaimed Sovereign at the age of sixteen, Emileia is increasingly overwhelmed by mounting pressures and responsibilities both on Earth and Mars. On her seventeenth birthday, she gets a double dose of bad news. Her Regent on Mars has suffered an unexpected complication during what should have been a routine procedure. Then, before she can even blow out her birthday candles, she learns that Faxon, the murderous ex-dictator who killed her family, has escaped from a Martian prison and has yet to be found. Coincidence? Almost certainly not! Though she’s currently millions of miles away on Earth, Sovereign Emileia, known to her school friends as M, is determined to do something to help her people on Mars…especially when Faxon starts making threats and wreaking havoc there. She comes up with a risky plan to stop him and feels obligated to carry it through despite dire warnings from her soulmate Rigel and her best friends—warnings that prove to be well founded.

The much-anticipated continuation of the electrifying Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery!

292 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 15, 2023

About the author

Brenda Hiatt is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sparkling romantic adventure. She's written twenty-five novels (so far), including sweet and spicy historical romance, time travel romance, humorous mystery, and her young adult science fiction STARSTRUCK series. Brenda began in traditional publishing with Harlequin, HarperCollins and Avon Books and later made a transition to indie publishing as she began getting rights back to her older books. So far, she hasn't been sorry! She is an active member of Romance Writers of America and Novelists, Inc, where she has served as president. In addition to writing, Brenda is passionate about embracing life to the fullest, to include scuba diving (she has over 60 dives to her credit), Taekwondo (where she is working toward her 4th degree black belt), hiking, traveling…and reading, of course!
Learn more at http://brendahiatt.com

Reviews

[Nicole Benham · Rating 4 out of 5]

M having to delve into the depths of Faxon's mind was not what I was expecting from this book, but I found it to be an interesting (yet slightly unnerving) addition to the continuation of the Starstruck series.

I really felt for M in Mindbound, but I'm glad she got her happy ending.

[Mary Strand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Faxon's backstory and his personality are more twisted than Voldemort's. (Brava!) Mrs. O'Gara has GOT to be relieved of her official duties: as has been true from the start, she is not truly loyal to the sovereign but to her own children.

Good story! Page turner!