She overpacks. He overcorrects. The planet is trying to kill them both. Dr. Zara Rivers talks too fast, prioritizes data over safety protocols, and just crash-landed on a storm-ravaged world with a gruff Destran captain who won’t stop criticizing her equipment choices...or throwing himself between her and danger. Torven was supposed to transport a research team and go home. Instead, he’s stranded on a storm-ravaged planet with a brilliant human scientist who’s more fascinating than any threat assessment. He knows she’s his, but can a fearless data-obsessed scientist find a happy ending with an overprotective alien captain? Their crew is scattered. The storms aren’t natural, and the only way to survive is to work together and stop pretending the tension between them is just adrenaline. He calls her a challenge. She calls him a dataset. Neither of them is wrong. Grumpy/sunshine. Stranded together. Mating marks. Only-one-weather-tower. Steamy sci-fi romance with banter, survival, ancient mysteries, and HEA. Ruins of Destiny is set in the Lords of Destra universe, but you don’t have to read that series to enjoy this one! And This book was written by me, a human being, who has been writing sci-fi romances since 2020. Cheers!