Cowboy Bebop meets Frieren and Star Trek: Discovery in this Black space opera about a grieving widow who becomes the captain of her late husband’s spaceship in order to avenge his murder.
This bundle contains the paperback version of both Book 1 and Book 2 of The Lady Widow series, Death Among the Stars and Captured Among the Stars.
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Death Among the Stars
“This is not what I had in mind when we agreed ‘til death do us part’.”
Kyra Johnson is married to an alien.
At least, she was until he was murdered.
Left with only his ship and a gaping hole in her life where her husband used to be, she takes to the stars with his crew as their unwilling captain. But grief isn’t a thing so easily discarded, and she’ll have to confront his memory — and the man who killed him — before she can face a future without him.
And the best thing for heartbreak is revenge.
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Captured Among the Stars
Kyra Johnson has been taken.
She clawed her way out of a soul-crushing depression, stepped fully into her role as captain, and beheaded the man who killed her husband, only to get captured by alien crocodiles.
Trapped on an enemy ship with Pia, they’re in a race against the clock to get back to The Reveler before it sails on to brighter stars — but escaping is easier said than done. When her late husband’s biggest secret comes to light, Kyra will have to decide if she’ll continue to be held captive by the past or become a captain who will disrupt the future.
Assuming she'll live long enough to have one.
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Please note:
1. All sales are final.
2. This bundle comes with all the books currently available in The Lady Widow series.
3. These are signed paperback books that come with a sticker (while supplies last).
4. This bundle will be shipped to the address you provide upon checkout after the release date of the second book. International shipping is available. If you have any issues, please feel free to contact Written in Melanin.
5. These are novellas in an adult space opera series. Everyone is Black unless otherwise stated. There are content warnings for grief, death, and violence.
Release Date: May 26, 2026
Cowboy Bebop meets Frieren and Star Trek: Discovery in this Black space opera about a grieving widow who becomes the captain of her late husband’s spaceship in order to avenge his murder.
This bundle contains the paperback version of both Book 1 and Book 2 of The Lady Widow series, Death Among the Stars and Captured Among the Stars.
-
Death Among the Stars
“This is not what I had in mind when we agreed ‘til death do us part’.”
Kyra Johnson is married to an alien.
At least, she was until he was murdered.
Left with only his ship and a gaping hole in her life where her husband used to be, she takes to the stars with his crew as their unwilling captain. But grief isn’t a thing so easily discarded, and she’ll have to confront his memory — and the man who killed him — before she can face a future without him.
And the best thing for heartbreak is revenge.
-
Captured Among the Stars
Kyra Johnson has been taken.
She clawed her way out of a soul-crushing depression, stepped fully into her role as captain, and beheaded the man who killed her husband, only to get captured by alien crocodiles.
Trapped on an enemy ship with Pia, they’re in a race against the clock to get back to The Reveler before it sails on to brighter stars — but escaping is easier said than done. When her late husband’s biggest secret comes to light, Kyra will have to decide if she’ll continue to be held captive by the past or become a captain who will disrupt the future.
Assuming she'll live long enough to have one.
-
Please note:
1. All sales are final.
2. This bundle comes with all the books currently available in The Lady Widow series.
3. These are signed paperback books that come with a sticker (while supplies last).
4. This bundle will be shipped to the address you provide upon checkout after the release date of the second book. International shipping is available. If you have any issues, please feel free to contact Written in Melanin.
5. These are novellas in an adult space opera series. Everyone is Black unless otherwise stated. There are content warnings for grief, death, and violence.
Release Date: May 26, 2026
