Today is Tomorrow's Past - New Release alert!

 

By Keri Kruspe

Author of Otherworldly Romantic Adventures

 

Since my early teens, I’ve been fascinated by the works of Zechara Sitchin and Erich Von Daniken about the theory that aliens have visited Earth eons ago. When the History Channel came out with their series, Ancient Aliens, I was hooked. As I watched and read these theories, there was one question that always haunted me. If those theories were true, what happens if the aliens come back? 

That’s when I decided to loosely base my newest Scifi romance series on that very idea. And, voilà… the first book of The Akurn Legacy, Today is Tomorrow’s Past, was born. This new five-book series has been a labor of love for more than ten years. I hope everyone loves Ben and Julienne's journey as much as I do!

 

Blurb:

The aliens we thought were long gone are coming back. 

Divorcée Julienne King led a life of stressful chaos that didn’t leave time for anything personal. Immersed in organizing a huge merger for a small bank in Vegas, she uncovers insidious subplots that threatened not only the bank, but appear to have immense ramifications worldwide. With double-crosses at every turn, her next choice for an ally could be her last.

Having just survived a tragic bombing, the last thing Ben Duncan wanted to do was take on a new assignment. However, once he meets the intriguing Julienne, he recognizes there is more to her than anyone knows. But getting involved with the delectable woman is the last thing he’s free to do. His ancestors, the aliens from the planet Akurn, are headed back to kill billions of humans and subjugate Earth. He along with his brothers are targeted to be the first to die.

It’s a race against time. In less than five months, the Akurns will be close enough to invade Earth. Can a banker and a hybrid alien-human overcome their prejudices and not only work together, but learn their love is the key to mankind’s salvation?

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EXCERPT

At 7:00 on a Monday morning, the bright cloudless sky should have encouraged Julienne King to begin her day with a light heart and an eagerness to start the day. Not stress about going to a thankless, pain-in-the-ass job. Not stress about how she didn’t fit into the life she led. Not stress about her unrelenting urge to search for that elusive something just out of reach—convinced more than ever she was in the wrong place, at the wrong time, while living a totally wrong life. You’d think reaching the pinnacle of Senior Vice President of a small but reputable state bank at the age of thirty-one would cement a soul-satisfying life purpose. Oh no, not her.

Humph. Might as well obsess about her nonexistent love life while she was at it.

She eyed the metal handle of her car door. The stupid thing would be hot. Even this early, it had enough time to soak up the mid-July desert heat of Las Vegas. Using the edge of her suit jacket to protect her fingers, she opened the door. When it flung wide, the inside belched a suffocating, broiling miasma. As sweat broke out, she briefly closed her eyes. Good thing she parked in the shade, otherwise she’d melt into a puddle of messy goo by the time she got to work. Maybe she’d make it there before her makeup liquefied into a Picasso painting. Having been raised in the Vegas foster system, you’d think she’d be used to the scorching heat by now.

Dammit. A quick look in the rearview mirror told her that dream was hopeless. The minute she got to work, she’d have to rush to the bathroom and fix everything that took an hour to put on this morning. God forbid if she dressed there first. Upper management was adamant about bank officers arriving at work professionally perfect.

Well, come to think of it, why worry about what those folks thought? Most of them had already gone. They’d disappeared in a poof of merger-madness. Which, lucky her, made her in charge of what happened to over fifty bank branches statewide.

She turned on the motor of her ten-year-old Subaru. For the umpteenth time, why did she stay at a job that sucked the life out of her? That’s right—because of the three hundred employees whose livelihood relied on the decisions she made. Without her, their fate would be dicey at best.

Julienne’s stomach rolled as the remains of an early cup of coffee sloshed up her throat. Once again, she squashed the urge to drop everything and search for whatever was missing from her existence.  Besides, what was she supposed to do when she found it… whatever it was?

Well hell, what a weird thing to daydream about as she watched the morning sun peek over the distant craggy mountains. She shook her head as the penetrating heat of the car interior fought for her attention. The weak attempt of the air conditioner didn’t help as the naked skin between her thighs stuck together under her skirt.

She blew at the wispy bangs glued to her forehead. Okay, the temp in the car was almost tolerable. No more excuses, time to go.

Halfway to work, Julienne’s phone rang, and she jumped. She’d been parked at a red light for a couple of centuries and had faded into the twilight zone. She glanced at the screen of the smartphone she’d put on the passenger seat. Claude. Well, crap. Probably another merger disaster needing her undivided attention. Only one way to find out.