{"title":"Badari Gladiators Series","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"kyden","title":"Kyden","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKyden is the top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems but he’s hardly there by choice. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. He has no idea where his home is or how many years have passed since he was condemned to a life of endless combat. Kill or be killed is the rule and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElara Vasclavian is the daughter of a senator, as far removed from the life of a gladiator as a noblewoman can be until through the machinations of a political enemy, she ends up in terrible jeopardy. Abducted and given to a group of drunken  gladiators for their amusement the night before the games, Elara vows to put up a fight but there’s no real hope of saving herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil Kyden steps in, responding to the goddess’s commandment to protect those who are smaller and weaker. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd discovers she’s his fated mate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRescued, Elara returns to her life of privilege but she can’t forget the man who saved her life. The gulf between their places in the Five Systems is unbridgeable, no matter how much Kyden longs for even a glimpse of her in the arena audience. No matter how much she feels the pull to be by his side. As matters stand, they cannot be together…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr can they?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKYDEN is the first book in a new series, spun off from my ongoing Badari Warriors series. Kyden is a Generation Five Badari whereas the main characters in the long running series are from a later time and are Generation Eight. This new series stands alone and you don’t have to have read any of the other books to enjoy this one. I couldn’t resist the temptation to tell a few other Badari stories, set in the galaxy’s Hinterlands, and who can resist gladiators?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776494661718,"sku":"KYDEN","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/KYDEN_685a3cba-c01d-46fe-8e6a-fa1f4624b648.jpg?v=1779492640"},{"product_id":"rennyr","title":"Rennyr","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRennyr was a genetically engineered senior soldier in his Badari Warrior pack until one day he woke up on a strange planet naked, disoriented and about to be sold into the gladiator arena for the rest of his life. Unscrupulous guards faked his death in the lab where he was created and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. Kill or be killed is the rule in his new life and a Badari never gives up. He’ll fight to stay alive until the Badari goddess sees fit to decree his death and release him from the wretched existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJaine Mitchel of the Sectors was on her way to an exciting research internship until pirates seized the spaceship on which she was a passenger and took her to feature in a gladiator ‘death match’ in the galactic hinterlands. She has no hope of surviving in the arena until a man she only glimpsed in passing breaks out of his cell and saves her life, declaring her to be his fated mate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiven to Rennyr as his reward for winning the death match, Jaine must share a cell and a bed with the handsome, not human, gladiator and together they have to find a way to survive in this merciless world of violence and death. Their mutual attraction is off the charts. Falling in love is the easy part, finding a way to escape or even to remain together is the challenge. At any time their mutual owner could decide thumbs up or thumbs down on one or both of them, or sell them separately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir only hope is a mysterious gladiator master from offworld who may be coming to buy Rennyr. Will he take Jaine as well? Could Rennyr win freedom for them both if he does well enough in the arena?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBadari Warriors claim their mates for life and Rennyr has no intention of losing Jaine…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776496857174,"sku":"RENNYR","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/RENNYR.jpg?v=1779492761"},{"product_id":"talinn","title":"Talinn","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalinn was a genetically engineered senior soldier in his Badari Warrior pack until unscrupulous laboratory guards faked his death and sold him into slavery in the galaxy’s hinterlands. Purchased by a nomadic warlord and forced to fight in games for the amusement of the crowds, Talinn has endured through sheer strength of will. He sees no possibility of escape but a Badari never gives up until the goddess calls him to the afterlife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBailey Kingsmere was a talented and ambitious entertainer on an interstellar cruise liner when her ship was destroyed in an accident. She escaped in a defective cryonic lifepod, which eventually drifted out of the Sectors entirely and crashed on a primitive planet. Superstitious locals decide to place her in the arena as a prize for a lucky gladiator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalinn needs only one look to know Bailey is his fated mate. He’ll do whatever it takes to rescue her from the other fighters and claim her as his prize but how can he ensure her safety thereafter? Since he’s not human and has alien reptilian predator DNA which gives him extra capabilities, will Bailey accept him as a mate? And can they ever escape their desperate situation and find a way to freedom?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTALINN is the third book in the Badari Gladiators Series and can be read as a standalone. A steamy romance with fated mates this story was initially published in the Claimed Among the Stars Anthology (no longer available), but has been expanded here with an additional 15,000 words and includes a BONUS epilog.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776497283158,"sku":"TALINN","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/TALINN.jpg?v=1779492892"},{"product_id":"benet","title":"Benet","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBenet Arencollo was a top ranked gladiator in the Five Systems, second in command at the House of Badari and acclaimed celebrity. He had the world at his fingertips…until he was kidnapped and taken to the Outlier Empire to compete in the sinister Empress’s Games. The shady noble who ordered him taken believes he’s an actual genetically engineered Badari Warrior. As Benet participates in training for the deadly events to come, he looks for ways to escape but Outlier is like a black hole – no way out. The only redeeming aspects of his captivity are working with a mysterious Badari who serves the Empress and finding the one woman who could capture his heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarushka Nichevsky is a child of privilege and the daughter of the man who kidnapped Benet. She wants to be a veterinarian but she’s engaged to a man she barely knows and thoroughly despises and will be his trophy wife. Benet is everything she ever dreamed of in a romantic partner but their love is doomed given her position in Outlier society and Benet’s place as a prisoner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan Benet keep up the pretense of being a true Badari? Will his friends at home be able to locate and rescue him? And will he and Marushka find a way to be together?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor’s Note: This is the fourth book in the Badari Gladiators series and can be read as a standalone (mild spoilers for earlier books). There are two instances of domestic violence off the page, not involving Benet, although the aftermath is shown and he is present for that. A couple other incidents of violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44776497414230,"sku":"BENET","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/BENET.jpg?v=1779492972"},{"product_id":"the-badari-gladiators-bundle","title":"The Badari Gladiators Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet all the ebooks from the Badari Gladiators series in a discounted bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBundle includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenet\u003cbr\u003eTalinn\u003cbr\u003eRennyr\u003cbr\u003eKyden\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45569193082966,"sku":"BADARIbundle","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/Badari_Gladiators.jpg?v=1786996936"},{"product_id":"the-veronica-scott-sci-fi-bundle","title":"The Veronica Scott Sci-Fi Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet all the ebooks from the Badari Gladiators and the Alien Empath series in a discounted bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBundle includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenet\u003cbr\u003eTalinn\u003cbr\u003eRennyr\u003cbr\u003eKyden\u003cbr\u003eDanger in the Stars\u003cbr\u003eTwo Against the Stars\u003cbr\u003eThe Fated Stars\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45569205502038,"sku":"VERONICAscifiBUNDLE","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/Veronica_Sci_Fi.jpg?v=1786996936"},{"product_id":"the-mega-sci-fi-bundle","title":"The Mega Sci-Fi Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet all the ebooks from the Badari Gladiators and the Alien Empath series in a discounted bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBundle includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime Traitors\u003cbr\u003eTime Traitors: Agent Nakamura\u003cbr\u003eJacen\u003cbr\u003eZandro\u003cbr\u003eBenet\u003cbr\u003eTalinn\u003cbr\u003eRennyr\u003cbr\u003eKyden\u003cbr\u003eDanger in the Stars\u003cbr\u003eTwo Against the Stars\u003cbr\u003eThe Fated Stars\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penhope Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45569212809302,"sku":"MEGAbundle","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/8218\/8630\/files\/Mega.jpg?v=1786996936"}],"url":"https:\/\/penhope-press.myshopify.com\/collections\/badari-gladiators-series.oembed","provider":"Penhope Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}