High school senior Alex Bianchi's estranged father gets her an internship at Circe Operations Center to pad her college applications. But Circe isn't your typical military base. It's an alien-run operation center and not all of the aliens are friendly, especially the one that tries to kill Alex on her first day. When Ace, a dark-eyed Caltian, enters and saves the day, she can't help but be drawn to him. Can these star-crossed lovers survive when they're on the brink of intergalactic war?

Face it, long distance relationships in high school are hard, especially when the other one in the relationship is an alien. Alex Bianchi may have survived an intergalactic battle, but that still doesn't excuse her from her senior year of high school, or qualify her for any sort of scholarship. To make up for college tuition costs, she takes a job at a local coffee shop. If only coffee could solve all of her problems. As Alex's senior year progresses, everything changes and she can't figure out if it is interstellar or if it is just time to break up with an alien.

The stars aligned and I've promised myself to Ace forever. Now we can move on with the next steps of our lives, together. But life has a way of getting in the way of keeping things simple My new roommate has a dangerous link to my past. One I can't even tell her about. And the one person who I thought was my biggest confidante is now pulling away. I thought my life was coming together. Now I have to figure out if I can keep everything from falling apart. \\This book was formerly titled How to Mary an Alien and the third book in the Alien Romance series. The cover and synopsis have changed but the content is the same. This book is geared more toward Upper YA readers and does contain the discussion or marriage equality and gay marriage themes that were hinted at in the first two books. There is also a little more heat in this one, but nothing that would keep one out of the kitchen.\\

I never believed in life among the stars…then a man from space saved me. My reality was worse than my nightmares before Monte showed up. Now I’m helping my savior bring down my captors—the monsters who intended to sell me. The bond I have with Monte grows stronger every day. But the closer I get to my alien, the more dangerous our situation becomes—for both of us. Protecting earth is our primary goal. But will the elite Navy SEALS and a group of rogue aliens be enough? \\\This is a Defy The Stars series/ Susan Stoker SEAL of Protection crossover. This is more NA than the rest of the books in the Defy The Stars series, but not as \bow chicka ow ow\\\*