Alien's Prize by Zoey Draven

 

2 star

Kate finally had it all until she’s kidnapped by aliens and put up as a prize.  She’s selected to be mate to Prime Leader of Luxiria Vaxa’an after he won his fight.  All she wants to do is get home to her life but he’s not willing to let her go.  He finally decides to make a deal she spends some time with him and if she still wants to go home, he will make it happen.

I wanted to like this book more than I did.  It was a bit too much non-consent throughout the book for me.  Kate is literally kidnapped and held to be a pleasure slave.  She is given no options and just kind accepts her fate.  I’ve read other books similar to this that handled this storyline way better.  You don’t see them rescuing the rest of the women held until much later.  It just frustrated me. 

Book 1 Warriors of Luxiria

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Kiss of the Blood Prince by Alessa Thorn

 

 

3 Star

15 hundred years ago Prince Kian and the rest of the fae were betrayed.  They are back and want revenge.  While the war has begun Prince Kian finds Elise and he can’t bring himself to kill her, so he takes her.  He lusts for her blood and for her.  Will she be able to break the curse he’s under and save him and the rest of the fae?

This book started off so incredibly slow as the author built the world.  It was worth it in the end, but it took a while to get into the book.  I enjoyed how resilient Elise was and how even though she was kidnapped and held against her will she still gave as good as she got.  Ultimately it was a good start to a series.

Book 1 Wrath of the Fae

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Neanderthal by Avery Flynn

 

4 Star

His cousin has fallen but Griff knows he won’t. He will set up a profile and do the dates, but he is the silent man who never talks. When he meets up with his sister and her friend for lunch, he KNOWS he’s not going to lose. He wants Kinsey but she’s engaged, and he won’t poach. Kinsey learned long ago working in a male dominated field and being a child prodigy, it was easier to pretend to be engaged to gain some respect and be left alone at work. The issue comes in when she meets someone she’s interested in and doesn’t know how to “kill off” her fiancé so she can be happy with Griff. When she finally extracts herself from the situation it smooth sailing for them until some dirty deeds pop up at her work. Will this be what breaks them apart?

I LOVED Griff and Kinsey.  He was dealt a shit hand with his parents, and I get why he tried to do what he did with Kinsey because he was always having to sacrifice what he wants because of his father. I loved that Kinsey saw what he was doing and tried to get him to see reason and when he finally did, she didn’t just go all is forgiven. I really loved these two together.  It was an insta love story, but it didn’t feel that way as they take their time getting to know each other.  Cannot wait for the last book.

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Mama's Boy by Avery Flynn

 

4 Star

Dixon Beckett treats women right but never wants to fall in love again after being burned. When his grandma dies and leaves one wrapped Christmas present for one of the older boys, they decide to have a challenge to see who is the last man standing with love. The rules are create a profile on a dating app, go on 6 dates with whomever responds first and whatever you do don’t fall in love. He creates the most obnoxious ad possible assuming no one will respond. What he doesn’t expect is Fiona Hartigan who needs him to help her grandma. She tried the legitimate route and he bailed on every meeting so now she will date him and find the perfect time to slip in her grandma’s cosmetics. Since she is a disaster at dating, she doesn’t see how this could possibly fail.

I enjoyed this book a lot. It is a spinoff of the Harbor City series. Does it help to have read all the books before this one…of course. Do you need to have read all of them? No.  It was nice to see some of the other Hartigan’s and makes me want to read all about how they each find their loves. This book gives Fiona her happy ending. There were several hot and heavy scenes that were fun to read but there were just as many serious ones. I really need to know what is in the present.

Book 1 Last Man Standing

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Prince of Firestones by Zoey Draven

 

3 Star

After escaping from Madam Allegria Krave and Eve are trying to live their lives quietly and peacefully.  There are still things missing from their lives.  Krave wishes to know what happened to his mother and brother.  He starts looking for them.  In the middle of the search Eve finds out she’s pregnant.  When she tells him she does not get the response she was looking for.  Will Krave discover what he’s looking for and keep Eve safe?

This is a short story that takes place right after Kraving Khiva that concludes Khiva and Eve’s story.  I enjoyed seeing him take back his heritage.  He was a dick to Eve when she tells him about the pregnancy, and she did make him grovel a little bit for the reaction.  You do need to read book 1 to get book 2.

Book 2 Krave of Everton

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Kraving Khiva by Zoey Draven

 

3 Star

Eve has led a very boring life and she is ready to live for the first time.  She books in for a night with the exclusive Krave aliens.  What she wasn’t expecting was to fall in love with Khiva.  She wants to help him escape from the slavery he finds himself in, but he will have to help himself.

This was an interesting alien story.  It was definitely a spicier book for sex scenes.  I did get frustrated with him when he was refusing to do anything to help himself and I get he was a slave forced to do things he didn’t want to do but when given several outs and he keeps refusing it did get old.  I loved watching Eve come into her own and blossom into a confident woman.

Book 1 Krave of Everton

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Erebus by Alessa Thorn

 

4 Star

For 15 years of being used as a test subject Medea is a lot crazy.  She is livid that Erebus took away her chance at revenge at the facility she was kept at and is determined to keep him far away from him.  What she doesn’t realize is that Erebus let his monstrous side loose to save her because he saw what they did to her and wanted them all to pay.  Will he let her get her final revenge with the last remaining evil man?

This wraps up the series nicely.  I enjoyed seeing how the series ends though it does have a spin off series I will be checking out with the Egyptian gods.  This was a pretty good series that showed new ways to look at the Greek myths and give it a little twist.  I liked Medea and Erebus.  It was interesting to see them come together and get their happy ending.

Book 7 The Court of the Underworld

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