i read this a loooong time ago. Somewhat futuristic romance mystery I think. She travels by spaceship with her pet scarab to another planet or moon to visit an uncle maybe...can't remember why. I know this is off the wall and probably impossible to locate. Any ideas? Thanks.

a google search and reading amazon reviews suggests maybe this is the book?  Promised Land

You found it!!! You get a gold star. I searched and searched before I asked here. Thank you so much. A friend of mine has been asking for this book for ages and I just could not find it!

Mary