The Noble Petty, Part 1 (Alutia Rising Series, Book 2)

How can one accept and move beyond the utter despair of losing the only reality they've ever known? This is the question Trent Marcello must now consider after surviving the Battle of Earth, where he lost his past, his home and everything he once knew. But he no longer has to answer this question alone. His eternal love, the Grand Duchess Sasha Alutia, and her ladies, Tiana, Regalia, and Vickie, are now by his side, fighting to help him move on, to understand the new reality governing the strange world where he finds himself. Though even with their help, the answers are not as simple as they may seem. Trent will be forced to confront 75,000 years of horrifying NHA traditions and laws, all while navigating a cutthroat political arena overrun by a ruling nobility who has access to technology that can harness the power of the stars themselves. Except, even before he tackles these latest trials, he must embark on the biggest challenge of his life... his pending marriage of elevation to Sasha...and its dire implications. Join Trent and Sasha as they seize the reins of governorship over the Alutia Duchy, explore the majesty of their new home on the paradise planet, Alutia'Earth...all while learning of each other, in both heart and mind. Follow as they confront the ruling traditionalist nobility of NHA Galaxy 189, led by the hated Duke of Hulk'Zif, who having escaped the Battle of Earth, still threatens Alutia's existence, and Trent and Sasha's new life together. But an even greater menace is waiting over the horizon...an unexpected guest's arrival threatening not only the fate of Alutia...but the future of the galaxy itself.