Hearts of Obsidian FORGE

Book 12

By: Lyra Starling

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She fixes machines because they don't leave. He follows rules because breaking them kills people. When fate decides they belong together, neither of them is ready.

Fiona "Fi" Reyes is the settlement's best mechanic—brilliant with engines, terrible with people. By choice. Her father taught her everything about machines before he walked out when she was twelve. Lesson learned: love is just a word for future abandonment. Keep everyone at arm's length, and no one can leave you.

Theron has spent 189 years as the perfect Vothren warrior—disciplined, honorable, utterly alone. His father's "flexibility" got eight warriors killed, including Theron's older brother. He swore he'd never bend the rules. Never let emotion override protocol. Never become his father.

Then his silver glow-lines start flickering around the most infuriating woman on the ice planet.
When critical systems begin failing, Fi and Theron are forced together on a dangerous two-week salvage mission. She calls him "tin soldier." He calls her "chaos incarnate." The sparks between them could light the whole frozen planet on fire—if they don't kill each other first.

But when a Hollow attack separates them and Theron breaks every rule he's ever followed to find her, Fi must face the terrifying truth: he's not going to leave. And maybe—just maybe—she doesn't want him to.

FORGE features: Enemies-to-lovers tension • Forced proximity • Fated mates who fight it • Touch-starved alien hero • "Different armor, same fear" • He falls first (and can't hide it) • She bites first • Explicit heat (three steamy scenes) • Found family • HEA guaranteed

Book 12 in the Hearts of Obsidian series. Each book follows a different couple and can be enjoyed as a standalone, but reading in order enhances the experience. For readers who love Ruby Dixon, Honey Phillips, and Victoria Aveline.

Sometimes the strongest bonds are forged in fire. Start reading today.