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Lunarian Warriors #1
Abducted by the Warrior Prince
I can’t let my captor claim me as his mate … no matter how much I want him …
I’ve been swept off my feet before, and I’ve got the bruises to show just how badly that ended. I’m not about to fall at the feet of the next man – or alien – to cross my path. Especially not when he steals me away from home and wants to use me as his broodmare.
Kloran is intense and sometimes scary. A prince of his people with a duty so deeply ingrained it’s hard to see where it ends and he begins. But the glimpses of the man beneath the hardened warrior prince make me wonder if there’s something more between us.
I may be a slave, but in his arms I feel like his queen. And when he says he’s going to claim me as his mate, my knees go weak. But I’ve been fooled before. If I say yes to him, am I dooming myself to another hellish existence? Or could he really give me everything I ever wanted?
I’ve been swept off my feet before, and I’ve got the bruises to show just how badly that ended. I’m not about to fall at the feet of the next man – or alien – to cross my path. Especially not when he steals me away from home and wants to use me as his broodmare.
Kloran is intense and sometimes scary. A prince of his people with a duty so deeply ingrained it’s hard to see where it ends and he begins. But the glimpses of the man beneath the hardened warrior prince make me wonder if there’s something more between us.
I may be a slave, but in his arms I feel like his queen. And when he says he’s going to claim me as his mate, my knees go weak. But I’ve been fooled before. If I say yes to him, am I dooming myself to another hellish existence? Or could he really give me everything I ever wanted?
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 3, 2020
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June 27, 2022
“Out of the frying pan into another freaking frying pan.”
The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Romance: 💙💚🖤💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌎🌍🌏🌎
Character development: 😪😵😑🥺
The heroine: Bria - she was married and was abused by her husband. She grew up in sector six, but married a man from sector one. She didn’t look the part for sector one society (not blonde and thin), she is brunette and curvy. She was grey class and her sector one badge showed that. She shouldn’t be leaving her sector. Her badge tagged her as being from a lower class than the blue class of sector one. Leaving her husband wasn’t easy, but she wanted to get out of her marriage alive.
The Hero: Kloran - he is a prince of Lunaria and tasked with finding breeding slaves to save his species from extinction within the next generation. He purchased Bria on the breeding slave market thinking she had agreed to being a slave at auction.
The Story: Kloran and his crew find out quickly that Bria was under duress and had not agreed to her situation. They are worried that if she dies, they will not be able to buy another slave at auction and if they returned her then she might end up in a worse situation than with them.
The Lunarian’s decide that they still want to see if a woman from Earth is able to carry a half Lunarian child. Since none of their other breeding slaves have been able to get pregnant from being inceminated. Now that they know Bria is not a slave and never agreed to be in the slave auction, they have to free her but if she gets attracted to one of the Lunarian’s and the make a baby the old fashioned way, of her own free will, then all the better for them.
The book was told in dual points of view using dual narration. The narrators were Sierra Kline and Logan McAllister. I like duet narration much better where the female narrator does all the female parts and the male narrator does all the male parts. However, these two did a good job and I tend to pick books that have a male and female narrator whether it is dual or duet narration. Sierra did a great job as Bria, who is anxious and hesitant due to her abusive background.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Romance: 💙💚🖤💜
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌎🌍🌏🌎
Character development: 😪😵😑🥺
The heroine: Bria - she was married and was abused by her husband. She grew up in sector six, but married a man from sector one. She didn’t look the part for sector one society (not blonde and thin), she is brunette and curvy. She was grey class and her sector one badge showed that. She shouldn’t be leaving her sector. Her badge tagged her as being from a lower class than the blue class of sector one. Leaving her husband wasn’t easy, but she wanted to get out of her marriage alive.
The Hero: Kloran - he is a prince of Lunaria and tasked with finding breeding slaves to save his species from extinction within the next generation. He purchased Bria on the breeding slave market thinking she had agreed to being a slave at auction.
The Story: Kloran and his crew find out quickly that Bria was under duress and had not agreed to her situation. They are worried that if she dies, they will not be able to buy another slave at auction and if they returned her then she might end up in a worse situation than with them.
The Lunarian’s decide that they still want to see if a woman from Earth is able to carry a half Lunarian child. Since none of their other breeding slaves have been able to get pregnant from being inceminated. Now that they know Bria is not a slave and never agreed to be in the slave auction, they have to free her but if she gets attracted to one of the Lunarian’s and the make a baby the old fashioned way, of her own free will, then all the better for them.
The book was told in dual points of view using dual narration. The narrators were Sierra Kline and Logan McAllister. I like duet narration much better where the female narrator does all the female parts and the male narrator does all the male parts. However, these two did a good job and I tend to pick books that have a male and female narrator whether it is dual or duet narration. Sierra did a great job as Bria, who is anxious and hesitant due to her abusive background.
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April 7, 2020
DNF @ 73%
The first half of this was enjoyable, but just after the half-way mark it started slipping into silly, absurd, and ridiculously immature...
And of all the possible outcomes of that utterly dumb-ass decision, why did it have to be highschool-level bullshit? Why?! :(
I could rant for quite a while about the selfish, childish mentality of getting off on that (and the absurdity of Kloran handling the situation in that way), but I just don't have the energy.
I should have quit there, but unfortunately I kept reading, and got to see our heroine devolve into a brainless twit...
I'm done. I have no interest in continuing a story where the hero's brain has migrated to his dick, and the heroine's brain has obviously fallen out of her head. If you're that stupid, immature, and lacking in common sense... you probably shouldn't be bringing a new life into the world (err... universe).
The first half of this was enjoyable, but just after the half-way mark it started slipping into silly, absurd, and ridiculously immature...
And of all the possible outcomes of that utterly dumb-ass decision, why did it have to be highschool-level bullshit? Why?! :(
I could rant for quite a while about the selfish, childish mentality of getting off on that (and the absurdity of Kloran handling the situation in that way), but I just don't have the energy.
I should have quit there, but unfortunately I kept reading, and got to see our heroine devolve into a brainless twit...
I'm done. I have no interest in continuing a story where the hero's brain has migrated to his dick, and the heroine's brain has obviously fallen out of her head. If you're that stupid, immature, and lacking in common sense... you probably shouldn't be bringing a new life into the world (err... universe).
October 29, 2020
Not worth it.
It started out interesting. Until she ended up on that ship. All his talk about breeding slaves or surrogates was just silly. Why treat them like lab rats and put them in a white, small and sterile room? The purpose eludes me really and seems counterproductive to their goals. It was ridiculous.
And at that point the plot turned ridiculous as well. A General that has no clue what he does, or how his actions affect his surroundings and other characters. Sigh.
I ended up scrolling through the pages till the end.
It started out interesting. Until she ended up on that ship. All his talk about breeding slaves or surrogates was just silly. Why treat them like lab rats and put them in a white, small and sterile room? The purpose eludes me really and seems counterproductive to their goals. It was ridiculous.
And at that point the plot turned ridiculous as well. A General that has no clue what he does, or how his actions affect his surroundings and other characters. Sigh.
I ended up scrolling through the pages till the end.
July 11, 2021
2.5 Stars
This is about Bria a woman who tries to escape from her abusive husband only to find herself abducted by aliens and sold as a breeding slave.
Bria was a tragic character, with such a horrible past, lost her parents to working camps and then married a man who enjoyed hurting her not only with words but actually physical pain. I am not sure what to think about her character. I really didn’t get that she was suddenly so attracted to Kloren, the alien man that bought her. He was kinde aggressive and definitely not nice to her. He really was the names she labels him with in the beginning. It made me even more confused to why she was attracted to him at all.
Kloren was pretty annoying. I didn’t like his attitude at all. I mean later on he definitely got better, and was able to admit some of his wrong doings but that still didn’t got me to like him.
However the story was still interesting and I liked them together at the end.
Thought that’s definitely not a book I enjoyed a lot I still want to read book two since it’s about Haelian and I sincerely liked him. He is super interested in humans and tries to get information about them and he seems to really care about all the other humans that seem to have been abducted. Also he doesn’t seem to have such a bad attitude as Kloren.
This is about Bria a woman who tries to escape from her abusive husband only to find herself abducted by aliens and sold as a breeding slave.
Bria was a tragic character, with such a horrible past, lost her parents to working camps and then married a man who enjoyed hurting her not only with words but actually physical pain. I am not sure what to think about her character. I really didn’t get that she was suddenly so attracted to Kloren, the alien man that bought her. He was kinde aggressive and definitely not nice to her. He really was the names she labels him with in the beginning. It made me even more confused to why she was attracted to him at all.
Kloren was pretty annoying. I didn’t like his attitude at all. I mean later on he definitely got better, and was able to admit some of his wrong doings but that still didn’t got me to like him.
However the story was still interesting and I liked them together at the end.
Thought that’s definitely not a book I enjoyed a lot I still want to read book two since it’s about Haelian and I sincerely liked him. He is super interested in humans and tries to get information about them and he seems to really care about all the other humans that seem to have been abducted. Also he doesn’t seem to have such a bad attitude as Kloren.
November 9, 2025
I honestly judged this book too harshly by the cover even I first picked it up because it was actually really good!
Bria is trying to escape her sector and her husband who beats her. She flees through several of the other sectors before stopping at a dinner to rest. A sweet old waitress there listens to Bria’s sad story and brings her out some warm apple pie and ice cream to comfort her. But it’s laced with drugs!
When Bria next wakes up she’s in a cell of white and an attractive orange man is yelling at her in a language she doesn’t understand.
This was a fun read! The world building was so easy to understand and picture in my mind. Kloran out MC is a big softie and falls hard for Bria. I loved the language barrier at first and then it got even funnier as she’s using terms and words his translator can’t understand 😂 I loved their dynamic. Overall it was such a cute sci-fi alien
contemporary-like romance.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (2 explicit scenes)
Bria is trying to escape her sector and her husband who beats her. She flees through several of the other sectors before stopping at a dinner to rest. A sweet old waitress there listens to Bria’s sad story and brings her out some warm apple pie and ice cream to comfort her. But it’s laced with drugs!
When Bria next wakes up she’s in a cell of white and an attractive orange man is yelling at her in a language she doesn’t understand.
This was a fun read! The world building was so easy to understand and picture in my mind. Kloran out MC is a big softie and falls hard for Bria. I loved the language barrier at first and then it got even funnier as she’s using terms and words his translator can’t understand 😂 I loved their dynamic. Overall it was such a cute sci-fi alien
contemporary-like romance.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (2 explicit scenes)
May 11, 2020
Really good
Want to read
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December 3, 2025
This was just frustrating to read. It had so much potential but there was too much that didn't make sense. Vocabulary is important in my opinion, with that said ' willing slaves' is an oxymoron. A slave by definition is someone forced into servitude. The fmc is said to be a smart nurse yet has no idea what is happening to her body. *Eye roll*
Some small spoilers to follow.....
The mmc betrayal was more than just a fertility drug. He was also not honest with his intentions in the first place. He also never tells her about his arranged marriage. Then boom, he rescues her from getting captured and he is all forgiven. * Eye roll*
When they arrive at the mmcs home planet the fmc is fine with being paraded knowing they will want more human females. She says she is against them going to earth for more females so it makes no sense she would want to parade herself as their solution to their repopulation problem. This girl is just so stupid.
Some small spoilers to follow.....
The mmc betrayal was more than just a fertility drug. He was also not honest with his intentions in the first place. He also never tells her about his arranged marriage. Then boom, he rescues her from getting captured and he is all forgiven. * Eye roll*
When they arrive at the mmcs home planet the fmc is fine with being paraded knowing they will want more human females. She says she is against them going to earth for more females so it makes no sense she would want to parade herself as their solution to their repopulation problem. This girl is just so stupid.
March 4, 2020
Bria Monroe had finally made the first right decision she could remember – she was getting out of Sector One for good! If she stayed, her abusive husband would eventually kill her. She drove toward the border crossing guards, knowing she would have to appear charming, honest, and unafraid. There would be questions when they saw her ID Badge. She had married Michael, which moved her up to Sector One, but still had that gray Sector Six stripe next to her name, so they would wonder. Where you came from was all that mattered to them. As an actual nurse with approval to travel, she hoped that truth was enough to pass her through. All the rest of her paperwork was fake. She had almost made it until he said he had to scan her badge. The scanner said ERROR, and the guard cursed, thumped it, and blew on it before he moved it through the scanner a second time. This time, it read ACCEPTED and she could breathe once again!
Up all night, Bria had to pull into rest stops for quick naps. She was exhausted and starving, and almost out of credits. She stopped at a diner and told some of her story to the kind waitress who gave her pie and ice cream at no charge. But she began to feel strange, overheated, about to lose consciousness and her voice slurred. The waitress looked yellow now with orange eyes, and no longer sympathetic but waiting for something.
Bria woke up, still drugged and groggy. There was no door or window in the room and she either had a panic attack coming on or the drugs were making her heart pound. She had gone from one prison to another, it seemed.
General Kloran Dyoval of High House Dyoval, a warrior prince of the Lunarian race, needs to help his people. The Lunarian people are desperate for females to breed with for the continuation of their species since their own females are unable to give birth to female children. Kloran purchases Bria and wants her for his mate. Bria is a human who has been kidnapped from Earth by slavers to be sold, not a female who willingly agreed to be mated as Kloran was led to believe. He saw the lie as soon as she woke up and clawed at the room trying desperately to find a way to escape. Will she accept him under these conditions? Does she have a choice?
There is much going on here! From the beginning of Bria’s escape from her cruel husband, the suspense keeps building and keeping the reader waiting for what will happen next! The story line is fast-paced and intriguing all the way. The characters’ emotions jump off the page and let the reader feel everything they are feeling as the story comes alive. Grab your copy and follow Bria’s difficult adventure as she tries to deal with her new reality. Is it too late to find the love she has always craved and never found?
Up all night, Bria had to pull into rest stops for quick naps. She was exhausted and starving, and almost out of credits. She stopped at a diner and told some of her story to the kind waitress who gave her pie and ice cream at no charge. But she began to feel strange, overheated, about to lose consciousness and her voice slurred. The waitress looked yellow now with orange eyes, and no longer sympathetic but waiting for something.
Bria woke up, still drugged and groggy. There was no door or window in the room and she either had a panic attack coming on or the drugs were making her heart pound. She had gone from one prison to another, it seemed.
General Kloran Dyoval of High House Dyoval, a warrior prince of the Lunarian race, needs to help his people. The Lunarian people are desperate for females to breed with for the continuation of their species since their own females are unable to give birth to female children. Kloran purchases Bria and wants her for his mate. Bria is a human who has been kidnapped from Earth by slavers to be sold, not a female who willingly agreed to be mated as Kloran was led to believe. He saw the lie as soon as she woke up and clawed at the room trying desperately to find a way to escape. Will she accept him under these conditions? Does she have a choice?
There is much going on here! From the beginning of Bria’s escape from her cruel husband, the suspense keeps building and keeping the reader waiting for what will happen next! The story line is fast-paced and intriguing all the way. The characters’ emotions jump off the page and let the reader feel everything they are feeling as the story comes alive. Grab your copy and follow Bria’s difficult adventure as she tries to deal with her new reality. Is it too late to find the love she has always craved and never found?
September 3, 2020
I’m not sure how to rate this. On the one hand, it’s a work of fiction, of fantasy. Therefore, it’s completely up to the author to create their vision as they see fit. On the other hand, there’s just too much here that defies credulity. I kinda feel like I did after watching “Independence Day.” Those aliens didn’t look humanoid at all, but I’m supposed to believe that their spaceships have bucket seats that just happen to fit humans, complete with selt belts. And their technology is so advanced that they can travel through space, deflect all our offensive weaponry but succumb to some code written by beings less intelligent? Riiiiiiight.
I guess I’ll just leave this here then. I will say that it was much more entertaining than watching the news with nothing but riots in Portland and Covid.
I guess I’ll just leave this here then. I will say that it was much more entertaining than watching the news with nothing but riots in Portland and Covid.
March 10, 2020
His adoration was for her alone!
by sewsummore
Bria had been abducted by slavers and sold as a female breeding slave. Kloran had purchased her for that reason along with four other breeders of different races. He had been fascinated with the picture of Bria and had determined to purchase her regardless of the cost. Over the first couple of days in his care, Bria had continued to lose weight, something he could not allow. After turning on her language chip he had learned the truth about her origin, her abduction and enslavement, and the more information he was given the more concerned he had become. This was a romance that captivated me from the start. Bria was a determined woman who wanted to live her life on her terms. She had been attracted to Kloran and fearful at times as well but soon realized his anger was not for her, but a reflection of the love he felt and the pain she had suffered.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
by sewsummore
Bria had been abducted by slavers and sold as a female breeding slave. Kloran had purchased her for that reason along with four other breeders of different races. He had been fascinated with the picture of Bria and had determined to purchase her regardless of the cost. Over the first couple of days in his care, Bria had continued to lose weight, something he could not allow. After turning on her language chip he had learned the truth about her origin, her abduction and enslavement, and the more information he was given the more concerned he had become. This was a romance that captivated me from the start. Bria was a determined woman who wanted to live her life on her terms. She had been attracted to Kloran and fearful at times as well but soon realized his anger was not for her, but a reflection of the love he felt and the pain she had suffered.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 4, 2020
Bria escapes from an abusive husband on dystopian Earth only to find herself drugged, sold and journeying toward an alien world aboard a spaceship commanded by a large, gruff male who both angers and intimidates her. Kloran finds himself first concerned about the frail human female in his charge, then attracted to her. As a prince of Lunaria, his primary duty is to find “breeders” to help save his people from extinction, and he decides to claim Bria as his mate. But Kloran and Bria’s relationship is soon threatened by a vengeful alien queen, a lie of omission, and a kidnapping. In Abducted by the Warrior Prince, Roxie Ray has created an interesting world, characters you care about and a page-turning plot.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 21, 2020
Fierce human female, hot alien Prince - highly recommend
Written for mature readers only (18+ years old) due to subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some including adult language, adult intimate scenes and violence, such as kidnapping, human trafficking, etc.
This is the first of a new series, and though it starts with an act of violence that would leave permanent scars on anyone, it is about heart, the willingness to survive and finding courage despite previous experience doing everything to induce fear to control. The story universe is about an America that is divided into six classes / sectors, with sector 6 being the lowest.
This was a nice escape from reality for a while. I think you will be the same if you enjoy PNRs featuring hot aliens with a heart of gold and a need to protect those they love, and fierce humans that despite the seemingly dire circumstances they find themselves in, they refuse to give up.
Bria is a human female that grew up in a trailer park with sector 6. She was able escape a life of barely scraping by when she married Michael and he moved her to sector 1. Now she was literally on the run for her life, as she had no doubt that he would kill her if he caught her, but hopefully she timed it right. Bria waited until Michael left for a business trip that was supposed to last a few days. Now she just had to hope that her fake identification held up at the border crossing into sector 2 ... and then she could disappear.
Finally after a brief malfunction, Bria’s forged ID card showed that she was approved to travel out of sector 1. Then she drove until she just couldn’t go any longer before stopping to refuel. She didn’t have a lot of money but hopefully she could get something. After being approached by a comforting waitress, Bria found herself responding honestly about how she was doing and fell apart. Norma-Jean assured her that she would take care of her and brought her a large slice of hot apple pie with melting ice cream. Yum!!
Then Bria found herself getting really tired before realizing that she had been drugged ... she awakes and realizes that she has been changed and abducted. Then she hears something that doesn’t even sound like a language. When she refuses to eat what a mechanical arm brings her, a very large “male?” Comes in yelling at her ... and he is clearly not human ...
I am going to stop here so I don’t accidentally provide any spoilers.
Written for mature readers only (18+ years old) due to subject matter that may be a trigger or offensive to some including adult language, adult intimate scenes and violence, such as kidnapping, human trafficking, etc.
This is the first of a new series, and though it starts with an act of violence that would leave permanent scars on anyone, it is about heart, the willingness to survive and finding courage despite previous experience doing everything to induce fear to control. The story universe is about an America that is divided into six classes / sectors, with sector 6 being the lowest.
This was a nice escape from reality for a while. I think you will be the same if you enjoy PNRs featuring hot aliens with a heart of gold and a need to protect those they love, and fierce humans that despite the seemingly dire circumstances they find themselves in, they refuse to give up.
Bria is a human female that grew up in a trailer park with sector 6. She was able escape a life of barely scraping by when she married Michael and he moved her to sector 1. Now she was literally on the run for her life, as she had no doubt that he would kill her if he caught her, but hopefully she timed it right. Bria waited until Michael left for a business trip that was supposed to last a few days. Now she just had to hope that her fake identification held up at the border crossing into sector 2 ... and then she could disappear.
Finally after a brief malfunction, Bria’s forged ID card showed that she was approved to travel out of sector 1. Then she drove until she just couldn’t go any longer before stopping to refuel. She didn’t have a lot of money but hopefully she could get something. After being approached by a comforting waitress, Bria found herself responding honestly about how she was doing and fell apart. Norma-Jean assured her that she would take care of her and brought her a large slice of hot apple pie with melting ice cream. Yum!!
Then Bria found herself getting really tired before realizing that she had been drugged ... she awakes and realizes that she has been changed and abducted. Then she hears something that doesn’t even sound like a language. When she refuses to eat what a mechanical arm brings her, a very large “male?” Comes in yelling at her ... and he is clearly not human ...
I am going to stop here so I don’t accidentally provide any spoilers.
May 31, 2021
Tense, compelling, and steamy
4 stars overall, 4 stars story, 5 stars narration
I really enjoyed this steamy sci-fi romance. This is the first book by Roxie Ray that I have read, and I am impressed with the high quality of the writing and the narration. I was hooked from the first minute of the audiobook. There is a visceral immediacy, especially in the heroine’s early chapters. I think that fans of Ruby Dixon and similar authors would love it. The love scenes are very steamy and are not too many to overwhelm the plot. I will definitely listen to more audiobooks by Roxie Ray. This book is written in first person perspective that alternates between the two main characters. The dual narrators give a 5-star performance in every way. There is also a happy ever after for this couple.
I love the heroine’s intelligence, grit, and determination even with the PTSD caused by her ex-husband. Bria has standards in a relationship and is reasonably cautious. She has an admirable inner strength. Kloran is an alpha who is generally a good guy. He has a temper and yells sometimes but would never physically abuse a woman. He has some flaws but is mostly likable. The book also has good world-building that provides a great setup for future books. I am looking forward to plunge into the next book starring Kloran’s best friend.
The book blurb accurately describes the book, but I will add a few details. The heroine Bria lives on a near-future Earth in which America has turned into an authoritarian state in which anyone who offends the government is permanently thrown into a work camp, and women’s rights have been reduced. There is a rigid class structure with hardly any upward mobility. In the midst of escaping from her abusive husband, Bria gets kidnapped by greedy aliens, drugged, and illegally sold into slavery in outer space. The civilized Lunarian species bought her thinking that she had signed up to be a slave and mother by artificial insemination. Lunarians are similar to humans except stronger and with brighter colors of eyes and skin.
Minor spoiler: All sex in the story is consensual, but a secret fertility treatment was nonconsensual, which bothered me and made me give it 4 stars instead of 5. At least Kloran felt remorse for the nonconsensual procedure.
I requested and received a free audiobook copy via #AudiobookObsession, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.
#AudiobookObsession Reviewer
4 stars overall, 4 stars story, 5 stars narration
I really enjoyed this steamy sci-fi romance. This is the first book by Roxie Ray that I have read, and I am impressed with the high quality of the writing and the narration. I was hooked from the first minute of the audiobook. There is a visceral immediacy, especially in the heroine’s early chapters. I think that fans of Ruby Dixon and similar authors would love it. The love scenes are very steamy and are not too many to overwhelm the plot. I will definitely listen to more audiobooks by Roxie Ray. This book is written in first person perspective that alternates between the two main characters. The dual narrators give a 5-star performance in every way. There is also a happy ever after for this couple.
I love the heroine’s intelligence, grit, and determination even with the PTSD caused by her ex-husband. Bria has standards in a relationship and is reasonably cautious. She has an admirable inner strength. Kloran is an alpha who is generally a good guy. He has a temper and yells sometimes but would never physically abuse a woman. He has some flaws but is mostly likable. The book also has good world-building that provides a great setup for future books. I am looking forward to plunge into the next book starring Kloran’s best friend.
The book blurb accurately describes the book, but I will add a few details. The heroine Bria lives on a near-future Earth in which America has turned into an authoritarian state in which anyone who offends the government is permanently thrown into a work camp, and women’s rights have been reduced. There is a rigid class structure with hardly any upward mobility. In the midst of escaping from her abusive husband, Bria gets kidnapped by greedy aliens, drugged, and illegally sold into slavery in outer space. The civilized Lunarian species bought her thinking that she had signed up to be a slave and mother by artificial insemination. Lunarians are similar to humans except stronger and with brighter colors of eyes and skin.
Minor spoiler: All sex in the story is consensual, but a secret fertility treatment was nonconsensual, which bothered me and made me give it 4 stars instead of 5. At least Kloran felt remorse for the nonconsensual procedure.
I requested and received a free audiobook copy via #AudiobookObsession, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.
#AudiobookObsession Reviewer
September 18, 2022
I don't know exactly what was going on here, but the 'sample' I downloaded was over 2 hours long. I was 70-some percent of the way through it before I really started questioning if this wasn't the whole book. So, I'm going to count this as a read book because it was so long and such a time investment, even though I'm not going actually finish.
This is the 4th or 5th time I've tried to read an alien romance book and it just never works for me. I try over and over again because I keep hoping it's going to work out, but I've never come around to it. I think with each review I even say, "This isn't terrible, but it definitely isn't for me." It's time I really learn that so I don't waste any more time reading alien romance books when I could read stuff that I actually vibe with. I can't judge the book appropriately when I just don't like the overall premise but I do have enough of a sense of its flaws.
There's some world-building attempts more than some other alien-abduction stories I've read. The FL is a mix of feisty and broken, but also confused, uninformed, and borderline pathetic. And the ML is aggressive. angry, hot-and-cold, Alpha-male but incompetent, and just kind of irritating. I understand the 'need to take it slow' thing, but I sense an upcoming miscommunication fiasco since everyone is keeping things from one another. For people who like this genre, they very well may enjoy this book. Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
I came to read this book in the first place because I like Roxie Ray's Bloodclaw dragons series but this author is actually a pen name for a collective of friends writing different stories and so far all other series under the Ray name I have read are not my cup of tea. Time to give up then.
This is the 4th or 5th time I've tried to read an alien romance book and it just never works for me. I try over and over again because I keep hoping it's going to work out, but I've never come around to it. I think with each review I even say, "This isn't terrible, but it definitely isn't for me." It's time I really learn that so I don't waste any more time reading alien romance books when I could read stuff that I actually vibe with. I can't judge the book appropriately when I just don't like the overall premise but I do have enough of a sense of its flaws.
There's some world-building attempts more than some other alien-abduction stories I've read. The FL is a mix of feisty and broken, but also confused, uninformed, and borderline pathetic. And the ML is aggressive. angry, hot-and-cold, Alpha-male but incompetent, and just kind of irritating. I understand the 'need to take it slow' thing, but I sense an upcoming miscommunication fiasco since everyone is keeping things from one another. For people who like this genre, they very well may enjoy this book. Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
I came to read this book in the first place because I like Roxie Ray's Bloodclaw dragons series but this author is actually a pen name for a collective of friends writing different stories and so far all other series under the Ray name I have read are not my cup of tea. Time to give up then.
August 20, 2020
I thought this was a good start to the series. There were some interesting aspects- Bria was abducted off of Earth while escaping from an abusive husband. She finds out that she was sold as a slave but really, slave is a misnomer- these are women who have sold themselves to be breeders. I don't really understand the terminology except maybe to cause more arguments between Bria and Kloren for interest across the story?
I overall liked Kloren and how he treated Bria. He was a bit cranky but overall, he and his brethren seemed generally good (A few of them were a bit crass but given that they have few women in their world, I guess it was meant to reflect that). Once they found out that she was there unwillingly, they wanted to give her their freedom although they pushed their luck to see if Bria and the human women were good matches to them. Add in some issues associated with kidnappers, slavers and issues with diplomacy with other alien nations, and this was a well rounded story.
Sierra Kline and Logan McAlister were the narrators of the audiobook and they were good. Logan McAllister had a raspy voice and slightly overexaggerated a few of his characters' voices so that they felt unnatural but overall, I thought he did well. Sierra Kline also did well playing multiple roles and I enjoyed their rendition of the book.
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I overall liked Kloren and how he treated Bria. He was a bit cranky but overall, he and his brethren seemed generally good (A few of them were a bit crass but given that they have few women in their world, I guess it was meant to reflect that). Once they found out that she was there unwillingly, they wanted to give her their freedom although they pushed their luck to see if Bria and the human women were good matches to them. Add in some issues associated with kidnappers, slavers and issues with diplomacy with other alien nations, and this was a well rounded story.
Sierra Kline and Logan McAlister were the narrators of the audiobook and they were good. Logan McAllister had a raspy voice and slightly overexaggerated a few of his characters' voices so that they felt unnatural but overall, I thought he did well. Sierra Kline also did well playing multiple roles and I enjoyed their rendition of the book.
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November 25, 2024
3.5 stars
Earth has become a world divided by class sectors. Human women have been abducted by aliens without earth knowing anything about it. Breeders are sought out across galaxies when Lunarians are looking to strengthen their numbers due to a decline in female mates. Now the Lunarians have seen exactly how human women have been treated by those who kidnapped them and seek to find them and give them a new home in the hopes they will all find the one. But there is danger not only from those of other planets but within their own walls.
I enjoyed the story and felt for the characters as you can see both sides of the coin. There is action, intrigue, pain, suffering, hope, politics and love to be found among the pages.
When a human is involved they will do anything to make them theirs. However, the chemistry explodes, making them confront there are feelings just waiting to be explored. As their connection simmers dangerously close to the surface, they must decide if it is worth the risks that come with uncovering their true desires.
A quick read to take you from reality for a few hours.
Earth has become a world divided by class sectors. Human women have been abducted by aliens without earth knowing anything about it. Breeders are sought out across galaxies when Lunarians are looking to strengthen their numbers due to a decline in female mates. Now the Lunarians have seen exactly how human women have been treated by those who kidnapped them and seek to find them and give them a new home in the hopes they will all find the one. But there is danger not only from those of other planets but within their own walls.
I enjoyed the story and felt for the characters as you can see both sides of the coin. There is action, intrigue, pain, suffering, hope, politics and love to be found among the pages.
When a human is involved they will do anything to make them theirs. However, the chemistry explodes, making them confront there are feelings just waiting to be explored. As their connection simmers dangerously close to the surface, they must decide if it is worth the risks that come with uncovering their true desires.
A quick read to take you from reality for a few hours.
dnf
July 17, 2020Our girl is running from an abusive marriage only to be kidnapped and sold with 5 others as a breeding slave to some prince or whatever. He tells her she should be thankful and that any children they have (which btw she doesn’t want!) will be loved and all that. So let me get this straight, she is kidnapped and is basically being forced into wanting to be this slave bc it would be good for her? Also when the prince learns that she hadn’t willingly signed up to be a slave he didn’t care at all, he still charged in yelling at her calling her an idiot and being a fucking dbag bc she wasn’t sure if she could eat the alien food. She was literally huddled in a corner with her hands over her head shaking and he kept on yelling. He could smell the fear pouring from her and he didn’t care. This is all rubbing me the wrong way honestly.
I know where this is going. She is somehow going to get asshole prince what’s-his-face to fall for her and only her and possibly maybe (after lifetimes of it) get rid of the whole using slaves for breeding.
It’s gona be a big NO from me.
I know where this is going. She is somehow going to get asshole prince what’s-his-face to fall for her and only her and possibly maybe (after lifetimes of it) get rid of the whole using slaves for breeding.
It’s gona be a big NO from me.
September 23, 2020
It started off promising but once the h & H met it all went down hill. The novel starts off with some good earth world building where we see the h trying to escape her abusive husband in sector one. While I’m the run she is abducted and the whole beginning of the book is no longer relevant. She is sold into breeding slave trade and picked up by the nicest aliens who realized she didn’t “sign up” to be a breeding slave... who does!? But if she would remain their slave she would live in the lap of luxury... except she is in a cell... So she still disagrees and they release her and put her in her own suite in the ship. The H isn’t all that nice personality wise and yet our battered women of a heroine is like the bravest standing up to an alien war prince on a strange ship and unknown world. And she dang near immediately agrees to hop in the sack sans protection even tho she said she would not have babies for them... what did you think was going to happen?! Whole story lacked refinement and revolved almost entirely on sex and babies.
December 22, 2020
This was okay, pretty similar to most like it, though the world building for earth seemed like a lot if it was never going to be mentioned again...
Some picky things, like how she is shocked to be pregnant even though she has both thought about it herself and discussed it, she doesn't know where the illness and cravings are coming from. And she's a nurse.
The final conflict seemed way blown out of proportion. And as a woman recently running from severe domestic violence, she seemed quite mouthy and quick to respond to other soldiers and the trade lady with a lot of bite and venom, taking no shit and talking back constantly. I mean, everyone responds to trauma differently but this seemed a little extreme. Especially when she is still having panic attacks at anyone raising their voice to her.
Anyways, I'm going to keep on the series because the rescued idea interests me and I found the read pretty good overall.
Some picky things, like how she is shocked to be pregnant even though she has both thought about it herself and discussed it, she doesn't know where the illness and cravings are coming from. And she's a nurse.
The final conflict seemed way blown out of proportion. And as a woman recently running from severe domestic violence, she seemed quite mouthy and quick to respond to other soldiers and the trade lady with a lot of bite and venom, taking no shit and talking back constantly. I mean, everyone responds to trauma differently but this seemed a little extreme. Especially when she is still having panic attacks at anyone raising their voice to her.
Anyways, I'm going to keep on the series because the rescued idea interests me and I found the read pretty good overall.
March 3, 2022
I've read this before but forgot about it. So, I'm just now rating it--after a re-read. Upon reading this again, I remember now why it wasn't notable enough for me to review or mark as read. I love sci-fi romance. Earth girls and aliens is my thing. Yet, this one suffered from mishandled pacing with the storyline and a failure of the author to write the adult woman as a true adult.
Bria and Kloran share an obvious attraction to one another. Initially mistaken to be a breeding slave, Bria is freed. However, her attraction to Kloran leads to a relationship with a lot of potential. However, after Kloran makes a foolish decision, things go kind of crazy. The storyline is predictable and suffers from a little extra filler. It fails to deliver on its true potential. Something is missing. There's no real fun and the character engagement lacks due to poor character development.
I do believe this author has the makings to write great sci-fi romance. But, we're just not there yet.
Bria and Kloran share an obvious attraction to one another. Initially mistaken to be a breeding slave, Bria is freed. However, her attraction to Kloran leads to a relationship with a lot of potential. However, after Kloran makes a foolish decision, things go kind of crazy. The storyline is predictable and suffers from a little extra filler. It fails to deliver on its true potential. Something is missing. There's no real fun and the character engagement lacks due to poor character development.
I do believe this author has the makings to write great sci-fi romance. But, we're just not there yet.
March 4, 2020
This novel was well edited, with few if any typos that I caught. The characterization was well done, with both hero and heroine being sympathetic characters. The world building was creative, and the spicy scenes in this novel were spicier than other novels I have read by this author, which I consider a good thing. The plot and pacing were exciting and moved along at a good clip, meaning I read this story in one sitting. This sci-fi romance uses the Mars Needs Women trope and the Fated Mates trope, which are both favorites of mine. The angst in this novel was fairly low and the stakes were fairly high, which is one of my preferred narrative structures for romance novels. I recommend this novel to readers who enjoy sci-fi romances with an alien hero.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 4, 2020
Ms. Ray is a new author to me and, I can honestly say that I am looking forward to reading more of her books, especially the next one in this series! The witty banter between Kloran and Bree-ah, misunderstandings due to "slang" in the English language, and viewing new alien life-forms and worlds through Bree-ah had me smiling throughout the story. Bree-ah's strength during her entire ordeal, starting with being kidnapped and sold as a breeder to the Lunarians, realizing that many aliens exist in the universe, having to deal with sexual advances from Lunarians when her status is elevated from slave breeder due to the auction's deception, and her constant debate with her "inner" voice was refreshing. Throw in ulterior motives, a jealous queen, and some deceitfulness, and you have a storyline that keeps your attention until the last word!
March 7, 2020
I enjoyed this read more than anything I have in a long time! It is a full length novel...not a novella or short story...and still I read it in one sitting because I enjoyed it that much. The heroine Bria is a sweet, funny and sassy human who has been kidnapped from a life on earth as she tries to escape an abusive marriage. The hero Kloran is strong, confident and sweet Alien Prince and Warrior seeking women from other planets to produce children for his dying race. Alien romances aren't normally my go-to read but this was the perfect mix of fantasy and normalcy. This book had just the right amount of plot twists to keep it interesting and of course an HEA. I'm truly hoping for sequels from this author for some of the other characters we meet!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 3, 2020
This is the first time I have read a book by this author & I was pleasantly surprised at how well this entertaining Sci-Fi alien romance was written. The plot is well-paced & has some suspenseful situations & events. The characters are strong-willed individuals & are quite confrontational at times.
There is: a young woman (Bria) is abducted & sold to a Lunarian warrior prince (Kloran) as a slave & breeder but the situation changes when he discovers the truth, various kinds of aliens, humans, drama, intrigue, abduction, slavery, friendship, family issues, secrets, deceit, betrayal, manipulations, devious intentions, disagreements, jealousy, violence, conflict, compromises, contentment, love, some steam & a satisfying conclusion with a interesting ending.
There is: a young woman (Bria) is abducted & sold to a Lunarian warrior prince (Kloran) as a slave & breeder but the situation changes when he discovers the truth, various kinds of aliens, humans, drama, intrigue, abduction, slavery, friendship, family issues, secrets, deceit, betrayal, manipulations, devious intentions, disagreements, jealousy, violence, conflict, compromises, contentment, love, some steam & a satisfying conclusion with a interesting ending.
March 4, 2020
All she wanted was to get away from her abusive husband, but instead she found herself drugged, kidnapped and waking up and learning she had been bought as a breeder slave. Kloran was sent on a mission to find a species compatible for breeding his dieing race. When he first sees Bria he is drawn to her and hopes she will be compatible with the lunarian species. The only problem was he craved her for himself though their were some complications to overcome. There is no cheating and ends in a HEA, though part of a series this can be read alone but to follow the larger story it would be best if read as part of a series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
March 2, 2021
Yikes! The premise for the book was good, but the execution was not well. Despite being labeled as an alien romance, the aliens were identical to humans in culture, speech patterns, emotions . . . there wasn't a single thing to make them alien other than a few color differences, their names and the name of their planet. Unfortunately, the author added the fact that the female aliens laid eggs, but then the offspring were referred to as cubs. it all boiled down to lack of creatively building an outside world to fit "aliens."
I skimmed after page forty and around page two hundred something, gave up entirely as the plot could not hold my interest.
No, I wouldn't recommend this series to other readers.
I skimmed after page forty and around page two hundred something, gave up entirely as the plot could not hold my interest.
No, I wouldn't recommend this series to other readers.
March 26, 2023
Fabulous.
This is my first time reading anything by this author and I've got to say that I'm ecstatic by this choice!!
The story is extremely interesting and very well written. I can't wait for the next book to be honest.
You can't help but fall in love with the two protagonists. Even more so, if you buy the audio with the book and listen to it as you read.
The two narrators are two I've never come across, until today.
Sierra Kilne narrates the chapters of Bria, while Logan McAllister narrates those of Kloran.
I wouldn't say that these two are anywhere close to my favourites, they took a few chapters for me to warm up to them, they are neither anywhere near close to bring the worst!!
So I recommend both book and audio, then sit back and enjoy.
This is my first time reading anything by this author and I've got to say that I'm ecstatic by this choice!!
The story is extremely interesting and very well written. I can't wait for the next book to be honest.
You can't help but fall in love with the two protagonists. Even more so, if you buy the audio with the book and listen to it as you read.
The two narrators are two I've never come across, until today.
Sierra Kilne narrates the chapters of Bria, while Logan McAllister narrates those of Kloran.
I wouldn't say that these two are anywhere close to my favourites, they took a few chapters for me to warm up to them, they are neither anywhere near close to bring the worst!!
So I recommend both book and audio, then sit back and enjoy.
April 27, 2020
No action, a snoozefest
Okay so I thought I was going to love this book but man it was a rough read! Way to much detail and repetitive, literally. The main character just switched from one man to another but yet she's supposed to be strong. I made it half way through the book before I have up. There was no action barely any conversation just a bunch of thoughts. I'm okay with manipulation but honestly both main characters seemed extremely weak. So giving this book two stars was nice. The Latin datacenter constantly passes out, barely fights for herself. Hopefully by the end if the book she was stronger.
Okay so I thought I was going to love this book but man it was a rough read! Way to much detail and repetitive, literally. The main character just switched from one man to another but yet she's supposed to be strong. I made it half way through the book before I have up. There was no action barely any conversation just a bunch of thoughts. I'm okay with manipulation but honestly both main characters seemed extremely weak. So giving this book two stars was nice. The Latin datacenter constantly passes out, barely fights for herself. Hopefully by the end if the book she was stronger.
July 23, 2020
Sexy Orange Alien
I enjoyed this story
Bria finally makes the decision to leave her abusive husband; as she's fleeing she stops to eat and the waitress actually brings her Apple pie with ice cream, it's so delicious that Bria doesn't stop until she finds herself licking the plate. The waitress is a sweet older lady and Bria confides in her.
Bria realizes too late that she's been drugged
When she wakes up she has no clue where she is...
Turns out she's in a spaceship - she's been sold as a breeding slave
Will she convince the aliens they made a mistake when they purchased her??
I enjoyed this story
Bria finally makes the decision to leave her abusive husband; as she's fleeing she stops to eat and the waitress actually brings her Apple pie with ice cream, it's so delicious that Bria doesn't stop until she finds herself licking the plate. The waitress is a sweet older lady and Bria confides in her.
Bria realizes too late that she's been drugged
When she wakes up she has no clue where she is...
Turns out she's in a spaceship - she's been sold as a breeding slave
Will she convince the aliens they made a mistake when they purchased her??
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