Unable to bring himself to fight his fellow humans, the Empress returns Reza, now a man grown and a priest of the Desh-Ka, to the Confederation. There, his heart broken from having to part from the one he loves, he again finds himself a stranger in a strange land, accused of being a traitor.

While many see him as a manifestation of evil, others believe he could be the key to ending the war. Making new friends and reuniting with Nicole Carré, Reza pursues his boyhood dream of becoming a Confederation Marine.

When Reza and his fellow Marines find themselves on a far-flung world acting as the unwilling enforcers of corrupt politicians, no one could have known it would be the resting place of the long-lost Kreelan First Empress. After a massive fleet from the Kreelan galactic empire arrives to bring the spirit of their ancient sovereign home, Reza faces off with his true love in a heartbreaking duel that only one of them can survive.

If you enjoy epic tales of of forbidden romance, alien invasion, space opera, and fantasy blended with science as magic and loaded with action and adventure, you’ll love Confederation, the fifth book of the In Her Name saga.