Country Roads

Book 3.5 in the Alien Brides series.
How do you say "we come in peace" when someone steals your probe?
When a petty bureaucrat confiscates the communications relay, the aliens and their human partners must unite to rescue their property and protect those they love from the clutches of corruption and blackmail.
To help those she loves, Mindy must boldly go the last place she ever wanted to...
Back home.