The Lost Colony: Book One of the Junesa Chronicles

"A joy to read ... the plot is full of breathtaking and often surprising beats and twists ... a grand story world in which readers can easily and enjoyably immerse themselves." - 2nd Draft Critique (Writer's Market)Jonathon Smith, a daring young Special Forces soldier, finds himself stranded on a strange new planet, the lone survivor of a disastrous rescue mission sent by the American president and NASA to find a lost colony of Earthlings. But Junesa is far from uninhabited, as had been believed; it is a populous world in a Dark Ages stage of development. Taken in by slaves who, led by the beautiful and fanatical Ahbbie, claim him as their long-awaited Rescuer ... Opposed by the brutal Junesan Empire ... Hunted by the sinister Night Horde ...Smith must somehow find his way to the people he was sent to save. "The Lost Colony ... its mysteries are intriguing, its characters are endearing, its romance is sweet, and its adventure keeps us reading from page to page." - Rachel Starr Thomson, The Seventh World Trilogy