num_pages: 403
description: Ten years ago aliens from a Galaxy spanning government called the Hegemony arrived in the Solar system and ever since Earth has been on a long slow journey to becoming a banana republic. Samantha Sam Murray has spent her entire high school career doing everything her mom could think of to earn a chance at an off-world education that would keep her from living a life of poverty. But with just a few weeks left before graduation theres no scholarship in sight and Sam has her heart set on getting an apartment with her best friend and crush Jenny and maybe finding out of they can be more than just friends. All of her plans come crashing down when she finds out her mom has signed her up for an arranged marriage on another planet as a way to get her the off-world education shes sure Sam needs.Sam arrives on Talamh a planet ravaged by disaster expecting to find herself promised to some rich alien prince. Instead she finds herself among a species that has no concept of gender promised to a beautiful alien that makes Sams little gay heart skip a beat every time she looks at them. Theres just one problem. Orla the person Sam is promised to is already in love with their best friend Sorcha. As Orla and Sams betrothal moves forward they find themselves falling in love but Sam cant help but worry that Sorcha will come between them. At least until she and Sorcha start to develop feelings for each other.Will desire and jealousy destroy all their futures or will Sam Orla and Sorcha find a way to be happy together?
language: English
title: Mail Order Bride
publisher: Desert Palm Press