A Bright Celestial Sea

Pryor Oro came to the Olympus to find a missing Imperial, not fall for one.

On the space station Olympus, a disappearance and a theft have captured the attention of the Intergalactic Police Force. Assigned to the case, Pryor heads to the World Ship in order to search for a missing prince. While there, he’s forced to work with the Emperor, Wystan Aurelius, who seems to never let Pryor out of his sight. Confused over why a man he’s never met is acting so possessive, Pryor’s urgency to solve the case and get away from Olympus and its ruler intensifies, even as the unruly Emperor starts to grow on him.

Wystan Aurelius finds life on a World Ship dull, until Detective Pryor steps onto his ship, and into his territory.

More concerned with discovering who has stolen missing medical technology, Wystan couldn’t care less about a vanished prince from another planet. At least, not until he sees how invested in the case Pryor is, and realizes how upset he gets when he doesn’t have the Detective’s full attention turned his way, and his way only. Wystan finds himself at a crossroads. Force Pryor to accept him by telling the truth? Or win him over the old-fashioned way?

Wystan’s secrets could unravel everything, but he isn’t the only one hiding things. Pryor’s privy to some classified information could end up turning the entire galaxy for a loop. Together, the two must navigate through their emotions and the seedy underside of Olympus to solve the case before it’s too late, and life, as they both know it, is altered forever.

This book is a stand-alone featuring one flirty, slightly domineering Emperor and a surly detective trying to keep himself together. It is a slow burn with depictions of violence (though mild) and explicit sexual content not suitable for younger listeners. Trigger Warning: mention of possible self-harm not shown on page or done, and mention of a toxic homelife. HEA guarantee! Originally available on Kindle Vella.