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The Calloway Deception: A Romantic Sci-Fi Novel of First Contact, War, and Betrayal
Paperback
Publisher: Jason Thomson
Published: Apr 17 2026
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Calloway Deception is a gripping first contact romance and political intrigue space opera about a war built on lies, and the two enemies who may be the only ones who can stop it.
When intelligence officer Mara Voss survives a mission gone wrong, she expects imprisonment or execution. Instead, she wakes aboard an enemy vessel under the watch of Kael'Veth, the Vaelhari commander who should hate everything she represents. Their civilizations have spent years tearing each other apart, and Mara has every reason to believe he is just another face of the war.
But something far more dangerous is moving in the dark between their worlds.
As buried evidence begins to surface, Mara and Kael discover that the conflict consuming both sides may have been engineered from the start. To expose the truth, they must cross battle lines, outmaneuver military command, and risk trusting the one person they were trained to fear. What begins as a desperate alliance becomes something deeper, more dangerous, and impossible to ignore.
Set against the backdrop of interstellar conflict, hidden agendas, and an enemy neither side fully understands, The Calloway Deception blends the emotional pull of a human alien romance with the high-stakes momentum of interstellar war romance. It is an enemies to lovers sci fi novel with heart, suspense, and the kind of fragile hope that can change the fate of worlds.
Perfect for readers who love space opera romance, military sci fi romance, alien alliance romance, and stories where first contact, betrayal, and forbidden connection collide.
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