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Stranded in the sand. Marked by fate. Claimed by fire.Jas
One second, I was hunting down ghost stories in the Sahara. The next, I’m waking up on a blistering alien desert with two suns, one survival bunker, and a grumpy catman who keeps calling me kassari.
Fated. Mate. His.
Commander Rhaekar is seven feet of pure “don’t touch that” energy—except when he’s touching me. And when we share a dream? I see what he’s holding back.
Possession. Heat. A slow, burning hunger that says I’m his from now until the stars burn out.
I should want to get home. But the longer I’m in his arms, the more I start to think…maybe fate knew exactly what it was doing.
Rhaekar
She fell through a rift and landed in my wasteland.
She is loud. Human. Reckless. Everything I do not need.
And yet—she’s mine.
My mate. The one fate has chosen for me.
But this desert hides more than heat. Buried beneath the sands is something I was sent to guard—ancient tech with a mind of its own.
Now it targets her.
But I was forged in fire. And I will bury every threat beneath these dunes before I let the universe take my mate.
Deserted is a high-heat, standalone sci-fi romance featuring fated mates, desert survival, one mat-shared sleeping arrangement, and a grumpy alien who learns to worship the Earth girl who claimed him.
One second, I was hunting down ghost stories in the Sahara. The next, I’m waking up on a blistering alien desert with two suns, one survival bunker, and a grumpy catman who keeps calling me kassari.
Fated. Mate. His.
Commander Rhaekar is seven feet of pure “don’t touch that” energy—except when he’s touching me. And when we share a dream? I see what he’s holding back.
Possession. Heat. A slow, burning hunger that says I’m his from now until the stars burn out.
I should want to get home. But the longer I’m in his arms, the more I start to think…maybe fate knew exactly what it was doing.
Rhaekar
She fell through a rift and landed in my wasteland.
She is loud. Human. Reckless. Everything I do not need.
And yet—she’s mine.
My mate. The one fate has chosen for me.
But this desert hides more than heat. Buried beneath the sands is something I was sent to guard—ancient tech with a mind of its own.
Now it targets her.
But I was forged in fire. And I will bury every threat beneath these dunes before I let the universe take my mate.
Deserted is a high-heat, standalone sci-fi romance featuring fated mates, desert survival, one mat-shared sleeping arrangement, and a grumpy alien who learns to worship the Earth girl who claimed him.
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Published July 25, 2025
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August 18, 2025
A forbidden desert. A relentless bond. A love written in fate.
Jas, a reckless podcaster chasing mysteries, stumbles into one she can’t explain. A shimmer in the sand pulls her across worlds and drops her into The Burn, a planet of twin suns and silence. She’s sure she won’t make it out alive until golden eyes find her in the storm.
Rhaekar, Legion Reaper and soldier of discipline, never thought fate would test him like this. The human he rescues isn’t just an anomaly. She’s his kassari, his mate, the one destiny marked as his. Torn between duty to the Legion and the pull of instinct, he fights to hold the line as the desert closes in.
Together, survival pushes them closer. What begins with banter and mistrust twists into trust, desire, and something magnetic neither can escape. Every challenge sharpens their bond, every choice pulls them toward a future neither planned but both are willing to fight for.
Jas grows from a restless truth-seeker into someone who trusts herself and fights for more than just answers, while Rhaekar transforms from a soldier bound by rules into a mate willing to risk everything for love. Their relationship shifts from sharp edges to unshakable devotion, a bond built on vulnerability, defiance, and choice.
A steamy alien warrior romance of fated mates, survival, and belonging. It’s about finding love in the face of isolation, choosing trust over fear, and defying the odds to protect a bond that changes everything.
Jas, a reckless podcaster chasing mysteries, stumbles into one she can’t explain. A shimmer in the sand pulls her across worlds and drops her into The Burn, a planet of twin suns and silence. She’s sure she won’t make it out alive until golden eyes find her in the storm.
Rhaekar, Legion Reaper and soldier of discipline, never thought fate would test him like this. The human he rescues isn’t just an anomaly. She’s his kassari, his mate, the one destiny marked as his. Torn between duty to the Legion and the pull of instinct, he fights to hold the line as the desert closes in.
Together, survival pushes them closer. What begins with banter and mistrust twists into trust, desire, and something magnetic neither can escape. Every challenge sharpens their bond, every choice pulls them toward a future neither planned but both are willing to fight for.
Jas grows from a restless truth-seeker into someone who trusts herself and fights for more than just answers, while Rhaekar transforms from a soldier bound by rules into a mate willing to risk everything for love. Their relationship shifts from sharp edges to unshakable devotion, a bond built on vulnerability, defiance, and choice.
A steamy alien warrior romance of fated mates, survival, and belonging. It’s about finding love in the face of isolation, choosing trust over fear, and defying the odds to protect a bond that changes everything.
September 5, 2025
'I’d broken protocol. Risked contamination. Prioritized an unknown subject over immediate containment procedures.
The reasons why were beyond anything conscious. It was an instinct, a prime directive I could not ignore, despite what had been trained into me.
It had been the first time in my years of service that I had ever disregarded my training.
It didn’t matter. She was mine, and I was hers. The universe had spoken. Everything else was just details.'
I really enjoyed this book. It was another fun, adventure romance. Great world building and wonderful characters. I loved both Jas and Rhaekar. Her senses experiencing the other world after suddenly arriving there really brought me into the story. And I liked that despite having protocols in place, Rhaekar broke them for the first time in years to rescue her. I liked the dynamic between them, the way their relationship developed, and their grumpy/sunshine personalities. 4 stars
The reasons why were beyond anything conscious. It was an instinct, a prime directive I could not ignore, despite what had been trained into me.
It had been the first time in my years of service that I had ever disregarded my training.
It didn’t matter. She was mine, and I was hers. The universe had spoken. Everything else was just details.'
I really enjoyed this book. It was another fun, adventure romance. Great world building and wonderful characters. I loved both Jas and Rhaekar. Her senses experiencing the other world after suddenly arriving there really brought me into the story. And I liked that despite having protocols in place, Rhaekar broke them for the first time in years to rescue her. I liked the dynamic between them, the way their relationship developed, and their grumpy/sunshine personalities. 4 stars
August 12, 2025
4.25 stars. This story is dual POV, well written and edited, and a funny, fast-paced, adventurous, grumpy male feline humanoid warrior (Rhaekar)/cheerful female human journalist (Jas), inhospitable planet escape, sci fi romance. I laughed at the interactions between the lead characters. I enjoyed Jas’ resilience and optimism, and her creative approach to problems. I enjoyed Rhaekar’s stoic demeanour contrasted with his increasing attraction to Jas. I enjoyed his protectiveness. I enjoyed the steamy intimate scenes, and the genuinely happy ending, with lots of intimate play and laughter.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 24, 2025
The Legion Deserted is a Sci-Fi romance that finds its MFC Jas seeking ancient ruins in the Sahara desert and ending up being pulled into a strange portal.
When she reappears on another world with two very hot suns and a grumpy Legion Reaper, Rhaekar laying claim to her as his fated mate things become even more weirder for Jas. Their’s is a nicely written story filled with action, adventure, intrigue, spice, and danger which is crafted within a wonderfully imagined world delivering an entertaining and fast paced read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
When she reappears on another world with two very hot suns and a grumpy Legion Reaper, Rhaekar laying claim to her as his fated mate things become even more weirder for Jas. Their’s is a nicely written story filled with action, adventure, intrigue, spice, and danger which is crafted within a wonderfully imagined world delivering an entertaining and fast paced read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 23, 2025
This was another fun and engaging addition to the series. Jas is a restless adventurer and when she gets pulled through to a new planet with two suns, she's in for the adventure of a lifetime! Rhaekar is a soldier with an important tasking. He's totally unprepared for how fate tests him by sending Jas to him ;) She's his mate and thus begins their story. I love how their interactions grew from banter to trust, devotion, steam and a love that conquers all. Well written and told in dual POV's, this was a page turner for me :D
August 12, 2025
Where angels fear to tread... Jas heads out on her newest adventure and finds herself in the burning desert, lost, alone and wholly unprepared for the intensity. Survival is uncertain, until she is rescued by Legion Protector Rhaekar. And that is when the story starts: passionate dreams, uncertain futures and an enemy unseen.
October 16, 2025
Lots of action with murderous desert drones. But would have been interesting to know what they actually wanted. I like this series even though you know what’s going to happen. The women all have different backgrounds but find their own way in their different circumstances.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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