Ensign Harris McMillan needs a fresh start. And to get away from his ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the captain of the spaceship he's currently assigned to. So he signs up to help start a colony on a planet so far away that the trip takes 700 years even at warp speeds.

Treeha is an Argillan princess and general, a leader in her people's generational conflict against their sworn enemy. Her mother wants her to retire from duty and start a family, but she likes her life as it is.

Then Harris picks Treeha's soulflower, forging a psychic connection between them and altering both of their futures forever.

Swimming in Uncharted Waters is a space opera novella about destined love, trident fights, and the power of friendship.

Jamie Lackey lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and their cat. She has had over 160 short stories published in places like Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Apex Magazine, and Escape Pod. Her debut novel, Left-Hand Gods, is available from Hadley Rille Books, and she's created three successful crowdfunding campaigns to self-publish a novella and two flash fiction collections. She also has a novella and two short story collections available from Air and Nothingness Press. In addition to writing, she spends her time reading, playing tabletop RPGs, baking, and hiking. You can find her online at www.jamielackey.com.