Essie Powers: 10 books

PLACE YOUR BETS As a journalist, Kyra Singh has a nose for a story. The desire for fame — if not fortune — brings her to the Moon. All her life, she has been an outcast. She goes it alone. Now, though, the opportunity of a lifetime awaits. But only if she can learn to play well with...

LOVE & LUCK Frustrated in love and luck, Louise Williams packs it all in and heads for the Moon. However, like the majority of humankind, her only hope of travelling there rests in serving the exclusive clientele of the Celestial Stays Dome. And with a whole new world of demands...

TIME FOR CHANGE Mackenzie Angliss never cared for companionship. She wanted a career first. Everything else came second. Even love. But now she has the career — one which has led her to the Moon, no less— is it time for her to follow her heart? Or forever remain alone. The...

STORIES FROM THEIR FORMER LIVES Louise Williams fights for a career in Shepherd’s Bush, London, only to stumble into the man of her dreams. Alicia Brennan explores Phunphin, Thailand, escaping her past, escaping into another world . . . but will love ever truly leave her alone? In...

WHIPPING UP A STORM Alicia Brennan runs the Orbital Café beneath the Celestial Stays Dome. Every day she tends to exclusive clientele. She loves her work. Her high standards are legendary. Customer satisfaction is off the charts. But something is missing. Her grandmother always...

FIGHTING PASSION A hardened member of the Celestial Stays Security Division, love has always been the last thing on Lan Niu’s mind. The gym is the primary outlet for her passion. But with her past mistakes catching up with her, Lan might just need all the help she can get. For the...

A NEW LIFE IN THE COUNTRY Bella Miles urgently needs a change. Past thirty, she wants more than her high-paying, high-flying copywriting job. She wants more than the manchildren she mingles with in the city. So she decides to move back home and start a greetings card company: Humble...

FESTIVE LOVE AND HOPE In “Modern Angles”, a striking face haunts Raina’s dreams through her optical implant. Will an encounter in the virtual world unlock her greatest desire in the physical one? In “Night-Time Water”, Nela quests into the jungle only for Christmas magic —...

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Harriet Tumblebeach never left home. At thirty, she craves more than the monotonous, day-to-day office job she finds herself trapped in. She wants to do more than make her boss happy. She wants to make herself happy. She wants passion. When her best...

TIME TO GET AWAY Cassandra Harper fights for her art. She earns a living doing what she loves and is determined never to let it go. But that’s easier said than done. Everyone depends on her. Without her, Humble Greetings will cease to exist. For the first time in her life, she feels...