Alien King Crashes the Wedding

I enjoyed the plot. it’s different in a good way.

Awesome

Ok there are several reasons why I picked this up, firstly I wanted something completely different to read, secondly it was free and thirdly the reviews were so awful consider me curious. Yes it is sci fi romance that borders on erotica and bdsm and even though I’ve read this genre before it’s not my usual read.
Sasha is the little, shy, downtrodden human keen to attend her best friend’s wedding. Dagan is the typical huge, alpha hero who spots Sasha and knows he must claim her before anyone else tries to. He’s also King of the Caldorians which Sasha doesn’t realise ! Add in Aliens trying to kill everyone ( although they really don’t make much of an appearance ), Sasha realising that she’s sexually submissive and to my mind the most interesting part Warriors of an apparently long dead race and that’s essentially the story.
Not terrible if I’m honest although written in such a way that all the dialogue felt very much here and now so perhaps too contemporary feeling. Misunderstandings, lack of communication and sex scenes in front of others which might or not appeal to some readers because hey this is pure escapism and fantasy. The author adds touches of bdsm but to be blunt it’s very tame. If I’m honest I would have rather had a story about the mysterious Warriors of Lumeria and the title is totally misleading because Dagan is most definitely welcome at his best friends wedding !

3.5 stars. An interesting read.

I’ve read a lot of science fiction romance involving alien royalty, but this had to be a more original take which I do appreciate. I’m not sure if this person is a first-time writer as she might have written under another alias because this tale isn’t bad for a virgin writer. She shows plenty of promise and talent, talent I would hope is marshaled by a an equally skilled editor.

Regarding content. Sometimes I think a little more was bitten off than could be chewed. I remember a good lesson told to me by one of the original Star Trek Classic writers: “Only introduce one outrageous concept per episode, never two.” Remember the extremely stinky “Spock’s Brain”? Good example of such foul diapers. This is very evident at the very end which has to be the most distracting deus ex machina I’ve read in a long time. It just made no sense and almost ruined the entire novel. Almost unforgivable.

I still wish the author could had been more original in her colloquialisms because I sincerely doubt the Caldorians had similar ones to American Humans. I hate listening to total aliens with little experience in American English and colloquialisms in alien-to-alien conversations use terms that are way too millennial that developed via our own evolution of modern-day technology and social media. Caldorians did not have Facebook or Twitter. I can see Dagan experiment with the infamous middle finger gesture with Cam (after all, we all learn the expletives first before the more honorable clichés). It’s like hearing the King of the Caldorians exclaim “OMG! LOL! Ain’t that a hoot!” (That hurt typing this…) We needed more appropriate Caldorian verbal humiliation.

I will have to agree with many of the reviewers about our heroine. I know the author was trying to develop her character with acceptable flaws for such a heroine, but sadly sank into the quagmire of templated characterization. Blech! We had the chance to see how a woman who has severe PTSD with panic attacks try to pull herself out from her self-predicated isolation to grab for the chance for redemption of her injured soul. In the beginning, I knew she was battling more than just the demons first mentioned, and she did have the head knowledge to at least know she had the tools to drag herself out of this nightmarish quicksand. And you really wanted to cheer for her better efforts, but it all sludged together into a mess, one that might have taken this poor character out of the running of being the heroine of the story. I also should fault the writer with making Sasha come complete with mystical powers after a near miss with death at the very end. Now that’s been overdone in other books, but it was extremely overdone in this one. I know there was some serious scientific considerations made, and I appreciate the fact she attempted to connect info learned from the beginning to match up towards the end, but come on!! Even Tolkien ran into this problem with The Return of the King. Too much info, too many ends to tie up securely, too quick the momentum. I mean, what’s going to happen afterwards? Has the writer created a divine feminine that could take over the universe? Oops! I forgot Dagan with the shared souls scenario. I wonder if, late at night, he worries that she might actually kick his ass from Earth to the other side of the Universe.

I’ll give it to Becca Brayden that she’s made me curious. The entire concept of the Lumerian Knights reminds me of the myths and legends of Lemuria (pretty close approximation, right? I would hate to think that this might be part of her explanation (in her other books) of why Sasha was able to survive the massive power slam, not without some collateral damage. I guess we’ll have to see.

This book was a freebie, not an ARC. I like to give an honest review of all books I read.

I found the story to be almost perfect – a few things here or there but it didn’t take much away from the sci-fi romance. A unique and interesting alien romance that really packed a punch. Fast-paced and wonderful characters. I really liked the story of Dagan and Sasha.

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Well, this was just a fun little book. I loved every single moment of joy. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book in exchange for a free copy.

This was a well written paranormal romance with great characters and a unique storyline. Dagan and Sasha were Interesting characters and they had great chemistry. The story had drama, obstacles, sexual powerplay, plenty of steam and love.
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The story is definitely a unique take on alien culture and a few customs hit me from out of left field. But Dagan was also 100% devoted to Sasha and he treated her like any true alpha hero would, over the top possessive, protective and hopelessly besotted 🙂

The story was entertaining, memorable and a great escapism read. Throw in the mystery group of bad ass soldiers that we get to meet and I’m definitely looking forward to more books in this series.

Heat Level: 5/5

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I was surprised. This started a little slow for me, not really engaging. However once I got into it I really enjoyed it. This starts with our h attending the binding ceremony of her best friend to an alien. It’s pretty much insta-love though the h is both attracted to and scared of the H. There are lots of twists and turns with some surprising developments and some you could guess. Of course they make their way to a hea.
WARNING this book contains elements of D/s and spanking, exhibition and other forms of play.
Recommend

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Dagan Tiranon, ruling King of the Western Sector on Caldor, was walking down a long tunnel hidden under the banquet hall of the Caldorian Earth base. He was going to surprise his best friend Cam at his week-long binding ceremony to an Earth woman, but actually was trying to find out what the Council is really up to and what they want with Earth. He has 20 of his Lumerian Knights with him. Sixty others are cloaked and following behind. Dagan went inside the banquet hall and he and Cam caught up on old times. Dagan told him about a tiny woman he scared to death when he tried to help her but did not have his translator on. Most humans did not know the Caldorian language or customs.

Sasha Montgomery stood outside the banquet doors, shivering in the cold, waiting for her friend. Rachel had told her not to make eye contact with the aliens and she would come get her. The males were very tall, dominant, in control, and possessive. She kept texting Rachel but it went to voice mail. She saw the tall alien who had run toward her outside. He was gorgeous. Dagan got a plate of food and talked with Cam while he ate. When he was relaxed, he looked around the room and spotted the small human he had scared earlier. Realizing there were so many unattached males, his possessiveness kicked into full gear and he wanted to mark her as his. He called Cam over and pointed her out to find out who she was. That, Cam told him, was Sasha, his bride’s attendant and best friend. Then Rachel excitedly ran down the stairs to get her friend.

When Rachel led her sister Ashley and Sasha up to meet the Caldorians, Sasha was speechless. The huge alien had his shirt off now like the others and she could see the beautiful swirls over his body. He moved up to her, much too close, lifted her up, saying he was hugging her in the “Earth tradition” – and now he said he was ready to kiss her. The whole time, his eyes were filled with mischief. Everyone around her knew he was aware this was not an Earth greeting custom as he claimed! But Rachel heartily agreed with him that humans did do lots of hugging and kissing. He finally put her down but didn’t let her go as he bent down to kiss her lips, hearing his inner voice whisper “Mine”.

Sasha had lost her family in a car accident. Because of the fear of losing those she loved again, she avoided relationships. But she could not stop thinking about the big alien. Could she let herself love him? And will Dagan be able to help Commander Bashall of the Earth Base to find his missing brother, Torrin, the newest member of his Lumerian Knights, who had been captured by the Vilitos 3 months previous? And why are the Vilitos so close to Earth now – what are they planning?

This book is amazing! So much going on and tied together beautifully to keep the reader’s tension engaged. The characters are brought to life in their words and actions, making things real to the reader. Concentrating on the love story, the other events sneak up on the reader and take us in a whole new direction! Don’t miss this one – it’s really good!