Cal worries her sharp instincts are nothing more than dumb luck. The story she's chased for months seems to be going nowhere. Her insistence that these strange disappearances are connected makes her look more like a conspiracy theorist than a respected reporter. But she can't stop digging.

Now Cal's out of a job, feeling more lost than ever, until an agent from a secret branch of the U.S. space program recruits her for the Stellix Mission. She and a team of operatives...

In the ancient kingdom of Vires, Princess Daphne's destiny is all but sealed. As her eighteenth birthday draws near, she is to remain at the castle to select a husband while her twin brother is to venture on a quest to prove his worthiness of the Crown. But soon after he leaves, Daphne gets word of a prophecy that predicts his death. Now, the princess and her maidservant must set out on a quest of their own to save him.

With threats looming at every turn, they align themselves with a band of outlaws they bribe for protection. Together, they'll...