***OOPS. I fell into my writing cave in October and forgot my regular blog posts. I'll be publishing another spotlight this Friday to catch up. ***

In celebration of my invitation to join Pets In Space 10, Indie Spotlight will feature stories from my fellow authors in the anthology for the next few months. I loved all Veronica Scott's Star Cruise stories beginning with Star Cruise: Stowaway (PISA 1). Not all the Star Cruise books began as Pets in Space contributions, but I do tend to favor the ones with clever animal companions. Star Cruise: Time Loop (PISA 6) remains a favorite from the series, combining the charm of the movie Groundhog Day with the excitement and suspense of a Star Trek episode.

For those unfamiliar with the anthology, each science fiction romance novella has a pet or animal as a main character. The anthology donates 10% of the preorders and the first month’s sales to Hero Dogs, a fabulous charity that trains service dogs for disabled veterans and first responders.

Raelyn Cantorini, senior stewardess on the interstellar cruise ship Nebula Zephyr thinks the alien artifact she bought on the last planet the ship visited was just a pretty glass orb…until her pet Eyn knocked the ornament off a table, shattering it and sending her into an infinitely repeating time loop.

Stuck reliving the same day over and over, Raelyn has only hours to try to save the ship and everyone on board from dying in a terrible catastrophe. As she tries to solve the mystery of what happens to the ship right before midnight each time the day repeats, Raelyn meets Kev Stevens, the former Special Forces soldier turned actor and finds herself falling in love with him. Each time the day repeats, she learns more about him while he has no memory of her.

Can she persuade him they’ve met before? Will he trust her enough to help stop the Nebula Zephyr’s destruction?

And if they do save the ship, will that reset time for Raelyn?

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The Star Cruise continues with LUCKY CHARM.

Dahlia Vale is a floater on the interstellar cruise liner Nebula Zephyr. She fills in wherever she’s needed and loves the life. She hopes she can land a permanent spot on the crew roster and she and her alien rescued pet Petal can secure their home aboard the ship. Then one night she gets called to take a waitress position in the casino and a high society guest decides she’s his lucky charm after winning huge at the roulette wheel by betting on her casual suggestion. Life becomes a whirlwind for Dahlia and she’s not sure she likes the attention. Fortunately, her pet gave her a special token of good luck that she carries all the time.

Casino Manager Mike Remington isn’t happy to have an unknown floater assigned to the casino on such a big night but he’s impressed with Dahlia despite himself. He wants to get to know her better which is a challenge since he’s the boss but maybe the way to her heart is to help find answers for her ailing pet. Amidst preparations for an upcoming gaming competition Mike finds time to spend with Dahlia. But he’s got everyone from the interstellar mob to the upper echelons of society on the ship to deal with.

When Dahlia is endangered thanks to her reputation as a so-called ‘luck puller’ for the avaricious gamblers engaged in the championship games, she needs her own lucky charm and Mike’s help to avoid disaster. Can their growing attraction survive the chaos?

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