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The Cricket Chronicles
Series · 6 books · 2020-2022

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#1

Deus Ex Mechanic

2020

Alice is the best mechanic the corrupt Coalition regime has ever seen. When she’s kidnapped by an infamous vigilante space pirate named Violet, she has to make the hardest decision she’s ever made: escape back to the comfort of the Coalition, or risk everything to fight injustice? When Violet decided to ransack Coalition vessels, she never though she’d have to fight her feelings for Alice, too. Will giving into an affair with the treasonous mechanic cloud her judgment and jeopardize the safety of her crew? As they fight side by side against ruthless rival pirate captain Leo and his crew, will they grow closer together, or will everything fall apart and leave them stranded in dark space? Deus Ex Mechanic is an own voices f/f steampunk adventure book, and part one of the Cricket Chronicles series.
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#2

Imperfect Shot

2020

Evie is a shy, bookish bartender in Bradach, the biggest pirate port in the Near Systems. When the love of her life betrays her, she's thrown into the Coalition's highest security prison with no hope of escape. Larkin is a hardened assassin down on her luck with an empty bank account. Her shadowy history comes to light at exactly the wrong time, and she ends up indebted to the Cricket pirate crew. With the Coalition bearing down hard on the growing rebel ranks, Evie and Larkin are forced to work together to survive. Will Larkin's past come back to haunt her into an early grave?
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#3

Storm Signal

2021

Georgie Payne is a janitor in the factory settlement of Skelm. After waiting months for Evie Anderson to rescue her and her family, she's all but given up hope of escaping. When Henrietta, a visiting scientist, discovers some frightening anomalies outside the city, it becomes clear that every single resident is in danger. Will the secrets they uncover tear them apart forever?
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#4

Sewing Deceit

2021

Bailey never meant to impersonate a Coalition general - but when she's pulled into a vortex of conspiracies during a delivery, she can't just walk away from the people who need her. When Mae's parents summon her back to Gamma-3, she's forced to abandon her seamstressing business in Bradach. Will she fit into her new role in the family business of blackmail? Corruption abounds in the city. Will they get out before they're exposed?
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#5

A Recipe For Regret

2022

When Rosie took the job as the Outer Rim's only cook, she never thought she'd run into her old flame - her old flame who was now, apparently, married. With strange, cryptic notes being delivered to her quarters in the middle of the night and nothing more than canned beans, she has her work cut out for her to keep her head down and her profile low. Delia spent her entire career working towards this point, so why now does everything seem so off-balance? Her husband is busy making deals with General Fineglass, she's reporting on how the station is about to become the Gateway Beyond the Rim, but when her friend and co-worker mysteriously turns up dead, it's up to her to find out why. In book 5 of The Cricket Chronicles, we're traveling to the Outer Rim - where everything is far more dangerous.
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#6

Unbound Oath

2022

Cassius Calvetti was never supposed to be the leader of The Scattered. Awaiting trial in a Coalition prison, she makes one more desperate attempt at escape. It’s been eight years since Olivia Guisette took on the job of being the right hand to High Councilor Tarand. When she’s given an ultimatum, she winds up facing down death. In book 6 of The Cricket Chronicles, alliances unravel and new adversaries creep towards victory.

Author

Ryann Fletcher
Author · 12 books
Ryann Fletcher is a card-carrying geek with a love of sci-fi and fantasy in all their forms. She is also an unapologetic foodie with a carb addiction.
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