Our backwater solar system - Snippet from RISHALT #SciFi Romance for #WeWriWa

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I’m posting snippets from Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon Space.
BlurbDr. Nikki Bell is devastated when the Watchers reappear without her alien lover. Why did Kiron return to his home planet without even leaving a message? In search of answers, Nikki jumps at the chance to join the diplomatic team invited to visit the aliens’ home world. On Rishalt, she must contend with the intricacies of Warrish society and an undercurrent of hostility. Kiron Arqin Ramis is summoned home by his family to the unwanted honor of a new triad and union with a high-ranked female. Unable to forget Nikki, he endures a perilous exile on a wilderness planet instead of complying with his family’s demands. But, the Triarchs have other plans for him. Stakes are higher than the lives of two individuals. Earth leaders are desperate to acquire the aliens’ interstellar technology, while Warrish dispute the benefit of an alliance with inferiors. Can Nikki and Kiron pierce the barriers separating them to find happiness with provoking an unequal war? 
Kiron has been summoned to his home planet by his family. Note, in Warrish society, adults form triads, units of three men or three women, often siblings. In last week’s snippet, Kiron parents informed him, “We have arranged for you to join the new Gold Helix Triad headed by your brother, Bassath.”
You can read last week’s snippet here – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/03/worthy-of-honor-snippet-from-rishalt.html
I have skipped a few lines to give you the crux of the problem (in Kiron’s perspective).
Every minute, Kiron grew more suspicious. Surely, he had not been recalled merely for the sake of a new triad? His parental hexad must anticipate some gain beyond conciliating the brother he had not spoken to in four years. The attack came from Meldrina as the highest ranked of his parents, “The Triarchs’ favor has garnered a superior reward for you and the Gold Helix. Our noble Triarch Rostras has approved your new triad for union with three of his granddaughters.”  Swallowing his protest, Kiron stared at the wall, oblivious of its mural of a tree with magenta blossoms. How could he mate with another woman when he desired only Nikki? Yet, how could he complain about his family’s arrangements? They had negotiated a match of the highest quality, a superior union in the complex politics of Rishalt. As an alien without a triad, Nikki had no status in Warrish society, and she could never be acceptable to his traditionalist family
Rishalt is available for $2.99 Two alien worlds. Two lovers torn apart. Twist the hyperthreads into unity. Amazon   iBooks   Kobo   B&N   GooglePlay


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St. Patrick’s Day special - My space operetta, Captured by the Hawk, stars an Irish heroine, Katrina Sligo, and a spaceship called The Shamrock. This SciFi novella is 99c this weekend. 
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