Pandora Uncaged — Ed Hoornaert

Pandora UncagedAn otherworldly friends-to-lovers romancePandora Dayle is her family’s disgraced black sheep. Ten years after running away, she’s rebuilt her self-respect at an isolated facility for saving animals native to the colony planet. Her redemption feels as fragile as a dream, but she’ll be okay if nothing traumatic happens.But when the best friend from her innocent childhood arrives, her insecurities mushroom.Aidan used to be Pandora’s best friend. Since his teen years, he’s held heroic jobs—police officer and now Search and Rescue leader. He adored innocent young Pandora so much he compares every woman to her idealized memory, and finds them wanting.But when he rediscovers the real thing, she’s not at all what he expected.Booker, a naïve Apprentice Cupid for a secret organization, receives his second assignment: get Pandora and Aidan to mate. They’d been close friends, so his strategy is simple: He flies Aidan to her island and tells him to impregnate Pandora.What could possibly go wrong?