Maverick: Intergalactic Dating Agency: Motor City Alien Mail Order Brides, #3

By Ellis Leigh

These aliens have been looking for love in all the wrong solar systems…

 

Maverick wasn't a fan of the planet Earth. He also wasn't particularly fond of being matched to a human mail order bride. She was too bossy, too fake, too…everything he didn't want. Until he did.

 

Stacy spent a year of her life isolated from her friends and family, so she refused to spend another minute that way. That was why she signed up to be matched as a mail order bride. It worked for her sister; it'd work for her, too. As soon as she got past her match's broody ways.

 

One cranky alien with no clue how to be romantic, one clingy female who refuses to let her dislike of her match stop her, and one slip of the tongue that set the two on a crash course in how not to fall in love. What would you do if you found out the man from your fantasies was actually the man from your science fiction?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kinship Press
• Release date: Nov 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781944336134

Ellis Leigh

A storyteller from the time she could talk, USA Today bestselling author Ellis Leigh grew up among family legends of hauntings, psychics, and love spanning decades. Those stories didn’t always have the happiest of endings, so they inspired her to write about real life, real love, and the difficulties therein. From farmers to werewolves, store clerks to witches—if there’s love to be found, she’ll write about it. Ellis lives in the Chicago area with her husband, daughters, and a German Shepherd that refuses to leave her side. Ellis can also be found writing tropey, erotic shorts with her bestie Brighton Walsh as London Hale or taking her suspense into the contemporary world as Kristin Harte.

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Maverick

Maverick

Motor City Alien Mail Order Brides

Ellis Leigh

Kinship Press

Copyright © 2016 by Ellis Leigh

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

ISBN: 978-1-944336-13-4

Contents

MAVERICK

The Ad

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Epilogue

Claiming His Fate

Also By Ellis Leigh

Have You Met Kristin Harte?

Don’t Forget London Hale

About the Author

MAVERICK

A Motor City Aliens Mail Order Bride Story

Maverick wasn’t a fan of the planet Earth. He also wasn’t particularly fond of being matched to a human mail order bride. She was too bossy, too fake, too…everything he didn’t want. Until he did.

Stacy spent a year of her life isolated from her friends and family, so she refused to spend another minute that way. That was why she signed up to be matched as a mail order bride. It worked for her sister; it’d work for her, too. As soon as she got past her match’s broody ways.

One cranky alien with no clue how to be romantic, one clingy female who refuses to let her dislike of her match stop her, and one slip of the tongue that set the two on a crash course in how not to fall in love. What would you do if you found out the man from your fantasies was actually the man from your science fiction?

The Ad

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Chapter One

Stacy

Application 328F

Lead Generator: Referral

Species: Human

Planet: Earth

Breeding Rank: Receptacle

Intake Office: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Original Content: There are rules to dating me. A man must have manners, he must treat me with respect, and he must be willing to feed me at all times.

Translation: Human female seeks male with skills in the kitchen as well as the bedroom.

There was something off about the woman from the dating agency. Something not quite normal or safe. She reminded me too much of the doctors who’d once ruled my life.

Congratulations on joining us at the IG Dating Agency, the woman, Ampetheia, said. Her smile spread a little too wide across her face, her eyes a not-quite-normal color of brown. Definitely not safe.

Thanks. I shifted on the chair, unable to hold still. Something about the way she watched me was making me uncomfortable even though I couldn’t pin down the reason. It wasn’t as if she looked dangerous in any way. The woman was wearing a brown cardigan, for Christ’s sake. Was she a ninja in disguise? An assassin on the side? I couldn’t tell, but she was still totally watching me with those beady eyes. Time to fake it.

I pasted on a bright smile and tried to keep my leg from shaking. My sister had such success with the gentleman you matched her with, I figured you might be able to help me, as well.

Ninja lady looked about ready for the kill. Crap, how did one escape a woman in a cardigan? Throw cat food at her? Bring up the wedding episode of Outlander to see if she could be distracted by the kilt? Rip apart a book?

No, scratch that one. I couldn’t be that evil. Macy would kill me for sure.

Your sister was a prime candidate, and of course, I can assist you as well, dear. Ampetheia practically purred. Odd, that sound. I already have the perfect man for you.

That didn’t take nearly as long as I thought it would. Already?

Ampetheia laughed. The match I set up for your sister caused me many headaches. Oh, not because of Macy, dear. Your sister was a dream client. More because… Well, when I see two people together, it helps if those people don’t look like anyone else.

Huh. I sat back and crossed my legs, suddenly a little less wary of the woman. That’s what had to be setting off my bullshit alarm—she was another bullshitter. So the whole mail order bride thing is a lie? Awesome. I cribbed that letter in the worst way. I’d hate to think you were matching me to someone off that drivel.

Her beady eyes went surprisingly round. Really, those colored contacts were the worst. You…what?

Yeah, I get it. You do some voodoo magic thing to find a partner for your client, but you can’t let anyone know about the voodoo magic thing because, let’s face it, that shit’s scary. It’s okay. I won’t tell. So, when do I get to meet him?

Meet whom?

My match. You said you had one for me.

Ampetheia shook her head. Yes, of course. Maverick. I’ll call him tonight. I don’t see why you can’t meet him tomorrow if you have the time.

Sounds good. I rose, ready to get the hell out of her office. I might not be as worried about hidden ninja assassin skills anymore, but that didn’t mean I wanted to hang around. Ampetheia was not someone to be trifled with. Tell him I’ll meet him at the immersive date hotel in the afternoon. He should wear black. I find black on guys very attractive. Oh, and no flip-flops or sandals. Man feet shouldn’t be on display.

Ampetheia stared at me for a long, quiet moment. Is there anything else, Stacy?

I ran through the list in my head…black clothes, no feet, meet at hotel, be ready for nooky. Not sure I should mention that last one, though she had to expect there’d be a little bumping and grinding going on. No one set you up to spend two days in a single hotel room with a potential relationship candidate without understanding that those hormones would be racing. She knew exactly what was going to go on in that room.

And so I didn’t need to tell her that. Not right now. I’ll call you if I think of something.

I tossed her a smile and a wave and left. Once I made it outside, I grabbed my phone and pulled up my favorite call recipients. With the number of times I called her every day, you’d probably think my twin sister would be in my top spot. Not the case. God before family—my number one call was my favorite Sunday brunch restaurant. Reservations could be hard to get, you know?

Crap, I hissed when she didn’t answer. That was becoming a habit—the not answering. I knew she had her boyfriend now, but still. Okay, fine… I

Reviews for Maverick

[Chelsea · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was the conclusion of Motor City Alien Mail Order Brides and I have really enjoyed reading about all three of them and how they met their mates. This book picks up after book 2 ends is about Maverick and Stacy. Their relationship was interesting to watch unfold and I enjoyed the peeks into how the couples from the previous two books were doing. I look forward to reading more books from the Intergalactic Dating Agency Series.