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Gaian Stories #4

by Janet Miller

Marrying his match was easy. The hard part will be keeping her.

A Gaian Story

Roan Duman is six months from the end of his sentence at Ares Five mining colony, and he doesn’t plan to go home to Gaia empty handed. He’s going with a wife. The only way he can get one? Purchase her from an illegal marriage meet.

Ironically, he ends up in the one thing that landed him here in the first place. A fight over a woman. The one he wins—sight unseen—turns out to be as stunning as she is innocent.

Or so she seems.

Six years ago, Sonja escaped from Ares Five, forced to leave her sisters at the mercy of the slavers who sold them into the marriage meets. Now she’s back to rescue them, even if the only way to get access is to marry one of the prisoners.

She plans to get in and out with her sisters and be well away before Roan figures it out. She hadn’t counted on the annoying fact that her husband’s talent for scheming exceeds her own. Or that his sense of honor is the key that unlocks her heart—and the one thing she can’t leave behind.

Genres: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Romance, Futuristic Romance, Aliens

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2012

About the author

During the weekday Janet is a mild-mannered software engineer who writes code and design documents. At night and on weekends she turns to the creation of offbeat stories about imaginary pasts, presents, and futures. But no matter when or where the story happens, there will always be some adventure, some humor, and meaning to the tale. For Cerridwen she's writing a new line of parafolk tales about modern day vampires, called nightwalkers, along with psychics and shapeshifters of all kinds.

Also publishes as Cricket Starr.

Reviews

[Gena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it and I was disappointed. There are a few frustrating details ie insta lust on the men's part and 7/8 of the book hesitation on the heroine's part to admit love but this is the second book of the series I've read and I realize it's a pattern so I went with it. The story of rescuing sisters was interesting and our gal stayed true to her strengths for the most part. Do I recommend it? If you're in the mood for a light read with fairly decent female and male characters I'd say yes.

[Julianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really loved this one. The H was probably one of my fav's in a while.

[Paranormal Kiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ok read.