First published 2014
Cara has just one day left with Aelyx before he returns to Earth and she departs for his home planet L'eihr. The separation weighs on both of them. Cara feels homesick already and dreads the year they will spend apart. She wants these final hours to matter. The timing makes everything worse. Cara will miss Christmas, trapped aboard an alien vessel instead of celebrating her favorite holiday. Aelyx discovers what Christmas means to her and decides to act. He studies Earth traditions and attempts to recreate the holiday in space. His research leads him astray. Translation problems turn his good intentions into something unexpected. This romantic story bridges the gap between Cara and Aelyx's earlier adventures and the challenges that await them.
Genres: science-fiction, romance, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Earth, L'eihr
Period: Christmas
112 pages · Kindle Edition · Hyperion