Nicole Kimberling

Sweet, fun, a little bit goofy, first-contact science fiction with a tang of earthy (heh) pragmatism.

Gaia Jones just wants to run a snack bar and what better place to do it than the giant alien facility built by their brand new... 'friends?' from outer space. Her somewhat antisocial life-style takes a hit when she assists an alien with an illness and inadvertently takes on a lot more than she expected.

Mad points for plausible interesting aliens and alien contact.

I WON THIS BOOK ON EARLY REVIEWERS BUT DID NOT RECEIVE IT!

Each story is unique, well written, and enjoyable. My favorite is Astrid Amara's No Life But This.

This is just delightful and exactly what I needed right now. Gaia's voice is true and the aliens are fascinating. The snacks are good, too.