Home at the Last Waystation: The Interstellar Claims Bureau Series, #7

At dawn, an entire station becomes collateral—and its administrator appears to have surrendered it.

At the centennial sunrise, all six corridors of Kepler Gate ignite—and every habitat, ship, archive, and resident record is relabeled CROWNLINE COLLATERAL. Station administrator Nkiru Okafor finds a receivership vote beneath her authentic seal. She never called it.

Charter historian Daniel Keene recognizes the emergency framework behind the seizure because he wrote it twenty-two years ago. He tells Nkiru the truth immediately, placing his career and any hope of her trust at risk. But his dangerous old work may also be the key to proving that Kepler Gate never surrendered.

With Crownline locking all six gates, residents divided over who can keep them safe, and the Founding Guarantee of AUTHORITY missing from the record, Nkiru and Daniel must follow a fair trail of legal, physical, and technical clues through gate control, public hearings, restricted asset zones, and the Founders' Archive.

Former professional opponents become equal investigators—and something more—as attraction grows through competence, candor, and carefully chosen trust.

Home at the Last Waystation delivers an optimistic multi-world conspiracy mystery, medium-heat mature romance, and a complete, emotionally satisfying HEA.