People-pleasing waitress Ingrid Spijker is having the worst day.

Fired. Dumped. Evicted.

Abducted by aliens.

Light-years from home, on a planet that seems more fantastical than futuristic -- magical elemental powers? Seriously? -- she's now running from aliens that want her as breeding stock for their dying race.

When Ingrid sees a ray gun, she takes it -- and accidentally shoots Detective Short, Dark, and Alien. Her rescuer.

Hyper-focused Detective Oris has yet to prove his worth since the truth of his caste became known.

When kidnapped offworlder Ingrid tumbles out of a stasis pod and shoots him, Oris is sure he's found the career-defining case that could fix his social status...if he can keep Ingrid safe long enough to solve it.

But Ingrid herself is a complication, and Oris keeps getting distracted by her fiery personality, luscious curves, and mysterious origins.

A half-step ahead of the kidnappers, Ingrid and Oris hunt for safety and find something more in each other's arms.

No matter how safe Ingrid feels with Oris, starting anything with her alien rescuer will complicate going home.

Oris is supposed to protect Ingrid, but the fire she kindles has him wanting to break all his planet's rules--like the one forbidding his caste from intimacy.

As their flame burns ever brighter, Ingrid and Oris are left wondering if there's enough to keep this fire alive -- or will secrets smother it before it can burn?

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Stolen Fire is readable by members of the Wild Circle. The finished book is planned to be released either late 2024 or early 2025.