Starlight Highlanders Mail Order Brides

GLOSSARY Many of the alien words are taken from Scottish Gaelic (yes, including the flying v****a). Some of them have been slightly changed, while others are exact translations. Albya – planet of the Albyans (from Alba = Scotland) Bainnse – wedding Bawbag – scrotum (Scots insult) Click – minute (30 Earth minutes are 20 intergalactic clicks) C-suit – camouflage suit that helps aliens blend in with humans Fraoch – a shrub plant similar to heather Hogmanay – the Scottish New Year's Eve Lady Beyra – Albyan Goddess (based on the Scottish/Celtic Beira myth) Leannan – sweetheart, my love Migges – midges (tiny mosquitos aka miniature demons who love to torment this particular author in her garden) Pit air iteig – for f**k’s sake (literally: flying v****a) Rotation – Albyan year Quantnet – intergalactic internet Sgid/sgidding – f**k/fucking Taigeis – a fluffy round animal based on the Scottish haggis Ton air eigh dhut – f**k you (literally: may your arse hit the ice) Uisge beatha – whisky (literally: water of life) An alien mercenary in Scotland Thorrn only travelled to Earth to find women compatible with his species, even though he expects to stay alone for the rest of his cursed life. Broken inside and out, he's sure no female could ever want him. But that all changes when he sets his eyes on a sassy Earth woman with fiery red hair and a temper to match. With his mating instincts running wild, he will have to decide whether to claim her or return her to his planet to be studied by scientists. A human businesswoman in search of love Jenny has finally managed to leave her abusive boyfriend and is ready to start a new life. Promoting a new dating agency seems like just the project to distract herself with. While meeting an alien who looks like a hot Highlander wasn't part of her plan, when he offers to protect her from her crazy ex, she's tempted to take him up on his offer. Besides, she really needs to know what he hides beneath his kilt. But when she finds out that his people intend to study her like a lab rat, can she trust him any more than her ex?