An Accidental Goddess

WINNER OF THE RT GOLD MEDAL!
A deep space explosion in Riftspace sends Captain Gillaine Davré and her sentient crystalship, Simon, three hundred and fifty years into the future, where her likeness graces every shrine, and her accident has been recorded in history as a "divine sacrifice." Anonymity and lies seem her only options. How can she risk harming the Khalaran culture with the truth about her pub-crawling ways? They think she's a goddess, and she has no intention of destroying those beliefs. Admiral Rynan "Mack" Makarian is a follower of the Lady Kiasidira. He believes that the Lady sacrificed herself in order to save his people. He also believes that the mysterious freighter captain who's turned up on his station is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. But is she hiding a secret? Suddenly, a long-time enemy attacks, again. Can Gillie help Mack stop the invasion without revealing her identity, and losing the man she loves?

Megan Sybil Baker believes in the magic of stories, the enchantment of words and in the power of fantasy and science fiction to let readers experience wondrous journeys through marvelous lands. She wrote her first novel at the age of four, self-published on her mother’s typewriter, and self-illustrated through her trusty box of crayons. She’s been dreaming, writing and drawing ever since. A former news journalist working in both the electronic and print media, she was nominated in 1998 for the respected Pushcart Literary Award. Her fantasy novel, Wintertide, won the 2001 EPPIE Award for Best Fantasy, the Sime~Gen Gatemaster’s Award and was a finalist in the Dream Realm and PEARL Awards. Her short stories in the Science Fiction Romance genre have won several Grand Prize and First Place awards.

A member of Romance Writers of America Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal chapter, she resides in south Florida with her husband and four cats, and loves to hear from readers. Readers can reach her at megansybil@aol.com or visit her in the Time Travel-Futuristic section on AOL, Keyword: Romance Fiction. You can purchase "Wintertide" and "Gabriel’s Ghost" in a wide variety of electronic formats, and in paperback editions, at LTDBooks’s own website.