Over the Moon Series
“Small Colony” Scifi | Holiday Specials | Cultural & Age Diversity | Standalones
Renata, the human colony on Yaspur, hosts over a thousand human refugees, all of whom are looking for their place in the colorful fabric of their community. Some of them even find love.
These stories are generally lighthearted and have a “small town” feel.
Watch Your Orbit, OtM v1.0
Omi Shaw wants two things: her hair shop to be safe from the impending wet season, and a space chicken.
She also wants her family back. So three things, actually.
But that last one, she can't have. Not as a human refugee on the alien moon Yaspur. Though accepting that she'll never set foot on Jamaican soil again has been hard, she's determined to carve out a life worth living. When new alien refugees are introduced to the colony through a work integration program, she hires someone to help her realize her dreams.
She expects him to build a roof and a floor, maybe even a chicken coop, if the rains hold out long enough. But his mane... it's beautiful. She wants to get her hands on it, style it, find her passion for hair again. She's left a lot behind, but Siatesh might be able to fill that void himself...
Siatesh wants two things: to escape his lost soul contract and to stay out of trouble.
He also wants Omi Shaw. So three things, actually.
But that last one, he can't have. All his life, he's been a ruthless, shadowy instrument at the beck and call of his masters. He's honed to have no opinion, no future, no attachments. Family? Forgotten. Childhood? Traumatic. Love? Terrifying.
Omi recognizes him, though, in a way that no one else ever has. While others see a suspicious criminal, she sees a man terrified of ever losing his autonomy again. But maybe he wants to lose himself... Maybe Omi is the trust fall he needs to find a reason to live.
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The Over the Moon series takes place in the Intersolar Union universe, in the human colony on Yaspur. These are lighter standalones with a touch of emotional turmoil. They can be read in any order, separate from the ISU series.
Features explicit adult scenes - mature readers only. All of my books are HEA, no cheating. Please read the content notes on my website: ettapierceromance.com
Eat My Moon Dust, OtM v2.0
Canadian baker-extraordinaire Tinsley Adams is obsolete in a colony with food bays that make perfect food. But when snow on the distant mountains sparks an idea to inject some holiday cheer into the colony, she jumps on the chance to turn their jungle home into a merry wonderland.
But what’s a baker to do when she promises the village kids twinkle lights and can’t find any? She turns to the grinchiest shilpakaar in the colony, Chief Engineer Hunar Fareshi, who promptly denies her. When she finds out he’s about to be kicked out of the colony for not meeting the terms of his contract, she volunteers to help him fool his ambassador in exchange for the holiday cheer she desperately misses.
Quit Your Waning, OtM v3.0
Jihae is hungry for home. As the colony's first Halloween Festival approaches, Jihae becomes nostalgic for ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. Unlike in the West, South Korea's spookiest season is the dead of summer, once the humid air goes still and the shadows hang heavy in the trees and alleyways... So when she's offered the task of decorating a haunted trail, she takes the opportunity, even though it means she'll be working with the most terrifying creature in the colony: the hellish bilong named Sizzle.
When he starts haunting her dreams, she blames it on her obsession with supernatural K-dramas. But this taboo infatuation is more than a passing phase. Once Sizzle sinks his teeth into her, she knows he'll never let go.
Sizzle is hungry for connection. Connectors, actually. Electrical wires, pistons, plasma filters, battery acid... The bilong is insatiable. At least, until he meets Jihae and everything starts to taste like soap. Though he despises the taste of flesh, Sizzle finds that Jihae's scent is the only thing that makes his mouth water. The human woman is causing his instincts to shift in unpredictable ways.
Unable to get her taste out of his senses, Sizzle does what any apex predator would do. He stalks from the shadows, hunts her scent, and plays with his food until the succulent pitter patter of her little heart makes him drool... Jihae will accept his possessive claim. And he'll make sure she likes it.