Promises to Keep
by Janet Miller

Their war of independence from Earth is won, but the men of the former colony Gaia still have a big problem: too few women. Since they have to attach to a woman to even become sexually active, this means a long boring and lonely life for a lot of guys--unless they can find other women to marry. General Garran Doranth sees the wisdom in finding women for his men, even if he has to get them from hated Earth.

On Earth, women aren't finding men that want to commit to marriage so they sign up to go to the Outer Colonies to find husbands. But on the way their ship is hijacked by the Gaians who make them an offer they can't refuse--themselves! Doctor Sarah Johnson isn't thrilled with the situation, but she can't help being intrigued by the masked man who courts her--even when it turns out to be the one man she can't stand, the general.

Janet Miller's Bio

During the weekday Janet is a mild-mannered software engineer who writes code and design documents. But at night and on weekends she turns to the creation of offbeat stories about imaginary pasts, presents, and futures, where ladies become warriors, or go to the stars to find love, and a man really can save a struggling software company. But no matter when the story happens, there will always be some adventure, some humor, and meaning to the tale.