Off Planet
Aunare Chronicles, Book 1

From USA Today best-selling author Aileen ErinIn an all-too-plausible future where corporate conglomerates have left the world’s governments in shambles, anyone with means has left the polluted Earth for the promise of a better life on a SpaceTech-owned colony among the stars.Maite Martinez is the daughter of an Earther Latina and a powerful Aunare man, an alien race that SpaceTech sees as a threat to their dominion. When tensions turn violent, Maite finds herself trapped on Earth and forced into hiding.For over 10 years, Maite has stayed hidden, but every minute Maite stays on Earth is one closer to getting caught. She’s lived on the streets. Gone hungry. And found a way to fight through it all. But one night, while waitressing in a greasy diner, a customer gets handsy with her. She reacts without thinking.Covered in blood, Maite runs, but it’s not long before SpaceTech finds her....Arrested and forced into dangerous work detail on a volcano planet, Maite waits for SpaceTech to make their move against the Aunare. She knows that if she can’t somehow find a way to stop them, there will be an interstellar war big enough to end all life in the universe.There’s only one question: Can Maite prevent the total annihilation of humanity without getting herself killed in the process?