The Price of Redemption Captain Alma Johnson has accepted a dangerous mission to the Shimbahn Unification of 5, located on the far side of the galaxy. She and her crew have one task, to return with jump drive technology. If she is successful, she will have redeemed her reputation and secured Earth’s economy. But there are troubling rumors in the galaxy that the Unification wants human females in exchange for the jump drives. It’s up to Alma to discover what they really want and decide if the price is too high for her or humanity. How much is Alma willing to sacrifice to complete her mission? * 90k Space Opera Closed Door Romance Science Fiction

The Price of Redemption Captain Alma Johnson has accepted a dangerous mission to the Shimbahn Unification of 5, located on the far side of the galaxy. She and her crew have one task, to return with jump drive technology. If she is successful, she will have redeemed her reputation and secured Earth’s economy. But there are troubling rumors in the galaxy that the Unification wants human females in exchange for the jump drives. It’s up to Alma to discover what they really want and decide if the price is too high for humanity or her. How much is Alma willing to sacrifice to complete her mission? * 90k Space Opera Soft Science Ficiton Closed Door Romance

NASA chose me to assess how people would react to the news there is life on other planets; to my surprise the aliens chose me too. A short story in "The Expanding Universe 8: A Science Fiction Exploration"

The Price of Redemption Captain Alma Johnson has accepted a dangerous mission to the Shimbahn Unification of 5, located on the far side of the galaxy. She and her crew have one task, to return with jump drive technology. If she is successful, she will have redeemed her reputation and secured Earth’s economy. But there are troubling rumors in the galaxy that the Unification wants human females in exchange for the jump drives. It’s up to Alma to discover what they really want and decide if the price is too high for humanity or for her. How much is Alma willing to sacrifice to complete her mission?

Captain Alma Johnson has accepted an uncertain mission to the Shimbahn Unification of 5, located on the far side of the galaxy. She and her JC attaché have one vital task, to return with jump drive technology, which will fortify the JC’s economy for years to come. If Captain Johnson is successful, she will redeem herself in the eyes of her people. Despite rumors that what the Unification seeks is not what the JC is offering, Captain Johnson refuses to consider the possibility of returning from this mission a failure. Coming soon.

Captain Alma Johnson has accepted an uncertain mission to the Shimbahn Unification of 5, located on the far side of the galaxy. She and her JC attaché have one vital task, to return with jump drive technology, which will fortify the JC’s economy for years to come. If Captain Johnson is successful, she will redeem herself in the eyes of her people. Despite rumors that what the Unification seeks is not what the JC is offering, Captain Johnson refuses to consider the possibility of returning from this mission a failure. Coming Soon!

A brief walk through the marketplace where aliens and humans are selling their wares on a space station at the edge of our solar system. From "The Mars One Incident" by Kelly Curtis (Alma Johnson's Backstory) Technology is the Temptation The year is 2635, the people of Earth live in a tech-free utopia. Captain Alma Johnson is one of the few permitted to use technology as part of the human fleet. In a starship that has been rebuilt more than a dozen times, she faithfully protects humanity’s holdings in the solar system overpopulated with aggressive aliens and marauding pirates. Now she finds herself on a doomed mission that she’s been set up for from the very beginning.

Technology is the Temptation The year is 2635, the people of Earth live in a tech-free utopia. Captain Alma Johnson is one of the few permitted to use technology as part of the human fleet. In a starship that has been rebuilt more than a dozen times, she faithfully protects humanity’s holdings in the solar system overpopulated with aggressive aliens and marauding pirates. Now she finds herself on a doomed mission that she’s been set up for from the very beginning. Read or Listen now: https://www.amazon.com/Mars-One-Incident-Kelly-Curtis-ebook/dp/B07TX9NQ8J