A Marriage of Inconvenience

Or, How a Feather Uncovered a Crime Syndicate

Blurb

Myka hates the cold. She also hates the idea of planetary warfare. When she begrudgingly agrees to secure a peace treaty through a marriage of convenience with Laszlo, prince of the frozen hemisphere Isyji, she expects to lose her old way of life and herself along with it.

What she doesn’t expect is Laszlo’s own proposition—a marriage of inconvenience—which convinces her that this new life may be better than she'd anticipated.

As the two prepare to unleash tomfoolery on those who forced them into this situation, folly turns to fate when they uncover a nefarious plot that could take the planet down with it.

- Genre: sci-fi romcom
- Comps: Star Wars, Cinder, 1960s Looney Tunes
- Published: The original short story is published in CROWNS ANTHOLOGY. When the rights are returned to me at the end of 2024, I have plans to turn this story into a full length novel.
Spice level: kissing only
I wrote this for an adult audience, but readers 13+ can safely enjoy the story.

Meet the Main Characters

Myka Dzanij

Age: 20 | Occupation: princess, mechanic

Hobbies: podracing, tinkering in the workshop

Siblings: 4 older sisters

Opinion on Star Wars Ep. 7-9: WHY IS HE BACK?! HOW DID HE RETURN?!

Most impressive prank? I hacked the intraplanitary council so Laszlo and his cousin Alexi could put googly eyes on their office supplies.

Tips for newlyweds? Be patient, be honest, and enjoy life with your partner in crime.

Laszlo Dzanij

Age: 21 | Occupation: prince, public nuisance

Hobbies: piloting skzja, following Myka around

Siblings: I’m the middle child ;)

Opinion on Star Wars Ep. 7-9: Those old Terran films? They were pretty entertaining! Though maybe that was because of Myka’s reactions.

Most impressive prank? I almost lit the palace on fire once. Which was surprising seeing as its made of ice…

Tips for newlyweds? Pillow forts are always a good idea.

Welcome to Umäli, a planet with no axial rotation

Pykos

Oh to bask in the hemisphere of the eternal sun. Where the morning awakens to honeyed light and the midnight sun sparkles like a glass of champagne.
Prepare to sweat, burn, and possibly go blind.
Especially if you’re a native Isyjin looking for a summer holiday. Oh, and whatever you do, please don’t install leather seats in your podracer.
Isyji

For the land of eternal darkness, this hemisphere knows how to shine. With star-freckled skies, the Aurora Zephralys, and bioluminescent ice, you’ll wonder why the sun is necessary at all.
Heat. The answer is heat.
A whopping ‘I don’t think the Kelvin scale goes this low’ degrees cold, life in Isyji isn’t for the faint of heart. No fear, that’s why cuddling was invented.
Hemispheric Arc

Due to its rotation about the sun instead of its own axis, Umäli has a superheated hemisphere and a supercooled hemisphere. Their intersection results in a deadly churn belt that wraps around the equator.
Fly over or travel under, but if you enjoy having all of your limbs attached to your body don’t. go. through.
This message was approved by the Umäliian Interplanitary Governance of Health and Safety.