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Fate has given me a second chance at life… and love.

Fatally injured while protecting my human daughter Willa, I found healing and rejuvenation thanks to a trip through the Garoot Healer. Fate has given me a second chance, and I embraced it, serving as the first mate of the Historia and dedicating myself to the mission of rescuing abducted humans across the cosmos.

But leaving behind the shadows of my past proves more difficult than expected. Traveling to the gladiator planet Budak, my meticulously crafted plans to rescue the human female held there unravel due to an unforeseen complication—my horns itch!

For an Aljani like me, itching horns mean only one thing. The human female Maddie is my true mate.

But how can I persuade this spirited, captivating female to be mine when it’s a struggle even to convince her to allow me to rescue her?

I thought I’d left my gladiator past behind, but I will fight for Maddie and our future—harder than I’ve ever fought in my life!

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 17, 2025

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Annie Lucas

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1,428 reviews26 followers
May 20, 2025
4 &1\2 fabulous🌟's for Adtovar 🔥💖🌟

This is the first in a in two spin off series from the original album highlander book club. We met Adtovar in the last book of that series when helps Willa escape Nansar. Will then becomes his adopted daughter. Now that the G healer has brought him back to the prime of his life he's joined Duke Ako's battle cruiser on their mission to save humans throughout the galaxy. On this .mission Adtovar must go to a brutal gladiator planet and barter for the release of the human that is residing there. What he finds there is more than just a rescue mission but his second chances at a fated mate. Maddie is strong alas July adaptable fierce woman from earthShe was abducted by cat like aliens and landed on ancient Roman gladiator planet alien style. She would love to be rescued but doesn't believe that dream will ever be a reality until Adtovar comes for her . Together they must Thwart the evil plans of the gladiator pits fight master and save everyone e!we stuck on the planet and escape before any horrible can happen! This was an excellent first book in the new series. Annie Lucas Has done a phenomenal job with Has done a phenomenal job with world building and creating characters that you can't help but love. I highly recommend that you give this book a shot you won't regret it and I can't wait to read the Duke's book that is that's next in the series🌟💖🔥🌟🌟💖🔥💖🌟🔥🌟💖💖🌟🔥🌟💖🌟🔥🔥
433 reviews6 followers
March 24, 2026
Gladiators and slaves.

An absolutely beautiful story of otherworldly love between a principled alien male and a feisty human female, set in a brutal backdrop of barbaric gladatorial violence. There, amid the chaos, Adtovar and Maddie meet and fall in love. The challenges they have to overcome will keep your eyes glued to each and every page, all the way to the suspenseful conclusion.
1,099 reviews
February 17, 2026
I liked it

I just never really got sucked into the story or the characters. There isn’t anything in particular that I had issues with, but towards the end I was skimming through to get to the end.
1,967 reviews5 followers
May 11, 2026
silver fox

Meets his mate.
Enjoyed the second chance story. It was filled with surprises and redemption for varied characters.
Looking forward to next book.
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June 28, 2026
Love this book, action is all the way the way through this book.
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