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Seducing the Scientist: A Dark Sci Fi Romance
She snuck on to his ship.
Now, he'll never let her go.
MabelI did something crazy. My superiors at the Lab told me I wasn’t cut out for field work, but I snuck onto the Sages spaceship anyway. The Sages. A team of the most elite alien-human hybrid warriors in the galaxy. Sure, I was terrified, but I wanted to leave them a note with the truth about the serum they’d been given. I thought I’d succeeded…until Captain Rainer captured me. Maybe my superiors were right.
RainerEver since I woke up after the serum, I’ve had visions of the future. Sporadically, those visions feature a woman with honey colored hair and lush curves. I live for those flashes of her, even if I can never see her face. Until now. Mabel has snuck onto my ship to leave me intel, and plans to disappear just as stealthily.
But that isn’t happening.
Now that she’s on my ship, I’m never letting her go.
Seducing the Scientist is the first in the Dark Sci Fi Romance series about the Sages, warriors who were given a serum that enhanced them with alien abilities. You’ll find obsessed and possessive men, independent women, found family, spice, violence/torture, touch-her-and-die, and warriors who only sweeten for the women they love.
Now, he'll never let her go.
MabelI did something crazy. My superiors at the Lab told me I wasn’t cut out for field work, but I snuck onto the Sages spaceship anyway. The Sages. A team of the most elite alien-human hybrid warriors in the galaxy. Sure, I was terrified, but I wanted to leave them a note with the truth about the serum they’d been given. I thought I’d succeeded…until Captain Rainer captured me. Maybe my superiors were right.
RainerEver since I woke up after the serum, I’ve had visions of the future. Sporadically, those visions feature a woman with honey colored hair and lush curves. I live for those flashes of her, even if I can never see her face. Until now. Mabel has snuck onto my ship to leave me intel, and plans to disappear just as stealthily.
But that isn’t happening.
Now that she’s on my ship, I’m never letting her go.
Seducing the Scientist is the first in the Dark Sci Fi Romance series about the Sages, warriors who were given a serum that enhanced them with alien abilities. You’ll find obsessed and possessive men, independent women, found family, spice, violence/torture, touch-her-and-die, and warriors who only sweeten for the women they love.
462 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 6, 2026
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February 7, 2026
Seducing the Scientist follows the most elite warriors in all the galaxies, the Sages, a group of humans who were given a specialized serum that unknowingly had alien DNA in it essentially turning them into the super soldiers. The lab that administered this serum tried to cover up and hide this knowledge until one day clumsy lab researcher and heir Amabel “Mabel” Sutton has a change of heart. Mabel devises a plan to blow the lid on the cover up by sneaking onto the Sages’ ship and leaving an anonymous note with some answers for them. But when Mabel is caught by their steamy leader, Captain Rainer, Mabel gets more than she bargained for.
I love that author Hadley Grey decided to branch out and try her hand at a dark sci-fi romance because she absolutely crushed it! Seducing the Scientist is packed with all the alien action you expect and want from a sci-fi topped with the fiery and sizzling seduction you crave from a spicy romance. Captain Rainer has all the characteristics of a true Alpha boasting confidence, assertiveness, and true leadership. He also has a hunger for brains and beauty scientist Mabel that kept me hooked on the story while hanging on for dear life. On top of the sultry MC chemistry there was also the adorable and charming found family aspect of Rainer’s crew which were like a crazy group or brothers and sisters each elevating the story with their individuality. I even enjoyed the villain creatures which weren’t so mindless after all. I look forward to seeing where Hadley takes this story next.
I love that author Hadley Grey decided to branch out and try her hand at a dark sci-fi romance because she absolutely crushed it! Seducing the Scientist is packed with all the alien action you expect and want from a sci-fi topped with the fiery and sizzling seduction you crave from a spicy romance. Captain Rainer has all the characteristics of a true Alpha boasting confidence, assertiveness, and true leadership. He also has a hunger for brains and beauty scientist Mabel that kept me hooked on the story while hanging on for dear life. On top of the sultry MC chemistry there was also the adorable and charming found family aspect of Rainer’s crew which were like a crazy group or brothers and sisters each elevating the story with their individuality. I even enjoyed the villain creatures which weren’t so mindless after all. I look forward to seeing where Hadley takes this story next.
February 11, 2026
Sci-Fi Romance I'm Obsessed With!!!
Absolutely awesome Sci-Fi Romance!! Written so well with absolutely loveable characters, filled with so much drama, twists you won't see coming, & thrilling!!
Messaged the author to be added to her ARC team because I'm too excited for the next book in this series!!!
Absolutely awesome Sci-Fi Romance!! Written so well with absolutely loveable characters, filled with so much drama, twists you won't see coming, & thrilling!!
Messaged the author to be added to her ARC team because I'm too excited for the next book in this series!!!
September 9, 2026
pretty good! good starter book for a series - def needs an editor for plot continuity
Ok I really liked the team. Felt like they all had their own personalities but messed really well. Loved how they interacted all together
Mabel was a difficult MFC for me to enjoy. She catastrophizes everything. Every single thought was something bad - like she asked Rainer not to touch her and then would immediately lament that he must not like her because he’s not touching her. Kinda felt like an overly dramatic teenager. Like ????. I don’t know if this was deliberate for her character or just bad writing (forgetting).
She also continuously put herself in harms way and then would get about the result of her actions.
Mabel’s “secrets” are also aggravating after 400 pages of her continuance to not share information (you learn why but it seems flimsy at best). It really didn’t seem like Rainer would’ve let that slide as the Captain who was decades old.
There’s also a lot of instances of the plot being .. well… forgotten or going nowhere. Like, you’re given useful information that appears to move the plot forward nothing is done with it. So why even have it there??
Rainer is 🔥 🔥 🔥. Book is worth it for him alone lol. Spice 🌶️ was well done imo so there’s that.
Overall I really liked it and I’m planning on reading Cadel and Cassie’s story!
Ok I really liked the team. Felt like they all had their own personalities but messed really well. Loved how they interacted all together
Mabel was a difficult MFC for me to enjoy. She catastrophizes everything. Every single thought was something bad - like she asked Rainer not to touch her and then would immediately lament that he must not like her because he’s not touching her. Kinda felt like an overly dramatic teenager. Like ????. I don’t know if this was deliberate for her character or just bad writing (forgetting).
She also continuously put herself in harms way and then would get about the result of her actions.
Mabel’s “secrets” are also aggravating after 400 pages of her continuance to not share information (you learn why but it seems flimsy at best). It really didn’t seem like Rainer would’ve let that slide as the Captain who was decades old.
There’s also a lot of instances of the plot being .. well… forgotten or going nowhere. Like, you’re given useful information that appears to move the plot forward nothing is done with it. So why even have it there??
Rainer is 🔥 🔥 🔥. Book is worth it for him alone lol. Spice 🌶️ was well done imo so there’s that.
Overall I really liked it and I’m planning on reading Cadel and Cassie’s story!
September 7, 2026
Overall: 4/5
I really really liked this book, but I have some thoughts. The prologue felt clunky for me- like the initial, why they were landing their ship to meet with the Council before flying off to chase human traffickers? It didn’t end up being useful, though it felt like it should have been as it was in the very first few pages, so it felt like added clutter.
The book got better and I enjoyed the world building and the storyline, loved the idea of what the Sages’ are and how they created a new timeline. Also loved everything about the DNA analysis- however, I felt like there was more to be told about Mabel. She was created with “other” DNA, and that was never followed up on.
There were also some paragraphs where you were in Mabel’s perspective, and then 1-2 sentences would be from Rainers perspective and vice versa. That was just a couple of instances that I noticed lol.
At the end of it, I will be reading her next book as I’m interested to see if there will be more world building.
Spice: 4/5
The tension leading up to the spicy scenes was so gratifying, and then the open door scenes were very good. I like that they went back and forth between “making love” and being feral, because I feel like I don’t read a lot of slow/sensual sex scenes.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Such a fun read—I loved both of our MCs. This has hilarious found-family vibes, and while it does include darker themes and spice, it’s also a genuinely sweet romance. I loved watching the FMC slowly start to believe she was worthy of love, and I loved seeing the MMC fight for her.
This book came so close to being a five-star read for me; I just wanted a little more—more time with the characters together, more of the journey. That’s purely personal preference, though. If you’re okay with darker romance, I’d definitely recommend giving this a go. Even if sci-fi isn’t usually your thing, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. This was a good read, and I’m looking forward to the next book.
This book came so close to being a five-star read for me; I just wanted a little more—more time with the characters together, more of the journey. That’s purely personal preference, though. If you’re okay with darker romance, I’d definitely recommend giving this a go. Even if sci-fi isn’t usually your thing, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. This was a good read, and I’m looking forward to the next book.
June 8, 2026
this was such an interesting plot omg. like really different and I ate it up. I wanted to give this 3.5 stars but I decided to round it to 4 because the plot was bomb. one thing that had this losing stars was that it needs a shit ton of editing holy cow. I’m able to bypass a few typos but it happened more often than I would’ve hoped. At one point in the book (very quickly) the POV switched from first to third person…😭however overall solid FMC she was hilarious and an amazing MMC, protective? CHECK! dirty mouth? CHECK! sweet only for her? CHECK!!
I’m eager to read the next book, I just hope the editing is better!
I’m eager to read the next book, I just hope the editing is better!
October 15, 2026
A quick read
This was a cute, quick read. Good concept, not great writing. The author could have used a better editor, as several times there were continuity issues, POV mix ups and grammatical errors that took me out of the story. I'd be willing to read more in the series because I did enjoy the overall premises.
This was a cute, quick read. Good concept, not great writing. The author could have used a better editor, as several times there were continuity issues, POV mix ups and grammatical errors that took me out of the story. I'd be willing to read more in the series because I did enjoy the overall premises.
September 7, 2026
Lots of potential. The romance was a bit too insta love for my tastes, the editing needs to tighter, and the sci-fi was a bit stretched, but.... I enjoyed the characters, the humour and the action. Lots to enjoy here
September 17, 2026
The Scientist and the Sage
Another read inspired by a Facebook ad 🔥 StS was a fun time, full of adventure, spice and amazing chemistry with the team. I really enjoyed the side characters as well and look forward to their books!
Another read inspired by a Facebook ad 🔥 StS was a fun time, full of adventure, spice and amazing chemistry with the team. I really enjoyed the side characters as well and look forward to their books!
September 28, 2026
I dont typically like space. Not a huge sci fi fan in general but man did I love this book. I enjoyed the slow burn. I liked the world building and the creatures. And the sex was well written. Just a good read imo
February 9, 2026
LOVE!! I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, I haven’t dabbled much in sci-fi and I loved this so much!!
October 17, 2026
Transitions could be smoother. Felt like I was missing parts of the story at time.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This was a great read. If was has a great plot, and strong MCs..The black hole and the jump back in time for 500yrs which is equivalent to 5 was wild. How Science controlled both aspects of the past and the future and how it altered humanity...I received an advanced copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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