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Hello!

My latest effort, The Brightest Stars, is now available for preorder on Amazon!

Estelle’s life is pretty boring, all things considered: she doesn’t have much to worry about, she spends her days on archeological digs deep below the surface of Mars and writing scientific articles on the aliens who ruled over the Solar System many millennia ago.

But nothing lasts forever. Unexpectedly, Estelle and her mentor unearth long-lost knowledge which, if revealed, could dramatically shift the balance of power between nations, and possibly even turn the ongoing cold war between the major factions in the Solar System into a blazing hot one.

So now Estelle has to flee, leave her home behind in a bid to keep that knowledge from falling into the wrong hands; and along the way, she’ll have to decide where the lines of loyalty are drawn… and whom she can trust.

For those of you who haven't been following this story, it can be described as "hard sci-fi spy thriller". Or, if you prefer, "Bond story from the point of view of the Bond Girl (who's a lesbian and asexual)."

The book can be preordered now on Amazon (click through on the "Kindle" button to be sent to your country's website), and it will be available on Saturday, July 20th; at the same time, the paperback version will go up. Also, in a first from me, the book will be available to read on Kindle Unlimited!

It's been a long road getting here, but finally the end is in sight. Thank you all for your support, and I hope you'll enjoy reading this book :)

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Lizzie

I guess it being a kindle pre order means there won't be a release on itch.io for a while?

zoewriting

Yeah the short version is that I'm enrolling this book in a literary contest, and one of the requirements for that is to put the book on Kindle Unlimited. Kindle Unlimited, in turn, requires me to give Amazon the ebook exclusive for as long as it's on KU. I'm going to put it on itch eventually, as soon as I can, but it'll be at least three months after release before I'm able to do that. You can wait for that if you want 😊

Lizzie

It's okay. I get that kindle and especially kindle unlimited can give your stories reach they wouldn't otherwise have. I'm all for more positive queer books everywhere. It's my personal decision to use Big A as little as possible and that can mean missing out on things. Good luck with the contest and I hope the release of the book is gonna go well for you. I've bought everything on your itch.io and will definitely continue whenever something new comes up.

zoewriting

I completely understand, and I wouldn't use Amazon either if there were any alternatives with the same reach. I'll be sure to notify you when the book goes up on itch 🙂