Cosmos Raines is one of the most brilliant inventors in the world, but his most profound discovery must be hidden from Earth’s people. Already he has lost control of the intergalactic Gateway he created. Not only has his best friend and her family moved to a new star system, but he finds himself with a warehouse full of alien guests! Including one very aggravating female that he can’t stop thinking about.

In Baade, females are so rare that they are protected to the point of captivity. Terra ‘Tag Krell Manok has spent her life in the shadows of her three older brothers and her father, Teriff, the high chancellor of Prime and a fierce warrior in his own right. No one defies him and lives, but he has to deal with political machinations just like any other leader, which is why he sends his only daughter through the Gateway. A clan is insisting that she be mated to one of their own, and Teriff needs to buy some time. On the other side of the Gateway, the last thing Terra expects to find is her bond mate—in the form of a human male!

Cosmos may not have been expecting the woman of his dreams to be an alien, but he knows one thing for sure: no one is going to take her away from him—not the clan who wants to use her nor her father who thinks all human males are worthless. It may take every invention he’s ever made and all the ingenuity he has, but this is one battle he is going to win.

A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, the internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new story with her signature humor and unpredictable twists! Exciting adventure, hot romance, and iconic characters have won her a legion of fans. Over TWO MILLION books sold!