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While a wildfire threatens High Meadow, an uninvited guest sows seeds of dissent. The president arrives at High Meadow with his entourage of bureaucrats and faux-military. Tillie and Angus don’t have time for any distractions as a massive wildfire bears down on their settlement. It will take more than hard work and good intentions to get them through this catastrophe. Martin is leery about sending all of his men to aid those in the path of the fire thereby leaving their borders unprotected. They are most vulnerable in their commitment to help others. Wisp and Nick work the fire lines seeking out people fleeing the raging flames. Only Wisp can find those lost in the heavy smoke, risking his life to bring them to safety. Behind their backs, certain people are questioning every decision. At a time when they most need to work together, the outsiders are creating divisiveness.
The Survivor’s Alliance is expanding. The big Circuit wagons wind through the isolated villages and towns bringing news and goods, but storms, raiders and wild animals are only a few of the trials as Willow guides her crew through a harrowing journey. Things never go as planned. Their journeys will take some unexpected twists culminating in the biggest surprise of all.
As starving, travel weary people overrun High Meadow, Tillie and Angus must do a delicate dance to keep the doors open. Angus has set the boundaries for their new territory and Martin is tasked with keeping it safe. Tillie struggles to get everyone fed while keeping an eye on the stores for winter. Wisp helps where he can, vetting the newcomers and finding stragglers, but not every person comes under his scrutiny. He has to learn new skills to deal with the increasing mental pressure of the desperate arrivals. The refugees seem to be only concerned with food and shelter, but a handful of them might be working toward malicious aims. After a dangerous confrontation, Nick warns Angus that the biobots at High Meadow need more security. Within the flood of people, not all are who they seem to be. The gentle people of High Meadow need to prepare for war or lose what they cherish most.
They came to bring life to a barren planet, but a lethal betrayal left them battling for mere survival. Carol had plans for farms, parks and forests, but now she must fight the elements to get crops growing before they run out of food. Gary wanted a new life. He signed up to build houses for the homesteaders, but deadly sabotage permanently changed the course of his future. Tucker was thinking about retirement from law enforcement on a new planet with few problems until the deaths and disappearances began. Together they have to push past the lies and deceptions to survive in a punishing environment with no hope for rescue.
The stability of the Survivor’s Alliance is still fragile. They made it through the winter, but now it’s flu season. Every year the virus changes just a little. Tillie and Angus are trying to prepare for every scenario, even the possibility that they will be the first to go. Nick is working to bridge the gap in supplies until the spring crops come in. Wisp and Bridget are preparing for the birth of their child. But there are changes coming that no one expected.
Tensions rise as Elaan begins a delicate dance between the UCFS’s demands and her people’s needs. An unexpected gift of knowledge leaves her reeling. Hunter has to deal with the new revelations about his origins, the trial and the resulting repercussions, all the while working to keep his family safe. Trash gets a chance to rescue a brother in need and add him to the Embassy’s staff. More Iguacans flood into the Embassy seeking sanctuary. More unusual gifts are discovered. And with every secret learned, Elaan uncovers facts she’d rather stay buried.
After all the difficulties and discoveries, Elaan is sure they are ready to return to their planet of origin. However, there are factions in the Delta Sector who do not want them to come back. Her people are cautiously curious. Hunter is unsettled but assured her that he was willing. Once again, she has to delicately blend the needs of others into what she knows is the best course for her people. Her advisors and preceptors have their own opinion of what their goals should be. Walking on the ground of the planet where their species evolved is an achievement no one expected to come so soon. And a few people will fight against it to their last breath.
While Elaan deals with the influx of Iguacans from all over the Four Rings, pressure builds from Centralplex. She knows that just being safe is not enough for her people. Ripples and rumors about them have reached the Delta Quadrant with dangerous consequences. More now than ever she needs the guidance from her advisors of all species to balance the threats, political and physical. And somehow, she must still keep their true nature a secret.
Lost Alien Cultures, Powerful Telepaths and Genetic Engineering Galactic Intelligence Agents Hunter and Trash were sure they’d seen just about every odd thing the galaxy could throw at them until they ran into a woman who was definitely not one of the known species. She’s innocent and powerful and confuses the hell out of them...until she shocks Hunter’s family and turns the staid old enclave on its head. Hunter, an experimental Human, was raised by the mysterious Alleviators in their isolated fortress at Clouded Vale. Coming back to his childhood home as an experienced agent for Galactic Intelligence has him seeing things things in a decidedly different light. Trash, his long-eared, horned partner, is more than a co-worker. He’s an alien-brother who is protective and suspicious. He knows there’s more to this than the discovery of new species. Where there’s one, there has to be a whole lot more. And they might not be as benevolent as they claim to be.
Meet the good-hearted folks of High Meadow as they struggle through sickness, raiders, wildfires and food shortages in an effort to establish a sustainable community in a world brutally changed. Book 1 - Lethal Seasons - In the near future, a virus has whittled down the human race. Cities are empty, farms deserted, factories abandoned. The world is running on a skeleton crew in a land ravaged by extreme weather. Nick lives at High Meadow med center. The people there stay hopeful as they work toward self-sufficiency. He counts survivors for Angus's research. He wants his life to stay as normal as possible in a world he barely understands. Wisp is a fugitive biobot. He lives off the land, movi...