Starstruck (Hiatt)

The middle of nowhere just got a lot more interesting! Nerdy, orphaned astronomy geek Marsha, M to her few friends, dreams of escaping tiny Jewel, Indiana and becoming "somebody"-a distant dream until hot new quarterback Rigel inexplicably befriends her. As Rigel turns his back on fawning cheerleaders to spend time with M, strange things happen: her acne clears up, her terrible eyesight improves, and when they touch, sparks fly-literally! When M digs for a reason, she discovers deep secrets that will change her mundane life forever and expose her to perils she never dreamed of. "STARSTRUCK had me starstruck from beginning to end! A totally fun, unique take on science fiction and paranormal--with a whole lot of romance thrown in." ~Colleen Gleason, New York Times bestselling author of the Stoker & Holmes series "Hiatt puts a fresh twist into this fun tale of a nerdy teen's life becoming an amazing adventure. Starstruck sparkles!" ~4-time RITA award winner Justine Davis WINNER ~ Book Buyer's Best Award WINNER ~ "I Heart Indie" Award WINNER ~ National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award 2nd Place ~ Readers Choice Heart of Excellence Award

The Starstruck adventure continues.... Marsha spent the first 15 years of her life as a nerdy nobody before discovering her true identity as the long lost princess of a secret civilization. Now M is dodging extraterrestrial paparazzi while trying to keep the truth from her adoptive aunt and uncle and everyone at school. At least she can be herself with her boyfriend and literal soulmate, Rigel. Whenever they're together, it's easy to forget the responsibilities that will eventually come with her new status. But when a new boy arrives at Jewel High, everything M thought she knew about herself and her future is turned upside down. Now the very destiny that lifted her from obscurity threatens to tear her away from Rigel and their happy-ever-after. But when two planets conspire against you, where is there to run? Starcrossed is book two in the award-winning Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure, and discovery.

Being a Princess isn't all it's cracked up to be!Between keeping high security secrets from everyone (including Rigel) and trying to keep Rigel and Sean from killing each other (with no help from Trina, of course!) M has more than enough on her plate already.She knew that as newly discovered Princess of a secret Martian colony, she'd have to return there someday-but over spring break?? An emergency requires her immediate presence but not everyone is overjoyed to have their long-lost Princess back. Can she win her people over in time to save the colony from destruction? And what will she have to give up in return?Book 3 of New York Times bestselling author Brenda Hiatt's electrifying new Starstruck series!

The electrifying conclusion to the original Starstruck series!M, no longer a nerdy nobody, has finally been acclaimed Sovereign Emileia, ruler of the Martian colony Nuath. But at what cost? Without her soulmate Rigel, life seems pointless but she's expected to shake off her heartbreak and assume her responsibilities. Reluctantly, M does what she must until an unexpected discovery restores a glimmer of hope for the future. Now she is determined to do whatever she can to salvage her longed-for happy ending-if it's not already too late.Book 4 of New York Times bestselling author Brenda Hiatt's award-winning Starstruck series!

Change is never easy. Sometimes it's downright dangerous.Over the past year, M and Rigel have averted various threats: to their relationship, to M's people and to both Mars and Earth. M's aunt now knows the truth about her origins and M and Rigel no longer need to hide that they're a couple. The future looks brightbut not everyone is happy with the way things are changing. When unexpected resistance arises, M and Rigel will again have to work together to keep the secret of their people and the little town of Jewel, Indiana safe from potential disaster.Note: This novella immediately follows the award-winning 4-book Starstruck series and therefore contains spoilers. If you haven't yet read that series, the first book is currently FREE at all e-vendors, to invite you into a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery where teen romance blends with science fiction.

We're going where??Kira's life in Nuath is getting better and better. She's a rising star on a prestigious sports team and the guy she's been crushing on has just started to notice her. When her parents announce they're all moving to technologically backward Earth for the good of their underground Martian colony, Kira is aghastand furious. The last thing she wants to do is leave Mars to "blend in" with inferior Terrans. Worse, once thereshe'll be expected to make nice with the new Sovereign, a girl no more fit to rule their people than Kira herself. When Kira is offered a chance to undermine Sovereign Emileia, she leaps at it.During the past year, the life Sean O'Gara eagerly anticipated has crashed and burned. He was excited to move to Jewel, Indiana. Excited to take his place as the destined Royal Consort of Princess Emileia, a girl he'd fantasized about for years. But nothing turned out the way he expected. Emileia already had a boyfriend and no matter how hard he tries, Sean can't deny those two share a special bonda bond that benefits their people. A bond he can't share. Sean's once-bright dreams turn to dust, leaving him nothing to hope foruntil a new girl from Mars comes to town.To Kira, Sean represents everything she's always resented about the ruling classeven if he is awfully cute. And the more Sean learns about Kira's political views, the more he suspects she's a threat to their peopleno matter how strongly he's attracted to her. Are their differences too great to overcome, or can they transcend them to discover a future beyond anything either imagined?The much-anticipated continuation of the electrifying Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery!

A Martian misfitMolly O'Gara has never really fit in anywhere, born on Mars to Ag farmer parents but adopted and raised by a high-ranking Royal family. Unfortunately Molly lacks the usual skill with plants that go with her birth heritage, while also lacking the prestige she would have as a true Royal. Her only claim to importance is being appointed official Handmaid to the Martian Sovereign, Emileia. Holding such a position is a great honor for a lowly Ag but now that she and Emileia, better known as M, are back on Earth, there is little for Molly to do in that capacity. That is, until a new Royal boy shows up at Jewel High. Though absurdly handsome, Tristan is also arrogant and obnoxiousand seems determined to steal M, the Sovereign, away from her bonded soulmate, Rigel. As Handmaid, Molly's job now is to keep Tristan away from M and Rigel, even if that means spending way more time in his company than she'd like. Such familiarity breeds contempt, on both sides. At first, anywayThe much-anticipated continuation of the electrifying Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery!

The middle of nowhere keeps getting more interesting!Little Jewel, Indiana, has seen a lot of changes over the past year, to include a dozen new students at Jewel High who all happen to be Martians, not that any of the other students realize thatyet. The locals are getting more and more suspicious of the athletically gifted and attractive newcomers who all seem to have a connection to NuAgra. What's really going on out there anyway?Marsha, known at school as M and to the Martian people as Sovereign Emileia, is already stretched to her limit trying to keep her people and their secret safe. Now she learns of a devastating new weapon that could destroy the whole town of Jewel, Indiana, including its fledgling Martian government center disguised as an agricultural research company.Fortunately, she doesn't have to face this menace alone. Along with her soulmate Rigel, she now has two other newly-bonded couples by her side. Maybe, if they work together, there's a chance their bonds of love and friendship can somehow avert the looming threatbefore it's too late.The much-anticipated continuation of the electrifyingStarstruckseries, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery!

A new Starstruck Christmas novella, coming soon--preorder to reserve your copy now! When another customer unexpectedly drops dead while Rigel is picking up M's Christmas present, foul play is suspected. But only Rigel realizes that whatever killed the obnoxious old woman was intended for him, instead! He calls upon the other members of the newly-formed Bond Squad to help him unravel the mystery before the killer tries again. A lighthearted holiday murder mystery set in the quirky small town of Jewel, Indiana, where things aren't always as they seem.

A terrible choice between love and friendship You suspect your best friend has been sucked into a dangerous cult. Worse, the guy you're hopelessly in love with is a member! Rescuing your friend will ruin your budding romance…but what choice do you have? Bri and Deb have been besties with M since elementary school, but over the past year and a half she's changed. The more strange things they notice, the more they think whatever is going on with M has something to do with that new company that recently relocated to Jewel and all the new students whose parents work there. Their suspicions deepen when they start dating two of the hot new boys and notice more and more weird anomalies, like common phrases the boys don't know and strength and speed that seem to go beyond the ordinary. The more they dig for clues, the more certain they are that M has been drawn into a cult that's performing dangerous experiments on their members…including M! Confronting her will almost certainly ruin the promising new romances both Bri and Deb are enjoying, but they realize it's a risk they'll have to take. What they don't expect is the incredible truth behind all the "evidence" they've collected-or the risk they'll run by exposing it! The much-anticipated continuation of the electrifying Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery!

Two complete novels plus never-before-published bonus materials!This volume contains the first two books of the Starstruck series, along with an extended preview of book 3 and bonus content that provides additional insights into the series.The middle of nowhere is getting a lot more interesting!Nerdy astronomy geek Marsha, M to her few friends, has never been anybody special. Orphaned as an infant and reluctantly raised by an overly-strict "aunt," she's not even sure who she is. M's dream of someday escaping tiny Jewel, Indiana and making her mark in the world seems impossibly distant until hot new quarterback Rigel inexplicably befriends her. As Rigel turns his back on fawning cheerleaders to spend time with M, strange things start to happen: her acne clears up, her eyesight improves to the point she can ditch her thick glasses, and when they touch, sparks fly--literally! When M digs for a reason, she discovers deep secrets that will change her formerly mundane life forever…and expose her to perils she never dreamed of.Welcome to the award-winning Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery! Inside you'll find the first two complete novels in the series, an extended preview of Starbound, book 3, and bonus materials including a Martian glossary and other content mentioned in the books but never before published. Brenda Hiatt is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen novels (so far), including historical romance, traditional Regency romance, time travel romance, and young adult science fiction romance. In addition to writing, Brenda is passionate about embracing life to the fullest, to include scuba diving (she has over 60 dives to her credit), Taekwondo (where she is currently pursuing her 4th degree black belt), hiking, traveling…and reading, of course!