The Sirilians Series by Nicole Krizek

No one can say when the end is near. It can come from a plague, warfare, or a natural disaster. For the people of Siril, the end of their world came from space. The massive solar flare that collided with their planet wasn’t something they could prepare for, or prevent. Millions perished instantly, and those that survived looked to the stars in steel-eyed defiance. Karincin’s life has been dominated by familial expectations, duty, and celibacy... moreNo one can say when the end is near. It can come from a plague, warfare, or a natural disaster. For the people of Siril, the end of their world came from space. The massive solar flare that collided with their planet wasn’t something they could prepare for, or prevent. Millions perished instantly, and those that survived looked to the stars in steel-eyed defiance. Karincin’s life has been dominated by familial expectations, duty, and celibacy. He attended all of the correct schools, won the worthy awards, and leads a cutting edge team at the Department of Space. His life is going exactly as planned, until he’s assigned a mate. Aevum is nothing like he expected. She’s free-spirited, passionate, and doesn’t adhere to Karincin’s pre-arranged life. She challenges everything he’s been taught to believe, and awakens supressed desires he didn’t know he had. He was never prepared for such an irrational craving as lust. After his planet is ravaged by natural disaster, Karincin is selected as one of 12 scouts to be sent into space to discover the looming peril to his people. It is a great honor, and one the Sirilian people desperately need him to perform. But it will make him choose between his life’s work, and his own awakened heart. What awaits him in the void of space? And if he goes, would he ever return to the woman he loves? Warning: contains scenes of erotic sex between two consensual (and eager) adults, and may make you crave smart, tech-savvy men OR spunky women. less

Ashlyn MacLeod’s life is all she ever wanted. She lives in London, attends a world-renowned university, and is one step away from getting her PhD in archaeology. Everything is going exactly as planned, until a humiliating rejection forces her home to the Scottish Highlands. Struggling with the loss of such a huge opportunity, she begins an excavation on her family’s rural property, in an effort to finish her dissertation and save her career... moreAshlyn MacLeod’s life is all she ever wanted. She lives in London, attends a world-renowned university, and is one step away from getting her PhD in archaeology. Everything is going exactly as planned, until a humiliating rejection forces her home to the Scottish Highlands. Struggling with the loss of such a huge opportunity, she begins an excavation on her family’s rural property, in an effort to finish her dissertation and save her career. As she digs into the wet dirt, she unearths much more than she bargained for. The sight takes her breath away. She never could have imagined that she’d uncover a blue skinned man, seemingly buried alive under tons of rock for an unimaginably long period of time. The man, Reus, as she would come to know him, is lean, muscled, and barely alive. When he finally takes his first breath and openes his eyes, she immediately feels captivated by him. Who is he? What is he? And why does she feel such a magnetic connection to him? As Ashlyn and Reus both struggle with their new reality, they must answer two essential questions: what happens if he’s discovered, and how will they get him home? less