Came home yesterday after work to this happy surprise from teresaelectro. I was planning on reading both of these books in 2020, so now I have them ready to go! And I am *always* on the lookout for new bookmarks because there is a monster in my house that eats them. Thank you so much! This truly is the most wonderful time of the year.
Basically a princess and bodyguard romance, but in Spaaace!
Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik
This is the second book in a series. While this book can be read independently, there are details to the world building and continuity that’s better explained in book 1, Polaris Rising, so you may want to begin with that one. Official book description: Bianca von Hasenberg did her duty for High House von Hasenberg and ended up trapped in a terrible marriage. When her husband dies unexpectedly and leaves her a happy widow, she vows never to marry again. Instead, she uses her connections to […]
Did you think I just sat around wearing pretty dresses and going to balls all the time?
Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik
Polaris Rising and Aurora Blazing are the first two books in Jessie Mihalik’s three book series, The Consortium Rebellion. The Consortium Rebellion focuses on the sisters of the powerful House von Hasenberg and is half science fiction and half romance. In Polaris Rising, Ada von Hasenberg, the 5th of the 6 von Hasenberg children, has been on the run from an unwanted arranged marriage. Captured by mercenaries, Ada finds herself in a holding cell with Marcus Loch. Loch is a notorious criminal and former soldier, accused of […]
Kissing and scheming and spaceship stealing
Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
3.5 stars From Goodreads: As the seventh of nine children, Ada von Hasenberg knows that her only value to House von Hasenberg is as a political pawn in an arranged marriage. But after watching two of her older sisters get auctioned off to horrible men, Ada refuses to play her part. She flees off-planet and disappears for two years. Ada’s father, fed up with her rebellion, offers a bounty for her safe return. The universe is a big place, but mercs are everywhere, and Ada […]