I’m Starr Elizabeth Conner. Earth’s government falsely convicted me of a crime, packed me on a ship with other female felons, and sent us to Dakon, a primitive, frozen wasteland of a planet. But I’m no barbarian’s “mail-order bride,” even if he is super tall, muscular, and the chief of his tribe. He doesn’t want a BBW blonde, either—it’s written all over his chiseled face. He’ll be truly angry if … truly angry if he ever learns what my “crime” was.
I am Torg. I have waited 34 rotations for a mate of my own. With this shipment, I was sure to get a fine, sturdy mate who’ll bear me many daughters. Instead, I receive a small, curvy, pale-haired female who looks at me with anger and fear.
It is only when we “kiss” that I believe things may work out between us. But I’m hearing rumors that Starr and her shipmates are law-breakers. To survive, Dakonians must obey all laws …or be exiled into the frozen wasteland. Just when I have found her, will I have to banish my mate?
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This book was an intriguing bit of spicy. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think you will too, if you’re looking for a bit of sassy erotica.
Alien Mate is book one in the Alien Mate series by Cara Bristol.
I’ve been in an Alien reading mood lately. I’ve been skimming through those freebies I’ve picked up over the years and giving new authors a try.
Alien Mate is a mail order bride / trafficking. It’s kinda both types. The women on the ship are being traded for an item one plant wants/needs. And, yes most of the women have agreed to go to Dakon a frozen arctic plant where women are needed, but also the other plant is getting ride of it’s small time criminals.
The planet we find ourself on is Dakon. It used to be a modern planet, but an asteroid destroyed it all, changed the weather, and only a few Dakonian people survived and now with each generation their are few and fewer females born, so they are in need of women. I liked the world building and learning about this planet and it’s people.
Starr Conner starts off being convicted of murder and then finds herself shiped off to this frozen planet. Their’s more going on with her conviction and being sent away then we know, but we soon learn the details.
Torg is Chef of his village. He won the lottery to be third in line to pick a women, but due to his states he ended up being late and gets the only woman left. She’s not what he expected. Small and blonde, nothing like the Dakonian women.
Alien Mate treats us to a little suspense, romance, and a Dakonian women who likes to cause trouble. Starr and Torg are opposites, but they soon learn to to like/love each other and come together. They do have cultural differences to work out and I liked seeing Starr take an interstate in learning to read their language. The sex scenes are tender and hot.
One thing I didn’t like is that Starr continues to think about getting home, clearing her name and fighting her case, but she also continues to move the relationship forward. I felt she shouldn’t have done this if she wanted to still go home.
All in all I had a wonderful time reading. It’s a quick read. I liked the world building and the romance. I’m curious enough to pick up the next book.
Rated: 4 Stars
This was an funny, delightful introduction to the world of Terra-Dakon Goodwill Exchange Program. The program is a way for Dakon, a once thriving planet now trapped in an ice age and without females, and Terra, in need of a precious ore and so full of females men are commitment-phobic to a fault, can get what they need. Of course, the humans don’t tell their program partners that this first shipment is all convicts…
Starr Conner is one of these women, with a big difference. She was wrongly convicted. Really. Now, without signing up for the program like other mail-order brides, she finds herself in an icy wilderness with a huge horned alien named Torg. Yeah, that’s his name. If that wasn’t bad enough, the people who framed her don’t seem willing to let it go at lifelong exile.
Torg is the leader of his tribe and a totally upstanding individual. Everyone in the several tribes have to be–it’s a matter of survival. Rule-breakers are banished from their tribe without much hope of another tribe picking their sorry ass up. What is he to do when his beautiful intelligent bride (and the entire shipment of wives, in fact) turn out to be criminals?
Misunderstandings and culture shock abound in this cleverly written book written in the first person for both protagonists. And the mental voices are certainly part of the fun.
What an awesome book! Wholeheartedly recommended! I liked it from the first page where the new world was described. The fact that the main character was 28 and plump was amazing. The encounters and the delicious moments they had was beyond cute and endearing. Reminded me a little of the avatar movie but very inspiring. I will read it again soon 🙂
What a wonderful new series to fall in love with! I Loved the characters, the exotic (if a bit chilly) alien planet, and the chemistry between the characters. I am looking forward to reading more in the series!
Great book!!!
I had trouble putting this book down. Excellent world building. While the characters weren’t perfect, they kept my attention.
Starr Conner was forced into an alien brides trade program with the planet Dakon after being wrongly convicted of murder. As the Dakon alien men pick their brides, she is the only female left and Torg is the only male available since he came into the hut late. Although he didn’t choose her, he quickly found her to be the mate he has always wanted to love. They fall in love but still have some difficult times to go through before they both would never give up their love for each other.
RATING 4.5 STARS
Alien Mate is book one in the Alien Mate series by Cara Bristol. This can either be purchased alone or in a box set which includes all four books in the series! I’ve had this for awhile but hadn’t had a chance to start it. I wasn’t sure what I was going to be getting. What ended up happening, though, is that I fell in love with it. There was suspense, sweet swoony moments, an alpha hero that was all growly and possessive, and plenty of sexy times.
Centuries before, the planet Dakon was hit by an asteroid which plunged them into an eternal winter. Millions were killed and a virus from the asteroid seemed to only affect the females, killing most of them. Almost all of the inhabitants left were male. And, the few females that survived only seemed to bear male children. They lived in primitive caves. They had no modern amenities as those on earth. When earth, called Terra, discovered this planet, they also discovered it contained an ore they needed for energy. So they proposed a trade. Fifty women in exchange for ore. Only they tricked the men of Dakon and sent fifty women that had been sent to prison for various crimes.
Starr Conner was one of those women. She was innocent, falsely accused of murder. But she was rushed through the judicial system and packed onto a ship and sent to Dakon to be mated to an alien. All the other women were tall and dark haired, where she was short, curvy with blonde curly hair. Something the Dakonians had never seen before. When her intended mate first saw her, she saw disappointment in his eyes.
Torg was a clan chief. It was only luck that had allowed him to be one of the fifty men chosen to choose one of the women. When he first saw Starr, he was sure she could never survive the life they led here on this frozen planet. But, he soon came to see her uniqueness as beauty. And, when their lips met for the first time, he knew she was the one and only mate for him.
There are those, though, that opposed the women being brought to their planet. Not to mention, what would happen when they discovered that these were all women convicted of crimes, especially Starr, the only one convicted of murder. They had very strict rules on Dakon. If they knew of her conviction, they would surely send her away.
I truly fell in love with this. I loved both Starr and Torg. There were plenty of surprises to keep me turning the pages as well as swoony times. It was well written, perfectly edited, and fun to read. I can’t wait to continue the series with Torg’s brother, Darq, in book two, Alien Attraction.
“My Starr, my only, my forever.”
Alien Mate is everything sweet and sexy we look for all done with alpha alien men. The first chapter hooks you into an original plot that lifts the series far above your usual alien romance. Star is a BBW unjustly sentenced to relocate to a planet thrust back to primitive society by natural disaster. Bristol gives the reader a society where Big is not only Beautiful but BEST. The book is a quick read with clever twists and turns that crest into the satisfying end. It exists as a standalone but is actually the first in a series. I can’t wait to read Darq’s story in Alien Attraction, Alien Mate Book 2.
I’m voluntarily posting my review after receiving a copy of the book generously provided by the author.Alien Mate is everything sweet and sexy we look for all done with alpha alien men. The first chapter hooks you into an original plot that lifts the series far above your usual alien romance. Star is a BBW unjustly sentenced to relocate to a planet thrust back to primitive society by natural disaster. Bristol gives the reader a society where Big is not only Beautiful but BEST. The book is a quick read with clever twists and turns that crest into the satisfying end. It exists as a standalone but is actually the first in a series. I can’t wait to read Darq’s story in Alien Attraction, Alien Mate Book 2.
I’m voluntarily posting my review after receiving a copy of the book generously provided by the author.
Well this book is a reversal in fortune. A woman gets set up by what one term Mafia to take the fall for murder and gets sent to a planet that has gone back to the Stone Age after something wiped out their women and their town.
I’ve already fallen in love with her cyborgs so it was not a huge leap to grab her fun and exciting alien mail-order bride romance.
The mail-order bride trope is a favorite of mine because I love seeing two strangers who might be vastly different find a way to work together and even fall in love. Add in a primitive alien setting and a dangerous suspense thread and, brothers and sisters, I’m hooked.
Starr’s not the typical mail-order bride in that she didn’t sign up for all this, but she’s a fair and compassionate person just as Torg is so they handle things pretty well once they get over the shock. She lands in the middle of it all without a clue beyond to fact that the mafia family back on earth thought this was fitting punishment beyond her already cruel long life prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit. Starr keeps all this a secret when she gets with her handsome Dakonian. Normally, I’m not one for secrets, but I really couldn’t judge her in this instance because she’s a bit stuck in her situation and she got a good up close and personal what happens when someone is guilty of murder around there.
As I had hoped, the differences between their races and their thinking was addressed even as this pair were a hot commodity together. The story is a quick read, but an engaging one. Loved the mystery that started coming out near the middle. And the twist? Didn’t see that coming at all. Well played.
So, if a moderately light, but very fun and exciting sci-fi romance is your craving, I can recommend this one whole-heartedly.
Wonderful story of romance and forgiveness.
A clever story and more entertaining than I expected. There are some interesting twists and some good little “cliff hangers” within the storyline.
I’m a fan of Cara’s after reading this sexy story. Where’s the next one?
I like the fact that it relates that you can be comfortable with your body and it is okay to look different. It is about what is on the inside that matters
Can not wait to read more of her books
This book is fantastic and a page Turner.
I loved this book! Funny, steamy, action-packed and the whole concept so interesting!
What is there not to like about aliens who are looking for love? The authors ability to describe sex between two species is thought provoking and makes the reader wonder what if? Good Scfi read.