Stars Against the Dark

Emara Quinn was supposed to go home after work. Instead, she wakes chained in darkness—branded, broken, and told she belongs to someone else.

When two unlikely rescuers pull her from a hidden satellite prison, Emara finds herself caught between wanting to trust them and knowing better than to trust anyone. Kael, a medic haunted by the one he couldn't save, promises to help her heal. Razar, a warm-hearted pilot whose humor masks years of grief, promises she'll never be alone again.
But Emara has learned that people change, promises break, and that safety is temporary.

As they travel toward Earth—and the life she lost—Emara must decide, can she learn to trust again? Can she believe that two broken men might love her not despite her trauma, but through it? And when the trafficking network that took her reveals itself to be far larger than anyone imagined, can she find the courage to fight back—not just for justice, but for the chance at a future she never thought she'd have?

Set against the backdrop of distant stars and impossible choices, Stars Against the Dark is a polyamorous romance about trauma recovery, found family, and the radical act of choosing hope after unimaginable darkness. It's a story about learning that damaged doesn't mean unlovable—and that sometimes, home isn't a place, but the people who stay.

This book doesn't promise easy healing. But it does promise that love—patient, unwavering love—can help you find your way back to yourself.

Content Contains depictions of past sexual assault, captivity, PTSD, and panic attacks. Focuses on recovery, not trauma.