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lifeinthebooklane's review
3.0
An interesting and well written twist on the 'alien capture' genre
This is a sci-fi romance with an almost historical or fantasy feel to it. I haven't read anything by Kallista Dane before, though I have seen her books mentioned by authors I follow. The blurb of this appealed to me, I wasn't quite sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised by this.
AJ is a highly trained commander in the Interstellar Federation. She volunteers to travel through a portal to Neodyma, a planet settled by civilisations long thought to have died out. She enters the city of Petra disguised as a man, but is captured and taken for a humiliating intimate examination where it is decided she will join the harlots whose job is to pleasure the men of Petra. Her first night she meets Kaden, who seems nothing like the rest of the men she has encountered, and they form a bond. Can AJ escape and complete her mission, will she be able to persuade Kaden to help her?
I liked AJ, she was a strong woman and although she is highly trained she also recognised when it was in her best interest to 'obey' and when to fight back. On Earth people no longer indulges in relationships with each other and use a mix of simulators and probes for sexual pleasure. I loved how she struggled with intimacy, particularly kissing.
Kaden is a very alpha male hero but also completely caring of and sensitive to AJ. He protects her so well without demeaning her or belittling her. Their chemistry was intense and very believable.
Whilst the story had hints of being 'formulaic' (captured earth woman, humiliated in public, taken by a dominant alpha, spanked, falls in love etc) it was lifted out of the everyday by the quality of it's writing and some unique aspects to its plot. I found the authors writing style very easy to read and follow and read this pretty much in one go. Whilst it doesn't have a huge emotional impact it is still a very pleasant romance and very steamy to boot. If you like alien romance stories then this is definitely one to try.
This is a sci-fi romance with an almost historical or fantasy feel to it. I haven't read anything by Kallista Dane before, though I have seen her books mentioned by authors I follow. The blurb of this appealed to me, I wasn't quite sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised by this.
AJ is a highly trained commander in the Interstellar Federation. She volunteers to travel through a portal to Neodyma, a planet settled by civilisations long thought to have died out. She enters the city of Petra disguised as a man, but is captured and taken for a humiliating intimate examination where it is decided she will join the harlots whose job is to pleasure the men of Petra. Her first night she meets Kaden, who seems nothing like the rest of the men she has encountered, and they form a bond. Can AJ escape and complete her mission, will she be able to persuade Kaden to help her?
I liked AJ, she was a strong woman and although she is highly trained she also recognised when it was in her best interest to 'obey' and when to fight back. On Earth people no longer indulges in relationships with each other and use a mix of simulators and probes for sexual pleasure. I loved how she struggled with intimacy, particularly kissing.
Kaden is a very alpha male hero but also completely caring of and sensitive to AJ. He protects her so well without demeaning her or belittling her. Their chemistry was intense and very believable.
Whilst the story had hints of being 'formulaic' (captured earth woman, humiliated in public, taken by a dominant alpha, spanked, falls in love etc) it was lifted out of the everyday by the quality of it's writing and some unique aspects to its plot. I found the authors writing style very easy to read and follow and read this pretty much in one go. Whilst it doesn't have a huge emotional impact it is still a very pleasant romance and very steamy to boot. If you like alien romance stories then this is definitely one to try.
whitneykelley's review
5.0
Soooo kinky. Sooo much spanking, and not just by the hero. Everybody spanks this girl.
Main characters had amazing chemistry and I loved both of them. Main plot kept me interested. Lots of steamy sex scenes
Main characters had amazing chemistry and I loved both of them. Main plot kept me interested. Lots of steamy sex scenes
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