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Accelerated Growth Environment

By Lauren C. Teffeau
Accelerated Growth Environment by Lauren C. Teffeau digital book - Fable

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"A sapphic eco-thriller perfect for fans of Becky Chambers and Martha Wells." —Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning series Between Earth and Sky

Dr. Jorna Benton is proud to be the Principal Scientist for the Climasphere, a massive, sea-going ecological nursery capable of supporting nearly every biome on Earth. On its inaugural mission to restore and re-wild collapsing ecosystems along the Atlantic coast, Jorna manages the Climasphere's habitat and harvest, while her colleague—and inconveniently attractive commander—Ava Kaysar directs the rest of the vessel's critical operations.

When an explosion rocks the Climasphere, Jorna's carefully-managed world is thrown into chaos, threatening both her personal and her professional future. And worse: she's the prime suspect.

To clear her name, save the mission, and preserve her chance at a future with Kaysar, Jorna must finally confront the secret she's been running from all these years: a family and a faith that could destroy her.

"High-tech, high-ecology, and high-tension family and work relationships all combine in a stunning new story from Lauren C. Teffeau. This adventure for humanity's future survival will win your heart and your mind!" —Fran Wilde, award winning author of A Philosophy of Thieves

"This gripping eco-mystery is a page turner with a no-nonsense romantic interest, a lovable robot companion, and an extraordinary solarpunk setting." —Sarena Ulibarri, award-winning author of Another Life

"Anyone who says there is no romance in science has never read Lauren C. Teffeau's stories. And I don't just mean the kissy-face kind of romance, I mean that soul-deep longing for understanding and connection to other people and the world we all inhabit. Let this be the future you imagine and work toward building, dear reader." —Curtis C. Chen, bestselling author of True Blue Kangaroo

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“𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 ✍🏽 Lauren C. Teffeau ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📚 Book #27 of 2026 ⚠️ Trigger Warnings: family betrayal, religious trauma, sabotage and false accusation, explosion and physical danger “Don’t sell yourself short, Doctor. Independent thinking is one of the hardest qualities to cultivate in a world at odds with itself.” Dr. Jorna Benton is the Principal Scientist aboard the Climasphere, a massive sea-going ecological nursery on a mission to restore collapsing ecosystems along the Atlantic coast. She has a plan. She always has a plan. What she did not plan for is her inconveniently attractive commander Ava Kaysar, a tampered AI assistant, a religious past she has spent years outrunning, and being the prime suspect in a sabotage she would never in a million years commit. This book is 158 pages and it earns every single one of them. Lauren C. Teffeau packs in climate sci-fi, slow burn romance, a mystery, a family betrayal, and genuine world-building without any of it feeling rushed or shortchanged. The Climasphere itself is an absolute marvel of a setting and I am still thinking about the food printer. Someone make this real immediately. Jorna is a delightful protagonist, deeply type A, carrying the weight of a mission she believes in completely, and haunted by a faith and a family she left behind. The mystery at the heart of this story is genuinely well constructed and the villain when revealed makes complete and heartbreaking sense. Savvy, Jorna’s AI assistant, is an absolute scene stealer and the fact that it was tampered with but still trying to leave hints broke my heart a little. The romantic tension between Jorna and Ava is so much fun to read, every interrupted moment is both maddening and deeply satisfying, and the payoff is worth it. My one note is that I would have happily spent another hundred pages in this world. That is not a complaint so much as a testament to how fully realized everything feels for such a compact story. This is the debut release from brand new indie press Shiraki Press and if this is the bar they are setting, I will be watching them very closely.”

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