The Fortusian Mates Series by Lisa Edmonds

The first novel in the Fortusian Mates series! Deep space fighter pilot Calla Wren survived a hellish childhood and fought to earn her wings in the Alliance Defense. After a battle with mercenaries leaves her ship badly damaged, Calla crashes on the storm-ravaged moon Iosa. Badly injured with no way to call for help, she and her ship fall into the hands of bloodthirsty raiders... moreThe first novel in the Fortusian Mates series! Deep space fighter pilot Calla Wren survived a hellish childhood and fought to earn her wings in the Alliance Defense. After a battle with mercenaries leaves her ship badly damaged, Calla crashes on the storm-ravaged moon Iosa. Badly injured with no way to call for help, she and her ship fall into the hands of bloodthirsty raiders.Plagued by memories and nightmares, former elite assassin Vos Turek retired to a new, quiet life on Iosa, searching for peace in the depths of its lavender seas. His hard-won safe haven is threatened when an Alliance Defense fighter crashes into the ocean nearby. Logic and caution tell Vos to leave the badly injured human pilot to her fate, but the moment he catches her scent, he knows he can’t let her die. The gods have sent him his true mate—if he can rescue her from the raiders and save her life.As fiercely independent Calla recovers in Vos's care, they find kinship over their traumatic pasts. Despite Calla's deep mistrust of Vos and her determination to reenlist in the Defense for the bonus that would give her true freedom, they are drawn together by a connection deeper than the power of the true mate bond. But when a vicious, vengeful adversary tracks them to Iosa, Calla and Vos must confront the very real ghosts of their pasts and find a way not only to survive, but to heal.Visit the author's website for content notes. less

A singer on the run, a bartender with secrets of his own, and a chance meeting so life-changing it feels like it can’t be chance at all…After a mission to rescue a kidnapped artisan goes awry and her cover is blown, operative Isla Mair decides to lay low on the beautiful planet Fortusia. She trades her undercover skills for that of her voice and lands a job as a nightclub singer in a resort city... moreA singer on the run, a bartender with secrets of his own, and a chance meeting so life-changing it feels like it can’t be chance at all…After a mission to rescue a kidnapped artisan goes awry and her cover is blown, operative Isla Mair decides to lay low on the beautiful planet Fortusia. She trades her undercover skills for that of her voice and lands a job as a nightclub singer in a resort city. The gig doesn’t pay much, but it comes with a place to live and much-needed security after a nomadic and dangerous life. She especially treasures her friendship with grumpy bartender Mikas Auren.Former soldier Mikas, meanwhile, has a problem: the bar’s gangster owner has declared Isla off-limits, but the lovely human singer is his true mate. For months he’s secretly pined for her, waiting for a chance to tell her the truth. Crossing their boss means he’d have to flee the city and probably the planet too, potentially without his mate if she rejects him. The very last thing Mikas wants is to ruin their friendship or disrupt Isla’s life. Still, his hearts demand he risk everything for a chance at a future with his beautiful, talented, and secretive mate.Almost overnight, the friends turned lovers find themselves fugitives relying on surprising allies to evade their employer’s many agents and escape offworld. As they cross the galaxy to make a new life together, Mikas and Isla can’t shake the feeling danger has followed them, determined to end their happily-ever-after before it begins.This fated mates sci-fi romance will appeal to readers of Sara Ivy Hill, January Bell, Ava Ross, and Ursa Dax.Visit the author's website for content notes. less