Alien's Stone Heart

Outlaw Planet Mates #5

by Lynnea Lee

Lily
If you think getting abducted by little green men is bad, try waking up with your stasis pod smashed into the side of a cliff. That’s what happened to me.

To top it off, I get rescued by an alien gargoyle! He’s huge and hard as rock, with sharp teeth, horns, and a freakin’ tail. And now, we’re both on the run because of me.

Xadren can’t keep me, but he promises to bring me somewhere safe. My goal now is to survive the next few days without falling for my stone-faced protector. Easy, right?

Xadren
I messed up. Now I’ve got assassins on my tail. My plan to hide on this outlaw planet gets waylaid when a slave ship crash lands on the planet and drops a stasis pod with a human female inside right next to my hiding spot.

Curious, I check out the merchandise. That’s mistake number two because now I have a human female to care for and both the slavers and the assassins after me.

I’m in no state to claim a mate, but the more time we spend together, the more I realize I can never let her go.

Genres: Aliens, Romance, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Romance

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 4, 2021

About the author

Lynnea Lee is a recovered serial monogamist who now lives in her forever home with the man of her dreams. Still hopelessly addicted to the feeling of falling in love she now feeds her habit with a routine prescription of romance novels and rampant imagination. When she is not dreaming up fantastical stories of love, lust and romance, her hobbies includes talking to her plants, putting on a full face of makeup to stay home on Saturday nights and hugging her dog longer than is appreciated.

Reviews

[~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are over 20 books in this series. They can all be read as stand-alones and in any order.
Since the journey/Characters in each book, will be very different. It appears that each book is written by a different author... The only thing they all have in common is that all the humans seem to crash land on the same or different prison planets.

**FYI- Some may find this annoying, just like me, but though this is a joint effort from several different Authors, it seems, this 20 book series appears to have some of the books on KU and others are not. So just be aware if you're committed to reading this whole series in order, you will have to purchase some of these books up front in order to read them all.


This is the 5th book, according to Amazon and GoodReads. And the 1st book I've read in this series.

I will definitely be reading other books here. This one was sweet and decent enough😊

Cute read🥰 Sweet and quick. With just enough action and Spice 🌶🌶 to keep it interesting.

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was exciting to read about Lily waking up in a pod on a strange new world in the galaxy. She was very lucky when Xadren found her and saved her from the alien slavers. I really enjoyed how these two strangers became reliant on each other, Lily for her safety, but Xadren because Lily was his mate. There was heated moments between them, but also a love that developed as well. The story ended like there could be more to it, but it was over for now.

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[Elizabeth McDaniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lily was kidnapped from earth by little green aliens intent on selling her but her pod crashed on a planet. Xadren was a gargoyle type alien running from some assassins from his last job. When Xadren found Lily he wanted to keep her because he felt she was his mate but the danger he was in kept him from doing that. They faced danger, perilous land formations, wild animals and assassins before they found their HEA.

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[Preston and Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outlaw Planet Mates

This series is super interesting. Mainly because it’s not all written by the same author. Took me a minute to figure that out, lol. By the 3rd book, I was super confused as to why the author changed their writing style so abruptly. Once I realized there were several contributing writers, it made more sense. Duh.

Some of these books are fantastic. Some are downright terrible. Some are included with kindle unlimited, some aren’t.

The baseline for each book is that several women were abducted from Earth by little green aliens. The little green human trafficker shits implanted the females with a translator on their way to an assumed auction house of sorts. During their transit, something went wrong. So all the humans were placed in escape pods and sent to land on the outlaw planet. This planet happens to be an old prisoner planet where the prisoners overtook their captors and the planet, so now it’s just a no-man’s land for escaped fugitives and wanted criminals. And so each human female’s story truly begins.

I really enjoyed this particular book in the series. Sex with a sexy Gargoyle just became hot as hell.

Lily is yet another human in this series unlucky enough to crash land on the edge of a cliff. Xadren is the sexy, stone grey, gentle giant who rescues her. The sparks exist almost immediately between the two, and their love story was unbelievably sensual. I could easily read this one multiple times.

Thank you Lynnea Lee for taking me along on this ride. Very well written. Strongly recommend.

[Fay J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lily is not having the best of times when she wakes up after having been taken by some little green men. Truly, little green nasties took her, processed her (including a universal translator thank the heavens) and then stuck her in a pod for rapid delivery except it is clear that she never made it to where she was meant to go, well by their standards, as she wakes crashed into a tree. Luckily for her it seems that a gargoyle came to life and made it his duty to rescue her. In terms of fate she is exactly where she is meant to be. Except that everything on the planet seems out to get her and the only thing that isn't happens to be a 7ft foot living stone statue by the name of Xadren! In his part he has never seen a human before and he has enough problems of his own without adding a lost, and may we say valuable, human female to his mix. Despite all that he has a heart of gold (hmm not sure stone and metals go together but hey who cares) so he does the right thing and saves her. Once he has done that though, despite telling himself it is a bad idea he really really wants to keep her. I loved the humour in this book and it so appealed to me. Watch out for the talking water flask, I kid you not. These two are such fun and my only regret is that the book is not longer (it is absolutely long enough but I'm just sulking over it because I am fickle and I enjoyed it so much). Definite soft spot for Coal and Tiny too.

[Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this story in one sitting. I could not put it down. Really loved it. Xadren has been living in the wilderness of an outlaw planet while he hides away from some bad guys when the slaver ship transporting Lily malfunctions and her escape pod lands nearby. The adventure story that follows was exciting. The author took pains to flesh out the world with interesting animals and vegetation and took the reader along for the ride as Lily and Xadren fought their way to safety and their HEA. Their stay in the tree hideout reminded me of Tarzan and Jane. Great romantic setting. The little pet Lily found made me think of the tribbles from Star Trek. Except her Tiny was a bit more dangerous with its sharp little teeth. Xadren was a hero but I really loved Lily too. She had a cool-headed, unflappable attitude towards every situation she encountered. Her stoicism toward the thought of Xadren leaving her forever was also inspiring. The climax of the story was action packed. I loved their happy ending.

Lily’s pod was one of several that landed on the outlaw planet. It looks like Xadren’s friend, Coal, is going to be having an adventure of his own next.

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[Karen Nastasio · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is part of the outlaw planet mates and I really enjoyed it. Lily is abducted from earth by ugly green aliens a long with other human females and just before the there spacecraft crash lands on Peazus Prime an ex prison planet the females are put in stasis pods and ejected and Lily’s is now hanging off the side of a cliff right where a gargoyle looking alien is hiding and he helps her out so they don’t come looking for the human and find him but it’s too late. Xadren is in hiding from an assassin on the prison planet and he was doing ok until a pod crashed into where he is hiding out and when he see’s this beautiful female inside and he has to help her out because she is his mate and before the slavers come or the assassin find them, now on the run with everyone wanting them and there desire and longing for each other growing so fast soon it cannot be denied and by joining together the have sealed there fate. Can Xadren keep her safe from the salvers and stay out of the crosshairs of his assassin. There is so much more to this book there’s action, drama, suspense and some laughs a long the way so overall great book.

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[TinaMarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Xadren is a Balvanite, a gargoyle like race. He has worked for years as a security guard until he over hears the wrong thing and is now hiding out on an outlaw planet, Reazus Prime.

Lily was kidnapped from Earth by alien slavers, who's escape pods end up crashing on Reazus Prime. Stranded, in nothing but her nightie on a strange alien planet.

Xadren's on the run from assassins, Lily is on the run from bounty hunters and slavers. He quickly realizes the little human he found doesn't stand a chance on her own. He'll get her to safety and go on his way but soon realizes he doesn't want to let her go.

Xadren was adorable, even when he made mistakes, taking care of his tiny human. He may not have been looking for a mate but Lily brings out his mating instincts.

Lily might be a damsel in distress at the moment but she'll do her best to hold her own and protect the sexy gargoyle that protected her.

A quick, easy read, with a little danger, insta attraction and steamy heat.

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[Carole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alien’s Stone Heart is another fantastic read in the Outlaw Planet Mates series!
Author Lynnea Lee has delivered a wildly entertaining SWEEEET romp of a story as this one follows the trials and tribulations of human abductee Lilly whose stasis pod was ejected by alien slavers and crashes on the abandoned prison planet of Reazus Prime, now populated by the dregs of society.
Finding herself in a rather precarious situation and thankfully rescued by Xadren of the species Balvanite whom to Lilly kind of resembles a gargoyle, Xadren has his own problems as he’s being hunted and is on the run from assassins which doesn’t leave much time for females least of all a human one.
Unfortunately for Xadren fate has other ideas! There is something about Lilly that stirs in him a need to protect and that leads to a smattering of humorous situations, action and really delicious hanky panky in one of the native bower trees making this read an exciting, expertly written, entertaining fast paced narrative which I do unequivocally recommend!

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[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gargoyle Mate

Loved this book! I love the idea of a "Gargoyle" type alien as our hero. This book had so much packed in, it was thoroughly enjoyable and I definitely recommend it!

Lily is a human who was abducted by aliens to be sold into slavery. However, there's trouble on the alien ship and her pod is ejected onto a dangerous planet. Her pod is in a precarious position on a cliffside. Xadren, an Balvonite alien who resembles Earth's Gargoyles, is hiding out from assassin's near where Lily's pod has crashed. He is in danger and on the run, so he doesn't need the problem of a human to take care of, but he can't help but to help her. As they spend more time together on the run for their lives, their feelings grow and they are indeed fated mates! This was a very enjoyable read with action, adventure, steam and a new spin on the scifi alien mate trope. Give this one a try. Well done!

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[Aka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is definitely up there in one of my favorite Outlaw Planet books! Xadren is an adorable ML who's stoic but also had characteristics that were super interesting to me (Like I hope that there are future books of a ML with this type?).

I do think though that the beginning can be hard to read when we are going through Lily's mind since she rambles a lot and goes back and forth. If it's a writing style reason for that, then it definitely got across that Lily is scattered and panic from everything happening to her. Heat was good too for this length of book!! Again Xadren is such a sweetheart and Lily caves into it, but the way it's blended into the plot of things happening was really well done. I do think the ending "big action scene" might have been a bit over the top in ways, but it's alright since again this is a short read. This is actually a book I'd enjoy re-reading again as well!

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[Leanne Bryson · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 1/2 Out of This World Stars.....I've not read any other books in this series but I have enjoyed everything I've read by Lynnea Lee. This book was awesome story. Xadren has been hiding out from bounty hunters on a remote planet when the slaver ship trafficking women malfunctions. Lily's pod is jettisoned and she lands nearby where Xadren is hiding. When her pod starts to fall from a tree, he saves her and helps her hid from the slavers. Through out trying to hide from the slavers, bounty hunters, and who knows what, Xadren and Lily become more and more attracted and she trusts that he will protect her. The book is a well paced, fast, steamy read. I read the book in one sitting and I am defiantly gong back and read more of the Outlaw Planet Mates series because they are FREE to read with my KU subscriptions. Great read!!

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[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lily is abducted from earth by alien slavers and is going to be sold at auction. Something happens to the ship and she ends up in a pod that crash lands on Reazus Prime, a former prison planet. Her pod is caught in a tree on a cliff and she is minutes away from falling to her death when she is rescued by a gargoyle. ?

Xadren is a Balvonite, which look like rocks, hence Lily’s confusion. He was working security for a Zintazi prince when he overheard the wrong secret. He is hiding out on the lawless planet hoping the enforcers sent after him will give up. All that changes when he finds Lily and realizes she is his mate. As long as he is a hunted man he has nothing to offer her. But will he survive his attempt to bring down three of the universes most lethal assassins?

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[Nina Diab · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story. I've always loved gargoyles, but rarely find books about them. So this book written by an author whose books I love was a miraculous find! It's a relatively short story that I finished in one sitting, but well written. The story caught my attention from the beginning. Good world building. Lily was abducted from Earth by aliens but woke up in a stasis pod caught on branches hanging over a cliff. Xadren is a Balvanite alien- gargoyle-looking with hardened skin, horns, fangs, and a tail. He spots her and rescues her from the cliff and hides her from the slavers searching for her. The more time they spend together, the closer they bond. But he has assassins searching for him to execute him. Can he protect her while keeping them both safe? I really enjoyed this story. 5 stars.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book that I have read in this multi-author series. So far both have started with a human in a pod crash landed in a cliff-face. But each has had their own distinct feel. I am really enjoying this shared world/circumstance but unique story they have going on.

This one was pretty short and sweet. Lily is physically out of place, but mentally she is pretty quick to adapt. She seems very sweet doing her best to care for the creatures and aliens she comes across even though she's out of her depth. Xadren is a good guy. He has a lot going on at the moment but from the first meet it is clear that he has a good heart and wants to protect Lily. These two together are a lovely couple and it is great to see them try to take care of each other in their own ways.

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[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

He looked like stone but he was all heart.

I really liked this story. It was entertaining and enjoyable. The characters were interesting and likable. Coal was a great friend to Xadren even though Xadren didn’t expect help from Coal. Lily had been abducted by aliens when she met Xadren. He wanted to find out what a human looked like but ended up rescuing Lily. They were both on the run after that. The attraction between them was strong and neither really wanted to fight it too hard. Unfortunately, being on the run meant that other things interfered with their desire to explore their feelings. I liked how the story ended although I wish that there was an epilogue. I recommend reading this book.

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[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story of Lily and Xadren. Lily was kidnapped by aliens, but when their ship explodes and her escape pod crash lands on an alien outlaw planet, the race is on for who will find the valuable human. Lucky for her, Xadren finds her, but he is being pursued by his own enemies. They must avoid their enemies in order to make a life together. This was a fairly short story, but the author managed to build up the alien world nicely. The book starts with a lot of action and the hero and heroine get intimate pretty quickly. I didn't feel that the characters were as developed as they could be and their relationship felt a little flat to me.

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[Avis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I know I will reread it in the future. Well written, action packed with just the right amount of steam.
Xadren is on the run. He knows too much. Assassins are after him. What he doesn't need is the complication of a human female who crashes in the side of a cliff. Now he has assassins and slave traders looking for him and their cargo. What a mess.
Lilly is a strong character, yet delicate and vulnerable. She has no idea how to survive on an outlaw planet. Good thing she has a "gargoyle" like male to save the day.
Loved the twists and intrigue. And of course who wouldn't love tiny.
A great HEA and no cliffhanger make this an outstanding book.

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[Shelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lily has been abducted by little green men, inoculated and thrown into a stasis pod. Fortunately the ship she was on exploded and her pod landed on the planet below right side up. Unfortunately, it is in a thin and spindly tree growing on the side of a cliff and the wind is blowing.
Xadren is a Balvanite but when Lily first sees him looking down at her, she thought he looked like a gargoyle. Xadren had just planned to see what a human female looked like, but then he found himself rescuing her from the cliff and the slavers he could feel coming.
It was an entertaining and quick read with action, adventure, and an HEA. I definitely recommend this read. I hope the next book is about Coal!

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[Judy Gittleson Hendrickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Xadren is hiding on a planet, keeping away from a previous employer. A slave ship crashes, spewing life pods around and one lands close to him with a human female in it. He open it to find Lily, kidnapped from Earth, also running from her abductors who want her back. What are the chances that they would meet there. They get very protective of each other as they try to survive on this planet.
The characters are great, with backstories and determination. The storyline has a good pace, great dialogue and danger around the corner. Could not put this book down. Loved the chemistry that pulls them together in a joint mission. Great ending.

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[Esmeralda Silva Tenazinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Lily and Xandren's book. Tiny is just so cute that made me want One for myself! Lily had really bad luck, She was anducted by green aliens and told She was an universel breeder, that left very few options as to what they were going to do to her but the She wakes up and is on a Cliff barely hanging on a tree. Best os lucks? There was Xandren there to save her. She has various encounters with near death situations but Xanderen also has his own problems. He wants to get her Somewhere safe and leave with his problems, but we know things not always go as planed. I loved it and would love to read Coal's book.

[Emily Pennington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saving His Mate . . .

Lily is captive on a slaver ship when a malfunction causes her pod to eject. She ends up on an old abandoned prison planet. Xadren saved her, even though he was also being hunted. He is a Balvanite, which looks like a gargoyle to her, but he is protective and tries to get her to somewhere safe while the slavers and the assassins come after them. He finally identifies her as his mate. This is not the time to claim his mate. But can he let her go?

This is a good story as we see the two of them learn to rely on each other and begin to fall in love. There is action and adventure. But will they escape everyone chasing them?

[Vicenta Ramos Giner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encanta un monton este bellisimo y maravilloso libro de aliens ¡¡me lo volvere a leer muy pronto!! me la leere un monton de veces ¡¡le doy un 10!! es una autentica joya y lo amo un monton 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[Lora Knudsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

You've got to read this book! Action and adventure mixed with a hot romance? Sign me up. This series is really good especially written by different authors. From the first page, you are on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen. They are on the run and Xadren was just trying to get Lily somewhere safe. I loved the imagination in this book, the planet is dangerous and that's before all of the outlaws. I won't miss any of these books, I'm hooked.

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[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fast enjoyable read with an abducted human female and an alien on the run. I liked how quickly Xadren became protective of Lily without realizing it. I thought Lily was a little too accepting but it worked for the story. The world-building sounds like it is going to be really interesting full of strange, unfamiliar flora and fauna. The characters were interesting and engaging, I hope Coal ends up with a mate as well! It was a quick read and I hate that it ended.

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[Christyn P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Xadron and Lily have such a fun story. Fate is a remarkable thing. And what beings choose to do when date places choices in front of them is even more remarkable. Their connection was instant. Their passion right in the surface. Their personalities shine through so effortlessly. The plot was complex enough to keep the pages turning. The twists were intriguing and led to wanting to know what’s next for Coal. Another awesome one for sure.

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[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lily and Xadren are forced together by a series of events. While heat ignites between them, Xadren is unwilling to being Lily in the cross hairs of the danger following him. They cannot ignore the sparks, but what about when they are no longer on the run together?

I have loved everything I have read by the author, and this story is no exception. We step into a new world as part of the outlaw planet mates. This is my first story in the series, and I look forward to reading more.

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[Caroline Doig · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Lily’s and Xadren’s story it’s an alien sci-fi romance with plenty of action, adventure, suspense, danger, drama, passion and so much more to keep you entertained and turning the pages. Lily gets abducted by little green aliens the slave ship crashes on Reazus Prime an outlaw planet and Lily’s pod ends up hanging over a cliff she is saved by a gargoyle Xadren and now they are both on the run from assassins, slavers and everyone else, will they come out of this alive or will the slavers get them both?. Fantastic story I loved it and the characters and I highly recommend this book.

[Sara Munoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This very well written book 7 in The Outlaw Planet Mates Book Series has an intriguing story with very well-constructed characters and storyline. These characters have very unique personalities, engaging histories and believable reactions. This intense story has the following: intrigue, twists and turns, adventure, action, love, steam and a HEA. It is a well-paced, Alien Romance story that will keep entertained from start to finish. A must read

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[Kristine L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alien Gargoyles. What a great fast paced story with Lily being abducted by little green men and when she wakes up she's in a smashed statis pod. Then Xadren goes out to check what's in the pod and finds a human he has to protect and care for with slavers and assassins after them. lots of fun and really entertaining. Great characters and adventure, action and steam. New alien romance for me with gargoyles. Pretty sexy. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.