Friday, May 6, 2022

ALIEN BONDS is free in the Kindle store for a few days!

The first book in my Wakanreo trilogy, Alien Bonds, is free starting today, May 6th and continuing until Tuesday, May 10.

This is a story of two very different people from two very different cultures, a sort of AVATAR combined with PRIDE & PREJUDICE. When those two people meet, their lives are changed in an instant. Industrial chemist Dina Bellaire has traveled all the way to the planet Wakanreo to advance her career. Her carefully planned life goes up in flames the second she meets Kuaron Du, a Wakanrean who makes his living singing ancient songs in a dead language. Both of them know they can’t go back to the way they were before they met. They just have to convince the rest of the universe that what happened to them is real.

An excerpt from the Kirkus review:

Buxton offers an SF story about interplanetary love triumphing, despite the odds.. . . readers will feel truly immersed in their religion, values, and technology of Wakanreo and appreciate the relevance of Buxton's depiction of a couple fighting for their relationship in a climate of intolerance in this thought-provoking work. A dense but often engrossing tale, grounded in a relatable love affair."  

Here's just a sampling of the Amazon reviews:

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2021

Excellent read forcing you to see things from more than one perspective. Challenges your thinking on tradition, obligation, love and destiny. Sometimes it's good to see things from another view!! heartwarming love story doesn't hurt either!!!

5.0 out of 5 starsBest book I've read all year!
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020
I am very impressed with this story, not only because is very original (at least to me being fairly new to this genre) and because the love story is so intercepted by evolution, politics and the cultural differences of two humanoid and Alien species. A must read.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021

Amazing book to read. Couldn't put it down. Loved it. Five star book. Highly recommend it.

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
I don't like love triangles, but Buxton's handling of this one, her world building, the well-written story, the fantastic aliens, and intriguing characters earned Bonds 5 stars. I'm very fond of Jared, and I hope he returns to Wakanreo. I admit I loved the lack of doom and destruction in this character-driven story. I read it on KU but will buy it to reread.

If you want this book, get it now