Man beneath the ice - Snippet from Europa for #WeWriWa #SciFi

Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors . Meet writers in various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories.
I’m posting snippets from my latest novel set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Tag line: What alien creatures lurk under the ice crust of Europa?
You can read my last snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2017/09/cruel-barb-snippet-from-europa-for.htmlI have skipped several pages to give you a glimpse of the hero. Nikki ejected just before her lifepod crashed on Europa. She has fallen into a hole in the ice crust.  Please excuse any irregular punctuation to fit into 10 sentences.
She scrunched her eyes closed and lay motionless, dazed and light-headed from exhaustion and low oxygen. Seconds, or maybe hours later, she opened her eyes and bit back a cry of shock. A new face stared up through the transparent layer of ice. A finely chiseled man’s face with green eyes under straight reddish eyebrows, and prominent cheekbones, one bearing a triangular mark. Nikki stretched her fingers toward him, and his lips curved in a handsome smile. 
BlurbDr. Nikki Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life in the oceans of Europa hits a rocky start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface. Seconds before she blacks out, she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its alien inhabitants.  Kiron Arqin Ramis chose exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn her about his hostile leaders. Nikki’s unexpected meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans. Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite their people’s antagonism?             Book 1 in a new SciFi series, Taxyon Space.
You can read the first two chapters in your choice of format HERE.
The book is available for Pre-order for only 99cAmazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0764DFSDM/International: http://authl.it/B0764DFSDM/?d
I am running two other special discounts.  Gargoyle Hunt, Book 3 of Secret Supers, will be 99c until 22ndSuperheroes at college, snarky animals, living gargoyles and devious aliens living among us. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MDT6Y7Y/http://authl.it/B01MDT6Y7Y/?d

My science fiction story, A Tale of Two Colonies, will be discounted to 99c this month. The giant arachnids make it fit for a Halloween read. Available at Amazon  iBooks  Kobo  B&N
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