Suspended in the Stars
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A girl in hiding. A boy on the run.
When Talie Zarna, The Soaring Staress of the circus Phenomena, is forced to hide military deserter, Renner Cartha, her secrets are threatened as well as her heart.
Renner's flirtatious confidence is at odds with the seriousness of his crimes, and yet Talie risks everything she's come to cherish in order to keep him safe. Little does she know his own deception might be the end of the security she's found among the circus.
Traveling between planets while flying through the stars in a death-defying act, Renner and Talie find that they are stronger together than they've ever been apart.
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