Lie about having a fiancé at overbearing sister’s wedding just to shut her up? ✓ Stuck on a cruise ship with a man who says he’s a pastry chef, but doesn’t know marzipan from buttercream? ✓ Trust those true-crime loving instincts and track down a would-be killer that might be her ex? Doesn’t deserve a check. If she’d had more coffee, Malory wouldn’t have bumped into the hot guy on the street while rage-texting her sister, and impulsively asked him to be her wedding date. As a true-crime podcaster, she knew better than to engage with a strange man off the street, but something about him made her forget common sense. Then he’d kissed her like an absolute God and she momentarily forgot that her ex had just been released from prison, and she suspected he was already working on getting himself thrown back in. He just needed another victim. Her. Marx Trio is defense master for the royal family of Luxxor, his home planet. But he’s on hiatus on Earth, enjoying learning the many ways humans use sugar to solve their problems. He has an armful of cookies when the beautiful human runs straight into him. He wanted to feed her one, but he’d kissed her instead, and her lips had been sweeter than any confection. Touching her is forbidden but he can’t stop. He won't stop, because she's his . Now he’s trapped on a small water vessel with her for the next two days, pretending to be her mate but unable to claim her the way a mate should. He’s trying to resist… Until a predator shows up and tries to take her from him. Marx will have to commit a deadly sin against his people to save the one he can’t let go of. And maybe when it’s over—if he survives—he’ll finally get to feed her that cookie. Fake Alien Fiance is the third book in the Luxx Aliens On Earth series. It’s a sci fi alien fated mates romance filled with comedy, drama, and all the insta-love you’ll ever want! This series can be read in any order.