The Road to the Stars

<p><strong>She was a sensie star with a dream. Now she's building a starship-and founding a nation in the process.</strong></p><p>Kendra Cassidy used to make people believe in fantasy. Now she's determined to build a future worth believing in. When the Pegasus Project-the last best hope for warp travel-collapses under political pressure and bureaucratic sabotage Kendra sees an opportunity others missed: not to revive it but to rebuild it from the ground up.</p><p>The Pegasus Project was supposed to launch humanity to the stars. Instead it's become a corporate money pit mired in politics and failure. But when Kendra steps in to salvage it she brings more than stubborn optimism. She brings allies vision and a relentless refusal to quit.</p><p>With her wife Aiyana and a handpicked team of misfits and miracle workers Kendra takes the helm of the warp program breathing new life into the ship now named <em>Enterprise</em>. But their success paints a target on their backs. The Solarian Union-the largest power in the system-sees their independence as a threat. Sabotage subterfuge and sudden violence follow.</p><p>The dream of peaceful exploration quickly turns into a fight for survival and every diplomatic overture comes with a dagger in the dark. As enemies close in and secrets unravel Kendra must decide how far she's willing to go to protect the people-and the ideals-she's built everything around.</p><p>One ship. One chance. One spark to light the stars.</p><p><strong>Blending visionary science fiction space politics found family and a dash of swashbuckling rebellion </strong><em><strong>The Road to the Stars</strong></em><strong> charts the birth of a future worth fighting for.</strong></p>