title: Essentially Human
author: Betita, Maureen O.
description: New York Times Bestselling Author
  USA Today Best Selling Author
  Essentially Human, a story of Alien Encounters
  At eighty three years of age, Rachel Inez Astor threw herself from the bow of a cruise ship, only to wake up aboard an alien ship, restored to youth and cut off from the rest of the world. She adapts to her changed circumstances, growing to love the underwater realm.
  Twenty six years later, Federal Investigator Sam Montgomery inadvertently rescues her and finds himself taken aboard the submerged alien ship. He isn’t sure what to make of this woman or the aliens who care for her. Are they a threat? Is she?
  The world is full of paranoia, restricted freedoms and environmental catastrophe. With the advanced science and technology, the aliens hold the power to restore balance - if they can survive exposure to a frightened planet. They’ve planned to reveal themselves and have worked for decades to assimilate and prepare to meet humans face to face. The key rests with the reborn Ria, who is learning how to be human once more, and Sam, a man torn between a lifetime of lies and taking a chance on the unknown.
  Approx. 76,485 words, SciFi romance,
  Stand Alone Story
  *****
  By the same author:
  Alien Encounters – stand-alone novels
  1)Essentially Human
  2)The Alien Library
  3)The Embrace Protocol
  Forever A Pirate – 30 Books/1 Couple
  1)A Caribbean Spell
  2)Red Sean’s Revenge
  3)The French Gambit
  4)Magic’s Hostage
  5)The Hard Choices
  6)The Spanish Challenge
  7)The Blood Tears
  8)A Desperate Course
  9)Summoned Home
  10)The Lurking Menace
  11)Ruby
  12)Something More Than This
  13)The Hunter’s Trail
  And more to come!
  The Kraken’s Caribbean – Where Anything Can Happen, and Usually Does
  1) The Kraken’s Mirror
  2) The Chameleon Goggles
  3) The Pirate Circus
  4) The Kraken’s Promise
  5) The Dark Dreams of Davy Jones
  *****
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