Romancing His Heart

A Forced Proximity SciFi Alien Romance

By: Miranda Martin

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Jean

I'm stuck with Mr. Grumpy. Captain super-focused on… who knows what? Out of all the alien dragon warriors, why does he have to be the one to guide me on my mission to fix the life support? The only thing keeping us from roasting alive.

Cekpet

I am the only one taking the threats we face seriously. My brothers may think we have escaped, but I understand the danger the Order still poses. So I focus on our defense until I am ordered to take the human female, Jean, on a mission. We must embark on a treacherous journey across the deadly desert, seeking a crucial piece of the humans' crashed ship.

As we traverse the unforgiving terrain, the line between my mission and the allure of a life with this female blurs. She causes too many distracting "what ifs", and it puts the survival of both our races in jeopardy.

**Spoiler alert** Very nice length and storyline

The story is about a woman who is an engineer from the second group of humans found by the southern Order of Zmaj. He is a very good builder among the Zmaj. He is worried about the humans that they are protecting and knows that they will need long term housing because their ship remnant will not work. He is also concerned about “The Eye” and his obsession with human women to force them into breeding with the Brothers.
She needs to find a part from another part of the ship or the humans in their group will all die. He becomes her guide.

3 stars

Miranda Martin's 'Romancing His Heart' presents a unique mission-driven plot with Jean and Cekpet on a quest for a crucial ship part. Jean, the capable engineer, is burdened with concerns and a tendency to talk a lot, while Cekpet, a Zmaj defector, remains focused on potential retaliation from 'The Eye.' The dynamic between the characters lacks depth, with Jean's inexplicable discomfort at Cekpet's silence and their unfamiliarity feeling forced. While the mission adds intrigue, the character interactions and development fall short, resulting in a three-star rating for this sci-fi romance.