A small-town librarian. An out of this world secret. Can the stars give her a happy ending? Meretta Larsen is smitten. Her job at the library is safe and quiet, healing her from a painful past, until the new mystery man in town asks for her help. When his face turns up in a hundred-year-old photo, Mere's rational mind wars with the evidence in front of her eyes. Accepting his offer for dinner, she trusts her gut and takes a leap of faith. Their passionate night together leads to the revelation he calls another planet home. Will Meretta help her lover escape the agents hunting him, even if it means breaking her own heart? Kissed by an Alien is a tantalizing science fiction romance novella. If you like quirky, close-knit towns, hidden identities, and great escapes, you'll love Emily Michel's unearthly alien romance.