the Fortusian Mates Needed in Night

A human singer on the run, an alien bartender with secrets and nightmares of his own, and a forbidden romance that blossoms in a gangster's neon nightclub.After a rescue mission goes awry and her cover is blown, operative Isla Mair trades her undercover skills for that of her voice and lands a job as a nightclub singer in a resort city on Fortusia. The gig doesn't pay much, but it comes with a place to live and much-needed security after a nomadic and dangerous life. She especially treasures her friendship with grumpy bartender Mikas Auren.Former soldier Mikas, meanwhile, has a problem: the bar's gangster owner has declared Isla off-limits, but the lovely human singer is his true mate. For months he's secretly pined for her, waiting for a chance to tell her the truth. The very last thing Mikas wants is to ruin their friendship or disrupt Isla's life, but crossing their boss means they'd have to flee the city and probably the planet too. Still, his hearts demand he risk everything for a chance at a future with his beautiful, talented, and secretive mate.Almost overnight, the friends turned lovers find themselves fugitives relying on surprising allies to evade their employer's many agents and escape off-world. As they cross the galaxy to make a new life together, Mikas and Isla can't shake the feeling danger has followed them, determined to end their happily-ever-after before it begins.