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Breach Protocol
Elara
I built my life around certainty. Clean data. Measurable outcomes. The kind of work that left no room for doubt. For three years, the alien in my lab was a specimen, a means to an end, and I was very good at not thinking too hard about what that end was. Then everything fell apart at once, and suddenly the only thing standing between me and a slow death is the creature I've been studying.
D'varek
I had five years to imagine what I'd do when I finally got free. I never imagined the bond. Unbreakable. Irreversible. Tying my soul to the one person in the universe I had the most reason to hate. I told myself it was only biology. That knowing her wouldn't change anything. But the longer I spend at her side, the more I wonder if it knew exactly what it was doing.
I built my life around certainty. Clean data. Measurable outcomes. The kind of work that left no room for doubt. For three years, the alien in my lab was a specimen, a means to an end, and I was very good at not thinking too hard about what that end was. Then everything fell apart at once, and suddenly the only thing standing between me and a slow death is the creature I've been studying.
D'varek
I had five years to imagine what I'd do when I finally got free. I never imagined the bond. Unbreakable. Irreversible. Tying my soul to the one person in the universe I had the most reason to hate. I told myself it was only biology. That knowing her wouldn't change anything. But the longer I spend at her side, the more I wonder if it knew exactly what it was doing.
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 4, 2026
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March 17, 2026
an alien prisoner who is being surgically tested on by a very angry, focused scientist race against time to flee a failing space station. what could go wrong & what could go right? 😏 I don't usually care for enemies to lovers, but this action-packed sci-fi monster romance delivers in so many areas. the redemption, building trust & healing from both characters... swoon... & I am a sucker for a mating bond that connects two beings together telepathically & physically. Adrian Blue >>>
March 8, 2026
Beautiful love story
Such a deep and well-written story of two souls to finding one another despite the gulf between them. The love story was beautiful and the suspense kept me hooked from beginning to end. Five well deserved stars.
Such a deep and well-written story of two souls to finding one another despite the gulf between them. The love story was beautiful and the suspense kept me hooked from beginning to end. Five well deserved stars.
March 23, 2026
This was such a surprising five-star read for me.
It’s a short book, so I won’t go into too much detail, but the setup alone had me completely hooked. The FMC is left abandoned on a failing ship with only one other living being onboard—an alien prisoner she’s been studying for years. Desperate to survive, she makes the risky decision to wake him, knowing full well he might kill her the second he’s free.
What she doesn’t know is that while she believed he was in a medically induced sleep (basically sedated/unconscious), he has actually been fully aware the entire time—trapped in a paralyzed state while she carried out daily procedures on him.
Yeah… the tension starts immediately.
When he wakes, there’s rage—and rightfully so. And layered on top of that is a fated mate bond neither of them asked for.
What I really loved here is how this was handled. Once he learns that she truly didn’t know—that she was lied to, that she believed he couldn’t feel anything—it doesn’t magically make everything okay. He’s not just like “oh, never mind then.” What was done to him still matters, and he makes that very clear.
But instead of outright rejection, it becomes something more complex. There’s space for understanding, but also struggle. He sees her for who she really is—not just through her actions, but through the bond. He feels her guilt, her horror, her sincerity. And she proves herself over and over again, not with words, but with trust, vulnerability, and the choices she makes.
That shift—from rage, to understanding, to something deeper—felt incredibly earned.
For such a short book, this had:
• real stakes
• strong tension
• angst and longing
• emotional depth
• and ZERO cringe (which, let’s be honest, is rare in a fated mates romance)
The writing was genuinely impressive. It felt polished, immersive, and never rushed despite the length. Every moment mattered.
And the ending? So soft. So satisfying. Completely earned.
This is my first book by this author, but if this is the standard, I will absolutely be reading more.
Definitely recommend.
It’s a short book, so I won’t go into too much detail, but the setup alone had me completely hooked. The FMC is left abandoned on a failing ship with only one other living being onboard—an alien prisoner she’s been studying for years. Desperate to survive, she makes the risky decision to wake him, knowing full well he might kill her the second he’s free.
What she doesn’t know is that while she believed he was in a medically induced sleep (basically sedated/unconscious), he has actually been fully aware the entire time—trapped in a paralyzed state while she carried out daily procedures on him.
Yeah… the tension starts immediately.
When he wakes, there’s rage—and rightfully so. And layered on top of that is a fated mate bond neither of them asked for.
What I really loved here is how this was handled. Once he learns that she truly didn’t know—that she was lied to, that she believed he couldn’t feel anything—it doesn’t magically make everything okay. He’s not just like “oh, never mind then.” What was done to him still matters, and he makes that very clear.
But instead of outright rejection, it becomes something more complex. There’s space for understanding, but also struggle. He sees her for who she really is—not just through her actions, but through the bond. He feels her guilt, her horror, her sincerity. And she proves herself over and over again, not with words, but with trust, vulnerability, and the choices she makes.
That shift—from rage, to understanding, to something deeper—felt incredibly earned.
For such a short book, this had:
• real stakes
• strong tension
• angst and longing
• emotional depth
• and ZERO cringe (which, let’s be honest, is rare in a fated mates romance)
The writing was genuinely impressive. It felt polished, immersive, and never rushed despite the length. Every moment mattered.
And the ending? So soft. So satisfying. Completely earned.
This is my first book by this author, but if this is the standard, I will absolutely be reading more.
Definitely recommend.
March 15, 2026
Conducting experiments on a comatose, non-responsive specimen is one thing. Finding out said specimen felt every cut is another. Finding that out when the station is compromised and the clock is ticking on how long Elara and her alien have to live? ROUGH.
But let's back up. After suffering a terrible loss, Elara has channeled her grief and anger into conducting the experiments she's been tasked with. It's a job and she does it to the best of her ability. Then the station fails and she can't get to her escape pod. Her only chance of getting out of the lab alive is to wake the specimen and see if he can help.
Let's just say that goes both better and worse than Elara imagined. For one, D'varek is not the primitive being she thought he was. He also agrees to help her. Mostly because he knows she's his bonded the moment he scented her and he couldn't let her die when he could do something about it. So the two make their way through a destabilizing station, realize they need to repair the escape pod before they can get away, and work together to give themselves a chance to survive.
Things are tough, but Elara and D'varek make it happen. But that's only the beginning. If they make it off the station, they need to hope someone hears their distress call. Then there's the information Elara discovered about the war and the experiments she unwittingly took part in. That information needs to get out there so her people can't keep committing atrocities. Plus, the bond between these two is flaring and it's not really something they can ignore.
No lie, I enjoy stories set in slowly decaying settings. The station is dying around them, they're hit with obstacles at every turn, and they have to figure out how to survive when everything is actively trying to stop them. *heart eyes*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
But let's back up. After suffering a terrible loss, Elara has channeled her grief and anger into conducting the experiments she's been tasked with. It's a job and she does it to the best of her ability. Then the station fails and she can't get to her escape pod. Her only chance of getting out of the lab alive is to wake the specimen and see if he can help.
Let's just say that goes both better and worse than Elara imagined. For one, D'varek is not the primitive being she thought he was. He also agrees to help her. Mostly because he knows she's his bonded the moment he scented her and he couldn't let her die when he could do something about it. So the two make their way through a destabilizing station, realize they need to repair the escape pod before they can get away, and work together to give themselves a chance to survive.
Things are tough, but Elara and D'varek make it happen. But that's only the beginning. If they make it off the station, they need to hope someone hears their distress call. Then there's the information Elara discovered about the war and the experiments she unwittingly took part in. That information needs to get out there so her people can't keep committing atrocities. Plus, the bond between these two is flaring and it's not really something they can ignore.
No lie, I enjoy stories set in slowly decaying settings. The station is dying around them, they're hit with obstacles at every turn, and they have to figure out how to survive when everything is actively trying to stop them. *heart eyes*
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
May 13, 2026
Are you here just for alien 'good' times? Be prepared to read over 75% of this scifi romance to get there and be slightly disappointed. If you here for science fiction social commentary about how the 'government gonna do what a government gonna do to get its way' or the emotional conflict of realizing you unintentionally did great harm, or the forgiving nature of alien men who have a fated mate bond that lets them feel your emotions and such, read on my guy.
Elara is a medical scientist who lost her husband after an attack by an alien species that she is then recruited to do research on. For the past three years she has been conducting research and experimenting on one of the aliens in her lab. But when the power goes down, and everyone else abandons her, the alien is the only one left to help her. In a risky move she sets him free, hoping he will help. Boy does she get more then she barged for because she figures out just how much her people have been lying to her...
D'varek has been a prisoner for roughly 5 years, with the last three servicing as an unresponsive guinea pig in a lab. She think he's asleep, but he isn't. Once loose he thinks he's going to get his revenge, until his body tells him there's something special about the scientist standing before him. Now he has to decide what he's going to do about the bond that is forming between them. He doesn't forgive her when he realizes how much she didn't know, but at least the big guy is ridiculously understanding about it, all things considered.
This book is an enemies to lovers via fated mate level bonding under extreme duress. Kind of reminds me a little of Speed, only this one has unintentional torture.. and aliens and takes place in space...read it and you might see it. Okay, fine it's the bonding in extremely difficult situations thing that makes me draw the parallel okay?
Elara is a medical scientist who lost her husband after an attack by an alien species that she is then recruited to do research on. For the past three years she has been conducting research and experimenting on one of the aliens in her lab. But when the power goes down, and everyone else abandons her, the alien is the only one left to help her. In a risky move she sets him free, hoping he will help. Boy does she get more then she barged for because she figures out just how much her people have been lying to her...
D'varek has been a prisoner for roughly 5 years, with the last three servicing as an unresponsive guinea pig in a lab. She think he's asleep, but he isn't. Once loose he thinks he's going to get his revenge, until his body tells him there's something special about the scientist standing before him. Now he has to decide what he's going to do about the bond that is forming between them. He doesn't forgive her when he realizes how much she didn't know, but at least the big guy is ridiculously understanding about it, all things considered.
This book is an enemies to lovers via fated mate level bonding under extreme duress. Kind of reminds me a little of Speed, only this one has unintentional torture.. and aliens and takes place in space...read it and you might see it. Okay, fine it's the bonding in extremely difficult situations thing that makes me draw the parallel okay?
March 24, 2026
Elara is rigid for a reason - she has lost her husband to the enemy she is now testing on. D'varek has been unconscious for the last five years but not unfeeling. He has heard and felt every word and puncture to him by Elara.
But now she needs his help - the station has been evacuated due to the inevitable explosion. No we find out what the relation can stand and if there is any truth to the death of her husband and the capture of D'varek.
I actually enjoyed the book and it reminded me that most government entities do exactly what they did to them both.
I love Adrian Blue's writings and I am looking forward to reading more.
But now she needs his help - the station has been evacuated due to the inevitable explosion. No we find out what the relation can stand and if there is any truth to the death of her husband and the capture of D'varek.
I actually enjoyed the book and it reminded me that most government entities do exactly what they did to them both.
I love Adrian Blue's writings and I am looking forward to reading more.
April 10, 2026
I don't even know where to begin! This is an enemies to lovers story and oh my goodness does the author deliver on that. The author did an amazing job with character development that you could really feel. The subtle changes, doubts, fears, and anger were there along the way the entire time.
Honestly, I believe that the book description doesn't even do this book justice - it is so much more and has so much depth. The only thing that bums me out was the length because I just didn't want it to end. But don't get me wrong, the author did not rush this story nor did they leave anything out, it was perfect. I just fell in love with the characters and didn't want it to end.
Honestly, I believe that the book description doesn't even do this book justice - it is so much more and has so much depth. The only thing that bums me out was the length because I just didn't want it to end. But don't get me wrong, the author did not rush this story nor did they leave anything out, it was perfect. I just fell in love with the characters and didn't want it to end.
April 2, 2026
I'm so glad Adrian wrote something longer but damn if it wasn't long enough! This was a heartbreaking read, but very straightforward and honest the whole way through. Both MCs are older and more mature, leaving no room for angst or uncertainty. Both are calm and clinical, her being a research doctor and him being a military navigator, and that really came through in every scene. It was a really refreshing read, with no drama or manipulation or whining or Q3 lies or breakups to fuck things over in the final stretch. The smut was honestly a backseat to everything else, though it was still good.
April 23, 2026
wow... emotional
What a shock 😳 I don't want to give to much away but Adrian Blue does it again with great story telling! This is a military research facility in space.... it became compromised and her colleagues left in evacuation pods. The doctor gets left behind with the alien who was in stasis this whole time being experimented on! And everything the doctor knew and believed? Turns out to all be a lie! Even the death of her husband by aliens!
What a shock 😳 I don't want to give to much away but Adrian Blue does it again with great story telling! This is a military research facility in space.... it became compromised and her colleagues left in evacuation pods. The doctor gets left behind with the alien who was in stasis this whole time being experimented on! And everything the doctor knew and believed? Turns out to all be a lie! Even the death of her husband by aliens!
May 15, 2026
Another Great Read from Adrian Blue!!
I’ve always enjoyed Adrian Blue’s books, but I think this one is my favorite yet! Some of her stories are light on plot heavy on spice, which I most definitely enjoy, but this one was a slower burn for her. Very good! Looking forward to more from Ms. Blue!
I’ve always enjoyed Adrian Blue’s books, but I think this one is my favorite yet! Some of her stories are light on plot heavy on spice, which I most definitely enjoy, but this one was a slower burn for her. Very good! Looking forward to more from Ms. Blue!
March 12, 2026
Best Adrian Blue in a while!
Adrian Blue knows monster smut and isn't afraid to share it, but I think they shine the most when they are writing longer more emotionally invested monsters. 10/10 will read again
Adrian Blue knows monster smut and isn't afraid to share it, but I think they shine the most when they are writing longer more emotionally invested monsters. 10/10 will read again
March 18, 2026
4🌟's for Breach Protocol
This is a great series of books by Adrian Blue. I enjoy the otherworldly aliens, the threads of loss, redemption and love and finding ones soulmate . I've read 2 and I think there are 3 more that I will have to give a try!💖����💖🔥💖🌟💖🔥🌟
This is a great series of books by Adrian Blue. I enjoy the otherworldly aliens, the threads of loss, redemption and love and finding ones soulmate . I've read 2 and I think there are 3 more that I will have to give a try!💖����💖🔥💖🌟💖🔥🌟
March 30, 2026
Did it again!
I much prefer these longer stories over the shorter ones.
This book had all the great elements! You had forced proximity, the scientist and subject couple, and him fighting his biology through a good portion of it.
Bravo! I love your work, Adrian. ❤
I much prefer these longer stories over the shorter ones.
This book had all the great elements! You had forced proximity, the scientist and subject couple, and him fighting his biology through a good portion of it.
Bravo! I love your work, Adrian. ❤
April 15, 2026
This completely hooked me. I am astonished the author has managed to make such a rich emotional story in such so short book. An enemies to lovers story, where the FMC has been done an unforgivable wrong to the MMC.
March 14, 2026
great story
The evolution of both characters was so well written. I was hooked from beginning to end.will be looking for more books by her
The evolution of both characters was so well written. I was hooked from beginning to end.will be looking for more books by her
March 29, 2026
I read this book; it was an insta-bond love story. I found much of it implausible. There was horrible torture done to D'varek that I didn't want to think about.
April 1, 2026
Similar to a few other stories by this author but still very sweet. I enjoyed it immensely.
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May 8, 2026Again I ask what happened to my homie Adrian bc I did not roll up to this book to consider complicity of medical professionals in human rights abuses, but here we are.
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