{"product_id":"9780997073119","title":"The Fire Within","description":"\"a breath of fresh air ... hold on for a wild ride ... propelled at mach 9 ... [engages] your whole mind ... Bravo!\" - ***** Goodreads review\u003cp\u003e\"very colorful ... heavy suspense and action ... This is a book I will go back and read again.\" - **** Goodreads review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelepathic warrior fems kicking alien Dragonlord butt, steamy lesbian romance, a bionic commando with PTSD and a shadowy past, and a futuristic take on crime and punishment - not just speculation but a serious prediction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2099, the United Nations include Texas, The States, Luna, Mars, and Ceres. The Deep Space Corps went to the stars and returned with friends - the walking celery Spruigh and levitating knotted-snake Bokka. Nanotech medicine pushes life expectancy to 120 years. Babel, the new Internet, hosts virtual reality via brain modem. A career in the DSC is Kell Stark's dream, but the Corps hides alien threats - until she catches Skirrl dragon-lords circling the System like vultures. That and her meta-human abilities put her in the crosshairs of the telepathic Skirrl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing in Kell's life has been simple, certainly not her cousin Jimmy's trial for assaulting her at sixteen. She's angry, isolated, volatile, and not always herself. Sex is a handy distraction, but it's not enough. The Commandant of the Corps leaves her to fend for herself, and the warrior Spider hired to guard her has PTSD and a shadowy past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe challenges she faces are daunting, but she has a fire in her belly; she will not yield. This is the story of a young woman fighting to save the human race, her life, and her sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarning: adult language and sexual content.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bobby R Treat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50057199419632,"sku":"9780997073119","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997073119_p0.jpg?v=1784739463","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997073119","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}