Starbound by Adrian Blue [Review]

Starbound (Taken by the Stars #2) by Adrian Blue
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: March 2, 2026

Taken by the Stars
1. Heart of the Deep
2. Starbound - Kindle
3. Breach Protocol
4. The Queen's Shadow
5. The Captain's Claim

Adrian Blue
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Kira of Eshara has spent twenty-three years being the one her family loves but doesn't need. Not the heir. Not the prodigy. The middle child, steady and quiet and forgettable. So when her planet needs a treaty bride for the most feared warlord in contested space, she's the one who volunteers. She is the one they can afford to lose.

Morak is prepared for a political match. A name on a treaty. Someone who would fulfill the terms and nothing more. But when Kira steps onto his ship, something in his careful plans comes undone, and the bond that takes hold between them is as old as his species and just as permanent.

Because when Morak looks at her, he doesn't see someone replaceable. He sees someone he would give up everything to keep.

Thoughts on Starbound: Kira is not unloved or forgotten by her family, but she feels like the disappointing child/sibling who doesn't quite fit. She's not brilliant or needed. She's not flashy and she doesn't make waves when she enters a room. She supports her family in every way she can, but she doesn't feel like anything she does is quite enough. She also doesn't feel like anything is hers.

Until Morak. He might be a powerful warlord who is physically intimidating and VERY unlike a human, but she chose this path that led to him and she's determined to stick with it.

Morak is gobsmacked by Kira. You know, as much as a feared warlord can be gobsmacked. He was expecting nothing more than a political match, but he gets hit in the feels the first time he lays eyes on his treaty bride. She's soft and gentle and his and he likes that. A lot.

A sex-ay alien encounter, a warlord who wants his little human to want him, and a lady who didn't know what she was looking for until she laid eyes on the big warlord. *thumbs up*

Longing for the Alien Lawman by Ursa Dax [Review]

Longing for the Alien Lawman (Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides #8) by Ursa Dax
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: March 8, 2026

Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides
1. Married to the Alien Cowboy
2. Wrangled by the Alien Rancher
3. Resisting the Alien Rider
4. Wanted by the Alien Warden
5. Married to the Alien Mountain Man
6. Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider
7. Smitten by the Alien Saloon Owner
8. Longing for the Alien Lawman - Paperback | Kindle
9. Bound by the Alien Buckaroo

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(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Holiday Romances of Elora Station
1. Chimera for Christmas

Ursa Dax
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

A curvy OBGYN who's all sunshine and sweetness, a stern alien warden who prizes order above all else, and one very opposites-attract roommate situation...
"Do you know any doctors who'd want to work on a prison planet?"

That's the message I get on my comms tablet the same day my personal life falls apart. Well, I'm a doctor - OBGYN, in fact. And while a penal colony isn't my first choice at a fresh start, I take a chance on it anyway. I like to go with the flow. And who knows? Maybe working with a bunch of cowboy convicts and their wives and babies will be fun!

What isn't fun, though? The steely-eyed, hard-jawed warden who rules over the province I'll be working in. The coolly disciplined Warden Hallum makes the icy Zabria Prinar One landscape seem downright cozy by comparison.

We'll have to get along. Big stick up his bum or not, he is my colleague here. Except I soon find out we'll be more than that. The construction of the hospital I'm meant to live at has been delayed by snowy weather. So the stern and starchy warden Hallum won't just be my coworker now...
He'll also be my roommate.

Thoughts on Longing for the Alien Lawman: The very by-the-book (one would almost say "uptight") Warden Hallum is about to get a roommate and Lualhati is glorious, rainbow colored chaos. She's an excellent doctor, but she is not orderly or contained or any of the things Hallum is. Seeing as they're about to share space, this could be a recipe for disaster.

BUT...her chaos doesn't bother Hallum. She creates joyful messes and is so genuinely kind that Hallum is charmed by her. She's also sweetly direct and kind of likes Hallum's stern default expression. That said, he is maybe a little emotionally constipated and doesn't express himself as clearly as he could, so they do have to work through the pangs of figuring one another out.

As for Lualhati, she has a one year contract on Zabria Prinar One. One year to get herself together and plan for the future. This future likely won't be on Zabria Prinar One since her endgame involves having a baby soon-ish. So she'll stay her year and then go somewhere she can build a life (and where she can get knocked up medically) for her potential child. Except...she likes Hallum. She likes the gentle male under the military precision and she likes the men he's been tasked with watching over. Not to mention the babies that are soon to be born and the incredible scenery and the human women who've ended up here.

An unrepentant ex, a hospital behind schedule, a Warden who is instantly smitten, and a woman who absolutely deserves a male who adores her. *thumbs up*

Heart of the Deep by Adrian Blue [Review]

Heart of the Deep (Taken by the Stars #1) by Adrian Blue
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: February 25, 2026

Taken by the Stars
1. Heart of the Deep - Kindle
2. Starbound
3. Breach Protocol
4. The Queen's Shadow
5. The Captain's Claim

Adrian Blue
| Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Shannon Cooper has spent three years falling in love with a world she's never seen — a planet of endless ocean, bioluminescent cities, and a king who has turned away every human diplomat who dared to meet his gaze.

She will be the eighth.

As a xenolinguist, Shannon knows the Thalassian negotiation protocols better than anyone. She knows the sacred pools are designed to make lies impossible. She knows that trust must be earned through touch — skin against tentacle, mind pressed open to mind. She knows exactly what she's agreeing to.

What she doesn't know is Kael'thar.

Scarred by centuries of betrayal, the king of Thalassia has learned to read humans one way: with cold efficiency, searching for the disgust or greed hiding beneath every polished smile. But when he reaches into Shannon's mind and finds neither, something long-fortified begins, for the first time, to crack.

The negotiations demand they go deeper — into the water, into vulnerability, into a closeness that has no name in either of their languages. But the greatest depths between them have nothing to do with the ocean floor.

They have everything to do with daring to be known.

Thoughts on Heart of the Deep: I must say I REALLY liked this one. Shannon and Kael'thar WORKED for me.

Shannon is in love with the world she's trying to broker a trade with. She's carefully hoarded and studied every scrap of information she can find on it and now she's in one of the great underwater cities about to meet the Thalassian king. She's scared and excited and worried she won't be enough for this magnificent place.

On Kael'thar's end, he's wary. He doesn't trust humans because the sacred pools reveal their unguarded thoughts which tend to be of greed and disgust. He doesn't expect much of anything from Shannon other than a brief meeting and then her retreat back to her ship. That is NOT what he gets. He feels her fear of failure and her awe at his world and how she is most decidedly not disgusted by his form. And he doesn't know how to process this. She's not greedy like the ones who have come before her and she sees him as an intelligent being. One who just happens to have tentacles and can see into the heart of her.

But he's been burned by hope before and he's slow to trust. Shannon keeps chipping away at his walls with her kindness and honesty and her genuine grief when a terrible act from the past is revealed to her. And he has to accept the fact that she's not like the humans who came before. She's open-minded and kind and she understands him in a way the ones before haven't.

She also doesn't mind his tentacles or his otherness or that he can see the truth in her.

Let's just say that the eighth time is the charm and these negotiations are going much better than any of the attempts before.

A Hope for Ranek by Lynnea Lee [Review]

A Hope for Ranek (Tallean Mercenaries #12) by Lynnea Lee
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: February 14, 2026

Tallean Mercenaries
1. A Deal for Zeylum
2. A Chance for Arus
3. A Promise for Vore
4. A Claim for Calix
5. A Minx for Ryek & Holden
6. A Captive for Kean
7. A Future for Zharor
8. A Redemption for Ulrek
9. A Prize for Ckzarr
10. A Home for Berus
11. A Mate for Vasek
12. A Hope for Ranek - Kindle

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Tallean Mates
1. Becoming Mrs. Claws

Lynnea Lee
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

It was supposed to be a simple delivery: get the dragus pup to his new owner, collect the credits, and go home. Instead, Commander Chaos and I end up crammed in an escape pod hurtling through space.

We land in the middle of a bog and start sinking… immediately. And to make things worse, giant pterodactyl creatures descend from the sky looking for a snack. FML.

I’m about to give up hope when an alien mercenary charges in, weapons blazing, to rescue us from certain doom. Ranek is dangerous, intimidating, and his devilish grin turns my knees to jelly. He’s also my only chance at surviving this alien planet.

Can I trust this stranger who looks at me like I’m his favorite dessert? Or will escaping with him mean trading one danger for another and risking my heart along the way?

Thoughts on A Hope for Ranek: Maya is having a rough day, but Ranek is just getting back on his feet after a rough decade. To be fair, Maya's rough day (which is longer than a day, but she was knocked out for part of that time thanks to emergency procedures in the escape pod) ends with her sinking in a smelly bog. While trying to hold onto the dragus pup she's in charge of. While pterodactyl-like creatures hone in on their location. I'm going to say that Maya wins this round of the bad time game.

BUT...Ranek appears at the right moment to save her and Commander Chaos from certain death. He's hunky and has a place for them to ride out the dangerous creatures that come out at night and (to be blunt) Maya doesn't have a lot of options. So she goes with him. And the more time she spends with him, the more she likes what she sees. He's kind, Commander Chaos seems to like him, and he's a whole lot of Tallean male.

As for Ranek, he has some protective feelings about Maya, but he doesn't think he can ever have a mate bond again since, you know, he's already had one. Sure, it was a mess of a bond, but it was still a bond. But there's a whole lot he likes about Maya and those protective instincts are going into overdrive around her.

An abandoned mining station, a steamy encounter in the baths, some really nasty pirates, a male who doesn't dare dream he might have a bond, and a lady who likes the big Tallean even without the bond. *thumbs up*

Alien's Bargain by Honey Phillips [Review]

Alien's Bargain (Alien Wolf Tales #6) by Honey Phillips
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: February 15, 2026

Alien Wolf Tales
1. Big, Bad Alien
2. Alien Huntsman
3. Alien Charming
4. Cursed Alien
5. Alien Song
6. Alien's Bargain - Paperback | Kindle
7. Alien Awakening
8. Alien Tower

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(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
How the Aliens Were Won
1. Borgaz

Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers
1. Artek

Honey Phillips
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

One lie. One bargain. One debt she can’t escape.

Jessa is the most talented weaver in her village, but when her ruthless uncle claims she can spin legendary goldthread, he traps her in a lie that could cost her everything… including her little sister.

Desperate to save her sister, Jessa flees into forbidden Vultor territory in search of the rarest plant of all. Instead she finds Tarek, a gruff, solitary alien feared by humans and shunned by his own kind.

Tarek has been alone for too long, so when a pretty little human strays into his territory, he can’t resist offering her a bargain—his help in exchange for a promise to be fulfilled later.

What begins as a reluctant deal turns into something far more dangerous, because Tarek is more than he seems. And the price he asks might be her heart. Sometimes love is the most dangerous bargain of all.

Thoughts on Alien's Awakening: Another exiled, lonely Vultor is up to find his special someone and Jessa kind of needs a lot of patience to convince Tarek to let her in. Well, her and her sister. Tarek has convinced himself he's better off alone and that he doesn't deserve companionship, but Jessa and Dani find a way to worm their way into his heart. Eventually. It really does take time and patience on Jessa's end for that to happen.

Jessa is in a tough situation. Her greedy uncle is withholding her sister's much needed medicine unless Jessa falls in line. Unfortunately, the thing he wants her to do is nearly impossible. Even if she COULD do it, it would leave her and her sister at her uncle's mercy going forward. So Jessa takes a leap of faith and heads into the mountains with Dani in the hopes they can figure things out and get more medicine before things become dire.

Tarek has been trying to convince his beast to not get attached to the little human weaver since they helped her before. But it's kind of a lost cause because he's already attached. So when he comes across her and her sister in his mountains during a brutal storm, he does what any borderline obsessed individual would do and takes the two of them to his den to ride out the storm. Soon the three of them are settling into a routine and Tarek and Jessa are making eyes at one another. Covertly, of course.

Until, you know, it's not covert.

A past that eats at an honorable Vultor, an illness that needs his special skills, and a lady who is willing to fight for the things that are important to her. GOOD STUFF!

The Hollows by Adrian Blue [Review]

The Hollows (Erebos #1) by Adrian Blue
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: January 29, 2026

Erebos
1. The Hollows - Kindle

Adrian Blue
| Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

On the mining planet of Erebos, you are either one of the privileged, or you sell your service contract to the highest bidder. The filth of The Rats or the endless darkness of the mines. As soon as I could, I left behind the leering glances to sell my labor to the mining company. In return, I received an apartment barely large enough for a bed and a sink, fourteen-hour shifts in the darkness, and an early death when my lungs inevitably gave out. It was hardly a fair shake, but nothing on Erebos was fair.

Thoughts on The Hollows: Vera doesn't have a whole lot of choices. She can either live (and sell herself) in The Rats or work in the mines. She chose the mines and BOY does that lead her down a path she wasn't expecting.

When a mine collapse nearly kills her and ends up leaving her stranded with something big and dangerous in the dark, Vera does what anyone would do. She attempts to befriend the creature. Maybe befriend is too strong a word. Let's just say she doesn't want to die in the dark and leave her mother alone, so she attempts to make nice with the big scary thing stalking her.

As it turns out, Anek is intrigued by her. And when she touches him? The big guy isn't adverse to it. In fact, he starts to think that maybe he wouldn't mind getting his hands on her a little more. And mayyyybe she might want that too.

A dangerous job, a predator who follows his instincts (not the eating instincts, the sexier instincts), and a lady who had no idea there was something in the dark who was about to make her his entire world.

Alien Song by Honey Phillips [Review]

Alien Song (Alien Wolf Tales #5) by Honey Phillips
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: January 24, 2026

Alien Wolf Tales
1. Big, Bad Alien
2. Alien Huntsman
3. Alien Charming
4. Cursed Alien
5. Alien Song - Paperback | Kindle
6. Alien's Bargain
7. Alien Awakening
8. Alien Tower

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
How the Aliens Were Won
1. Borgaz

Seven Brides for Seven Alien Brothers
1. Artek

Honey Phillips
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

A grumpy alien single dad, a fearless diver, and a bond stronger than the tide.

Ariella was born to dive. Modified to withstand Cresca’s alien oceans, she’s always been at home in the deep—until the day she saves a drowning child and meets the girl’s father, a huge, brooding Vultor warrior with eyes like molten gold. Suddenly she wants more than just her isolated waters.

Valrek has spent years alone on the sea cliffs, shunned by both humans and Vultor. He’s devoted himself to raising his daughter in solitude—until a human female crashes into their world like a storm tide, fearless, bright, and far too tempting. She challenges him. She tempts him. And she makes his beast want something he swore he’d never have. A mate.

But Ariella’s past is surfacing—and if she doesn’t choose between her future and her heart, she could lose both. Because when a Vultor warrior loves, he doesn’t let go.

Thoughts on Alien Song: We're back on Cresca with an exiled Vultor warrior and the daughter he gave up everything for. Valrek is surly and wary and he's completely devoted to his daughter. So when she ends up in the ocean and Ariella saves her, he's grateful. He and his beast side are also wildly attracted to the modified human woman who is at home in the water.

Did I mention he's wary? Because, yeah, the guy is careful. Mostly because life (and his former pack) have taught him some hard lessons. But Ariella is kind and she starts breaking through his walls. Bonus, she's as attracted to him as he is to her. She's also just as isolated as he is. The tentative friendship that blooms between them turns into a romance neither of them expected.

That said, Ariella's stuck in a terrible position. The man who financed her father's work considers the modifications done on her to be his property. Since those modifications are an intrinsic part of her, he considers her to be his. Which is gross on every level. While Ariella doesn't want to take part in anything he has planned, she feels a certain obligation to her father...you know what? It's messy and complicated. Her father might have basically sold her into slavery because he was desperate and didn't read the contract he signed as closely as he should have, but he also saved her life with the modifications. So, yeah. Complicated. Her father's actions weren't cool and Ariella definitely shouldn't have been forced into the position she was put in, but being desperate enough to do anything to save your child is also understandable.

Anywho. Let's get back to Ariella and Valrek. They're both isolated. They're both fiercely protective of Valrek's daughter. They're both wildly attracted to one another. A few steamy kisses, a little danger, and a couple of wild storms have them facing whether they're willing to fight to the end for this thing between them. *thumbs up*

Guarded by the Kraken by Cassie Alexander [Review]

Guarded by the Kraken (Monster Security Agency #4) by Cassie Alexander
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: January 16, 2026

Monster Security Agency
1. Guarded by the Golem
2. Guarded by the Snake
3. Guarded by the Spider
4. Guarded by the Kraken - Paperback | Kindle
5. Guarded by the Leshy
6. Guarded by the Vodnik
7. Guarded by the Nightmare
8. Guarded by the Reaper
9. Guarded by the Phantom
10. Guarded by the Krampus
11. Guarded by the Yeti
12. Guarded by the AI
13. Guarded by the Symbiote
14. Guarded by the Steel Seraph
15. Guarded by the Clanker

Cassie Alexander
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A kraken, a scientist, and a love under pressure….

As a kraken bodyguard, I rarely get human clients. When I do, the only way to protect them is to form a telepathic bond. I don’t like it, but after my wife’s death years ago I’ve learned to build an impenetrable shield around myself and my emotions, until I meet my newest client. She's a scientist investigating an ancient relic on the ocean floor. The abyssal plane is no place for humans, but the job is the job, so I shut off my soul, bury my secrets, and link our minds.

The flood of her emotions takes me by surprise. I thought I would be in charge, but our bond is stripping us both bare, layer after layer, until she can see my bleeding wounds, and I can taste her unspoken desires.

We cannot be together. We can’t even touch. She breathes air, and I live at high pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Our feelings bring us nothing but torment, and I know once she’s on dry land again, I’ll have to sever our bond.

But when she’s betrayed by the people she’s working for, and her life is in danger–I will not rest until she’s safe in all of my arms.

Thoughts on Guarded by the Kraken: I must say that I had absolutely no idea how these two individuals were going to make things work since they literally couldn't be together. I mean, Ceph is a creature of the deep and can't survive in the open air (at least not for extended periods) and Elle is an air-breathing human who can't survive the pressure at the depths Ceph lives in. The environments they both need to survive would kill the other and I was having BIG FEELINGS about this.

Anywho. Both Ceph and Elle are drowning in grief. Ceph lost his mate and unhatched child several years ago and has pulled away from the others of his kind. He's mourning and isolating himself and he's not moving on in any way, shape, or form. Elle lost her sister to cancer, found out she carries the same gene and has taken steps to protect herself. Her marriage has disintegrated, she's about to head to an underwater lab cut off from the world above, and she's drifting.

When the two bond, both are DEEPLY surprised by the other. Ceph wakes up again after years in mourning. Elle finds a kindred soul who doesn't see her as lacking despite what she's lost. As they spend time together investigating the structure Elle is trying to translate, they break through all their emotional walls and soon they're figuring out a way to be together despite their differences.

More than a little danger, a find that could change everything, a male who risks it all for the female who captures his heart, and a lady who fits in far better below the surface than she ever expected she could. *thumbs up* ALL the *thumbs up*

Abducted by Moonlight by Petra Palerno [Review]

Abducted by Moonlight (Petra Palerno's Filthy Shorts #2) by Petra Palerno
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: December 31, 2025

Petra Palerno's Filthy Shorts
1. Submitting to the Alien Barbarian
2. Abducted by Moonlight - Paperback | Kindle
3. Gifted to the Alien Warlord

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(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Bubble Babes
1. All I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead

Petra Palerno
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A werewolf stalks his newly found human mate in the forest when a UFO abducts them both. What happens when the alien tries to stake a claim on her as well?

Thoughts on Abducted by Moonlight: A werewolf finds his mate and before he can even introduce himself the two of them are abducted by aliens. This sounds completely tragic on a whole lot of levels, but the planet Poppy and Lowell are dumped on has an alien who fits into their duo NICELY. That said, both Lowell and Z think they're the only mate for Poppy and they're maybe a little competitive at first. Which is understandable, really. Since they're all about making sure their mate is happy, it doesn't take long until Poppy has the two of them working together toward that end.

To backup a bit, Poppy isn't thrilled to have two trigger happy males battling over her. She's not disinterested, necessarily, but she's not thrilled to be the prize in a werewolf/alien tug of war. She does, however, enjoy the two of them getting close and personal with one another.

So, yeah. These three fit together. In all ways.

Fast, nicely dirty (literally dirty, actually, because there aren't any options for showering on this planet), and a whole lot of fun. *thumbs up*

Submitting to the Alien Barbarian by Petra Palerno [Review]

Submitting to the Alien Barbarian (Petra Palerno's Filthy Shorts #1) by Petra Palerno
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Date read: December 29, 2025

Petra Palerno's Filthy Shorts
1. Submitting to the Alien Barbarian - Paperback | Kindle
2. Abducted by Moonlight
3. Gifted to the Alien Warlord

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Bubble Babes
1. All I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead

Petra Palerno
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Signing up for an alien breeding program should be scary, considering the aliens are ruthless barbarians. On the upside, they won’t hesitate to give it to you as rough as you like it.

In this installment, you’ll find: alien romance, size difference, double dongs, submission, bratting, breeding, will it fit, rough play, and pregnancy.

Thoughts on Submitting to the Alien Barbarian: Okay. Straight up, I liked this little nugget. Our FMC (who wasn't given the chance to give her name until the end, so we never actually learn it. This makes writing this review a little problematic since I will be referring to her as FMC, but it otherwise not an issue) signs up for an alien breeding program since she, umm, likes her sex-ay times a little on the rougher side. She's more resigned to the birthing part of the breeding program than excited by it, but the rough, no-holds-barred sex? She's DEFINITELY down for that.

The big purple alien that hones in on her is everything she wanted. What she didn't expect is that his mating knot would mark them as mates and her big rough barbarian isn't about to let her go. This honestly isn't an issue since she likes the guy and everything he does to (and for) her. In fact, when push comes to shove, she's more than willing to break a few rules to make sure they stay together.

Nicely naughty with a little alien submission (or maybe submission to the alien? Why not both?!?!) to keep things fun. *thumbs up*

Smitten by the Alien Saloon Owner by Ursa Dax [Review]

Smitten by the Alien Saloon Owner (Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides #7) by Ursa Dax
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: November 28, 2025

Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides
1. Married to the Alien Cowboy
2. Wrangled by the Alien Rancher
3. Resisting the Alien Rider
4. Wanted by the Alien Warden
5. Married to the Alien Mountain Man
6. Rescued by the Alien Bull Rider
7. Smitten by the Alien Saloon Owner - Paperback | Kindle
8. Longing for the Alien Lawman
9. Bound by the Alien Buckaroo

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Holiday Romances of Elora Station
1. Chimera for Christmas

Ursa Dax
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):

A gentle alien saloon owner. An artist searching for a softer life. And the love that neither of them ever dared to hope for…

Capitalism and chronic illness are not a good mix. When my debilitating migraines get me fired from my factory job, I’m desperate. For a change. A chance. The space to think, rest, and paint like I’ve always wanted. I’ve never managed to make money from my art or secure a patron. So this new mail-order bride program on Zabria Prinar One now feels like the best (and only) way to escape my imploding life.

I sign up as a participant even though marriage is the last thing on my mind.

But then I meet Rivven, the quiet, lonely alien saloon owner who takes care of me when yet another migraine strikes. He’s sweet, strong, and generous beyond belief – offering me his bed to sleep in and his best bucket to barf in.

There are other men, too. Xennet and Dorn. Record snowfall has delayed their arrival at the saloon, but they should be here within a week.

In just a few days, I’ll have to choose which alien cowboy I’m going to spend the rest of my life with. I need to give each of them a fair chance.

Even though I think I might already be smitten by one…

Thoughts on Smitten by the Alien Saloon Owner: These Zabrians are all total sweethearts and Rivven is no exception. He's sweet, caring, hardworking, and absolutely WORSHIPS Shiloh pretty much as soon as he meets her. No lie, I'm super excited that we're getting to spend more time with the different cowboys on Zabria Prinar.

So. Shiloh and Rivven. She's a human lady who's enraptured with the sky and landscape of the planet the first time she sees a picture of Zabria Prinar. Applying for the bride program seems like a no-brainer since she's currently out of a job (thanks to the gross foreman) and this planet offers opportunities she wouldn't otherwise have. That said, the fact she'd be marrying one of the men on the planet doesn't really hit Shiloh until she's met Rivven and realizes he's all in on this idea of marriage.

As for Rivven, he's trying not to get his hopes up with the first human woman coming to their zone, but Shiloh calls to him from the moment he sees her. She's suffering from a migraine, is barely aware of what's going on, and he wants nothing more than to comfort and protect her. His constant, gentle presence has her looking at him in a way she didn't expect to and it isn't long before she starts to realize this kind, incredible male might be the best thing that's ever happened to her.

A few adorably awkward moments, a couple of familiar faces (Tenn and Tasha!), a male who wants nothing more than to cherish the incredible woman who lights up his life, and a lady who finds more than a little creative inspiration on this wide-open planet! MAN, I like these sweet, awkward aliens!

Tentacles and Troubles by Aly Tatum [Review]

Tentacles and Troubles (Lunar Station Eros #2) by Aly Tatum
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: January 2, 2026

Lunar Station Eros
1. Tentacles and Truffles
2. Tentacles and Troubles - Kindle

Aly Tatum
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

When an Emperor demands his son choose between love and legacy, a café owner armed with coffee and conviction proves that the fiercest revolutions start at home.
Hailey Calloway never meant to fall in love with three extraordinary beings. She definitely never meant to become the center of an interstellar incident. But when Imperial forces arrive to "reclaim" Prince Kael'ith from what they call contamination, she discovers that protecting her pack requires more than passion—it requires paperwork, courage, and an unshakeable belief that chosen bonds matter more than bloodlines.

Between rescuing her kidnapped bot from black market dealers, facing down an Emperor in her own café, and navigating the beautiful complexity of a four-person relationship that includes tentacle collection protocols and cyborg anxiety, Hailey learns that building a family isn't about perfection. It's about showing up. Choosing each other. And sometimes, weaponizing hospitality until even Emperors back down.

Because when you're bonded to:

- A Cephaloid scientist who expresses love through meticulous documentation
- A cyborg learning that emotions aren't weaknesses
- A prince willing to trade a throne for truth

...surrender isn't an option. Not when home is worth fighting for.

Thoughts on Tentacles and Troubles: The foursome that managed to shed their inhibitions and reservations thanks to a very helpful bot and some aphrodisiac-laced chocolates now has to fight for this thing blossoming between them. They also need to figure out how to rescue Hailey's bot from unscrupulous dealers. There's might also be a little matter of an insurance investigator and the damage done to her cafe when the Imperial forces tried to forcibly take Prince Kael'ith back.

Let's just say that a four-person relationship is complicated on every level.

Fortunately, Hailey and her men are more than willing to face those complications head-on. Facing those complications, as it turns out, involves aggressive kindness and a thorough understanding of the rules and regulations of the station they live on. Also, making a good cup of coffee.

While all this is going on, the group is also developing clear channels of communication with one another, a willingness to embrace their quirks in all shapes and forms, and accepting that their sassy, meticulously organized helper bot is going to offer suggestions and schedules for all things involving their relationship. Because they're ALL a big messy family now and this family likes to optimize cuddling and other varied relationship markers to ensure all members are happy and healthy. *thumbs up*

Tentacles and Truffles by Aly Tatum [Review]

Tentacles and Truffles (Lunar Station Eros #1) by Aly Tatum
Format: ebook
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Date read: November 14, 2025

Lunar Station Eros
1. Tentacles and Truffles - Kindle
2. Tentacles and Troubles

Aly Tatum
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

When a chocolatier’s cosmic confections unleash an irresistible brew of tangled tentacles, glitchy cybernetics, and royal pheromones, love on Lunar Station Eros becomes anything but ordinary.

Hailey Calloway thought running Sweet Nebula—the coziest café on Lunar Station Eros—was wild enough. But one Valentine’s Day, a mischievous PA’s botched recipe accidentally turns her signature truffles into dangerously potent aphrodisiacs. Now, Hailey can’t stop blushing under the combined affections of three utterly different men:

• Xy’lan, the brilliant alien scholar whose tentacles betray his hidden feelings.
• Ronan Garret, a stoic bio-mechanical assassin struggling with emotions he’s never dared to embrace.
• Prince Kael’ith, a glamorous rogue royal whose pheromones mask a surprising vulnerability.

Locked inside her café until she finds a cure, Hailey realizes she’s not the only target of this chocolate-fueled fiasco—Xy’lan, Ronan, and Kael’ith have equal (and sometimes highly flammable) interest in each other, too. When the antidote finally materializes, they all face a choice: sacrifice these edgy, life-altering desires or let a Valentine’s accident become the sweetest discovery of their lives.

Thoughts on Tentacles and Truffles: A helpful bot's ingredient substitution has Hailey and the three alien men she's attracted to buzzing. Actually, it's more than just the fur of them. There are multiple individuals on the station looking for alone time with their chosen special someone as Hailey's Valentine truffles work their magic.

But Hailey? She has three wildly different men looking at her and each other like there's a whole lot they want to explore. So these four do what any group would do when dosed with an aphrodisiac. They enjoy it while it lasts.

Xy'lan, Ronan, and Kael'ith are adventurous, creative, and willing to explore this thing brewing between them. Hailey gets to not only enjoy them individually, but watch them enjoying each other, as well. Which she is VERY into. BUT...they're also a group trying to navigate a new dynamic and they're careful with one another as they learn what boundaries to push and lines to cross.

Some potent honey, more than a few longing looks, a cafe that will likely need to be sanitized DEEPLY before Hailey can reopen, and four individuals who are willing to throw caution to the wind and see where this attraction takes them. *thumbs up*

Baby for the Alien Warrior by Honey Phillips [Review]

Baby for the Alien Warrior (Treasured by the Alien #14) by Honey Phillips
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: November 17, 2025

Treasured by the Alien
1. Mama and the Alien Warrior
2. A Son for the Alien Warrior
3. Daughter of the Alien Warrior
4. A Family for the Alien Warrior
5. The Nanny and the Alien Warrior
6. A Home for the Alien Warrior
7. A Gift for the Alien Warrior
8. A Treasure for the Alien Warrior
9. Three Babies and the Alien Warrior
10. Sanctuary for the Alien Warrior
11. A Miracle for the Alien Warrior
12. Hope for the Alien Warrior
13. Legacy for the Alien Warrior
14. Baby for the Alien Warrior - Paperback | Kindle
15. Return of the Alien Warrior

Honey Phillips
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A warrior with nothing left to give. A woman who’s lost too much. A miracle that changes everything.

Dr. Corinne Vale thought her life of quiet study ended the day she was abducted and sold across the stars. Now, she’s on the run with a traumatized teenage girl and a baby she risked everything to save. When she encounters Commander Selik, a huge Cire warrior with haunted eyes, she expects another cage. Instead she finds a hero.

Selik has done his best to bury the past and the family he failed to save. He doesn’t expect the fierce, beautiful human he rescues to awaken feelings he thought long dead. But when a night of shared grief leads to a moment of passion, the impossible happens.

Now Selik will risk everything for his fragile new family.

Because sometimes the most powerful bonds are the ones you never saw coming.

Thoughts on Baby for the Alien Warrior: We're back with another Cire warrior who's given up on ever finding happiness and BOY does he get hit in the feels. Selik is stoic, does his duty as he feels he must, and absolutely resigned to living out the rest of his life alone. After all, he had a mate and a child he lost to the Red Death and he's both grieving and convinced (thanks to the Cire council) that with no Cire females left, bonding again is out of the question.

GUESS WHAT? These human ladies change things for all the Cire warriors they meet and Corinne is no different. Selik is drawn to her from the first. The fact she's adopted a Cire infant (which is an impossibility according to what he's being told by the council) and is fiercely protective of her stepdaughter awakens something in him. That she would continue fighting when the odds are against her stirs him in ways he never expected to be stirred.

As for Corinne, she has a teenage stepdaughter and a baby depending on her. She doesn't have time for breaking down or giving up. That said, she's teetering on both the emotional and physical edge when Selik crosses her path and it's either trust this proud warrior or let the desert world they're stranded on swallow them.

No surprise, she chooses the warrior. And what an excellent choice it is. Selik is kind and patient and willing to give up everything to keep her family together.

A little danger, a baby who shouldn't exist, a new life on a distant world, a warrior who will defend his new family with everything inside him, and a lady who never expected to find love among the stars. *thumbs up*

Alien Orc for Christmas by Ursa Dax [Review]

Alien Orc for Christmas (Holiday Romances of Elora Station #2) by Ursa Dax
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: November 10, 2025

Holiday Romances of Elora Station
1. Chimera for Christmas
2. Alien Orc for Christmas - Paperback | Kindle

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides
1. Married to the Alien Cowboy

Ursa Dax
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

The huge alien orc who runs the pub on Elora Station knows what he wants for Christmas: me.

MAGGIE
Seeing my friend Sophie find happiness on the bustling Elora Station is just the kick in the pants I need to follow my dreams. I’m finally going to open my own bakery. When a coveted rental space opens up on the festive commerce station, I jump at the chance.

I have my work cut out for me getting the bakery ready in time for Elora Station’s busiest season: Christmas. I don’t mind – I’m used to hard work.

What I’m not used to?

Having a flirtatious, grinning orc all up in my business. Literally. The absurdly-named Archibald runs the pub next to my bakery, and he spends more time in my shop than his own.

Sure, he’s attractive in a giant, muscly, boisterous sort of way. He’s also funny and kind and shockingly generous. But I need to focus. A girl’s gotta have priorities.

And those priorities absolutely do not include falling head over heels in love with an alien orc at Christmas.

Thoughts on Alien Orc for Christmas: We're back on Elora Station where a sweet, determined human woman is working on setting up her new bakery. As luck would have it, her location is right next to a pub and the charming orc who owns said pub is instantly smitten.

Archie is bold, adorably confident, and seems to be allergic to shirts. He also might be a wee bit competitive. Which means he's constantly around (to show Maggie he's good at helping out) and Maggie's shop is getting a much-needed overhaul in record time (admittedly, this is along with Sophie's alien husband, X, who rarely sleeps and likes keeping busy - having another male in Maggie's vicinity could also be a driving force behind Archie's competitiveness. You know, since he wants to be able to show Maggie he's the best choice for her.)

Let's just say that Archie makes himself useful and helps Maggie when she needs it most. Seeing as how Maggie was already attracted to the big orc, his generosity just kinda sealed the deal for her.

I must say I'm enjoying these humans and their aliens with their holiday romances on Elora. *thumbs up*

All I Wanted Was To Read Books but I Became a Space Pirate Instead by Petra Palerno [Review]

All I Wanted Was To Read Books But I Became a Space Pirate Instead (Bubble Babes #4) by Petra Palerno
Format: ebook
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Date read: October 10, 2025

Bubble Babes
1. All I Wanted Was Sushi But I Got Abducted By Aliens Instead
2. All I Wanted Was to Become a Scientist But Now I've Got an Alien Boyfriend
3. All I Wanted Was a Glass of Vino But an Alien Duke Kidnapped Me Instead
4. All I Wanted Was To Read Books But I Became a Space Pirate Instead - Paperback | Kindle

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Petra Palerno's Filthy Shorts
1. Submitting to the Alien Barbarian

Petra Palerno
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Stowing away on an alien pirate ship wasn’t on my bucket list… but then again, neither was heartbreak.

☆KAMARI
My alien crush just found his fated mate—and surprise, it’s not me. Add a broken heart to being ripped from my cozy Seattle bookstore and dumped on a weird planet with zero novels, and you get… me, stowing away on a rogue pirate ship in a desperate bid to write my own adventure. I don’t expect to tumble out of a vent and land—literally—into the lap of the dangerously handsome pirate captain, Fer’oon. But hey, at least life in space has a sense of humor.

☆FER’OON
I didn’t sign up for this. My second mate bails for his earthling girlfriend, and suddenly there’s a stowaway on my ship—and she’s human. The last thing I need is distractions, but she somehow wins over my crew mate Gashna, who insists the only safe way to travel with her is… pretending we’re mates. Easy, I tell myself. Fate’s nonsense anyway. Until I have to stop relying on my usual marauder tricks and… well, feelings sneak in. Suddenly, training this soft, stubborn human might just mean rewriting the rules I’ve lived by.

Thoughts on All I Wanted Was To Read Books But I Became a Space Pirate Instead: No lie, I wasn't expecting to get such a big ending to this series. At least not yet. I don't have a reason for this expectation, but here we are. Living the finale dream. (To be fair, there could be some setup for a future series here? Like, some things that happened had strings that could be pulled and we could get more. I mean, THIS part of the series was satisfactorily resolved, but there could be more?)

So. Kamari is just done with dealing with the things life keeps throwing at her. She doesn't want to stay planetside with a bunch of aliens who could find their special someone at any moment and leave her pining in the dust. So she does something about it. Something being stowing away aboard a pirate's ship and hoping she hasn't made the most boneheaded choice imaginable.

Turns out, her decision to stow away wasn't boneheaded at all. Sure, Fer'oon isn't thrilled to have a human aboard, but he reluctantly agrees to his crewmates plan and now she has a fake mate and a chance to see all that space has to offer.

Yeah, to say Fer'oon is less than thrilled by things might be an understatement. But he doesn't believe in fated mates and the human is oddly intriguing. Especially once he stops using chemical suppressants to keep himself in line. Now he can't stop thinking about how she smells. Or feels. Or whether she's happy.

So when the chance to stop the trafficking of humans from Earth presents itself, well, Fer'oon isn't thrilled to have Kamari put herself in danger, but he has to let his little human shine. After all, he wouldn't be a proper pirate captain if he played by the rules.

A fun (if kind of gross) ending to a fun series!

Chimera for Christmas by Ursa Dax [Review]

Chimera for Christmas (Holiday Romances of Elora Station #1) by Ursa Dax
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: October 8, 2025

Holiday Romances of Elora Station
1. Chimera for Christmas - Paperback | Kindle
2. Alien Orc for Christmas

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides
1. Married to the Alien Cowboy

Ursa Dax
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

You're supposed to spend Christmas with the person you love most. But what if that person turns out to be the biggest, grumpiest alien you've ever met...?

SOPHIE
When you find out your boyfriend is cheating on you and you get laid off all in the same week, something's gotta give. I need a change, and a seasonal work contract aboard the bustling Elora Station is just the ticket. I'll spend the holidays on the glittering, festive commerce station, make a little money, and clear my head before returning to my colony planet life. It's a perfect plan.

One thing I'm not accounting for in that plan, though? My coworker. He's not human. In fact, he's one of the deadliest alien soldiers in the universe - a Chimera. Seven feet tall with black horns, heated yellow eyes, and an exceptionally grumpy disposition, I cannot for the life of me figure out why this genetically modified beast of a man is working in a tiny, human-owned coffee shop at Christmas time.

But there's more to X than meets the eye. And the longer I work with him, the more I grow to like him. Soon enough, his taciturn nature begins to charm me. Suddenly, his looks aren't quite so fearsome, but actually kind of... attractive?

As the holidays hurtle on and my work contract on Elora Station draws to a close, I realize that I don't want to go back to my old life in the colony.

And I don't want to leave X.

Can a regular human girl like me find a permanent place on Elora Station and in X's guarded alien heart before Christmas?

Thoughts on Chimera for Christmas: We briefly met Sophie in one of the CCMOB books and I was 100% onboard with seeing how she ended up with a grumbly Chimera as her honey. AND HERE WE ARE! Watching Sophie and X pretend they aren't into one another.

To be fair, Sophie's only on Elora Station for the holidays. Her position is very temporary and ends with the holiday season. After getting over her admittedly slight fear of X at their first meeting, she tried her hardest to pretend she only liked him as a coworker. Which is understandable because he's trying his level best to make sure he doesn't do anything inappropriate to her (although he REALLY wants to) and X is giving off zero interested vibes. Sure, those feelings are there and they both try not to read too much into the things the other does because life is complicated and they're only coworkers, RIGHT?

Well, with her position quickly coming to an end, Sophie throws caution to the wind and decides she can't leave the station without at least telling X she's interested. And then THINGS HAPPEN. Big things. In both a literal and figurative sense.

A little holiday cheer, a growly chimera who is a really sweet guy under all his glowers, and a human lady who ended up with a holiday season she'll never forget. *thumbs up*

Fated to the Hunter by Lynnea Lee [Review]

Fated to the Hunter (Xarc'n Warriors #13) by Lynnea Lee
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: September 27, 2025

Xarc'n Warriors
0.5. Pursued by the Hunter
1. Claimed by the Hunter
2. Wanted by the Hunter
3. Taken by the Hunter
4. Cherished by the Hunter
5. Rescued by the Hunter
6. Stolen by the Hunter
7. Captured by the Hunter
8. Protected by the Hunter
8.5. Hunter's Valentine
9. Desired by the Hunter
10. Coveted by the Hunter
11. Craved by the Hunter
12. Treasured by the Hunter
13. Fated to the Hunter - Kindle
13.5. Holly and the Hunter
14. Chosen by the Hunter

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Xarc'n Warriors: Mountains
1. Hunter's Quest

Lynnea Lee
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

KIERA
Running the first-ever Trader’s Market is chaotic enough; I don’t need a horned, purple alien with fangs, claws, and zero chill crashing my party.

Bael’k says he’s here to help, but so far, all he’s done is scare away the one person I need to see. When I finally track down the elusive nomad and snag the map I’ve been hunting for, guess who volunteers to be my protector on a quest I never planned to take?

It’s my first time out of the settlement walls in years, and I’m woefully unprepared. But with my knight in shining loincloth by my side, I might just survive.

BAEL'K
They say the mate bond is absolute, eternal, and chosen by fate. But I don’t believe in fate. I believe in my blades, my shuttle, and the war I was bred to fight. I never wanted a mate… until I met Kiera.

She’s fragile, stubborn, and maddeningly fascinating. When she sets out to recover lost tech in a dangerous Dead Zone, I volunteer, thinking it’ll earn me glory. But the moment she steps into danger, every protective instinct I’ve got flares to life.

I soon realize she’s not just a mission. Kiera’s mine. And I’ll burn the stars down before I let anything take her from me.

Thoughts on Fated to the Hunter: Both Kiera and Bael'k are 100%, absolutely NOT looking for their special someone. Which we all know means THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. Because you can't unequivocally announce you're not looking for romance without romance taking a running leap at your face. Figuratively speaking.

Anywho. Kiera isn't interested in dealing with the heartbreak of losing anyone else (not even romantically, just in general. She's dealt with too much loss already during this bugpocalypse and no thank you) and while the Xarc'n warriors are nice to look at, she's firmly off the market. As it turns out, Bael'k feels the same. He's a warrior bred to eradicate the bugs and he's planning on continuing to do that even after Earth gets liberated. He might not be against seeing what all the fuss is about with a human woman (physically speaking), but he doesn't think it's fair to engage in anything deeper when he's planning to head off-planet as soon as his mission is complete.

Fate (and their hearts) however has other plans for these two. Plans where they have to spend plenty of time together with a lot of tension simmering between them and THINGS HAPPEN. Such good things.

To back up, Kiera and Bael'k are doing the forced proximity thing because they're heading into a dead zone on a technological treasure hunt. The hunt might be a bust, but it also might help the survivors in their ongoing battle against the bugs. No lie, I liked the treasure hunt aspect and the creepy, abandoned mansion. Plus, you know, the forced proximity.

A treasure hunt, a rough journey, a little betrayal (sort of, I mean is it betrayal if it's programming?), a warrior who has to readjust his priorities, and a lady who realizes she might like adventure more than she thought she would. *thumbs up*

Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon [Review]

Space Vampire (Scared Sexy #4) by Ruby Dixon
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: September 23, 2025

Scared Sexy
1. Hot for Slayer
2. Falling
3. Spicy Little Curses
4. Space Vampire - Kindle
5. Beautiful Nightmare
6. My Boyfriends Are All Monsters

Related Series:
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(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Corsair Brothers
1. Corsairs: Adiron

Ice Planet Clones
1. R'jaal's Resonance

Sunrise Cantina
1. Only the Clonely

Ruby Dixon
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Dana, the overlooked human pet of an alien scientist, and Vlad, a genetically engineered vampire with a taste for more than just blood, find themselves unexpectedly alone on a deserted space station. As they plot their escape, they’ll have to navigate cramped quarters, steamy encounters, and the growing realization that they might be each other’s perfect match. But with their captors in hot pursuit, will their budding romance survive the vast emptiness of space?

Thoughts on Space Vampire: Vampires in space! YES! I really should have guessed that the Mesakkah scientists who like to Frankenstein custom-made gladiators would accidentally cobble together a creature who needs blood to survive and has an aversion to light. TO BE FAIR, Vlad isn't a creature. He's a fully realized individual who got sick of being poked and prodded and having his genetics manipulated. And now he's broken out of his containment, terrorized the scientists experimenting on him, sent them fleeing in terror, and has a human lady as a companion.

All valid responses to what he went through, if you ask me.

Anywho. Vlad and Dana. He's the aforementioned splice with a taste for blood. She's a human pet who got left behind when the scientists fled. He needs blood to survive and, as it turns out, Dana has blood to give. The fact the two of them already kind of like each other (even before the biting) is a bonus. After the biting? BIG BONUS. Because Dana doesn't mind Vlad's bit AT ALL.

A sweet, blood-drinking splice, a lady who isn't happy as a pet, and an abandoned space station the two can cavort in. Sure, the space station might only be a short term solution (because those scientists aren't likely to leave all their expensive equipment behind), but having free rein of the place as they learn about one another is no hardship. GOOD STUFF with VAMPIRES IN SPACE! YESSSS!