Book Review: Darren by Ember Hunter

 

Book Description

Dheltan warrior Darren Tagik didn't want to be sent from routine soldier duties on the planet of Ohiri to Drypso, a hard won barren outpost on the border of the Empire. There's no infrastructure on the planet, not like he's used to on Ohiri, but it's only one tour of duty, and his warrior brothers will be with him. They only have to guard a few females for the journey, and they're travelling on a Dheltan ship. How hard can it be?

But the mission is more complex than he thought. His orders are to pick up human females from Earth, as screened by the Harmonious Mates Agency. When he meets Aelenna, he recognizes his fated mate. It's love at first sight for him and his life is turned upside down, but there's no way he can ever claim her. The females are earmarked for the Ohirins.

Aelanna Smith smarted from being jilted. It stung. Apart from the humiliation, the hole in her heart caused by the experience physically hurt. Love of her life, Brad, hadn't shown up for their wedding. She was over men. Totally over them. Her friends Kora and Nayli had signed up for the Harmonious Mates Agency and she did too.

The HMA matched human females with alien warriors and she'd have to go off-planet. What the heck? She was overreacting, she knew she was. On second thoughts, she wasn't likely to fall for any being from outer space. She would have fun, go on a little adventure. Why not? Bring it on!

But the Dheltan warriors sent to guard the human females for their journey to Ohiri look like human men and are as hot as hell, and she can't stop herself falling for Darren, the eldest of the triplet alien bodyguards. She must resist him. Men lied. They aren't to be trusted.

My Review

After Aelanna is left at the alter and ghosted by her fiancé, she and her friends decide they need a big change. So they go to the Harmonious Mates Agency and sign up to go to an alien planet to find mates. What she isn't expecting is for the alien bodyguards to look somewhat human and be drop dead gorgeous. But she and her friends were lied to, she made sure that they would not be given to aliens who were lizard-like and when they get to their destination, that's exactly what the aliens are. 

Darren and his brothers are Dheltan's, but the females are supposed to be transported to the Ohirins and if he claims one of the females there's going to be trouble that he doesn't need. But Aelanna is his fated mate and he can't let her go no matter what kind of trouble it brings his way. Plus, the women don't want to be mated to the lizard aliens. 

Darren and Aelanna get closer on the trips to and from the different places they have to go, while Darren is being one of their guards. When the human females are ready to meet the males who might be their new mates, there's a bit of a snafu that helps push Darren and Aelanna together. 

After reading the differences in the two alien races, I wouldn't have wanted to be mated to the lizard aliens either. Darren was definitely a better male. 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

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