P.S. Bartlett

Writer. Artist. Time traveler. Author of Fireflies and Hope From the Ocean.

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Retirement Didn't Slow Me Down. It Set Me Free.

December 2025 was the month that changed everything. Just not in the way I expected. Within a matter of weeks, I underwent a total knee replacement after a fall that had slowly robbed me of the ability to do the things I loved. At almost the same time, the company where I had spent more than twenty years building a career was sold. That company wasn’t simply a place where I collected a…

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The Day I Realized I'd Been Writing the Same Story for Thirteen Years

For the past thirteen years, my website has welcomed visitors with the same simple invitation: “I’m Taking a Fantastic Voyage. Won’t You Join Me?” It’s a tagline I’ve never questioned. It felt right from the moment I wrote it, and over the years, it quietly became part of who I am as an author. Recently, I decided it was time to give my website a fresh new look. At first, I thought I was…

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Celebrating Stories of Authenticity: A Memoir's Emotional Journey

There are some books you edit… and then there are books that stay with you long after you close the document. This memoir was one of those rare projects. Click Book Cover to Order When I first began working on this story, I quickly realized it was much more than a memoir about gender identity or transition. At its core, it was a deeply human story about survival, shame, courage, family, and…

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Book Review!

Check out this great review for Heartland Retribution!

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The Emotional Depth of Hiro-J: A Dialogue with P.S. Barlett

I spoke with A.A. Duhern on her up and coming YouTube channel, The Indie Shelf. If you have time to listen to my BIG AUTHOR MOUTH, by all means, check her out! She’s on the lookout to interview other Indie Authors as well. In this episode of The Indie Shelf, we sit down with P.S. Barlett to explore the emotional depth, scientific intrigue, and romantic tension that make her novel Hiro-J so…

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Fresh Alien Romance: A Summer Page-Turner

4.0 out of 5 stars The Sci-Fi Love Summer Read You’ve Been Looking For! Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2025 When a small-town college student is hired to study an alien confined in a secure lab, routine science turns into something far more thrilling. Now stranded due to national security concerns, our protagonist’s life revolves around studying him. A long-buried connection surfaces…

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Review: Hiro-J Energy by the Reading Bud

Review Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Hiro-J: Energy by P.S. Bartlett is an absolute delightful read. It is a genre-bending fusion of science fiction, psychological drama, light romance, and quiet suspense that had me fully immersed from the first chapter. At its heart, this is not just an alien contact story — it’s an exploration of connection, trust, and the profound complexities of human (and…

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Book Review: Hiro-J: Energy by P.S. Bartlett

https://thereadingbud.com/2025/06/24/arc-review-hiro-j-energy-by-p-s-bartlett/?page_id=23720

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My Chat with The Reading Bud

https://thereadingbud.com/2025/06/19/author-interview-p-s-bartlett/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLBCohleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFNNnhDbTAzbkhZRVN5Y0V5AR4PpCrqw-39n2vaf4Rn7n0B8lYK7JwOuBMctCdVvqTjb42x7YEFzXLRD1kikw_aem_iJEtt1vvIxaLTamSwUM2XA?page_id=23676

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UFO Sightings Over Sanders Institute: Lana's Discovery

Chapter One Lana hated parties. She hated drinking, too, for that matter. Now heading into her fourth year of college, she had already seen her fair share and realized early in her first year that parties were nothing but trouble. Drunken guys and scantily clad drunker girls acted foolishly and usually ended up in bed with someone they just met that night and would probably never speak to…

UFO Sightings Over Sanders Institute: Lana's Discovery

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Available Tomorrow | HIRO-J ENERGY

They told her she’d be studying human behavior.They never said the subject wasn’t human.Lana Delaney isn’t the kind of girl who chases adventure. A champion swimmer and psychology major, she keeps her world small—school, training, and staying invisible. But when her bold, unpredictable new roommate Willie bursts into her life, Lana starts to believe maybe she doesn’t have to hide…

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SARKUZ | Outcast. Faithless. Prodigy.

SARKUZ is Coming! Every now and then, I receive a manuscript that, from less than a quarter of the way through editing, I get tingles down my spine. I almost immediately feel it. I think it was at about that point that I told the authors, “I think you have something really special here.” SARKUZ is one of those books. From the characters to the world building, the magical elements, to the story…

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Thank you for the Book Feature Reading Bud!

https://thereadingbud.com/2025/06/08/book-spotlight-hiro-j-energy-by-p-s-bartlett/?page_id=23571

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Bumping this up!

Only 9 Days Until Landing! Meet the Story That Will Steal Your Breath | Hiro-J: Energy

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Only 9 Days Until Landing! Meet the Story That Will Steal Your Breath | Hiro-J: Energy

What would you do if the creature they warned you about… was the only one who ever truly saw you? They told her she’d be studying human behavior.They never said the subject wasn’t human. In just 9 days, Hiro-J: Energy will be live, and I can’t wait for you to meet Hiro, Lana, and the powerful, pulse-pounding story they share. This isn’t your typical sci-fi. This is a story of connection,…

Only 9 Days Until Landing! Meet the Story That Will Steal Your Breath | Hiro-J: Energy

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Join Lana’s Journey in Hiro-J: Energy—Sign Up for ARCs! 2nd try

Join Lana’s Journey in Hiro-J: Energy—Sign Up for ARCs!

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Join Lana's Journey in Hiro-J: Energy—Sign Up for ARCs!

I’m thrilled to invite you to be among the very first readers of my upcoming sci-fi romance, Hiro-J: Energy—a story that blends mystery, emotion, and a touch of the extraordinary. They told Lana Delaney she’d be studying human behavior.They never said the subject wasn’t human. Hiro-J: Energy follows Lana, a quiet psychology major and champion swimmer, as she begins a summer internship at a…

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