Only Rogue Actions

Galactic Bonds, Book 5

By: Jennifer Estep

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang, James Fouhey

“This is space opera at its finest.” (Ilona Andrew, number one New York Times best-selling author on Only Bad Options)

New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Estep continues her Galactic Bonds series with a new, action-packed adventure that blends science fiction, fantasy, and historical romance. This rollicking space opera features a mix of magic and technology, along with a soulmates story and “Pew! Pew! Pew!” battle scenes. Perfect for fans of Star Wars, Dune, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice.

A woman who dreams of the future ...

Once upon a time, I was Vesper Quill, a lowly lab rat using my seer magic and engineering skills to repair broken appliances at a Regal-owned corporation. These days, I’m one of the most infamous and wanted fugitives in the Archipelago Galaxy, along with Kyrion Caldaren, my partner.

Kyrion and I are hiding out on a distant planet when we are offered a chance to train at a prestigious facility in hopes of better understanding our truebond, the psionic connection that lets us share thoughts, feelings, skills, and more.

Mastering our magic is the only way we can hope to defeat our many enemies and make my dreams of a safe future a reality, so Kyrion and I accept the invitation. But evil forces are at work, and our training exercise is not what it seems, plunging us both into another deadly situation with only bad options.

A man who can't escape his past ...

I’ve always been Kyrion Caldaren, a Regal lord with telekinesis, telepathy, telempathy, and other powerful psionic abilities. I might have gone rogue from the Arrows, the Imperium’s elite warriors, but my fighting skills are as sharp and deadly as ever.

Vesper Quill and I need help with our truebond, so we agree to participate in a rigorous training exercise designed to test the depths of our connection. But a new enemy has other plans, and we’re soon separated and confronted with one dangerous obstacle after another.

But my love for Vesper is stronger than any forces set against us, and I’ll do whatever it takes to make my way back to her—and kill anyone who gets in my way.

©2025 Jennifer Estep (P)2025 Audible, Inc.

Enjoyed it

I enjoy this series! The characters are intriguing, complex and its an easy listen.

Filler novella

Really enjoyed the series, but this one felt constructed to fill time before more plot movement. Don’t feel you would miss anything by missing this one in the whole series. Expecting a better effort for the next proper novel since the series before this was so much better.

Great Continuation of the Saga

The story is compelling and filled with the kind of people you want to care about. The gateway to another verse of the ties that bind us all.

Love it! Wish it was longer

The author is one of my favorites. And the readers in this book do another series of hers and they are wonderful. Can’t wait for the next one.

Wanted to love it…

So the first 3 books of this series were SO GOOD! Then book 4 and 5 feel like fillers without a ton of forward momentum. I still love Vespar and Kerion but highly disappointed in this books content for the audible price.