Galactic Dating

I thought the Galactic Dating Service's threats were a joke.Public meme campaigns? Social humiliation algorithms? Please. I'm Dr. Zora-I talk to rocks for a living.But when their "99.9% Perfect Match" pairs me with Ambassador Xan, they're not bluffing.He's everything I despise: politically connected, devastatingly charming, the kind of smooth operator who manipulates hearts like trade negotiations. Our first date ends with me coughing alien berries into his drink.I should hate him.Instead, when he laughs-really laughs-I glimpse someone real underneath. Someone who protects me from sleazy delegates. Someone who looks at me like I'm fascinating instead of socially defective.Then I discover seaweed that could change everything-life-changing science that makes me a target for every government in the galaxy.Including his.I now face an impossible choice: trust the man who awakened something I'd buried, or protect my discovery alone.The galaxy's future depends on my decision. So does my heart.Mated by Mandate is a slow burn steamy alien dating-service romance and the first novella in the Galactic Dating Service series. If you enjoy fated-mates chemistry, grumpy–sunshine banter, and a silver-tongued alien willing to bend interstellar rules for one brilliant human scientist, you'll love Mated By Mandate. †† This novel was produced using author‑directed AI tools.

The Galactic Dating Service ruined my desperate plan with three words: "Perfect Match Detected."I needed Commander Kaelen's transport job to save my ship from repo-enough credits to finally get the debt collectors off my back. He was everything I avoided: honor-bound, disciplined, the kind of Xylosian who probably color-coded his underwear.A 99.9% compatibility rating was the last thing I needed.I tried to maintain professional distance. Impossible when he shared family recipes in my tiny galley, when he trusted my piloting through deadly dangers, when he looked at my chaotic life and saw competence instead of failure. The honor-bound commander was nothing like I expected.But his crew watches our growing connection with cold disapproval.And now I'm transporting a mysterious prisoner whose secrets could ignite galactic war, falling for an alien who's making me question everything I believed about independence. I've built walls around my heart to survive in this cold galaxy.He's making me want to tear them all down.Mated by Mutiny is a sci-fi romance packed with witty banter, explosive action, and a slow burn that ignites into a supernova. It's perfect for fans of forced proximity, competence porn, and heroes who fall first-and hard. †† This novel was produced using author‑directed AI tools.