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No Stress Space Express #2
Spacebound and Down: A Cozy, Low-Stakes, Slice-of-Life Sci-fi Adventure
Strapped for cash, but full of laughs…
Heya, friend. Rusty here. Believe it or not, me and Mike swapped our eighteen-wheeler for a spaceship. And she's a real beauty… if you like fixer-uppers. The old girl's got landing gear that squeals like a cat playin' violin, plumbing like a Las Vegas fountain show, and more loose screws than a nuthouse. But to us, she's perfect. A diamond in the rough, ready to be polished up with some elbow grease and TLC. And maybe a few prayers to Saint MacGyver.
Meanwhile, me and Piper are planning our honeymoon, searching for the galaxy's most romantic vacation spots on the galaxy's least romantic budget. We'll be runnin' on fumes till our business gets going, but my new wife can turn anything into an adventure. If you don't believe me, you've never seen her cook in zero-G.
With Mike and Jenna by our side, we're building more than a ship—we're building ourselves a home, and a future, one rusty bolt at a time. I'm tellin' ya, the No Stress Space Express is gonna take trucking to new heights… just as soon as we get her off the ground.
No Stress Space Express is a series about finding your true family, told with the common-sense wisdom of Jerry Boyd's Bob and Nikki series (Bob's Saucer Repair), and the low-stakes world building of Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes. Join Rusty and his crew for a heart-warming, laugh-out-loud adventure with no tension, and no drama. Just good clean fun, great friendships, and a little romance too.
Heya, friend. Rusty here. Believe it or not, me and Mike swapped our eighteen-wheeler for a spaceship. And she's a real beauty… if you like fixer-uppers. The old girl's got landing gear that squeals like a cat playin' violin, plumbing like a Las Vegas fountain show, and more loose screws than a nuthouse. But to us, she's perfect. A diamond in the rough, ready to be polished up with some elbow grease and TLC. And maybe a few prayers to Saint MacGyver.
Meanwhile, me and Piper are planning our honeymoon, searching for the galaxy's most romantic vacation spots on the galaxy's least romantic budget. We'll be runnin' on fumes till our business gets going, but my new wife can turn anything into an adventure. If you don't believe me, you've never seen her cook in zero-G.
With Mike and Jenna by our side, we're building more than a ship—we're building ourselves a home, and a future, one rusty bolt at a time. I'm tellin' ya, the No Stress Space Express is gonna take trucking to new heights… just as soon as we get her off the ground.
No Stress Space Express is a series about finding your true family, told with the common-sense wisdom of Jerry Boyd's Bob and Nikki series (Bob's Saucer Repair), and the low-stakes world building of Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes. Join Rusty and his crew for a heart-warming, laugh-out-loud adventure with no tension, and no drama. Just good clean fun, great friendships, and a little romance too.
- GenresScience Fiction
321 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2025
243 people are currently reading
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Jack Bodett
10 books16 followersJack Bodett lives at the corner of duct tape and destiny. His humorous science-fiction tales are populated by folks who are equally good at building spaceships and building friendships. He believes that with a good sense of humor, a willingness to help others, and a well-stocked tool belt, anyone can bang together their own happy ending.
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April 9, 2025
More Southern
Fun, tasty, and reminds me of a couple favorite series. Good with a beach and a beer or a campsite and bourbon I think.
Fun, tasty, and reminds me of a couple favorite series. Good with a beach and a beer or a campsite and bourbon I think.
May 23, 2025
Back for more laid-back fun!
Author Jack Bodett returns for the second book in his “No Stress Space Express” series, the ongoing story of the day-to-day lives of Rusty Ray Dixon and Mike Harlan, two carefree Earth-born truckers who get accidentally abducted onto a massive extraterrestrial mothership ... and, with no hope of ever getting home, decide to just roll with it.
In the first book, Rusty and Mike met two Martians ladies, Piper Skyflare and Jenna Moondrift, who were stuck in the same situation. Together, they proceeded to make a comfortable life for themselves. In fact, the foursome got along so well, Rusty and Piper ended up getting married!
Now, in “Spacebound and Down: A Cozy, Low-Stakes, Slice-of-Life Sci-fi Adventure,” we follow along as newlyweds Rusty & Piper, along with Mike and Jenna, set about renovating a gift they received from all their alien friends: Their very own transport ship! No more making do with handyman-style repair jobs around the mothership — Rusty and Mike can return to hauling freight, only instead of driving state-to-state, they and their two Martian shipmates will be flying planet-to-planet. That is, they will when they get their fixer-upper ship ... well, fixed up.
As with the first book, “Spacebound and Down” lives up to its subtitle, with the casual plot focusing on the character interactions in virtually stress-free situations. In fact, the first half of the book could almost be summarized as “The Quest for Pizza!” That, plus Rusty & Piper trying to figure out how they can afford to take the honeymoon of their dreams.
Also like the first book, however, external forces eventually draw our heroes’ attention, this time in the form of a major health crisis on the planet Haffrin. No more piddlin’ around with their ship — the No Stress Space Express goes to work!
If you enjoyed the first book, rest assured that the second offers more of the same and can be boiled down in much the same way: A fun, funny, easy read. Just sit back, relax, and find out what our playful foursome get up to next.
Author Jack Bodett returns for the second book in his “No Stress Space Express” series, the ongoing story of the day-to-day lives of Rusty Ray Dixon and Mike Harlan, two carefree Earth-born truckers who get accidentally abducted onto a massive extraterrestrial mothership ... and, with no hope of ever getting home, decide to just roll with it.
In the first book, Rusty and Mike met two Martians ladies, Piper Skyflare and Jenna Moondrift, who were stuck in the same situation. Together, they proceeded to make a comfortable life for themselves. In fact, the foursome got along so well, Rusty and Piper ended up getting married!
Now, in “Spacebound and Down: A Cozy, Low-Stakes, Slice-of-Life Sci-fi Adventure,” we follow along as newlyweds Rusty & Piper, along with Mike and Jenna, set about renovating a gift they received from all their alien friends: Their very own transport ship! No more making do with handyman-style repair jobs around the mothership — Rusty and Mike can return to hauling freight, only instead of driving state-to-state, they and their two Martian shipmates will be flying planet-to-planet. That is, they will when they get their fixer-upper ship ... well, fixed up.
As with the first book, “Spacebound and Down” lives up to its subtitle, with the casual plot focusing on the character interactions in virtually stress-free situations. In fact, the first half of the book could almost be summarized as “The Quest for Pizza!” That, plus Rusty & Piper trying to figure out how they can afford to take the honeymoon of their dreams.
Also like the first book, however, external forces eventually draw our heroes’ attention, this time in the form of a major health crisis on the planet Haffrin. No more piddlin’ around with their ship — the No Stress Space Express goes to work!
If you enjoyed the first book, rest assured that the second offers more of the same and can be boiled down in much the same way: A fun, funny, easy read. Just sit back, relax, and find out what our playful foursome get up to next.
July 27, 2025
No Bad Guys
What I enjoyed most about this fantasy is that there are no bad people. None! No killing, no cheating, no bad guys at all. It's just pure fun. It sounds more like a couple of old guys, friends forever, dreaming up a fantasy of sexy girls from Mars and having a good time together.
What I enjoyed most about this fantasy is that there are no bad people. None! No killing, no cheating, no bad guys at all. It's just pure fun. It sounds more like a couple of old guys, friends forever, dreaming up a fantasy of sexy girls from Mars and having a good time together.
August 1, 2025
Fun humorous book continuing the adventures of the No Stress Space Express quartet where real men are from Earth and real women are from Mars. Do not look for universe saving here as this is a continuing story of ordinary people interacting with each other and their alien friends. This is ordinary life as lived on a extra-large flying saucer which travels the galaxies. Fun Books.
April 21, 2025
Book 2 in the series
Another very pleasant reading experience. Rusty and his friends meet some new people, make some repairs to their ship, and get a chance to help a planet full of people with a major medical problem. A great story.
Another very pleasant reading experience. Rusty and his friends meet some new people, make some repairs to their ship, and get a chance to help a planet full of people with a major medical problem. A great story.
June 15, 2025
Fantastic Ride
Honestly you really need to read this series! Fun dialogue, great relationships and interesting situations. Can’t wait for book 3. Jack don’t fail us now, we are waiting with bated breath!
Honestly you really need to read this series! Fun dialogue, great relationships and interesting situations. Can’t wait for book 3. Jack don’t fail us now, we are waiting with bated breath!
November 6, 2025
A Fun and Ronckus Ride
I read alot of intense books, but I need to find a Fun and sparky story once In awhile just to laugh and kick back.
This one hits the spot and I am heading to get the next one too!!
I read alot of intense books, but I need to find a Fun and sparky story once In awhile just to laugh and kick back.
This one hits the spot and I am heading to get the next one too!!
November 13, 2025
Fun and light
This has been a great break from the serious. It's a fun and light read that's very entertaining. I've thoroughly enjoyed the first couple of books and can't wait to start the 3rd.
This has been a great break from the serious. It's a fun and light read that's very entertaining. I've thoroughly enjoyed the first couple of books and can't wait to start the 3rd.
December 5, 2025
Fun reading!
This was as enjoyable as the first book "No Stress Space Express", I enjoy author Jack Bodetts' primary characters and his ongoing descriptions of the different aliens they meet.
The story is fast paced and kept me interested.
This was as enjoyable as the first book "No Stress Space Express", I enjoy author Jack Bodetts' primary characters and his ongoing descriptions of the different aliens they meet.
The story is fast paced and kept me interested.
May 28, 2025
A fun time.......
A laugh riot all the way through my read. Silly and exciting time reading this weird and strange tale. Looking for more in the future.
A laugh riot all the way through my read. Silly and exciting time reading this weird and strange tale. Looking for more in the future.
June 18, 2025
Enjoyable and clean
June 18, 2025
lovey
A very pleasant tale. I’m on to the next one. I just have to look on Fantastic Fiction to see which is next. 🤓
A very pleasant tale. I’m on to the next one. I just have to look on Fantastic Fiction to see which is next. 🤓
July 19, 2025
The author was great
The author has been a great story telling😋 this is a story to spend a evening to read and drink a few cold ones. Keep up with your work
The author has been a great story telling😋 this is a story to spend a evening to read and drink a few cold ones. Keep up with your work
July 28, 2025
Bodett does it again!
As much as I enjoyed the first book, the second was even more fun. Can’t wait to see what he has cooked up for this crew next.
As much as I enjoyed the first book, the second was even more fun. Can’t wait to see what he has cooked up for this crew next.
November 23, 2025
Fun
Things have picked up for our way laid.friends. Good fun and good books to read without a lot of intimate scenes!
Things have picked up for our way laid.friends. Good fun and good books to read without a lot of intimate scenes!
November 17, 2025
Entertaining and engaging
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