Billy and the Beast...a spirited gay man meets the beast just as gorgeous and insane as he is. Billy has devoted every moment in the last two months searching for his best friends, Tannish and Phoenix. Gone, without a trace, he tracks down every loose end, coming up empty-handed until he bumps into Vrak, a gorgeously grumpy man who says he knows where Billy's friends are. Except, they aren't hurt, they are together and don't need rescuing. Sad he was left behind, Billy seeks comfort, spending a night he won't forget in Vrak's arms. But when morning comes, Billy discovers the world is not how he thought. Vrak is an alien, his friends were in space and now, despite it being impossible, Billy is pregnant. Vrak suffered through watching his crewmates find their perfect pairs, vowing he would never suffer the same fate. But, when the undeniably sexy, firecracker of a young man, Billy, waltzes into his life, he can't think straight. Normally, Vrak is the wild one of the group, but he's nothing compared to Billy. He leaps first, without question, every time. Together, the crew uncovers a large conspiracy. The people of Vrak's homeworld are sterile, due to their government's—the AkarFed's—meddling. While the AkarFed scrambles for a solution they look to Earth, kidnapping and testing young men in the process. And as Billy's pregnancy progresses faster than it should, Vrak and the crew begin to worry that there is more going on than even they know. Quickly, Vrak realized Billy is the gift he never thought he'd get, but if he doesn't figure out what the AkarFed is up to, and fast, Billy might not be his gift for long. CLIP is the third book in the Akar Chronicles and may be read as a standalone. Other books in the Akar Chronicles CARGO CRASHED