Hearts of Obsidian GROW

Book 13

By: Lyra Starling

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She speaks to plants because they never ask the questions she can't answer. Elena Vasquez is the reason anyone survives on Keth'vora. Her greenhouses transform an ice planet into a place where life can flourish. But the woman who nurtures everything around her has spent seven years hiding a truth that makes her feel fundamentally broken—a secret she's never shared with anyone in the settlement.

When the settlement's first baby is about to be born, Elena can't escape the painful reminder of what she'll never have. As bonded couples celebrate the future they're building together, she buries herself deeper in her work, until an obsidian-skinned researcher with an unusual emerald glow walks into her greenhouse and refuses to leave.

Morthek has studied resonance bonds for two hundred and forty-five years without ever experiencing one himself. He's made peace with being an observer rather than a participant in love. But when his research leads him to Elena's greenhouse, his carefully controlled glow begins responding to her presence in ways he can't explain or suppress.

Elena has convinced herself that love requires something she can't give. Morthek has convinced himself that love is something he can't feel. But as intellectual curiosity becomes undeniable attraction, they'll discover that some bonds don't follow logical patterns—they follow the heart.

When Elena finally reveals her deepest shame, Morthek's response will challenge everything she's believed about herself for seven years. Because this alien researcher doesn't see a broken woman—

He sees someone extraordinary. And he's determined to help her see it too.

GROW is the thirteenth book in the Hearts of Obsidian series—a poignant alien romance about finding worth beyond what society expects, being loved exactly as you are, and discovering that growth takes many forms.

Each book in the Hearts of Obsidian series features a different couple and can be enjoyed as a standalone, though characters appear across books as the community grows.

Start reading now and discover why readers call this series "emotionally devastating in the best way."