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Intergalactic Warriors #3
Nicole's Prisoner
This alien messed with the wrong gal.
And now? He's tied up in my mountain cabin.
It's been a couple of months since hundreds of thousands of people were abducted by aliens. We were all glued to the news as it happened. Even now, everyone is jumpy when a plane flies a little too low. Hell, or even flies at all.
When I spot a guy who looks a little too shiny and strong to be from around here, I panic. Determined to catch and turn him over to authorities, I lure him inside my home, conk him over the head, and tie him up.
Which was such a bad idea, because now what do I do with him and why does he keep insisting we're mates?
And now? He's tied up in my mountain cabin.
It's been a couple of months since hundreds of thousands of people were abducted by aliens. We were all glued to the news as it happened. Even now, everyone is jumpy when a plane flies a little too low. Hell, or even flies at all.
When I spot a guy who looks a little too shiny and strong to be from around here, I panic. Determined to catch and turn him over to authorities, I lure him inside my home, conk him over the head, and tie him up.
Which was such a bad idea, because now what do I do with him and why does he keep insisting we're mates?
269 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 14, 2022
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9 people want to read
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Mara Jaye
17 books19 followersMara has been a card-carrying member of several science fiction fan clubs for most of her life. From old school Star Trek and Twilight Zone to today's latest and greatest, Mara has been fascinated by the rest of the universe.
Having found success as a writer in another genre, Mara decided to tell the stories about the sexy space aliens living in her imagination. Come along with her for an escape into a universe with intelligent, strong, and always sexy men from other worlds.
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Having found success as a writer in another genre, Mara decided to tell the stories about the sexy space aliens living in her imagination. Come along with her for an escape into a universe with intelligent, strong, and always sexy men from other worlds.
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMaraJaye/
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June 17, 2022
Lack of engagement
Likes:
It was almost a full romance.
Dislikes:
It lacks relational depth.
Every single time the male or female romantic lead got close to actually dealing with any kind of in-depth personal issues there was a lot of wishy-washy worrying about potentially being hypocritical and therefore refusing to support the idea of maintaining ethical standards. Both of them fail to take a stand against evil by either changing their actions to comply with a moral code after failing to live up to it or finding the evidence to challenge a faulty set of morals that lead to destruction instead of a healthy relationship.
The refusal to take a moral stand initially appears more accepting but it ends up being very Machiavellian because both romantic partners end up pretending that morality is relative to excuse taking away someone’s choice and agency over their body because the ends justify the means.
Thus, consent issues abound, but mostly for the woman as is typical for the romance books that glorify rape culture, which I was hoping thus book would eschew. The female lead does not actually create real consent issues over bodily autonomy for the male lead, as suggested by the title and summary premise. I deducted one star for false pretenses. I deducted another store because the author failed to actually deal with the actual consent violations the male lead creates for his partner. Having someone feel helpless in a situation they can’t control with their current coping skills (such as a life threatening event) is a precursor for PTSD. Deliberately taking away somebody’s agency over their bodily autonomy, especially without their consent, sets them up for mental trauma.
The answer of this book poses is that since it feels better to take away someone’s agency over her body then it does to respect her self-control when the man wants to enforce his goals to take place her life (for her own good as though she were a child), then it’s acceptable. Now read that sentence again in the context of a relationship involving sexual intimacy and tell me that watching him set up a parent/child dynamic as a precedent doesn’t make you uncomfortable. It will always “feel better” for a man to enforce his own goals in the life of a sexual partner if he can convince himself that it’s for her own good, and there’s a reason why it is illegal to do that unless the woman is mentally incompetent with a legal guardian, which means that it would be impossible for her to consent to sex legally. The result is that any type of sexual intimacy coupled with a parental/guardian bond actions removing bodily agency is rape, with the resulting mental trauma that entails. He took her bodily autonomy from her during sexual activity and the book never deals with the undercurrents of rape.
Instead the book decides refusing to accept the “feels better to take your choice from you than respect you” rationalization would make the heroine a hypocrite. What her rationalizing makes her is somebody that enables abuse and takes the easy way out of refusing to confront her abuser & setting up safe boundaries as he admits exactly why he is wrong and acknowledges how he hurt her. Per the book, they pretend that it won’t happen again because he got what he wanted the first time. His generalized apology doesn’t mean much if he just glosses over what he did and they both pretend he did not set up a pattern enabling him to rationalize bulldozing her personal agency the next time he disagrees with her life choices. The hero rationalizes his choice during his apology and that means he never deals with the authentic damage he has done by admitting the mental trauma he set up by taking away her choice over her body during sexual intimacy, which is a form of rape. He violated her body, her mind, & her trust.
Both partners flail around because they lack anything forming the foundation of their morality. A basic foundation: The fruit of the Spirit is self-control (Gal 5:22-23). This means she controls herself not him. It also means that he should respect the God-given gift of her self control & refused to violate it.
The characters have no idea what to do when they do not live up to their own morality. It is not hypocritical to set boundaries, try again after a mistake, or revise bad ethics: If someone sins then admonish their sin in a safe environment to avoid enabling abuse & them committing spiritual suicide. If they admit it & actually repent (change) they get forgiven due to grace. If not, walk away. Both characters need to see a therapist.
The characters shied away from dealing with the theme of free will, which should’ve been huge in a prisoner genre book. The result is a lack of depth in the relationship between two people who never really connected with one another because they were never courageous enough to authentically explore what it means that he violated her consent. The book is not too short, it just feels like the author failed to actually engage with it.
Likes:
It was almost a full romance.
Dislikes:
It lacks relational depth.
Every single time the male or female romantic lead got close to actually dealing with any kind of in-depth personal issues there was a lot of wishy-washy worrying about potentially being hypocritical and therefore refusing to support the idea of maintaining ethical standards. Both of them fail to take a stand against evil by either changing their actions to comply with a moral code after failing to live up to it or finding the evidence to challenge a faulty set of morals that lead to destruction instead of a healthy relationship.
The refusal to take a moral stand initially appears more accepting but it ends up being very Machiavellian because both romantic partners end up pretending that morality is relative to excuse taking away someone’s choice and agency over their body because the ends justify the means.
Thus, consent issues abound, but mostly for the woman as is typical for the romance books that glorify rape culture, which I was hoping thus book would eschew. The female lead does not actually create real consent issues over bodily autonomy for the male lead, as suggested by the title and summary premise. I deducted one star for false pretenses. I deducted another store because the author failed to actually deal with the actual consent violations the male lead creates for his partner. Having someone feel helpless in a situation they can’t control with their current coping skills (such as a life threatening event) is a precursor for PTSD. Deliberately taking away somebody’s agency over their bodily autonomy, especially without their consent, sets them up for mental trauma.
The answer of this book poses is that since it feels better to take away someone’s agency over her body then it does to respect her self-control when the man wants to enforce his goals to take place her life (for her own good as though she were a child), then it’s acceptable. Now read that sentence again in the context of a relationship involving sexual intimacy and tell me that watching him set up a parent/child dynamic as a precedent doesn’t make you uncomfortable. It will always “feel better” for a man to enforce his own goals in the life of a sexual partner if he can convince himself that it’s for her own good, and there’s a reason why it is illegal to do that unless the woman is mentally incompetent with a legal guardian, which means that it would be impossible for her to consent to sex legally. The result is that any type of sexual intimacy coupled with a parental/guardian bond actions removing bodily agency is rape, with the resulting mental trauma that entails. He took her bodily autonomy from her during sexual activity and the book never deals with the undercurrents of rape.
Instead the book decides refusing to accept the “feels better to take your choice from you than respect you” rationalization would make the heroine a hypocrite. What her rationalizing makes her is somebody that enables abuse and takes the easy way out of refusing to confront her abuser & setting up safe boundaries as he admits exactly why he is wrong and acknowledges how he hurt her. Per the book, they pretend that it won’t happen again because he got what he wanted the first time. His generalized apology doesn’t mean much if he just glosses over what he did and they both pretend he did not set up a pattern enabling him to rationalize bulldozing her personal agency the next time he disagrees with her life choices. The hero rationalizes his choice during his apology and that means he never deals with the authentic damage he has done by admitting the mental trauma he set up by taking away her choice over her body during sexual intimacy, which is a form of rape. He violated her body, her mind, & her trust.
Both partners flail around because they lack anything forming the foundation of their morality. A basic foundation: The fruit of the Spirit is self-control (Gal 5:22-23). This means she controls herself not him. It also means that he should respect the God-given gift of her self control & refused to violate it.
The characters have no idea what to do when they do not live up to their own morality. It is not hypocritical to set boundaries, try again after a mistake, or revise bad ethics: If someone sins then admonish their sin in a safe environment to avoid enabling abuse & them committing spiritual suicide. If they admit it & actually repent (change) they get forgiven due to grace. If not, walk away. Both characters need to see a therapist.
The characters shied away from dealing with the theme of free will, which should’ve been huge in a prisoner genre book. The result is a lack of depth in the relationship between two people who never really connected with one another because they were never courageous enough to authentically explore what it means that he violated her consent. The book is not too short, it just feels like the author failed to actually engage with it.
June 15, 2022
Okay, first let me say that I love all the humor in this book! There were many times that I laughed out loud.
I read this book so fast and couldn't put it down. Like don't ask me my favorite part because I can't just pick one!
***SPOILER ALERT***
Nicole is so amazing and I love that she is so dedicated to doing what is right. Oh, and calling Mace an eco-freak was hilarious!
I also got such a kick out of him pretending to be her captive. That was just awesomeness!
I could have used a little less emotional drama, my heart still aches over how Mace must have felt - vindicated but guilty. If I could save even one person from the big C word, you'd have to throw the book at me because I would do it, hands down, everytime. Even for a stranger. I can't imagine having the ability to stop it and NOT act on it for a loved one. Golly, I'm getting all emotional about it again.
I totally get that most people would have the same reaction that Nicole had, wanting body autonomy, but I've seen loved ones shrink away because of it, so if you're sensitive about that, heads up - you're going to cry.
I wouldn't change anything about the book though, I love it just the way it is.
I think my favorite part has to be Mace getting locked up for being an alien. Oh, the irony in that segment alone makes the entire book worth it and the book stands on it's own!
I definitely was more into this book than the second, Jessica's Protector, and I attribute alot of that to the chemistry Mace and Nicole have from the very start. DO NOT SKIP THE SECOND BOOK! You get so much knowledge about the tech that Gharians use, and Jessica is such a doll.
I read this book so fast and couldn't put it down. Like don't ask me my favorite part because I can't just pick one!
***SPOILER ALERT***
Nicole is so amazing and I love that she is so dedicated to doing what is right. Oh, and calling Mace an eco-freak was hilarious!
I also got such a kick out of him pretending to be her captive. That was just awesomeness!
I could have used a little less emotional drama, my heart still aches over how Mace must have felt - vindicated but guilty. If I could save even one person from the big C word, you'd have to throw the book at me because I would do it, hands down, everytime. Even for a stranger. I can't imagine having the ability to stop it and NOT act on it for a loved one. Golly, I'm getting all emotional about it again.
I totally get that most people would have the same reaction that Nicole had, wanting body autonomy, but I've seen loved ones shrink away because of it, so if you're sensitive about that, heads up - you're going to cry.
I wouldn't change anything about the book though, I love it just the way it is.
I think my favorite part has to be Mace getting locked up for being an alien. Oh, the irony in that segment alone makes the entire book worth it and the book stands on it's own!
I definitely was more into this book than the second, Jessica's Protector, and I attribute alot of that to the chemistry Mace and Nicole have from the very start. DO NOT SKIP THE SECOND BOOK! You get so much knowledge about the tech that Gharians use, and Jessica is such a doll.
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June 16, 2022Cover Blurb:
This alien messed with the wrong gal.
And now? He’s tied up in my mountain cabin.
It’s been a couple of months since hundreds of thousands of people were abducted by aliens. We were all glued to the news as it happened. Even now, everyone is jumpy when a plane flies a little too low. Hell, or even flies at all.
When I spot a guy who looks a little too shiny and strong to be from around here, I panic. Determined to catch and turn him over to authorities, I lure him inside my home, conk him over the head, and tie him up.
Which was such a bad idea, because now what do I do with him and why does he keep insisting we’re mates?
This alien messed with the wrong gal.
And now? He’s tied up in my mountain cabin.
It’s been a couple of months since hundreds of thousands of people were abducted by aliens. We were all glued to the news as it happened. Even now, everyone is jumpy when a plane flies a little too low. Hell, or even flies at all.
When I spot a guy who looks a little too shiny and strong to be from around here, I panic. Determined to catch and turn him over to authorities, I lure him inside my home, conk him over the head, and tie him up.
Which was such a bad idea, because now what do I do with him and why does he keep insisting we’re mates?
October 7, 2023
Awesome book!
Each book that I read in this series makes me want to read even more! The author pulls you into the character's world and keeps you there until the story is done.
Next book...
Each book that I read in this series makes me want to read even more! The author pulls you into the character's world and keeps you there until the story is done.
Next book...
June 12, 2025
Aliens
Alien crash lands in girls back yard. The book is filled with humor, sex, and misunderstandings. The characters are so well matched. The little twist keeps you wanting to not put the book down.
Alien crash lands in girls back yard. The book is filled with humor, sex, and misunderstandings. The characters are so well matched. The little twist keeps you wanting to not put the book down.
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