Cirrus@Austlit

'IT’S ALL A LIE.

'Her life.

'Her hopes.

'Her very being.

'Author Alex Sanderson thought she knew what she wanted from life, and it appeared she actually had it. Great career, a new book release she loved, and security.

'Waking up in a cell on an alien slave ship like the main character in her latest book wasn’t on her list.

'As crucial moments that she’d written down in her latest novel begin to play out in real life, including the enigmatic starship XO she’d written as her hero—a man she’d secretly lusted over—she is left wondering what exactly is real?

'Calin Aubryn’s desolate, pain-filled life suddenly brightens when a strange, new creature—a human—is discovered in his airspace. A person who appears to be something quite unique.

'While the war with the Xjaran Swarm still rages around them, with his best friend and battle commander at his side, protecting Alex becomes their first priority. And if he’s truly lucky, the growing awareness between them might erupt into a flame that scorches worlds.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.