num_pages: 535
description: Earth is in decline and the wealthy have fled it leaving only the destitute citizens behind. And aliens. Gemma McKinley works at a prison cleaning goop off the floors and serving food to inmates. When she is reassigned to the alien ward Gemma is nervous. Aliens are dangerous and ruthless. They bite. But there is one that isnt like them. Simon is damaged starved and wasting away in complete isolation. Touched by his loneliness Gemma starts nursing him back to health dismissing rumors that hes high-risk ignoring the advice to let him croak. Simon despises humans. His only goal is to get off this miserable planet fast for he is hunted by a scientist obsessed with perfecting the human race. Simons rare alien genes are just the ingredient thats missing for breakthrough research. Thanks to Gemma for the first time in years he can escape. And he will. He will As the hunt for Simon heats up Gemma becomes an unintended target. Is she a fool to help him get away? And will he risk another captivity to protect her?
language: English
title: Homebound
publisher: None