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The Galatian Exchange #4
The Galatian Exchange: Strike of the Black Masks
The saga of the first Black consort to the alien defenders continues in this afrofuturistic space opera!The Queen’s fist never fades. Beware the shadows, for they might be Masks.
Beneath the reign of the Galatian Queens lies a secret army, veiled in mystery and dread. These assassins, known as the Black Masks, serve a singular, unyielding to hunt down and annihilate Galatian hybrids—as well as the mothers who bring them into existence.
Their ruthlessness is matched only by their anonymity. Cloaked in secrecy, the Black Masks are unassailable, for their identities remain hidden, granting them an unparalleled no soldier of the Galatian Guard dares to challenge a Mask, knowing they might strike down their own mother, sister, or bound-mate.
Until now, they have operated unchecked. That is, until their target turns to Karma. Rafe and his clan have never faced an opponent so close to home. But they will annihilate anyone or anything that threatens their family!
Who will survive when the Queen’s fist comes crashing down?
This Special Edition Book contains Dynamic Colored Images!
Beneath the reign of the Galatian Queens lies a secret army, veiled in mystery and dread. These assassins, known as the Black Masks, serve a singular, unyielding to hunt down and annihilate Galatian hybrids—as well as the mothers who bring them into existence.
Their ruthlessness is matched only by their anonymity. Cloaked in secrecy, the Black Masks are unassailable, for their identities remain hidden, granting them an unparalleled no soldier of the Galatian Guard dares to challenge a Mask, knowing they might strike down their own mother, sister, or bound-mate.
Until now, they have operated unchecked. That is, until their target turns to Karma. Rafe and his clan have never faced an opponent so close to home. But they will annihilate anyone or anything that threatens their family!
Who will survive when the Queen’s fist comes crashing down?
This Special Edition Book contains Dynamic Colored Images!
- GenresScience Fiction
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 23, 2025
29 people are currently reading
13 people want to read
About the author
Pepper Pace
66 books843 followersWho is Pepper Pace?
Pepper Pace is the pen name used by the author. Born and raised in Cincinnati, she has always enjoyed creativity. At a very young age, Pepper had a gift for art and would spend most of her spare time drawing images that she later began adding stories behind. Soon writing became more important than the illustrations and though she still loved art, it took a back seat to her real love.
Pepper wrote her first novel when she was 12 years old and had written 2 more by the age of 18. Too shy to share her work with anyone, Pepper stock piled her many stories into notebooks until she came upon Literotica.com and was compelled to share her craft.
Pepper became instantly popular and won several awards each year in which she submitted a story to the site. After receiving popular feedback, she grew in confidence and created a popular blog entitled Writing Feedback where she encourages her readers to interact with her on topics concerning, music, writing, art and pop culture, and can be contacted at her blog:
pepperpacefeedback.blogspot.com/
Pepper lives in Cincinnati where many of her characters also reside.
Other Websites:
http://pepperpacefeedback.blogspot.com/
http://pepperpace.tumblr.com/
Pepper Pace is the pen name used by the author. Born and raised in Cincinnati, she has always enjoyed creativity. At a very young age, Pepper had a gift for art and would spend most of her spare time drawing images that she later began adding stories behind. Soon writing became more important than the illustrations and though she still loved art, it took a back seat to her real love.
Pepper wrote her first novel when she was 12 years old and had written 2 more by the age of 18. Too shy to share her work with anyone, Pepper stock piled her many stories into notebooks until she came upon Literotica.com and was compelled to share her craft.
Pepper became instantly popular and won several awards each year in which she submitted a story to the site. After receiving popular feedback, she grew in confidence and created a popular blog entitled Writing Feedback where she encourages her readers to interact with her on topics concerning, music, writing, art and pop culture, and can be contacted at her blog:
pepperpacefeedback.blogspot.com/
Pepper lives in Cincinnati where many of her characters also reside.
Other Websites:
http://pepperpacefeedback.blogspot.com/
http://pepperpace.tumblr.com/
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January 16, 2026
Spoilers****
This book is where everything stops being theoretical and gets painfully real. The Black Masks finally step out of the shadows, and the fallout hits every single character in a way you can’t shake off.
The attack on Rafe’s house is the moment that changes the whole tone of the series. Karma being hurt — in his home, the one place he swore was safe — breaks something in him. It’s not loud or dramatic. It’s that quiet, gut‑deep kind of devastation where a man realizes the world he trusted is gone.
And in the middle of all that chaos, M shows up like a tiny storm. She’s young, but she’s not helpless, and she proves it. She fights. She protects. She does everything the adults didn’t expect her to do. And the best part? She completely shakes the woman who’s supposed to be Rafe’s intended — the one who’s been underestimating her from day one. Watching that woman realize M is not a fragile little accessory is honestly one of the most satisfying beats in the whole book.
The bigger picture is brutal: the Queens have lost control, the Masks are acting like they answer to no one, and the people we care about are bleeding for it. This is the book where survival turns into resistance. Where fear turns into anger. Where the characters stop hoping things will get better and start planning to make them better.
This book is where everything stops being theoretical and gets painfully real. The Black Masks finally step out of the shadows, and the fallout hits every single character in a way you can’t shake off.
The attack on Rafe’s house is the moment that changes the whole tone of the series. Karma being hurt — in his home, the one place he swore was safe — breaks something in him. It’s not loud or dramatic. It’s that quiet, gut‑deep kind of devastation where a man realizes the world he trusted is gone.
And in the middle of all that chaos, M shows up like a tiny storm. She’s young, but she’s not helpless, and she proves it. She fights. She protects. She does everything the adults didn’t expect her to do. And the best part? She completely shakes the woman who’s supposed to be Rafe’s intended — the one who’s been underestimating her from day one. Watching that woman realize M is not a fragile little accessory is honestly one of the most satisfying beats in the whole book.
The bigger picture is brutal: the Queens have lost control, the Masks are acting like they answer to no one, and the people we care about are bleeding for it. This is the book where survival turns into resistance. Where fear turns into anger. Where the characters stop hoping things will get better and start planning to make them better.
January 29, 2025
Great addition to the series
I was very excited to read the next installment of this series. I think this was a great addition, giving us more on the love story between Paris and Dreya, and in general getting us updated with the rest of the crew. I won’t give any spoilers, but there were some sad spots in the story and some frustrating spots. Overall, it was a great story however, it was never mentioned how they got out of the kitchen when Mayva had the gun and Karma was shot. In fact, the story doesn’t really go into detail about what happened between the time Karma was shot, and Rafe came out of his chrysalis. It was mentioned that she got to the hospital and that Paris and Drago helped end Rafe out of the chrysalis. But it seemed as if Ragna and Mayva had them at their mercy, and I don’t see why they didn’t kill everybody. Besides that part not being explained very well the rest of the story moves along quite nicely. I love that this is a series and will continue and I look forward to the next installment
I was very excited to read the next installment of this series. I think this was a great addition, giving us more on the love story between Paris and Dreya, and in general getting us updated with the rest of the crew. I won’t give any spoilers, but there were some sad spots in the story and some frustrating spots. Overall, it was a great story however, it was never mentioned how they got out of the kitchen when Mayva had the gun and Karma was shot. In fact, the story doesn’t really go into detail about what happened between the time Karma was shot, and Rafe came out of his chrysalis. It was mentioned that she got to the hospital and that Paris and Drago helped end Rafe out of the chrysalis. But it seemed as if Ragna and Mayva had them at their mercy, and I don’t see why they didn’t kill everybody. Besides that part not being explained very well the rest of the story moves along quite nicely. I love that this is a series and will continue and I look forward to the next installment
February 9, 2025
This is a great series. I read it on Kindle Vella and just could not get enough of it. Every character played an integral part in the book. The story is told from a variety of POVs, each unique and on their own journey, but it all blended together seamlessly. I can't wait for more to be released.
Well done to the author, Pepper Pace!
Well done to the author, Pepper Pace!
February 4, 2025
War and life after war and the beat goes on!
This author never disappoints. The world she created is intricate and believable. I cried and smiled and felt all the feels. Cannot get enough of this world so I have already gotten the next book.
This author never disappoints. The world she created is intricate and believable. I cried and smiled and felt all the feels. Cannot get enough of this world so I have already gotten the next book.
January 31, 2025
Great saga- keep going!
February 8, 2025
Phenomenal ❤️❤️❤️
This series has been like a breath of fresh air. I love all the characters, with the exception of Mayva and Rayna. On to the next book!
This series has been like a breath of fresh air. I love all the characters, with the exception of Mayva and Rayna. On to the next book!
March 14, 2025
Yay!!
I love the add on from the o yet version of this series. Can wait to read the other ones. Thanks
I love the add on from the o yet version of this series. Can wait to read the other ones. Thanks
May 3, 2025
Hurry
I am doing my best to hurry and finish this series because I need to see certain people in this book get what is coming to them.
I am doing my best to hurry and finish this series because I need to see certain people in this book get what is coming to them.
November 18, 2025
I'm always disappointed to get to the end of a Galatian Echange novel but, happy to know there is still more of the overall story to come. 3.5 to 3.75 stars.
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