Ever The Hero SIGNED Paperback

Superheroes are big business. Imagine not being able to afford them.

Kit Baldwin is just trying to get by.

Rent is due. Food would be nice. A girlfriend, maybe. When she stumbles upon a crashed alien spaceship’s power source, she gets more than she ever bargained for.

The alien artifact draws the attention of Valene, Kit’s crush, and the most powerful woman alive. Cosmic radiation from the ship gave some superhuman powers, but the Empowered sell them for a fee. Bankrupt, the city can’t afford any disasters.

Though Valene represents the company holding Kit’s city hostage, Kit can’t help but fall in love with her. It helps Valene lobbies for change, but disaster looms: her superhuman gifts are debilitating. Her deteriorating condition forces her to leave, depriving the city its champion and Kit newfound happiness.

In love and running out of time, Kit unleashes the artifact’s full power, transforming herself forever, as well as the battle over what is owed, and to whom.

"Harn's entertaining debut uses superpowers as a metaphor to delve into class politics in an alternate America." - Publisher's Weekly

"Gorgeous literary writing, sweeping themes about how capitalist gain has replaced empathy in American society, and Darby's usual amazing dialogue." - Sunyi Dean, Author of The Book Eaters

"If you want a gritty approach to superheroes with a literary twist that still levels buildings, has aliens, and government conspiracies, don't sleep on this." Wayne Santos, author of The Chimera Code

"★★★★★ - Ever The Hero is highly recommended for fans of LGBTQ+ fiction, superhero genre readers and sci-fi fans alike." - Readers' Favorite

"Ever the Hero gives you complex social class commentary that grapples with the nasty visuals of some superhero stories, and even some ideas about the real-world implications of superpowers that feel like the next logical step after Watchmen." - Umney's Alley

"I adored this unique, literary, deeply human take on superhero-type story. Lyrical, evocative prose! Raw, emotional dialogue! It's delicate and personal, but also has epic action and huge concepts." - Essa Hansen, author of Nophek Gloss