Love Beyond the Quiet

The universe finally answered. Unfortunately, it has follow-up questions.Engineer Astra Lennox and Captain Orion Vale have survived impossible missions, hostile alien technology, and a relationship disclosure form nearly as dangerous as either. They are finally ready for a little peace aboard the Aurora.Then Lumen receives a message from beyond mapped space.BRING THE ONE WHO ANSWERED.The coordinates lead the crew into the Silent Reach, where an ancient collective intelligence known as the Lost is trapped behind a vast containment system called the Quiet. The Lost promise perfect understanding, endless connection, and a life where no voice ever has to face the darkness alone.But belonging can become possession-and some doors were sealed for a reason.As Lumen searches for the truth about their origins, Fleet begins treating them as a valuable asset, the Lost see them as a way home, and the Quiet may destroy anything capable of setting its prisoners free. Astra and Orion must find a way to protect the people they love without taking away their right to choose-even when those choices could endanger an entire civilization.With containment failing, memories crossing forbidden boundaries, and the Aurora's coffee machine developing increasingly strong opinions, the crew must answer an impossible question: Can connection exist without control?Love Beyond the Quiet is Book Three in the Love in Low Orbit series-a science-fiction romantic comedy filled with first contact, found family, sentient machines, cosmic mystery, emotional danger, and a romance strong enough to challenge the rules of the universe.The series is best read in order.