Three Alien Warrior Princes. One human female abducted by an evil race of Reptiles intent on taking over the universe by any means possible.
Evelyn Evelyn Ford isn’t prone to bouts of hallucinations, but she seriously wishes she was after weeks crammed into a tiny cage and tortured by Reptilian aliens.
Then, she’s rescued by three of the sexiest ‘men’ she’s ever laid eyes on, if men have swirling magenta tattoos and black horns growing out of their head, that is. She knows they’re aliens, and aliens don’t mean anything good, so when she finds herself finally free, she bolts—right out of a space craft and into the wilds of a tropical alien planet.
The Arabis Triad – Paxt, Coltan, Ashir The Arabis Triad can’t believe their eyes when they find their fated mate until disaster sends them into a wormhole to crash-land on a distant planet. Their mate doesn’t understand who they are and what they mean to each other. To make matters worse, the crystal they’ve been searching for that will save their Homeland remains in the hands of the Reptiles.
They must retrieve the Arabis Crystal before all is lost. But how can they do the impossible, when not only do they need to fight the scaled ones, but an evil strong enough to crush entire galaxies?
Can one human female fend off three sexy-as-sin alien warrior princes and find the love she never thought she would find, while fighting nefarious forces, or will she succeed in returning to her world nobody has heard of before?
Charmaine Ross has penned over 50 heart-pounding tales straddling everything from reverse harem sci-fi and paranormal excitement to omegaverse allure and contemporary romance charm. Known for her blend of steam, full spice and all-the-feels, Charmaine's stories are your ticket to heart-stopping romance and boundless adventure.
Living with her endlessly supportive husband who has become a sounding board for her galaxy of ideas, Charmaine shares her lively home with two adult children and a pair of predictably spoiled cats. When she's not spinning tales, she's indulging in Netflix and Chill sessions, secretly hoping that one day, a Black Dagger Brotherhood vampire will swoop in and whisk her away.
With a wit as sharp as her imagination, Charmaine Ross fearlessly turns dreams into page-turning realities, steadfastly capturing the hearts of readers one mesmerizing story at a time.
Key tropes include: - Scent matches - Fated mates - Hurt/ comfort - Touch her and die - Enemies to lovers
Oooo perfect second book to this series. But now I need book three like yesterday. You so can not leave a huge cliffhanger like that and not make a book three. *prays really really hard* . Wow where to start. Hmmm... romance hot romance, tons of action and adventure. The reptiles are at it again. Abducting women left and right. For the crystals... but for what purpose? Evelyn was looking into the missing women that were disappearing, never expecting she herself would become one of them. Now she's fighting for her survival, if she makes it that long... Coltan, Ashir and Paxt never thought in a million years they would ever find their mate. Especially aboard those vile reptile ships. They know one thing they will retrieve their crystal and save their mate at all costs. No matter the cost....
I read this second book in this series first, and it shares the weaknesses and strengths of the other two. The science fiction/fantasy elements contribute nicely and provide an interesting framework; the three male characters blend in one's mind but because of the structure of the plot and their alien aspects it never matters to me; the author relies too heavily on a few concepts she drives into the ground (all three books, the men from three different cultures use the same unimaginative "alien swear words"), but also adds some interesting variations (how the alien gems interact with the ladies, for instance).
I spent much of my time reading this first-for-me book thinking about the argument that, for many people, romantic love took the place of God during the nineteenth century. I've seen anti-Christian authors laugh at Christians over things like Bernini's famous statue of the Ecstasy of St. Theresa, claiming Theresa's clearly orgasming and the statue is actually praising the god Eros if anybody, but what these authors do not understand is that cultures that valued religious ecstasy described it the same way we describe sexual ecstasy now. In other cultures, it was the joys of friendship (usually male friendship) that were described that way. And so on.
So far as I can tell, all cultures recognize some form of ecstasy, and most of them connect that ecstasy to either religion or love, but ours is unusual in connecting it primarily to sex. This author plays with that idea a bit.
I would say that ecstasy is a spiritual thing that connects to and is experienced within whatever the person or culture most values. Scientists say that many addictive drugs “poach” on the brain’s pathways and chemicals that lead to orgasm; perhaps it would be even more true to say that orgasm “poaches” on the ecstasy system. I would think anyone who has experienced both the regular sexual pleasure of making love with someone you care about, and also the sort of blissful sexual ecstasy where you feel as if you are floating above the world, enveloped in love and acceptance and peace, would recognize that one is mostly physical, and the other mostly spiritual. And yet that spiritual experience is conveyed to us via our physical bodies.
We know that sex often makes use of pleasure centers that are shared with other pleasurable experiences. Perhaps the only experience which sets all our pleasure centers off is the spiritual experience of ecstasy, and that triggering this system is to some extent culturally determined. which would explain why in most cultures sexual pleasure is viewed as just another animal pleasure, on par with the pleasure of good food, but it is not their source of spiritual ecstasy.
For that matter, the people of the US can trace the change through our own history. In the nineteenth century, there is a clear cultural shift from recognizing God as the primary source of extreme pleasure to grounding that sort of ecstasy in romantic love. By the 1960s, however, the culturally recognized source of greatest pleasure had begun rapidly shifting to sex, where for many people it still rests. No idea if this author is aware of this shift, but this series plays with those ideas somewhat.
In this book – and the series as a whole, to a lesser extent – the author places the ecstatic experience within sex, but also recognizes that sex is not enough and ties in romantic love. (In the final book she goes even further, but that’s not pertinent here.) While romances as a whole often ground ecstasy in both sex and romantic love, this author makes no real effort to disguise what she’s saying in imagery or flowery language; she just outright says it, which for someone aware of the descriptions of religious and friendship-based ecstasy makes the connection so unmistakable I can’t see past it.
The science fiction in this book is not exactly of the highest quality, and her characterizations are most of the “tell, not show” variety, but in this day and age I kind of have to appreciate an author who is so willing to so bluntly state that it’s love and loyalty that lead to the greatest human joys, and that there are wicked forces within reality trying to destroy both. Those are some old fashioned ideals that I agree with.
I enjoyed reading this story because the characters were so believable and diverse. The world-building was superb! I liked seeing how our heroine went from wanting to get back to Earth to realize that she didn't really have anything going for her on Earth. That she had it made right where she was with her Trio.
This is the second in the A Negari Sci-Fi Alien Abduction series and I was able to follow along and understand without reading the first story first. I will now since I really enjoyed this story and will go back and read EVERYTHING that Charmaine Ross has written. I like her style.
Evelyn was an investigative reporter and was looking into the disappearances of several women that nobody was doing anything about. Well, she found how what happened to them, they were abducted by Reptilian Aliens who were doing experiments on them. She was trying to survive herself but also keep track of the other women that were abducted. They were kept in cages and weren't given anything to eat or drink. They were only taken away to be tortured and brought back to their filthy cages with more cuts, bruises, and broken bones. Then they were rescued by other aliens that looked almost like humans, but even better and they had black horns. Three of these guys rescued her and she demanded they saved the rest. Her closest friend was missing and she asked them to find her too. As they were escaping on their spacecraft, something happened and they crash-landed on a deserted tropical planet, along with some of the Reptilian Aliens.
Paxt, Coltan, Ashir are brothers from the Arabis area of their planet. They may be royals, but without the crystal that the Reptilian Aliens stole, the people of their planet will die out. Without that crystal, nobody will find their mates and have children. There hasn't been a new Quad or child born within 10 years. They have traced the crystals to this spaceship where they found human females held captive. While saving the females, they found their fated mate. She is very thin, with many cuts, bruises, and broken bones, they hope they can get her to their ship and save her life. When she asks them to save the others and her friend Lucy, they will do anything she asks. When they crash land, it gives them time to get to know her and for her to get to know them. They tell her she is their fated mate and the only female they will ever have. She doesn't believe them, but they have been taking good care of her and have never done anything unwanted.
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Wow, this one never slows down! Crystals had been stolen by an evil alien reptile race, the crystals crucial for the Ozar, Arabis, and Erion people to locate their mates and form the mate-bond to have children. Otherwise, their species faced extinction. In this book, after the success of the Ozar in finding their crystal and human mates, the three groups joined together, which had never happened before, to find the remaining stolen crystals and to rescue the human females who were captured.
Evelyn was one of the women captured by those horrific alien reptiles who seemed to be performing tests on them, then returning them to cages. They had come into the room with a crystal that might glowed when put in the palm of one specific woman, each specific crystal glowing for a different woman – or not glowing at all. The women had no food or water for many days and were so weak that they were beginning to die one by one. Then a huge explosion sounded, knocking the cages against each other. The reptiles came in with weapons and started to shoot the women, their bodies exploding. Others grabbed the half-dead woman and carried them off. Evelyn put up a fight with her last remaining strength. Another explosion sounded. As she fought, she was struck in the head, waiting for the pain of the reptile’s claws. Instead, she was gently lifted, soft words murmured to calm her, and three male faces looking at her like they had just found something very precious.
Pax, Ashir and Coltan, part of the warriors seeking their Arabis crystal to save their people, found their mate. The warriors rescued the other females, but the reptile ship was on self-destruct and they had to abandon it. Being too close to the enemy ship when it exploded, the Arabis Triad’s ship was almost destroyed but the enemy had an escape ship that carried their crystal! Although their ship was somewhat damaged, they chased after them and were sucked into a wormhole, ultimately crashing on an uninhabited planet with the reptiles close by!
Evelyn awoke and wanted to escape – but how, where? Can the Triad convince Evelyn she was theirs and was precious to them when all she wants is to find a way home from wherever this is? Can they convince her she their future? They will need to work together to get back to their home world. But can they find a way off the planet to return home?
The writing and editing of this novel was somewhat rough, with multiple typos per page in the ARC version of this manuscript. The world building was okay, but not especially vibrant. The characterization of this novel was competent, with both the heroine and the three heroes being sympathetic individuals. The development of the romantic relationship was okay, but not particularly romantic. The plot and pacing was the best part of this novel, being exciting and moving along at a good clip. This novel contained low angst and high stakes. This novel contained the Fated Mates trope, and also the Chosen One trope common to fantasy novels. The plot and pacing were four stars. The world building was two stars. The characterization and development of the romantic relationship was three stars. Therefore, the combined score for this novel was three stars. This novel ends on a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus to this series. I recommend this story as a Kindle Unlimited checkout by readers who enjoy reverse harem sci-fi romances with HEA endings that are a quick read for a waiting room or the bathtub. I do not plan to buy myself a keeper copy of this novel.
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When the crystals were stolen, the ability to find mates and new births were stolen as well. But for the first time after the Ozar found their crystal and mate the Ozar, Erion, and Arabis were working together as they looked for the remaining missing crystals as well as rescuing the human females from the reptialian aliens. After a battle where Paxt, Coltan, and Ashir found their mate in the group of caged and abused females they followed an escaping ship carrying their crystal into a wormhole and crashed on a distant uninhabited planet. When Evelyn awoke all she wanted was to getaway from the aliens and return home. But not only was returning impossible she was stuck on a planet with a set of sexy triplet aliens who called her their mate and a ship of those evil reptialians. Now all they need to do is convince her to except them and get their crystal back and wait for their ride home. What could go wrong? This is the second book in a spin-off series and it can safely be read as a standalone with no cheating or cliffhangers, but a larger story is in play and your left with questions left to be answered by the next quad. I am voluntarily leaving an honest review after receiving this book via booksprout.
**The Arabis Triad: A Negari Romance Book 2/book 5 Reverse Harem By Charmaine Ross Kindle unlimited purchase Read the Hexonian Alien Abduction series first. That series is not a Reverse Harem but it gives you more insight into what is going on in this series. This is an MMFM book so if you don't like this kind of books you can skip this series and it will take NOTHING away from the Hexonian series. Their Crystal has been stolen and because of this, no new Triads have been found. This means no babies in years. The Arabis triplets are looking for their Crystal and their mate and the brothers know she and it is close. In the Hexonian books, women have been abducted from earth by these reptiles and taken for God knows what. In this series, the reptiles or at it again.
*Hexonian Alien Abduction: Book 1 - Jo’Aquin Book 2 - Striker Book 3 Alastor *Negari Reverse Harem Alien Abduction: Book 4 – The Ozar Triad Book 5 – The Arabis Triad Book 6 – The Erion Triad
I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. In this story Pax, Ashir and Coltan are trying to locate their Arabis crystal and save their people. When they board the lizard's ship they are stunned to find their mate along with other women in cages. The Arabis Triad must save their mate, their crystal, fight lizards and be sucked into a wormhole. The aliens must convince Evelyn of who they truly are before she is lost to them by her own decisions. The four must figure out if they can even make it off the planet back to where they started. Facing problems at every turn, each must learn to work together. I really enjoyed Evelyn, Pax, Coltan and Ashir's story and am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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I have enjoyed these new books so much that I read other books in the series as well. I can't wait for the next book. Evelyn and other women have been kidnapped from Earth by a reptilian aliens and tortured. When the ship they are on is attacked and she is removed from her cage, she fights back and attempts to get away. Something hits her on the head and she looses consciousness. She wakes to find three attractive aliens that vow to care for her and the other women. Paxt, Colton and Ashir are looking for their missing crystal and find there mate. They and the others with them are horrified at the condition of the women. Their journey begins. Can the guys keep Evelyn safe? Can they convince her that she is their mate? Must read to find out.
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Good book except when the Arabis triad refused to listen to Evelyn. I hate it when men don't listen to women because they think they know better. So when Evelyn flat out refused their advances, they refused to listen to her because they knew better because of their magical crystal. If that happened in real life then I would seriously dump them before anything can happen between them. That is 1 of the many things I hate about males; they think they know better because they are male, & refuses to listen what the woman they supposedly are in love with has to say. Love & respect is what most women want but most men are assholes. The Arabis triad is a clear example of that, until they FINALLY learn to respect their 'loved one'. Best part is the rescue from the reptiles.
I love this series they are about triads of aliens who rescue a human woman from the terrible reptilian aliens and this is Evelyn’s, Ashir’s, Coltan’s and Paxt’s story, the first book is The Ozar Triad and these guys are from The Arabis Triad and I can’t wait to read book 3 The Erion Triad. The reptiles have the Arabis Crystal and the guys go to retrieve it but they find their fated mate instead but they have to get the Crystal to save their homeland. Sorry guys no spoilers the blurb says it all. I loved this story it’s a fantastic read and I highly recommend this book it’s definitely well worth the read.
Básicamente lo mismo que el libro anterior. Mismas personalidades de los personajes con distintos nombres, mismas situaciones. Esto está tan mal escrito que sentía que estaba leyendo un fanfic de Wattpad. Los diálogos son super antinaturales y forzados, dan mucha pena ajena. Nos intentan hacer creer que el hecho de que cada hermano se culee a la chica por todos los orificios de su cuerpo al mismo tiempo es una extraña representación de amor puro, cuando literalmente todo se basa en el morbo.
En fin, a pesar de que en muchos puntos quise dejar de leer debido a la escritura tan pobre y poco coherente, fue entretenido, pero no creo que vaya a leer el siguiente.
The second book in the Negari series a well written story with a great storyline. This series is just getting better, I want to read the next book. Evelyn Ford along with other women have been kidnapped by the Reptile aliens and tortured. When most of the women are rescued Evelyn is the mate of Paxt, Coltan, and Ashir who are Arabis. There is suspense, drama, danger, twists, turns, the return of the Reptiles, kidnapping, and romance. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I absolutely loved this book. I hadn't read any of the other books in this series so wasnt sure if that would be a problem but it wasn't. A great stand alone read that nailed it for story idea, character development, emotional roller coaster ride, suspense, drama, intrigue and much more. I highly recommend reading this book you won't regret it. Can't wait to read more in this series for sure.
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Evelyn and many other girls were trapped in cages held by scaly lizard creatures there all scared and confused. Paxt and his brothers were after the most precious object stolen from them but while in the middle of fighting the scaled ones they find her their mate. This has defiantly been one compelling an delectable story.
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The Arabis Triad: A Negari Sci-Fi Alien Abduction Reverse Harem Romance Book 2 by Charmaine Ross is an awesome story that I have read. This is book number two in this awesome series and I can not wait to read the next book in this series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about reverse harem, Sci-Fi and paranormal romance.
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A great follow on from book one with another feisty female lead character with a damaged past, plenty of action, sexy scenes, alien hotness and a lovely tie in at the end to the final book of the trilogy. A great series, love the author's writing style, the chemistry between the characters and the blend of sizzle and sweetness to the romance is again evident in this story. Cannot wait for the final book.
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This exceptionally well written book 2 in the Negari Sci-Fi Alien Abduction Reverse Harem Series is a great standalone story but is interconnected with others not only on this series but another. These books get better and better with each one. These characters are believably well-crafted and their reactions are realistically thought out. Well-done. Cannot wait for Lucie's story
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I love the world that has been built in this series. The characters are diverse and intriguing. Evelyn annoyed me in some parts, but I couldn't fault the character or writing for it because she acted in a believable way. We have a HFN for the main Characters in this book, but the overall theme is left with a cliffhanger. I look forward to how its handle in the next book with the next Trio. I received a free copy via booksprout for an honest review.
The Arabis Triad (Negari #2) by Charmaine Ross – This series is on kindle unlimited. Well we have some more clues about what the lizard people want with the crystals and the human women, but the Negari aren’t out of danger yet! Also, Evelyn needs a cameo in the last book of her riding a flying motorcycle decked out in leather being chased by three competitive alpha males. Just saying! Happy Reading!
The tale has a great storyline, for it draws the reader deep into the story and makes the reader just as concerned on the outcome. However, there are far too many homonyms words that could have been corrected if more attention is paid in proof-reading.
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Evelyn, Paxr, Coltan, and Ashir have an action packed and steamy romance. This is a well written read that is thrilling and an excellent second addition to this series. I really enjoyed this storyline.
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I quite enjoyed this story. The characters are pretty likable, there were some interesting plot lines that left just enough unanswered questions to make you want to read the next book but not feel like you got a cliffhanger. Enjoy.
Evelyn has been tortured and starved by the Reptilians and when the horned aliens came she was not receptive. The three males treated her with reverence and kindness and she was not wholly immune.
I am really enjoying Ross's Sci-Fi romances, and "The Arabis Triad" continues the fun journey. I love how each book focuses on a different Quad romance while continuing the overall Sci-fi plot.