Book Smugglers Publishing alerted me about a sci-fi romance short they're releasing: LUMINOUS by A.E. Ash. I'm going to share the blurb straightaway since it features an intriguing couple:
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| Cover art by Yasmin Khudari |
It’s been
nine years since the war started; nine years since she has received
acknowledgement or contact from anyone. Marooned alone on proto-colony planet
Hestia, aging xeno-geologist Jyothi Agarwal still continues her routine transmissions
in the hopes that someone, somewhere, is listening.
Then one
day, out of nowhere, a brilliant light illuminates Hestia and something falls
from the sky.
In the west,
he wakes up in pain and alone. There is light everywhere. A new sense of weight.
A broken body. Words. Knowing. And he realizes that against all odds, he is
inexplicably alive.
On
a planet far removed from everything, the last human and a fallen star find
companionship in each other–and perhaps something more. Something beautiful,
shining, lasting. Something luminous.
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And
there you have it—a hero who is literally a star! Most fitting for an SFR. Even better, the Book
Smugglers informed me the heroine is in her sixties and a woman of color. Yay!
LUMINOUS
officially releases July 21, 2015, but it's available now on Amazon. Learn more
in the The
Book Smugglers' announcement
post.
Follow A.E. Ash on Twitter: @dogmycatzindeed
Joyfully yours,
Heather