Lyn Forester · Sci-Fi Romance

Poison World

Two series. One dangerous world. Secrets powerful enough to change everything.

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A futuristic city beneath a blue night sky with a distant ringed planet

Welcome to the universe

A world divided by power.

On a poisonous planet, where the level you live on determines your place in society, humans and the alien halion coexist in a world divided by power, privilege, and secrets.

In the depths of the city, an investigator working a case for an underworld boss finds herself navigating a dangerous path between society’s lowest levels and its highest heights.

Meanwhile, the heir to the First House is confined to an exclusive academy alongside the children of society’s elite. Here, obedience is expected, failure to conform can mean complete mind reprogramming, and falling in love is forbidden.

Two series. One dangerous world. And secrets powerful enough to change everything.

Two stories within one universe

Choose your path.

Adult sci-fi mystery romance · Slow burn

Poison World

Explore Reagen’s investigations and the secrets of a city built in layers.

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Book 01 · Poison World

Beneath a Holo-Sky

On a poisonous planet where humans live side-by-side with an alien race known as the halion, one investigator just wants to live a peaceful life.

Reagen Thorpe enjoys her solo life as an Investigators, Inc. employee, with the freedom to choose her cases and how she wants to run them. But when a dangerous drug known as Ash floods the city levels, Black Corporation calls on her to clean up the mess. With the mob as her sponsor in Roen, she has no way to refuse.

Now, saddled with an unwanted partner, she risks her life to hunt down the drug smugglers before more bodies pile up.

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Book 02 · Poison World

Ash in the Blood

Ash floods the streets in the towering city of Roen. Blue Hall wants the deaths to stop. Black Corporation wants to maintain their contracts with the government and stop losing profit from the illegal distribution.

Investigator Reagen Thorpe has been saddled with Drake Esten of the mob. Together, they’ve been given the dubious task of cleaning up the mess. Since their only lead has blown up, they’ll have to work even harder to track down the clues that will lead them to the distributor.

But with the possibility of Reagen’s past catching up to her, will she stay in Roen? She already burned one bridge. Can she afford to make an enemy of Roen’s mob, too?

Reagen never wanted a partner, but as they venture further into the case, she will learn that sometimes being alone can be far more dangerous.

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Companion novella · Poison World

When the Sky Turns On

Without a valid identity, and nowhere to run, Henly finds himself trapped on Level 4, facing down an impossible task. Can he use street smarts to find a way out? Or has he reached the end of his luck?

Living on the streets is hard, and refusing to join one of the local gangs makes it nearly impossible. But for the last few years, Henly’s used street smarts and fast feet to stay ahead of the game. Just when he thinks he’s finally found a way out, though, he loses contact with Reagen Thorpe, who promised him a datband and a new life for the sale of information.

Left high and dry, Henly finds himself cornered, with no way to go up, and every likelihood of failure. Faced with an impossible task, Henly needs a new way out, and he needs it fast. But where can a kid who doesn’t exist find help?

On a toxic planet, where cities are built one on top of the next, there’s nowhere to hide.

New adult sci-fi academy · Reverse harem · Slow burn

Poisoned Houses

Follow Caitlyn Lonette’s journey through the elite houses in numbered series order.

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Book 01 · Poisoned Houses

House of Glass

I was supposed to be perfect. Then I started breaking the rules.

My name is Caitlyn Lonette, and I just got burned.

One reckless night of illegal racing landed me in the one place worse than home. My father, First Councilor Lonette, shipped me off to the Academy for Planetary Alliance, a polished prison designed to turn rebels into future leaders. Or erase them trying.

I planned to fake it, blend in, and keep my head down. But then I saw them my old rivals again. Vice, Rush, and Blaze. We used to race together, never knowing we were all councilor heirs. Now, we have to pretend to behave while the academy watches everything we do.

We form a pact to survive this place without losing who we are. But the more time we spend together, the harder it gets to pretend. There’s a heat in the air every time they touch me. A current under my skin that feels more dangerous than any race ever did. One I’m not sure I want to escape.

I was raised in a world where love is weakness and touch is forbidden. I should be afraid of how much I want them. But something in me is waking up, something that doesn’t care about rules or legacy.

The academy wants to break me into a perfect leader. They’re not ready for what happens if I break first.

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Book 02 · Poisoned Houses

House of Artifice

My name is Caitlyn Lonette, and the political world I was born into refuses to let me escape.

Shipped off to finishing school for the world’s elite, I finally found a balance and the beginnings of love with Declan, Connor, and Felix, fellow children of the council leaders of Leton.

But like all things, my life is not my own, and when political strife rocks the city of Leton, we’re called home to stand as proxy for our parents.
Ripped away from the safety of my friends, I’m once more cast into the cold embrace of my family, where my father decides it’s time I choose my future secretary, a person designed to fulfill all of my needs, both professional and private.

Nikola is a childhood friend, but the years apart have changed both of us. He looks at me with the expectations of our families. When I lose contact with my friends, I’m left with only Nikola to rely on. Already unsure in love, how do I stay true to myself when every day shows where I lack?

I hated the domed finishing school that was my prison, but now I long to be back there with the men who hold my trust and heart before my family twists my mind against me.

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Book 03 · Poisoned Houses

House of Silence

My life is a tug-of-war between family obligations and freedom, and I no longer know where I belong.

Inside my family’s house, I’m demi-Councilor Lonette, heir to the First Councilor position of Leton city. All powerful, with few who can claim to be my equal. And all it will cost me is my dreams.

At the Academia for Planetary Alliance, a finishing school for the elite, I’m Sparks, former disc-bike racer and thrill seeker. My former racing competitors are now my allies, but our relationship hinges on secrets and silence.

The safeguards I built around my emotions are cracking, the silence becoming too much. The war for who I’ll be is breaking me apart. Can those I long to be with accept the real me?

Do I even know who the real me is?

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Book 04 · Poisoned Houses

House of Strife

Raised to stand as a leader of Leton, I never felt like I belonged. Too small, too emotional, and too separated from peers. I planned to escape, to forge a future of my choosing outside of my family’s expectations and restrictions.

But the time for childish dreams is over.

I’m tired of being silent, of letting events unfold around me. It’s time to step up, to take my future into my own hands. Because someone is threatening those closest to me, and death has already struck too close to home.

As the High Houses come under attack, we must stay one step ahead of our enemy to stay alive. But what can we do when the government we help uphold turns on us?

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Book 05 · Poisoned Houses

House of Poison

I was raised to obey. Now I'm breaking every rule to protect the ones I love.

I was born to be a perfect Councilor’s daughter. Polished. Obedient. Unfeeling. That was the future waiting for me in Leton. But the Academy for Planetary Alliance changed everything. There, I found something I never expected. Real friendship. Real love. A team that didn’t care about my name or my duty.

Declan, the spare heir who once led us all and shared my secret dreams of escape. Connor, the calm voice of reason. Felix, his unpredictable twin who hides his heart behind sharp wit. And Nikola, my calculating childhood friend who I’ve finally stopped resisting. Together, they made me believe I could be more than my father’s perfect robot.

When Declan vanished, I stepped into his place and fought to bring him home. But now that he’s back, everything is different. He expects to lead again, but the others look to me now. And for the first time, I no longer dream of running away.

I worked so hard to hold us together, but power is shifting. And with new threats rising across the city, we don’t have room for old wounds or bruised pride. I have to choose between the future I was built for and the life I’m building now. Love was never part of the plan, but it might be the only thing worth fighting for.

Collected edition

Poisoned Houses omnibus

Books 1–3 collected in one edition.

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Books 1–3 omnibus · Poisoned Houses

Poisoned Houses Omnibus: Books 1-3

Together for the first time, see how Caitlyn met her guys and they became a team!

House of Glass
Caught participating in illegal disc-bike racing, Caitlyn is sent to the Academia for Planetary Alliance, a finishing school for the elite. There, her father plans to turn her into the future First Councilor of Leton, willingly or not. But when she reunited with her former racing competitors, Declan, Felix, and Connor, a new path opens, one of friendship, trust, and possibly love.

House of Artifice
Just when Caitlyn is settling into the restrictive life of the Academia for Planetary Alliance, political strife rocks the city of Leton. Ripped apart and sent back to their families, Caitlyn is left to stand in for her father while he is called away. There, she’s reunited with her childhood friend Nikola, and her commitment to Declan, Felix, and Connor are put to the test.

House of Silence
Caitlyn returns to the Academia for Planetary Alliance, but nothing is the same. The careful walls Caitlyn has built around her emotions are cracking apart, her dreams pulling farther out of her grasp. Can she find a new balance, and new dreams, with her team? Or will she lose herself completely?

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