He claimed her to keep the bankers from taking her. She refuses to trade one kind of ownership for another.
Agricultural systems technician Mara Keene crossed the stars to claim land of her own. Instead, her transport is sabotaged over Vespera-9—and she wakes on the remote ranch of Roran Varek, a massive horned alien cowboy who has already registered himself as her legal guardian.
Roran saved Mara from a burning wreck. Now Meridian Frontier Trust wants her placed in debt-recovery custody, and the only law standing between Mara and the bank is the protection of the Varek ranch.
But Varek protection comes with rules.
Roran insists the storm-locked frontier is too dangerous for Mara to cross alone. Mara has escaped one controlling man already. She will not let another decide where she lives, what risks she takes, or who owns her future—no matter how fiercely she wants him.
When a hidden data shard reveals false deeds, bonded-worker records, cyborg repossession codes, and a plan to seize the sanctuary ranches, Mara and Roran must fight hired riders, bought law, and an engineered varka stampede.
To save the frontier, Roran must learn the difference between protecting a woman and possessing her.
Taken by the Alien Cowboy is a high-heat science fiction western romance featuring a protective horned alien rancher, a capable human heroine, forced proximity, dangerous frontier politics, a chosen mate bond, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Agricultural systems technician Mara Keene crossed the stars to claim land of her own. Instead, her transport is sabotaged over Vespera-9—and she wakes on the remote ranch of Roran Varek, a massive horned alien cowboy who has already registered himself as her legal guardian.
Roran saved Mara from a burning wreck. Now Meridian Frontier Trust wants her placed in debt-recovery custody, and the only law standing between Mara and the bank is the protection of the Varek ranch.
But Varek protection comes with rules.
Roran insists the storm-locked frontier is too dangerous for Mara to cross alone. Mara has escaped one controlling man already. She will not let another decide where she lives, what risks she takes, or who owns her future—no matter how fiercely she wants him.
When a hidden data shard reveals false deeds, bonded-worker records, cyborg repossession codes, and a plan to seize the sanctuary ranches, Mara and Roran must fight hired riders, bought law, and an engineered varka stampede.
To save the frontier, Roran must learn the difference between protecting a woman and possessing her.
Taken by the Alien Cowboy is a high-heat science fiction western romance featuring a protective horned alien rancher, a capable human heroine, forced proximity, dangerous frontier politics, a chosen mate bond, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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