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    I Wish I Might
    I Wish I Might
    I Wish I Might
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    I Wish I Might

    By Jocelyn Modo

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    Lady Calixte is known for spending her nights in the company of handsome spaceforce pilots so when her home planet is invaded and her bed found empty, no one questions her whereabouts. Who would guess she’d stowaway on a ship to plead for help from the most feared man in the galaxy?

    Leader Sarin has fought many battles. Now he wonders what is left worth fighting for. Until, that is, the daring Lady Calixte arrives in her sleep gown looking for help. He doesn't doubt he can win the battle to save her people, but can he win her heart?

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    "...interesting and enjoyable with a love story at the heart. I give this book four red roses."
    Maggie @ Red Roses Reviews

    "...loved this story. It's so hard to find good sci fi romance that I'm always on the hunt so I was thrilled to find this little gem."
    5 stars at Buzzillions
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateDec 17, 2013
    ISBN9780987169525
    I Wish I Might
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    Jocelyn Modo

    Jocelyn Modo may be crazy but writing keeps her from going insane. She grew up reading science fiction and fantasy and fell in love with romance when those girlie hormones kicked in. Nothing makes her day like working on her current manuscript, and nothing makes her crazy like working on her current manuscript. But all’s fair in love and war, and Jocelyn likes to put a whole lot of both in everything she writes.

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      I Wish I Might - Jocelyn Modo

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      Chapter One

      Knife-like screams cut through Calixte's sleep. She jerked awake, clutching her covers and trembling uncontrollably as her bedroom walls flashed red, orange and blue from missiles decimating the city. Drawing her legs up to her chest, she looked out the window in horror while her father’s space force took off to defend the planet.

      Uriga had come and all Calixte could think is that her home planet, Cepheum, was doomed to death and slavery.

      No!

      She flung back the sheets, jumped from the bed, and ran from her room and navigated the dark vacant halls in her sleep gown. The marble floor was cold under her bear feet. Stumbling to a stop outside the Great Room, she pressed her ear against the red stained-glass door. The sounds of battle and the boom of her racing heart made her cup her ear—as if that would help. To calm down, she took a deep breath and held it as she listened to the voices she’d known  her whole life.

      We need to get a message to Leader Sarin of Indus, Adviser Ralphdon said, his voice a gravely, deep bass.

      Too bad Uirga took out our communication systems straight off, Adviser Kaaner replied, the unusual sarcasm in his voice tinged with a big dose of what sounded like fear.

      We send a soldier, then, Calixte's father, Leader Laborc, announced, his booming voice cutting through the chatter like a laser through flesh.

      Calixte frowned. Sending a soldier was risky. Leader Sarin would probably kill a Cepheum soldier if he entered his territory. Indus had never been their ally.

      The only reason they managed to live in neighboring solar systems was that Cepheum feared Indus enough to be polite. Her father counted on neighborly obligation as motive for Indus to aid them now. Several in the Council asserted blood lust would be a more likely motivation; still they did not contradict Leader Laborc’s statement that their only choice was a soldier. The Cepheum Leading family must remain to negotiate with Uriga in the likelihood of Cepheum falling.

      Leader Laborc’s hard voice slammed through the Great Room, calling forward Soldier Bijkew, a friend of Calixte’s, and gave orders to deliver this message to Indus:

      Your friend and neighbor, Cepheum, is under attack by Uriga. If it be your will to assist us, Cepheum will be indebted to Indus.

      Calixte groaned. Her father’s message…let’s just say friend was not a word he would ever have honestly used when referring to Indus. Did he think a race with so much against their existence had continued to survive

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