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Blue Barbarian #2
Stranded
Alien abductions are real and now I’m stranded on the planet Blaedonia.
I was the fourth female awakened aboard the Drurian spacecraft that specialized in kidnapping females. Their mission? To sell us to other galaxies.
Human female Numbers One and Two didn’t make it, but Niki—also known as Number Three—made it through the experimentation of language implantation. I was lucky and she transferred the gift of languages to me. I’m now able to understand the sexy, blue barbarians who have taken us in on their planet.
Now, Niki has mated to the King—Drakar—who has decided to mate me to his best friend Rayhaan. Apparently the barbarians are clueless to the fact that Earthlings choose their own men.
Lucky for me, I have an opportunity to travel home. Unlucky for Rayhaan, he’s forced to do my bidding to woo me.
Because now, a girl has options.
I was the fourth female awakened aboard the Drurian spacecraft that specialized in kidnapping females. Their mission? To sell us to other galaxies.
Human female Numbers One and Two didn’t make it, but Niki—also known as Number Three—made it through the experimentation of language implantation. I was lucky and she transferred the gift of languages to me. I’m now able to understand the sexy, blue barbarians who have taken us in on their planet.
Now, Niki has mated to the King—Drakar—who has decided to mate me to his best friend Rayhaan. Apparently the barbarians are clueless to the fact that Earthlings choose their own men.
Lucky for me, I have an opportunity to travel home. Unlucky for Rayhaan, he’s forced to do my bidding to woo me.
Because now, a girl has options.
239 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 10, 2016
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Rena Marks
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April 6, 2022
I'm really loving this series so far.
Lucie has gone through a lot since being abducted and she doesn't appreciate being "given" to Rayhaan. She makes him work for it...and he does a great job. He has such a dirty mouth :D
We also get to see an uglier side of one of the native women.
Lucie has gone through a lot since being abducted and she doesn't appreciate being "given" to Rayhaan. She makes him work for it...and he does a great job. He has such a dirty mouth :D
We also get to see an uglier side of one of the native women.
July 10, 2019
3.5 Stars
March 15, 2019
I seriously loved this book.
Second book in the series, I strongly recommend book 1 is read 1st as it sets the scene of the abduction and crash land on the planet and book 2 picks up where book 1 ended.
I didn't think I was going to enjoy this one, when I read book 1 but it was sooo good.
The Hero adores the heroine. He is so besotted with her but she is wary due to her experiences in captivity.
The captivity is explained at the start as the heroine has a nightmare so details from the events that led to the escape are not rehashed but we get to see what happened to Lucie.
It was a little push/pull from Lucie initially but she does have good reason which becomes clear a bit into the story.
We learn extra details about the planet and its culture and wildlife and how they use it to the full to survive.
No intimate scenes with anyone other than the Hero and heroine.
There is ex-drama and I loved it.
I thought it was really clever the way it is developed and resolved.
No cheating despite appearances at first.
Breadcrumbs dropped for future books in series and updates of previous characters and the couple from book 1.
HEA but I expect we will see the relationships develop as the series goes on.
Second book in the series, I strongly recommend book 1 is read 1st as it sets the scene of the abduction and crash land on the planet and book 2 picks up where book 1 ended.
I didn't think I was going to enjoy this one, when I read book 1 but it was sooo good.
The Hero adores the heroine. He is so besotted with her but she is wary due to her experiences in captivity.
The captivity is explained at the start as the heroine has a nightmare so details from the events that led to the escape are not rehashed but we get to see what happened to Lucie.
It was a little push/pull from Lucie initially but she does have good reason which becomes clear a bit into the story.
We learn extra details about the planet and its culture and wildlife and how they use it to the full to survive.
No intimate scenes with anyone other than the Hero and heroine.
There is ex-drama and I loved it.
I thought it was really clever the way it is developed and resolved.
No cheating despite appearances at first.
Breadcrumbs dropped for future books in series and updates of previous characters and the couple from book 1.
HEA but I expect we will see the relationships develop as the series goes on.
December 1, 2018
"Stranded" is a great addition to the Blue Barbarian series!
Lucie is worried. She is reluctant to let Rayhaan claim her in case she couldn't stay. The human's and the Blaedonian's cultural traditions are so different that there are many misunderstandings along the way; some very humorous, some far more serious. Rayhaan is relentless, however and their love grows. Along the way, there are fascinating discoveries, intriguing animals, new things to learn, deceitful and destructive characters to contend with, and celebrations!
Ms. Marks continues to expand our understanding of this unique new world and its inhabitants. Fascinating reading! I can't wait for another by this fine author!
Lucie is worried. She is reluctant to let Rayhaan claim her in case she couldn't stay. The human's and the Blaedonian's cultural traditions are so different that there are many misunderstandings along the way; some very humorous, some far more serious. Rayhaan is relentless, however and their love grows. Along the way, there are fascinating discoveries, intriguing animals, new things to learn, deceitful and destructive characters to contend with, and celebrations!
Ms. Marks continues to expand our understanding of this unique new world and its inhabitants. Fascinating reading! I can't wait for another by this fine author!
August 26, 2019
Lucie and Rayhaan
Another woman rescued from the bad gray aliens by the good blue aliens. The human women have been taken back to the blue guys planet and are fully welcomed into their community.
Although Lucie is attracted to Rayhaan she keeps him at arms length. She has a good reason. (If she had told him the reason in the beginning it would have been a very short book)
I did like how the author had Lucie recognize and contrast how this community worked versus how things were on Earth.
I felt there was more sex than plot; I prefer plot over just sex! Not romance just f**king, it got tiresome. I skipped through a lot of it. I won’t be reading further in this series.
Another woman rescued from the bad gray aliens by the good blue aliens. The human women have been taken back to the blue guys planet and are fully welcomed into their community.
Although Lucie is attracted to Rayhaan she keeps him at arms length. She has a good reason. (If she had told him the reason in the beginning it would have been a very short book)
I did like how the author had Lucie recognize and contrast how this community worked versus how things were on Earth.
I felt there was more sex than plot; I prefer plot over just sex! Not romance just f**king, it got tiresome. I skipped through a lot of it. I won’t be reading further in this series.
January 18, 2022
I generally liked the story. It IS different from IPB but I can’t help but notice the similarities. (There’s a mate-napping, the female MC is blond, even the MCs initials are R and L.)
I didn’t like the way R treated Lucie during part of it. These characters don’t have the different personalities that RD’s do but I did still enjoy the story.
There’s a part in one of the last chapters where the perspective changes from Lucie (as it is titled) to the male main character. It’s fine but I feel like an editor could/should have caught that pretty easily.
I didn’t like the way R treated Lucie during part of it. These characters don’t have the different personalities that RD’s do but I did still enjoy the story.
There’s a part in one of the last chapters where the perspective changes from Lucie (as it is titled) to the male main character. It’s fine but I feel like an editor could/should have caught that pretty easily.
March 8, 2019
Hard limits
I thought she was a little to hard on Rayhaan. Lucie has had it difficult on the abduction but she seems more uptight. I'm not saying that she fall right into his arms I am just saying give him a break. There is such a huge cultural gap that there needs to be a meeting or something so that everyone understands each other.
I really like this series though and it is getting better.
I thought she was a little to hard on Rayhaan. Lucie has had it difficult on the abduction but she seems more uptight. I'm not saying that she fall right into his arms I am just saying give him a break. There is such a huge cultural gap that there needs to be a meeting or something so that everyone understands each other.
I really like this series though and it is getting better.
August 12, 2018
Stranded
Book two is really fantastic. I liked book one but loved book two. Lucie is an amazing heroine. Loved this romance.
Book two is really fantastic. I liked book one but loved book two. Lucie is an amazing heroine. Loved this romance.
December 9, 2016
I liked this one, but it kind of dragged for me somewhere in the middle.
A few things that really pissed me off:
--She wouldn't tell him why she needed to go to the Stargazer ship. She spent this entire time saying that it was important, but when she clearly knew that he was thinking she was going to leave him she still didn't ease his mind about it. Then he abducted her, feels bad about it and leaves her at the ship. Don't you think that would have been a good time to clear the air!?
Communication! They were supposed to be mates and she should have been comfortable to tell him this, that's the purpose of having a mate. To be able to open up to them and show your vulnerabilities to each other and depend on each other.
--Where the fuck did the Olympic Gold Medalist come from? It isn't mentioned at all in this book or during their little "get to know you" in the first book it isn't mentioned either. I hate it when authors throw random stuff in there that is never mentioned and then don't bring it up again. She could have just had a pond back home and she could have grown up skating, that would have made more sense. That part was just dumb, not even gonna sugar coat it.\
--All of the girls in this one seemed a little "high schoolish" to me.They kind of sat on the line of grown up and teenage. Freshman in college, maybe that's what I mean. I don't know, but they didn't seem mature in this one.
--It felt like the gifts all happened at once. He was supposed to be trying to gain her attention and get her to love him, but it seemed like they were pretty chummy already and he didn't need her to agree to a mating that was already happening.
This was just...eh for me, there were a few laughs (maybe 3).I really did enjoy the first one, but this one kind of tanked for me.
A few things that really pissed me off:
--She wouldn't tell him why she needed to go to the Stargazer ship. She spent this entire time saying that it was important, but when she clearly knew that he was thinking she was going to leave him she still didn't ease his mind about it. Then he abducted her, feels bad about it and leaves her at the ship. Don't you think that would have been a good time to clear the air!?
Communication! They were supposed to be mates and she should have been comfortable to tell him this, that's the purpose of having a mate. To be able to open up to them and show your vulnerabilities to each other and depend on each other.
--Where the fuck did the Olympic Gold Medalist come from? It isn't mentioned at all in this book or during their little "get to know you" in the first book it isn't mentioned either. I hate it when authors throw random stuff in there that is never mentioned and then don't bring it up again. She could have just had a pond back home and she could have grown up skating, that would have made more sense. That part was just dumb, not even gonna sugar coat it.\
--All of the girls in this one seemed a little "high schoolish" to me.They kind of sat on the line of grown up and teenage. Freshman in college, maybe that's what I mean. I don't know, but they didn't seem mature in this one.
--It felt like the gifts all happened at once. He was supposed to be trying to gain her attention and get her to love him, but it seemed like they were pretty chummy already and he didn't need her to agree to a mating that was already happening.
This was just...eh for me, there were a few laughs (maybe 3).I really did enjoy the first one, but this one kind of tanked for me.
July 12, 2016
I liked the first in the series, but I have to say that I liked this one even better. We learn so much more about some of the characters. We find out, as much of a pretty little vulnerable thing that everyone seems to think Niki is, she's really quite strong and brilliant. And Rayhaan learns not only how to change and grow in order to become the kind of Blaedonian Niki can depend on but respect. However, even though these human women are stranded on this isolated planet, it isn't as easy as one might think to get over their past. And not everyone is happy that these women are there.
It was such a wonderful thing to see Rena Marks the storyteller in this one. It was romantic and sexy, but it was also a complete story that took us to so many new levels on this planet and in her imagination. I truly enjoyed it and am looking forward to each new story.
It was such a wonderful thing to see Rena Marks the storyteller in this one. It was romantic and sexy, but it was also a complete story that took us to so many new levels on this planet and in her imagination. I truly enjoyed it and am looking forward to each new story.
May 9, 2018
Rena Marks did a fantastic job with her Blue Barbarian series. A lot of people thought it was too similar to Ruby Dixon's IPB series, but I think there's a unique view to each series. And there's definitely different attitudes. I liked Rena Marks' series and definitely recommend!
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