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Mate for the Alien Master #1
Punished
Wild, uncivilized, and deadly, he is all these things and more.
Yet it is I who has had power over him.
He calls me his god and creator.
But they were just words upon a page.
He says I’m cruel and wicked.
But I didn’t mean to be.
None of this matters anymore, for the lines have gotten blurred.
I need to be punished, and my brutal alien master is going to punish me.
Publisher's Note: Punished is a dark science fiction romance short story. It contains explicit scenes, triggers, and complete power exchange.
Triggers and warnings: Knife play, breath play, non-con. The first intimate scene is gritty and depicted in detail. If you have triggers with either knife-play or non-con, this book is not for you.
*Standalone short story with HEA*
Yet it is I who has had power over him.
He calls me his god and creator.
But they were just words upon a page.
He says I’m cruel and wicked.
But I didn’t mean to be.
None of this matters anymore, for the lines have gotten blurred.
I need to be punished, and my brutal alien master is going to punish me.
Publisher's Note: Punished is a dark science fiction romance short story. It contains explicit scenes, triggers, and complete power exchange.
Triggers and warnings: Knife play, breath play, non-con. The first intimate scene is gritty and depicted in detail. If you have triggers with either knife-play or non-con, this book is not for you.
*Standalone short story with HEA*
79 pages, ebook
Published April 12, 2021
332 people are currently reading
425 people want to read
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L.V. Lane
75 books1,794 followersIn a secret garden hidden behind a wall of shrubs and trees amid a tiny English village, you'll find L.V. Lane's writing den, where she crafts spicy adventures...Magical and mythical creatures, wolf shifters, and alphas of every flavor give our sweet, sometimes willful omegas and heroines a guaranteed HEA.
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July 11, 2022
*3.5* I was meandering around recommended reads on my kindle, ignoring my toppling tbr. I was in the mood for something short and sweet, but I found ten grumpy inches instead.
“Hold very still, or I will cut you.” I grin. Her eyes widen in a way that tells me she’s looking at my fangs. “On second thoughts, struggle all you like.”
That's what came to mind while reading this novella. Except this book is filthy, kinky (check the TW), and kind of stupidly fabulous.
“I don’t fit in a lot of places,” he says, eyes turning hooded. “But that hasn’t stopped me yet.”
A kinky, MF, alien warrior/human woman novella, ends just as the story starts to take off. I have so many questions.
“Hold very still, or I will cut you.” I grin. Her eyes widen in a way that tells me she’s looking at my fangs. “On second thoughts, struggle all you like.”
That's what came to mind while reading this novella. Except this book is filthy, kinky (check the TW), and kind of stupidly fabulous.
“I don’t fit in a lot of places,” he says, eyes turning hooded. “But that hasn’t stopped me yet.”
A kinky, MF, alien warrior/human woman novella, ends just as the story starts to take off. I have so many questions.
July 13, 2023
Ugh... just as I got a taste, it ended...
This is not only a new-to-me author, but a unique book that I enjoyed, but, of course, wished it was longer.
Avery is a writer, a good writer, and then, all of a sudden, the H MC from her book comes to life. Haden is a hot alien warrior, and although they’ve seen each other before, he’s not been able to touch her... and then he suddenly can... and the tension was sizzling 🥵. He’s angry at her for the direction the book he was written in has taken and what he’s endured as a warrior, and he punishes her for it... in the most delicious way 🔥. It starts off noncon, but he redeems himself by the end of this short novella.
I throughly enjoyed this book. I wish it was longer- there’s so much potential with this world, and although short, the author did a good job world building. There were many details I wish were ironed out, but in the amount of pages it was delivered, it was decent.
Overall, I liked the uniqueness.
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/omd/owd
But I do remember that the h made the H a manwhore… with a huge d… he mentions that he loves f’ing in the a$$ but the h says she never wrote that in his story
-noncon/dubcon
-praise kink/blood licking/anal play/anal sex/knife play
-D/s
-no condoms
This is not only a new-to-me author, but a unique book that I enjoyed, but, of course, wished it was longer.
Avery is a writer, a good writer, and then, all of a sudden, the H MC from her book comes to life. Haden is a hot alien warrior, and although they’ve seen each other before, he’s not been able to touch her... and then he suddenly can... and the tension was sizzling 🥵. He’s angry at her for the direction the book he was written in has taken and what he’s endured as a warrior, and he punishes her for it... in the most delicious way 🔥. It starts off noncon, but he redeems himself by the end of this short novella.
I throughly enjoyed this book. I wish it was longer- there’s so much potential with this world, and although short, the author did a good job world building. There were many details I wish were ironed out, but in the amount of pages it was delivered, it was decent.
Overall, I liked the uniqueness.
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/omd/owd
But I do remember that the h made the H a manwhore… with a huge d… he mentions that he loves f’ing in the a$$ but the h says she never wrote that in his story
-noncon/dubcon
-praise kink/blood licking/anal play/anal sex/knife play
-D/s
-no condoms
June 13, 2021
ooooh, sexy, dirty, raw smut smut smut!!!
I do love this premise though, where book characters come to life and get a little comeuppance or 'cumuppence' in this case 😜🤣🤣💖!!
I guess I need to also add trigger warnings or what I like to call signs this shit is gonna be good: power exchange, dub-con/non-con, and knife play
I do love this premise though, where book characters come to life and get a little comeuppance or 'cumuppence' in this case 😜🤣🤣💖!!
I guess I need to also add trigger warnings or what I like to call signs this shit is gonna be good: power exchange, dub-con/non-con, and knife play
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June 17, 2022Triggers and warnings: Knife play, breath play, non-con. The first intimate scene is gritty and depicted in detail. If you have triggers with either knife-play or non-con, this book is not for you.
April 13, 2021
This was unusual and I liked it! Avery Sinclair is a writer and the character in her books is a hot Alien with a build of a warrior, which he is with the mind that she wrote for him, until the day he found he could actually touch her and she could feel him! The author wrote Haden, the Alien as a hardened warrior and the tortured life she wrote for him has come back to exact revenge. A bit of difference in this book, well novella really, is that she's not spanked, her punishments are all sexual and totally noncon at the start. That's the trigger mentioned in her blurb, but I didn't mind it for long, he does redeem himself eventually. I hope to see stories like this one where the author is involved with the H of the stories she's written, it was hot and in her mind not everything she wrote turned out exactly as she thought it would. I say give me more!
June 22, 2022
Haden and Avery…o my! This was short and SMUTTY. The world and the plot was fresh. The characters were developed well. I really wish it had been a full length novel because it had so much potential to be even more awesome.
Mind the triggers!
”I don’t mind the challenges, but I want a different conclusion from the one that she is drawing towards. I want an ending with her in it. And she is going to write it for me.”
Mind the triggers!
April 14, 2021
Speculative fiction at its steamy best!
I love speculative fiction for exactly what this story delivers: a mind-bending, a twisting of reality until the reader glimpses something else, something beyond the ordinary. This story gives the reader that twist in spades.
The creator comes face to face with her creation, who is not all that happy about what she has created. If Frankenstein’s monster confronted Mary Shelley, what would he say to her? This story answers that question in a delightfully raunchy and unexpected way.
Highly recommended.
I love speculative fiction for exactly what this story delivers: a mind-bending, a twisting of reality until the reader glimpses something else, something beyond the ordinary. This story gives the reader that twist in spades.
The creator comes face to face with her creation, who is not all that happy about what she has created. If Frankenstein’s monster confronted Mary Shelley, what would he say to her? This story answers that question in a delightfully raunchy and unexpected way.
Highly recommended.
April 13, 2021
This was such an interesting read. Diving into reality vs imagination, time travel and the concept of who is actually responsible for the decisions we all make.
It’s short, dirty and I loved it. It’s a great read that manages to be both filthy and thought provoking.
I received an arc of this book.
It’s short, dirty and I loved it. It’s a great read that manages to be both filthy and thought provoking.
I received an arc of this book.
October 18, 2022
The storyline is an unusual concept and I really didn’t enjoy it that much. That said, it was steamy and hot but following the storyline was confusing. It was very short, a novella. And it ended abruptly. Will I read the next two in this series? Probaly not 🤷🏻♀️
June 20, 2021
This is the first in Ms. Lane's erotic/meta/sci-fi series about the collision between fact and fiction; reality and unreality; human and non-human; woman and man. The fact/reality/human/woman is writer Avery; the fiction/unreality/non-human/man is the character she's created. One day, the two actually meet and, well... Trigger Warnings for Dub-Con and Knife Play, but Haden never actually harms her.
I read the second book first (if this features the "author," then that one concentrates on the "reader") and liked it better; thus, I have mixed feelings about this. The two entries have very different tones: this one is darker, with less humor and action (though it is better edited). I think that if you like well-described sex scenes and enjoy self-reflexivity (which I do), you'll probably like this. Certainly, it's imaginative.
That said, it starts in medias res and never catches up. Avery and Haden have an entire history that we don't see (she's on her third book about him); thus, it was difficult for this reader to feel their connection. In addition, unlike the H in the second book, Haden never does anything to elicit Avery's emotions that isn't sexual. Even in a novella, I need a little more depth in my relationships.
Finally, I was disappointed that Avery and it's at best ironic and at worst odd that an author, of all people, would present this as a positive.
3 1/2 stars. I might have rated this more highly, but the ending is very abrupt. I will say that this is the only book I've ever read in this genre that uses psychological metaphors for the unconscious, which I admire. I do recommend this one and the next; I will read the third, which isn't out yet.
October 24, 2024
This is such a clever story. I loved it. Alien romance where the FMC is an author who writes the MMC into existence, only the existence she’s been writing for him has been bleak at best. She visits him in her dreams and he is finally able to break through and punish her for the reality she gave him; and maybe write a new one in the process.
Spicy novella // dark & deviant // dimension travel // noncon // knife play // punishment sëx // HEA
Spicy novella // dark & deviant // dimension travel // noncon // knife play // punishment sëx // HEA
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March 15, 2023Nothing wrong with it, just not for me
August 12, 2023
How original!
I found this book to be highly entertaining! How thought provoking! Do we as authors fall in love with our characters? Sometimes. I think this is where series come from. We, like our readers, don't want to let them go. But would I want to write myself into their story and world? For me, I think not. That is for my readers to fantasize about. You see I love both my male and female characters. Their pairing to me is what makes them perfect. For me to have one of my male leads I would have to get rid of one of my girls. No, I love my girls! Can't do it.
But, this is an interesting concept. Authoring the perfect man for myself; hitting all of my fantasies? Hmmmm. This was well-written, short, detailed, smexy, and original. Highly recommend.
I found this book to be highly entertaining! How thought provoking! Do we as authors fall in love with our characters? Sometimes. I think this is where series come from. We, like our readers, don't want to let them go. But would I want to write myself into their story and world? For me, I think not. That is for my readers to fantasize about. You see I love both my male and female characters. Their pairing to me is what makes them perfect. For me to have one of my male leads I would have to get rid of one of my girls. No, I love my girls! Can't do it.
But, this is an interesting concept. Authoring the perfect man for myself; hitting all of my fantasies? Hmmmm. This was well-written, short, detailed, smexy, and original. Highly recommend.
October 18, 2023
An interesting concept, kinda unique kinda intriguing..
The novella is about a writer who has been writing some cruel things about the main character in her book until all of a sudden said main character is standing at her doorsteps demanding to write the next part of his life by himself. And he also added her into the story and while he was at it he added some payback to the plot.
It was good writing but the funniest part is how when she was the writer she wrote about wars and politics about soldiers and loss about emotions and smart moves in the story.
But when he got in the writing chair the book was all blow-jobs ass-fucking and whatnots lmao oh yeah and the real torture for her was actually saying out the lines written by a male author🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wish it were a longer book though with a bit more detail to how the wormholes and intergalactic travel stuff worked. But yeah I liked in nonetheless.
The novella is about a writer who has been writing some cruel things about the main character in her book until all of a sudden said main character is standing at her doorsteps demanding to write the next part of his life by himself. And he also added her into the story and while he was at it he added some payback to the plot.
It was good writing but the funniest part is how when she was the writer she wrote about wars and politics about soldiers and loss about emotions and smart moves in the story.
But when he got in the writing chair the book was all blow-jobs ass-fucking and whatnots lmao oh yeah and the real torture for her was actually saying out the lines written by a male author🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wish it were a longer book though with a bit more detail to how the wormholes and intergalactic travel stuff worked. But yeah I liked in nonetheless.
April 13, 2021
Punished is a sci fi fantasy short story that is different from the authors typical books. She has done a great job with a novel idea that still includes many of her usual elements like a hot alpha with an interesting heroine and lots of sexual tension. But this is a completely different world from her omegaverse books, and I enjoyed how she spun this tale to pull us in to it. I love a sexy alien with his own ideas of how to master his woman, especially when she is from a world completely different than his. Ms Lane keeps growing as an author and her books keep getting better and better. I wish that this had been a longer story and we could have enjoyed more of these characters. This is a fun hot read that I would recommend to anyone who likes sci fi or fantasy.
April 14, 2021
OMG
We have some knife play dubcon that borders on the noncon in here so if that not your thing turn away now😈.
What is real? What do we control? What can we change about ourselves and the world? All of this is questioned in this book plus OMG the STEAM🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!
Avery is a writer who has become obsessed with the alien dark hero in her book. Her last book left him took so much from him and left him in a hellish existence. But what happens when some how he is able to come to her, touch her, and is able to meet out revenge for the life she wrote him into?
For those that are good with dubcon I would so recommend this book and this author for them to read 😁😁
Rating: 5/5 👽👽👽👽👽
We have some knife play dubcon that borders on the noncon in here so if that not your thing turn away now😈.
What is real? What do we control? What can we change about ourselves and the world? All of this is questioned in this book plus OMG the STEAM🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!
Avery is a writer who has become obsessed with the alien dark hero in her book. Her last book left him took so much from him and left him in a hellish existence. But what happens when some how he is able to come to her, touch her, and is able to meet out revenge for the life she wrote him into?
For those that are good with dubcon I would so recommend this book and this author for them to read 😁😁
Rating: 5/5 👽👽👽👽👽
April 14, 2021
L.V. Lane certainly jumped out of her typical Omegaverse stories to write a sci-fi and I gotta be honest, I love it! Stop what you’re doing right now and read this story if you love alpha aliens and naughty behavior.
Can’t wait to see what comes next and I hope this isn’t the end of her space jump into sci-fi! Cause I am here for all of it. 🙌🏻 100% recommend!
Can’t wait to see what comes next and I hope this isn’t the end of her space jump into sci-fi! Cause I am here for all of it. 🙌🏻 100% recommend!
April 15, 2021
Be still my heart...
Whoa, another great novella by L.V. Lane. This book is about something so many of us wish for, an escape from reality with our book boyfriends 😉 It was so sweet and tender yet there was a savagery that wove it’s way through the story. Highly recommend!!
Whoa, another great novella by L.V. Lane. This book is about something so many of us wish for, an escape from reality with our book boyfriends 😉 It was so sweet and tender yet there was a savagery that wove it’s way through the story. Highly recommend!!
August 18, 2022
I loved the unique concept behind this story – an author meets one of her characters in her dreams, and he wants revenge for how she’s been messing around in his life all these years. But then dreams somehow join with reality, and she is no longer in control.
L.V. Lane teased us hard with this book. It is altogether too short, and I would have preferred a longer story with more interaction between Avery and Haden. And more alien s3x. These two had some great chemistry.
Bottom line: This is a very quick and hot alien romance read, and it perfectly sets up the following books.
L.V. Lane teased us hard with this book. It is altogether too short, and I would have preferred a longer story with more interaction between Avery and Haden. And more alien s3x. These two had some great chemistry.
Bottom line: This is a very quick and hot alien romance read, and it perfectly sets up the following books.
April 13, 2021
This is a quick read but it pulled me in from the start. I wouldn't mind seeing more in this world. I usually love this authors omegaverse the best, but this one leans toward that side of the spectrum for being a favorite. This author is so great at putting her characters thru things but making it worth the struggle in the end. She totally managed to do that in even this short of a story.
April 14, 2021
Sooo good, I needed more!!
Oh this was soo good. Loved the theory behind this. Wished it was a full book, because this left me wanting more!!!! Ohhhh, if it could be a series!!
Oh this was soo good. Loved the theory behind this. Wished it was a full book, because this left me wanting more!!!! Ohhhh, if it could be a series!!
April 13, 2021
Sexy Short Alien Story
A writer whose fictional characters come to life and wow the things he does!
Wonderful shot sexy alien story!
L.V. Lane rocks!
A writer whose fictional characters come to life and wow the things he does!
Wonderful shot sexy alien story!
L.V. Lane rocks!
April 12, 2021
Punished is a sci-fi romance short story by L.V. Lane. I really loved the unique premise of the story. This isn't what we're used to from this author and I really enjoyed the idea. Of course it also had my favorite signature elements that Ms. Lane is sure to bring to her books. I loved that hot alpha hero and the complex heroine. The steam was quite plentiful for such a short read and very well executed. I'm probably being greedy, but I felt like this needed to be longer and not just because I really enjoyed it and wanted to read more. L.V. Lane created such an interesting world with a unique plot that I believe deserves a lot more world building and character development. Definitely pick this up if you're looking for a quick and enjoyable steamy sci-fi romance with a unique twist.
May 11, 2023
Absolutely unusual but so captivating and interesting - a short breathtaking trip
August 12, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Spice
Possible spoilers
This is book one in the Mate for the Alien Master series by Lv Lane. There are currently four published books in this series.
Please read the triggers before picking up this book. It’s not a super dark story but it does have a darker theme. There is 🔪 play, anal play, dubcon, noncon, breath play, power exchange, punishments, etc. There is also a mention of cheating (not between the main characters) and divorce.
This story follows Avery and Haden. Avery is a recently divorced writer from New England. She has been trying to write a new book but always seems to come back to one character in particular. Haden is angry. He believes Avery to be a creator, a god. He blames her for his life and everything that’s went wrong, after all…she did create his character.
This book sucked me in from the beginning. The writing was beautiful and the story was unique and fun. This is a slightly darker book so that’s something to keep in mind. It was a short quick read that took me a little under an hour to finish. I honestly think it would make a wonderful full length novel. If you are looking for a well written, short, spicy alien novella then definitely give this book a try.
Quote:
"Hold very still, or I will cut you." | grin. Her eyes widen in a way that tells me she's looking at my fangs. "On second thoughts, struggle all you like."
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 Spice
Possible spoilers
This is book one in the Mate for the Alien Master series by Lv Lane. There are currently four published books in this series.
Please read the triggers before picking up this book. It’s not a super dark story but it does have a darker theme. There is 🔪 play, anal play, dubcon, noncon, breath play, power exchange, punishments, etc. There is also a mention of cheating (not between the main characters) and divorce.
This story follows Avery and Haden. Avery is a recently divorced writer from New England. She has been trying to write a new book but always seems to come back to one character in particular. Haden is angry. He believes Avery to be a creator, a god. He blames her for his life and everything that’s went wrong, after all…she did create his character.
This book sucked me in from the beginning. The writing was beautiful and the story was unique and fun. This is a slightly darker book so that’s something to keep in mind. It was a short quick read that took me a little under an hour to finish. I honestly think it would make a wonderful full length novel. If you are looking for a well written, short, spicy alien novella then definitely give this book a try.
Quote:
"Hold very still, or I will cut you." | grin. Her eyes widen in a way that tells me she's looking at my fangs. "On second thoughts, struggle all you like."
April 16, 2021
What an amazing read! This isn't your typical sci-fi steamy romance, and the trigger warnings should be observed because this one is wild, but if you don't have an issue with non-con or knife play then this is a must read. Avery is an author and Haden is one of her characters. She didn't write him an easy life, and he's got some anger issues to work out. He's going to make her pay for all the pain he has suffered. That's where the heat starts and only gets steamier. Seriously, this is a novella that is packed full of a lot of delicious steam. I love that I was able to read it in an afternoon, and while it didn't take long to read it it didn't really feel like a short to me. It was intense and exciting, and I wouldn't have been able to put it down.
April 16, 2021
Unique SciFi 3r0tic Romance Story
This was a unique short story that is both hot and graphic. I have seen variations of this theme, but this is the first time I read this theme presented this particular way. I know that sounds very vague, but I hate giving storylines away. (lol) Look, of you are into sexy warrior aliens taking control of human females, then this book is for you.
This was a unique short story that is both hot and graphic. I have seen variations of this theme, but this is the first time I read this theme presented this particular way. I know that sounds very vague, but I hate giving storylines away. (lol) Look, of you are into sexy warrior aliens taking control of human females, then this book is for you.
June 26, 2022
This was just pure filth and I loved it. The concept is amazing that a character written by an author comes to life, I wish that would happen with my own ;) haden is kinky and I love him
June 23, 2024
A quick fun hot read with interesting premise.
August 21, 2023
2.5 stars. This was different. I actually was curious about how he came to be and then it just ended tf
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