Tales from the Darvel Exploratory Systems Series by SJ Sanders

Alexandra Harrow signed on with Darvel Exploratory Corporation for one reason, and one reason only—for the opportunity to study native plants on alien worlds. She had not expected to spend her days stuck within the colony labs on M285 with no opportunities to catalog or study the diverse flora of the planet outside of specimens directly brought to her to determine their potential value to the corporation... moreAlexandra Harrow signed on with Darvel Exploratory Corporation for one reason, and one reason only—for the opportunity to study native plants on alien worlds. She had not expected to spend her days stuck within the colony labs on M285 with no opportunities to catalog or study the diverse flora of the planet outside of specimens directly brought to her to determine their potential value to the corporation. If she wanted to study anything it meant slipping off on her own with basic, borrowed equipment. It had seemed like such a simple little adventure until the alien who fell on her whisked her away to a shrouded mountain with promises to show her plants like she had never seen. But life among the Vahel is more than flowers and moonlight. It promises a love like no other with two males who wish to lay claim to her heart and hold it forever.This is a 31k novella in the same world as Serpents of the Abyss and Serpents of the Night (but preceeding them) less

This was supposed to be Noelle's last trip as part of one of Darvel Corporation's exploratory teams. After several years of service, she was finally done and ready to retire on Earth with her citizen benefits. It is just her dumb luck that she has been sent to a dangerous world covered continuously in a heavy blanket of fog that one team had already been lost to. It is worse, however, when it quickly becomes apparent that she was assigned to a doomed trip... moreThis was supposed to be Noelle's last trip as part of one of Darvel Corporation's exploratory teams. After several years of service, she was finally done and ready to retire on Earth with her citizen benefits. It is just her dumb luck that she has been sent to a dangerous world covered continuously in a heavy blanket of fog that one team had already been lost to. It is worse, however, when it quickly becomes apparent that she was assigned to a doomed trip. An explosion on ship that forced an evacuation not only separates her from her team but drops her deep in the swamps, far from their intended base camp.Frightened and alone, Noelle is forced to survive in a hostile and alien world where her only company is a strange alien lurking in the swamp. The male sings every night for her, his bioluminescence lighting the swamps, but the amphibious alien is an unknown factor. Alien or not, she needs to get to base camp and rejoin her team, but can she trust a potentially dangerous stranger with her safety, or with her heart?**This is a companion novella to Mist Asylum of Graelf coming spring 2025. Although it can be read as a standalone it is a better reading experience when one is familiar with the Darvel Exploratory Systems series and has already read The Frog Prince. less