Book excerpt: She is different. Powerful. A soldier of centuries. For 450 years, she was enslaved to a master of the Kore sects and forced to fight in endless battles. War, destruction, desolation – all wrought by her. Then she escapes. Seeking revenge on her master, she turns to the only group powerful enough to help her – the Coalition. She joins the Academy. It should be easy. But she rapidly discovers that despite her raw power, she’ll need a heart, and hers is covered in ice. Now isn’t the time for failure, though. A spy infiltrates the Academy and tears the Coalition’s intelligence to shreds. She’s drawn into the hunt. A hunt she will not lose. For she is Axira, the most powerful spacer the galaxy will ever know. …. Axira follows a runaway superweapon and the lieutenant who softens her ice-cold heart as they fight to save the Milky Way from her monstrous master. If you crave space opera with action, heart, and a dash of romance, grab Axira Episode One today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series. Axira is the 3rd Galactic Coalition Academy series. A sprawling, epic, and exciting sci-fi world where cadets become heroes and hearts are always won, each installment can be read separately, so plunge in today.