Review: Very good start to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2014
4 starsThis was a very good story. I really liked both Bay and Zane and enjoyed their story. This isn't a really unique storyline (kidnapped human ends up with a hot hunk of an alien) but it wasn't boring at all and I found I liked it a lot. This is the first book I've read by this author and I do plan to read more of her work in the future.Bay is 26 and escaped from Earth with other humans when the Earth ends in an apocalyptic way. When their spaceship arrives at the planet that was supposed to be their new home she finds 2 alien races fighting and just tries to find safety. She's kidnapped by one of the aliens and treated very badly (and almost killed) until she's sold as a pet to another alien. Since the first alien injured her throat so bad she can hardly speak she can't tell the new aliens she's intelligent.Zane is a Zargonnii that lives on a planet where the females are normally the larger and more dominant sex. The sexes lives separately and only interact when mating time comes upon them. The females keep the female children with them and give the sons back to their fathers to be raised after their first month. Since the Zargonnii males never interact with their mothers after their first month, they miss the closeness that they could have with their mothers.Bay is bought by Blu, Zane's brother, because he thinks she's a pet and his brother's pet just died. Blu thinks that giving Zane a new pet with cheer him up. Blu has a bit of an issue trying to figure out what to feed her as the normal pet food (live hard-shelled beetles) seems more likely to eat her than she is to eat them. Bay isn't too thrilled with the bathing either but since she can't talk past barely managing to say her name, she can't really object except to fight Blu which he just sees as a pet not being good. Blu doesn't hurt her and takes decent care of her overall but he treats her like a pet. When Blu ends up dropping Bay off at Zane's house and Zane doesn't seem too happy about it, Bay is very unhappy. She avoids Zane but his son, Draven seems nice so she finds him and befriends him. She manages to convey to Draven that she's intelligent and Draven starts teaching her their language. Zane is around and seems accepting of her and Bay is able to settle in to her new life but knows that soon she'll have to confide in Zane that she's not a pet.Things come to a head quickly when one of the wild creatures from the wilds around Zane's house manages to climb the wall and threaten Bay and Draven. Bay fends off the creature until Zane shows up and takes it out. After that Bay's secret is out and she explains to Zane what and who she is. He's surprised but has grown attached to her and says she can stay and he'll take care of her. There is the problem that his mating time has come up and it seems to be spiked by her nearness. He explains the issue because if the need to mate overwhelms him he might end up forced to go to the wilds to mate and it could kill him, leaving both Bay and Draven with no one to care for them. Bay doesn't want to go and has found that she likes Zane so she agrees to be with him and spends as much time as she can with him so they can get to know each other better before the mating heat hits him. They eventually come together and have hot monkey sex but they also become more as Zane realizes just what he's been missing in having a female that's weaker and needs his protection and is willing to lavish affection on him all the time. Bay comes to care for Zane and becomes his mate (as well as a substitute mother to Draven) and things look pretty good but there is some drama before everything is settled. There's a few encounters with other alien creatures and also some interaction with a some Zargonnii females that keep things hopping. Bay and Zane come through things well and have a beautiful start to their HEA (with a happy surprise twist that indicates good things for Zane and the other Zargonnii males).This was a very enjoyable story. I really liked both Bay and Zane and really liked their story. It's on the short side but it didn't feel short, the author did a great job with making the story seem complete even though it was a short one. I'm going to be reading more of the series (I've already bought Book #2 and will be starting it after I finish this review). I'd recommend this book. Thumbs up! :D