I’m on the last ship out.I don’t think I’m going to make it, but I do. Earth is dying and there’s only one way I can possibly survive: fight for a spot on the dragon planet of Taneyemm.They don’t want humans there.They don’t like us.They don’t know us.But when I step foot on the ship bound for Taneyemm, I know it’s my last hope. I’ll do anything I have to survive. I’ll do whatever it takes.When I … to survive.
I’ll do whatever it takes.
When I finally reach my destination and I see the alien dragons for the first time, I realize I’m in way over my head.
And I don’t know if my heart is ready for this.
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The author really stretched her writing muscles with this story. This book had a fantastic beginning, but then I wasn’t sure if we were going to get a HEA. The king was not my favorite character when we first met him, but I’m so glad I hung on until the end! The author revealed so many facets of the king’s personality and really brought home an amazing HEA. This book is fascinating and kept me enthralled until the very end. I can’t wait to see what the author brings my way next.
Riley is on earth because she is a human and earth is dying. Riley has no one left. Getting on a ship to go to Taneyemm is her last hope of survival. The day that she gets on a ship to Taneyemm is the same day that her father died. Riley was trained to please the king of Taneyemm for four years after they find out that she is a virgin. Riley is hoping for a better life. Zeke is the king of Taneyemm and is a dragon shifter. Zeke needs a mate someone to be his queen and wife. Zeke doesn’t want a mate because he feels that someone will use it against him. I enjoyed reading this book. I loved the storyline and plot. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Riley loses everything on Earth and ends up on the last transport to a dragon world where humans are workers or sex slaves. An agent for King Zeke buys her amidst conflict of people trying to take over. The characters are strong and determined with backstories that prove what they have gone through already. The suspense keeps the pages turning, with surprises and twists I did not see coming, like May. A very different storyline that does not bond the two tightly from the beginning. Because of possible traitors, Zeke is wary of claiming Riley outright, so he shows the world she is just a slave, but in private he cares deeply. Loved the caring, possessive Zeke that shows himself when with Riley. The romance becomes stronger and more protective when it counts. Loved the ending and the dance.
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A confusing story. Riley goes to a different planet before they destroy Earth. What she goes through on the way is not told. Only that they taught her to seduce a male. I thing she fell in love the first time she saw the King. Of course she is feisty. lol It’s a very good story with Riley trying to fit in and not get into to much trouble. I do love the ending. I received a complimentary review copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
Riley hears the aliens saying they were one girl short and offer to replace her.
Riley returns to the shack she has lived in since the war that devastated the Earth to finds her father has died and distraught she walks away. Some time later she sees light and goes to investigate only to find a Taneyemm ship then she hears voices. They are saying that one of the girls had backed out so they were now one girls short so she steps forward and offers herself as a replacement. Thinking they were one short the doctor had used the last of the chemical for the cyro sleep on one of the crew who was having problems with the time the journey takes which meant Riley would be awake for the four year trip. During the trip members of the crew educated her on her new life and the language. When she arrives they expect that she will be bought by the King due to the fact she is a virgin.
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I have to say that at the start I really liked Riley. She was fighting for herself and her father. She wasn’t winning but she was still going. She had to be clever and resourceful and she was. However from about chapter 8 to around chapter 19 she seemed to be a totally different person. She was trained for 4 years how to act, what is expected of her and what to do yet basically sets foot out of the ship and turns into an idiot bird-brain who can’t recall any of what has been drummed into her? Despite this I liked the way the story unfolded, the interest with dying worlds and the undercurrents with the plot. The king is off-hand but you do find out why. A fair read though.
Alien Dragon is the first book in the Alien Darlings series. Riley father passes away leaving her alone on a dying earth. There’s one ship left and if she doesn’t get on it she will never get to leave. She gets lucky and leaves on the last ship. She spends four years on the ship and is then is sold to the Dragon King, Zeke. However, Zeke doesn’t want her. I didn’t really like Zeke at first, he was degrading and treated Riley horribly. Overall, an good read and one I enjoyed.
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it is a good book
Layers of good stuff, an excellent read! Dystopian worlds are difficult to get right, but Riley’s world is scarily realistic. I felt the despair, depression, and abject hopelessness that filled her existence. I enjoyed reading every part of this book. Every good book has twists, and they are best when they are unexpected. The giant one in this book was the epitome of a classic O’Henry plot device. I did not see it coming at all! The relationship between Riley and Zeke took a while to get serious but it was a good build-up. The sexual situations were steamy and often unexpected but completely hot and easily some of the best parts to read. The King seemed like a twisted perve, but he was blazing hot. I didn’t know where his head was at concerning Riley, but that was a good part of his allure. The action flowed smoothly and there was a definite separation between where she came from and where she ended up. Nice work, that. I loved so many elements of this story that I am just all over the place, like a kind in a cake shop. The whole book was fun to read, and I wanted it to continue going but hopefully, it will continue with Dane’s story. I sure hope so. Read this book!
Alien Dragon by Sophie Stern is a fantastic story that I have had the privilege to read. I loved reading this story cause it has dragons in it and I love dragons. I can not get enough of this story and I can not wait to see what this author will write about next. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about Sci-Fi and paranormal romance in their stories.
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Riley is saved from death on the last ship to pick up survivors from Earth. She is being transported to another planet with other females from Earth. Funny part is that all the other women are placed into a stasis while they make the four year trip and Riley will be awake the whole time. It is really lucky for her because she will have the advantage of learning the traditions, language and basically all the skills to be the most desired female offered. She is bought by the King’s agent but he refuses her when he meets her. This is full of crazy dragons, deception, a secret desire and a rebellion. Riley is kidnapped with the princess on her coming of age birthday and faces the betrayal of one of the few people she considered a friend. The King, Zeke, runs hot and cold with Riley, but he has his reasons. I have read several of this author’s books and I always have those satisfying feelings that all is well in whatever world we are in at the moment. I requested an advanced reader copy from Booksprout and am under no obligation to leave this review.
This well-written book builds a great world and follows in the wold of the stories: Alien Monster and Alien Beast. It has a well-fleshed out couple that has depth and strength. This story is action-packed and has twists, turns, intrigue, suspense, mystery, chemistry, romance, and love. These must read story
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Riley jumps on the last ship she is sold to King Zeke, he treats her horribly wrong until she starts to like another, only then he wants her. The twist and turns, the action and hot and steamy.
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I have got to say that this is one of the first books that I have read by Sophie Stern, and I absolutely love her books! One of the many things that I have found about the books that I have read in the past couple of days is that she creates her fantastic worlds! If Earth is in one of her stories, it is a different world, one on the brink of destruction. The shifters are different, the characters are very well developed. You don’t just get a romance, you get adventure, full range of emotions, suspense and science fiction all rolled into one.
In this story, Earth has been in many interplanetary wars and is now dying. Most of the people have died, most of the buildings and infrastructures have collapsed. The planet is basically dying and the few remaining humans still there are dying too. There is no food, no plant life, no animal life, polluted air, and water. Riley has had to care for each of her parents until her father just passed away. She had been away to get some herbs to ease his symptoms, only to come to their shack in the woods to find him dead. She just takes off back towards town, not knowing what to do when she sees some lights outside of town where the spaceships used to land to bring them food or to take passengers to other worlds for outrageous fees. When she overhears a couple of alien males talking about how they are short one female that they won’t get a bonus, she walks up to them and offers to be the missing female. She doesn’t really care what happens. She knows that if she stays on Earth, she will only prolong her own death. She agrees to go with them and then is informed that it is a four-year voyage and she can’t be put into cryo. The good news is that they have the room and rations for her and because of her unusual status, she will have four years of tutoring to enable her gets the best shot of a good life on the new planet. This planet doesn’t really care for humans. You can be there if you are a worker, as a household slave or pet. Otherwise, humans are either killed or sent to another planet to be sold as a slave to pretty bad situations.
The King must take a wife by the time he is 35 or he looses his thrown. He doesn’t want a queen, he enjoys the many concubines he has, and he has a very high libido. Of course, the King has to be drop-dead gorgeous, just like all the other males on this planet. On top of it all, they are dragon shifters, which means they have enhanced senses of smell, and they can easily smell when a woman is excited. When the King’s agent, Lee, buys Riley for him, the first thing out of his mouth is that she is fat and to put her on a diet. He knows just how to push her buttons. Then on top of pushing her away and making her a household slave, he has her put in the servant room in his personal suite so she can personally wait on him after he has entertained his concubines. He wants her to attend every ball because she is his human slave. When his best friend, um, takes care of her needs, he kind of blows a gasket She is still his human virgin, which would be perfect to be his queen, but he holds her at arm’s length and makes sure that she despises him.
There are twists and turns and intrigue and kidnapping involved.
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Will she be the queen of the dragons or just a slave? As planet Earth is dying, Riley escapes on a ship to a planet of dragon shifters. During the four year trip she is groomed to be the queen to the Dragon King. As she is a virgin, the crew believes that he will be intrigued by her. But from the first moment she meets him he is cruel, demeaning to her, and forces her to listen while he has sex with other slaves. But he has secrets and will ultimately put her life in danger. Will he rescue her? I know he had a reason for being the way he was but even at the end of the story I still think he was unfeeling and could have behaved a little nicer to Rile. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
Story line is great and I loved the characters. I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it! Unexpected twists and turns had me reading this book in one sitting. Great storyline and character development made this book a hot and enjoyable read!
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I enjoyed reading this book, the interaction and chemistry between the characters is great, the storyline is entertaining. 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.
It was porn disguised as paranormal romance.
This book contains BDSM topics but it was not in the write up. While the story is packed with kidnapping, hate, betrayals twists and turns the execution was lacking and needs to have some better world building, explanations and background. I just could not relate to either of the main characters and I did not feel any love, chemistry or romance between Riley and Zeke. I never warmed up to Zeke and did not feel he had redeemed himself. In short earth is dying and humans are saved and trained to be a worker, sex pet or slave on the dragon’s planet, really not a nice place. King Zeke’s agent buys Riley to be the kings household and pet/sex slave and is hot and cold with her, treats her horribly and degrades her. The book just did not draw me in, even though the story line was good.
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Will she be his Queen or just a servant to his will
Alien Dragon is a bit different from the previous Sophie Stern books I have read as the PNR also includes a real dystopian theme paired with it. I am not a real fan of this theme but thought I would see what Sophie did with the story. The story is about Riley, a young human women who is trying to survive after leaving a dying Earth and ending up on another planet where she is sold. Well the good and bad news is that she ends up as the potential mate to the alien King, who is also a dragon shifter. He does not want a wife but he must be married before he turns thirty-five or he will lose the throne. So he takes her but then puts her to work as a servant and things get into a strange mix of he doesn’t want her but he doesn’t want anyone else to want her either.
I am still not sure about the book and whether I liked it or not. There were things that I did enjoy but others that I did not so much. So for now I am coming down in the middle. The book is well written and does have an interesting story-line and a couple nicely developed characters.
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