Making up isn't so hard to do...
Jape didn’t simply let her kiss him. He didn’t
respond with anything so mundane as a return kiss. Instead, he wrapped her up
in his arms, dragging her into his lap, pulling her in so close she could
barely breathe. It was as if he was determined to meld them into a single
being. And though Velia grew dizzy from the lack of oxygen, she made no attempt
to push free. Instead she circled Jape’s neck in a strong grip and crushed
harder against him.
This. Whatever it was, she was starved
for it. She couldn’t get enough of this kissing, this closeness, this man. She
wanted Jape to consume her. To devour her until there was nothing of Velia
Farrah left. She ached for more, but it was impossible to name. All she knew
was that it was big, even infinite, and Jape held the key to whatever this
was that danced within her reach.
He relented with a gasp, and she keened with loss,
though darkness eclipsed the edges of her vision. They stared at each other for
several seconds, heaving for air.
Jape said, “My bed.”
“Yes.”
Engineer Velia Farrah always wanted to see an alien up close. Now that she’s assigned to study the top secret portal linking Earth to other worlds, she’ll get her chance. But when a fierce, gold-skinned alien from Risnar leaps from the portal and whisks her back to his home planet, “up close” takes on a whole new meaning.
Believing Earthlings had killed his fellow warriors, Jape Bolep is determined to destroy Earth’s access to Risnar once and for all. Grabbing a curvy handful of a human wasn’t part of the plan, but he has no intention of letting her distract him from his need for vengeance—no matter how much he aches to make her his.
Both are ready to do battle over right and wrong and good and evil, and their combustible relationship burns hotter than the sun's surface. But distrust and treachery from all sides leave Velia and Jape in a fight against their own people to keep each other alive—and to ultimately save both Earth and Risnar from total destruction.
Releasing from Carina Press on October 29. Available for pre-order now!
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