The galaxy’s worst bounty hunter just might be its most relentless hero.Esper is a vigilante Samaritian with more moral fiber than business sense. Any bounty hunter worth the title knows three rules:Collect half the money up front.Never get emotionally attached.Don’t ask nosy questions.But with a heart of gold and her companion Kubu by her side, Esper sets out to make the galaxy a better place, preferably making enough money to pay for the fuel to get from one job to the next. But just because she’s not cut out to be ruthless doesn’t mean the galaxy is going to eat her alive.After all, Esper is also a wizard.Mission 1: Wayward SaintA runaway teen needs protection and Esper takes the job. But a simple rescue and recovery turns ugly when Esper finds herself in the middle of a custody battle with a vicious pirate who’s hired a bounty hunter of his own.Mission 2: Behind Blue SkiesOn the run from troubles of her own, Esper tries to lie low on a suspiciously Utopian colony planet. Unable to keep out of other people’s troubles, Esper gets a terrifying look into justice on a world where truth is a matter of who you know.Mission 3: House of the Orion SunEsper’s mission to protect the galaxy’s most vulnerable takes a turn for the seedy when she tracks a trafficking victim. How long can she hold out when her morals are tested at every turn?Mission 4: Break the ChainEsper’s own dark past catches up with her when bounty-hunting wizards corner her. Esper has faced down the galaxy’s worst criminals. Now, she’s going to be forced to stand up to one of the galaxy’s most esteemed institutions—Convocation of Arcane Practitioners.Bonus Short Story: Least Dangerous GameDesperate times call for desperate measures. Esper is stranded on a remote colony world with no job, no terras, a starving megalodog, and a bored teen wizard. She can't afford to be picky about the jobs she takes.Black Ocean: Mercy for Hire follows the exploits of a pair of do-gooder bounty hunters who care more about saving the day than getting a payday. Mercy for Hire builds on the rich Black Ocean universe and introduces a colorful cast for new and returning readers alike. Fans of vigilante justice and heroes who exemplify the word will love this series.Grab your copy and support the cause of justice.

In a dark and distant future, death is obsolete.Jonas is a transient: a human spy living as an eternal. His mission is simple: always learn, never get caught.In the year 2578, an immortal regime controls the planet. Endless war has pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Desperate to survive, the remaining factions deploy teenage spies, hoping to defeat the enemy from within.After years in the lion's den, Jonas has grown to admire the eternal civilization. He is learning to love what he blindly hated, blurring the mission and himself.But a reckoning is coming. The fates of billions hang in the balance. When the axe falls, Jonas must choose between his family and his species.Transient is a Readers' Favorite® 5-Star Selection and a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree"An exceptionally well-written, thought-provoking novel that ultimately carries a humanist message, contrasting feigned morality with perceived evil." —Lex Allen, Readers' Favorite"The world-building that author Zachry Wheeler does in Transient is simply amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it." —Geoff Habiger, Readers' Favorite"An exciting read from the beginning." —Tanja Jurkovic, Readers' Favorite"With its Kafkaesque rendering of humanity's backstory against the vampire-like eternals, the story has intrigue and drama focusing on a young spy's personal dilemma." —Lit Amri, Readers' Favorite"There is much to like, and much to admire, about Zachry Wheeler's ingeniously unique and nimble interpretation of the rather widely exploited vampire genre in his instantly engaging novel, Transient." —Joel R. Dennstedt, Readers' Favorite

A vanished colony. A forbidden landing,And an impossible choice that could cost it all.Captain Ethan Walker is just trying to haul freight, keep his ship flying, and live by the rules. But when he arrives at Starlight Colony with his cargo and two paying passengers, he finds it eerily abandoned.No people. No remains. No explanation.Just empty buildings and an echoing silence where one hundred thousand people should be.Ethan is obligated to report the missing colony to authorities, and FleetCom orders him to wait for a patrol ship to confirm the discovery. Unfortunately, his shipping company demands he return his cargo safely to Earth. Immediately.When his passengers make a reckless choice that forces his hand, Ethan must disobey everyone’s orders and risk his ship, his license, and the trust of his crew, to go down to the colony.What he finds could change everything.The mystery begins in Echoes of Starlight. Read it now and take your first step into the epic world of Wings of Earth. Discover a truth that will shake the stars.

" ...a strong story with great pace and an ever-evolving plot" - BSFA REVIEWAn alien world teeming with deadly life. And fifteen strangers with no memory of how they came to be there.From the moment Sam Newman and fourteen others awaken inside metal coffins next to the burning wreckage of a spacecraft, they face a constant struggle to stay alive on a seemingly uninhabited planet light-years from home.Worse, the last any of them remember, they were back home on Earth - at a time when interstellar travel was little more than a distant pipe dream.Survival means finding out who - or what - brought them to this place. Yet what few answers they find amidst the steaming jungles and the ruins of that distant world defy all logic or sanity, and it soon becomes clear something has gone terribly wrong......something that could mean humanity's survival - or its extinction.From the author of Stealing Light and Extinction Game and now a complete trilogy: Echogenesis, Xenopraxis and Echoterminus. "...one of our best exponents of hardcore SF adventure" - DAILY MAIL

Winner of Literary Titan Gold Book Award!????? "The action sequences sizzle. Emotionally, the book hit harder than I expected. It's raw in a way that made me care." - Literary TitanHe was never chosen. He was never ready. Now he's all that's left.In a world burned down to fear and ash, fifteen-year-old Finn Camlock survives by staying invisible. He has no power, no future, and no place among the nova-wielders who defend humanity’s last settlements. To them, he’s dead weight… and they’re not wrong.Until a journey to the Iron Mountain changes everything.What awakens inside Finn is dangerous, impossible—and impossible to ignore. Suddenly hunted by forces of shadow and fire, Finn is thrust into a war he doesn’t understand, carrying power he never asked for. Every step forward costs him something: safety, certainty, connection.But when the people who can’t fight for themselves are threatened, Finn must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice—and who he’s willing to become.Because if he fails, humanity doesn’t get a second chance.Perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Hunger Games, and emotionally charged coming-of-age fantasy—step into a world where survival demands everything.????? "Kennedy’s pacing is swift, balancing explosive action with introspective moments. The author skillfully interweaves themes of belonging, leadership, and sacrifice while laying the groundwork for a larger mystery. - Reader's favorite.????? "This is the ultimate coming-of-age journey, where growing up isn’t just emotional—it’s life or death. The pacing is lightning quick, the twists are epic, and the character growth is seriously powerful." - P.J. Hoover, Author

An epic First Contact story on a galactic scale.Humans have reached the stars, but there is no evidence any other species survived its own sentience long enough to do the same.Until now, when the Magellanix deep-space scout Accipiter discovers the Artifact, a million-year-old alien construct resting in a dormant volcano on a faraway world.Now TransGalactic has sent the Carpathia to steal it.Two ships; two rival corporations; and a race only one of them can win.But the stakes are greater than they seem. The Artifact is more than just a technological marvel. It holds the key to humanity’s survival, and - perhaps - an understanding of our place in the universe at last.