A WAR AMONGST THE STARS

A STAR-CROSSED LOVERS SERIES: BOOK ONE

A SCI-FI FANTASY Dark ROMANCE NOVEL

book blurb

Perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone (light vs dark magic, and for those who rooted for the villain) Ice Planet Barbarians (handsome giant blue aliens) and A Court of Thorns and Roses (epic romance, world building, and political intrigue.)

Dark, seductive, and with mysterious secrets lurking around every corner, begins book one in Tristin Clark’s dark epic sci-fi fantasy romance series.

Stolen and imprisoned aboard an alien ship, Serena, a human woman with a hidden celestial power and villainous past, finds herself moments away from death, but as fate would have it, another discovers and claims her life, and soon, her heart too.

The voyage back to the world of Mel’Vargon will be a long one, but until they arrive, Zurhen, the new Emperor and giant, lonely king, takes it upon himself to care for his little one, vowing to do whatever he can, to nurture her back to health and see to all… of her aching needs.

As they soar across the stars, and Serena adapts to her advancing power, and new surroundings, a puzzling yet undeniable, cosmic force between the two works at drawing them close.

With dangerous elements at play, arising tensions aboard their ship, and an already fragile and magic-less world on the verge of an uprise, a dark, peculiar presence lurks amongst the shadows, one that follows and clings to Serena and her inner light, determined more than ever, to draw it and her into his familiar, yet ominous orbit.

Hero, villain… true love knows no bounds nor judgement.

A war is brewing. One that in the end, will force all, to choose a side.

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**A WAR AMONGST THE STARS is intended for mature, adult audiences only.** If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. No matter how alone you feel in the world, how abandoned, lost, or defeated, there is help, there is hope, and there is always someone willing to listen. Please consider all warnings before reading.

**(All trigger’s listed are from the author’s own knowledge. If you read the story and find a trigger not listed, it is because the author was not aware it was a trigger. If you find a trigger while reading and it is not listed, please contact the author privately through social media or email and she will add it to the list.)**

BOOK TRIGGERS

EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT / TABOO SEXUAL ACTS: **All acts are consensual** There will be rough sex, taboo, graphic and detailed sex scenes. Acts will occur between the giant alien mmc who is just over 7ft tall and mfc human sized woman.) There will also be fingering, oral, and vaginal penetration) (Book two and forward will have anal and double penetration.)
BDSM (bondage, discipline, submission, masochism.) There will be tentacles and shadows that act like ropes which bind the submissives limbs. To find out more about BDSM, check out this article from Cosmopolitan.
Tentacle fucking will occur.
CURSING / VULGAR LANGUAGE: (Includes: cursing, and sexual words like: pussy, cunt, cock, etc.)
Love triangle which turns into a Why Choose.
Tragic backstories
PTSD (Many characters will portray individual traits from PTSD. No ones trauma is the same, and everyone will find ways of coping positively or negatively to it, which you will see amongst each character)
MURDER
VIOLENCE
DEATH
DEATH OF A PARENT / SIBLING
BLOOD
GORE
TORTURE
MENTAL ILLNESS
PANIC ATTACKS / DISORDERS
GRIEF
DEPRESSION
ABANDONMENT
IMPRISONMENT
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
MENTION OF SUICIDE
MENTION OF RAPE (Not of the MC’s)
WAR
KIDNAPPING
HOSTAGE
GUN VIOLENCE
MEDICAL CONTENT
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS
TOXIC FRIENDSHIPS
TOXIC CHARACTERS: (you will see jealously, possessiveness, selfishness)
Morally Grey / Dark Characters (characters will have realistic flaws, some choosing to better themselves, some who border between good and bad, some who don’t give a fuck about redemption, and some who start off good and later say fuck it and give into the darkness)

BOOK TROPES

Villain origin story
Am I the villain?
Love Triangle to Why Choose
Insta love (sort of. The mfc and mmc have an instant attraction but they fall in love over over a course of their travels.)
Chosen ones
Fated mates / Soulmates
Dual POV’s
Lost Memories
Trials
Golden retriever boyfriend
Strong friendships
Tension
Burn the world for you
One bed trope
Cock don’t fit
Giant blue aliens
Handsome, dark haired, mysterious morally grey villain
Touch him / her and die
Dominant male
Rude to everyone but her
Strong / badass FMC
Brooding / grumpy male (but sweet and happy with her)
Cosmic magic
Elemental magic
Portal magic
Dark shadow magic
Light magic
Ancient dragon
Language barrier
Bathes and nurtures her back to health
Slow-burn
Female Villain MC
Morally grey / villain
You’re mine
Star-crossed lovers
Fake dating
Shifter
Healing each other’s trauma
Damsel in distress
Who did this to you?
Ballroom dancing
Training to fight
Nightmare comfort
Angry love confession
Found family
Knife to throat
Monster Romance
Alien Romance
Villain Romance
Trauma Bonding

BOOK INFORMATION

This is book one in the epic series and is a villain origin story / introduction to the series. Again, this story will end with a HFN and on a cliffhanger which book two will pick up on.
There will be flowery, poetic, romantic, dramatic, cheesy composition.
It is fated mates but with a dark and magical twist and also, the mate bond between the couple is super intense and basically they’re obsessed with each other from the beginning. At first, the mfc has no idea about mates and the mmc believes magic is dead so having a mate is like unheard of. Also, both characters are traumatized after losing so many so when the mmc saves the mfc and takes her aboard his ship and is kind and caring towards her, of course she grows very attached to him in fear of losing him too. He needs someone to protect. She needs someone to show her kindness. It’s a trauma bond.
There is no cheating by the mfc but the villain who wants her does try to push her. He also just doesn’t give af that she has a bf.
This is a dark story which consists of a multitude of dark themes.
Chapters will be long and detailed. I like to give my characters room to think and talk.
The sex scenes are super detailed and some scenes may stretch out far.
This story is in the 1st person narrative and includes multiple POV’s.
Some characters may portray toxic traits (No one is perfect. We all have flaws so I like to give my characters just that)
I have left MANY subliminal messages, foreshadowing, Easter eggs and important information to find throughout this story. If you skim read, you may be left confused and lost.
Amongst the dark romance theme, sci-fi and fantasy genre, this story is also is considered to be a mystery, thriller, suspense, paranormal and horror story.
You will see each character’s growth evolve or devolve throughout the series.
This story has two parts. First half (Sci-Fi) takes place in space while the second half (Fantasy) takes place on planet.
Book one isn’t as dark but this series WILL progressively grow darker.
Slow-burn (but when the sex scenes come, they are heavy and plenty.)
Book ones sex scenes are very detailed but as the series goes, they will become heavier as will some extreme kinks be introduced.
There will be secrets, twists, turns, and mic drop moments that you may not see coming. Prepare for the unexpected.