Of Starlit Balls and Starship Captains

By K.L. Noone

Space opera, Regency romance, and an invitation to an Imperial ballroom among the stars ...

Captain Catherine Everington loves her starship, her crew, and their mission of interplanetary exploration. New worlds beckon, and Kit's always wanted to discover them. But a summons from her mother brings a reminder of Kit's family obligations, including the title and place she'd once given up among glittering Regency society, on the capitol planet.

The Regency is ending, and the new Emperor will take the Galactic Throne, which means he'll need to choose an Empress. But Arthur has never been a conventional heir, and he's fascinated by discoveries and languages and new frontiers. And an unconventional starship Captain with a love of the unknown might be exactly who he needs ...

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: May 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9781646563944

K.L. Noone

K.L. Noone loves fantasy, romance, cats, far too sweet coffee, and happy endings! She is also the author of Port in a Storm and its upcoming sequel, available from Less Than Three Press, and numerous short romances with Ellora’s Cave and Circlet Press; her fantasy fiction has appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress anthologies. With her Professor Hat on, she teaches college students about Shakespeare and superhero comics, and has published academic articles and essays on Neil Gaiman’s adaptations of Beowulf, Welsh mythology in modern fantasy, and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.

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Reviews for Of Starlit Balls and Starship Captains

[Stephanie · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Such a fun Regency-space opera short story! The heroine and hero only meet in the second half of this (quite short) short story, so the romance doesn't get much development, and yet, the writing is so sparkly and it's all so much fun that I didn't care - I just enjoyed being taken along for the (spaceships-and-ballgowns-inclusive) ride!