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Rogue Bonds #1
Kade: Accidentally Bonded
Growing up on Rendol 4, Aiden Hill only ever wanted to help better his planet. Now a lieutenant in the Alliance Military, he is doing just that, defending the population from space pirates, slave traders and a rogue species fighting them for colonisation rights of the planet.
But during a mission gone awry, Aiden stumbles upon Kade, a brainwashed slave who immediately imprints on him and declares Aiden to be his master. But slavery in the Alliance is strictly forbidden, leaving Aiden attempting to rehabilitate his unexpected charge, despite Kade’s obvious reluctance to cooperate.
Kade has waited for years to meet his master, the man he can devote himself to for the rest of his life. But when they finally meet, his master seems oddly reluctant to make use of Kade’s many skills – including his skills in the bedroom! Instead of giving him orders, his master insists that Kade should make his own decisions and express opinions that conflict with his master’s desires.
A slave without a master is like a boat without a sail; directionless and destined to be swept up by the storms of life. But for Aiden to treat Kade as the slave he insists he is would be a moral travesty, defying both Alliance law and his own conscience. So how can the two of them ever find a middle ground, when the life Kade so ardently wants is one that Aiden finds so abhorrent?
Contains frequent military-style violence.
But during a mission gone awry, Aiden stumbles upon Kade, a brainwashed slave who immediately imprints on him and declares Aiden to be his master. But slavery in the Alliance is strictly forbidden, leaving Aiden attempting to rehabilitate his unexpected charge, despite Kade’s obvious reluctance to cooperate.
Kade has waited for years to meet his master, the man he can devote himself to for the rest of his life. But when they finally meet, his master seems oddly reluctant to make use of Kade’s many skills – including his skills in the bedroom! Instead of giving him orders, his master insists that Kade should make his own decisions and express opinions that conflict with his master’s desires.
A slave without a master is like a boat without a sail; directionless and destined to be swept up by the storms of life. But for Aiden to treat Kade as the slave he insists he is would be a moral travesty, defying both Alliance law and his own conscience. So how can the two of them ever find a middle ground, when the life Kade so ardently wants is one that Aiden finds so abhorrent?
Contains frequent military-style violence.
245 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 23, 2024
About the author
Laura Taylor
22 books120 followersLaura Taylor is a pseudonym for Gabriel Danes. Gabriel is a bisexual, transgender writer of fantasy and romance novels. He likes watching ice hockey, reading about vampires and werewolves, cooking, and has fantasies of one day becoming a firefighter.
Gabriel lives on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Gabriel lives on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
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August 28, 2025
The premise: During a mission gone awry, Aiden stumbles upon Kade, a brainwashed slave who immediately imprints on him and declares Aiden to be his master.
A solid mix of sci-fi action and angsty romance. I liked the tension between Kade’s need for structure and devotion versus Aiden’s refusal to treat him as a slave. Kade believes he needs (structure, ownership, purpose) and what Aiden feels is right (freedom, autonomy, equality). Sometimes the push-pull felt frustrating, but overall, I enjoyed this storytelling.
Tropes/Themes:
Gay sci-fi (human/alien)
Rescued slave
Fated bond/imprinting
Forced proximity
Strangers to lovers
Military environment
Found family
Hurt/comfort
The best quote and friend telling Aiden the hard truth.
Aiden, he’s telling you what makes him happy. He’s literally saying, ‘I am happy when my master is happy’. But then you’re discounting that by saying that you would not be happy to live under those conditions. So do you actually want to make him happy, or do you want to find a way to make him conform to Alliance standards so that you feel better about it?”
The audiobook is narrated by the author, and done well.
A solid mix of sci-fi action and angsty romance. I liked the tension between Kade’s need for structure and devotion versus Aiden’s refusal to treat him as a slave. Kade believes he needs (structure, ownership, purpose) and what Aiden feels is right (freedom, autonomy, equality). Sometimes the push-pull felt frustrating, but overall, I enjoyed this storytelling.
Tropes/Themes:
Gay sci-fi (human/alien)
Rescued slave
Fated bond/imprinting
Forced proximity
Strangers to lovers
Military environment
Found family
Hurt/comfort
The best quote and friend telling Aiden the hard truth.
Aiden, he’s telling you what makes him happy. He’s literally saying, ‘I am happy when my master is happy’. But then you’re discounting that by saying that you would not be happy to live under those conditions. So do you actually want to make him happy, or do you want to find a way to make him conform to Alliance standards so that you feel better about it?”
The audiobook is narrated by the author, and done well.
October 6, 2025
⭐️ 5 stars ⭐️
Aiden accidentally bonded with a dimari. Now he has to learn how to keep him happy.
I feel ridiculous giving five stars to an alien romance with a cover like that, but OMG this was so fun and sexy.
I loved seeing Aiden slowly trying to get to know Kade, them figuring out their unexpected ‘master/slave’ relationship.
Just the fact that it’s alien slave vs human master was such a different take from the usual.
And that spice? Aiden was all dominating and sexy, Kade subservient and wanting to please, and the praise, the want, the love.
For what seemed at first glance to be just a sexy alien sci-fi romance, it actually had a pretty complex world-building. There was a whole political sub-plot and a variety of species and characters.
I’m so intrigued by this world, and I’m looking forward to reading more of this series. Starting right now, probably. Most definitely. I’ve already got book two open.
CW and NSFW info (spoilers):
- Master/slave dynamic
- Human vs alien
- Accidental bonding
- Dub-con/power imbalance
- Military MCs
- Death/violence
- Light D/s dynamic
- Top/bottom
- Orgasm control
- Praise
- Shower sex
I braced myself for an attack, even as my tired brain scrambled for a reason why a man would be standing alone inside a shipping container. “Master,” a husky voice breathed.
Aiden accidentally bonded with a dimari. Now he has to learn how to keep him happy.
I feel ridiculous giving five stars to an alien romance with a cover like that, but OMG this was so fun and sexy.
He wanted to shower… with me?
I loved seeing Aiden slowly trying to get to know Kade, them figuring out their unexpected ‘master/slave’ relationship.
Just the fact that it’s alien slave vs human master was such a different take from the usual.
And that spice? Aiden was all dominating and sexy, Kade subservient and wanting to please, and the praise, the want, the love.
Stars, my master was wonderful.
For what seemed at first glance to be just a sexy alien sci-fi romance, it actually had a pretty complex world-building. There was a whole political sub-plot and a variety of species and characters.
I’m so intrigued by this world, and I’m looking forward to reading more of this series. Starting right now, probably. Most definitely. I’ve already got book two open.
“You belong here, Kade,” he said, as he stroked my hair in the darkness. “I’m not going to let anyone take you from me.”
CW and NSFW info (spoilers):
- Master/slave dynamic
- Human vs alien
- Accidental bonding
- Dub-con/power imbalance
- Military MCs
- Death/violence
- Light D/s dynamic
- Top/bottom
- Orgasm control
- Praise
- Shower sex
January 4, 2025
this is not a review, but a warning for those who will come after me: this is NOT a romance, but a slave fantasy. proceed at your own risk.
April 12, 2025
Laura Taylor books are comfort reads for me, even when I'm reading them for the first time. I like the way she writes and the way she tackles difficult subjects with thoughtfulness. I really liked this book and I'm going straight for book 2 next :)
May 10, 2026
At first, I really had great hopes for this book. It's quite plot-heavy with a good concept of the alien/human pairing, which I definitely liked, but even though a few interesting ideas were presented and the world building is quite good, the romance wasn't developed as well as one would expect for such a setting.
Kade is a badass, though, so because of him alone I'm continuing with this series.
🔵 Human / alien
🟡 In the future where Earth has been abandoned for quite some time
🟢 A lieutenant / a dimari slave (but otherwise a trained combat specialist)
🟣 Age gap 20 / 27
🔵 Master / slave dynamic, but very tame, the human doesn't want it, the slave is programmed to crave it
🟠 Both work in the military throughout the book
🟡 A lot of other species and side characters present
🌶️ The sex is good and there should've been more, more scenes developed between them rather than giving us a taste and then mentioning is as an afterthought; some oral, penetrative, some kissing; excl t/b, which didn't work for me
So, Aiden is a lieutenant on planet Rendol 4. The planet forms an alliance with other species
“It’s a political alliance between six species and they have jointly colonised an area of space roughly fifty light years in diameter and consisting of approximately three hundred stars. Colonised planets on the outer edges of the region are more prone to attack from opportunistic species or pirates.”
They live in peace with most of other aliens outside of this alliance, but with humans the situation is a bit different, since they tend to be almost idealistic about how they treat other aliens, they're going nowhere with terra forming the planet and they still don't get most of the aliens living with them.
It's a bit of a weird situation.
When crossing their wormhole, a lot of cargo from other aliens gets dropped by accident on their planet, and usually they'll keep it and move on, but one of the more frequent cargos are the dimari, a Vangravian race that undergoes neurological programming to become obedient slaves who imprint on their owner, which the Eumadians, their owners, then buy and sell and humans don't have a clue how to deal with them.
Kade is a very expensive cargo who was bought by another alien race (that wants to harm Rendol 4) and cost a ton of money, but he is accidentally dropped on the planet, where Aiden finds him and Kade imprints on him.
Aiden is then stuck with a dimari, who are known to eventually kill themselves on this planet because they're not living out the lives they were programmed to live. So Aiden tries to prevent that, and in the process forms a relationship with Kade, gives him his last name, lives with him, talks to him and tries to give him more autonomy, which Kade does try to implement, but eventually, Kade makes Aiden understand that he'll never be a fully autonomous person and will always be bonded to him, though Aiden can still make space for Kade to decide more for himself and act more freely.
Kade's natural skin color is blue, but he's changing it to dark brown when he's out in public or at work. He's the guy on the right.
The concept is good, very good even, but the process of them getting to know one another should've been much more interesting and emotionally charged than it was. The story quickly jumps into all kinds of different plots, politics and complications instead of thoroughly working on their relationship, them getting closer and falling in love eventually. Because they didn't really fall in love.
I did like where things were going with everyone involved, but I definitely missed more interactions between Kade and Aiden. Personal ones, meaningful ones. Or just talking and living together. I wanted more character from Aiden and more audacity from Kade, because Kade definitely was a fantastic character and had so much more potential than the author allowed him to express.
"He was a combat specialist. Fuck me sideways, he was like a finely tuned robotic assassin, or some shit. I’d never seen anyone move like that in my entire life. And the way he’d changed colour, plunging into the deepest black I’d ever seen, was like watching one of those CGI horror movies the Derelians kept making. I was suddenly thoroughly grateful he was on my side."
When it came to the Eumadians wanting Kade back, the story started explaining how the dimari even get to the point of being trained as slaves, and by then the story was already limping a bit.
But then the author starts explaining how the Vangravians have a matriarchy that doesn't value their male offspring and that the only reason they're even birthing them is to sell them off as slaves.
Mind blown, really. We'd call that a matriarchy? Most known matrilineal societies don’t devalue sons or treat them as disposable. Swapping power structures doesn’t automatically flip oppression, so I can't even fathom a female author presenting a matriarchal society in such a way. I get it's fictional, but still, a known alien matriarchal society is the only villain here in the end.
"If I ever met a Vangravian female, I would be sorely tempted to put a bullet in her skull."
No talk about the Eumadians and what they're actively doing and did to Kade, no retribution, no trying to stop them or imprison them, no, nothing, they just let them go back to their planet.
I also didn't like how everyone kept addressing other alien species as "people," and then, when they have this sort of Bigfoot-like species on their planet that they don't get along with, they're suddenly debating whether they're animals or people. What people? Who is "people"? These are all aliens, none of them are people except for this colony of humans!
I didn’t like the abrupt ending. The story left a lot of things completely unfinished, and the relationship between Aiden and Kade was left up in the air, it doesn’t feel like they both got the answers to their questions.
Aiden still doesn’t fully understand Kade, and Kade is just waking up to his sense of self, so these guys needed a duology or even a trilogy. Their story is half finished.
In the next book we’re apparently not even getting any of the side characters presented here, so I don’t know, I think I won’t like it.
Kade is a badass, though, so because of him alone I'm continuing with this series.
🔵 Human / alien
🟡 In the future where Earth has been abandoned for quite some time
🟢 A lieutenant / a dimari slave (but otherwise a trained combat specialist)
🟣 Age gap 20 / 27
🔵 Master / slave dynamic, but very tame, the human doesn't want it, the slave is programmed to crave it
🟠 Both work in the military throughout the book
🟡 A lot of other species and side characters present
🌶️ The sex is good and there should've been more, more scenes developed between them rather than giving us a taste and then mentioning is as an afterthought; some oral, penetrative, some kissing; excl t/b, which didn't work for me
So, Aiden is a lieutenant on planet Rendol 4. The planet forms an alliance with other species
“It’s a political alliance between six species and they have jointly colonised an area of space roughly fifty light years in diameter and consisting of approximately three hundred stars. Colonised planets on the outer edges of the region are more prone to attack from opportunistic species or pirates.”
They live in peace with most of other aliens outside of this alliance, but with humans the situation is a bit different, since they tend to be almost idealistic about how they treat other aliens, they're going nowhere with terra forming the planet and they still don't get most of the aliens living with them.
It's a bit of a weird situation.
When crossing their wormhole, a lot of cargo from other aliens gets dropped by accident on their planet, and usually they'll keep it and move on, but one of the more frequent cargos are the dimari, a Vangravian race that undergoes neurological programming to become obedient slaves who imprint on their owner, which the Eumadians, their owners, then buy and sell and humans don't have a clue how to deal with them.
Kade is a very expensive cargo who was bought by another alien race (that wants to harm Rendol 4) and cost a ton of money, but he is accidentally dropped on the planet, where Aiden finds him and Kade imprints on him.
Aiden is then stuck with a dimari, who are known to eventually kill themselves on this planet because they're not living out the lives they were programmed to live. So Aiden tries to prevent that, and in the process forms a relationship with Kade, gives him his last name, lives with him, talks to him and tries to give him more autonomy, which Kade does try to implement, but eventually, Kade makes Aiden understand that he'll never be a fully autonomous person and will always be bonded to him, though Aiden can still make space for Kade to decide more for himself and act more freely.
Kade's natural skin color is blue, but he's changing it to dark brown when he's out in public or at work. He's the guy on the right.
The concept is good, very good even, but the process of them getting to know one another should've been much more interesting and emotionally charged than it was. The story quickly jumps into all kinds of different plots, politics and complications instead of thoroughly working on their relationship, them getting closer and falling in love eventually. Because they didn't really fall in love.
I did like where things were going with everyone involved, but I definitely missed more interactions between Kade and Aiden. Personal ones, meaningful ones. Or just talking and living together. I wanted more character from Aiden and more audacity from Kade, because Kade definitely was a fantastic character and had so much more potential than the author allowed him to express.
"He was a combat specialist. Fuck me sideways, he was like a finely tuned robotic assassin, or some shit. I’d never seen anyone move like that in my entire life. And the way he’d changed colour, plunging into the deepest black I’d ever seen, was like watching one of those CGI horror movies the Derelians kept making. I was suddenly thoroughly grateful he was on my side."
When it came to the Eumadians wanting Kade back, the story started explaining how the dimari even get to the point of being trained as slaves, and by then the story was already limping a bit.
But then the author starts explaining how the Vangravians have a matriarchy that doesn't value their male offspring and that the only reason they're even birthing them is to sell them off as slaves.
Mind blown, really. We'd call that a matriarchy? Most known matrilineal societies don’t devalue sons or treat them as disposable. Swapping power structures doesn’t automatically flip oppression, so I can't even fathom a female author presenting a matriarchal society in such a way. I get it's fictional, but still, a known alien matriarchal society is the only villain here in the end.
"If I ever met a Vangravian female, I would be sorely tempted to put a bullet in her skull."
No talk about the Eumadians and what they're actively doing and did to Kade, no retribution, no trying to stop them or imprison them, no, nothing, they just let them go back to their planet.
I also didn't like how everyone kept addressing other alien species as "people," and then, when they have this sort of Bigfoot-like species on their planet that they don't get along with, they're suddenly debating whether they're animals or people. What people? Who is "people"? These are all aliens, none of them are people except for this colony of humans!
I didn’t like the abrupt ending. The story left a lot of things completely unfinished, and the relationship between Aiden and Kade was left up in the air, it doesn’t feel like they both got the answers to their questions.
Aiden still doesn’t fully understand Kade, and Kade is just waking up to his sense of self, so these guys needed a duology or even a trilogy. Their story is half finished.
In the next book we’re apparently not even getting any of the side characters presented here, so I don’t know, I think I won’t like it.
December 31, 2024
3.5 stars ⭐️ hmmm….i found the complexities of the dimari and other species interesting, but ultimately they ended up giving the book more of a think-piece vibe than a romance one. so my romance cravings weren’t met, the the sci-fi side of things, including the world building, was quite captivating, at least enough for me to binge this in one sitting….i’m super curious to learn more about this world and its species and who will be the next couple👀
Did Not Finish
October 30, 2025DNF@97%
Big sci-fi.
Little romance.
Didn't work for me just because it's not my preferred reading material.
Big sci-fi.
Little romance.
Didn't work for me just because it's not my preferred reading material.
June 1, 2025
A new favorite! In reading the summary, I thought I was going to get one of those types of books where slavery is titillating. Instead, Laura Taylor dives into the ethical dilemmas and ends up somewhere you might not expect. So what most liked about the book was how it seriously treated different cultural expectations and the consequences of miscommunication.
What helped along the way were the action scenes, sci-fi world building, and super hot sex scenes.
I would love to read more!
What helped along the way were the action scenes, sci-fi world building, and super hot sex scenes.
I would love to read more!
August 8, 2025
This was not at all what I expected, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. I was expecting a romance and what I got was a science fiction story with a little romance on the side. At first I wasn’t sure that I liked it, but it certainly grew on me and by the end I loved both Aiden and Cade. I was also thoroughly engrossed in the story. If you like science fiction I highly recommend it. If you’re just looking for a love story between a slave and his master you might be disappointed. However, give it a chance. It is quite entertaining.
June 15, 2025
4.5⭐️ 3.5🌶️
📝 Review & thoughts:
Not exactly what I expected but I was pleasantly surprised.
It’s full of action and adventure, with an interesting plot and world building. It definitely took a very interesting and thought provoking stake on specific issues with sl*very of another race that I was not expecting but really enjoyed as it was different from what I’ve read before.
My favorite chapters were the ones in Kade’s pov. My heart broke in some of his reasonings and misunderstandings when it came to Aiden.
This is a master x sl*ve story that takes a different route from the usual (for my limited reading with this trope so far that is). It took an interesting route that I was not expecting but I was still happy with.
To enjoy this you need to read it with an open mind, if you can do that and be comfortable with the set up, I totally recommend it.
🏷️ Tropes & tags (possible spoilers):
MM
Sci-fi romance
Master (human) x sl*ve (alien)
Forced proximity
Strangers to lovers
Military environment
POV: 1st person, dual
Angst: low
Vibe: adventurous
Pet names: Master, Sir
HEA: yes with its limitations (HFN)
🌶️ Spice & k!nks (possible spoilers):
M/s (D/s), dom!nation, bareback, praise
Strict top/bottom or versatile: strict top/bottom
Heat: 6 scenes, medium heat
⚠️ Content warnings (possible spoilers):
Dubcon: yes (only because of the sl*ve thing)
Noncon: no
Themes of sl*very
💬 Quotes (possible spoilers):
“I need you to explain to me why you’re rejecting me, I wanted to say to him. I want to understand what I did wrong. Humans did not understand the way dimari worked, I reminded myself. My master had said as much. But if he did not understand, and I could not explain, how were we ever going to make this work?”
“Front and centre, Aiden, he’s telling you what makes him happy. He’s literally saying, ‘I am happy when my master is happy’. But then you’re discounting that by saying that you would not be happy to live under those conditions. So do you actually want to make him happy, or do you want to find a way to make him conform to Alliance standards so that you feel better about it?”
* Fyi about 🌶️ levels: I rate spice on a combination of quantity, quality, length, intensity and explicitness of the scenes. K!nks are listed separately and generally do not directly affect the steam level to keep it fair for non k!nky books.
📝 Review & thoughts:
Not exactly what I expected but I was pleasantly surprised.
It’s full of action and adventure, with an interesting plot and world building. It definitely took a very interesting and thought provoking stake on specific issues with sl*very of another race that I was not expecting but really enjoyed as it was different from what I’ve read before.
My favorite chapters were the ones in Kade’s pov. My heart broke in some of his reasonings and misunderstandings when it came to Aiden.
This is a master x sl*ve story that takes a different route from the usual (for my limited reading with this trope so far that is). It took an interesting route that I was not expecting but I was still happy with.
To enjoy this you need to read it with an open mind, if you can do that and be comfortable with the set up, I totally recommend it.
🏷️ Tropes & tags (possible spoilers):
MM
Sci-fi romance
Master (human) x sl*ve (alien)
Forced proximity
Strangers to lovers
Military environment
POV: 1st person, dual
Angst: low
Vibe: adventurous
Pet names: Master, Sir
HEA: yes with its limitations (HFN)
🌶️ Spice & k!nks (possible spoilers):
M/s (D/s), dom!nation, bareback, praise
Strict top/bottom or versatile: strict top/bottom
Heat: 6 scenes, medium heat
⚠️ Content warnings (possible spoilers):
Dubcon: yes (only because of the sl*ve thing)
Noncon: no
Themes of sl*very
💬 Quotes (possible spoilers):
“I need you to explain to me why you’re rejecting me, I wanted to say to him. I want to understand what I did wrong. Humans did not understand the way dimari worked, I reminded myself. My master had said as much. But if he did not understand, and I could not explain, how were we ever going to make this work?”
“Front and centre, Aiden, he’s telling you what makes him happy. He’s literally saying, ‘I am happy when my master is happy’. But then you’re discounting that by saying that you would not be happy to live under those conditions. So do you actually want to make him happy, or do you want to find a way to make him conform to Alliance standards so that you feel better about it?”
* Fyi about 🌶️ levels: I rate spice on a combination of quantity, quality, length, intensity and explicitness of the scenes. K!nks are listed separately and generally do not directly affect the steam level to keep it fair for non k!nky books.
December 10, 2024
Fabulous world building, tidy and action packed plot with some light intrigue, and fascinating moral discussions. This is everything I love about speculative sci if in a supremely well written mm romance package, served to you with sides of adventure. I would have read 500 more pages of this. This terrible cover hides a truly excellent book, and I will be looking for more from Laura Taylor!
June 1, 2026
A genuinely interesting exploration between a human solider and the brainwashed alien slave that imprints on him by accident. How can you deal with your own morality on slavery and consent when your new life long companion built to listen to your every order would rather kill himself than not be able please his master through total subservience? Highly recommend
December 9, 2025
3.75 ⭐️
This was really interesting 😊 I loved the world building and how both characters were willing to learn about each other.
This book focuses more on the world and the plot than the romance, which I was not expecting from the title and the cover x), but I had a really good time with it 😊
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Narrator: Gabriel Danes
This was really interesting 😊 I loved the world building and how both characters were willing to learn about each other.
This book focuses more on the world and the plot than the romance, which I was not expecting from the title and the cover x), but I had a really good time with it 😊
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Narrator: Gabriel Danes
December 28, 2025
3.5 stars
December 20, 2024
4.25 stars ✨ Love the world building and hope there is another book in this universe!
November 26, 2024
This book handles a difficult subject remarkably well with plenty of nuances. Kade was trained from a young age to be a slave for his new master. Shipped for transport to his "owner" instead his container crash lands on another planet. Aiden is a military officer charged with investigating the landing site debris for salvageable materials. Caught under fire, he opens a container and comes across Kade. Kade immediately imprints on Aiden, believing him to be his new master.
Aiden has a difficult time with an imprinted slave. His culture rejects slave trade totally and he is highly uncomfortable with the concept. Still, he knows that many of these slave that inadvertently land on their planet succumb to suicide within several years. He decides to study the situation in depth with the aim to make sure Kade is happy and comfortable.
It immediately becomes clear that Kade is highly trained in military skills. He joins Aiden in his unit after being interviewed, tested, and trained to their methods. Still, Aiden struggles to deal with Kade at home as his master. He reluctantly accepts that it is mandatory that he shows Kade affection, friendship, and closeness to keep Kade fulfilled.
In the meantime, there are dangerous missions, political intrigue, and new faces. This book has detailed world-building, complex storylines, evolving personalities, and a beautiful love. I hope to see more from this world!
Aiden has a difficult time with an imprinted slave. His culture rejects slave trade totally and he is highly uncomfortable with the concept. Still, he knows that many of these slave that inadvertently land on their planet succumb to suicide within several years. He decides to study the situation in depth with the aim to make sure Kade is happy and comfortable.
It immediately becomes clear that Kade is highly trained in military skills. He joins Aiden in his unit after being interviewed, tested, and trained to their methods. Still, Aiden struggles to deal with Kade at home as his master. He reluctantly accepts that it is mandatory that he shows Kade affection, friendship, and closeness to keep Kade fulfilled.
In the meantime, there are dangerous missions, political intrigue, and new faces. This book has detailed world-building, complex storylines, evolving personalities, and a beautiful love. I hope to see more from this world!
June 17, 2026
Amé a Kade💜
Aiden... Bueno, él hizo lo que pudo. Es demasiado leeeeento, Dios mio😫
Me encantó el libro. Aunque muchas cosas fueron predecibles, no se si fue a propósito (para hacer la historia más sencilla) o no, pero fueron muy obvias. Me perdí un poco con todos los tecnicismos y las palabras, demasiadas especies😅
Pero lo disfrute mucho!
Espero ver tentáculos o algo parecido en los siguientes libros🤣🤣
Aiden... Bueno, él hizo lo que pudo. Es demasiado leeeeento, Dios mio😫
Me encantó el libro. Aunque muchas cosas fueron predecibles, no se si fue a propósito (para hacer la historia más sencilla) o no, pero fueron muy obvias. Me perdí un poco con todos los tecnicismos y las palabras, demasiadas especies😅
Pero lo disfrute mucho!
Espero ver tentáculos o algo parecido en los siguientes libros🤣🤣
March 15, 2025
4.25 stars
I’ve seen a lot of human slave and alien kidnapper stories, so it was neat to see the trope subverted to human master, alien slave. To the point that you wonder if the author is pro enslaving, but I think it’s its own sci fi conundrum or maybe a kinky comparison for 24/7 D/s. Either way I liked the unconventional approach and adored the characters. Glad to see the couple featured in the next book too.
Spice: 3-4/5
Angst: 2/5
I’ve seen a lot of human slave and alien kidnapper stories, so it was neat to see the trope subverted to human master, alien slave. To the point that you wonder if the author is pro enslaving, but I think it’s its own sci fi conundrum or maybe a kinky comparison for 24/7 D/s. Either way I liked the unconventional approach and adored the characters. Glad to see the couple featured in the next book too.
Spice: 3-4/5
Angst: 2/5
May 19, 2026
1.5 ⭐️ DNF @66% after a lot of skimming.
I could not care less about the interplanetary war subplot bc it was just thrown in in the middle for conflict.
Also, human MC goes from "I shouldn't take advantage of my sex slave" to throwing caution to the wind in a very short time span. I don't think the book did enough to address the problematic nature of the "romance" before ploughing forward.
I could not care less about the interplanetary war subplot bc it was just thrown in in the middle for conflict.
Also, human MC goes from "I shouldn't take advantage of my sex slave" to throwing caution to the wind in a very short time span. I don't think the book did enough to address the problematic nature of the "romance" before ploughing forward.
January 16, 2025
And what if I said best book I've read in 2025 so far?? What if??😤 Don't judge this book by cover!!
The world building went OFF, the concept was soooo interesting, and I'm very curious how book two will go. Had me staying up late to read
The world building went OFF, the concept was soooo interesting, and I'm very curious how book two will go. Had me staying up late to read
December 2, 2024
A great book!
I admit I’m always a bit leery about books that involve slavery, even in a sci-fi world where the humans are staunchly against it. But it was handled really beautifully. Getting to see the world from both Kade’s (the slave’s) POV as well as Aiden’s (his accidental human owner’s) we come to understand that while their sudden relationship is messy and complex, both are devoted to ensuring the other one is happy. I loved getting to see them both grow and change. I would say the spice was 3/5 — definitely there, and a needed component to the story, but this is a plot and character driven book, rather than one purely smut. I’m looking forward to the next book!
I admit I’m always a bit leery about books that involve slavery, even in a sci-fi world where the humans are staunchly against it. But it was handled really beautifully. Getting to see the world from both Kade’s (the slave’s) POV as well as Aiden’s (his accidental human owner’s) we come to understand that while their sudden relationship is messy and complex, both are devoted to ensuring the other one is happy. I loved getting to see them both grow and change. I would say the spice was 3/5 — definitely there, and a needed component to the story, but this is a plot and character driven book, rather than one purely smut. I’m looking forward to the next book!
January 9, 2026
4.5 stars!
March 28, 2026
Blue alien, nothing more to add!
August 6, 2026
I can not ethically give this book higher than 1 🌟
I thought I was getting into a silly little MM alien romance. What I got instead was basically a slave romance and a philosophical justification of dehumanization and slavery through the lens of an MM romance, which is absolutely diabolical. I am shocked by the content of this book and by how completely different it was from what I thought I was reading.
The basic premise is that Aiden is a human soldier living on a newly colonized planet that is still being terraformed. Humans are part of an interplanetary Alliance with several alien species, and slavery is illegal within Alliance space. Kade belongs to an alien race whose males are sold into slavery by another species. They are chemically programmed from childhood to serve, obey, and imprint on the first person they see as their master. When one of the ships carrying these enslaved men crashes, Aiden accidentally opens Kade’s container, and Kade immediately imprints on him.
At first, I thought the story was going to explore how to help someone who has been programmed into slavery regain autonomy without forcing a completely unfamiliar idea of freedom onto him all at once. Other members of Kade’s species who have been “freed” by the Alliance often kill themselves soon afterward, while those who remain enslaved elsewhere appear to live long and supposedly happy lives. I thought Aiden was going to learn that the Alliance’s approach was too blunt and that Kade would need to be guided slowly toward seeing himself as an autonomous person.
That is not what happens.
Instead, the book moves toward the idea that Kade is happy being a slave, that he needs to serve, and that denying him the ability to do so is what causes him distress. This is the same “happy slave” idea found in stories like the house-elves in Harry Potter. The creature genuinely wants to be enslaved, suffers when denied the ability to serve, and therefore slavery can supposedly be compassionate if the master is kind enough.
The book also spends a lot of time trying to justify Aiden having sex with Kade even though Kade cannot meaningfully consent. Kade has been programmed since childhood to obey his master and to view sex as a reward for pleasing him. Aiden and the Alliance recognize that this makes consent impossible, and yet the story still works toward finding a way to make the sexual relationship acceptable rather than toward freeing Kade from the programming that makes real consent impossible.
I enjoy dubious consent as a fictional trope, and Kade clearly wants to participate in sexual acts. That is not the issue. The issue is that the book presents the ethical problem clearly and then seems to argue that his desire is enough, despite the fact that his desire has been chemically and psychologically manufactured through slavery.
There is also a reason, in my opinion, that this is an MM romance and not an MF romance. If Kade were a woman who had been raised from childhood to sexually serve and obey the first man she saw, the implications would be much harder for readers to ignore. It would be immediately obvious that this person could not consent. Making both characters men allows the book to slide past questions that would be blaring red flags in an MF romance.
I also do not think it was accidental that Aiden is Hispanic and that Kade, whose natural scales are bright blue, chooses a dark brown skin tone when disguising himself as human. In my head, Kade is coded as a Black man. If Aiden were white, the image of a white human man owning a dark-skinned alien slave who is programmed to provide domestic labor, physical protection, and sexual pleasure would create a very different response. More people would immediately recognize what the book is doing.
The story initially gives Kade moments that appear to show growing autonomy, especially when he disobeys one of Aiden’s direct orders. Then, near the end, we learn that even this was part of his programming. Kade was designed to prioritize his master’s safety above every order, so the strongest example of him acting independently was not independence at all. He was still following the hierarchy built into him.
By the end, Kade has not become autonomous. The story instead asks whether his love for Aiden can still be real even if the relationship began through programming and enslavement. That could have been an interesting question if the book had also remained committed to dismantling the master and slave relationship. Instead, it turns into an argument that if an enslaved person is happy, loves his master, and wants to remain enslaved, then perhaps slavery is not wrong in that specific situation.
That is a genuinely horrifying argument.
The portrayal of Kade’s home planet made this worse. His society is described as a matriarchy where females are valued and males are viewed as disposable. Male children are kept for breeding or sold into slavery for profit. This is presented as evidence of what a matriarchal society looks like, and it is not.
A matriarchy is not simply patriarchy with the genders reversed. Patriarchy is built around vertical hierarchy, domination, disposability, and the idea that some forms of life exist beneath others. Calling a society where women breed male children in order to sell them into slavery a matriarchy feels like conservative propaganda about feminism. It presents women in power as women who oppress men in exactly the same way men have historically oppressed women. It feeds the idea that feminism is not about dismantling hierarchy but about women taking the top position and treating men as disposable.
The book also introduces another alien species that the Alliance is fighting. These aliens have language, social structures, and enough intelligence to negotiate treaties, but another species argues that they are not people. They are supposedly animals that need to be domesticated because they cannot remember agreements well enough to be held to them.
This distinction between “people” and “animals” is then used to justify domination and violence. I need to be clear that humans are animals. We are mammals. We are not separate from or inherently superior to the rest of animal life. Intelligence is also not meaningfully measured by how well another species follows human instructions. The history of slavery is filled with people being described as animals, livestock, or less intelligent in order to justify owning, exploiting, and killing them. So watching this book debate whether an intelligent alien species counts as people, while also arguing that slavery can be ethical, was not an abstract philosophical exercise for me. These ideas are connected.
That is what disturbed me most. The book is not simply presenting difficult questions about consent, personhood, freedom, and conditioning. It seems to arrive at specific answers. It argues that someone who has been programmed to be enslaved may be better off remaining enslaved. It argues that sexual access to someone who cannot meaningfully consent can become acceptable if affection develops. It presents a “matriarchy” as a society where women dispose of men. It presents intelligence as something that can determine whether a species deserves personhood rather than domestication.
Until the final part of the book, I was interested in where the story was going. I thought I was watching a man try to help an enslaved person regain autonomy in a way that would not destroy him. I thought the book was going to deconstruct Kade’s programming. Instead, it used the fact that the Alliance’s approach to freedom was flawed to justify leaving the programming intact.
I cannot view that as a romantic ending.
I also do not know whether I can ethically continue the series unless these ideas are challenged later. The problem is that I do not think I can sit through more books hoping the series eventually dismantles an ideology that this first book appears to endorse.
I am honestly at a loss for words about what I just read. This felt like propaganda hidden in such a niche and unexpected place that it is almost mind-boggling. I went into this expecting a fun alien romance. I came out of it having read a defense of the happy slave.
I thought I was getting into a silly little MM alien romance. What I got instead was basically a slave romance and a philosophical justification of dehumanization and slavery through the lens of an MM romance, which is absolutely diabolical. I am shocked by the content of this book and by how completely different it was from what I thought I was reading.
The basic premise is that Aiden is a human soldier living on a newly colonized planet that is still being terraformed. Humans are part of an interplanetary Alliance with several alien species, and slavery is illegal within Alliance space. Kade belongs to an alien race whose males are sold into slavery by another species. They are chemically programmed from childhood to serve, obey, and imprint on the first person they see as their master. When one of the ships carrying these enslaved men crashes, Aiden accidentally opens Kade’s container, and Kade immediately imprints on him.
At first, I thought the story was going to explore how to help someone who has been programmed into slavery regain autonomy without forcing a completely unfamiliar idea of freedom onto him all at once. Other members of Kade’s species who have been “freed” by the Alliance often kill themselves soon afterward, while those who remain enslaved elsewhere appear to live long and supposedly happy lives. I thought Aiden was going to learn that the Alliance’s approach was too blunt and that Kade would need to be guided slowly toward seeing himself as an autonomous person.
That is not what happens.
Instead, the book moves toward the idea that Kade is happy being a slave, that he needs to serve, and that denying him the ability to do so is what causes him distress. This is the same “happy slave” idea found in stories like the house-elves in Harry Potter. The creature genuinely wants to be enslaved, suffers when denied the ability to serve, and therefore slavery can supposedly be compassionate if the master is kind enough.
The book also spends a lot of time trying to justify Aiden having sex with Kade even though Kade cannot meaningfully consent. Kade has been programmed since childhood to obey his master and to view sex as a reward for pleasing him. Aiden and the Alliance recognize that this makes consent impossible, and yet the story still works toward finding a way to make the sexual relationship acceptable rather than toward freeing Kade from the programming that makes real consent impossible.
I enjoy dubious consent as a fictional trope, and Kade clearly wants to participate in sexual acts. That is not the issue. The issue is that the book presents the ethical problem clearly and then seems to argue that his desire is enough, despite the fact that his desire has been chemically and psychologically manufactured through slavery.
There is also a reason, in my opinion, that this is an MM romance and not an MF romance. If Kade were a woman who had been raised from childhood to sexually serve and obey the first man she saw, the implications would be much harder for readers to ignore. It would be immediately obvious that this person could not consent. Making both characters men allows the book to slide past questions that would be blaring red flags in an MF romance.
I also do not think it was accidental that Aiden is Hispanic and that Kade, whose natural scales are bright blue, chooses a dark brown skin tone when disguising himself as human. In my head, Kade is coded as a Black man. If Aiden were white, the image of a white human man owning a dark-skinned alien slave who is programmed to provide domestic labor, physical protection, and sexual pleasure would create a very different response. More people would immediately recognize what the book is doing.
The story initially gives Kade moments that appear to show growing autonomy, especially when he disobeys one of Aiden’s direct orders. Then, near the end, we learn that even this was part of his programming. Kade was designed to prioritize his master’s safety above every order, so the strongest example of him acting independently was not independence at all. He was still following the hierarchy built into him.
By the end, Kade has not become autonomous. The story instead asks whether his love for Aiden can still be real even if the relationship began through programming and enslavement. That could have been an interesting question if the book had also remained committed to dismantling the master and slave relationship. Instead, it turns into an argument that if an enslaved person is happy, loves his master, and wants to remain enslaved, then perhaps slavery is not wrong in that specific situation.
That is a genuinely horrifying argument.
The portrayal of Kade’s home planet made this worse. His society is described as a matriarchy where females are valued and males are viewed as disposable. Male children are kept for breeding or sold into slavery for profit. This is presented as evidence of what a matriarchal society looks like, and it is not.
A matriarchy is not simply patriarchy with the genders reversed. Patriarchy is built around vertical hierarchy, domination, disposability, and the idea that some forms of life exist beneath others. Calling a society where women breed male children in order to sell them into slavery a matriarchy feels like conservative propaganda about feminism. It presents women in power as women who oppress men in exactly the same way men have historically oppressed women. It feeds the idea that feminism is not about dismantling hierarchy but about women taking the top position and treating men as disposable.
The book also introduces another alien species that the Alliance is fighting. These aliens have language, social structures, and enough intelligence to negotiate treaties, but another species argues that they are not people. They are supposedly animals that need to be domesticated because they cannot remember agreements well enough to be held to them.
This distinction between “people” and “animals” is then used to justify domination and violence. I need to be clear that humans are animals. We are mammals. We are not separate from or inherently superior to the rest of animal life. Intelligence is also not meaningfully measured by how well another species follows human instructions. The history of slavery is filled with people being described as animals, livestock, or less intelligent in order to justify owning, exploiting, and killing them. So watching this book debate whether an intelligent alien species counts as people, while also arguing that slavery can be ethical, was not an abstract philosophical exercise for me. These ideas are connected.
That is what disturbed me most. The book is not simply presenting difficult questions about consent, personhood, freedom, and conditioning. It seems to arrive at specific answers. It argues that someone who has been programmed to be enslaved may be better off remaining enslaved. It argues that sexual access to someone who cannot meaningfully consent can become acceptable if affection develops. It presents a “matriarchy” as a society where women dispose of men. It presents intelligence as something that can determine whether a species deserves personhood rather than domestication.
Until the final part of the book, I was interested in where the story was going. I thought I was watching a man try to help an enslaved person regain autonomy in a way that would not destroy him. I thought the book was going to deconstruct Kade’s programming. Instead, it used the fact that the Alliance’s approach to freedom was flawed to justify leaving the programming intact.
I cannot view that as a romantic ending.
I also do not know whether I can ethically continue the series unless these ideas are challenged later. The problem is that I do not think I can sit through more books hoping the series eventually dismantles an ideology that this first book appears to endorse.
I am honestly at a loss for words about what I just read. This felt like propaganda hidden in such a niche and unexpected place that it is almost mind-boggling. I went into this expecting a fun alien romance. I came out of it having read a defense of the happy slave.
November 27, 2024
Loved it, totally recommend. I cannot explain to you how freaking ecstatic I am that an author created some weird social constructs for the characters and then actually bothered to flesh it out and make it make sense. Without spoiling, basically it will harm Kade if he goes against orders, and Aiden has to come to terms with how to have any sort of relationship with him (platonic, working, or otherwise).
April 7, 2025
I should have written a review a few days ago so my thoughts were fresh, but better late than never. I LOVED this, and it was done so well. I really enjoyed this and can’t wait to read more from this series- already read Dax and need to write its review too.
This book was layered and complex, in both characters and plot. I loved all the different alien races and the politics in this book, and I really enjoyed learning about the dimari and all the specifics about their training and how they think. I think it was really well done and the complexities of one of the MCs being a slave accidentally bonded to the other MC was handled very well. The characters were well developed, and I thought the pacing was great.
Kade! He was wonderful. I really enjoyed his POV and his thoughts on learning to navigate his new world, and it was always so interesting to see the difference in how a human and a dimari understood the same interaction, and watching Kade and Aiden learn to understand each other. There was a lot of trying times and Kade feeling unworthy and I felt so bad for him! But watching him figure things out and learn more about humans over the course of the book was rewarding. He became so much more confident and sure of his place in a way that seemed realistic. I just loved him.
And Aiden! Also great. I thought he was a strong character and also really well developed. The human side of things and his determination to do right by Kade was great. They worked great together, and I really loved them together. He was so considerate and tried so hard to do things the right way, even when that was often controversial or very difficult.
The plot and politics were so well done as well. , and the conflicts between species kept my attention.
I don’t know what other thoughts I have. I just loved this and thought everything was handled great. It went far deeper into ethics and morals and the like that I ever expected, and I had such a fun time with this book. I already read Dax and really enjoyed that one too, and can’t wait for the third book
This book was layered and complex, in both characters and plot. I loved all the different alien races and the politics in this book, and I really enjoyed learning about the dimari and all the specifics about their training and how they think. I think it was really well done and the complexities of one of the MCs being a slave accidentally bonded to the other MC was handled very well. The characters were well developed, and I thought the pacing was great.
Kade! He was wonderful. I really enjoyed his POV and his thoughts on learning to navigate his new world, and it was always so interesting to see the difference in how a human and a dimari understood the same interaction, and watching Kade and Aiden learn to understand each other. There was a lot of trying times and Kade feeling unworthy and I felt so bad for him! But watching him figure things out and learn more about humans over the course of the book was rewarding. He became so much more confident and sure of his place in a way that seemed realistic. I just loved him.
And Aiden! Also great. I thought he was a strong character and also really well developed. The human side of things and his determination to do right by Kade was great. They worked great together, and I really loved them together. He was so considerate and tried so hard to do things the right way, even when that was often controversial or very difficult.
The plot and politics were so well done as well. , and the conflicts between species kept my attention.
I don’t know what other thoughts I have. I just loved this and thought everything was handled great. It went far deeper into ethics and morals and the like that I ever expected, and I had such a fun time with this book. I already read Dax and really enjoyed that one too, and can’t wait for the third book
October 7, 2025
I freaking love it ！I love the world building and all the premise in it, it was such a fresh and unique plot 😍
What would you do when you were accidentally bonded to a being that have been brainwashed to be a slave that devote themselves of making their master happy ? It is an ongoing issues in the book world where they rescue and try to give freedom to the Dimari and try to make them “normal” again yet the result backfire which make the Dimari depressed and lead to suicide 😭that bits broke my freaking heart 💔
To me it is such a brilliant plot because we get to see how the character tackle the issues. I love seeing how Aiden try to still in his idea of giving Kaden freedom of thinking and making decision but still juggle to avoid until leading it to backfire. He try to understand the cause of problem and brainstorm what actually make Kaden feel fulfilled and happy although at first he have difficulty to accept it.
it is absolutely fun reading their journey and hot tooo 🔥🔥 What make it interesting is we get to witness Kaden way of thinking too, from there we get to understand he didn’t necessary gain independent state of him “normalcy” that Aiden wish to achieve but rather he adapt and change to what actually Kaden thought Aiden desire from him. It is such a complex and unique way of thinking every time i read Kaden POV. The moment Aiden & I thought that Kaden have evolved and escape the “brainwashed” gasp…..Kaden actually just understand and kinda sense what Aiden wanted from him, so he slowly change into it while still in the goal in mind of “making his master happy” 🤯 very intriguing ✨
I also love how supportive all the people around Aiden in helping the journey 🥹 this make me soooo excited for the next book and every book in this series, i wish for more book in the series ♥️
What would you do when you were accidentally bonded to a being that have been brainwashed to be a slave that devote themselves of making their master happy ? It is an ongoing issues in the book world where they rescue and try to give freedom to the Dimari and try to make them “normal” again yet the result backfire which make the Dimari depressed and lead to suicide 😭that bits broke my freaking heart 💔
To me it is such a brilliant plot because we get to see how the character tackle the issues. I love seeing how Aiden try to still in his idea of giving Kaden freedom of thinking and making decision but still juggle to avoid until leading it to backfire. He try to understand the cause of problem and brainstorm what actually make Kaden feel fulfilled and happy although at first he have difficulty to accept it.
it is absolutely fun reading their journey and hot tooo 🔥🔥 What make it interesting is we get to witness Kaden way of thinking too, from there we get to understand he didn’t necessary gain independent state of him “normalcy” that Aiden wish to achieve but rather he adapt and change to what actually Kaden thought Aiden desire from him. It is such a complex and unique way of thinking every time i read Kaden POV. The moment Aiden & I thought that Kaden have evolved and escape the “brainwashed” gasp…..Kaden actually just understand and kinda sense what Aiden wanted from him, so he slowly change into it while still in the goal in mind of “making his master happy” 🤯 very intriguing ✨
I also love how supportive all the people around Aiden in helping the journey 🥹 this make me soooo excited for the next book and every book in this series, i wish for more book in the series ♥️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 12, 2025
Unexpected great read! Kade and Aiden find themselves in an impossible position. Kade is a highly trained, brainwashed without the possibility of repair slave. Aiden is a soldier whose moral compass tells him everything about Kade’s history and his programing to serve his master without question is wrong. The last thing Aiden expected was to find Kade and accidentally become his master. Together they navigate some huge topics. Can a slave provide consent, especially of the spicy variety? Kade’s programing cannon be reversed and he is only happy serving his master, which is a direct attack of Aiden’s beliefs. Is it humane to ignore his programing or is the more humane thing to follow it and make him happy? These are impossible questions but I enjoyed how the author navigated them. The dual POV is invaluable and it was fascinating to read their inner banter. Together they reach a version of a relationship they are both happy with. The world building is great and throughly done! 10/10 recommend!
4 stars and not 5 because, although the book has great world building, there are just too many alien species to keep track of. After a while they all blend together and it gets confusing. Also, Aiden’s and Kade’s spicy relationship starts way too fast. Given Aiden’s moral issues with slavery and Kaden’s spicy programing, which is mentioned multiple times, it would have been more believable if that aspect of their relationship had come later. I think a slow build better suited the story and the complex moral issues it attempted to tackle.
4 stars and not 5 because, although the book has great world building, there are just too many alien species to keep track of. After a while they all blend together and it gets confusing. Also, Aiden’s and Kade’s spicy relationship starts way too fast. Given Aiden’s moral issues with slavery and Kaden’s spicy programing, which is mentioned multiple times, it would have been more believable if that aspect of their relationship had come later. I think a slow build better suited the story and the complex moral issues it attempted to tackle.
April 20, 2025
Anyway, if you’re looking for a low-angst, thought-provoking, sweetheart read then this is the one for you.
I’ve been avoiding this series when it pops up as suggested. Mainly because Sci-fi Alien Romances (especially ones involving the military) are incredibly scripted in the sense that they’re all the same. I don’t mean that they follow similar plot lines. They follow the EXACT same plot line. And while that can be comforting when you’re looking for low angst reads, it’s not comforting when it sends you into a reading slump because you really love Sci-fi Alien Romances but the category isn’t especially varied.
That being said, I’m absolutely KICKING myself for not reading it before now. This book never feels scripted. Probably because it has similar plot lines to every other Sci-fi Alien Romance in the genre but the Author also used an original thought. (This review is shaping up to be very harsh but I only intend to be honest; and if that honesty helps highlight the Author’s creativity and boosts their reviews—even better.)
Anyway, if you’re looking for a low-angst, thought-provoking, sweetheart read then this is the one for you. Aiden and Kade navigate their way through the nuances of bonded life in the Alliance and despite the odds being stacked against them (literally), the two of them work together (literally) to create their HEA. 💜
I’ve been avoiding this series when it pops up as suggested. Mainly because Sci-fi Alien Romances (especially ones involving the military) are incredibly scripted in the sense that they’re all the same. I don’t mean that they follow similar plot lines. They follow the EXACT same plot line. And while that can be comforting when you’re looking for low angst reads, it’s not comforting when it sends you into a reading slump because you really love Sci-fi Alien Romances but the category isn’t especially varied.
That being said, I’m absolutely KICKING myself for not reading it before now. This book never feels scripted. Probably because it has similar plot lines to every other Sci-fi Alien Romance in the genre but the Author also used an original thought. (This review is shaping up to be very harsh but I only intend to be honest; and if that honesty helps highlight the Author’s creativity and boosts their reviews—even better.)
Anyway, if you’re looking for a low-angst, thought-provoking, sweetheart read then this is the one for you. Aiden and Kade navigate their way through the nuances of bonded life in the Alliance and despite the odds being stacked against them (literally), the two of them work together (literally) to create their HEA. 💜
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