The Alien Commander's Fake Princess

The Intergalactic Placement Agency #1

by Alyse Anders

Commander Tahsin has a royal-sized problem. Princess Myra has gone missing a month before she’s set to marry Prince Renatar, son of the Ta’Roden Matriarch, their former enemy. If the Matriarch discovers Princess Myra has run away, it will mean war once more. Tahsin must find a stand-in princess while he looks for Myra.

Lela Bauer’s acting career is in flames. Her latest holo film has bombed bigtime, her agent dropped her, and her ex-husband is talking to the tabloids. When the Intergalactic Placement Agency offers her the role of fake princess, Lela is overjoyed to get away from her problems on Earth.

As Tahsin teaches Lela the ropes of what it means to be royalty, Lela wants nothing more than to put a smile on the grumpy commander’s face. Tahsin wants nothing more than to strip Lela naked and wipe the smile from hers.

With the countdown to the wedding drawing near, Tahsin frantically looks for the missing princess, all while fighting his attraction to the woman whose true identity could destroy them all.

CW: mention of suicide, emotional abuse

Genres: Romance

227 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 8, 2022

About the author

Alyse Anders is the author of the Cyborg Protector series of erotic sci-fi novellas. When she’s not sitting in front of her computer with her imagination stuck in a faraway nebula, she’s at home with her husband and two dogs, usually eating far too much chocolate for her own good. Check out more of Alyse’s books on Amazon and KU.

Reviews

[Nightwitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light, funny, easy-to-read science fiction romance. It's not quite the usual Mars-needs-women trope - the FMC is an actress facing a career downturn, thanks to her controlling and powerful director ex, who is hired to impersonate a missing princess, while the MMC is a grumpy general who's spent his post-war life trying to keep a rein on said princess. The main characters have good chemistry, the plot moves along at a good clip, and there are a bunch of good and endearing secondary characters - even the princess.

[Dr susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic romantic sci fi adventure

Please don't be fooled by the cover or the title; Fake Princess is a serious story with themes of PTSD, suicide, emotional/mental abuse, and bullying. The worldbuilding is excellent, Lela and Tahsin are a believable couple with a wonderful happily for now, although the relationship develops quickly. There is graphic sex and a small amount of graphic violence. I admit the ending caught me completely by surprise and was more horrifying than I expected. My theories about the IPA were definitely wrong. But I'm looking forward to the next book.

[T.R. Simmons · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was hooked on Lela and Tahsin by the end of chapter three. I really felt connected to them. They really anchored the story. The world-build was also well described without getting bogged down with too much lingo. Great book, if you're looking to escape reality for a few days.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story, the end was quite intriguing. I look forward to more in the series!