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Athena Lee had returned home to her planet of birth. She is home to visit the family she has not seen for over 16 years. Her ship the James Cook is there to repair damage caused by the O'Malley pirates.

She finds that her once peaceful agrarian world is overrun with corruption and graft.
Her own family is wrapped up in a daily power play for control of the planet and its resources.

What was a nice family visit has become a trial of wills.

What about the marriage they arranged for her? Oh Hell No!

This engineer now has to fight her own family to survive.

A reckoning is approaching will she be ready for it?

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 4, 2016

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T.S. Paul

112 books348 followers
I was born in 1968 in Mineral Wells, Tx. I have lived all across the country:Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Alaska, and finally Missouri. I have worked as a Disc Jockey, Bookstore manager, Cook, and bowling alley attendant. I have a Telecommunication degree and a Culinary degree. I was a history major before I discovered multimedia. Gardening and cooking is my passion. My wife and I live outside of St Louis, Missouri. I have always been a Huge fan of Science Fiction and fantasy I bring my love of the genre to my writing. I'm a first time writer.

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40 reviews
April 11, 2016
When it grows up

This series will make an ex element book or books when it becomes mature. Right now, the books need to be fleshed out with character development, background, and a little dialog. The A1 character is great and a personality in itself.. Right now what you have is a great action comic book. Who DoD the cover art? Get that person to do the art work and turn the series into a comic. The plot line is great, but much too thin for a book.





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138 reviews1 follower
February 3, 2018
You can't go home!

Our hero It Lee goes home and a war starts! Fantastic! While reading this book I could only think of one thing. The shadow of Kris Longknife. The similar feeling that I get while reading this book. I am enjoying the action going on! These books read real fast. Like a snack! So get all of this series and read and enjoy!
362 reviews2 followers
April 30, 2024
Double Dealing In Space

Athena Lee can't get a break. Coming home should have been a time for family to get to know one another again. It's not happening as she thought. There are fire fights, dog fights in space, and general disruption. It's a great story and a great series. Can't wait to read the next one.
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96 reviews
October 1, 2024
Good book, but a bit short for the price

It's one of the annoyances that this series, interesting though it is, has a low page count and a fairly high price. Not the best value for money.
698 reviews
April 11, 2019
Exciting

This series just keeps on getting better and better. My biggest complaint is still that the stories are too short, but then again that is the authors prerogative.
6 reviews
January 19, 2020
So sad, so poor!

I have never purchased a book before with so many spelling and grammatical errors in it. A fifth grader could do better! Good story, but otherwise poor.
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1,162 reviews5 followers
October 15, 2016
OMG better and better

Just finished number 4 and things are getting better and better!! You have no idea what will happen next! Can't wait too start number 5,,
3 reviews
December 1, 2016
After the first three books the story is finely getting a bit of the missing depth. But there ist still a long way to go. One thing that bothered me most is the lazy way of the author. For me it is borderline to disrespect to the readers to throw unfinished books on the market, because the editing and writing is still terrible.

PS: I'm not native englishspeaker and writing with a phone, so before you ask... I know my review needs editing as well... ;-)
577 reviews
June 8, 2016
As said before GREAT SERIES

I am enjoying this series more and more with each new book. A tinkering engineer copped with a very unique AI everyone should watch out. The growth of the individuals in this series is such logical progression you can not help but love them . And I do have the vampire/AI series awaiting the next book
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1,771 reviews19 followers
October 18, 2016
The saga continues for Athena with more humorous, exciting, adventures. Good continuity In the series. I stayed up till wee hours of the morning since I could not put the book down.
70 reviews
February 3, 2019

Athena Lee had returned home to her planet of birth. She is home to visit the family she has not seen for over 16 years. Her ship the James Cook is there to repair damage caused by the O'Malley pirates.


She finds that her once peaceful agrarian world is overrun with corruption and graft.

Her own family is wrapped up in a daily power play for control of the planet and its resources.


What was a nice family visit has become a trial of wills.


What about the marriage they arranged for her? Oh Hell No!


This engineer now has to fight her own family to survive.


A reckoning is approaching will she be ready for it?

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