Darken Episode One

When a sentient weapon arrives at the Academy and forms a bond with a no-hoper cadet, the Coalition is plunged into chaos.
Jessica never wanted to join the Academy. A wayward teenager, she was forced to by a corrections judge after a petty-theft-gone-wrong. She plans to cruise her way to failure and dismissal. But plans change.
When one night the lights go dark – across the whole planet – Jessica is thrust into a wild adventure. She alone reaches – and defeats – an ancient, powerful weapon. It bonds with her, giving her extraordinary powers.
But with great power comes greater enemies. Horatio Spencer quit the Coalition years ago after a botched intelligence mission. Now he works for the private sector contracting as a spy. When the powerful and influential Narex Group hires him to assess their competition, he runs into Jessica. His brief is simple – find the alien’s secrets and relay them to head office.
His mission will not go according to plan. He’s soon sucked into helping Jessica control potentially the greatest weapon the galaxy has ever seen. If she can’t learn to control it, it’ll turn against the Coalition, then her friends, and finally, Jessica herself.
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Darken follows a wayward cadet and a spy battling a shady corporation to save the Coalition. If you love your space operas with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Darken Episode One today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series.
Darken is the 26th Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each series can be read separately, so plunge in today.