Stranded Hearts By Leslie Chase May 2026

Laura and Draxus are forced into an escape pod, which crash-lands on a beautiful but lethal planet characterized by a "deadly crystal jungle".

The story follows , a highly competent human bodyguard assigned to protect the arrogant and incredibly wealthy Prince Draxus of Tagra . Stranded Hearts by Leslie Chase

While on an interstellar cruise, the ship is attacked by space pirates seeking to kidnap the Prince for ransom. Laura and Draxus are forced into an escape

Leslie Chase utilizes several popular romance tropes to drive the plot and character development: Leslie Chase utilizes several popular romance tropes to

A large, charismatic alien prince with a "rugged" look and a "punchable" personality. He initially views Laura as his good luck charm and is a classic "gorgeous playboy" archetype.

is a steamy, action-oriented science fiction romance novella by USA Today Bestselling author Leslie Chase , originally featured in the Claimed Among the Stars anthology. Core Narrative & Premise

Draxus becomes convinced Laura is meant for him, a recurring theme in Chase's Sci-Fi works.