QUEER SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY ROMANCE

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Character-driven stories about survival, belonging, and finding your people.

THE BOOKS

Science Fiction

A science-fiction romance series

The Worlds That Answer

The series begins with Where We Take Root.

Standalone Science Fiction

Complete stories set among unfamiliar worlds.

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FIELD NOTES
FROM EARTH

An alien researcher arrives on Earth determined to observe humanity without becoming part of it. Then he meets Finn—and discovers that some of the most important things in the universe cannot be measured from a distance.

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TAKE ME
WITH YOU

An ancient Waywarden who has outlived his empire and a human who chooses to leave everything behind. A journey across the stars. An impossible request. A promise.

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WHERE STARLIGHT
FINDS YOU

In the aftermath of a devastating war, two strangers from opposite sides of the stars discover that healing doesn't always begin with answers. Sometimes it begins with an act of kindness—and the courage to believe that, after everything, hope can still find you.

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UNTIL SOMEONE
SEES YOU

Chosen to represent humanity during first contact, linguist Isaac expects to translate an alien language—not be understood by the one studying him. As diplomacy unfolds, two outsiders discover that sometimes the greatest connection begins with being truly seen.

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A science-fiction romance trilogy

The Distance We Keep Open

One couple. Three books. A journey from survival to a home freely chosen.

WHAT SAFETY
ALLOWS

Eli Dacre has learned that every offer of safety comes with a price. Then an unlocked door changes everything.

COMING 11 JANUARY 2027

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WHAT HOME
REQUIRES

Eli and Niran investigate the system behind the Threshold Index. When Eli chooses to activate an abandoned gateway, love must make room for equality, risk and the right to choose.

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Fantasy

THE FORTY-FOURTH
MARK

Korath's Fang bears forty-three marks—one for every dragon it has killed. Emrick Valemont has spent his life preparing to carve the forty-fourth.

COMING 6 NOVEMBER 2026

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DRAGONWAKE
BOOK TWO

The next chapter of the Dragonwake story.

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DRAGONWAKE
BOOK THREE

The story continues.

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"Every living thing wished to be understood.
Words were simply one way of asking."

Where We Take Root
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"Something in Leth's chest did that strange flutter again.
He made a mental note to run a full diagnostic on his human form's cardiovascular system.

Field Notes from Earth

About the Author

Hi, I'm Ben. I write stories about ordinary people finding hope in extraordinary places.

Science fiction has always felt most meaningful to me when the future becomes a way of exploring kindness, belonging, and the people we choose to call home.

Living in London with my partner, if I'm not buried in a book, I can usually be found in the garden.

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