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Dog Walking in the Asteroid Belt Available on Amazon James Merriot has a shiny new space engines certification, a mountain of self-doubt, and exactly zero job offers.

Desperate for work, James swallows his anxiety and takes a leap of faith, applying for a position in a remote, tiny mining village hidden deep in the asteroid belt. He expected to fix heavy machinery and hide from the world. He didn't expect the station's beautiful manager to steal his heart the moment he arrived.

He gets the job, but James quickly realizes this station is nothing like he imagined. Here, mining isn't done with massive drills, but with a unique herd of mechanical animals that ingest and smelt the ore. As the new mechanic, James is thrust into the role of lead caretaker for the robotic pack.

Between wrestling with his own insecurities and keeping the mechanical sheep, cows, and bulls running, James has his hands full. His quiet life gets beautifully complicated when his feelings for his gorgeous boss deepen—just as her wonderfully eccentric sister develops a massive crush on him. Toss in a village full of lovable oddballs, including a local who patrols the asteroid believing he’s a French Legionnaire, and James is forced to step out of his shell.

As the stakes rise and his heart gets tangled, James must overcome his deepest doubts to protect his new life. Dog Walking in the Asteroid Belt is a lighthearted, sweet New Adult sci-fi romance about a young man who goes looking for a paycheck and ends up discovering that a village really can become a family.

Available on Amazon for .99, https://www.amazon.com/Love-Asteroid-Belt-Bill-Johnson-ebook/dp/B019BNQDJI/

To learn more about Bill's novels and essays on writing, visit https://www.storyispromise.com

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