When I get the chance to be part of a first-contact mission to space, I jump at it. I need a break from my life back on Earth. From the lie of my marriage. From the heartbreak of betrayal. But after we crash on a planet far from our planned destination, everything changes. Stranded in an unforgiving wilderness, I suddenly find myself hoping extraterrestrial life doesn’t exist. No such luck. As I search for a way to rejoin the other survivors, I fall—literally—into the lap of a massive alien warrior with metallic blue skin and cat-like eyes. He’s… gorgeous. Mesmerizing. I can’t stop staring at him, and he seems just as fascinated by me.
