Shining Star, by Barry Pittman

Published August2023 | Pages 449 | Paperback

A decade after a worldwide conflict in which billions perished and nations were destroyed, the fragile peace between many factions battling over resources and long-standing territorial and religious disputes is held together with the aid of peacekeepers, in part, from Australia.

Kit Walker, who recently returned to Australia from his latest peacekeeping mission, is suffering from the loss of one of his team members. This tragedy lays bare the trauma of earlier deployments. It also stokes the memory of the love of his life, who had mysteriously disappeared during the global crisis.

In an atmosphere rife with crime, terrorism, and ultimately armed conflict, Kit is confronted by revelations that turn his own life upside down. These discoveries challenge his understanding of family and rekindle a desire for love that had been long dormant. Can he emerge from this turmoil with his soul, and his beliefs, intact?

A story of love lost and found, with a family being reunited with a backdrop of terrorism and invasion.

Triggers include violence, terrorism, sexual references, and intimate scenes.