A New Year on Vega III

by Siri Paulson

Editions:Kindle

ISBN: B077RZ6YZQ
Pages: 35

Part of the "A Holiday to Remember 2017 Series"

On the colony planet Vega III, everyone knows Beck—outgoing, fabulous, and genderqueer—and nobody notices Anil, the quiet plant biologist. But when Anil finds Beck hiding in his greenhouse, lonely and missing Earth, it's Anil who is able to comfort Beck by letting them talk about what they miss most—the feeling that comes with celebrating the holidays with loved ones, especially New Year's Eve.

The two of them are drawn to one another, but both of them are hiding secrets about their sexuality. With trust between them already on shaky ground, Anil's elaborate plans to cheer Beck may well backfire.

A Holiday to Remember
Freddy MacKay - Watermelon Kisses
Foster Bridget Cassidy - But to Love More
Toni Griffin - Corey's Christmas Bundle
Angel Martinez - Safety Protocols for Human Holidays
Nicole Dennis - Secrets & Silk
Kassandra Lea - Winter Home
Jill Wexler - The Christmas Eve Craigslist Killer
Jayne Lockwood - New Beginnings
Tray Ellis - A Piece of Ourselves
J. Scott Coatsworth - I Only Want to Be With You
Siri Paulson - A New Year on Vega III

This book is on:

2 To Be Read lists

Published: December 30, 2017
Publisher: Mischief Corner Books
Cover Artists:

Freddy MacKay

Genres:

Holiday, Interracial, People of Color, Sci Fi

Tags:

author - canadian, format - collection, format - novellette <15k, what - concept - acceptance, what - concept - sweet, what - holiday - new year, what - sex - no sex, who - nationality - indian, who - occupation - scientist

Pairings: Includes NB
Heat Level: 1
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Ace, Gay, Genderqueer
Tropes: Interracial Relationship, Opposites Attract
Word Count: 7200
Setting: Offworld colony planet
Languages Available: English

About the Author

Siri Paulson (she/her) loves nothing more than mixing up genres to see what will happen. Her other passion is contra (folk) dancing. Her lifelong dreams include publishing novels (one and counting), travelling the world (had a good start until recently), and becoming an astronaut (still waiting...). She lives with her spouse in an old house in Toronto, dubbed the TARDIS because it's bigger on the inside.

Siri's most recent release is a near-future retelling of the Little Mermaid, a novella titled Voice of the Sea. Her queer fantasy novel City of Hope and Ruin, co-written with Kit Campbell, was released in 2016. Her work has also appeared in Abyss & Apex, Daily Science Fiction, and Polar Borealis, in Queer Sci Fi's flash fiction anthologies Clarity (2022), Migration (2019), and Renewal (2017) (https://queerscifi.com), and in the 2017 holiday collection from Mischief Corner Books (https://www.mischiefcornerbooks.com/a-new-year-on-vega-iii.html).

She can also be found dabbling in photography on Instagram.

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