The
indigenous species on Paradise 21
Paradise 21 is an ironic name, because in many ways,
it’s not a paradise at all. It’s a dangerous, primal planet with its own
defenses against invaders. And despite several scout droids sent out to take
samples, the crew of the New Dawn has
no idea what’s in store.
For instance, Trillium Bisonate is a man eating
flower with tentacles spewing from its oversized blossoms. It can pull a person
in and consume them over thirty days, turning their bones to sludge with its
acidic digestive system. Andromeda has a run in with these large flowers in a
tense scene towards the beginning of the book.
Earth will never be recreated, and so the humans
left alive after the planetary apocalypse have to make do what they can find.
Each substitute planet has its own drawbacks and dangers, and they are only
just discovering what Paradise 21 will bring.
“Forbidden love on a
paradise planet that’s anything but paradise...Dionne’s Colonization will keep
you guessing.” – Cherie Reich, author of Defying Gravity (That's right, folks! I blurbed it!)Finding a new home has never been so dangerous.
Andromeda has spent all seventeen years of her life aboard a deep space transport vessel destined for a paradise planet. Her safe cocoon is about to break open as Paradise 21 looms only one month away, and she must take the aptitude tests to determine her role on the new world and her computer assigned lifemate. As a great-granddaughter of the Commander of the ship, she wants to live up to her family name. But, her forbidden love for her childhood friend, Sirius, distracts her and she fails the tests. The results place her in a menial role in the new colony and pair her with Corvus, “the oaf”.
But when Andromeda steps foot on Paradise 21, her predestined future is the least of her worries. Alien ghosts from a failed colonization warn her of a deadly threat to her colony. And when Sirius's ship crashes on the far ridge in an attempt to investigate, she journeys to rescue him with Corvus.
Andromeda now must convince the authorities of the imminent danger to protect her new home. What she didn't expect was a battle of her own feelings for Sirius and Corvus.
Can she save the colony and discover her true love?
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About the Author:
Aubrie Dionne writes science fiction fantasy with romantic elements. Her writings have appeared in Mindflights,
Niteblade, Silver Blade, Emerald Tales, Hazard Cat, Moon Drenched Fables, A Fly in
Amber, and Aurora Wolf. Her books are published by Inkspell Publishing,
Entangled Publishing, Lyrical Press, and Gypsy Shadow Publishing. She’s also a
professional flutist in New England.
Please visit her website: http://www.authoraubrie.com
Twitter: @authoraubrie
