Shore Leave

When escalating attacks threaten Earth, Winnie Bravo challenges the scoundrel responsible - her boss.She escaped her mundane life and chased a rogue probe through space. Now Winnie returns to Earth with all its complications. She finally knows her enemy, but will he derail her victory?The brash pilot tackles her boss alone because that's what heroes do. Then he stops her dead in her tracks, dangling the prestige she's always craved. If she accepts, she'll be trapped, but refusal is sure to provoke a deadly response.Winnie's friends haven't forgotten her. She discovers strength with them at her side, and finds new comrades, even if they do think she's an alien from outer space. Using family secrets from her steadfast partner, Bertie, the pilots cobble together a plan. Maybe she doesn't need to be alone after all.Winnie's final clash at the company's lunar base will decide who rules the Moon and who survives.Shore Leave is the final book in Winnie Bravo, Space Pilot's near-future science fiction trilogy. For the conclusion to Winnie's rollicking exploits, follow her to Earth. Kate Rauner, Hanover, New Mexico, USAA science fiction writer, poet, firefighter, and engineer on the way to becoming an eccentric old woman.I write science fiction novels and science-inspired poetry, and serve as a volunteer firefighter. I'm also a retired environmental engineer and Cold War Warrior (honestly, that's what Congress called us) because I worked in America's nuclear weapons complex. Now living on the edge of the southwest's Gila National Forest with my husband, cats, llamas, and dog, I'm well on my way to achieving my life-goal of becoming an eccentric old woman.Find more and contact me at https://kateraunerauthor.wordpress.com/