Book excerpt: Ariel doesn’t belong in this time. She comes from a world of call centers, cats, and lonely nights in front of the TV. Then the world ends. Hundreds of years later, she wakes up to a handsome soldier and a future that doesn’t want her. That’s fine by Ariel; she doesn’t want the future either. But when her hidden powers are discovered, she’ll be taught to fight. And it’ll thrust her into the middle of a malevolent plot to use her new-found abilities to end a 100-year galactic war. Soon, it’s up to Ariel to save the future she never wanted, and it’s up to her hot space marine to show her the future can be worth it as long as you have someone to spend it with. …. Lucky Star follows a cryogenic accident and a heartthrob soldier battling against an ancient Atlantean plot to take over the modern galaxy. If you love your space operas with action, heart, and a splash of romance, grab Lucky Star Episode One today and soar free with an Odette C. Bell series.