Snatched by bounty hunters. Captured by aliens. Guarded by a warrior with a dangerous secret.It wasn’t bad enough that scientist Max Dryden was taken as a bounty by an all-female space bounty hunter crew. Nope, that was only the beginning. When the bounty hunters were marooned on a sand planet, she was captured by aliens and taken to their city. Now she’s got a personal bodyguard and captor … bodyguard and captor watching her every move.
One problem. He’s not one of the aliens who took her. He’s one of the sand barbarians sent by the bounty hunter women to break her out and bring her back. Since she’s determined to find a way off the planet and out of captivity, he’s a very big and very hot distraction she doesn’t need.
His mission was to infiltrate the Crestek city, find the human female, and bring her back to his Dothvek village and the other women. Well, he found her all right. Now he’s serving as her personal guard, locked inside the luxurious suite in the enemy city, and trying to ignore the fact that the human scientist he was sent to rescue is a beautiful, intriguing female. Can he get them both out without being discovered? Or losing his heart?
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 CAPTIVE, the second book in Tana Stone’s sci-fi romance Barbarians of the Sand Planet series.
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough with twists and turns hot and steamy like a rollercoaster ride of emotions that makes you want more.
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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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Max and her mate Kush escape with their lives!
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The second book in the series continues with the female bounty hunters and their Dothvek allies mount a rescue miss to save Max. Little did they know she was in the middle of an escape attempt when they found her. This book was an imaginative story that kept me ready until the end. The characters and their relationships made exciting reading and when Mourad and his bounty hunters return to the planet the danger increases for all of them.
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Max was captured in the last book, but her friends are sworn to rescue her. But how can they get over the high walls of the city. Kush and the others catch up just a little bit too late, but he manages to slip in and disguise himself. This is a fast-paced tale once it gets rolling with adventure and love woven together.
Though the story is not short (over thirty chapters), I had no problem finishing the book quickly because I can’t bring myself to put down the book
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Captive is captivating
I so enjoyed this story – it’s the second book of a series, and the whole tale gets crazier, more involved, and more interesting as it goes along. The romance is satisfyingly steamy, the hero is true-blue honorable and deadly in defense of his woman, and she – reclusive, nerd-girl scientist – is his match in honor and courage. Not much of a fighter, though. LOL I really don’t like cliffhanger/to be continued endings, but the romance concludes with an HEA even as events set in motion a widening plot arc and the next book. More action, more conflicts, more devious plotting, more sexy times? Hey, I’m good with that. I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The second book in the Barbarians of the Sand Planet series a well written story that kept me turning pages. This is scientist Max Dryden and Dothvek Kush’s story, I know when this series is finished I will be reading it again. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Such a fantastic story. So much adventure, action, fighting, sun and sand. Max is a scientist that a crew of women bounty hunters captured. They end up crash landing on a sand dune planet and before they can fix the ship another bounty hunter blew it up. There are two tribes on this planet. The Cresteks and the Dothvek. The Cresteks kidnap Max and take her to their city. Women are a commodity that all the aliens want. Kush stays with Max when she is pulled into the city. Now they both have to get out. Love the characters. They have so much to learn about each other. I also loved the bounty crew who have now adopted Max into their group. Fast paced story. Some steam between Kush and Max. Great story. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I absolutely enjoyed reading this outstanding Sci-fi alien romance & the continuation from the first book “Bounty” into this book “Captive” is smooth & flawless. Each book can be read as a standalone but I would recommend the series. There are good scene descriptions & world building. The well-paced plot is interesting & is filled with suspenseful situations. The characters are unique individuals with well-developed personalities & portray realistic emotional feelings & reactions according to the unexpected situations they find themselves in & continue to develop throughout the story-line.
There is: a young female scientist (Maxine aka Max Dryden) is have the worst time of her life by first being taken as a bounty by female bounty hunter (Danica) & her crew then they are all forcibly marooned on a sandy planet (Zandureen) by a rival bounty hunter (Maurad) now Max has been taken captive by Chertek aliens & her every move is being watched by a undercover sand barbarian (Kush), various kind of alien barbarians, a conniving Chertek chancellor, his son (T’Kar), humans, action, adventure, twists & turns, drama, intrigue, suspense, deceit, devious plans, protectiveness, danger, threats, surprises, ultimatums, compromises, enemies, attacks, violence, conflict, determination, contentment, some steamy scenes & a interesting epilogue that is paving the way for the next book in the series.
This is a fabulous sci-fi romance! I loved it! It is jam packed with action, adventure, and sweet/steamy romance.
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This novel was cleanly written and edited, with no typos that I could discern. The world building in this series continues to be top-notch, with the Dothvek’s desert planet and it’s various races and cultures being a vibrant character in itself. The characterization of the hero and heroine was competent, with both of them being sympathetic characters. This novel uses both the Fated Mates trope and the Mars Needs Women trope, both of which I typically enjoy. The novel has low angst and high stakes, with an exciting, adventure filled plot that kept me turning the pages. I look forward to reading the next novel in this series when it comes out! I am enjoying this series more than the author’s Drexian Brides series, so far. I recommend this novel to readers who enjoy alien sci-fi romance with adventure elements and a space opera feel.
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Max and Kush have a grand adventure inside the walls of the city of their enemies and end up meeting some who are forming a resistance to how they have been taught and are trying to return to their proper roots. this story is filled with adventure, action, fighting and plenty of steam.
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This book , is entertaining, filled with action, and thoroughly enjoyable. The chemistry between the characters 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.
I can’t express enough how much I LOVE this author and her stories!!! They are AWESOME!!! Did I mention I Love these stories? The characters and story line were well developed and word usage was amazing! I felt like I was a part of the story watching the characters grow and the story unfold.I Love these women bounty hunters and Dr. Max Dryden. The story is full of action, drama, suspense, adventure, Hot Alpha Alien and romance. I Loved Kush and Max, their story was amazing. This is a must read book that I highly recommend and I can’t wait to read more!!!
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Dr. Max Dryden cannot catch a break. First she was captured by bounty hunters, then she is taken by the Crestek aliens to their city. Kush, is one of the Dothvek warriors tracking her to bring her back to her friends. He slips on a Crestek robe as she is hauled through the city gates and he assumes the position of her bodyguard. She is taken to a building in the center of the city and introduced to the chancellor. He wants her to be a mate for his son/successor. Kush and Max are helped to escape the city by the resistence. Unfortunately Mourad’s ship and crew are back to take her in for the bounty on her head. They manage to outsmart Mourad again and Kush and Max have their HEA.
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This story is one of those WOW factor stories. The storyline is great, the characters are fantastic and overall it is just fabulous!!! Clearly it deserves the fantastic five stars and just to inform everyone I cannot wait for the next story.
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Max is a scientist who has a price on her head because she is almost at the point of discovering a new source of energy to use as a cleaner and cheaper energy for the entire galaxy. Someone wanted to stop her. She was captured by an all female bounty hunter crew, who then befriended her and then their ship was attacked and they crash landed on a desert planet.
Kush is a Dothvek who was the best tracker in his clan and his job was to track Max and bring her back to their oasis to be with her crew. But she was taken by the Cresteks who are the sworn enemy of the Dothveks. They left the deserts to live in a city of stone. With the shortage of females on their planet, Max is sure to become the mate or concubine of one or many of the Cresteks. He must save her.
Kush managed to track down Max and managed to be with her when she was taken into the walled city. Max and Kush fought their desires they felt for each other, Kush only because he didn’t want to force himself on to Max. We read of their battle against these desires and their acceptance of their fate and they finally mate and form their mind bond.
Another bounty hunter arrives and their fight begins. You don’t want to miss reading this awesome story of love and adventure. They have their happily ever after but the story is not over, two of the crew still need to be rescued. All I say is bring on the next book.
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