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    Business or Pleasure: The Department of Homeworld Security, #3
    Business or Pleasure: The Department of Homeworld Security, #3
    Business or Pleasure: The Department of Homeworld Security, #3
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    Business or Pleasure: The Department of Homeworld Security, #3

    By Cassandra Chandler

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    He thought he was beyond the need for physical pleasure—until he met her.

     

    Paige Sloan thought dedicating her life to protecting Earth's ecosystems meant dealing with human mistakes—until her latest test samples put her on the hit list of an invasive species of aliens. As if that's not enough to deal with, there's a huge, hunky alien soldier demanding she leave the planet with him. But she's not about to leave until she's figured out what's really going on.

     

    Khel's assignment to bring Paige Sloan to the Coalition spaceship orbiting Earth should be simple, if only she would comply. She's determined to unravel the truth behind the Tau Ceti's presence on Earth, even though they've killed everyone else who knows where her samples were taken. Her passion for her planet is strong enough to burn down the walls he's created in himself to be the perfect Sadirian soldier—and it lights a flame of desire in him unlike any he's ever known.

     

    But the longer they work together on Earth, the more danger they're in, and soon their hearts are on the line as much as their lives. Can Khel convince Paige to accompany him to safety, or will her quest to protect her planet lead them both to destruction?

     

    Main Content: Approximately 25,982 words, 127 (5.5 x 8.5) pages

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCassandra Chandler
    Release dateJun 20, 2016
    ISBN9780997448610
    Business or Pleasure: The Department of Homeworld Security, #3
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    Cassandra Chandler

    USA Today Bestselling author Cassandra Chandler uses her vivid imagination to make the world more interesting, spawning the ideas she turns into her evocative Science Fiction Romances and enthralling Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Romances. Fast-paced and funny, lighthearted or tinged with shadow, her stories will introduce you to characters you'll fall in love with and worlds you long to explore.

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