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Interrupting Starlight
Before The Fall, Book 1
The human composed a song in his heart, a pull he couldn’t ignore, a draw that demanded further exploration—
When he answered a distress call, L’Den hadn’t expected to find one of the Invaders waiting for him. The tug he feels on his soul is even more surprising, drawing him closer to the woman, in spite of her humanity. Both his second-in-command and A’rch, his companion mogha, seem fine with leaving her behind and letting the desert deal with the problem, but he’s not so sure.
Tessa has spent the last two years hoping for a way off the harsh desert planet where her research vessel crashed, watching her friends die one-by-one, and befriending a strange creature of the sand. But when a rescue ship does arrive, she realizes she might have been better off lost. The Korthans, savage aliens bent on the destruction of humankind, aren’t happy to find her. And yet, despite her fear, she can’t deny the pull she feels towards one of them.
Korthans only have one chance to find a true mate, but chasing after the human could risk the safety of the colony he’s sworn to protect. Even though the call of a mating bond demands a higher loyalty, L’Den never expected to have to choose.
This book was previously published in Pets In Space 4 and was on the USA Today bestseller list!
Excerpt
Slowly approaching the desolate brown and red planet, L’Den checked the readings again.
“Sensors still report the distress signal is coming from here,” T’ren, his co-pilot, said, pointing at a blip in the northern hemisphere.
L’Den angled the ship in that direction. The most inhospitable world in Korthan space, the desert planet was never given a name. Most Korthans avoided it. Not exactly surprised to learn the source of the distress signal, he supposed it was only a matter of time before someone crashed onto the unforgiving world.
As they got closer, signs of a starship crash became more evident, the debris field stretching from pole to pole. How did anyone survive?
Sensors picking up movement just north of a particularly large pile of debris, L’Den sent a command to the viewscreen.
Magnify.
A dark spot ran across light brown sand—
Magnify.
A skinny female biped in raggedy clothing appeared to be yelling at the sky. Skin reddened by the suns, her hair was equally damaged in matted sun-bleached dreads. Both Korthans leaned forward, squinting at the viewscreen.
“Is that a human?” T’ren said.
One thing was certain, she was not Korthan.
They exchanged a glance.
“Looks like she has been stranded here for quite some time,” T’ren said.
“Is she alone?” L’Den brought the ship around, circling the area.
“There are no other bipedal life-forms on this planet, but I can’t read what’s under that pile.” T’ren pointed at the debris pile that the woman was running around.
L’Den felt a tug on his heart as they watched the woman disappear into the pile. Eyebrows furrowing, he explored the feeling. Something about it felt similar to his bond with A’rch, only more—
Said mogha trotted to the cockpit from the cargo hold, antennae sticking straight up.
What is happening? You’re conflicted. A’rch’s voice echoed in his mind.
Heart racing, adrenaline pumping, a mixture of exhilaration, fear and dread hit him all at once.
“Intriguing,” he whispered out loud.
“Intriguing?” T’ren said.
Feeling an all-encompassing need to land, L’Den looked at his co-pilot. “Yea. Aren’t you curious? How did this human send a Korthan distress signal?”
“No,” the co-pilot said, tone flat. “If it is a human, we should leave her and let the desert deal with the problem.”
L’Den turned back to the viewscreen, emotions a whirlwind. “She appeared to be of ill health and starving. We’ll land. Investigate. If it is a human and her crew gives us trouble, we’ll deal with the problem ourselves.”
T’ren agreed, and he shrugged. If only it were as simple as that—
What people are saying about Interrupting Starlight:
“Wow! I absolutely loved this book. Just could not put it down. If I could have given it 10 stars, I would have. That good!” — 5* Amazon Review
“This story hits on a lot of the story and character types I enjoy. Sci-fi? Check. Romance? Check. Cute Critter Shenanigans? Also Check. Characters I can grow into, love, hate? Check, check AND check. Kyndra Hatch could lay down a full series in this universe and I would pick it up straight away. Drew me in and kept me there. Had fun with it!” — 5* Amazon Review
“This is one amazing story of war and how no matter what race you are there is two sides to everything. Finding out that your other half is definitely not human can be downright scary but they say opposites attract. Beautiful storytelling that will take you out of this world!!!” — 5* Amazon Review
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NOTE: The events of the Before The Fall trilogy take place ten years prior to the events of the After The Fall trilogy. Each book in The Fall Saga can be read as a standalone book. The following is a list of the books in chronological order of events:
Before The Fall Trilogy
After The Fall Trilogy
Light of the Galaxy
