Blurb:

Get swept away into a lush and romantic space opera that transcends time, battles court intrigue, and spans the entire Galactic Whorl.

A Republic soldier
A reluctant Emperor

When love and duty collide, who wins?

Layla is a patriotic soldier of the Altainan Republic. But when she reencounters the handsome imperial noble she fell in love with years before, she falls again. Hard. And she decides: she’s going to marry that man. Duty be damned.

Unfortunately, he’s also the new Valharan Emperor.

And their planets are about to go to war.

As tensions rise, Layla must resolve her dual loyalties and broker peace, before the Whorl goes up in flames–and she loses the man she loves.

Author: Maya Darjani/DepositPhotos stock

Book Title: The Star-Crossed Empire

Cover Artist: Nino Is

Word Count: 116,000

Publisher: Self/Starshot Press

Genre: Science Fiction

Available Formats: eBook, Paperback, Hardcover

Trigger Warnings: Pregnancy loss

Author Bio:

Maya Darjani is a writer and photographer from the heartland of America who writes genre-bending fiction about badass women, dual loyalty, and the false promise of patriotism.