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Daughters of Suralia (Tales of Tolari Space ~ Book 2)

Three women, two planets, and a whale.

For Marianne Woolsey, linguist and tutor, being empathically bonded to the leader of the Tolari turns out to be a bed of roses—complete with thorns. Especially thorns.

With diplomatic relations severed and humans kicked out of Tolari space, the Earth Fleet ship
Alexander
is gone… for now… but Earth Central Command hasn’t given up trying to get Marianne back. As she struggles with surprises, nightmares, and a bond-partner who can’t be tamed, she just wants to figure out where she fits in a society that isn’t quite human.

Laura Howard, the Admiral’s widow, only desires to be left in peace to gather the fragments of a shattered heart, but Central Command has plans for her, too.

Meanwhile, the Sural’s apothecary is a serene and gifted healer who knows what—and who—she wants. A past tragedy led the man she loves to wall off his heart, but in her pursuit of him, she has an unexpected ally—in the depths of Tolar’s oceans.

About the Author

Award-winning author Christie Meierz writes space opera and science fiction romance set on a world of empaths at the edge of a dystopic Earth empire. Her published works include her PRISM award-winning novel,
The Marann
, its sequel,
Daughters of Suralia
, and two prequel short stories,
Into Tolari Space ~ The First Contact Stories
. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America, spent 10 years raising sheep in upstate New York, and has been declared capable of learning Yup’ik.

Christie now lives in Pittsburgh with her mathematician husband and an assortment of stuffies. When she’s not writing, she writes about writing on her blog,
Meierz Musings
,
Facebook
, where she welcomes comments and friend requests, and her
Facebook Author Page
, or you can visit her
website
at http://christiemeierz.com.