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Moonlit Skies #2
Be My Human
Sequel to Be My Alien
Moonlit Book Two
Reed and Taz are still adjusting to their new lives together when a medical emergency sends them flying down to Florida on short notice. Not quite the way Reed pictured introducing Taz to his family. Reed’s sister, Rene, welcomes the outgoing Taz with open arms, and the kittenish alien charms Reed’s parents.
But someone isn’t quite so enamored of Reed’s boyfriend—his homophobic older brother Jacob seems determined to be as unpleasant as possible, and he’s making their visit very uncomfortable. The sudden appearance of Reed’s controlling ex releases a flood of insecurity and bad memories.
Reed begins to doubt himself, and his ability to love and be loved in return. When strange items begin appearing out of nowhere, he wonders if he’s being stalked, or is he just paranoid? What can Taz do to prove to Reed that he’s more than enough man for this alien?
Moonlit Book Two
Reed and Taz are still adjusting to their new lives together when a medical emergency sends them flying down to Florida on short notice. Not quite the way Reed pictured introducing Taz to his family. Reed’s sister, Rene, welcomes the outgoing Taz with open arms, and the kittenish alien charms Reed’s parents.
But someone isn’t quite so enamored of Reed’s boyfriend—his homophobic older brother Jacob seems determined to be as unpleasant as possible, and he’s making their visit very uncomfortable. The sudden appearance of Reed’s controlling ex releases a flood of insecurity and bad memories.
Reed begins to doubt himself, and his ability to love and be loved in return. When strange items begin appearing out of nowhere, he wonders if he’s being stalked, or is he just paranoid? What can Taz do to prove to Reed that he’s more than enough man for this alien?
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 30, 2014
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Julie Lynn Hayes
78 books102 followersJulie Lynn Hayes was born and raised in St Louis, Missouri, and still calls that city home. She first began to write over fifty years ago, and doesn’t see that stopping anytime soon. She likes to write in different genres, to stretch herself in order to see what is possible. When someone tells her something can’t be done, she feels compelled to do it. Much of her writing is in the m/m romance category.
When she isn’t writing, or working at her day job with a third party elevator inspection company, she enjoys crafts, such as cross stitch and crochet, and watching her favorite programs. Her favorite chef is Geoffrey Zakarian, and her favorite historical character is Aaron Burr—she is obsessed with all things Hamilton! Never say never is her motto!
You can contact Julie at tothemax.wolf@gmail.com.
When she isn’t writing, or working at her day job with a third party elevator inspection company, she enjoys crafts, such as cross stitch and crochet, and watching her favorite programs. Her favorite chef is Geoffrey Zakarian, and her favorite historical character is Aaron Burr—she is obsessed with all things Hamilton! Never say never is her motto!
You can contact Julie at tothemax.wolf@gmail.com.
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July 8, 2016
It has been much too long since I read ‘Be My Alien’, the first book in this series, so returning to Reed and Taz’s story was a treat. Taz - dumped on Earth by his date - has now been living with Reed for a month and some of his shenanigans as he explores life on Earth are hilarious. I also loved Taz’s comments about airplanes, and how unsafe they are compared to what he is used to on his home planet, Trygos. As Taz and Reed get to know each other better and meet Reed’s family, their relationship dynamic changes a little. Where Taz relied – and still relies - on Reed to learn about Earth’s customs, Reed now learns to lean on Taz for moral support and strength when facing his past in the form of a homophobic brother and stalker-y ex. Despite the threat from said ex, the story was super enjoyable and very cute!
Taz has adjusted to life on Earth – mostly. There are still many hilarious moments when he takes something literally that was meant as a figure of speech. Taz’s curiosity is incredible, his protective streak gets stronger each day, and his love for Reed grows deeper the longer they are together. He watches Reed around his family and fits in better than I had feared, but there are still quite a few comments and questions that show how different his culture is from ours.
Reed loves Taz to distraction, but he has to stay alert to his catlike alien’s different ways of seeing things. Even though it is not ideal to visit his family while his father is recovering from a mild heart attack, Reed enjoys introducing Taz as his boyfriend. His parents and sister are fantastic, his brother not so much. And then there is his abusive ex who suddenly turns up, seeming to want to reconcile. It’s the last thing Reed wants, and as the truth about their relationship emerges, I was all for getting rid of the idiot sooner rather than later. Unfortunately it is not that easy.
If you like your science fiction with a solid side of humor, if you want to know how Taz and Reed are getting on and how they deal with a scary stalker, and if you're looking for a hot read with a touch of suspense and lots of family love, then you will probably like this novel.
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Taz has adjusted to life on Earth – mostly. There are still many hilarious moments when he takes something literally that was meant as a figure of speech. Taz’s curiosity is incredible, his protective streak gets stronger each day, and his love for Reed grows deeper the longer they are together. He watches Reed around his family and fits in better than I had feared, but there are still quite a few comments and questions that show how different his culture is from ours.
Reed loves Taz to distraction, but he has to stay alert to his catlike alien’s different ways of seeing things. Even though it is not ideal to visit his family while his father is recovering from a mild heart attack, Reed enjoys introducing Taz as his boyfriend. His parents and sister are fantastic, his brother not so much. And then there is his abusive ex who suddenly turns up, seeming to want to reconcile. It’s the last thing Reed wants, and as the truth about their relationship emerges, I was all for getting rid of the idiot sooner rather than later. Unfortunately it is not that easy.
If you like your science fiction with a solid side of humor, if you want to know how Taz and Reed are getting on and how they deal with a scary stalker, and if you're looking for a hot read with a touch of suspense and lots of family love, then you will probably like this novel.
NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
November 8, 2014
Really enjoying this and looking forward to book 3; sounds exciting!
August 6, 2019
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April 27, 2023
I NEED PETER'S STORY PLEASE!
November 20, 2014
3.5 star review by Tara
In the sequel to Be My Alien, we meet up again with Reed and his sexy alien love Taz. Taz is an alien who resembles a calico cat. He has beautiful stripes that show up when he experiences high emotion such as arousal, long calico striped hair and a tail. He was stranded on top of the Empire state building after coming to earth for a date gone bad. He meets Reed an owner of an upscale men’s boutique that has naughty secrets in the back room. It was love at first fall. In this second book, Reed and Taz have been living together for a month going through what most would call the honeymoon phase as they seem to be sexing it up every chance he gets. The men are out one night trying to cheer up Reed’s coworker Peter, when Reed gets a phone call that his father has suffered a heart attack and that he had to head home to Florida. He has Taz accompany him even though he is afraid of Taz’s true nature being discovered. In Florida awaits a homophobic brother, a darling but crazy sister, a lovable mother and strong father, and horrible ex boyfriend Reedthought he had long left behind. Reed begins a journey of self discovery and also tests the bond of his relationship with Taz.
This was an incredibly delightful and touching book. The first book was too short and I was pleased to see this would not be the case again. You cannot help but love Taz. He is adorable as he discovers earth is a lot different than his home world on Tygros. The loyalty, protectiveness, and love he has for Reed is beautiful to behold. Taz shows he is much more than fluffiness, and his claws are not just for decoration. As they both deal with the appearance of the ex, and the bad emotions he brings back for Reed, Taz proves himself to be strength that Reed needs. We see Reed grow from that love, and overcome the obstacles that pop up unexpectedly. He becomes more self assured and learns to rely on his “kitten” much more. There are a lot of sexy moments as Taz is pretty much insatiable. Whenever his tail popped out I couldn’t help but giggle as I imagined the scene. I would definitely recommend this series. I do not think it should be read as a standalone since it is important that you know how the two main characters met each other. It is an easy read, which will definitely make you go awww a lot and want to cuddle up with someone or maybe a cute kitty of your own.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, author interviews, guestposts and giveaways!
In the sequel to Be My Alien, we meet up again with Reed and his sexy alien love Taz. Taz is an alien who resembles a calico cat. He has beautiful stripes that show up when he experiences high emotion such as arousal, long calico striped hair and a tail. He was stranded on top of the Empire state building after coming to earth for a date gone bad. He meets Reed an owner of an upscale men’s boutique that has naughty secrets in the back room. It was love at first fall. In this second book, Reed and Taz have been living together for a month going through what most would call the honeymoon phase as they seem to be sexing it up every chance he gets. The men are out one night trying to cheer up Reed’s coworker Peter, when Reed gets a phone call that his father has suffered a heart attack and that he had to head home to Florida. He has Taz accompany him even though he is afraid of Taz’s true nature being discovered. In Florida awaits a homophobic brother, a darling but crazy sister, a lovable mother and strong father, and horrible ex boyfriend Reedthought he had long left behind. Reed begins a journey of self discovery and also tests the bond of his relationship with Taz.
This was an incredibly delightful and touching book. The first book was too short and I was pleased to see this would not be the case again. You cannot help but love Taz. He is adorable as he discovers earth is a lot different than his home world on Tygros. The loyalty, protectiveness, and love he has for Reed is beautiful to behold. Taz shows he is much more than fluffiness, and his claws are not just for decoration. As they both deal with the appearance of the ex, and the bad emotions he brings back for Reed, Taz proves himself to be strength that Reed needs. We see Reed grow from that love, and overcome the obstacles that pop up unexpectedly. He becomes more self assured and learns to rely on his “kitten” much more. There are a lot of sexy moments as Taz is pretty much insatiable. Whenever his tail popped out I couldn’t help but giggle as I imagined the scene. I would definitely recommend this series. I do not think it should be read as a standalone since it is important that you know how the two main characters met each other. It is an easy read, which will definitely make you go awww a lot and want to cuddle up with someone or maybe a cute kitty of your own.
A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. Please visit www.lovebytesreviews.com to see this and many more reviews, author interviews, guestposts and giveaways!
August 23, 2015
As I adored Be My Alien, I was excited for the opportunity to review Be My Human and while book one is my favorite of the two, Be My Human certainly lived up to my expectations. This books picks up a month later, during which time Taz has been living with Reed and they have gotten to know one another better – including Taz’s kitty quirks. Seriously, the description of Taz’s first day home alone nearly had me rolling on the bed laughing. Curiosity might not have killed this cat, but it sure as heck made him sick. But when a family emergency has Reed dragging Taz to Florida with him, their relationship is soon put to the test.
While scary for Reed, the family emergency is one that many kids who move away from home must face so Reed’s immediate response to rush home for a visit was realistic. I loved that there was no hesitation on his part to take Taz with them as it not only demonstrated his love for Taz, but also showed the type of people his parents were as he wasn’t worried about a bad reaction from them. The airplane scene was hilarious, except for when Reed inducted Taz to the mile high club. Even though the book’s blurb warned that Reed’s brother was homophobic, I was still surprised with his lack of decorum around his parents when insulting Reed and Taz. Fortunately this was counterbalanced with the unconditional acceptance Taz received from Reed’s parents and sister. Reed’s family was great and it was not surprising that Taz got a bit home sick. What was surprising was Reed’s ex-boyfriend Peyton – both in how he treated Reed in the past and what he does in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. Be My Human provides a good dose of romance, a bit of hot sex, a lot of family bonding, and just the right amount of suspense and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I absolutely loved the ending and hope that the next book in the series will be released soon because I really want to see Reed and Taz’s families meet. That’s an event, I’d really hate to miss.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!
While scary for Reed, the family emergency is one that many kids who move away from home must face so Reed’s immediate response to rush home for a visit was realistic. I loved that there was no hesitation on his part to take Taz with them as it not only demonstrated his love for Taz, but also showed the type of people his parents were as he wasn’t worried about a bad reaction from them. The airplane scene was hilarious, except for when Reed inducted Taz to the mile high club. Even though the book’s blurb warned that Reed’s brother was homophobic, I was still surprised with his lack of decorum around his parents when insulting Reed and Taz. Fortunately this was counterbalanced with the unconditional acceptance Taz received from Reed’s parents and sister. Reed’s family was great and it was not surprising that Taz got a bit home sick. What was surprising was Reed’s ex-boyfriend Peyton – both in how he treated Reed in the past and what he does in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. Be My Human provides a good dose of romance, a bit of hot sex, a lot of family bonding, and just the right amount of suspense and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I absolutely loved the ending and hope that the next book in the series will be released soon because I really want to see Reed and Taz’s families meet. That’s an event, I’d really hate to miss.
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Angela at Crystal's Many Reviewers!
November 24, 2014
I have really struggled with how to write this review and how to rate this book for a few reasons. I’m not normally a sci-fi reader fan, but I have ready Ms. Church’s prior books, and book 1 in this series as well and completely enjoyed them. So I could hardly wait to start reading this book because I wanted to find out what was going to happen with Reed and Taz.
I was disappointed to say the least when I got into the story because it didn’t have the same *feel* as Be My Alien did. There were several times that it seemed as though Taz was more humanlike than alien, and the times that his “alieniness” (yes I just made that word up) was mentioned it felt like it was an afterthought. It was as though the only time his alien side came out was when he was aroused, and there were quite a few more sex scenes in this book as opposed to the first it felt like. Don’t get me wrong, I love the smut like anyone else does, but I wasn’t really expecting that much of it in this book.
There were other parts of the story that I was a bit confused as to what was happening, and why certain characters were brought into the book. But eventually it seemed to work itself out to a degree.
Even with the issues that I personally had with the book, I did still enjoy reading it. I thought it was cute about Taz getting to meet Reed’s family. I did think that those scenes were done very well. The emotions were also very well written when it came to certain parts of the story in my opinion.
Why I rated 4 stars instead of 3? Because even though I had my opinions about the book, I couldn’t put it down once I started it. And I am very interested in reading book 3 in the series and finding out more about Taz hopefully!
Reviewed by Crystal Marie for Crystal’s Many Reviewers
*Copy provided for review*
I was disappointed to say the least when I got into the story because it didn’t have the same *feel* as Be My Alien did. There were several times that it seemed as though Taz was more humanlike than alien, and the times that his “alieniness” (yes I just made that word up) was mentioned it felt like it was an afterthought. It was as though the only time his alien side came out was when he was aroused, and there were quite a few more sex scenes in this book as opposed to the first it felt like. Don’t get me wrong, I love the smut like anyone else does, but I wasn’t really expecting that much of it in this book.
There were other parts of the story that I was a bit confused as to what was happening, and why certain characters were brought into the book. But eventually it seemed to work itself out to a degree.
Even with the issues that I personally had with the book, I did still enjoy reading it. I thought it was cute about Taz getting to meet Reed’s family. I did think that those scenes were done very well. The emotions were also very well written when it came to certain parts of the story in my opinion.
Why I rated 4 stars instead of 3? Because even though I had my opinions about the book, I couldn’t put it down once I started it. And I am very interested in reading book 3 in the series and finding out more about Taz hopefully!
Reviewed by Crystal Marie for Crystal’s Many Reviewers
*Copy provided for review*
March 3, 2015
I thoroughly enjoyed this follow up, and I felt like we got more of the characters and more story to this one than the first story in the series. I am really looking forward to the next book in the series, there's gotta be more soon, right? The ending sets things up perfectly for a third book! I do hope with that book, Taz's world will really be expanded upon and there will be more of a sci-fi feel to it other than just stripes and a tail. Really, really fun - definitely read the first book before this one as it's a continuation!
05-mm-read
July 11, 2015It was good to be back with Reed and Taz again. This time they travel to Florida when Reed's dad has a heart attack.An easy to read story with a few laughs along the way esp. When Taz drinks too much coffee.
January 24, 2015
I absolutely loved this!
September 19, 2015
Awesome
I hope there will be a nothear book to cum sorry for the pun the book just plane rocks so give me more
I hope there will be a nothear book to cum sorry for the pun the book just plane rocks so give me more
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