Book Description
Trapped in a terrible situation, I decide to hire a mercenary to help me escape. Pay him? I’m sure we’ll figure that out…
Rikki
I’ve been kidnapped and auctioned off. I’m not waiting around for my new ‘owner’ to do whatever he wants with me. When he leaves me with his guard in a sleazy bar, I see my chance.
There’s this even more terrifying looking male, horns, glowing blue lines on his skin, and a freaking tail! The glances he gives me leave no room for interpretation. He wants me. I can work with that…
When I hear he’s a mercenary, I take a gamble, and offer him the sweetest of payment if he helps me escape. Once he has me alone, I soon discover that the price is much steeper than just my body. He might just demand my heart.
Thar’oc
When I see her, I’m not the only one who stares, but I am the only one who cares. A tiny little human, trapped in a terrible situation. She’s all fire, bravado, pale skin, and wild curls.
Then she offers me a deal I simply can’t refuse. Against the wishes of my friends, the advice of my mentor, and my sanity, I take her. Once I’ve taken her, I won’t let her go. Ever. She’ll soon discover that she’s mine to protect, to spoil, and to pleasure.
Those that seek to steal her from me will learn that nothing gets past a Kertinal in mating rut.
This is a standalone novella and part of the My Monster, My Protector series. This steamy sci-fi romance features one stoic, pistol-wielding mercenary, a plucky, desperate heroine, and a steamy HEA.
My Review
Rikki has been abducted and sold to a new owner as a sex slave. When her owner leaves her in a bar with a guard, she speaks to Thar'oc who she overheard is a mercenary. She asks to hire him to take her to safety and in exchange she will "Work something out with him" we all know what that meant. Thar'oc cannot leave her to this fate so he accepts her offer and gets her to safety, only they aren't safe for long.
On the run and hiding until he can get her on a ship and to safety, they get to know one another better and feel a strong pull towards each other. Thar'oc knows she's his mate but he waits to tell her anything or touch her until she makes it known that she is attracted to him too and wants to be with him.
If I'm ever abducted by bad aliens, I can only hope a good alien takes pity on me like Thar'oc does for Rikki. He's a force to be reckoned with, his friends were great and helpful when he needed them.
This was a quick, sexy read. I really liked the spicy moments between these two and how they had a hard time keeping their hands off each other. I loved the wonderful ending as well.
I give this book 3 out of 5 stars.