Arranged in the Stars is a MF Arranged Marriage Mistaken Identity Sci-Fi Romance that is set on the planet Minjet and a post-apocalyptic Earth. It is also a fairytale retelling of The Star Money by the Brothers Grimm. It was originally titled The Star Princess, but I received my rights back to this story earlier this year. I revised it to take it out of the multi-author series it was originally part of and made some other changes. Now, Arranged in the Stars is available wide at most ebook retailers.

​“Weird. So, when do you get to meet him?”
 
“Tonight.” Ro’sa returned her gaze out the window, watching the shuttle descend onto the runway. She wondered if the prince had saved himself for her or if the rule was yet another way to control her. “There’s an official introduction ceremony where we will shake hands and eat our first meal together.”
 
“That’s crap.” Her friend tugged on her fingers. “Let’s go meet him as he’s coming off the ship.”
 
Ro’sa shook her head, yanking her hand away. “I can’t. I have to follow protocol.”
 
“Then we’ll hide in the shrubs. Don’t you want to check him out before you’re introduced to him in front of everyone?”
 
Biting her bottom lip, Ro’sa watched the spacecraft disappear below the treetops, willing her stomach to calm. “I guess.” She didn’t want to look like a fool in her first reaction to the man. He could be ugly or breathtakingly handsome. And if she’d already caught sight of the prince, she could hold her emotions in check at their official first meeting.
 
“Let’s go then.” Ka’lyn stood at the door before she had the chance to move.
 
Leaving her friend’s home behind, they darted through the woods on the packed dirt path. With only moments to spare, Ro’sa hoped they’d make it to the runway in time. If the castle guards hastened him immediately away, they’d never make it in time. Her parents should have let her meet him many years ago. Was he that horrendous looking that they’d avoided the introduction until only days before her departure? The least they could have done was show her a picture of him.
 

3 Secrets to Love, the second book in my Romance Tales from the Quadrants series releases on September 15th, and I thought I would share the official excerpt with you. Enjoy!

​I glanced both ways down the hall to see if I still had time to calm myself but saw a figure rounding the corner and heading toward me. Based on his size and saunter, I knew it was Phalon. Most others I’d met at his height or taller, lumbered forward as they walked. But Phalon was more casual, almost cocky looking with his gait. Most would assume he developed that as a racer, but his walk was always more distinctive than any others. Even while wearing the unflattering red flight suit.
 
On his way toward me, he paused for a moment before a big smile spread across his face. “Xacalla? Is that really you?”
 
I nodded and waved, unable to stop the warmth filling my cheeks. Stars, why was I like this with him?
 
He moved even faster, almost running toward me. After setting down the box he held, he pulled me into his arms and held me tight against his chest. “It’s so good to see you again. It’s been way too long.”
 
Though I didn’t know if he simply said those words to be nice since he knew how to contact me, I took his words as sincere. My body relaxed into his. Almost too much. When he pulled back, I nearly lost my balance and hoped he didn’t notice.
 
“What are you doing here?” He held my shoulders as he gazed down at me. “You didn’t have to arrange a special meeting just to see me again. You’re pretty much family. Message me and I will make time for you.”
 
For some reason, my stomach rolled at the word “family” and I didn’t get comfort from his open invitation. Though I should have. I’d always liked Phalon.
 
“Although I’m super happy to see you again, I’m not here for a personal visit.” I held up my identification badge. “I’m here on behalf of the Four Corners Wish Foundation.”
 
“Oh.” He let go of me and took a step back, his facial features tightening. “I’m sorry. I was hoping...” His words trailed off as he rubbed a hand over his face. “I didn’t realize you worked for them. So much has changed since I last saw you.”

Today's Teaser Tuesday is from the third book in my Alien Next Door series, Alien Attraction. The FMC of this story, Rachel, is the daughter of Luke and Rachel from Alien Adoration, and sister to Adam from Alien Admirer. This story is a little more action-packed than the first two. Read and excerpt from Alien Attraction below...

​Soul mate. The one person Angela would marry, spend the rest of her life with. Did she have one somewhere on this planet, or was she destined to spend the rest of her life alone?

Holding the crystal orb passed down to her by her father over a year earlier, she willed it to give her a sign, flash red or blue. Or any other color for all she cared. The extraterrestrial sphere hadn’t provided any guidance in her life decisions as it had her father and brother, hadn’t shared its thoughts on the two guys she’d dated since moving to the city, not even whether she should stay there. Had the battery died? Or was she too human to make it work? Her brother Adam, had told her to be thankful she shared little of the extraterrestrial DNA, that her life would be easier. Instead, she didn’t fit in. Anywhere.

The last few years had been brutal as she waited to locate her one true love, especially after Adam had married Sera. Angela had given up on all the guys she’d gone to high school with, none of them interested in anything other than drinking and one-night stands. Moving far from home had been the best decision she’d made in her life, but hadn’t brought her any closer to finding love.

Tempted to slam the orb on the floor and smash it to pieces, she instead tucked it into a nest of tissue paper inside a cardboard box. Next time she drove the four-hour trip to visit her family, she would return it to her father and give up on the idea of celestial intervention. After fitting the lid on top, she shoved the box into the rear of her bedroom closet. No point in leaving it out for another year to collect dust.

With a sigh, she plodded over to the bay view window in the main room of her tiny apartment, the only saving grace to being on the fifteenth floor. She picked up her plum-colored pillow and plopped onto the matching foam seat. Glancing across the city, she gazed at the setting sun, the end of another day on her own. Growing up, she’d never imagined living so far from her parents, in a city full of concrete, steel, glass, and people. So many people. Yet, she failed to make a connection with very many of them, save for the sweet old lady next door who had passed away from a heart attack a month earlier. Angela didn’t regret her decision to move though, not when the friends she’d grown up with were alcoholics, or in prison for dealing drugs.

Knock, knock.

She jumped. Except for her former neighbor, no one visited her. Plus, the building had a controlled entrance, so anyone who did decide to pop over had to call up first.

The sound came again. She rushed to the entrance, curious as to who stood on the other side. No one at work had mentioned stopping by. Heck, she was lucky if her co-workers remembered her name for an entire day.

Peeking through the peephole, she gasped. A guy. And a damn hot one from what she could tell through the tiny hole. Shoulder-length brown hair, a prominent nose, and radiant green eyes. Though his scowl left her wanting to sneak away from the entrance and pretend she wasn’t at home.

When he raised his fist to knock again, a burst of courage swept through her. She yanked the door open before he made contact. “Can I help you?”

He jumped, his scowl momentarily gone. “You’re Angela Jones?”

“Yes....” How did he know her name when she’d never met him before? Usually it was the other way around. People knew her face, but couldn’t get her name right if their lives depended on it.

The stranger held out a couple of envelopes. “I believe this is your mail. Seems the postal carrier put them in my box instead of yours.”

She took them from him. “Thank you.” Maybe it was a good thing the mail lady kept mixing up Angela’s box in the lobby with the one next to hers. That was how she’d ended up meeting sweet Mrs. Kersley, her neighbor before the handsome man in front of her had moved in. She could get to know him better. “You.... You’re new here, right? Would you like to come in for coffee?”

“No.” He furrowed his brows, looking even more disgusted than he had through the peephole. “See that this mix up doesn’t happen again. I don’t want this to be a daily trip. I have better things to do.”

What an asshole! Like she had any control over which slot her mail ended up in. As he turned away, she slammed the door behind him. The mail snafu had happened for as long as she’d lived there. Mrs. Kersley hadn’t minded bringing the misdirected letters and packages to her. She would often make extra food and invite her for dinner when the older woman did stop by. Angela doubted the same would ever happen with Mr. Too Busy. Time to get the computer out and switch everything to e-billing with the hopes of never running into him again.

With a huff, she headed back to the window. Lights flickered to her left. She spun toward her bedroom, where blue and red beams danced across her walls and ceiling. What the hell?

A few cautious steps and she reached the entrance. Peeking inside, she searched for the source of the luminescence. Inside her closet, the box she’d tucked in the back corner less than an hour earlier, lay on its side, with the orb in the middle of the floor, lighting up her bedroom like a disco ball. What had caused it to fall over? And why was it flashing two colors? According to her father and Adam, it pulsed with lights of red or blue, not both. Knowing Angela’s luck, the orb had little life remaining, giving one last show before it finally died.
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Shaking her head, she picked up the extraterrestrial object, not at all surprised it stopped flashing with her touch. Why would it start working for her after so many years anyway? Stupid ball. She tossed it in the box and used her foot to shove it to the far corner of her closet. Time to face the fact she lived alone in the big city, with no help from anyone or anything. And when her work contract expired in a few weeks, she would consider moving elsewhere rather than sign a new offer of employment. Because she had no chance of stumbling upon her soul mate here, not when people chose to ignore her rather than invite her to group events. Didn’t seem to matter she carried more human DNA than Adam.