Abducting the Alien: A Spicy First Time Alien Romance

by Val Simons

Fun-loving August is just trying to get some air when he finds a guy in an alien costume alone, half-naked, and shivering in the forest. The second they lock eyes, August wants him, and before he knows it, he’s sneaking the stranger into his home.

Clay knows August is his mate. That’s not a bad thing, since August seems more than willing to explore their mutual attraction. There’s just one complication. Okay, two: August doesn’t know soul bonds exist, and Clay is a kissless virgin who’s spent his whole life saving his strongest bond for the person he was destined for.

Their attraction is immediate, and one very steamy night later, Clay is more sure than ever that August is his future. But Clay’s career on his home planet is only just beginning, and he can’t stay on Earth forever.

Convincing August to leave his entire life behind is harder than surviving a crash landing. But Clay crossed the galaxy to find his mate, and he’s not going home without him.

61 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication October 11, 2026

Reviews

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Hard to rate something so short but it was a fun goofy time and perfect for spooky October.

[GiveMeBooksOrGiveMeDeath]

This was a short and spicy read with a cute alien and a himbo human. Clay the alien crashes on earth to find his mate who happens to be a buff human named August. They are instantly attracted to each other and Clay wastes no time telling August he wants to mate. Much spice ensues, which was hot and well written. Basically, they bang while Clay waits for his space über to take him back home to his planet. But since they have been together for a few days and have already mated, they have formed a bond and despite trying to deny it August decides he can’t live without clay. So he does decide to go with him back to his planet to get space married. I liked the characters and their dynamic but because this book is so short, there’s not a whole lot of character development so I guess my only complaint is it was way too short because I would love to have read a longer version of their story. I could definitely have seen this being a full length book and there being a omegaverse aspect to this. But for it being a short Novella, I did like it OK and it was cute and spicy. So if any of this interests you, I do think it’s worth a read.

Tropes: Alien x Human, Fated Mates, First Times, Tails are Hot, Unique Anatomy, Grape Thief, Cute Alien Purrs, Space Über

Story 4/5
Spice 4/5

[L.A. Lambert]

Abducting the Alien is a super cute and super spicy short story about Clay, an adorable alien twink who crash lands in the yard of his mate, a very chill and easygoing human named August.

This was such a fun read, and honestly the perfect kind of story to get in the mood for Halloween! Like this author's other work, it has a lot of heart and feelings but also some very creative and hot spice, and a very generous dose of romcom vibes as well.

Highly recommend grabbing this one if you like virgin mcs, fated mates, alien sex, size difference, fish out of water type scenarios, etc

[Ashley H]

Short, Sweet & to the point. Love me a good Alien meet cute 😂👌🏻 I went in knowing it was a novella. I was not disappointed it. Definitely a cute fast read if ya need something for spooky season. 3.75 rounded to 4 on here.
Thank you to the author for the opportunity to ARC read.

[Anna]

I received an advance copy from the author for my honest review.

This was such a fun and spicy novella! I would absolutely love more books set in this world. I was absolutely fascinated by everything we learned about Clay the Alien.

[Kayla Allen]

This was a super fun, quick read! I really enjoyed this. It is one of those books you can devour in a single sitting. I love a good alien/human romance. This one was adorable and spicy and I highly recommend!

[Jess Macker]

Alien meets earthling fated mate. Very fun Halloween read and entertaining to find how many exogenous zones one alien can have. Fun filled erotic action from beginning to end.

[Sophie Duffy]

very spicy and also very sweet. I love August and Clay and want more aliens, please.

[Thera]

This was a hot little short. Clay was so sweet. These two were perfect. It's awesome that they made things work. The spicy times were spicin'! I loved it.

[Amanda]

Very cute, very quick read! It's hard to do a full review just because of length of story, but I hope Val writes more full length in this world because I'm so so here for it.

[Bear_reads_romance]

Fun and sweet short read.

[Sarah☀️ Somerville]

This was cute. But I was more confused about what happened to the party than invested in the relationship, so it didn't quite work for me.

[Yvonne]

Sometimes you need books that are written in an engaging, easy style—simply cute, yet featuring great chemistry.
This is one of those books. It’s a lively story that’s a quick, enjoyable read.

[Eva]

3.5 rounded up!

Fun and spicy! I didn't expect it to have angst, but that little bit at the end was cute. I did miss a bit more background on August; where are his parents? Who would miss him? How did he have Jason's number memorized? Why didn't Clay know Earth would freak out at seeing an Alien after studying it? Why would an alien be named Clay?!

I liked the spicy times and how they felt their bond deeply. It was a fast read to prep for Halloween!