Three enjoyable novelette stories about a tentacle alien and those they mate with. They have likable characters, romance and a plot that ties to each other. The stories are:
Seeded
Amanda decided to restart her life after her boyfriend cheated on her. She rents a cabin by a lake and decides to take the boat out to fish but motors by a island with a cove and lands. She sees a cave that is half submerge and goes exploring. She aroused by King Zarkos, a alien octopus like creature, and he tells her that he's race is dying out and they need off spring to survive and will she volunteered to help. Does she help King Zarkos?
Dissident
Daemon swims by the island where Dana lives. He feels pulled toward her but it is against the law for humans to know of his people. Dana who grew up on the island is grieving over the death of her grandmother who raised her and her brother. Going home from the mainland after the funeral a storm creeps up and Dana capsizes the boat. Dana drowns but Daemon saves her and gives her the breath of life. When Dana thanks him, a attraction between them begins. What will happen when Daemon's people find out about them?
Far Too Deep
This is about Mabel who is the Clay Master of her people. She makes pottery that has a chemical that the humans are addicted on for it's peaceful qualities. She getting the island ready for a ceremony when her cousin Kellen and three men show up at her door. She is introduced to Jericho, Zander and Rion and they tell her they were from the home world where her father had come from. She's unsettled by them but when Elder Harry arrives and later Nurse Freya they go to their sacred cave where the ceremony is at. Once there Zander shows himself and proclaims that they are the superior race and humans need to be wiped out. Elder Harry fights Zander and loses and her cousin Keller joins the fight. This gives Mabel and Nurse Freya with the children time to escape. During this time Mabel starts to discover her powers of being a Clay Master so when Jericho finds them later and tells them he wants to help, does she believe him? Can they stop Zander from killing all the humans?
These stories were enjoyable to read and review with action, steaming romance and drama via Booksprout. ARC