Volatile Cargo: Omnibus Edition (Vol. 1-5) - eBook Edition

Five high-risk, explosive action adventures. A war-torn galaxy set to ignite.

Includes bonus short story, ‘Fragments’.

*Each book is a standalone story, but they all share the same sci-fi universe (alongside 'Alien Safari')

Sparks in Cosmic Dust (Novel)

A chance meeting in a lawless asteroid colony draws five down-on-their-luck strangers into a daring mission – to prospect for a precious mineral on a moon few people even know exists. Under the radar, far beyond the limits of occupied space, a potential fortune awaits. But what they find there exceeds their wildest imaginations, as well as their darkest nightmares: an alien world of hidden wonders, ancient mysteries, and cosmic threats about to reawaken.

Pyro Canyon (Novella)

The war of the border worlds is about to re-ignite. And it's Corporal Gus Trillion's job at the Propaganda Office to drum up recruits. But the people of the inner colonies have heard one too many false alarms. Disabled in battle and on the verge of burnout, Gus shares their indifference--until his reporter friend Lyssa Baltacha stumbles upon top secret satellite footage indicating that the treacherous Sheikers are planning an invasion on a scale never imagined. Now Gus and Lyssa must find a way to galvanize humanity to rise up against the enemy--before it's too late...

Their plan hinges on the recruitment of two legendary fighter aces, "Cardie" and "Brink", to lead the counter-attack. But those heroes of Fifth Wing Squadron retired long ago, in their prime, and they've never told anyone why. It's a riddle Gus and Lyssa must solve if their plan has any hope of success. A highly classified riddle. The riddle of Pyro Canyon. Lock ’n load for one last thrilling, emotional flight to interstellar war and redemption.

Cyber Sparks (Novella)

Allegra has it all: wealth, fame, the love of her life, and she’s a top model for Semprica Cosmetics. But that’s not enough, her friends keep telling her. Reality itself is so yesterday. The new headset on the market is the hottest-selling device in history. It’s called the omnipod, and it lets you play God. Augmented reality, manipulating all the senses at once, gives the wearer the power to remake the world around them.

But when Allegra finally takes the plunge down the cyber rabbit hole, something unprecedented happens. Her omnipotence isn’t merely superficial – it awakens a new dimension in human-digital evolution. And no sooner has she begun to explore the awesome implications of her ability, when a mysterious voice interrupts her journey…

He says she’s in danger, and that she must help him warn the public about the perils of the omnipod before it’s too late. But how does he know so much? He seems to have eyes everywhere, and chilling words she can’t escape. Then comes the crux: if she doesn’t do his bidding, he has the power to destroy both her worlds.

Borderline (Novella)

Alone. Double-crossed. Pursued across thousands of miles of alien desert on his beloved hoverbike, Finnegan is holding onto two things dearer than life itself: the priceless biotech prize he’s stolen, and the opportunity for revenge against the treacherous employer who left him for dead. He’s never met her, but he knows all about her family, the most ruthless criminal syndicate of the inner colonies. But when he finds a beautiful stranded woman badly wounded in the middle of nowhere, claiming to be Lori Malesseur, his employer, he has to make a choice. Either take her across the border and accept her offer of a huge reward, or leave her for dead.

She claims she was on her way to warn him when she was ambushed and shot. But can she really be who she says she is? Trusting one’s enemy is not something either of them knows how to do, but when the stakes are this high, going it alone might not be an option. The race for survival is on in this high-octane action adventure that puts the pedal to the metal and doesn’t look back.

Angel Six Echo (Novel)

Beyond war. Beyond love. Into legend.

Armed with a fabled combat suit left to her by a dying warrior race, Gabby Rojas enters the deadliest standoff of the war as a rogue sniper with one goal: to keep her husband alive at all costs. Dalton is a high school teacher, not a soldier, but he’s volunteered to fight for the good of the colonies, against her advice. Gabby, on the other hand, is a black-ops prodigy who turned her back on the military years ago. The consequences of re-entering the fray alone like this, wielding the power of her extraordinary armoured suit, could tip the balance of power in the galaxy.

To reach her full potential, she must bond with the suit over six gruelling stages. She doesn’t know what form they will take, only that the final bonding is permanent, and any changes made to her will be irreversible. Can she see Dalton safely off Orontes before the final transformation? Stealth is her ally, but it’s tough to stay inconspicuous when you’re taking tactical combat to the next level. No human has seen anything like the things she can do, and word of her exploits soon spreads across the colonies, attracting the attention of powerful enemies, including her old alien nemeses, the Finaglers.

As the stakes rise, Gabby’s loyalties and fighting skills are tested to their limits. But through it all, the love of her life only seems to make her stronger. That, in turn, stirs ancient forces inside the biotech suit, making it far more powerful, and potentially more dangerous, than she could ever have imagined.