Dog Walking in the Asteroid Belt Update

It’s been a while since I first sent Dog Walking in the Asteroid Belt out into the universe. Lately, I’ve been thinking about James, his mountain of self-doubt, and that unforgettable village full of space eccentrics. I decided it was time to give the book a fresh coat of paint for anyone looking for a sweet, lighthearted space romance. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to herd mechanical, ore-eating "critters" through an asteroid belt while dodging a faux-French Legionnaire and falling for your boss, here is a fresh look at James' story:

A lonely mechanic. A herd of robotic ore-munching "sheep." And a village crazy enough to feel like home.

James Merriot finally has his space engines certification, but zero job prospects. Desperate for work, he swallows his self-doubt and accepts a position in a tiny, isolated mining village out in the asteroid belt.

He expected to fix heavy machinery. He didn't expect to find a community where miners use mechanical animals to ingest and smelt ore—or to become the primary caretaker of the fleet.

Keeping the mechanical sheep, cows, and bulls running is the easy part. Navigating his new life is where things get complicated:

The Boss: He is falling fast for the beautiful woman running the station.

The Sister: Her delightfully quirky sister is falling fast for him.

The Locals: The village is packed with eccentrics, including a man overexposed to cosmic rays who patrols the asteroid believing he is a French Foreign Legionnaire.

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

I wrote this when my hair was brown and curly and girls would run their fingers through my hair. I swear, it happened.