Below are the books I read in January along with my thoughts on them. I'm not doing any formal reading challenges this year, but I am continuing to read diversely. I'm trying to get through the books I already own as well as new ones. I watched Heated Rivalry on Crave at the end of last year and had to read the books after that. I'm trying to make my way through them so that I've read them all by the time Unrivaled (already pre-ordered) releases in September. With the state of the world, I'm finding it hard to read dystopian and apocalypse stories right now, even though they're some of my favourites to read. Haven't decided what I'm reading in February yet.

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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.