Daredevil
scientist and abused alien merman forge perilous alliance in oceans of Jupiter’s
moon.
Excerpt
Water rippled. Giant bivalves
clacked shut on all sides. A large object loomed in the darkness. A monstrous siork
propelled by long fins like a winged serpent moved into the blue glow of the
mollusks. Its enormous fang-filled mouth gaped three times the length of a man.
Biting her lip, Nikki eased her zapper from the holster. Her hiding place
seemed a fragile and inadequate protection against this monster.
The green skinned man
whirled toward Nikki. Diving into the same shelter, he knocked her to the
ground and dropped beside her. Jolted by the impact, she blinked at his face,
faintly visible in the blue luminescence. His eyes widened a fraction, and he
gave a wry smile of recognition. Pinning her down with one arm, he gripped his
harpoon and stared out.
Waves surged against
the giant mollusks, rocking their shelter. The blue glow faded. Above them, the
monstrous beast bashed against the shells. A loud snap indicated a cracked
shell. Swirls of blue-green blood spurted across their view as the siork
crushed its victim.
Her heart thumping in
terror, Nikki cowered next to the strange man.
Long minutes later, the
roiling waves calmed as the giant predator moved away.
The man stood, gripped
her elbow, and pulled Nikki onto her feet. The diagonal slits of his gills
pulsed open and closed on the sides of his deep chest. His intense gaze flicked
up and down, appraising her figure in a rapid glance. Settling on her face, his
green eyes warmed in admiration. He smiled. The handsome smile she remembered
so well.
Flushed in triumph,
Nikki gave a silent laugh. She had located her mysterious rescuer, and they
were grinning at each other like fools.
Blurb
Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life hits a
rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface of Europa. Seconds
before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice.
When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced
the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she
explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants.
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote
outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive
Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her.
Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile
leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of
disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred
Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?
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Oooh, what an intriguing set up! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's probably my best plotted story.
DeleteWhat a cool setting for a story!
ReplyDeleteYes. Europa is one of the places NASA suggests we might find life. I've just introduced aliens from farther away.
DeleteI love a good scifi romance!
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Thank you!
DeleteReally interesting concept. Like the underwater setting
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it.
DeleteI got my copy of Europa. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat! I hope you like the story.
DeleteOoooh, sea monsters! What fun!
ReplyDeleteYes. Good monsters and bad ones.
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