ATLANTEAN HEAT 2020 STRANDED ALIEN SERIES Cassandra yearns for more than the planet Zaron and the Atlantean people can offer her, so she hitches a ride to Earth determined to create her own destiny. She will do anything to find her true-mate, even pretend to be human. Brady 'Buzz' Rittner is a jaded ex-astronaut who doesn't believe in love and has given up his dreams of returning to space. On the road to self-destruction, he encounters an ethereal woman on a beach whose secrets just may save his life. As Cassandra tries to heal the wounds of Buzz's past, she fears that once he learns the truth he'll turn his back on her—turn his back on the last chance he has to fulfill his darkest desires and most fervent dreams. Pride is the only thing preventing Buzz from getting everything he wants. If he doesn't act fast, he'll lose Cass—the one thing he really needs.