Best of
Futuristic-Romance

2005

Ride The Stars/Once Bitten


Autumn Dawn - 2005
    Being kidnapped with her partner by a crazy band of Draconians doesn't fit in with her plans. Neither does Skye D'rath. Skye wasn't looking for a woman to complicate his life. Meeting Jaide changed all that in a hurry. Fire lurked just underneath the surface of the independent, quarrelsome woman, and he knew the right man could set it loose. He was confident he was up to the job. But there's more to worry about for Jaide than fending off Skye's determined pursuit and revving up his captain's ship. Someone wants to kill her, her partner is falling for the captain of their captors, and she's beginning to suspect there's more to their abduction then meets the eye. As everything she thought she knew is turned upside down, dare she overcome her distrust of men and reach for a love as powerful as the chance to Ride the Stars? Once BittenEver kissed a Drac? Careful, they bite.... Bali Itara is the daughter of a mad scientist and daddy's favorite toy. Domino is the man who can help her escape the madness, for his bite holds the cure. There's only one catch....

Marshall's Guard


Isabo Kelly - 2005
    But Detective Jake Marshall is off limits. He's been kidnapped from twentieth-century Earth, brought 3000 years into the future to a galaxy where he's considered a slave. And it's Leia's job to make sure he is returned home. Jake never imagined finding a woman like Leia Ballore, especially finding her in another galaxy far into the future. Despite the strangeness of his situation, he doesn't want to leave Leia, a woman he's come to care for deeply. Yet to stay means giving up everything he knows, ignoring his own duty and facing life in a universe where he's hunted as a slave. Is their love strong enough to overcome social taboos, distance, even time itself? And will they survive long enough to find out?

Star Dust


Ann O'Bannon - 2005
    Then, in answer to prayer, a UFO was sighted near the Titan moon. But, to his chagrin, Commander Zara Darien, of the Shimuran Starship Command, royally botches 'First Contact' and shoots him from the stars. With no foundation for trust, find out how they overcome their animosity, join forces, and alter Earth's future. In so doing, they unknowingly take the first step in fulfilling a thousand year old prophecy . The Shimuran Legacy has begun. "What a story What a romance Vivid, heart-pounding action, a thought-provoking premise, and a fast paced, compelling read. STAR DUST is a memorable debut novel. Watch out for Ann O'Bannon " Rowena Cherry, award winning author of Forced Mate "From its gripping start to gratifying finish, Star Dust sweeps you to a universe of adventure and promise." Nancy Cane, award-winning author of Starlight Child.

StarJumper's Bride


J.A. Clarke - 2005
    The man who pays a fortune for her promises to deliver her to sanctuary. His only demand is for payment in kind-rescue from an untenable situation. The price-marriage.The rogue trader who travels the shadowy byways of questionable commerce in three star systems may not be what he seems. Sebastian Asteril's past begins to surface as Cassie builds a new life for herself in the Crestar System. How could her husband have once been a high-ranking officer in the elite Seventh Fleet of the mighty Mariltar Nation when all the evidence points to his illegal trade in shlil dust?The mission that has consumed him becomes an intolerable burden when Sebastian learns that the evil that delivered Cassie to the auction block stalks her still. Somehow, he has to keep her safe. Somehow, he must protect his wife from the vicious alien force that wants her back.