She's looking for a job, not a mate ... but fate has other ideas.
Loretta Franklin hasn't paid much attention to Draconians, the dragon shifter aliens who've come to Earth looking for human mates. She's been too busy getting her MBA so she can take care of her grandmother and younger siblings.
But when she comes to NYC from Alabama for an interview, anti-Draconian terrorists attack the building she's in. They want the dragon shifters to leave forever, and they don't care who they kill.
Fortunately for Loretta, Draconian commandos come to the rescue. And their leader, General Mylash Shin, might be intimidating--but he's also the sexiest male, human or alien, she's ever encountered.
Mylash is certain the curvy human is his mate, and urges her to take the DNA test to prove it. Loretta finds the seven-foot-tall warrior hard to resist ... but she doesn't want to leave her planet and her family. Can the general win his most important campaign ever, and persuade Loretta that he's worth it?
Scarlett Grove is a USA Today Bestselling Paranormal and Science Fiction Romance Author. Scarlett started publishing her adventurous, sexy stories in 2014 and now has dozens of titles spanning multiple worlds.
Her Best Selling Series Include: Fate Mountain Shifters Braving Darkness Draconians and Elemental Dragons The White Queen
She is currently obsessed with reverse harems, all things paranormal, and super steamy space operas.
I received an ARC of 'Alien Warrior's Mate' from the author, in exchange for an honest review.
I couldn't wait to start reading this book, I wanted to know what happened next for Earth & the Draconians. 'Alien Warrior's Mate' is book 2 of Scarlett's "Draconians" series, I highly recommend you read book 1 prior to this book, although it's not needed. 20 Draconian commando's have arrived at Earth to deal with the backlash of their technology on Earth. General Mylash is on the scene of the anti-Draconian resistances first attack, there he saves everyone in the building & meets his mate. Loretta just had a job interview, before she makes it out of the building the anti-Draconian resistance hits... Again I loved how Scarlett wrote this story, you had everything that draws you into a story, an amazing backstory, a sassy leading lady, the action; steamy or otherwise... everything weaved together in the story, that had me entranced until the end. I can't wait to read the next book in this new series & also other books from Scarlett.
Sometimes, all a girl needs is a hero, and Loretta keeps winding up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She goes for a job interview in NYC after graduating with her MBA from the University of Alabama, and wouldn’t you know it, some group of crazies decides to try to blow up the building she’s in as she’s walking out. Luckily for her, Mylash and his team have just arrived from Draconia, and like Superman, are here to save the day. He shows up with several of his troops, takes over the scene, to the dismay of the local authorities, turns into his dragon, and melts the side of the building to gain entry. No big shock, but it surprises the terrorists and they go all suicide bomber on him with the mistaken belief their bombs will blow him up when it blows them up. One hostage crisis down, group of crazies just got crazier.
When Mylash spots Loretta cowering in a corner, he goes to help her and it’s mate at first sight for him. He requests she go to the embassy with him for confirmation, and sure enough, the great and powerful DNA computer confirms they are, in fact, mates. So, between saving the Earth from crazy radicals who want to remove all signs and technology that the Draconians ever came to Earth and have all Earth women returned, Mylash is tasked with putting down the rebellion, he’s trying to keep his sanity long enough to mate with Loretta, not have his dragon go crazy, and not screw up anything important along the way. Quite the tightrope challenge he’s laid out for himself.
On the bright side, Superman always save the day and this Draconian fully intends are winning, and keeping, the girl too.
Mylash has some unwelcome tasks to face, but meeting Loretta changes everything
Humans are behaving like toddlers in the eyes of the Draconian aliens who are struggling to interact with them. The Aliens don't want to invade, colonize or exert pressure on society, but if this infantile culture won't man up, then the adults will step in, in the form of Mylash and his Commandos.
Loretta just got her MBA, and is ready to get her first job in Wall Street, not face her first terrorist attack... but when Mylash saved the day, everything does get interesting.
I love Mylash's determination to find an agreement that Loretta will feel benefits her enough to consider. She hasn't entered the bride lottery, and has no reason to, so he keeps looking to see what matters to her, what holds meaning to her, and make spending time with him also benefit her needs. It is a wonderful perspective on caring.
All Loretta wanted was a great job in New York to help her grandma and siblings, she wasn't planning on the anti Draconian humans to let off a bomb and threaten to kill their own women. General Mylash Shin did not want this assignment, he served better in the war back home. But here he is on earth trying to stop the radicals and help earth get their economy back on track. He sure had not planned on meeting his mate, and without the mate lottery. This story is about Mylash and Loretta coming together, and the hard times the have. Loretta loves her family, they need her, but her feeling are getting stronger, and Mylash know Loretta is the one and he will prove it, but first he has to save her again, and help save earth. Love this story and the ending was great.
The series continues to be a bit uneven but the couples make it worthwhile. Mylash is leader of the commandos sent to deal with the Earth terrorists. Loretta is interviewing in NYC when terrorists attack the building she's in. Mylash rescues her and realizes she is his mate. He offers her $500K to get to know and see if she wants to be his mate then increases the offer. While it seems like prostitution on paper, it's clear he wants her as a mate. Torn between her dreams and responsibilities to her family, it Loretta longer to realize and decide she wants him.
Second book in the alien romance series. Humans seem to want to destroy themselves. One group threatens other humans to try and make the aliens leave. But a new team of aliens has arrived to help earth and hopefully save humanity from itself. But one human female will have what could possibly be the worst day of her life but also the best. Some action with aliens in dragon and human form. And things do heat up as well.
I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of the book.
Issues with most interracial books... The common run in most interracial books I've read the female always has some type of financial or family problems that she's basically selling her soul for. This one she had no problem what so ever in selling herself. With this being a paranormal story, it really takes away from the read because you don't get much out of the relationships and these are so short they're over before you can really get into them. Okay but could've been better.
This is a wonderful series. MyLash is the head of the elite commando unit sent to earth to protect the armada and the earthlings from a human terrorist group. While he is saving a group of humans he meets Loretta. Instantly he knows she's his fated mate. Loretta isn't part of the human bride lottery so she doesn't understand why he feels the way he does. Their story is full of intrigue, lust, fear and happiness.
Usually it is the second book that drags. I liked this one better than the first book in the series. The characters have more personality and the pace was really swift. One that the stuck out to me is that the descriptions of the main female characters is almost exactly the same. Hmm, we shall see what happens in book 3.
Loretta just wanted a job but after getting caught up in a bomb blast and being rescued by Mylash, General of the Draconian military she has a life changing decision to make. A quick read to pass a couple of enjoyable hours.
Mylash is here to save the world when he runs into his mate. Whom he quite literally was not ready for. But as we all now, the best things happen as surprises. Enjoy!
This is a very fast paced, quick read novella. It is the second book of the series. The Draconians have decided to "fix" the advanced technology issues.
ARC book given for honest review: This is the first Alien book I have read by Scarlett Grove and Juno Wells. When I received this book I realized it was the second book in a series that I had not read the first book. Scarlett assured me that I would be able to read it with no problem, and she was correct. I read the book with no problem because there was lots of information in the book that let me know exactly what was going on Earth between the humans and the Draconian's. The Draconian's came to earth to mate with human women that are DNA compatible with them. So they held lotteries for the women that were willing do this,earth allowed this for the technology the Draconian's was able to give them, in order to keep their species from dying out I rate the books I read on certain things and one of them is if my attention is grabbed in the first of the book. Yes it was in this book. Another aspect I rate on is if I my attention is kept through out the book and I can't put it down till I am done reading it. Yes this book did that. If the model on the cover of the book is a good reason to pick this book. (I have done this many times and found the book so good I kept wanting more). The model made my mouth water! Another way I rate the book is can I follow the book and not get lost as to what is going on inside of the book. Yes, I was able to follow this book to the end and never got lost. I will also rate the book according to how the characters are developed throughout the book and if I feel a connection to them. Scarlett and Juno did these characters just right and I was able to connect with both of them. Will I read more of their books? Oh definitely!!!
Loretta Franklin had a lot to deal with in that she had to help her grandmother with the raising of her younger siblings. So she spent her time going to school in Alabama so that she could go to work in NYC as a stock broker. Having done this she had not paid any attention to what was going on on the planet with the Draconian's and the Anti-Draconian terrorists that wanted the Draconian's to leave earth at any cost and that includes the taking of human lives if necessary. After her interview with a top stock broker firm and feeling good about the interview, Loretta starts to wish that she had paid more attention to what was going on. Anti-Draconian terrorists take over the building that Loretta had her interview in.
Fortunately for Loretta the Draconian commandos are called from the battle front with another planet to come to earth to deal with these terrorists and their leader General Mylash Shin isn't too bad to look at either. She finds him actually the sexiest man alive, human or alien. General Mylash rescues Loretta from the terrorists and realizes that she is quite possibly his mate and coerces her to take the DNA test to prove this. Loretta finds the 7 ft. tall alien too hard to resist and even though she wants him, she cannot leave her family behind or her home. General Mylash has his work cut out for him while trying to convince Loretta that he is above board and definitely worth the risk. Can he convince her?
Plenty of surprises in this book to keep you captivated so that you will not want to put the book down. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Draconians (dragon shifting aliens) have come to Earth promising technological advancements in exchange for female mates as their planet has an extremely low female population.
General Mylash Shin, alien commander, isn't impressed with Earth or it's inhabitants. His feelings are that Earth is self destructing and it's only a matter of time before they destroy the planet as a whole. His only thought is to complete his mission and return home to live out his life as a bachelor. That is until he sees Loretta Franklin.
Mylash has finally found his one true mate. The only thing is she hasn't registered for the DNA registry of potential brides for the Draconians. That means he'll have to court her in the archaic Earth tradition to win her favor. And even then, she could refuse in which case he'll revert to the Draconian custom and take her.
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I grabbed this book after reading a glowing review on a blog I subscribe to. Sounded like something that I'd enjoy so even with it being 88 pages and non-lendable, the Amazon price of $0.99 convinced me to one click it.
I wanted to like this story. I really really did. Unfortunately I just didn't. I pretty much was ready to DNR and delete the book from my kindle at the 49% bar but wanted and needed to know how things would play out. So. I admit it. I skipped pages.
Overall this story reads as a narrative rendition of aliens (warrior class) traveling to Earth for the sole purpose of procreation. They bartered for the opportunity to obtain their mates legally. This barter system (advanced technology and medical cures) lead to global economic instability. The fallout was also dissidents and protesters who objected to the mere presence of aliens. The story goes on but basically Loretta is a TSTL character and Mylash a poor representation of alien alpha male.
The adult content scenes just didn't work for me. I guess I liken them to a "me Tarzan you Jane" scenario. I did tag this story with a virgin tag and that person wasn't Loretta. I just feel that for this story the scenes were forced and too mechanical to be appreciated.
Bottom line. I'm not a fan. Others might be which is the beauty of reading in general. Different strokes for different folks. Vive la difference
This is the second book in the series and the only one I had read. Now, I’m willing to get the first one. It kept my attention all the time with the good narrations and dialogs making me read it non- stop until the end. This is a futuristic word psi-fiction book that made my imagination flow with good images. Loretta Franklin was looking for a job in New York City. Her grandmother had been taking care of her sister and brother and now was time for her to take charge. While she was leaving the building, after the job interview, a bomb exploded. The Human Liberation Coalition group was attacking and demanding that the Draconian leave the planet or the terrorist would kill fertile women. She was a fertile woman and fearing being hurt she was hiding when Draconian General Mylash, found her. Mylash was attracted to the human woman and felt the pull of a mate immediately. He never thought he would find his true mate and had been ready to be without a mate for all his life. Loretta was not part of the lottery to match human women with draconians. With the struggle with the terrorist and the war ahead would she accept him as her mate? How could he win her? Loretta’s doubts made her struggle against her feelings. She was feeling the attraction toward the alien warrior but they were different species and she feared she would have to leave her world behind. How they were going to deal with this? The book was very entertaining with a mating between different species being the male protagonist a dragon shifter from outer space. I was touched by Mylash pursue of his mate’s acceptance. He was a very good character. It had a good pace with suspense, strange romance and action with the terrorist group and lots of hot sex. Liked the story development and the character’s chemistry. Received the ARC for an honest review.
a terrorist group made a huge mess of Loretta's plans. she was just in the building for a job interview, not to be taken hostage and threatened to be killed because an out space race of dragon shifters has chosen earth to "provide" them with willing woman to mate with. Mylash would rather stay at home and fight at the front but the big chief made them go ahead with the mating excursion. ugh he couldn't see the appeal of taking a human female as a mate, he wasn't interested at all. things on earth are taking a turn for the worse when the news of the attack reaches their ship. Mylash is sent down to take care of things. never before had the dragons shown their real power to humans but now they were wanting to kill their own females so dragons couldn't mate them. it kind of forced the issue. Mylash is taken by surprise when he finds a single young female huddled in a corner, not sure what to make of it initially, he's quickly realizing his dragon had other plans with this particular female! how is he going to convince her that they're meant to be? the only good thing is, she wasn't in the available group so he can hide her while they make their mind up!
a lovely read. Mylash is upfront and doesn't beat around bush about what he wants and what he wants is Loretta, only Loretta isn't so meek and willing as he'd like her to be.
shifters from outer space, i like the twist given in this story about the how and the why. a fresh look on things makes for a wonderful story!
Good story but could be improved upon. I have enjoyed reading about the Draconian race and their mate mission. This can be a standalone read but I believe you need to have read book 1, Alien Commander’s Bride to get a better understanding of what the Draconians are doing on earth. Everything in this book happens within a couple of days which makes it a bit unrealistic in terms of acceptance of feelings for me. Loretta started out sounding like a great, interesting person but then I found her to be a bit wishy washy and dithering in her actions and thoughts. Mylash wants nothing to do with our barbaric race and has not entered the mate lottery. I loved how Mylash reacted when he first saw her when he had to save her. I sort of felt she was prostituting herself for the money. I know it was for her grandmother and younger twin siblings, but as she did not really accept or believe she was Mylash's mate I think taking the money was just wrong. Loretta kept wanting to think about things (short time frame) but had sex with him. Huh. Think it out first then sex, not sex then panic and run away, needing saving again. I can understand it was all a lot to happen to a person in a short space of time but I did not think there was enough talking between her and Mylash about what they both wanted and how their future would be. This was a good book and with a bit more thought could have been a very good book. Will be awaiting the next in the series. This is my honest review of this book.
And what an Alien he is. In this world the Draconians have exchanged superior technology for DNA (/human women to bear children) for their female depleted planet. Loretta was not signed up for a “DNA exchange”. She was in NY for the job interview of her life. Caught in a terrorist attack, she is rescued by Mylash, the Alien commander, sent to settle the very anti Draconian backlash terrorist organization in charge of the attack. She is also his DNA Mate match, as well as a match of the heart. Can Loretta accept him? What of the family she is responsible for and has come to NY so she can save them and support them? And what of the danger that still exists? His feelings of caring and the need to protect Loretta are touching. She is overwhelmed, but recovers and sees a world she could only dream of affording. Will she take that world without feelings for Mylash? Or will he persuade her to share those feelings? Ms. Grove presents us with an exaggerated world some could wish for and others would fight against-- much like the world where we currently live. I had a real concern during their rushed relationship—however, Ms Grove didn't disappoint and handled it in a manner befitting the Alpha male. An interesting world and touching love story. Don't miss it. I was provided an ARC for an honest review.
Title: Alien Warrior’s Mate Draconians Alien Dragon-Shifter Author: Scarlett Grove and Juno Wells Reviewer: Stephanie Jordan #Paranormal #Aliens #Dragonshifter ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ I loved book #1 Alien Commander's Bride Book #2 was even better. Ms. Grove and Ms. Wells did a phenomenal job with working the characters together. Loretta Franklin came to New York fresh out of college, she needed to ace this interview. Her grandmother who raised her and the twins her siblings were barely making it. And the bank was threatening foreclosure. Loretta had to get this job or maybe she should do the Draconian Lottery. General Mylash Shin, leader of the Draconian commandos, was one of many commandos sent to earth to take care of the Human Liberation Coalition these terrorist needed to be terminated. After Mylash disarmed the terrorists he was drawn to this women, helping her up he knew he had to take care of her but why? I was gifted this ARC for an honest and truthful review.
My Personal Stars Scores
Book Cover Rating 5 Stars Hero Rating 5 Stars Heroine Rating 4 Stars Sexual Tension Rating 5 Stars Sex Scenes Rating 5 Stars Plot Development Rating 5 Stars Dialogue 5 Stars Overall Rating 5 Stars Storytelling Rating 5 Stars StoryEnding Rating 5 Stars Would I Reread This Book?? Yes Would I Read Future Books By This Author? But of course !!