She’s his reluctant captive, but can she become his willing mate? Captured rebel Natalia expects to be executed, not claimed as a surrogate by General Zath, a fierce Serpentine alien. While wary, she’s intrigued by his unexpected care and eventual admission he desires her as a true mate. Torn between lingering distrust and her growing feelings, Natalia must decide if she can abandon her cause to find love in the enemy’s arms. Seven years ago, the Faction agreed to save Earth from the vorathan invasion in exchange for Earth women giving them one year of proxy rights to act as a surrogate, since the aliens of the Faction faced a dwindling population. With the vorathans feared throughout the galaxy as bloodthirsty, vicious marauders, the Earth’s government agreed. That doesn’t mean the women did. Sometimes, you want to read about the entire alien empire and all its myriad twists and turns, immersing yourself in hundreds of pages of intrigue. And sometimes, you want to skip the frills and get to the main event. Juno and Aurelia are pleased to bring you a series of short, steamy romances about human women making babies with their truly alien mates.