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A Place of Refuge #3
Embracing Refuge
Is it too late for a cynical super soldier to right the wrongs in her past?
Enhanced soldier Faigin Balfour defected from a fascist military to the revolution. Once the deadliest of warriors, now she fights to settle into a peaceful life on the utopian planet Refuge. Her two closest friends, Talia and Miki, are there to help, and have invited Faigin to join their loving bond for a peace they can all share. Faigin’s not a romantic, but she still craves the intimacy they offer. That’s something she’s willing to work on. For her, though, love is not enough. She needs to contribute something of herself to the planet that saved all their lives, to pay back some good for the harm she caused. She needs a mission.
Refuge has no need for killers, so how can she find value, now, in the technological augmentations that changed her body and shaped her life? She’ll need to confront her past as child soldier and lethal guerilla, and ponder what actions she can take in the present to uphold life instead of death.
Can a killer become worthy of utopia?
Enhanced soldier Faigin Balfour defected from a fascist military to the revolution. Once the deadliest of warriors, now she fights to settle into a peaceful life on the utopian planet Refuge. Her two closest friends, Talia and Miki, are there to help, and have invited Faigin to join their loving bond for a peace they can all share. Faigin’s not a romantic, but she still craves the intimacy they offer. That’s something she’s willing to work on. For her, though, love is not enough. She needs to contribute something of herself to the planet that saved all their lives, to pay back some good for the harm she caused. She needs a mission.
Refuge has no need for killers, so how can she find value, now, in the technological augmentations that changed her body and shaped her life? She’ll need to confront her past as child soldier and lethal guerilla, and ponder what actions she can take in the present to uphold life instead of death.
Can a killer become worthy of utopia?
- GenresLGBT
131 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 7, 2022
18 people want to read
About the author
Victoria Janssen
35 books99 followersVictoria Janssen currently writes science fiction romance for Kalikoi.
Her most recent print novel is The Duke and the Pirate Queen, fantasy erotica (Harlequin). It has pirates, sharks, and the Island of the Lotus Eaters. It's set in the same universe as her first novel, The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom, and Their Lover. Her second novel, The Moonlight Mistress, is an erotic historical set during World War One. It has a tie-in story with a cross-dressing soldier heroine, "Under Her Uniform."
Janssen has sold over thirty short stories. For her blog and a full list of her publications, please visit her website at victoriajanssen.com.
She's a member of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
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Her most recent print novel is The Duke and the Pirate Queen, fantasy erotica (Harlequin). It has pirates, sharks, and the Island of the Lotus Eaters. It's set in the same universe as her first novel, The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom, and Their Lover. Her second novel, The Moonlight Mistress, is an erotic historical set during World War One. It has a tie-in story with a cross-dressing soldier heroine, "Under Her Uniform."
Janssen has sold over thirty short stories. For her blog and a full list of her publications, please visit her website at victoriajanssen.com.
She's a member of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Social Media:
Bluesky.
Wandering Shop at Mastodon.
Tumblr.
Facebook Author Page.
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August 12, 2022
Really enjoyed this third book of this little series. It has been great getting a little more background on each of the characters. I don't know if there will be more books in this series but I would be interested in continuing to read about these characters and this universe.
May 23, 2022
I continue to love this world and these characters and their journey together. So nice to read about healing and kindness and comfort and food and beauty and song and craft.
September 4, 2023
I really enjoyed this series. It's remarkably low on conflict other than there ex-rebels detoxing in their new safe space, an idyllic planet aptly named Refuge.
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