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Destination Lost #3
Warrior Mine
Gay Sci-fi M/M Romance
A routine mission from the Mars Colony to Earth ends in the five-man crew of the Swallowtail having been transported to the other side of the galaxy. Met with hostility, captured, and tortured simply for being Human, the three survivors hold little hope for their futures.
Charles Dunkirk is far away from the offices of Aviation Corporation now. Pressed into service as a sex slave on a space ship full of lion-like aliens, Charlie's simply trying to stay sane. When he's offered a chance at protection, there's not much left he won't do to survive.
Captain Makull Ihara has slowly discovered he chose to fight for the wrong side. Already looking to change his path, he receives further proof of the right course when fate hands him a Human mate. Their only choice now is to surrender.
Meanwhile, thousands of Humans are suffering throughout the galaxy and what Makull knows might be their only salvation. Will Makull and Charlie join forces to save them?
A routine mission from the Mars Colony to Earth ends in the five-man crew of the Swallowtail having been transported to the other side of the galaxy. Met with hostility, captured, and tortured simply for being Human, the three survivors hold little hope for their futures.
Charles Dunkirk is far away from the offices of Aviation Corporation now. Pressed into service as a sex slave on a space ship full of lion-like aliens, Charlie's simply trying to stay sane. When he's offered a chance at protection, there's not much left he won't do to survive.
Captain Makull Ihara has slowly discovered he chose to fight for the wrong side. Already looking to change his path, he receives further proof of the right course when fate hands him a Human mate. Their only choice now is to surrender.
Meanwhile, thousands of Humans are suffering throughout the galaxy and what Makull knows might be their only salvation. Will Makull and Charlie join forces to save them?
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 3, 2018
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Missy Welsh
39 books336 followersMissy Welsh stares into space a lot, has conversations with cats, takes notes while people-watching, records conversations (not the ones with cats), named her laptop Norbert and her phone Pushkin, has backups of her backups’ backups, faints at the sight of a misused semi-colon, and will often ask socially unacceptable questions of strangers. Basically, she’s a writer.
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September 11, 2018
En general le doy a la trilogía entre un 3,5 y un 4, se leen rápidos y son entretenidos, el primero es el que me pareció más simplón pero los otros dos ha sido leerlos de una sentada, no recuerdo haber leido nada de esta autora, así que le echaré un ojo al resto de su trabajo.
Para aficionados a las space-opera.
Para aficionados a las space-opera.
October 4, 2022
The love interest was a serial rapist and I feel like that wasn’t adequately addressed in his redemption arc.
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April 18, 2018
Love's slave
This one felt more complicated than the other two, because for the first time the person doing the saving isn't all that good.
When Noah, Ledger, and Charlie got separated, Charlie was sold as a sex slave for Krittikan's. Stuck on a ship and drugged to compliance, he tries to keep up hope, but each moment is a question of who will use him next. When the ship's Captain, Makull, decides just that the unexpected happens as Makull recognizes Charlie as his mate. Desperate to protect his human mate, and no longer happy with the people he serves, Makull seeks to gain asylum from the Earth Campaign and turn against the Gol.
Charlie is great in this, really strong. Despite the pain of what he has gone through and the fact that his life has been turned inside out, he still is willing to fight for himself. At first that means throwing in his lot with one of the very aliens he hates, but Charlie does what he needs to get himself safe. At the same time, Charlie is shocked to find that this new alien, Makull, seems to want his safety too. As trust turns to affection and love the story blossoms. When Charlie comes out of his situation he is stronger than before and willing to fight for what he believes in.
Makull is a but more complicated. A while back he thought that the Gol were the right way to go and rebelled against his family and his people, joining the Gol army against the Coalition. But a decade in his beliefs have gone sour and Makull is seeing that he has made the wrong decision. Still, rather than looking for a way to change his path, or even help others, he seeks out a slave to screw to forget his problems, and he doesn't mind them being unwilling. Even when he matches to Charlie he is at first quite resistant. It is once he accepts the match that things start to change. In this Makull is not exactly a clear cut good guy. He has done things to hurt others in the service of a cruel army and made some poor decisions. However, when he commits himself to helping he goes all the way, bringing vital information and assistance. This journey he took made him a captivating character, one you both worried about and rooted for.
The complex journey Charlie and Makull take in this book wraps up this trilogy. With fraught story for three lost men coming to a close with such love and trust I can't be unhappy. This was a very enjoyable universe that I would love to visit again.
This one felt more complicated than the other two, because for the first time the person doing the saving isn't all that good.
When Noah, Ledger, and Charlie got separated, Charlie was sold as a sex slave for Krittikan's. Stuck on a ship and drugged to compliance, he tries to keep up hope, but each moment is a question of who will use him next. When the ship's Captain, Makull, decides just that the unexpected happens as Makull recognizes Charlie as his mate. Desperate to protect his human mate, and no longer happy with the people he serves, Makull seeks to gain asylum from the Earth Campaign and turn against the Gol.
Charlie is great in this, really strong. Despite the pain of what he has gone through and the fact that his life has been turned inside out, he still is willing to fight for himself. At first that means throwing in his lot with one of the very aliens he hates, but Charlie does what he needs to get himself safe. At the same time, Charlie is shocked to find that this new alien, Makull, seems to want his safety too. As trust turns to affection and love the story blossoms. When Charlie comes out of his situation he is stronger than before and willing to fight for what he believes in.
Makull is a but more complicated. A while back he thought that the Gol were the right way to go and rebelled against his family and his people, joining the Gol army against the Coalition. But a decade in his beliefs have gone sour and Makull is seeing that he has made the wrong decision. Still, rather than looking for a way to change his path, or even help others, he seeks out a slave to screw to forget his problems, and he doesn't mind them being unwilling. Even when he matches to Charlie he is at first quite resistant. It is once he accepts the match that things start to change. In this Makull is not exactly a clear cut good guy. He has done things to hurt others in the service of a cruel army and made some poor decisions. However, when he commits himself to helping he goes all the way, bringing vital information and assistance. This journey he took made him a captivating character, one you both worried about and rooted for.
The complex journey Charlie and Makull take in this book wraps up this trilogy. With fraught story for three lost men coming to a close with such love and trust I can't be unhappy. This was a very enjoyable universe that I would love to visit again.
July 19, 2020
Grrrraaaaaaa!
If possible I love this one the most! Charlie and Makull FTW.
Makull was a bad guy. He admits that and is properly horrified by the things he's done before he met charlie. I really like that we got that glimpse pre-Charlie of him starting to realize just how horrible he really is. I don't think I would have believed he had changed so much without that bit. Once charlie is there and he realized he is his mate he starts to REALLY I understand the horrors he is putting people through. He made a comment that I thought was really bonechilling when you think about it, how availability presumed consent. He was a bad guy and did some horrible horrible things, but I don't think he truly thought about how he was raping those human slaves over and over again until he was going to do it to charlie. That is NOT an excuse, but when the separation between classes is so severe it is difficult to view the weaker party as anything but objects to be used and discarded. Again not an excuse, but once he starts down that road he is properly horrified and genuinely does change his way of thinking.
I absolutely loved the way Charlie's dialogue was just jammed all together phonetically before they understood each other. It added to the realism and was very entertaining.
Top to bottom I loved this book. I loved this series. I just LOVED this all period and know I'll be re-reading them sooner rather than later.
If possible I love this one the most! Charlie and Makull FTW.
Makull was a bad guy. He admits that and is properly horrified by the things he's done before he met charlie. I really like that we got that glimpse pre-Charlie of him starting to realize just how horrible he really is. I don't think I would have believed he had changed so much without that bit. Once charlie is there and he realized he is his mate he starts to REALLY I understand the horrors he is putting people through. He made a comment that I thought was really bonechilling when you think about it, how availability presumed consent. He was a bad guy and did some horrible horrible things, but I don't think he truly thought about how he was raping those human slaves over and over again until he was going to do it to charlie. That is NOT an excuse, but when the separation between classes is so severe it is difficult to view the weaker party as anything but objects to be used and discarded. Again not an excuse, but once he starts down that road he is properly horrified and genuinely does change his way of thinking.
I absolutely loved the way Charlie's dialogue was just jammed all together phonetically before they understood each other. It added to the realism and was very entertaining.
Top to bottom I loved this book. I loved this series. I just LOVED this all period and know I'll be re-reading them sooner rather than later.
October 4, 2022
Urgh, this one was tough for me. I did like it... enough. And I'm glad I read the whole series in order, because IMHO the plot - and the inclusion of POV chapters from the human MCs of the first two books in books #2 and #3 - required that. But... well, let me just say that this author included a lot of heavy issues for backstory and characterization which just Were Not addressed emotionally on page, and that left it feeling like Big Shit™ was just glossed over. Specifically in this case, the
September 12, 2022
Satisfying end to the series
Absolutely loved these two characters, and their stories.
I'm sad to leave them behind, but so happy I decided to read the series.
All of the books were told with at least two perspectives, which I look for in all my books. I liked that we were given Noah's (from first book) perspective as kind of an insight on how his search progressed for his crew in each book.
Definitely recommend this book series to anyone who enjoys a good alien romance.
Absolutely loved these two characters, and their stories.
I'm sad to leave them behind, but so happy I decided to read the series.
All of the books were told with at least two perspectives, which I look for in all my books. I liked that we were given Noah's (from first book) perspective as kind of an insight on how his search progressed for his crew in each book.
Definitely recommend this book series to anyone who enjoys a good alien romance.
May 12, 2022
God this series
I loved this series. It was exactly what I wanted in a space romance with some aliens who were actually aliens. I love the spice between the different couples and the different kinks involved with them individually. The story was great with redemption arcs and healing and acknowledged trauma. 10/10
I loved this series. It was exactly what I wanted in a space romance with some aliens who were actually aliens. I love the spice between the different couples and the different kinks involved with them individually. The story was great with redemption arcs and healing and acknowledged trauma. 10/10
August 7, 2023
Warrior Mine
This a really great book(s) to read. Intriguing and a little sad at first but, gets you thinking about where did we really come from beyond the stars. The romance parts between the characters was sweet, sexy and loving. I enjoyed this read.
This a really great book(s) to read. Intriguing and a little sad at first but, gets you thinking about where did we really come from beyond the stars. The romance parts between the characters was sweet, sexy and loving. I enjoyed this read.
December 17, 2023
Adult Captive Alien romance. Slavery. Adventure/suspense. Drama. Post-Traumatic Stress. Hurt/comfort.
Complex fated mates alien romance with hurt/comfort, slavery and rebellion themes, and content warning for a brief moment of mild non-con and mentions of past rape.
Complex fated mates alien romance with hurt/comfort, slavery and rebellion themes, and content warning for a brief moment of mild non-con and mentions of past rape.
July 19, 2018
This was a great sci-fi m/m romance with an MC that is actually alien. Really enjoyed this.
January 17, 2024
This was probably my least favorite of the trilogy. It just felt like a lot of things were left unaddressed
February 7, 2025
First of all, there is no way I'm gonna like a MC that rape other inferior species but the minute he smells his bonded mate on this inferior species, he now needs his consent for sex !!! Just no !!!
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September 4, 2025
Mainly rape, porn and sap.
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