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    A New Year on Vega III
    A New Year on Vega III
    A New Year on Vega III
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    A New Year on Vega III

    By Siri Paulson

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    Part of the "A Holiday to Remember 2017 Series"

    On the colony planet Vega III, everyone knows Beck—outgoing, fabulous, and genderqueer—and nobody notices Anil, the quiet plant biologist. But when Anil finds Beck hiding in his greenhouse, lonely and missing Earth, it's Anil who is able to comfort Beck by letting them talk about what they miss most—the feeling that comes with celebrating the holidays with loved ones, especially New Year's Eve.

    ​The two of them are drawn to one another, but both of them are hiding secrets about their sexuality. With trust between them already on shaky ground, Anil's elaborate plans to cheer Beck may well backfire.

    A Holiday to Remember
    Freddy MacKay - Watermelon Kisses
    Foster Bridget Cassidy - But to Love More
    Toni Griffin - Corey's Christmas Bundle
    Angel Martinez - Safety Protocols for Human Holidays
    Nicole Dennis - Secrets & Silk
    Kassandra Lea - Winter Home
    Jill Wexler - The Christmas Eve Craigslist Killer
    Jayne Lockwood - New Beginnings
    Tray Ellis - A Piece of Ourselves
    J. Scott Coatsworth - I Only Want to Be With You
    Siri Paulson - A New Year on Vega III

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMischief Corner Books
    Release dateDec 30, 2017
    ISBN9781386260158
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      A New Year on Vega III - Siri Paulson

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      This copy is intended for the original purchaser of this e-book ONLY. No part of this e-book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without prior written permission from the authors. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author's rights. Purchase only authorized editions.

      Cover Artist: Catherine Dair

      Editor: Jaymi E

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      A New Year on Vega III © 2017 Siri Paulson

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      Published in the United States of America.

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: A New Year on Vega III is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are fictionalized. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Any person depicted in the Licensed Art Material is a model and is being used solely for illustrative purposes.

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      Table of Contents

      Title

      Copyright

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Dear Reader

      About Siri Paulson

      Also by Siri Paulson

      About Mischief Corner Books

      Chapter One

      Dinnertime on Vega III. Anil could hear the dull clinking of the silicon dishes at the other end of the greenhouse dome, along with the multilingual chatter of the other colonists. Somebody always had to stay with the plants over the meal hour and keep an eye on the all-important nutrient solution. It wasn't an accident that he was always the one who volunteered.

      He moved along the rows, adjusting stems of greenery here and tweaking dials there, making notes in his virtual pad, murmuring a word or two of comfort to the plants that weren't thriving as they should. The sounds of dinner faded as he worked his way towards the far side of the dome.

      Ahead of him came a scuffling noise.

      Darn kids, he thought. The youngest colonists, a couple of female interns from the nearest university, were much taken with each other and snatched every opportunity to be alone.

      He came around the end of the row and stopped short.

      It wasn't the interns. It was Beck—engineer, genderqueer, more fabulous than anyone

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