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Reapers.
We think they’re cruel. But we don’t know the half of it.

Yet.

MY ship was raided. And now I’m owned by a monster.
He saw me. Felt me. And claimed me.
I became a pet.
His property.

I never broke under the lash.
The pain only made me stronger.
I’m determined that I will win.
He will yield to the desire I bring out.

His will is my command.
His words are my truth.
Some may think that he broke me.
Other’s will think I’ve tamed him.
You know what?
I don’t care.

All I know is this.
I’ve won the love of this monstrous alien warlord.
He makes me feel like someone treasured.
Rather than something used.

This giant brutish beast…
Who has stolen a little piece of my soul.
Has merged it with his own.

Monster explores a much darker and grittier side of the Athenaverse. It can be read as a standalone, but it still shares the same universe that you’ve found in other books. Themes in this book should be approached with caution.

204 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2020

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Athena Storm

187 books238 followers
Athena Storm is the pen name for two authors who fell in love with writing science fiction romance as they fell in love with each other.

She's the Athena. And he's the Storm. Athena hopes that one day it won't be a boyfriend/girlfriend writing duo, but a husband/wife team. But she's not pressuring at all. Not one bit.

Science fiction is the biggest love for the writing duo, and they've been doing the writing for quite some time now, building a universe that readers can get lost and explore in. Filled with big bad alien warriors, sassy human women who give as well as they get, hilarious situations, and enough steam to melt stars!

The duo have created the Athenaverse, where all books in all series are tied together. You can start anywhere but once you do, you'll want to explore them all!

When they get married, they plan to continue writing science fiction romance forever. But again, no pressure on the marrying part. Not at all. (Not like writing Happily Ever After ALL Day won't give you any ideas on its own, right?)

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Profile Image for Desert Lumens.
621 reviews11 followers
August 31, 2020
Did not finish it

Well, where to start. I think when they strung her up and started throwing darts at her to be impaled is when I gave up and figured the book had no merit. This just wasn’t for me. I could get past the spanking etc that was going on at first. Okay he had to discipline her and make her his pet in private etc. okay, I could kinda go along with this. But this being his fated mate he takes her to the mess hall and puts her on display nude so other men can see her, touch her and then hit her with darts and these darts hit her in private areas. Her breasts and her nether regions. This is just way too dark and far fetched for me. Thank goodness I didn’t grab the ARC for book two because it seemed interesting and I figured I’d read book one first. If this is your kind of book, and it seems like it is for a lot of people considering the reviews then more power to you. It’s not for me. I don’t get my rocks off by abusing my women then have them fall in love with me after I let my crew cause them pain and see them nude. Yeah no, not for me. If I could give it 0 ⭐️I would.
Profile Image for Christine.
10.8k reviews33 followers
August 23, 2020
ARC Review I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. This is a awesome story I found I really enjoyed the characters in this book. Brana is a reaper ( ishana) war chief of the sykl clan . When looting the brutus of the Helios combine he find the slave larkyn a companion that was matched with there captain on the ship .
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9,119 reviews49 followers
August 18, 2020
Amazing start to a new sci-fi series. The ship Lalyn is on his raided by Reapers and she is taken by Brama to be his. Sparks begin to fly between them and he know that she is his mate. This is a fast-paced read with loads of drama, steam and intense chemistry. Great characters and an entertaining fast-paced read. I liked it.
Profile Image for Merry One Maria.
2,330 reviews10 followers
July 14, 2021
Interesting world build

I was curious about this story because the reviews were split in half. The story was interesting and the characters as well. The world was new with these Reapers. They are vicious as you would imagine. Their saliva has healing properties. The discipline is not for the faint of heart and some liberties are taken, so you have to suspend some reality to keep reading and be okay with the treatment and the intimate scenes. There is a cringe worthy scene where the lead male goes from the first time inside the bottom to the inside the mouth and back to inside the V and just no. As I read it, there was just too much spreading of bacteria , blood, and small waste particles to enjoy the scene. Otherwise this story was good and stayed in the troupe of strong Reaper alien and kidnaps human female for own personal use and to serve a Master with a twist of fated mate.
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4,133 reviews144 followers
August 18, 2020
Forging🔨🔥 A New Empire👑🔮🚀💫

ADULT Alpha Male🐺🍆⛲💪🔪🔫 Sci-fi BDSM Romance and Adventure🚀
Brama🐺🍆⛲💪🔫🔪 is an Ishana King👑, the leader of the huge prosperous Sykl clan on their planet Kurse🌍, in the Badlands of space💫. The Ishana are now known as Reapers👺. His people are the most feared raiders in space.
Brama's clan is wealthy💰 because they control a valuable renewable resource on their planet🔮, a honey 🐝 like substance that is used to create fusion to power their ships🚀.

Brama🐺🍆⛲💪🔫🔪 decides to go on a space raiding mission during an ion storm for the morale of his Warriors.

They raid a convoy with a slaver ship🚀. He takes only one prisoner for himself, a human woman called Lakyn💃💋. It is plain to both of them that she is his fated mate.👰

ARC Provided by Booksprout 🌱
I also got this ebook with KU.

The story is somewhat similar in the beginning to many ADULT vsci-fi fated mate👰 nove!s. But author📚 Storm's books are so much more, so much better than average. Her 📚books are more about the character's place in their strife torn universe. The very ADULT romance💕 is secondary to the overall story. Author 📚Storm's books are the best of the best in this genre!

But what a romance💕 it is! Brama🐺🍆⛲💪🔫🔪 is the smart, forward thinking 👑King , and at the same time, he is a vicious Warrior👺💪🔫🔪 who can easily kill his enemies in the most hideous ways. His third side is his total 💘love and devotion for his mate Lakyn💃💋, and his need for total control over her. Luckily, Lakyn💃💋 loves 💘it too!

This book does end in a cliffhanger......leading into a book about a new Reaper leader called Rul🐺💪🔫🔪.

Basically, these novels are stand alone 📚books in the vast Athenaverse💫. There is a prologue in each book that explains the different factions, so the reader understands how everything works.
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5,907 reviews
January 19, 2022
Overall I liked it. I am just very confused about how the "Reaper's Property" series connects to the "Reaper's Pet" series.

I tried going to the author's website and it doesn't explain. It just says all series can be read in any order.

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

In book #10 of the Reaper's Pet series, we are told there are Reaper settlements and ships scattered throughout the galaxy. In Reaper's Pet, Bolton the Reaper becomes King of the Reapers by being chosen by the "Manifestation" of the Ishana. So Bolton has super powers and can make his ship invisible and prevent weapons from hitting him and vaporize Reapers with a thought.

So now this hero in "Reaper's Property" book 1 invades the Combine planet Rothchild and claims it as the first planet in the Reaper empire. He names himself Emperor and his mate/pet Empress.

So now it seems like there are two leaders of the Reapers. Yet no mention is made of Bolton in this book. Maybe they don't know about him yet.

The hero does public stuff with her, he literally strings her up naked in the mess hall and lets his men throw darts at her while she bleeds. Then he tries to humiliate her by making her give him oral s#x, but she turns the tables and tells all the men watching she enjoys it.

He also whips her until she bleeds and uses toys on her and a leash. Originally she is kidnapped by him but they grow to love each other.

I also liked how at the end of the book, he told everyone she was his empress, not just his pet. So compared to the other Reaper books there is equality.

I took off 1 star because I am confused how this book connects to the other Reaper series, Reaper's Pet.
1,900 reviews13 followers
August 16, 2020
Unfairly discarded and enslaved, Companion Lakyn believed that her life was no longer worth anything. In a sudden twist of fate, a Reaper, became her new enslaver and the owner of all of her. Brama was provoking intense emotions and exciting feelings that would open new opportunities for both. As a Companion, despite her difficulties, she had been trained welll and knew how to deliver what she had learned, all of it. Brama had ambitions, was unhappy with the Reapers destiny and felt lonely among them all. The human woman was awakening his desires for more in an unexpected way, but would he be ready? Interesting and intriguing this new twist on Reapers survival. Lakyn character was special, strong, decided and very smart. An influencer! Liked this trait of the Companions. With wide eyes I’m waiting for more of this two. Action, suspense, strong characters, intrigue, betrayal, violence and lot of heated passion Reaper style. Good story! Voluntarily reviewed this interesting story that I enjoyed and received free from Booksprout.

103 reviews1 follower
October 12, 2021
Unlikable female MC

MCs that start off just nasty to other characters for no reason make a book unreadable to me. We meet our “love interest” after she’s fallen in status from ‘potential mate’ to slave seemingly overnight.
She’s in a tiny cage, already monologuing about how she doesn’t belong there, that she’s been cheated out of her status and position by her lying fiancé, one she insisted on having despite not even knowing him or really liking him, and where she’s verbally abused by guards. Guards who are physically and sexually abusing the other ‘less valuable’ slaves. She then ditches them to try to escape with the guards knowing the others will likely be killed. She then complains that these tortured and starved slaves are crying and “sniveling” when they think they’re about to die.

I couldn’t even finish the book. I’m all for a bada** female character but that’s not this book. She’s little more than a snobby plaything for the commander and somehow we’re supposed to be interested in what happens to this rude,conceited person…
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2,661 reviews19 followers
August 20, 2020
Lakyn is a trained companion and was in service to Brigadier Sturt until she see corruption with
her own eyes by him and is now being sold off at auction for being a theif, even though it’s a lie. Brama is a reaper and the war chief of the 6 clans that live on Kurse but he is not happy and wants more than what he has now. In a raid against the combine spaceship he only request is that he wants the first pick of any female on board and the others Clans can spilt the rest of everything else amongst themselves. When he meets Lakyn he knows she is the one for him his jalshagar or fated mate. But she is strong willed and fights him at every turn and that’s why she is perfect for him and Brama couldn’t be happier. Throughout this book you go on a journey with this couple as they make there way as one, it’s not so simple because life never is but they face every new challenge United as one. Great read

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Rhonda Hicks.
4,683 reviews83 followers
August 22, 2020
I saw this book advertised on another author's newsletter, read the blurb, and thought it sounded interesting. Being as I'd never read any of Athena Storm or Cara Stone's work but I did trust the author that recommended it, I took a chance. The book was well worth it. In the blurb, it states it shares the same universe as their other books and since this is book one of a new series, I didn't feel lost in the details. "Monster" was dark and gritty but I expected that in a dark romance. The world-building was phenomenal. The entire thing played out in my mind. The burning instant attraction was only the beginning building point between the hero and heroine which was hotter than blue blazes. There were twists and turns that elicited a plethora of emotions throughout the entire story which kept me on the edge of my seat. I would absolutely recommend this for anyone that enjoys this genre.
1,957 reviews19 followers
August 16, 2020
Lakyn, a companion falsely convicted of theft, escapes from her cage as their ship comes under attack, only to be caught again and later taken by Brama, the Reaper chief, as his prize. This book deals a lot with their relationship and the fact that she is human and the mate to Brama. As their bond strengthens and with her input and knowledge, the Reapers are ready to conquer other worlds and so the battle starts. There is a lot happening in this story and the action is fast and dangerous. They have conquered their first world and now they must defend it, which leads into the next book. This is a good read and I would highly recommend it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and are voluntarily leaving a review.
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2,078 reviews11 followers
August 16, 2020
It Never Fails

At some point I will remember that I can never put a book by Athena Storm down until I have read it from cover to cover. It never fails to grab my attention and keeps me greedily flipping page after page. This latest series is on point! Gritty and dark beyond belief but oh so exciting. Brama and Lakyn were an odd mix that clicked as soon as they laid eyes on each other. Their path to love and enlightenment might offend some people but it was an awesome read to me. I used to get ARC’s but now I wait for the books to go live because I would much rather buy these books and help this amazing couple continue to feed me my fixes.
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2,289 reviews21 followers
August 17, 2020
This is a great new series set in the Athenaverse. We are introduced to a new Reaper group. They have a world that they have lived on since they started evolving from Inshana. Brama is the war chief of the six clans. He decides that they should attack a caravan of ships from the Helio Combine. Lakyn is a slave on the Helio ship and she is captured. Brama chooses her for his only slave. Brama appreciates her intellect and starts to listen to her advice. They have a HEA. I really enjoyed this new world and am looking forward to more books in this new series.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
4,666 reviews9 followers
August 18, 2020
This was an amazingly well-written story by one of my favorite authors, Athena Storm. This book 1 in the Reaper's Property Series was intriguing as it had some very well-thought out scenes and story plots. These characters have very strong wills and personalities and their interactions are believable.This wonderful story has the following: intrigue, twists and turns, adventure, action, variety of races, humans, danger, love, steam and a HEA. It is a fast-paced and continuation from the previous book that will keep you engaged from start to finish. I am always on the lookout for books by this author.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for DeeDee Winter.
34 reviews
August 18, 2020
Athena Storm has done it again with this Sci~fi Romance "Monster" was a lovely fast read. Every book she writes keeps getting better and better. If your into Sci~fi then her books are for you. It kept me reading till the end. Once I started I could not put it down. Loved the characters and everything about this book. Highly recommend that you grab this book and actually anything else that Athena Storm writes. You won't be disappointed... Can't wait to read the next one.

I received a copy of this book as a ARC for a Voluntary, completely honest, and non-incentivized review.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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4,203 reviews34 followers
August 19, 2020
The story does have some dark elements but nothing to harsh. The story is a sci-fi romance with some interesting twists. It is the first book in the series so I expect that we will meet more of these dominant reapers as the stories go. Brama is a huge male with spikes/spurs on his body. He resembles more of a demon than his ancestors, the Ishana. Humans would of called them angels. He is powerful and dominant. Lakyn is a young human female. She is beyond smart but her brain may get her into more trouble then help her. She has trained to be a companion but fate has made her into a slave. Can a slave handle a powerful War Chief and survive?
Profile Image for JoAnn.
246 reviews
September 3, 2020
Exciting Story! This new book in the Athenaverse world hooked me into its story line right at the get-go. It is a real page-turner, and this outstanding book is almost impossible to put down! The plot is jam-packed full of lots of action, suspense and danger—and of course, hot romance as the “monstrous” alien raider war chief and his human war prize captive are seemingly caught unawares of what being fated mates really entails. The world building of this series promises that each new story in this series will be awesomely exciting and filled with untold danger. I received a free review copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
6,168 reviews58 followers
August 18, 2020
Fantastic story. I just can start a book by this author without having to finish it. The storyline is engaging and I kept turning the pages until there were no pages left. This is a dark, gritty action packed story with plenty of danger, The two characters Brama and Lakyn seemed to click right away. Brama picks Lakyn as his slave at first but as they get to know one another better he is intrigued by her intellect and really starts to hear what she has to say. They have an amazing HEA. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
2,379 reviews12 followers
August 18, 2020
A wonderful start to a new series and written by two amazing authors. This story is about Lakyn, a companion falsely convicted of theft and imprisoned by the Helios Combine who is chosen by War Chief Brama, reaper, as his prize when they overtook the starship Brutus. At the beginning Lakyn resists being Brama's pet but as the "Jalshagar" bond grows and Lakyn learns what Brama desires for his race, will she help him? This is another page turner story that I couldn't put down that I enjoyed reading and reviewing via booksprout. ARC
919 reviews1 follower
August 18, 2020
This story takes Reapers in a new direction. Brama some how got Lakyn and as a former Companion. She is spoils from a raid, but Beams realizes she's his jalshagar, his fated mate. He's been discontented for awhile and she opens feelings and ideas that leave him unsettled. This is what I love about these books. They build and build and even though each story is it's own entity, they add to the dimension and overall story of the Athenaverse. Loved it!!!

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Profile Image for Susan Cox.
662 reviews6 followers
August 18, 2020
After all he is a Reaper

I liked this beginning of this book and it looks like a series I would like to follow. The characters Lakyn and Brama each have skills that when meshed together for the glory of the Reaper clan they become almost invincible. In this world it’s only the strong that survive. The reaper clan is different than the other. They have a home base and where others remain in space. This is the best Reaper book for me so far. I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend to readers that don’t have any triggers with spanking and rough sex; after all he is a Reaper.
361 reviews3 followers
November 7, 2020
Yuk

I am a fan of erotic, adult stories, Isoellen is one of my favs. I read the samp!e which was mostly background, I liked the world building so I purchased it What a mistake...when it came to the physical bones of the characters, this was not erotica, the female lead had been starved, commented on by the hea but the first thing he does is flog her??? But when she is tied naked and he allows crew to throw metal darts. That impaled her...I deleted it ..this is a male's Sadistic dream , there's nothing erotic about it, its just gross.
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1,626 reviews1 follower
August 18, 2020
Reapers are the monsters of the alien world. Brama is the War Chief of the Reapers who has united the six clans to attack a Helios Combine caravan. Lakyn is enslaved on the Helios ship for a crime she was framed for by her master. Loved this new look into the Athenaverse series. This series is grittier and darker than the previous ones. But it still stayed true to this world.

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230 reviews15 followers
August 18, 2020
He's on the hunt for a slave girl, and gets a fated mate instead. Brama is Chief of Chiefs of the reapers. He decided it was time for him to steal a slave girl for his needs. Only Lakyn is determined to decide her own fate, in any way she can. He can't humiliate her if she decides she won't be humiliated. They learn to trust one another and she helps him reach his goals.

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1,833 reviews14 followers
September 19, 2020
Absolutely Fan-freaking-tastic 😁

This first book tantalizes you with another view of the Reapers 😃. Unlike the other Reapers, this bunch have colonized a world and made a civilization 😊. And lo and behold a slave girl once again shows that there is more to just raiding 😉. A awesome start to a new series, one I know everyone will come to love 😍. Thanks Athena and Cara, y'all bring this story to life so well. I couldn't put it down 🤓.
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19.2k reviews8 followers
August 18, 2020
The first book in a new series called A Dark Alien Romance/Reaper's Property series and I want to read the next book. A well written story that kept me turning pages. This is Lakyn and Emperor Brama's story of suspense, drama, danger, villains, and romance. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
3,075 reviews19 followers
August 18, 2020
Faith brings two most unlikely people together.
The journey they are on is full of drama action suspense
and steam.
The interaction between the characters is real interesting.
I highly recommend this book if you are into a bit of a dark
Alien read.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book via Booksprout.
3,515 reviews
August 18, 2020
New, new, new series! I couldn’t read it fast enough. New action, finding mates and oh yeah, new REAPERS! Yeah. Still dark, Alpha-ed out. New challenges and worlds to protect or conquer. Well depending on how you look at it. Yeah!

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1,753 reviews13 followers
August 20, 2020
I want a Reaper for myself! Get ready for the Reaper to steal your heart and maybe your soul. They will melt your panties and leave you wanting! I enjoyed this story and am so looking forward to the next book in this series! Oh bring in the Reapers!

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1,316 reviews38 followers
January 9, 2021
2.5 Not My Cup of Tea Stars

Science Fiction isn't my favorite genre but I liked the cover so I decided to give it a try. The basic story-line is quite enjoyable to read but many events that happen along the way are disturbing and not what I would like to read... I had to take a long break before being able to finish this book. At least the last part was redeemable.
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