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Planet WLN269 Needs Women
The Spy Who Stung Me
Planet WLN269 Needs Women is a new shared world series that imagines what it would be like if human women decided to leave behind one male loneliness epidemic to solve another on a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy. All stories feature low-stakes alien-human romance stories, lots of steam, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After.
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Latrexa Nova
67 books171 followersA California native, Latrexa has always seen the weird in the world and seeks to share their outright lust for the strange and unusual. Their hobbies include sculpting unnatural horrors and running from their inner demons. Latrexa writes for the weirdos, heavily featuring darkness and off-beat humor.
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February 7, 2026
ARC review
Xeric was such a precious consent king and must be protected. He definitely didn’t pick up on teasing and metaphors because of the cultural divide, but his genuine nature pulled in Bea. Bea was all sorts of jaded from working as a spy with a lot of misogynists. She was bold and brash, and struggled in her own way to be disingenuous. It was a cute novella with a fun Mars needs women world.
Spice: 3/5
Triggers: frank discussions about the insidiousness of the patriarchy, misogyny, fatphobia, and sexual harassment in the workplace (Earth), ineffective HR (Earth), FMC is apathetic about having a dead mom, past references of societally-accepted sexual assault and rape (MMC on his home planet), references to being teased for being ginger (FMC), references to the sexualization of redheads (FMC), references to being sexualized as a kid (FMC), the FMC lies to the MMC for most of the book (she’s a honeypot, a spy, it’s her job)
Xeric was such a precious consent king and must be protected. He definitely didn’t pick up on teasing and metaphors because of the cultural divide, but his genuine nature pulled in Bea. Bea was all sorts of jaded from working as a spy with a lot of misogynists. She was bold and brash, and struggled in her own way to be disingenuous. It was a cute novella with a fun Mars needs women world.
Spice: 3/5
Triggers: frank discussions about the insidiousness of the patriarchy, misogyny, fatphobia, and sexual harassment in the workplace (Earth), ineffective HR (Earth), FMC is apathetic about having a dead mom, past references of societally-accepted sexual assault and rape (MMC on his home planet), references to being teased for being ginger (FMC), references to the sexualization of redheads (FMC), references to being sexualized as a kid (FMC), the FMC lies to the MMC for most of the book (she’s a honeypot, a spy, it’s her job)
February 7, 2026
Bea joins the H.E.L.P. program as an assignment to infiltrate what her employer believes to be human trafficking disguised as a dating app. After all, this many human women couldn't possibly be seeking to flee Earth and human men, right?
Xeric is looking for companionship. And while Bea is confusing, forward and occassionally off putting she is also fascinating and makes him feel things he never has before.
Together they will navigate her bumbling deception, his inconvenient excretions (not what you think and yet simultaneously exactly what you think) and find themselves the owners of a tardigrade of unusual size.
Come for the Water Bear. Stay for the bee-utiful love story, bee puns galore and a proboscis put to good use.
Xeric is looking for companionship. And while Bea is confusing, forward and occassionally off putting she is also fascinating and makes him feel things he never has before.
Together they will navigate her bumbling deception, his inconvenient excretions (not what you think and yet simultaneously exactly what you think) and find themselves the owners of a tardigrade of unusual size.
Come for the Water Bear. Stay for the bee-utiful love story, bee puns galore and a proboscis put to good use.
February 6, 2026
ARC REVIEW 🐝
The Spy Who Stung Me
@latrexanova ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Human spies, bee aliens & jizz jars - oh my!
Or however that song goes 😂
Latrexa did NOT disappoint 💕
I learned so much bee anatomy and thoroughly enjoyed all of the puns 🐝
Human spy Bea is tasked with infiltrating the alien planter to gather intell but ends up falling for her mark - a nerdy, sweet & hot alien Xeric. Bea comes on STRONG at first and Xerics lack of human knowledge cracks me the f*ck up. Probably the only time I enjoy a miscommunication trope 😂
The entire @planetwln269 series is a MUST READ!!
The Spy Who Stung Me
@latrexanova ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Human spies, bee aliens & jizz jars - oh my!
Or however that song goes 😂
Latrexa did NOT disappoint 💕
I learned so much bee anatomy and thoroughly enjoyed all of the puns 🐝
Human spy Bea is tasked with infiltrating the alien planter to gather intell but ends up falling for her mark - a nerdy, sweet & hot alien Xeric. Bea comes on STRONG at first and Xerics lack of human knowledge cracks me the f*ck up. Probably the only time I enjoy a miscommunication trope 😂
The entire @planetwln269 series is a MUST READ!!
February 9, 2026
Amazing, short and sweetly spicy novella!! I love a misunderstanding alien, Xeric reminds me of the alien played by Alan Tudyk in the show Resident Alien (like I literally could not stop imagining Alan Tudyk). The plot of Bea going to Planet WLN269 to investigate possible human trafficking is so fun because she is definitely not expecting what happens with Xeric!! I loved both of them so much (even if Bea’s undercover persona was so annoying lol) 🌶️🌶️🌶️
February 9, 2026
Probiscus what now 👀
This was a fun read.
Bea and Xeric were great together and the miscommunication Trope actually worked great and was really funny.
A giant c*m guzzling tardigrade was definitely unexpected.
This was a fun read.
Bea and Xeric were great together and the miscommunication Trope actually worked great and was really funny.
A giant c*m guzzling tardigrade was definitely unexpected.
February 11, 2026
omg, guys. I just love the surprise Latrexa Nova ARCs. This was so fun. Xeric's planet is in desperate need of women. With males making up much more of the population than women theyre at a level of emergency and where better to get women than earth where 90% of the human males suck?? In fact, these earth women are more than eager to help out the cause. well except Bea. You see she hates the earth males too especially the ones at her job. The problem is her job is being a spy and the shitty males she works with are convinced the aliens must be trafficking humans so they've put Bea as a spy with Xeric, totally not a bee alien, as her mark. It's her job to uncover all the horrible things these aliens must be doing but as time goes on she's realizing things might not be all they seemed to bee. Will Xeric turn out to bee good or will Bea bee stuck with a human trafficking alien as her mate? Y'all forgive me for the bee puns because this book has put me in a chokehold. It was just so enjoyable. I loved how effortlessly funny it was. Like I'm sorry C.U.N.T.S., H.E.L.P., and S.L.I.T? so perfect. Bee-donkadonk?? yes please. And the translators making Exist, Cackle, and Obsess rather than Live, Laugh, Love?? too good. Xeric was just too cute and I loved how he just wanted to do right by his human always. Bea was beeyond perfection as well. I just love me a strong independent woman who doesn't fall into the trap of the male gaze🥰 they were so good together and oh my their intimacy was scrumptious. I'm a slut for a breeding kink especially when no babies are involved. I just wanted more of them.. getting to know each other🤭they are truly meant to bee. I never wanted this to end. For side notes, she is Hot Stuff, I want air kisses, screaming earth cat sculpture that is totally not an opossum, I'm also allergic to the color pink, make sure to resist the lure of the toilet so you don't get hemorrhoids!!, we love golden hickies and glowing cunts, I want a water bear pet. I want more. 125 pages were not enough 😭
February 7, 2026
Includes:
SPIES
A CUTE CREATURE
PRECIOUS MMC
WARM FUZZIES
Ok So basically FMC is a spy who has to be a honeypot for Mr. Alien Man just to investigate and make sure the H.E.L.P. program (dating app) isn't trafficking women.
She is not pleased about being used in this manner but she does it because she in fact cares for all the women #girlsgirl
Starts talking to alien boy.......things happen
MMC is so freaking precious. He's such a sweetheart with some definite trauma in his past from their matriarchal society. I love how his culture and FMC's human/earth culture were mirrors of each other, and how it affected their assumptions and interactions with each other. There was definitely depth, but it was also freaking HYSTERICAL.
Honestly this whole thing was pretty dang funny. The misunderstandings! The assumptions! The accidental hijinks! This whole thing was just good fun.
I keep going back to it but fr MMC is just a PRECIOUS BABY so nervous. Trying to hide the contents in that car? Boy -
I love how it wrapped up easily because they trust each other; no big arguments or discussion. Just trust and love.
AND THEN AN EPILOGUE FULL OF WARM FUZZIES
(Also makes me want to research bees because some of his biology was craaaaaazy I gotta compare it -)
SPIES
A CUTE CREATURE
PRECIOUS MMC
WARM FUZZIES
Ok So basically FMC is a spy who has to be a honeypot for Mr. Alien Man just to investigate and make sure the H.E.L.P. program (dating app) isn't trafficking women.
She is not pleased about being used in this manner but she does it because she in fact cares for all the women #girlsgirl
Starts talking to alien boy.......things happen
MMC is so freaking precious. He's such a sweetheart with some definite trauma in his past from their matriarchal society. I love how his culture and FMC's human/earth culture were mirrors of each other, and how it affected their assumptions and interactions with each other. There was definitely depth, but it was also freaking HYSTERICAL.
Honestly this whole thing was pretty dang funny. The misunderstandings! The assumptions! The accidental hijinks! This whole thing was just good fun.
I keep going back to it but fr MMC is just a PRECIOUS BABY so nervous. Trying to hide the contents in that car? Boy -
I love how it wrapped up easily because they trust each other; no big arguments or discussion. Just trust and love.
AND THEN AN EPILOGUE FULL OF WARM FUZZIES
(Also makes me want to research bees because some of his biology was craaaaaazy I gotta compare it -)
February 10, 2026
February 2026 Small Business BookTok ARC Reviews (BookTome Edition): “The Spy Who Stung Me” by Latrexa Nova
Note: This ARC was given to me for free by the author and I am reviewing this book voluntarily.
Is going on an undercover mission all that's cracked up to “bee”? You best “bee-lieve” it!
From the author that brought you “Jacked-Up”, “13 Kinks of Halloween”, and “Cirrus About You” comes the sixth installment in the author-collaborated series “Planet WLN269” by Latrexa Nova! This entry to this out-of-this-world universe promises a wholesome, intergalactic romance and comedic secret mission hijinx! The narrative pulls no punches in discussing serious subject matter such as Sexism & Misogyny in the Workplace, Body Shaming, and Past Abusive Relationships. This book also has a powerful message about knowing your own self worth, not being afraid to surround yourself with people who support and love you as you are, and reclaiming your intimate expression. Wanna know what all the “buzz” is about? Best “bee-lieve” you can check out this book in online stores available now!
Rating: 5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Meter: 5/5🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
- Tropes: Monster Romance, Sci-Fi, Plus-Size Representation, Intergalactic Dating App, Secret Mission, Undercover Spy FMC x Alien Bee Man MMC, Giant Tardigrade/Water Bear, Mistaken Identity, and Demi Representation.
- Trigger Warnings: (Full Descriptions Can Be Found in the Book).
Note: This ARC was given to me for free by the author and I am reviewing this book voluntarily.
Is going on an undercover mission all that's cracked up to “bee”? You best “bee-lieve” it!
From the author that brought you “Jacked-Up”, “13 Kinks of Halloween”, and “Cirrus About You” comes the sixth installment in the author-collaborated series “Planet WLN269” by Latrexa Nova! This entry to this out-of-this-world universe promises a wholesome, intergalactic romance and comedic secret mission hijinx! The narrative pulls no punches in discussing serious subject matter such as Sexism & Misogyny in the Workplace, Body Shaming, and Past Abusive Relationships. This book also has a powerful message about knowing your own self worth, not being afraid to surround yourself with people who support and love you as you are, and reclaiming your intimate expression. Wanna know what all the “buzz” is about? Best “bee-lieve” you can check out this book in online stores available now!
Rating: 5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Meter: 5/5🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶
- Tropes: Monster Romance, Sci-Fi, Plus-Size Representation, Intergalactic Dating App, Secret Mission, Undercover Spy FMC x Alien Bee Man MMC, Giant Tardigrade/Water Bear, Mistaken Identity, and Demi Representation.
- Trigger Warnings: (Full Descriptions Can Be Found in the Book).
February 13, 2026
I started this book with mixed feelings. It was wrong of Bea to run a sting on Xeric. It may of been an order and as humans we always see new or different things in a bad light. But he is just the cutest 🐝 alien.
Xeric comes with very mixed feelings about the sexual aspects of relationships. His species set that in bad light. Using the males isn’t right. But what he finds with Bea is spectacular. His umm 🍆 is a work of art. It is so different from other aliens but lol so close to 🐝 like it’s hot.
I have to say I hate insects in the real world but in the book alien world they are a work of genius.
Xeric comes with very mixed feelings about the sexual aspects of relationships. His species set that in bad light. Using the males isn’t right. But what he finds with Bea is spectacular. His umm 🍆 is a work of art. It is so different from other aliens but lol so close to 🐝 like it’s hot.
I have to say I hate insects in the real world but in the book alien world they are a work of genius.
February 8, 2026
Went into this one completely blind so imagine my surprise when the "bee-like" MMC wasn't the spy but the FMC was.
Bea was a hoot. She is unapologetically herself and doesn't let any of her chauvinistic coworkers walk all over her. Though not sure she is that good of a spy 🫣.
Xeric is pushed into the program by his coworkers. And Bea is the exact opposite of the type of people he prefers. So why can't he walk away....?
These two were absolutely ridiculous in their language barriers and customs. But I loved every moment of it. And the things that man can do with his tongue 🥵 and also....slightly weird but hot. And I'm ok with that 😆
Bea was a hoot. She is unapologetically herself and doesn't let any of her chauvinistic coworkers walk all over her. Though not sure she is that good of a spy 🫣.
Xeric is pushed into the program by his coworkers. And Bea is the exact opposite of the type of people he prefers. So why can't he walk away....?
These two were absolutely ridiculous in their language barriers and customs. But I loved every moment of it. And the things that man can do with his tongue 🥵 and also....slightly weird but hot. And I'm ok with that 😆
February 8, 2026
Xeric and Bea.
I read this One on One sitting, it was very compelling. Bea is a human that works in an Office with terrible men that treat her very badly and She is assined to BE a spy and find out if this new alien dating APP is just a cover for human Traffic. The thing is, her alien doesn't sound like a bad guy and when She gets there and meets him She trully sees that She is mutch better with Xeric Then She was at Earth with all those terrible man. I also found funny the whole necter thing and the water bear! Hillarious.
I read this One on One sitting, it was very compelling. Bea is a human that works in an Office with terrible men that treat her very badly and She is assined to BE a spy and find out if this new alien dating APP is just a cover for human Traffic. The thing is, her alien doesn't sound like a bad guy and when She gets there and meets him She trully sees that She is mutch better with Xeric Then She was at Earth with all those terrible man. I also found funny the whole necter thing and the water bear! Hillarious.
February 12, 2026
This was another fun addition to this multi-author series and I giggled away in this one. Of course, Xeric, a nerdy but sweet alien, is fascinated by human gal and spy, Bea, with her chaos and outspokenness. With how little he knew of humans, things were a challenge...and hilarious ;P) These two end up working so well together and she definitely enjoyed his unique, um, physique ;P Expect to get caught up in this entertaining read that shows that these alien men really are well worth leaving Earth for. Good fun!
February 7, 2026
5⭐️
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Except he’s not a bee! 🍆
I devoured this book! I loved the spicy take on an almost spy/sci-fi style book. Bea starts out as the honeypot (pun may or may not be intentional), and ends up falling for the MMC by just being herself. I really loved how both sides were unsure about the relationship and opened up to each other. This was also a fun look into more of the operational side of Planet WLN269!
🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Except he’s not a bee! 🍆
I devoured this book! I loved the spicy take on an almost spy/sci-fi style book. Bea starts out as the honeypot (pun may or may not be intentional), and ends up falling for the MMC by just being herself. I really loved how both sides were unsure about the relationship and opened up to each other. This was also a fun look into more of the operational side of Planet WLN269!
February 8, 2026
Xeric and Bea, the irony of her name has me chuckling LOL
Bea is sent to spy on the Planet WLN269 and has to strike up conversation to get there and she gets Xeric, she wasn't thrilled but the more she got to know Xeric she started to change her mind.
Xeric was the cutest! His mishaps of not knowing about humans was amusing!
There was alot of well timed bee jokes which again was funny because he didn't get it LOL
This was another easy, fun addition to the Planet WLN269 series!
Bea is sent to spy on the Planet WLN269 and has to strike up conversation to get there and she gets Xeric, she wasn't thrilled but the more she got to know Xeric she started to change her mind.
Xeric was the cutest! His mishaps of not knowing about humans was amusing!
There was alot of well timed bee jokes which again was funny because he didn't get it LOL
This was another easy, fun addition to the Planet WLN269 series!
February 8, 2026
This story was buzzing with chemistry! Bea is working to investigate the validity of the H.E.L.P. program, so she goes undercover as a spy to make sure women aren’t being trafficked and actually want to be with their alien matches. She pairs with Xeric, an alien with a bee-like resemblance, who has some secrets of his own. Their language misunderstandings are funny and the book is also sweet as Xeric teaches her not all males are misogynistic.
February 9, 2026
Bea is a formidable woman who holds her own in a male dominated world, she joins a dating programme, under the guise of her boss believing its a trafficking ring, as why would so many human women what other worldly men! Xeric wants company and is instantly drawn to Bea, but will her undercover op show her boss is right or will they find something more than company between them. Well written engaging, fun, loving, harsh themes desires, and more
February 12, 2026
An unbeelievable time! Xeric is such a cutiepatootie right when Bea needs him to be, he's understanding and kind even through her deception.
Their attraction was buzzing and I loved the way they were drawn together and the cute ways that bee anatomy was incorporated.
Yes if: You're a fan of spy movies and bee puns
No if: Tartigrades are an ick
🐝 Sys admin x Spy
🍯 Is HELP human trafficking?
🐝 Misogynistic coworkers
🍯 Fake Personality
🐝 Bee Sex
🍯 Honey Pot
Their attraction was buzzing and I loved the way they were drawn together and the cute ways that bee anatomy was incorporated.
Yes if: You're a fan of spy movies and bee puns
No if: Tartigrades are an ick
🐝 Sys admin x Spy
🍯 Is HELP human trafficking?
🐝 Misogynistic coworkers
🍯 Fake Personality
🐝 Bee Sex
🍯 Honey Pot
February 7, 2026
A PET WATER BEAR??!?? We already had squibbles and opossums what more could a girl want? Oh yeah a huge bee-man (sorry Xeric I know you’re not really a bee) with a sucker tongue, honey fluids, and a whole lot of feminist energy!!!
February 11, 2026
Bea and Xeric
It was a funky but fun alien romance.
It has a decent plot line for the short length. Some steamy moments. Lots of giggles and chuckles. It’s a fun time.
I really did enjoy this.
I received an ARC for free. I am voluntarily leaving this review.
It was a funky but fun alien romance.
It has a decent plot line for the short length. Some steamy moments. Lots of giggles and chuckles. It’s a fun time.
I really did enjoy this.
I received an ARC for free. I am voluntarily leaving this review.
February 6, 2026
This was a fun quick spy book, with a nice bit of spice! The spy drama goes quick, which is nice since I am used to books where they draw out the drama for wayyyyy long
February 7, 2026
my gosh what a perfect piece of literature I LOVE IT. Thank you so much for my arc, Latrexa! You bodied this one.
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Paddington 💀
February 9, 2026
OK but this one was actually so sweet! Loved every second
February 12, 2026
Yet another fab alien romance! This one, along with all the others in the series is amazing. It is a quick read, low drama and leaves you with that happy ending!
February 15, 2026
Fleeing earth and human men. Sign me up. Love consent kings. And happy women. Miscommunication is not a favorite trope but ended up loving it here. Super fun
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