Independent trader Trilby Elliot is making some not-quite-legal modifications to her starfreighter, when an unexpected visitor falls out of space. Literally. He’s crashed onto the uninhabited planet of Avanar in a crippled ’Sko fighter–the last place you’d expect to find a Zafharin military officer because the ’Sko and the Zafharin have been at war as long as Trilby can remember.

Rhis Vanur is your typically arrogant Zafharin. But to Trilby’s surprise, he doesn’t look down on her or her slapdash ship. Still, Trilby’s learned the hard way that even though she found Rhis, she can’t keep him. She’s just a low-budget jump jockey as far as men like him are concerned. She’s not falling for his offer to help…until Port Rumor reports her best friend missing and Trilby learns that the ’Sko are hunting both her and Rhis. Now they’re in it together for better, for worse–or till death blasts them to oblivion....

A shy monster accidently scares the ship engineer. Not exactly the way he wanted to catch her attention.

Ursula is no stranger to big, snarly aliens. Heart-sister and ship engineer for her brothers, the Scoriah, she's used to claws, fangs, and vicious fighting. On board their new spacefaring cargo hauler, they find everything they need: Smuggling holes, plenty of room, and a brand new engine Ursula can't wait to get to know. But they find something extra on board. A monster that frightens even the intrepid Ursula.

Left by the previous crew, Grendel wants nothing more than to escape the monsters who've taken over his ship. Remaining hidden isn't an option for Grendel when the intriguing new engineer misses a crucial problem with the internal systems. Now, it's find a way to approach Ursula or they're all going to die.

Kilt in Space is a science fiction romance novella in the Space Grit series. Reading in order is recommended but the story can be read stand-alone

This novella was previously available in the Taming the Monster box set

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From the Author

A new species is coming...
Half-human half-alien, the Bronsons have created a family from the destruction of a long-ago, failed supersoldier experiment. Dubbed the Scoriah, they're ignored by the colonial power, Geonate...until the first Scoriah takes a mate. With the possibility that the Scoriah might have progeny, the Geonate are no longer content to let them exist in obscurity. Now the Scoriah fight. To exist. And love.

The SPACE GRIT series starts with the novel Black Ice Heart.
Each story in the series is standalone but they do build on one another. Reading in order is recommended but not necessary.

1. Black Ice Heart (novel) amzn.com/B014LEWCTW
2. Kilt in Space (novella) amzn.com/B01AYEPMEK
3. Freeker (novella)  amzn.com/B01AV9JS8Y
4. Willing Skin (novel) amzn.com/B0196QZWOC
5. Killer Mate (novel) amzn.com/B01CILYEIM
6. Wellington's Surprise (novella) amzn.com/B01M19W253
7. Breaking the Admiral (novel) amzn.com/B072JX3TMK

Phoenix Cycle #1 (Space Grit Two) ~ Space Grit #8:
The Phoenix Warrior (novel) amzn.com/B072JX77TH