Promised Land — Cynthia Felice

Delanna Milleflores hasn't set foot on Keramos since she was a little girl. Now her mother has died, and she's returned only to settle and sell her estate. But Keramos has some surprising laws. To sell her farm, Delanna must first live on it for one year. And along with the land comes one Tarleton Tanner, heir to the adjoining land. A man who, at the moment of her mother's death, became Delanna's husband. He has plans of his own for their co-joined estates. Delanna is determined that she will inherit and that this marriage to the Tanner bumpkin will be in name only. Their clashing personalities and the conflicting goals threaten to put both their plans asunder, heatedly and repeatedly.

“Lively characters, well-defined settings and sure-handed storytelling.” �"Publisher's Weekly
“Engaging…A quirky adventure of eye-catching detail to tickle your reading fancy.” �"Romantic Times
“Very different…nicely done.” -- Analog
“A charming tale of frontier farm romance and colony-planet SF.” �"Locus

Their Light Raid and Water Witch collaborations have been called “brilliant” (Houston Post) and “outstanding” (Andre Norton). Nebula and Hugo winner Connie Willis and Campbell nominee Cynthia Felice deliver an entertainment that is not just sweeping science fiction, but an engaging romantic story as well -- an adventure set on a distant planet, and the uncharted realm of the human heart.

115,000 words
362 printed pages