Until Midnight by Melissa Landers is a festive tie-in short story which bridges the gap between the 1st & upcoming 2nd novels in her Alienated series of YA science fiction alien student exchange program political conflict suspense-oriented adventures with romantic elements, this installment featuring the obligatory "Xmas as seen by aliens" encounter, free courtesy of publisher Disney's Hyperion imprint.
Currently free, and will probably stay that way as a long-term promo @
B&N,
Amazon (available to Canadians),
Kobo &
iTunes &
Google Play (all available to Canadians).
This doesn't appear to exist in the UK/EU (nor do the author's other ebooks), but it seems to be free in Oceania when I spot-check iTunes.
Description
Don't miss the romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED.
Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship. When Aelyx learns that Cara is forgoing her favorite holiday, he tries to recreate Christmas in space by researching traditional earth customs…but a few things get lost in translation.
Includes bonus chapters from ALIENATED and a sneak peek at the sequel, INVADED.