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Summer love is summer love, no matter the planet. Climb aboard your spacecraft and travel across the universe with these twelve tales of love on beaches in the future and among the stars. Includes stories by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Douglass, Cara McKinnon, A.E. Hayes, Sheri Queen, M.T. DeSantis, L.J. Longo, K.W. Taylor, Mary Rogers, Elsa M. Carruthers, Emmerite Sundberg, Serena Jayne, and Oriana Maret. Traci Douglass – “A Dream to Build a Kiss On” Can passion bloom between a bookish botanist and an analytical android? Cara McKinnon – “The Pirates and the Pacifist” Kai doesn’t believe in violence. Sam and Dek believe the ends justify the means. Will passion be enough to bridge the gap between the pacifist sent to broker galactic peace and the space pirates hired to keep him away at all costs? A.E. Hayes – “Tristan’s Tryst” One mysterious being. Two lovers who find her. Can this threesome handle the heat of this scorching summer? Sheri Queen – “Red Sand” If she can only save one thing, which will it be—the red beaches of Mars or a love she can’t imagine living without? M.T. DeSantis – “The Princess of Sands” Secrets and lies. Can they be each othe’s freedom? L.J. Longo – “Breathless” A soldier and a café manager find themselves trapped beneath the surface of a resort by the deadly beasts native to the planet. As they fight to survive, they discover danger is a potent aphrodisiac. K.W. Taylor – “Reprogramming” Alex didn’t want to be marooned on an alien planet with a robot, but it may just be exactly what she needs. Mary Rogers – “Breakfast on Pluto” A chance meeting of two people unaware of their destiny with each other results in an unbreakable bond, but even duty has its boundaries. Will love help them break free—and will love be enough? Emmerite Sundberg – “Fluid” She’s everything she’s ever wanted but with one flaw - they can’t actually touch. Serena Jayne – “You Only Love Once” Carpe diem the hell out of love. Oriana Maret – “Renewal” She’ll brave the arms of destruction to shed the arms that betrayed. Elsa M. Carruthers - "All B+ut You" In a world where looks are so important that Genetic Modification is standard procedure, how will those without Genetic Modification cope, let alone find love?