She gave herself to the aliens to save her friends. Now she’s pledged to be the Crestek warrior’s mate. But will the marriage of convenience become something more?Volunteering herself as tribute to the aliens was the only way Holly could ensure the safety of the rest of her bounty hunter crew. Problem is, now she’s locked in the alien city and engaged to marry a guy she’s never even met. All she … even met. All she wanted to do was save her friends so they could get off the sand planet. She never dreamed she’d end up as some huge alien’s mate. She’ll play along until she can find a way to escape, and then she’s gone, and he’ll be nothing but a memory. What could go wrong with this plan?
As one of the high-born Cresteks, he could have his pick of mates, but now he’s been told he must marry the alien female they took from the Dothvek barbarians. The flame-haired female may stir his desire, but she also seems to take pleasure in defying him. The last thing he wants is a stubborn mate who doesn’t even want to be bonded with him. He’ll go along with it for the sake of his family honor, but he has no intention of falling for her. Right?
This standalone action-romance novel features a feisty, all-female bounty hunter crew; gorgeous, sand planet barbarian warriors; action-packed battles; and steamy scenes in an exotic alien city.
If you like hot alien warriors, strong women, and steamy romance with a happily ever after, you’ll love TRIBUTE, the third book in Tana Stone’s sci-fi romance Barbarians of the Sand Planet series.
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Once again, this author has written a truly mesmerizing Sci-Fi alien romance that is a splendid addition to the series & is guaranteed to capture the reader’s attention until the last page is turned & I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The plot is well-paced &quite captivating with some completely unexpected situations. It has good scene descriptions & world building. The unique characters are strong-willed, likeable individuals with complex personalities & have good chemistry between them.
There is: a strong-willed young human female (Holly) prepared to do anything to save her one of her crew members (Max) & gives herself up as a tribute now she is engaged to marry some unknown Crestek alien male (T’Kar) who has been no choice but to marry this defiant female but their attitudes soon change as they become more emotionally involved with each other, Chestek aliens, Dothvek alien barbarians, a manipulative Chertek chancellor & elder (Vrokden), his son (T’Kar), Chestek separatists/resistance, humans, a dishonorable barbarian leader (Zatvar), sand scavengers, a Dothvek outcast (Rukken), friendship, loyalty, family issues, action, adventure, secrets, twists & turns, drama, intrigue, suspense, abduction, prejudges, deceit, devious plans, compromises, rebellion, protectiveness, danger, threats, surprises, ultimatums, compromises, enemies, violence, conflict, determination, contentment, some steamy scenes & a interesting conclusion that is paving the way for the next book in the series.
This is an absolutely fantastic story. I have loved this whole series. I’m alway up for any story that Tana Stone writes. This was a page pager that has to be read in one sitting. (Sorry take out dinner). This story is intelligent, hot aliens, super capable women steam, action, adventure, friendship, hope and love. It’s great that the two characters, Holly and T’Kar, really don’t want to have anything to do with each other but love finds a way. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
To protect Max, Holly offers herself as tribute to the aliens, figuring she’ll fake it until an opportunity opens to escape and get away from there when her bounty hunter crew comes to rescue her. She has not even met her warrior! She will definitely not commit herself to this male. But her plan of escape was solid, nothing could go wrong. Except that T’Kar’s father insists they formalize the bond immediately to prevent trickery from the barbarians.
T’Kar is a high-born Crestek warrior who normally would choose his own female but instead is being told he has to marry the offworlder that had been held by the Dothvek barbarians. The problem is, he will not tolerate her defiance and he knows she does not want to be bonded to him. Out of honor and duty, he will go ahead and marry her. But he will not love her. With both of them being so firm in their opinion of how they will deal with the other, is there any hope of their working this relationship into something they each could want? Or will they be battling constantly until their “marriage” breaks apart?
I really enjoy this series. The story line is good, the pacing is fast and fits well with the story, and the characters are very likable. Holly’s strength and confidence, while at first annoying to her alien, is probably what he actually respected most about her. Grab your copy and see how their tempestuous courtship works out!
This is a super fun sci-fi romance! I just loved it! It fills in all the blanks for me: romantic, sweet, steamy and full of adventure.. The characters are perfection..
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The fourth book in the Barbarians of the Sand Planet series a well written sci-fiction romance, action packed story. It is well written and I was not putting the book down until I was finished. I want to read the next book it sounds really good. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Tribute is book four in the Barbarians of the Sand Planet series. This series just keeps getting better and better. The story is well written with great characters. There is plenty of action that keeps you wanting more.
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Now; this story here – just WOW!!! Honestly I think this story might actually be the best one yet in this series of the Sand people. I am not sure I have the correct words even to describe this one. I loved it and loved it some more and some more… Sci-fi at its very very very very best. It is thrilling to say the least. It just had it all. I could not put it down until finished. Sleeping ??? not necessary until the story was finished. So fantastic five stars and if there were ten it would get the ten… Hope you like it too… I just don’t want to ruin your experience by divulging what is in it as this is not the blurb…
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This novel was cleanly written and edited, with only a few typos in the ARC version of this manuscript. The world building was excellent, just like the previous books in this series. The desert and the fortress came to life in this novel. The characterization of the hero and heroine were both excellent, with the heroine in this case being commitment shy and the hero yearning for love and commitment. The development of the romantic relationship happened organically and believably, so that I bought into these two characters’ HEA. The plot was exciting and so was the pacing, with me quickly turning pages to find pout what was going to happen next! This novel contained a medium amount of angst and very high stakes. This novel used the Mars Needs Women trope and the Fated Mates trope, just like the previous novels in this series. The characterization and development of the romantic relationship rated four stars in this novel. The plot, pacing, and world building also all rated four stars. Therefore, the combined score of this novel was four stars. This novel ends on a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that is a big plus to this novel. I recommend this novel to readers who enjoy alien sci-fi romances or readers who have enjoyed the previous books in this series. I will be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel.
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Well, at the risk of sounding like a pun-loving idiot, I can’t help but exclaim that this binge-worthy series is out of this world. Yum! Every single book has been brilliant, including this one. Tribute has it all: strong, intelligent, capable women who are allowed to be real people too, hottie aliens, delicious steam, nail-biting moments, a captivating plot, etc., etc., along with underlying themes of friendship, loyalty, sacrifice, prejudice, courage, determination, family issues, rebellion, hope, and love. There are quite a few wonderful intergalactic romance adventure series out there, but Barbarians of the Sand Planet is by far my all time favorite.
And while I normally hate cliffhangers, this one was more of an intro to Caro’s adventure, and oh my! is all I can say to that.
I received a free copy of Tribute, but that did not affect my review.
crestek or dothvek they both come from the same planet and were the same joined race once, Holly has given herself to be bound to a Crestek male in exchange for her friend Max’s freedom. can she and the male find a way to excape the stone city and find their way back to the Dothvek and her friends across the sands? this was an amazing read filled with adventure, emotion, excitement and plenty of steam.
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This action-movie of a story would win an Oscar for best screenplay if iit was ever on the big screen. It held my attention (and sometimes my breath) all the way to the end.
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I enjoyed reading this book, it is filled with action, adventure, and intrigue The interaction and chemistry between the characters of Holly and T’kar is wonderful. I can’t wait for more from this author. I received this book as a FREE ARC copy to read and I voluntarily leave this review.
Holly had switched places with Max so she can marry her alien mate. Holy thought that by changing places with Max that it would be a short time before she was rescued from the Cresteks. But she didn’t count on falling in love with T’Kar and their journey across the sands to make it to the Dothvek village.
Holly and her mate have had to face perilous danger from his village and from the dangers in the Sands, then once they had escaped from the Crestek village, they then encounter the sand scavenges where Holly is taken captive and T’Kar is shot and left to die, will they make it? Who is the man who has rescued him and what part does he play in the future of aT’Kar and his mate Holly. The story ends with the kidnapping of Caro, what has become of her? Will she be found again?
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