Charming His Mate

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After sustaining a massive injury Ahlvo has been in a dark place. He can't train with his crew. He can't fulfill his duties as Varrek's second-in-command. And now he's bedridden stubborn as a mule and incredibly cranky.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ava an Earth native and healer-in-training on Oluura has been charged with caring for him. Not that she minds. She loves her job and under normal circumstances spending this much time with the most charming male in the galaxy would be a treat.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But this is not the Ahlvo she'd come to know.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The longer his leg takes to heal the more his depression threatens to crush him from the inside. Ava wants to help him but she knows she can't force him to prioritize his mental health-he has to want to help himself.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Most importantly she refuses to let her feelings get in the way. No matter how much he flirts with her no matter how much she trusts him no matter how many butterflies fill her stomach when his hand brushes against hers no matter how badly she wants his lips on her.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She feels an intense connection with Ahlvo but surely he would've told her if she was his fated mate? And in his current mental state it's not like she can ask.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Will Ava be able to guide Ahlvo through his emotional turmoil? Or will his depression destroy the friendship they've built?</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Charming His Mate is a full-length sci-fi romance featuring a charismatic golden-skinned alien with a wounded leg and a head full of sadness. He's desperate to win the heart of the curvy 32-year-old heroine tasked with being his healer but the voice in his head has him convinced he doesn't deserve her.</em></p><p></p>