A deadly alien jungle. A mysterious hidden ruin. Can a young woman overcome and save her people from a secret threat? Belle Machado is being pressured to perform. From a poor family and small town, the recently graduated pilot of a planetary survey company is on a three-day evaluation of her qualifications for command-pilot. But the ambitious young woman is shattered when an unusual rock monolith destroys her ship. Facing a dangerous planet and ruin alone, Belle fears for her career and her life. But the strange structure proves operational and reveals a threat to humanity. Can Belle use her resourcefulness to survive and return home with the truth, or is she doomed to become a meal for an alien megapede? Belle’s Ruin is the hair-raising first book in the Belle Machado science fiction thriller series. If you like alien lifeforms, speculative technologies, and underdog conflicts, then you’ll love Joseph McRae Palmer’s captivating story. Buy Belle’s Ruin to discover the unknown today!