Thanks to fresh and fast-paced storytelling, E. A. Hendryx sweeps her readers into the orbital world of Suspended in the Stars.

Suspended in the Stars

A girl hiding in the circus and a rogue soldier on the run team up to save the galaxy.
November 2023 · Share a reply or review

A girl in hiding. A boy on the run. The fate of the galaxy between them.

When Talie Zarna is forced to hide rogue soldier, Renner Cartha, her life isn’t the only thing threatened. Living as the famed Soaring Staress on the circus spaceship Midway masks her true identity, but Renner’s very presence threatens to draw unwanted attention.

As a former royal guard, Renner holds secrets of his own. Like evidence of a political assassination. Renner’s flirtatious confidence is at odds with the seriousness of his mission, but when his former guard captain, Jas Uli-Tai, discovers him hiding among the circus performers, Talie risks everything she’s come to cherish—going so far as to leave the safety of the Phenomena circus—to do what is right.

With Jas closing in at every turn, their only option for escape is a cocky smuggler who’s not quite what he seems and an underground resistance group called The Rising that’s fighting for change in the galaxy.

Faced with the weight of her true identity and the cost of embracing it, Talie must decide if she is willing to give up everything for the sake of saving the Galaxy, even if that means giving up the boy she loves.

Book 1 of the Xerus Galaxy Saga series.

Review of Suspended in the Stars

· September 2025

When circus performer Talie finds runaway space soldier Renner on her ship, she learns that he has secrets. But so does she. Soon both of them are engaged in a galactic all-or-nothing mission. Among spaceship chases and planet exploration, Talie and Renner realize they’re falling for each other. But the reality of their secrets is catching up as quickly as the stars shooting past their spaceship windows. Thanks to fresh and fast-paced storytelling, E. A. Hendryx sweeps her readers into the orbital world of Suspended in the Stars. Passengers who board seeking tension and intrigue will likely stay for the action and romance of this starry-eyed space opera.

Best for: Older teens and adult women who love romance and sci-fi.

Discern: Romantic tension and passionate kissing, mild sci-fi violence.

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