The Scorpion's Mate by Susan Trombley [Review]

The Scorpion's Mate (Iriduan Test Subjects #1) by Susan Trombley
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: June 20, 2018

Iriduan Test Subjects
1. The Scorpion's Mate - Kindle
2. The Kraken's Mate
3. The Serpent's Mate
4. The Warrior's Mate
5. The Hunter's Mate
6. The Fractured Mate
7. The Iriduan's Mate
8. The Clone's Mate

Susan Trombley
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Claire has never really fit in with everyone around her, but she's carved out a life for herself using her own unique style and artistic ability to support herself on the Internet. The last thing she expects is to be abducted by aliens and dropped into a research facility, where a genetically-engineered alien soldier chooses her as his life-mate.

Thrax’s pheromones are compelling, and his status as a fellow unwilling test subject makes them allies, but Claire isn't certain she can trust someone who is convinced she belongs to him, when all she wants to do is find a way to return home to Earth—a place that her devoted alien can never follow, because there’s no way the scorpion-like alien would ever be able to pass for human.

Still, she’ll accept help where she can find it, so she doesn't hesitate to escape with Thrax from the facility, though their time running from their pursuers in the warrens beneath the research facility will forever change Claire, and could make it impossible for her to return to Earth.

But will there be anywhere else in the galaxy they can go where their love will be accepted?

Thoughts on The Scorpion's Mate: I liked this one. I mean, Thrax was very, VERY not human and that worked for me. Heck, the experiments done on him turned him into something pretty far removed from his base form and he's had to learn how to deal with emotions and a protective instinct a mile long.

Which, let's face it, was very different from how he was before.

But this book wasn't entirely about Thrax. Claire had some big adjustments to make, too. Abducted, held captive, and practically handed over to an alien with some clearly possessive instincts, she's struggling to keep up. On the up side, Thrax's super-possessive side means he'll do anything to make sure Claire is safe. Even break out of an alien habitat and take to the mean streets...err, tunnels to keep her out of the hands of those who abducted her originally.

Bottom line: I like aliens. I like when aliens find their special someone. I like complex world-building and the occasional fight ending in blood and viscera. In other words, I liked this one.