Barbara Elsborg

Taking Stock Barbara Elsborg

Her last days on Earth could be out of this world. Zoe has accepted that a brain tumor will make this Christmas her last. She plans to spend it in the Caribbean, hoping some gorgeous guy will scoop her off the beach for a passionate affair, a one-night stand-anything just to be held and wanted. When she discovers-horror of horrors-she has no unread books for the plane trip, she heads out for an early-hours run to good old 24/7 Supa-Mart. Rowe's and Kai's lives are so regulated by their home planet's equivalent of Big Brother they even have to hide their thoughts. Not easy when a secret attraction exists between them. When they're chosen for an off-world reality show involving unsuspecting humans, they jump at this no-rules chance to open their hearts. When the giant store's exits clang shut, trapping Zoe and several others inside-including two impossibly sexy guys-Zoe figures she won't need a beach for a no-strings romance. But it doesn't take long for her to realize she could be facing the end of her short future sooner than she ex-pected.