Review: Calling all Earth females...Yeti wants you!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2013
I admit that crazy cover got me. I really like to read alien romances where the hero is less than normal looking and not comfortably humanoid in appearance, so this hero really delivered for me on that score: about seven feet tall, long white hair, glowing red eyes, a white unibrow(?), and white fur, yes, I said fur, on most of his body, and big ol' wide-spaced teeth, which means I had a hard time getting Sasquatch or Yeti out of my mind! But even so, I still liked this hero and appreciated how different he was. I also liked that he was protective and possessive, really wanting to claim and keep his little, fragile human with him. Zane is a mercenary/warrior, and would definitely kill for the heroine, but he really came across as a teddy bear with how gentle he was with Bay.Certain aspects of the story reminded me of the Zorn series, with the alien men fascinated with human females (and the amazing sex to be had with those females!). I thought the premise of this story was cute, with the heroine mistaken as a pet, as some odd, never-seen-before animal to be scolded and fed and bathed. It was funny at times, this misunderstanding. Parts of the story made me smile or chuckle, and other parts were oddly sexy. Who knew a sort of Yeti-man could be sexy and sweet? The sex was good and steamy, and there is good reason for the instant sex, but I do wish there had been more time building the romance side of the relationship. It does lead to insta-love, but as it was, I enjoyed how the hero and heroine interacted. It felt sweet, and the hero could say some unintentionally funny and charming things.The romance is light and easy-going, not complicated or super deep, but it was also fun and sexy for me. Like brain candy, and my mind liked it and wanted more of it. I was leaning toward 3 stars= enjoyable, but the ending hit my sweet spot big time, and left so many intriguing things up in the air, that I had to go with 4 stars= I liked it. And I did. Once I finished it, I knew I would be reading the next book in the series to see what happens with these Zargonnii men who are now on the search for their own human females to claim. Not deep sci-fi romance at all, more focused on the alien romance angle, Bay's Mercenary is easy and sexy and oddly entertaining.