L'Landra's Tale - A New Day for the Dauntless (Paperback)

"Lost souls searching for a new home."
"I saw the fires blazing from the surface of the planet. I smelled the smoke and singed wood and watched the thick black clouds billow into the air and move across the landscape like the angel of death. I heard the sounds of screams, of people running from the barrage of laser fire that strafed the countryside. Buildings were collapsing, vegetation was on fire, and it was spreading rapidly.
I felt helpless, I had no control. How could this have happened on my watch? How could I have lost hold of the situation so badly that my entire world was literally crashing down on me, and everyone else under my wing?
I yelled out commands, directed people to the ships that waited to get them off the surface of the exploding planet.
The battle cruiser Dauntless was occupied in the sky with the fighters but I had to make sure the people left, had to make sure as many survived as possible. The smoke was stinging my eyes and I coughed several times from the stench that choked me, but I kept on. I wouldn't stop until every last ship was full, and every last survivor was away from the fire, away from the destruction. I didn't know where we would go, I didn't know what we would do to survive, but I knew I wouldn't rest until we were safe. All of us. Time was running out..."
A planet destroyed. A race of people looking for a new home. A woman struggling to find her place in the universe is thrown into the responsibility of being the savior of her race. She had run away once, feeling the weight of too much responsibility drowning her, but now she had to return, to finish what she started, before the nightmares overtook her.
As the youngest woman to ever be assigned as a Captain of a battleship, the Dauntless is now in L'Landra's care and finding a new planet to start over is her only goal. Time is running out, her people are hungry, and she must face the odds of losing more souls to starvation and sickness before she can find a stable home. The enemy is always lurking, and not knowing when they will strike, she must continue to move forward and be ready for anything that comes their way. Can she face the enemy again and prevail? Will the casualties be greater than last time? Only strength and the love for her people will get her through.
It is a journey with struggles and victories, happiness and remorse, but with those she cares about most by her side, nothing can stop her. In her new position she finds comfort from family and friends and finally understands her purpose for being thrown back into the very thing that caused her to run away so many years before. This was her home, this was her destiny and she must see it through. And through all of this she wonders, "What about romance? Is there a chance for that, does she have room in her troubled heart for love?" When a handsome rogue finds his way into her heart, she allows him in, but can she get him to admit his love, or will she forever be wondering whether a future with him will come to pass?
This is the story of courage, friendship, love and duty to your fellow mankind. A story of finding your place in the universe and finding strength in those around you. Join the beloved characters from the Dauntless on this journey of self-discovery, love and new beginnings.