{"title":"Blades of Arris","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrder the gorgeous special edition set signed by the author with holographic silver foil! Available for a limited time!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese \"lessers\" from the servant-world of Earth are changing the universe one alien warrior at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cspan\u003eI really love this series. Characters I care about and worlds I want to explore. There is an actual story in this sci fi romance, not the predictable norm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy Moley what a wonderful continuation of the storyline and the interaction between all of the characters throughout the whole series great writer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The universe that Starla Night is developing is a unique and beautiful thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blades-of-arris-sithe","title":"Blades of Arris: Sithe","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am a lesser from a servant-world. A nobody.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Blades came from space. They conquered Earth in a day.\u003cbr\u003eBut they left something behind...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the 2022 National Excellence in Storytelling Award paranormal category\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Different from any books I read, in a great way. The story is the key. This is a well thought out, intriguing sci-fi story. I was, at first, A little put off with the complexity \u0026amp; information. I was soon engrossed to the point of not retreating. This is an excellent read. entertaining \u0026amp; sexy, uniquely so.\" \u003cspan\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if you love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal Mating Mark\/Bite \u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpicy First Contact 🔥\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective Hero \u003cspan\u003e⚔️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiracial Heroine \u003cspan\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice 4 out of 5 \u003cspan\u003e🌶️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The book is a great romance adventure with some breath taking storylines that made me cry. I read this book in 2 days so hard to put it down, definitely builds suspense. Come join the ride.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample from Chapter 2 of Sithe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e~CATARINE~\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI reach into his suit, below his trim waist, and curve my hand around the curiosities of his nude body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe stills. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI suppose that’s normal when you cup a man by his tender bits, no matter how many blades he has embedded beneath his smooth gray skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring his body is fascinating. This is the first time I've had full control of my mind in years and I appreciate every moment of clarity. Despite his striking silver eyes, he’s not inhuman. If we met under a different circumstance, I would probably not think we were that different at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd yet there are some differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe pushes at my dress. This is his first time choosing to touch someone, and he has a lot of questions. “Do I bare you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If you like. There are no rules.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe curls his fists in the fabric and tugs. “There are always rules.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut we have already broken so many to be here, like this, together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd an elite warrior like him, a weapon of his empire, will never be allowed to go free...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIGGER WARNINGS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Found this book randomly via one of the author’s Tiktoks. Everything about the world and the people within is so deeply and matter-of-factly presented that you can’t help but be in AWE of what you’ve got in your hands. That’s also coming from someone who almost NEVER just buys a book to try it out. ABSOLUTELY worth it and I’m grateful that I did.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book took me by surprise. It’s coherent clever the main characters are wonderful. Loved them both. They have their limitations that author is not afraid to explore and in return it works wonderfully for the story. In other words: loved it!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Fascinating. Everything within is so VIVID yet also stark and severe. This book offers so much more than ‘an alien conqueror romance’ trope title might lead you to believe. It tackles true issues wrought by a species that’s spent so long and lost so much that they’ve hit societal quicksand—aka a level of decay before a Fall—and they don’t even realise it. This is *boots on the ground* clash of civilisations. It’s dirty, it’s fraught, it’s sometimes terrifying, and it’s damn honest. I can only hope that you take the chance I did so you can enjoy being challenged by it too. Enjoy!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This was a surprisingly detailed story that just continued to shock me. I just kept thinking surely the author did not just write that. I laughed often because this was extremely creative and smart. Thank you for the fun ride.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Starla Night","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45620170064171,"sku":"BOA1EBDSSHOP","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0990\/8011\/files\/4_e313a8da-a479-4b5e-8f3b-20331c1f56c6.png?v=1791846375"},{"product_id":"blades-of-arris-zai","title":"Blades of Arris: Zai","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy escape pod is captured by the ruthless leader of the Blades.\u003cbr\u003eHis face is hidden in an assassin’s cowl. Metal sai weapons are fused to his wristbones. He can fly between spaceships like an owl and execute enemies through a hull.\u003cbr\u003eYet according to him, \u003ci\u003eI’m\u003c\/i\u003e the dangerous one...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I have read a lot of books like this and this series is fresh and unique. I totally recommend. I rarely bother with reviews but I like this a lot and I am excited about book 3.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if you love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal Mating Mark\/Bite\u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpicy First Contact 🔥\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective Hero\u003cspan\u003e⚔️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse Heroine\u003cspan\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice 4 out of 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you love alien romance, but are tiring of the same old trope, then this is the series you have been looking for.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample from Chapter 2 of Zai:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e~ESME~\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe man slumps, his back against the wall and his feet splayed out in front of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis skin is so pale, it’s gray, and his cloak hangs open to the mid-torso, baring his horribly scarred chest. A syringe sticks out of his heart, but he forgot to dispense the medicine inside. That must be why the medical kit on his other side is beeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI kneel beside the man and move his lax hand to…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis fingernails are lined in black, and his gray ears have four funny little black spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA jolt of fear cuts through my primal hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the conquerors!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arrisans took over Humana in a day. The couple of foot soldiers they bothered to land strolled through our volleys of gunfire, deflected hails of missiles, and casually stabbed through tanks with blades that grew like monstrous bones from their wrists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI saw video footage from the archives. I heard stories from my clients. They watched on something called TV as these gray-suited men slashed our armies for fun and destroyed cities for target practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then, after they defeated us, they shook our planet like a carbonated soda, sitting back and ignoring our helplessness while every volcano erupted and the seas surged over mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy did he bring in my escape pod?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy would he—an undisputed ruler of the empire—bother to save a lesser like me?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI shouldn’t be here. I can’t touch his hand. I don’t dare breathe his air. I should run back to the escape pod, pretend I never left, and wait for him to come and…and do whatever it is he’s going to do to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI should…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMmm, that scent. It’s coming from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOh, no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe string down the column of my spine draws tight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe’s a man.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis musk goes into my bloodstream. It flows like molten honey into my brain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has my cure here, my temporary cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut he’s not well. The syringe is already in place. I just have to dispense the liquid. Slow and steady…done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeep. Beep. Beep…beep…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook at that. His heartbeat is growing stronger and more regular. I just have to wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’ll open his eyes and see me. I saved him. He’ll be so grateful that he’ll want to talk. Touch. Or…maybe that’s too hopeful. Arrisans don’t have sex like normal races do. They used to go into mating heats, but then they bioengineered their lust away. They go to some arena to mate every…what, ten years?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMm, that scent…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe this is my lucky decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe’ll order me around, and my top skill is listening. I’ve had so much practice. People tell me all sorts of things. Didn’t the captain call me dangerous? I always thought if I can’t do anything useful, I can at least sit quietly and listen. It works except on the people I want to help most, like Vic, who never have anything to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this Arrisan will, I just know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd after I’ve listened, he’ll become happy with me, and he’ll do things. Things that make us both happy. Things that take away my sickness, just for a few moments. Things that give me relief…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIGGER WARNINGS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eI need the next book like right now. I need it like today. I was already hesitating on buying this book so soon to kind of give you some more books to kind of get in the queue before I read anything else but I shouldn't have. Now I'm going to be steady waiting like a crackhead trying to get her next fix. I can't even explain how awesome this book was. I can't even go into content about zai and Esme and oh my God I just want to forget about this book and let my brain go empty just so I can feel the need to read this book again and get all of the excitement and suspense that I have gotten from reading this book.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I love this series! I loved Zai \u0026amp; Esme. This world is developing and the plot line is getting clearer with each book. I love how Starla unveils her worlds and the plot a little at a time. My mind is kept engaged in not just the love story but the universe. I can't wait to learn more about the the Artisans and how Humana and it's \"lessors\" shake things up. So excited for the next book!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I read the first book in the series and had no issue following the story. I think you could probably read them as standalone, but would get more of them if you follow the series. The story is interesting and the characters are fun. I found this series different from the other books from this author. I will definitely read the other books as they come out for this series!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Freaking amazing! My new favorite author. I read Zai, book #2 first. Then read Book #1, Sithe. Just finished that and almost ready to read this again. The world building is detailed and perfectly sensible. Can’t wait for Ranse. Terrific series.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I love this series. I had fallen into a romance slump and had been reading anything else I found. I happened upon the first book and instantly got into it. I read Sithe and waited impatiently for Zai. Zai did not disappoint, so now I wait for Ranse ‘s story. 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I really hope we get stories for Erion, Jian and Cullus’s son.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if you love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal Mating Mark\/Bite\u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlien Prince🔥\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective Hero\u003cspan\u003e⚔️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse Heroine\u003cspan\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice 4 out of 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What a fun story; I recommend it to anyone looking for a distraction because this is an intense and complicated story line. I am thankful that the horrors are kept at bay, enough information to understand what was done without the lingering details that bring nightmares. This is highly imaginative and suspenseful. The word play is fun. Thank you for the hard work.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample from Chapter 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e~RANSE~\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003eMovement above draws all eyes. I keep mine on Ishula—and she does the same with me—but we also angle to watch as Allie’s hand curls around the edge of the door and her shapely leg moves out of the pod. We can see it in the massive viewscreens that project my image on the walls of every level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe nightclub murmurs as she steps out of the pod onto her odd stilt-shoes, her curves such a contrast to our sensible flat shape. Her brown eyes rove over the gathered customers, tracing the heights and depths of her surroundings, but she doesn’t look intimidated or awed, just that she’s taking their measures. Her gaze continues downward and centers on me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eShe gives me a warm smile, and it feels like being kissed by raw sunlight. “There you are.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Here I am.” I walk jauntily toward her platform, even though she’s far above me, drawing out the interaction to prove the point to Ishula. “Did you hear? This covetous man wants to take you away from me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOrunfax seethes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAllie’s brows lift, and she puts a hand on her hip, silently challenging anyone to try. “Oh, I heard everything.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Did you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You have an amazing sound system. I feel like I’m right beside you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Ishula,” Orunfax snaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe captain of the guard ignores him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Lesser.” Orunfax’s voice is filled with the order of doom, and it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I can’t imagine how scary it must be to Allie. “In the name of the empire, come down here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAllie’s eyes go wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You want me to come down? You want me to…” Allie glances around the throne area, then steps onto the small floating drink tray next to my throne. It’s barely big enough for her to stand with her feet spread apart, and it’s definitely not safe for a lesser who has no idea how to control her body. “…to fly on down and serve myself up to you? Is that what you want?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Stay up there,” I encourage Allie. “Out of the way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“But can I? Oh, goodness.” Allie makes her lips into lush “oh” and covers them with her studded nails, but there’s something a little off in her reaction. “So many conflicting commands. Oops.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eShe extends the long handle that controls the tray and begins to descend, then wobbles to a stop. “Ooh. I’m just unsure. I know Ranse, and he seems like a person I should listen to. Who do you think you are?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOrunfax is a block of ice. “I am the leader of the high commanders and special adviser to the emperor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“An adviser?” She wrinkles her nose in disdain. “That’s all?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Come down, lesser.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Hmm.” She moves the handle. The circular drink tray lifts, causing her to rock on her heels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy stomach dips, but she corrects herself with a laugh and rises to what must be a dizzying height for a lesser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOrunfax snarls. “I ordered you to come down here.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“And Ranse ordered me to stay up here.” She looks down at him, peering between her feet. “You might think advising is important, honey, but he’s a prince.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Arrisans have no princes. Lesser—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Next in line to inherit.” She rolls her eyes like he’s being pedantic, then chants in a little singsong. “He is a prince, you are a nobody, he’ll inherit everything, you’ll get nothing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis jaw drops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI choke on a laugh. Even though I can’t strike him down where he stands, seeing him filled with incredulity is almost healing. I didn’t know how badly I needed this. My chest moves, and I give in to honest mirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOrunfax whips to me with a fury that he doesn’t normally show out in the open. To those beneath him, he inspires terror, but to people like me, he has to keep it behind the facade. He refocuses on Ishula, barely controlling himself. “Get her. Bring her down.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIt would have been easy to capture her while Allie was on my throne, but now she’s swerving on a tiny unstable drink tray. Ishula’s shoulders lift and slump with a drawn-out, put-upon sigh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“She’s a danger to the empire,” Orunfax reasons coldly. “She’s going to be taken by our enemies if we don’t take her first. And…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAllie’s singsong voice echoes down to us from the top of the nightclub. My sound manager must be on her as she flutters and poses in front of the rowdy crowds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Am I dangerous?” Allie slides down the handle, then rises, puckering her lips. “Do I scare you? Am I frightening?” She trails one hand over her curves, accentuating them. “Do I terrify you?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe closest tier falls over themselves, and my staff fight to hold them back, but she floats the tray away, out of danger, and switches to an ordinary conversational tone. “Hello, Arris Central, my name is Allie and I’m a lesser from Humana. You’ve probably never heard of us. We’re out on the fringe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“And on that little planet of Humana, I never thought of myself as terrifying, but I’ll let you big, bad Arrisans decide. Where I’m from, I’m just an ordinary girl. I’m not even that sophisticated.” She laughs and descends to the next level eagerly awaiting her attention, then switches back to song with an undulating hip shake. “Do you want to touch me? Lick me? Breathe me in?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThey swoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eShe floats out of their reach, twirling to look over her shoulder. “I’ve driven plenty of men wild, but I never realized \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003efeelings\u003c\/i\u003e could threaten the empire.” She sings in the middle of the nightclub, “I am dangerous. My love will burn you up. And I’ll just walk away. Because you’re nothing, nothing, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003enothing\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eWith the last word of her song, she looks down at Orunfax again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI think I love this woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAllie asks the next tier of raving fans, “Have you ever been this close to a deadly weapon?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThey raise their glasses and slosh drinks, simply captivated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIshula still hesitates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Well, it’s time for you to go.” I clap my hands at the palace guards. “If you stay, you’re going to have to pay the cover. It’s triple for anyone from the palace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOrunfax glares at Ishula. “Her blood is needed for the security of the empire. Obey.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThere’s a long pause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You know…” Ishula’s chin remains tilted up at her target, but her gaze slides over to Orunfax. “You never actually showed proof that this retrieval was ordered by the emperor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe turns a darker shade of gray. “I order you—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“We don’t obey the High Command.” Ishula straightens and jerks her chin at her guards. They pivot gracefully, wrists down, and exit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis argument trails off in shock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI’m going to send Ishula a nice liquor on the house. “You’re not allowed in under any circumstances.” I shoo Orunfax. “Out, out.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe holds my gaze with cold promise. “You know I’ll take her away from you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy blades extend to the tips of my fingers. “Oh, do I know that?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“I’ll destroy her before I let an insignificant \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ething\u003c\/i\u003e like that threaten the empire.” A subtle breath note is on the last word, as if he’s suppressing the fury that’s quaking inside him. “And I…” He catches himself, frowns at his fingernails, then, when he looks up at me again, it’s with the false warmth that’s fooled so many others. “Your brother listens to me quite devoutly as his special adviser, unlike you, who are exiled to this pointless nightclub. Enjoy your time with your lesser, because it’s going to end far sooner than you think.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe dig about my brother hurts because it’s true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Do I make you crazy?” Allie sings now as she sits on her drink tray and rides it. “Everybody wants me, but only one man can have me. I collect hearts. You give me all your stars. Baby, I’m queen of the universe. Give me wings and watch me fly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eShe’s so alive. Acting like the rules don’t apply to her, like she’s not a lesser at the mercy of us, her rulers, in this empire. She’s surrounded on all sides, and the danger just makes her shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy rage calms as I look back on the man I hate with everything I have. “You’ve been wrong about a lot of things lately. I wouldn’t be so certain.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe blinks, and there’s something in his face, some “caught” micro-expression that’s gone so fast, I can’t quite tell what it was. It almost looks like surprise, as if I discovered something about him that he was desperately trying to keep concealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe hurries to the exit and is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHuh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI stretch. My shoulders are finally loose, chest no longer tight. This is the first time since my father’s assassination I’ve felt almost normal...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIGGER WARNINGS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What a rush!!! How can the author possibly TOP this one?? Oranfax and his political manipulations, intrigues and coveting of the Arrisan throne feature prominently in Ranse and Allie’s story but does not detract from their epic in scope storyline which begins to unravel the many diverse threads that are weaved into its extraordinary tapestry of action, adventure and love. YES, lots of steamy, passionate overwhelming love! This was a FANTASTIC read and I was immersed in every delicious larger-than-life well written word that pulls a reader in and WON’T release them until its imaginative high energy narrative has reached the final satisfying page. Allie, you surely are a kingmaker, Amante of Ranse.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"As a woman of color, I feel seen and represented and in the deepest most apolitical, human way. This review took me days to write. This book shook me because people who look like me are not usually positive main characters in Western media. We're not usually the main love interests. We are not represented with the vulnerability, delicacy, or intelligence of others--as human, flawed, thoughtful, loving, capable of all the same human things as others. Our hair, skin, hands, and feet are not seen and touched as objects of beauty in mass media. This book did all of that in the most natural, human way and it means the world to me. I never grew up with that and the absence of that was healed some by this book. Thank you Starla.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I waited for months to read the story and as soon as it dropped, I immediately read it in one night. I was not disappointed in all I can say about this book is wow! There are so many things that go on in this book that you may have to read it two or three times to grasp just as much that happens in this book. Slow start but man once you get past about the fourth chapter? It turns up really fast! So much chaos and so much extenuating circumstances that it's worth it.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Starla Night","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45620233961771,"sku":"BOA3EBDSSHOP","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0990\/8011\/files\/6_91e449bf-b0a9-4f36-9a89-a21e4551f5e8.png?v=1791846450"},{"product_id":"blades-of-arris-atana","title":"Blades of Arris: Atana","description":"\u003cp\u003eYes, I’m all that stands between Earth and these brutal aliens.\u003cbr\u003eBut the night sky isn’t the only place that’s filled with darkness.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I might be fragile as glass, but this glass holds oceans. Planets. Stars. \u003cbr\u003eTheir obsessive leader, with his beautiful fractured eyes, will never make me break...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"My favorite so far. Fast paced and steamy. Love Atana and Lia's story. Love the crazy that are the engineers!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if you love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal Mating Mark\/Bite\u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObsessive Hero\u003cspan\u003e⚔️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse Heroine\u003cspan\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice 4 out of 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThis is the fourth book in the Blades of Arris series. It's a fast-paced and standalone book that will keep you engaged from start to finish. There's action, adventure, drama, danger, suspense...\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book was simply AMAZING!! I think one of the very best things about this addictive series is that each book and every new couple brings a breath of freshness with it and that helps keep you deeply invested, highly entertained and anxiously wanting more.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample from Chapter 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(He's just saved her by taking a shot to the chest - I edited this a little but THIS SAMPLE IS STILL A BIT NSFW!!!)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e~LIA~\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003eAtana enters a smaller, very cluttered room, shoves aside a stack of crates with his shoulder, and sets me down on the edge of a crowded platform. The door closes like a portal of knives that stab into the center and melt into a textureless wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe sets a medical kit next to me, hooks a finger in his collar, and pulls down. The gray leatherlike fabric separates and falls off him, coiling at his feet, and revealing a nude male body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eInstantly, the ivy takes hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy arms itch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe has gray skin, a medium build, and short black hair like all the others. Four small spikes form just past the top curve of his ears. Black lines are on his nail beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis [body part] looks small in comparison to his muscular thighs. I could hold it in one hand if I had a death wish. And thanks to the ivy, I do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBlack chevrons on his wrists mark the edges of his skin sheaths. They look smooth, ordinary forearm tattoos, until he peels one open, revealing the silver tip of his embedded weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eDread squeezes my belly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe’s a conqueror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMusk hits my nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003ePhysical pain unfurls within me [hunger] harsher than anything I’ve ever felt, and it winds tight, giving me pins and needles in my tender areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOh, no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI’ve never really tried to resist my urges. I’ve only delayed them slightly while searching for a compromise, and my body has been good about enduring the ivy’s pain until I can slot a man into my schedule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBut it’s been a long voyage on the all-female cruiser, and then in the escape pod. So long since that kidnapping, that distant law office. I must be a billion light-years from Humana now. What’s that in Arrisan standard units? Millions upon millions of actungs?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAtana rests his palm on the medical scanner. It chimes and displays a message in easy-to-read Arrisan Standard. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eMild irradium burn. Neutralize with cream. \u003c\/i\u003eHe opens the medical kit and picks through the supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eA low rumble growls outside our small room. The ground trembles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Move faster, men,” Atana murmurs as he uncaps a tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI lean my thigh against the platform. “Is the ship going to blow up?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis silver irises play across his injury, then the medical screen again. He’s not going to answer me. I’m only a lesser to him, a servant world resident. Nothing and nobody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBut then he murmurs, “Not if they get it contained in the next ten clicks.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eTen clicks until the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAtana doesn’t seem worried. Is irradium really that dangerous? What did Sewar mean that my blood was diseased? Do they know what this sickness is? Where’s everyone else? Did they survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe ivy twists and pulls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eTen clicks. So much time. It’ll be easy. I’ll be quick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“And ten clicks is not much time,” he continues, again, mostly to himself, as he applies a thick layer of cream on the inner edge of his sheath. “Not much time for clearing a hazard area. Not much time for repairing the containment field.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI lean forward and cup [him]. “Plenty of time for [this].”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe pauses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnother long rumble shakes the room. I feel it all the way under my tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eNine clicks until the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe flicks his silver gaze at me. “I could cut off your hand before you could blink. I could carve you into small pieces and make a mosaic out of your decaying body. I could peel off your face and wear it for a mask and give Sewar new nightmares.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You don’t have time for that.” I hold [him] more firmly. “But you do have time for [this].”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis eyes narrow. “Why haven’t you learned fear?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You said you weren’t going to kill me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“I never said that.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You haven’t yet.” I squeeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe caps the cream, tosses it in the medical kit, then picks me up at the waist and sets me on the edge of the platform. The movement causes my hand to drop from his body. He rests his palms on either side of me and looms over me, his silver eyes circled with a thin black line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You’re infected with our lusteal. But so long as I have this,” he thumps his clear face mask, “I don’t sense it. There’s no way for your sickness to enter my blood. And I don’t need it. I’m sick enough already. Be a good lesser and sit tight. Someone will rescue you shortly.” He returns to the medical kit and dabs ointment on the black bruises crossing his chest where he shielded me from the laser. His voice lowers to mutter, “A real hero.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“What’s lusteal?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“The metal required for us ‘celibate’ Arrisans to breed.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI scoot closer. “You could breed with me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“This isn’t the arena.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“It could be.” Seven clicks until the end of the world. “How is it at the arena?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“I wouldn’t know. Engineers don’t go. We’re not worthy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Then this is your chance.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Forbidden knowledge is the only knowledge worth having. But I don’t care for this. The cost is too high.” But his eyes drift, almost unwillingly, to my lower regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“I could teach you.” I pull off my pants and underwear. They pool at the floor next to his suit. Then I lick my fingers. “Did you want to know?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“What are you doing?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“I’ll show you.” I wet my palm and spread the saliva between my fingertips. “Humans do [this] every day. I know all about it. And after I teach you, then you too—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe moves lightning fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis hand closes around my jaw, his mouth separated from mine by the thinnest sheet of formfitting clear plastic. His eyes flash, and his lips curl back to reveal even, white teeth. “Arrisans eat planets like yours. We enslave your people. We suck the very marrow out of your bones, and here you are, offering your body as if I can’t just take it and destroy it if I want to. The other humans infected with our lusteal knew their place. They feared me. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eWhere is your fear?\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFear is an instinct of self-preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd although he’s gripping my jaw, it’s not hard enough to bruise. He’s not strangling my neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe said I have a sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBut I knew that already.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eA healthy person would feel fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI curl my wet fingers around his [body part].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe gives me a little shake. “I don’t sense your lusteal, lesser. Touching me does nothing…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e[It] hardens in my hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe stares at a spot over my shoulder, and his jaw moves side to side as if he’s mulling over a surprising turn of events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe focuses on me again. “How did you do that?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You forgot something.” I hook my leg around his thigh. “Another way chemicals can enter your body.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Which is?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Through your largest organ.” I put my presumably infected saliva on [him]. “Your skin.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIGGER WARNINGS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Love the madness that is Atana. The Engineer's are live by their own set of rules. The are the backbone of the Empire. My favorite so far. Fast paced and steamy. Love Atana and Lia's story. Love the crazy that are the engineers!\"  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The main character is such an unexpected I guess he's more of an anti-hero in this situation. And I love anti-heroes. And I honestly didn't expect him and Lia to make a good connection. But The best way I can describe this book is bruh. I don't even want to describe what makes this book good. I love this series. It's so unexpected that it's great. So do me a favor, just read the book and decide to eat breakfast before you read...\"  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Hard to follow at certain points but another good one. Good couple. Psycho guy is always my favorite. Very cathartic read if you’ve ever felt chronically unwanted.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I absolutely adore Atana’s character. Out of all the Arris males so far in the series he is my absolute favorite (of course I do tend to think that after each book, so that tells you a lot about the characters right there)!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Starla Night","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45620276560171,"sku":"BOA4EBDSSHOP","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0990\/8011\/files\/7_dac711f0-4fd2-475a-8d96-567161d49ac9.png?v=1791846494"},{"product_id":"blades-of-arris-ukuri","title":"Blades of Arris: Ukuri","description":"\u003cp\u003eI've fallen in love with a villain.\u003cbr\u003eMad. Brutal. Dangerous. Obsessed.\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's just me I'm talking about...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I read it in one night.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  - Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if you love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal Mating Mark\/Bite\u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpicy First Contact 🔥\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnhinged Hero\u003cspan\u003e⚔️\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse Heroine\u003cspan\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice 4 out of 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eThis is the fifth book in the Blades of Arris series. It's a fast-paced and standalone book that will keep you engaged from start to finish.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample from Chapter 6 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Heavily edited because it is extremely SPICY!!!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e~NOEMI~\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003e“I put up with terrible reprocessor food, a ridiculous mist shower, this dry space air that makes my skin crack, facial scarring—”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Facial scarring?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI flick the spot on my cheek where the tip of the electric screwdriver hit me earlier. “And nearly getting ripped apart. I left Humana in the hope that my sickness might be controlled. Getting it removed completely? I would have do whatever was necessary, even have [relations] a million times.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Perish the thought.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Please, Ukuri. One more shot. Set me free.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe heaves a deep sigh, shifts his jaw back and forth while examining invisible variables in his head. “No biting, scratching, or drawing blood.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“You said Arrisans like it rough.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“We are not in the arena, combining our genetic materials so the most vigorous and aggressive survive. Understood?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Yes.” I hook my fingers around the small of his back. “I’ll lie back, motionless and silent, while you do your thing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Please recall that I don’t care if you scream.” He rests his palms on either side of me on the metal table, positioning us. “I’ll never justify this to a review board.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“It’s a scientific experiment. The experiment is ‘How fast can we draw the corrupted lusteal out of my body?’ and this is a test.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Yes, well…hm.” He fixates on me for too long, as if again he’s not quite convinced that I’m \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e making fun of him. The breezy confidence is long gone. I see two layers beneath his armor. His silver-white eyes glimmer like fallen stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd then he [moves].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e[CENSORED]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy fingers hook like claws into his back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe stills and grits his teeth. His eyes flash open with alarm. Something dangles in the dark recesses behind his teeth. “No scratching.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Sorry.” I force my fingertips flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe closes his eyes again. “Wait a moment.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe chemical sickness, which I think of as a brain worm from the way it always takes over my body, usually makes me focus on my partner. Maybe the real me is selfish. I can’t get the idea of Arrisan roughness out of my head. The hitch in Ukuri’s voice as he struggles for control does something shivery to my insides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBut I can follow instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe resumes his [motion].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003ePleasure rolls up my spine and out of my mouth in a delirious moan. My fingers curl. I ball them into fists to keep from scratching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e[CENSORED]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd it happens again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eEvery [motion] is low and deep, shivery velvet like his voice. My nerve endings crackle with lightning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe looks above me, over my shoulder, at the chart. He’s absorbed by scientific thoughts. Sweat drips off his brow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI hook my ankles around him, needing to draw him in, somehow bring him even closer. My nails dig into his shoulder blades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe stares down at me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI’m going to say sorry. I’m going to say anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBut instead, I dig in harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis fingers tangle in my hair, gathering it up in a fist, and he yanks my head to one side, exposing my neck. “You have to stop this, Noemi.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI shudder because he hasn’t stopped and the feeling is even more intense, making me vocalize like I’m inside a storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis nostrils flare, scenting me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI cling harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe grabs one of my disobedient hands, pins it to the slab by my head. White-silver eyes to mine, a thousand silent words scream between us, and then he says, with strange gravity, “Did you know your eyes are terrifying?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“N…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI have no idea what I intend to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e[CENSORED]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe rests his forehead on my shoulder and [CENSORED] shudders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eInside, the feelings wells up and flips me completely upside down. I can’t gasp for air. I can’t breathe. I’ve been pulled to the bottom of the whirlpool and the source of all life glows around me. A choir of old church music tinkles on instruments we no longer play. I’ve somehow folded time itself so I’m in one of my earliest memories, and yet I’m also coming alive into the awareness of myself in this body. The truth chants in my mind, like prayer. Holy clarity. Responsibility is released. It’s all over. I’ve fought alone long enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd then I draw a breath in tandem with Ukuri. He collapses on me, a heavy weight, and I embrace it. I hold his deadweight like an anchor after a storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eSomething happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI’m not the same person I was before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThis wasn’t ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd I have no words to describe what it means to me to have experienced this thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOr what it means about me going forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut he’s the one who moans my question aloud. “What have I become?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIGGER WARNINGS:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I really enjoyed this 5th book in this series. I wasn't sure of what to expect in Ukuri's book, as in previous books he seemed rather evil, by human standards. It turns out that he's really not evil, just misunderstood. Noemi has that in common with him, and they end up being just perfect for each other.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Starla takes a villain from book one and sheds new light on his character. I was very impressed with how much more depth she was able to add to Ukuri’s character, I went from hating him to actually rooting for him.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I really really liked this one! I thought the MMC was going to be someone I hated just based on his behavior in the previous books, but in the end I really like him and his progression in this story. I loved how protective and supportive he ended up becoming. He made her feel included and important This one was one of my favorites of the series so far. I also really liked the small look into the polyamorous relationship, I do wish that were a book itself as I'm curious about how that went down, having read this series, I can see that being tough for these males. I can't wait for the next book in the series to release.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Exciting, suspenseful, dramatic, emotional, heart melting and steamy...You know that I must admit that I had a few doubts about Ukuri going in. I mean, how could I not? I adore bad boys and morally gray is one of my favorite colors, but an overzealous scientist with an untamed urge to make you his latest, greatest experiment just didn't sound very swoony to me... BUT I am beyond pleased to say I was very, very wrong. In fact, Ukuri is quite swoon worthy, kind of charming, surprisingly sweet, undeniable clever and pretty hot! Lol All kidding aside, I thought this book was really amazing. It was exciting and suspenseful, dramatic and emotional, and heart melting and steamy. Noemi is truly a perfect match for him and as with all the heroines in this series, she makes your heart ache for her even as it fills with awe over how actually awesome, she is. As far as the overarching storyline goes, we get some interesting twists and lots and LOTS of developments that have left me filled with a potent blend of anticipation and anxiety about what will happen in the next and final book. It is going to be EPIC!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Starla Night","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48985093374251,"sku":"BOA5EBDSSHOP","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0990\/8011\/files\/8_cb26d6b3-305c-4a66-8f1c-76c44e622f24.png?v=1791846536"},{"product_id":"blades-of-arris-falkion","title":"Blades of Arris: Falkion","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur relationship is complex.\u003cbr\u003eHis ancestors took over my planet.\u003cbr\u003eI’m descended from the few who survived.\u003cbr\u003eNow the worst thing has happened.\u003cbr\u003eI’m panicking and out of time.\u003cbr\u003eMy enemy is hunting.\u003cbr\u003eObsessed with one prey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAnd somehow this might actually be fine...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Incredible final chapter! I can’t get enough of this series. And I’m sad this is the last book. Loose ends are beautifully wrapped up.\"  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead if you love:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal Mating Mark\/Bite\u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnemies to Lovers ⚔️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse Heroine\u003cspan\u003e🦋\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpice 4 out of 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A must read! It is not typical to have a series where every book is as great as the first. The world building, the characters. I am just so sad this is the end. Please consider more or a spinoff!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSample from Chapter Five:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e~ZEERAH~\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\"\u003eThree kortans ago, Falkion was bonded to me against his will with a twisted mating spray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd he’s finally figured out the way to get to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e“Zeerah.” He comes to my door and knocks politely. Like he’s a human now, just with gray skin and silver eyes and black spikes on the tips of his ears. “You finished studying for the Needle-class. Do you want to practice flying one?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy heart squeezes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eNo, no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eNo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHis drug is wearing off. Getting attached is pointless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAt first, he couldn’t allow me out of arm’s reach. Then, he couldn’t handle me being outside his line of sight. Finally, he couldn’t handle a separation longer than a few clicks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eNow, he can go clegs. Almost a full shift. I just need to stretch us apart a little more, and the bindings will snap. We’ll both be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI should definitely \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e go flying with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eNot even to become an officially certified pilot of the empire, one of my impossible girlhood dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe looks at me expectantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eOh, H. “I’m ready.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe reaches out a hand. “Let’s go.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy chest twists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI do not take his hand. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eDistance, Zeerah, distance. \u003c\/i\u003eI stride past him. “I know the way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe ambles beside me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIn the past, he’d argue. Insult me. Forcefully close our distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThat was the drug, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe’s always been a relentless man, so I mustn’t react because he’s relentless in pursuing me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFalkion takes me to engineering. The main engineering bay opens up in front of me. It’s massive, like standing on the street in Cloud City and staring up at the skyscrapers. I’ve never spent much time here. My supply officer gig didn’t require it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHundreds of ships dock on the different levels. Far below my entrance, parts of a hull sizzle as the engineers make repairs. This whole area is crawling with busyness and noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe signs out the small vessel, and we cross from the main grating to a miniature grav tube. I step into air and shoot up like I’m flying out of a cannon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFalkion tugs me onto the correct level, about six floors up, and I wobble on the scaffolding. We stride past pristine, gleaming ships that dwarf us until we reach the tiny little two-person Needle-class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eArrisan ships have teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAll the better for biting onto their targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHere, the bottom teeth seal to the dock. Only the color difference shows where they connect in a smooth zigzag fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI duck beneath the fangs and enter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThis is my first time in a Needle-class. It’s my first time in the captain’s seat since the Eruvisans wrecked my Harvester and my first time ever piloting a new, well-functioning Arrisan ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI tug the glass-like wall. It morphs beneath my fingertips, transforming into a console that surrounds and cups me. Controls appear on the armrests and across the panels above and below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFalkion sits in the other console. I could run over and throw my arms around him and cry with thanks, but I strictly do not. He leans back, rests his ankle on his knee, and crosses his arms. Like me, he wears his hood down, fully protected in case of a sudden depressurization or other catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy heart rate quickens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThis is a long way from launching out of a dusty airfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI follow the protocols to seal up the ship and undock us, then I wait attentively as an engineer on a small sled tows our ship through the bay, moving us around the hundreds of other ships docked here. She uncouples at the atmosphere veil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy stomach pitches with excitement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHere we go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI ease forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eWe slide through the atmosphere veil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eCables from the dreadnought’s massive guns and communications arrays dangle around our external passage like vipers. They automatically train on us, evaluate us as a target, and then rotate away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eWe clear the obstacles, and space opens up around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eMy fingers dance over the unblemished dash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe ship moves richly under me, so responsive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI zoom away from the dreadnought. Away from the support ships, away from the battlefield, away from lessers-who-should-know-their-place and look-she-thinks-she’s-an-ally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe stars are limitless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThis peace is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI could keep going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eJust fly away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFalkion makes a guttural noise, clears his throat, and shifts in his seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAh, no. I guess I couldn’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAlthough, in the quiet moments, when the world is so peaceful and I can almost smell his electric male scent, I wonder if being stuck to him for the rest of my life would really be all that bad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe’s almost human underneath that skinsuit. I’ve seen him nude. I think it would feel—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAh! What am I thinking?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI check my angles and take evasive action, practicing the quick movements Needle-class ships are designed for, but mostly to evade my own thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eBut illicit feelings thrum below my belly…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI veer back toward the dreadnought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIt hangs in space like a massive jellyfish being eaten by a sea urchin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eSupport ships, including a Starbreaker-class warship holding thousands, orbit the dreadnought like angry bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThey’re so small in comparison, it’s crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThey’re also mostly here to study the sea urchin ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIt’s an \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eH-alien\u003c\/i\u003e ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIt popped out of the Vanadisan’s secret research base in the middle of their epic final battle, paralyzed and ate the other dreadnought, then came for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe Arrisans about had a massive empire-wide coronary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThey thought the H-aliens had come back from a thousand years ago to finish the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe Vanadisans actually just found it abandoned and got it working again, somehow. It gave them a massive psychological advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFalkion missed it because he was out of his mind from their drug. We barely managed to deactivate it. It still drifted \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003einto\u003c\/i\u003e our dreadnought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIf his blades can slice through almost any substance in the universe, the H-alien ship can slice through all the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe Arrisans are obsessive about the H-aliens. They have a little indicator light on every ship in their empire, including this one, which will light up as soon as the real H-aliens are spotted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI coast back into the main bay. An engineer tugs us back to our slip. I complete my docking procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eFalkion remains in his seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI consider leaning across and stroking his arm. Following the line up to his jaw. Pushing back the hood and looking him in the eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThose pure, relentless silver eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd thanking him so much for letting me pilot a ship again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe takes a deep breath and leans forward, catches me looking at him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHeat enfolds me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAwareness streaks to my center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI jolt to my feet, retract the control console, and head to the door. “Welp, thanks again. See you later.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI lift my hand to the door controls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eHe darts forward, impossibly fast, and blocks me. “How do you feel about me now?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eThe electric scent of him makes my heart tremble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eIt’s been over three kortans since he was sprayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eSince he stuck himself to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eAnd I can’t stop noticing the broadness of his inflexible jaw, the fierce sharpness of his cheeks. His silver eyes are so clear. Honest, and forthright like his blades, and very pure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpMiddle\"\u003eI want to lick that cheekbone. See how he reacts. Or maybe I just want to nibble on his lips. 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This set includes all seven Blades of Arris books plus the bonus story \"An Ordinary Life Five Years After\" and will ship with swag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial edition features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✨Chonky 7x10\" 1500-page set\u003cbr\u003e✨Continuous art on spines and sprayed edges\u003cbr\u003e✨Holographic silver foiled covers\u003cbr\u003e✨Illustrated end papers\u003cbr\u003e✨Floral chapter headers \u003cbr\u003e✨Changing floral page backgrounds\u003cbr\u003e✨Additional black and white art throughout\u003cbr\u003e✨Ribbon bookmarks (purple in vol. 1, pink in vol. 2)\u003cbr\u003e✨Head and tail bands\u003cbr\u003e✨Signed in person by the author (me!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING INCLUDED!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete series is a spicy first contact alien romance where the men are conquering warriors who've never once thought of romance or even relationships...until the Earth women they encounter suddenly awaken their dormant protective (and mating!) instincts!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a gorgeous must-have for spicy alien romance readers!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Found this book randomly via one of the author’s Tiktoks. Everything about the world and the people within is so deeply and matter-of-factly presented that you can’t help but be in AWE of what you’ve got in your hands. That’s also coming from someone who almost NEVER just buys a book to try it out. ABSOLUTELY worth it and I’m grateful that I did.\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead this series if you like:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimal mating bonds \u003cspan\u003e💜\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtective heroes ⚔️\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse heroines 🦋\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpicy 4 out of 5 🌶️\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eSithe\u003c\/em\u003e, book 1 in the Blades of Arris series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am a lesser from a servant-world. A nobody.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Blades came from space. 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It’s coherent clever the main characters are wonderful. Loved them both. They have their limitations that author is not afraid to explore and in return it works wonderfully for the story. In other words: loved it!\" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHIPPING UPDATE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApril 24 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e - I've signed and mailed all orders made before April 19! Then I ran out of holographic stickers. I had ordered more already and now I'm just waiting for them to come in, which I'm expecting before the end of April. Sorry for the delay! 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We kept our heads down to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut something’s happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven of us have accidentally captivated the most important men in the empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe elite warrior, deadly as the grim reaper, who can’t stop his body from reacting to mine…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ruthless leader who keeps me close even though I’m one papercut away from unleashing chaos…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe calculating prince who can seize the throne if he listens obediently to my words…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rebel squeezing a kill switch who watches me with fractured silver eyes…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mad scientist who doesn’t expect me to take control of his experiments…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fierce captain who wants me off his warship before the sickness takes hold…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe emperor himself, stalking toward me with rage flashing in his beautiful silver eyes…\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese men are dangerous to friends, nightmares to foe, and before us, they never once thought of romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut in their brutal, protective, obsessive embraces, we’re much more than simple “lessers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re overthrowing the empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2022 National Excellence in Storytelling Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis spicy complete 7-book series features unique alien shifters, fierce passion, primal mating bonds, diverse heroines, and epic happily-ever-afters. Each book is a complete romance that can be read as a standalone while building an enthralling, interconnected universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no cheating, no cliffhangers, and A LOT of spicy times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrigger warnings for the series are the dark gritty world, violence, dubious consent (due to the “love potion” aspect, all characters, both H and h, are affected), self-harm (one character’s past), and medical trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete collection includes the original six novels (Sithe, Zai, Ranse, Atana, Ukuri, and Falkion) and the new novella (Erion) plus seven bonus stories: “A Lazy Day,” “Aizen \u0026amp; Geir,” “Bath Time,” “Lia’s Wedding,” “Noemi’s Ring,” the Falkion + Zeerah alternate POV scenes, and the all new “An Ordinary Life Five Years After” huge epilogue featuring all the couples plus extra side characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an intense and exciting sci-fi romance from Starla Night.. It's a departure, and really good! Unique and dark, with intriguing characters and new universe to explore.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- MARIANNE K., BOOK REVIEWER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The best way to describe this book is EPIC!! An epic romance is backed by a epic story filled with taut drama, rich emotion, nerve stretching tension, keep you guessing intrigue and many stunning twists and revelations.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- AUNTY G., BOOK REVIEWER, ON ZAI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is an excellent storyline and the characters are all very interesting. Drama, suspense, mystery, action-adventure, danger, violence, adult content, and love.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- CK JOHNSON, BOOK REVIEWER, ON SITHE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBlades of Arris: Sithe\u003c\/em\u003e gets a GALACTICALLY AMAZING FIVE OUT OF THIS WORLD STARS! This new series shouldn't be missed in any way.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- MARIE BROWN, MARIE'S TEMPTING READS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“LOVE THIS SERIES.... It's a fast-paced and standalone book that will keep you engaged from start to finish.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ -- IRENE TALBERT, BOOK REVIEWER, ON ZAI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRead this series if you like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeadly protective warriors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlien shifters and primal mating bonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden love and forced proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiverse heroines who change the empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical intrigue and epic happily-ever-afters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBooks included in this collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eSithe\u003c\/strong\u003e: A grim reaper in assassin's gray who can't stop his body from reacting to hers...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eZai\u003c\/strong\u003e: A ruthless commander brought to his knees by a woman infected with his lust metal...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eRanse\u003c\/strong\u003e: A playboy prince who doesn't realize the \"lesser\" he captured is about to make him emperor...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eAtana\u003c\/strong\u003e: An unwilling captor captivated by the human he's not supposed to fall for... \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eUkuri\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mad scientist and the \"experiment\" who slips through his controls...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eFalkion\u003c\/strong\u003e: A fierce captain obsessed with his enemy, who's supposed to be immune...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e📕 \u003cstrong\u003eErion\u003c\/strong\u003e: The emperor himself and nobody who caught his eye...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Starla Night","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67694024491307,"sku":"BOACCEBDSBBSHOP","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0990\/8011\/files\/BoACC-7-Ebook-Bundle.png?v=1791833910"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/0990\/8011\/collections\/BoA-plain-ereaders.png?v=1791916508","url":"https:\/\/www.thenightbookstore.com\/collections\/blades-of-arris.oembed","provider":"The Night Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}