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Saving His Mate by Ivy Knox Series: Aliens of Oluura #1
on December 7, 2020
Genres: Science Fiction Romance
Pages: 310
Format: eBook
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Purchase Links: Amazon
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Sold at auction on an alien planet, Chloe assumed death was around the corner. But she found love instead.
Dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Chloe decides to embrace spinsterhood by adopting one (or five) dogs. Those plans are squashed when she's kidnapped from Earth and shoved into a glass cage with two other terrified human women on an alien planet. How could it possibly get any worse?
The three women are sold at auction to the highest bidder, who happens to be a seven-foot-tall alien named Varrek, with shimmering gold skin and muscles for days. He recognizes Chloe as his fated mate, but he knows he can never have her because of a tragic past he continues to run from.
Varrek takes her back to his home planet of Oluura and vows to help get her settled in the enchanting village of treehouses he shares with his clan. He'll keep her safe, and ensure she’s sheltered and fed. That's it.
But the closer they get, the stronger their bond becomes. And the harder it is for Chloe to imagine ever going back to Earth.
Chloe has found the kind of love she’s always wanted, but will Varrek’s dark past tear them apart?
Saving His Mate is a full-length standalone sci-fi romance featuring a gold-skinned alien with breathtaking eyes and a secret past that threatens to destroy his future, a curvy 35-year-old heroine who is sick of feeling broken and is determined to reclaim her independence, and an attraction that neither of them can deny.
Saving His Mate is book one in the Aliens of Oluura series by Ivy Knox.
Saving His Mate it’s a typical alien abduction story where the hero knows upon seeing the heroine in a cage that he must save her.
The world building is pretty good. There’s plenty of spice and sexual tension.
Varrek’s fear of becoming like his father was a bit frustrating; because he never showed any signs of madness. As with some sci-fi the hero feels he’s not deserving of a mate and this one was no different.
Chloe’s response to finding out Varrek’s past was ridiculous. I was so upset with her. How can you not trust him? This drama was unnecessary.
The author introduces a bunch and is later abandoned. Not much happens and what does is solved so easily.
As the story goes it was just ok! Felt like a lot of other quick sci-fi erotic romance reads. Nothing special or new. I will be stopping here in the Aliens of Oluura series.
Rated: 3 Stars
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About Ivy Knox
Ivy Knox has always been a voracious reader of romance novels, but quickly found her home in sci-fi romance because life on Earth can be kind of a drag and aliens are way more fun.
Ivy lives with her husband and an adorably neurotic dog named Ruby. When she’s not writing, she’s reading. And when she’s not reading or writing, she’s probably watching Superstore, Bridgerton, What We Do in the Shadows or The Fall of the House of Usher for the millionth time.
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Ugh on the unnecessary drama!
I never enjoy unnecessary drama or a love triangle. Though this one didn’t have the triangle. It was the typical sci-fi trope. Thanks for checking out my review.