Forced Proximity Space Cruise
(2026)(The sixth book in the Smutt Books Short Alien Romance series)
A Story by Deiri Di
Jess is down for anything.
Which is how she ended up on a singles cruise to outer space, sightseeing the solar system and maybe meeting the alien love of her life. Or maybe just having some fun.
She didn’t expect to get hauled in by the Courtship Mediation Office for flirting.
Apparently, batting her lashes and slapping an alien on the arm means something very different to him than it does to her.
She was giving him… permission.
Nosi is playing by the rules. Sort of.
Humans react unpredictably to Noscaryn mating rituals, which means he has to wait for his new mate to formally agree before things get intense… even though she’s already given him a perfectly clear signal.
But Jess is making it very hard to be patient.
She’s stunning, unbothered, and completely unaware of how close he is to losing his grip.
The moment she gives the word, he’s done pretending to be chill.
He’ll spend every second of this cruise showing her just how serious he is with his firm, relentless, thoroughly devoted… attentiveness.
A high-heat, heart-forward sci-fi rom-com about enthusiastic aliens, accidental commitments, and finding love the old-fashioned way. On a spaceship.
Genre: Science Fiction
Which is how she ended up on a singles cruise to outer space, sightseeing the solar system and maybe meeting the alien love of her life. Or maybe just having some fun.
She didn’t expect to get hauled in by the Courtship Mediation Office for flirting.
Apparently, batting her lashes and slapping an alien on the arm means something very different to him than it does to her.
She was giving him… permission.
Nosi is playing by the rules. Sort of.
Humans react unpredictably to Noscaryn mating rituals, which means he has to wait for his new mate to formally agree before things get intense… even though she’s already given him a perfectly clear signal.
But Jess is making it very hard to be patient.
She’s stunning, unbothered, and completely unaware of how close he is to losing his grip.
The moment she gives the word, he’s done pretending to be chill.
He’ll spend every second of this cruise showing her just how serious he is with his firm, relentless, thoroughly devoted… attentiveness.
A high-heat, heart-forward sci-fi rom-com about enthusiastic aliens, accidental commitments, and finding love the old-fashioned way. On a spaceship.
Genre: Science Fiction