Pet Trade
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
An injured veterinarian and a cyborg with unusual pets must join forces to save their town.
The vast Central Galactic Concordance strictly prohibits genetic experimentation and alteration of humans on any of its 500 member planets. Animals aren't so lucky.
On a frontier planet, veterinarian Bethnee Bakonin made a home for herself in the frozen north. Her minder talent for healing all kinds of animals would ordinarily assure her success, but her unwilling stint in the shady pet trade industry left her damaged and scared. She works around her limitations as best she can, and rescues pet trade castoffs.
"Volunteered" for a black-box research project, elite forces Jumper Axur Tragon now has dangerous experimental tech in his cybernetic limbs. He escaped and crash-landed a stolen freighter in the northern mountains of a frontier planet, only to discover a secret shipment of designer pets was part of the cargo. Determined to do right by them, he enlists reluctant Bethnee's aid in caring for them—a definite challenge, considering Bethnee is terrified of him.
When greedy mercenaries come raiding, can Axur and Bethnee work together to overcome their limitations, with help from their unusual pets, and save the day?
It's a deadly adventure—with pets—in the fringes of space. Grab your copy of Pet Trade today!
Customer Reviews
Exciting Story in Frontier Space
Bethnee has fled civilization and a horrific past. Axur has escaped possible death after cybernetics testing. Her minder talent with animals has her working as a vet med when Axur brings in some sick pets. Both are in hiding so a relationship isn’t a good idea, but sparks still alight… This novella is fast paced and exciting, with plenty of science fiction mixed in with cute animals. I loved the personalities of the different dogs and the snow leopard, and Bethnee and Axur’s romance was so sweet. A great read.