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  “You’re not coming back to Raz?” Hathor asked.

  “Not if Optima will have me.” He looked at her.

  “I would be delighted to be your wife.” She blushed, her hair pink.

  “You know, with Athen gone, we’re going to need two people to take care of researching other species from various planets when Hathor begins training our children,” Ann told Stacey and Kent. “What do you say? Would you like to live on Raz and see what this universe has to offer?”

  Stacey looked at Kent. “What would we tell our family and friends?” She looked back at Ann. “Can we still visit them for the holidays?”

  Ann nodded.

  Kent paused then said, “We’ll just tell them we accepted a top secret job in another country.”

  “It would be great to explore new worlds.” Stacey grinned.

  “We accept,” Kent decided.

  “Great! You won’t be sorry,” Hathor said.

  Ann sighed in satisfaction. Everything worked out very well. She was glad to have Stacey in her life again. She had missed her friendship. Most of all, she was grateful she got the chance to be the Queen of Raz and Hathor’s wife.

  Hathor was right. When they first met, he told her that being a queen wasn’t boring. In fact, it was the most exciting job she could imagine having. She went over to Hathor and hugged him, enjoying the fact that they would share many more adventures together.

  Quick Afterward

  Eight months later, Ann gave birth to Amanda. Two months after that, Athen announced the birth of his and Optima’s firstborn son. The Nicals, greatly encouraged by this, began their search for other humans in the galaxies to marry.

  Leader Paff and his wife, Halima, announced the arrival of their twins, a boy and a girl that same year. Second Commander Jaz and Guard Falon had a girl one year later.

  Stacey and Kent discovered Stacey’s pregnancy a year after that, and they thoroughly enjoyed discovering new things about the universe and had no regrets about leaving Earth.

  Enchanted Galaxy Series by Ruth Ann Nordin

  (This is a romantic fantasy series.)

  A Royal Engagement: An ordinary young woman on Earth learns she’s destined to be the queen on another planet...and she’s already engaged to a young man she doesn’t know.

  Royal Hearts: An old nemesis sends Ann Kerwin back in time on Earth to ensure she never gets to become the Queen of Raz. It’s up to Hathor to follow her and compete with her old boyfriend for her affections. Because if she doesn’t choose Hathor, all they have will be lost.

  The Royal Pursuit: On another world, a dying group called the Nicals are desperate. If they don’t do something drastic, they will become extinct. With nothing left to lose, they steal the power in the Olympians’ Stone of Immortality, thereby saving themselves, but unknowingly dooming the Olympians. A mysterious stranger promises to help them, though whether he truly means to help them isn’t clear, especially when he kidnaps Queen Ann.

  Royal Heiress: The new queen has been crowned, and her first order of business is to pick a husband. Thankfully, her dilemma is put off by her first mission: a trip to the lost city of Atlantis on planet Earth. Or…this might be the trip that leads her to the right man to be king.

  Across the Stars Series by Ruth Ann Nordin

  (Contemporary Romances with a Hint of Science Fiction or Fantasy)

  Suddenly a Bride: Rilo An grew up on a world with no women. One day, he makes the decision to go to another planet to find a wife. He’ll have to change his name and give up everything he’s ever known, but for the sake of finding true love, he takes the risk. And his quest sends him to Earth, specifically to Caitlyn Davis who will be married before the night is done.

  Runaway Bride: Mark Tanner also comes from a world without women on it, but he’s determined he’ll find his future bride on his own. The problem? Once he meets Lexie (Caitlyn’s sister in Book 1), he realizes she’s already engaged. But Lexie isn’t married yet, and Mark will do whatever he can to convince her that he’s the better choice.

  His Abducted Bride: Sandy Davis is just about to write the scene where she finally kills the villain in her fantasy novel. But the villain will do whatever it takes to stay alive...even if he has to trap her into the story and marry her.

  List of Romances by Ruth Ann Nordin

  (chronological order)

  Regencies

  Marriage by Scandal Series

  The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife

  A Most Unsuitable Earl

  His Reluctant Lady

  The Earl’s Scandalous Wife

  Marriage by Deceit Series

  The Earl’s Secret Bargain

  Love Lessons With The Duke

  Ruined by the Earl

  The Earl’s Stolen Bride

  Standalone Regency

  Her Counterfeit Husband

  Historical Westerns

  Nebraska Series

  Her Heart’s Desire

  A Bride for Tom

  A Husband for Margaret

  Eye of the Beholder

  The Wrong Husband

  Shotgun Groom

  To Have and To Hold

  His Redeeming Bride

  Isaac’s Decision

  South Dakota Series

  Loving Eliza

  Bid for a Bride

  Bride of Second Chances

  Montana Romance Collection

  Mitch’s Win

  Boaz’s Wager

  Patty’s Gamble

  Native American Romance Series

  Restoring Hope

  A Chance In Time (novella)

  Brave Beginnings

  Bound by Honor, Bound by Love

  Virginia Series

  An Unlikely Place for Love

  The Cold Wife

  An Inconvenient Marriage

  Romancing Adrienne

  Standalones

  Falling In Love With Her Husband

  Kent Ashton’s Backstory

  Catching Kent

  His Convenient Wife

  Meant To Be

  Contemporaries

  Omaha Contemporary Romances

  With This Ring, I Thee Dread

  What Nathan Wants

  Just Good Friends

  Across the Stars Series

  Suddenly a Bride

  Runaway Bride

  His Abducted Bride

  Standalones

  Substitute Bride

  Co-Written Books

  Bride by Arrangement (with Janet Syas Nitsick)

  The Stagecoach Bride (with Stephannie Beman)

  Bride by Design (writing as Barbara Joan Russell)

  To find out more about Ruth Ann Nordin’s available books and her works in progress, you can go to the following sites:

  Her Author Blog: http://ruthannnordinauthorblog.wordpress.com

  Her Website:

  www.ruthannnordin.com

  You can also find her on Facebook:

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  Ruth mostly writes Regencies and historical western romances. From time to time, she’ll write contemporary romances. On rare occasion, she dabbles in other genres.

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