Apologies, Intentions and Accidental Engagements

By Colin Linder

First contact is hard.
Second contact is worse.
And paperwork can destroy civilizations.

Wren Ashford is a professional liaison for humanity's rapidly expanding network of alien alliances-a role that requires tact, restraint, and the ability to apologize convincingly for catastrophes she technically did not cause.

Unfortunately, Wren has a history of accidental engagements.

Armed with an aggressively purple diplomatic manual that never explains anything before it's too late, she navigates a universe where misunderstandings escalate into interstellar crises, sacred nurseries react poorly to human curiosity, space hamsters develop political ambitions, and even the most courteous ambassadors may have eight arms and impeccable grudges.

Each assignment is meant to preserve peace.
Each assignment instead leaves behind glowing consequences and carefully worded apologies.

APOLOGIES, INTENTIONS, AND ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENTS is a sharp, fast-paced science fiction anthology about bureaucracy at the edge of the galaxy-where good intentions collide with alien biology, diplomacy is a minefield, and survival sometimes depends on delivering the right apology to the wrong species at precisely the wrong time.

Diplomacy has never been this dangerous-or this funny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GNPQZNYM
• ISBN13: 9798248588374
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"