The Verick Protocol Series (Book 6: Topgun: Maelstrom)

The galaxy is already dangerous. Beyond the frontier, the Bleakers are gathering—and Mia Verick is about to enter a battlefield where human tactics alone may not be enough.

When Commander Raynier brings Mia an opportunity to strike deep into Bleaker territory, she faces an impossible choice. The mission could provide vital intelligence about the enemy threatening humanity, while also giving her information that may help expose the corruption surrounding the Protocol. But the price of failure could be catastrophic.

Mia and her flight join Raynier's forces for a mission far beyond the safety of KCAP space. Their objective is a massive Bleaker beacon, a living construct that coordinates enemy forces and produces the weapons and vessels driving the invasion.

To reach it, they must fight through overwhelming numbers of alien drones and survive attacks designed to crush them through sheer attrition.

Mia's hyper-focus allows her to see patterns hidden inside the chaos. The enemy formations become a problem of movement, timing, and precision—but understanding the enemy does not make destroying it any easier.

Then the beacon begins to unleash even more forces.

With missiles running low, fighters damaged, and escape becoming almost impossible, Mia must find a solution no one else can see.

Because this mission is no longer about winning a battle.

It is about surviving the maelstrom.