The Red Woman on Mars by Claire Barner Holiday that’s what I told myself

that’s what I told myself last week as I signed our Swedish marriage license

I’m going to prove he’s stalking me and get him thrown behind bars

After years suffering the cruelty of the pirate captain

the feeling is mutual

The Red Woman on Mars by Claire Barner Holiday that’s what I told myself"[A] stormy sci fi Pride and Prejudice riff Barner creates a tangled web of passion and politics on the way to a triumphant ending. This fast paced space romance is good fun." Publishers Weekly Vivian Bowen leaves Earth for Mars, seeking safety and a fresh start after seven long years in a climate refugee camp. Shes determined to fulfill her contract as a Red Mother by selecting a Martian partner and bearing genetically modified children to fund her