The Junker's Distraction

A Universal Protectorate Novella

Barrand might be a Law Enforcement Officer for the Protectorate now, but he hasn’t forgotten his junker roots. So when the despotic leader of Xentra Station is given the boot, there’s only one place Barrand wants to be – celebrating with the rest of the junkers. Not babysitting a bunch of human women, who’ve just been woken from cryostasis…

Rosie isn’t afraid like the other human girls. Sure, she’s been abducted by aliens, but she Knows she’s supposed to be here. The Knowing runs in her family, and it’s never been wrong. So when it starts nudging Rosie to pay particular attention to a gorgeous, broad-shouldered alien, Rosie is happy to listen. After all, there’s a reason the Knowing wanted her to be taken in the first place. And maybe the reason is him…