- 2022 Expanded Edition - By reader request, Hope is a full-length epilogue novel to show what comes after the Rise of the Iliri series ends. The war is over. The dead have been laid to rest. Peace is on the horizon, and Anglia is a country that needs to be put back together. After a failed coup, a new king who's spent more time away from the country than on his throne, and two new kingdoms sharing the same space, it's starting to feel like combat was easier to handle. But Dominik Jens has an idea. What this country needs is a celebration to unite the three species. He has one in mind, but he's not quite sure it's going to fly. The nobles hate the idea, the iliri love it, and the grauori haven't responded. They're too worried about the Orassae's grandchildren, who are due to be born at any time. Peace isn't made from drawing lines in the sand. It's all about erasing them. That's how Hope is built, and it's the only way for Anglia to move forward together. Luckily, they have plenty to spare. This 140,000 word story is in addition to the complete and finished series (Books 1 - 10). It was written for the readers who wanted to re-visit the characters they have grown to love as they settle in after the war. Like all the books in the Rise of the Iliri series, this is a complete epic science-fantasy novel, without a cliffhanger. The female lead has multiple consensual romantic relationships as well as fulfilling friendships that matter to the storyline. Because the illiri have insatiable and exotic sexual instincts, the smoking hot sex may make it unsuitable for humans under 18.