It's the most wonderful time of the year...to be stranded with an alien on an ice planet.
Noelle is finally leaving her job on the Drexian space station and going home to Scotland for the holidays. Two things she didn't expect: to be sharing the trip with a hot Neebix named Vixin and for their ship to crash land on a frozen planet.
To add to their problems, the natives on the icy alien world believe she's one of their goddesses. To make things even more complicated, they're convinced she's the goddess of the fertility festival they're celebrating. Frying pan meet fire!
To stay alive until they can be rescued, Noelle and Vixin decide to go along with the case of mistaken identity. But can they continue to convince the aliens that Noelle is their goddess until the Drexians find them? More importantly, can they fight off their growing attraction now that they're forced to share a sumptuous suite worthy of a fertility goddess?
This sci-fi holiday novella features steamy scenes on an alien world, some heartwarming holiday moments, and a guaranteed HEA.
I love sexy aliens and independent heroines. I grew up on Star Trek: Next Generation and Star Wars (and I adore them equally). My favorite superhero is Thor (with Aquaman a close second because, well, Jason Momoa), my favorite dessert is key lime pie (okay, fine, all pie), and I still lament the loss of Firefly.
I live in North Carolina in the US and have one husband, two teenagers, and two neurotic cats. I sometimes wish I could teleport to a holographic space station like the one in my tribute brides series (or maybe vacation at the oasis with the sand planet barbarians). :-) When I'm not writing, I love to paddleboard, dive, travel, and read obsessively!
I will never get enough of nerdy plus size goddesses being worshiped and railed. Vixin did not disappoint. . "You are a goddess, Noelle. My goddess. But that doesn't mean I'm not going to f*** you until you beg for mercy." . Sir. Yes, Sir.
3.5⭐️ I gotta tell ya, this lil novella got steamy. It was pretty cheesy, there were holes in the plot, and it wasn’t really cozy because of the life/death situation. I enjoyed it, definitely wasn’t my favorite. Still a cute read though. If you can call two d*cks and DP cute lol
A human woman heading home for the holidays and a hot alien with a very adventurous tail. If not for a surprise attack and a crash landing on an icy planet, Noelle and Vixin might never have explored the possibilities of a relationship.
That said, crash landing on an inhospitable planet doesn't normally lend itself to romance. Unless the two involved have to share body heat. Which these two don't. They have fancy environmental suits to take care of that. HOWEVER, they do have some big snow critters to outrun and a settlement of underground natives who help them. Said natives also believe Noelle is goddess and will be blessing their community in that special way fertility goddesses bless folks.
In other words, there's the potential for some awkward times in their future. At least they would be awkward if there wasn't a spark of attraction between Noelle and Vixin and just enough private time to act on it. Yep. Sex-ay times ahoy!
An icy planet, a BIG case of mistaken identity, a little danger (on more than one front), a hunky alien who's looking for a deeper connection, and a lady who likes what she sees. *thumbs up*
I really enjoyed this lighthearted story about Vixin the Neebix who has shown up in the Drexian stories. He has come to the realisation that he wants what the Drexians have. The human females have been denied to him because they are set aside for the Drexians, he decided that he would transfer over to the boat so he would at least be with family as his cousin worked on the boat.
Noelle didn’t want to go back to earth for Christmas since the passing of her father, this year she has promised her mother that she will come home but on the way the ship is attacked and they crash land on a foreign planet until they are rescued. They are caught up in there fertility rituals that the inhabitants of the planet celebrated and mistaking Noelle as their goddess. They escape the planet in time before they are found out and they have a happily ever after, of course there’s a lot more involved but you will have to read the book to discover it all yourself.
I was given a copy of this book to read and I am reviewing with my honest and fair opinion.
The Stranded with an Alien: A Sci-Fi Holiday Tail Series is absolute perfection! These 7 books are sweet, spicy, and full of holiday fun! They get ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me!
Each book features a FMC who gets stranded with a hunk of an alien on either her planet or his. Being stranded together only helps to push them together until they can’t help but give in to their desires. Each book also takes place around Christmas (or their equivalent of the holidays) so they spend it together. The magic of the holidays helps to solidify their love! Each book has a HEA and tons of buildup and spice.
I love reading collections like this because, like anthologies, it introduces me to new authors! Each of these books takes place in a universe that the author already has stories in. So now I’m picking up new series just from these! There’s no particular order you need to read these. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
🎄 Frost by Ava Ross ❄️ Sinta by Honey Phillips 🎁 Baki by Ella Maven ☃️ Taliz by Alana Khan 🎄 Zearn by Rena Marks 🎁 Sakar by Ella Blake ❄️ Vixin by Tana Stone
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🔥 “You are a goddess, Noelle. My goddess. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to füčk you until you beg for mercy.” ~~~ Noelle is a historian and she’s assisting the design teams on the Island to make the station more authentic for the Earth women. She’s so smart, kind and compassionate. And I absolutely adored her brave and feisty side. Noelle’s such a wonderful woman and I loved her so much!
I absolutely adored Vixin! He’s one of the Neebix bartenders working on the Island. I loved his confidence, strength and fierce protectiveness. Even more, he’s so easy-going, charming, smoking-hot and definitely quite the flirt. Oh, what a spectacular male!
The development of Vixin and Noelle’s relationship was an absolute delight. Noelle plans to go home for the holidays and Vixin is transferring from the Island to the Boat to work alongside his cousin. But neither of them reaches their destination when their ship is ambushed by the Kronock and they crash land on an ice planet. And when the natives claim that the red-haired woman is their fertility goddess. Well… What can go wrong in pretending to be a goddess and the smoking-hot Neebix is your… attendant whose purpose is to satisfy your most carnal desires?! 😏 I just adored those two together! Their banters and teasings were so much fun to read. I loved that both gave as good as they got! And that tension! But when they finally gave in to their undeniable need for one another, the passionate moments they shared were off-the-charts hot and I just couldn’t get enough of the dirty-talking and possessive Vixin!
In addition, the worldbuilding and the storyline were fantastic! I loved that we finally got to know more about the notoriously horny Neebix. Even more, I really enjoyed exploring the ice planet and all the breathtakingly beautiful secrets hidden beneath its icy surface. And the Jamoo tribe were so… cute! Falalalala!
Overall, the story is a fantastic, festive and fun read! It’s filled with action, adventure, danger, suspense, humor, twists, holiday cheers, fertility festivals, alien drinks, scorching hot romance and spectacular characters.
You can always count on this author to deliver a wonderful alien world with a steamy story. Highly recommend!
Noelle is a historian working on the Island. She is a curvy redhead originally from Scotland. Her mother does not approve of her job on the space station. Her father passed several years ago and she has avoided going home for the Christmas holiday since. She is going home this year but dreads it.
Vixin is a Neebix working as a bartender on the Island. He put in for a transfer to the Boat so he can work with his cousin. He is interested in finding a mate and not playing the field anymore.
They meet on the flight to the Boat. After making the first space jump they end up in a Gronok ambush. Davan the pilot immediately jumps again but their ship is hit and crash lands on an ice planet. Davan appears to be dead so they jump out of the ship when it is taken by a large white beast and dragged away. They are found by the natives who live underground. The leader says Noelle is the embodiment of their goddess of the Zoli festival and Vixin is her kelmen (sex attendant). She pretends to be the goddess because they have to wait for the Drexians to rescue them. Meanwhile they give in to their mutual attraction. During one of the festivities they are caught in an earthquake and try to escape to the surface. She is taken captive but he rescued her and when they get above ground find the Drexians waiting for them. They declare their love, go to Earth to visit her mother and her their HEA.
I loved Noelle and Vixin’s alien-human, opposites attract, forced proximity holiday romance. This is a heartwarming, suspenseful and steamy romance with lovable and relatable characters. Vixin is a Neebix who works as a bartender on the Drexian space station for human tribute brides. He is leaving one space station for its sister station so he can be close to his cousin. He is also hoping to have more of a monogamous romantic life. Noelle is a human who works as a pop culture historian on the space station. She is leaving temporarily to visit earth and spend Christmas with her family in Scotland. Unfortunately their trip to the other space station is interrupted by dangerous aliens which results in a crash landing on an ice planet. The natives of the planet believe Noelle is their prophesied fertility goddess and Vixin is her sexual attendant. The more time Noelle and Vixin spend together as they wait for rescue while trying to appease the planet’s inhabitants, the closer they become and the deeper their feelings grow. To get to their HEA they need to be honest with each other, unpack some baggage and hope for rescue. The story was well written and included witty dialogue, three dimensional characters, good world building, and an engaging storyline with sweet moments, steam, dangerous situations, alien physiology and cultures, fated mates, coincidences, plot twists, painful pasts, missteps, and laughs. I hope there are more books with Neebix heroes. 4.5 stars.
I found this series after Ella Maven’s newsletter clued me in to Baki’s story. When I saw that Tana Stone also wrote a book in this series, I was thrilled! I love her Drixian, Barbarians of The Sand Planet, The Sky Clan of the Taori and Warlords of the Vandar series, so I had no doubt I would love this standalone. 🫶🏻
Written in 1st person, Vixin follows a Neebix and a human female named Noelle. Finally! We get to see a Neebix in action. So many of Tana’s books have touched on the flirtatious Neebix and their double cocks. But only one book in the Taori allowed us to see them in a sexual capacity, only barely because it was alongside a Taori’s story. I was way too excited to read this standalone. Vix was a bartender who was transferring from the Island to the Boat and Noelle was transporting home to Earth for the holidays. Something goes wrong on the transport and the two get stranded on a frozen tundra of a planet. They’re found by the planet’s inhabitants, who believe that Noelle is a fertility goddess and Vix is her sexual servant. Of course, the two become close and fall in love. They eventually get rescued and live happily ever after. And I loved every damn word. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
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what a great book this was. i loved it. wonderful to finally see some side characters of the drexian series get their happy ever after. vixin isn't like most neebix he wants what he's seen the drexian warriors get one mate only to love and cherish and love him back but he doesn't think that will ever happen esp when the human women coming to the island are tribute brides already. so he'll move back to the boat with family and keep hoping. but fate has a surprise for him while on the shuttle a human woman runs in late and grabs his attention and notice. throw in a crash landing on an alien ice planet, and native tribe and some misunderstandings, lots of drama, suspense, intrigue, danger and more and u have yourself a hot story. great characters richly developed and interesting, wonderful intriguing and imaginative world building esp the alien planet, and a fun diverse second culture. come dive into the world with vixin and noelle and find lasting happiness.
I received an arc copy of this book and this is my honest voluntary review.
Noelle lived on the space station name The Island to help with the Earth perspective of the tribute for the Drexians they are promised to. Noelle is dreading going home to Earth, Scotland to visit her mother because of Christmas is not the same since her father's death. In comes Vixen, a Neebix - a well known species that is not monogamous at all.
They are both on flight from The Island to the Boat (if you old enough you know where they get the references from) but they do not get that far before they are thrown off course after meeting an enemy, crashed on a ice planet and mistaken for a Goddess and her "kelman".
When I tell you that you will laugh from the moment they meet til the end, trust me you get an ab workout.
I will definitely be reading more from Tana Stone.
"If you are truly the sex goddess of the Zoli then that means I am you kelmen, and I have to do whatever pleasures you. I am yours to command.
4 stars!
This was a sweet and sexy alien romance novella filled with just the right amount of danger, holiday festivities, and sexy encounters with a charming alien (and his two 🍆😉). Noelle is reluctant to return to Scotland and spend Christmas with her mother after her father's death. Vixin is on his way to another station in the hopes of finding someone to spend the holidays with after watching others find their matches. Little do either of them know that the ship they are on will crash onto an icy planet where Noelle is revered as a sex goddess. As they try their best to survive on a planet filled with hidden dangers, both Vixin and Noelle may just find what they need this Christmas...
Tropes: forced proximity, stranded on an alien planet, charming hero, nerdy heroine, one-night stand, holiday romance, steamy🔥
This was such a wonderful read that I can’t recommend enough. It’s a great story about Vixin and Noelle, he’s a hot hunky neebix and she’s the sassy human he loves. It’s not only a festive light hearted Christmas story it’s also an action packed on the edge of your seat steamy story full of adventure action suspense intrigue danger twists Kronock humor holiday cheer hot alien romance and love. I couldn’t get enough. Along with all of that there’s a great story with a wonderful plot and characters with amazing chemistry. I highly recommend this book, you can’t go wrong. It’s a great book for a cozy night in front of the fire place.
I received this book as a free ARC copy to read and this is my voluntary review.
This is a short, quick read. A bit longer than a novella, but not quite regular book length. It’s tale of one of the humans on the Drexian space station and one of the aliens working there. They meet on a transport that ends up crashing on s remote ice planet and need to work together to survive until the Drexian Warriors find them and rescue them
It’s pretty formulaic with no surprises or plot twists, but I still enjoyed reading it. A definite must if you’ve read the other Drexian series by this author. I just wish there was an epilogue because I woukd have love to read about the reception their relationship received on the space station.
Usually I don't go for holiday romances so much but this isn't a Hallmark movie. This was different, exciting, and as always, Tana Stone gave us an HEA. This story features a human woman, Noelle and a Neebix bartender, Vixin. They end up crash landing on an ice planet together. Then the adventure starts. I had no idea that the Neebix looked this hot. I imagined them to have a more slender European physique. And then this one has grown his blond hair long like an Inferno Force Drexian. The Noelle is from Scotland. I love Scotland. I actually love haggis, too. I highly recommend this story.
So bookworm Scottish lass Noelle gets crash-stranded on an ice planet with Vixin, a Neeblix with a double "dopper" as the Scots say. He also has a rare (for a Neeblix) yen for monogamy. Now don't tell me you've read this before. You haven't read about Jamoo fertility festivals. You've never heard "Fa-la-la-la-la turned into a mantra, and you ain't seen nuthin' till you've seen a Neeblix in a Christmas sweater. Just know that Mum approves. HEA to all, and to all, a good night.
This is a lovely, funny, steamy and unusual holiday romance. Both Noelle and Vixin are taking a ship to their individual destinations but fate has something else in mind. They crash on a frozen planet and escape from the ship when a huge ice monster drags the ship away. Then they have an unusual experience with the underground people of this planet. Noelle has to pretend to be a Goddess. Then the fun begins as they start to have serious feelings for each other. Christmas on Earth for Noelle and Vixin is the perfect ending.
Cute holiday story about a nerdy young woman and a hot alien getting stranded on a planet covered in ice. The residents who live below ground claim she is their fertility goddess and they intend for her to perform a ceremony to help them get their mojo back. Noelle and Vixin are attracted to each other and perform their own fertility rite. They eventually return to the surface where a rescue team had arrived to take them back to their work station. Noelle brings Vixin to Scotland to meet her widowed mother and is surprised at her mom’s acceptance of him. Falalalalalalalala
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Finally - finally - finally!!! Neebix story. And what a story!!! Such adventure, such imagination and such characters. This is something I admire in all of this author´s stories I have read, it is the imagination, how can anyone have this imagination? Of course as is clear from fantastically fabulous five stars that I liked the story, no not correct, I loved the story. Just again, wow, how I look forward to the next one from this author!
An insatiable reader, Noelle’s headed home to Scotland for Christmas with her mum. Tired of flirting, Vixin is transferring to the Boat space station in hopes of meeting a female to be his mate. The crash of their spaceship transport pushes these two out of their comfort zones and smack dab in the middle of the fertility festival of Zoli!!! Enjoy this unlikely couple!
Vixen and Noelle, a lovely full length short story. Good world building, loved the characters. Due to the shortness of the book we didn't get to know them very well. Started out with Noelle worried about going home for Christmas then the crash of her ship. Well new she has other things to worry about. Vixin is her alien protector, and boy does the do a great job. Nice surprise ending.
Yes, I want a Neebix of my own, because all those delicious rumors are true…so I would like my very own please. Please and thank you. So, we get to find out what all the Neebix hype is about….and now everyone will be asking for one of their very own.
These two were on the same ship, he transferring to the Boat, and her going to Earth for a Christmas visit when their ship gets attacked and they crash land on an ice planet. Oh, and the natives think she is their Fertility Goddess, and wants her at their festival. I know, how fun, right. And her sexy af Neebix is her kelmen aka sex attendant…right *wags eyebrows*, I know, I am totally jealous too.
Fantastic read with an equally fantastic storyline. Safe read with an epilogue and a hea.
Psst…please don’t forget my Neebix…I’ve been a good-ish girl😉.
I loved it… We finally find out more about the Neebix who work with the Drexian Warriors. Vixin, a Neebix bartender and Noelle, the Island historian, crash on an ice planet. A case of mistaken identity brings them closer and allows them to explore their feelings while spreading some holiday cheer… I received a free copy of this book. This review was posted voluntarily.
What a great story. I just loved Vixin and Noelle, one hot neebix and one sassy human, These two are thrust into each others company after a crash landing on an ice planet. I love the humour, the passion, the writing in these stories, fabulous.
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC and I’m happy to voluntarily leave a review,
This was quite a Christmas story. I felt the Christmas spirit too at the end.
I remembered Vixin and Noel from the previous books and this is their story. This is not just a sweet Christmas story, there is also adventure, action and lots of loving. There is also sadness and a near death (glad he survived. I am looking forward to him having his own story).
Oh gosh, I loved this story so much! Noelle and Vixin were leaving the love boat for different reasons but they boarded the same ship, and get stranded on an icy planet. It was a fun, steamy, and nice sci-fi read. I was given a free copy of this book and I'm voluntarily leaving an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I was waiting for vixin's story since he first made an apperance. I always loved the neebix and this book ONLY made that more obvious. Noel is One very lucky female! The adventure the bad in the alien Planet is a lot of fun and I enjoyed this Litlle story a lotm as always Tana Stone made another fantastic book. I love the holidays!
I always wondered if we would get a book with a Neebix! I loved how preconceived notions can be totally blown out of the water with a hot and steamy romance. Vixen and Noelle were great together and I’m glad they got their HEA. But dang, I was looking forward to that fertility festival 😉
A fun time Christmas series by very talented authors!
I adored this series. All my favorite authors writing about my favorite holiday. Heaven! Queue the binge reading sessions. The stories are fun. And it was fun to revisit some previously enjoyed worlds. If you are fans of these authors or this genre you won't be disappointed.
Vixen and Noelles story together takes quite a few questionable detours on the way to Scotland for Christmas! Yikes!!..Kronocks!….Furry Monsters! …A Wildly …Sizzling …Frozen World!..sets the scene for Vixens and Noelles sizzling chemistry! Anything can happen…Loved it all!! This is my honest opinion!!