What they find in a lost corner of the universe will change all their lives-and unearth dangerous secrets. Now their entire kingdom is after them-and the coordinates-and not everyone wants them captured alive. When everything goes wrong, she and the Ironblood end up as fugitives on the run.

He has his own reasons for taking the coordinates, and he doesn't care what he'll sacrifice to keep them. When not geeking out at comic-cons, she lives in South Carolina with her cat named Pepper. She is the author of Heart of Iron and its sequel, Soul of Stars, as well as the Once Upon a Con series. When not lost in a book, she’s lost in real life, searching for her next great adventure. But at the last moment, a spoiled Ironblood boy beats Ana to her prize. Ashley Poston loves dread pirates, moving castles, and starry night skies. Ashley Poston loves dread pirates, moving castles, and starry night skies. Ana's desperate effort to save D09 leads her on a quest to steal the coordinates to a lost ship that could offer all the answers. But D09-one of the last remaining illegal Metals-has been glitching, and Ana will stop at nothing to find a way to fix him. Found as a child drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family. Seventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows, Cinder, and the cult classic television show Firefly. Summary: An action-packed tale full of romance, royalty, and adventure, inspired by the story of Anastasia.

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston