To lead my clan is to stand between them and the harshness of the dust. Falling for the human female who matches my strength step for step is a danger I did not foresee.
Kol
I am the Dra-dam. The survival of the clan is my only purpose. While my clan finds joy with the precious humans we rescued from the dust, I remain the shield that stands between them and the dark. I do not have the luxury of desire.
Except Eh-rih-kah makes it impossible to look away.
She is not just soft; she is steel. She lifts stone alongside my warriors. She meets my gaze without fear. She carries the weight of survival just as I do.
Now, a rival clan circles our borders, testing our defenses. I must be the unshakeable leader my people need. But the dust has other plans. Because every time she stands her ground, the dormant fire under my skin flares to life.
I am supposed to command this clan. Instead, I am consumed by a female who does not need my protection. But who I would burn the world down to keep.
Erika
I didn’t ask to be abandoned on a planet that’s 90% sand and 10% impending doom. My goal is keep my head down, do the work, and keep everyone alive until a rescue ship shows up.
Unfortunately, my survival plan now involves Kol.
He’s seven feet of golden muscle and terrifying intensity. He carries the safety of the entire group on his back, and for some reason, his amber eyes are always fixed on me. He’s not just a leader; he’s a force of nature.
And he’s the only thing standing between us and the rival clan hunting in the dark.
When the bond snaps into place, I expect him to be overbearing. I didn’t expect him to look at me like I am the only water in the desert.
We’re about to find out what breaks the threat circling our caves, or my resistance to the alien warlord who has decided I am his.
(Fated mates. Size difference. Touch Her and Die. He Falls Harder. Spicy Alien Anatomy)
Another banger alien romance from A.G Wilde. I swear I have no idea how she stays so creative with all of her worlds and stories but I will never skip one. Kol and Erika were a perfect match. While I wish this one expanded out into the sands a bit more, what we got was really fun. The yearning is intense and when it hits the spice was spicy!
Love this series but book four felt off. Pacing was erratic, our main leads acted out of character at times, and there was more telling than showing when it came to the tension between them.
This far into being stuck on an alien planet, knowing the mated women are thriving while the unmated are slowly dying, it’s hard to understand the resistance of the women to not shack up for pure survival. It sounds like feelings have to been involved and it cannot be forced, but there is a whole lot more the unmated women could do to try and form connections while the other choice is literally waste away.
Hope the next in the series comes with more common sense and less ignorance and sticking one’s head in the sand - so to speak.
Another exciting installment! FINALLY Kol’s story!
This was a fast-paced and exciting read. Seems like I’ve been waiting for Kol’s story for forever. Ms. Wilde did not disappoint!
These books seem to read faster than some of her others, but I’m strangely okay with that as it feels like I’m watching a really good TV show and these are “episodes” lol :).
I’d like to note that Kol is as yummy as we all wanted him to be and his romance with Erika will make you melt! 😍🥵🫠
Go read it now 😄.
Already can’t wait for Lucek and Alex’s story 😁👏🏻.
Cute little alien romance. One where the men a perfectly “crafted” to suit their woman’s tastes. Very interesting little mechanic there. I like this series it’s fun little blush inducing smut. Well written and well plotted. Which is a lot for a short read like this one. This also did not give me ANY ick SO YAY! Anyways this is a good one pick it up and read it!
70% of this book is both lead characters' internal monologue of self-imposed suffering and angsty, formidable staring from across the cave at all times. Oh and can’t forget the constant miscommunication because getting someone to translate (so you don’t accidentally offend the entire planet) is just too hard. Did I still eat it up? Absolutely.
This is the kind of story I wish I could read over and over again for the first time. Wilde is a master at tapping into the human psyche while also keeping the aliens so weirdly alien…yet so lovable. Looking forward to the next one with a villain arc.
The authors’ descriptions are rich and lush. She breathes life not only into her characters but the dust and the rock of the desert too. I can’t wait for the next book.