Book Description
Mondays suck, and then you get kidnapped by aliens.
Astra
In the grand mess of life, where my two jobs barely keep my moldy apartment afloat, the universe decides to throw in an extra curveball — I'm abducted by aliens to be sold as an exotic slave. Now, I'm stuck in a cell with an alien roommate whose job description includes impregnating me. It's like adding rotten cherries atop of a cosmic joke of a cake that is my life.
But here's the kicker — my extraterrestrial companion turns out to be surprisingly civilized. A gentlealien, if you will? Terminology aside, he's beautiful, in every sense of the word. Despite the absurdity of the situation, there's an undeniable attraction between us. Yet, the looming threat of slavery dampens any sparks.
Tareq
Mission: Infiltrate the slaver crew. Reality: Locked in with the cargo. Now, they want me to impregnate a female from some primitive planet. Surprise of the millennium — she's not the helpless victim I anticipated.
She's resilient, intelligent, and beautiful, even with those blunt teeth and useless claws. I could see her as my mate, but that's a cosmic joke. Once I free us, she's off to her cozy planet, leaving me to nurse my two broken hearts. The Ancestors sure have a twisted sense of humor.
My Review
Astra is having a hard time making ends meet even with two jobs. She thinks her life sucks now but then she's kidnapped by aliens that see her as nothing more than a slave they can make more sought after if she's impregnated by one of the other aliens they've and they don't care which one. Tareq has the translator implanted so he can communicate with the evil alien kidnappers and he agrees to impregnate Astra but only agrees to this in order to keep her safe from the others. Astra can't understand Tareq but after she realizes that he's not going to hurt her, they try communicating and it works kind of.
Tareq is kind of the alien police and was sent there to infiltrate the slave ship so his companions can stop the ship and save the kidnapped people and send them all back home, after their memories have been wiped.
But Tareq and Astra aren't going to just sit around and wait for something to happen, they somehow get help form another alien and try to escape. When Tareq is able to contact his shipmates and tell them they are in need of help, all hell breaks loose and Astra and the others find themselves in danger. But Tareq isn't going to just let the kidnapped aliens die so he and his shipmates have to think outside the box to save them.
Once Astra is implanted with a communication device and can understand Tareq and the others, it's easier to realize that she really likes Tareq but what's going to happen once they are saved and she has to go home without her memories of him?
Now I will say the cover for this one was a huge turn off. What is the cartoon hell is happening on the cover? But the book sounded really good so I gave it a read and I'm really happy that I did.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
New genre to me, but it sounds intriguing. Glad to find your blog.
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