ONE Captive Human Female TWO Battle-scarred Alien Warriors THREE Ferocious Dragons The aliens won her heart – Now they’re fighting for her lifeAliya’s fellow crew members from Earth are all in love, happily mated to hot warrior twins in their new home on Tharon. But Aartan, the sexy Alpha male who makes her heart race, doesn’t seem interested in romance. What’s more, he’s shrouded in mystery. He … more, he’s shrouded in mystery. He doesn’t have a mate and no one will tell her what happened to his twin.
When she challenges him to kiss her and then swear he’s not attracted to her, Aliya unleashes the passionate warrior hidden beneath his cool façade. After one night of pleasure more intense than she’s ever known, he tells her they can never be together and sends her away.
But when Bophe, an old enemy from the past, kidnaps Aliya and threatens to have his Gornian dragons tear her limb from limb in the Arena of Tanis Major, she discovers she has not one, but two fierce Tharan warriors who will fight any foe in the Universe to the death to win her freedom and save her life.
Can Aliya help her wounded warriors fight their own demons and build a new life with them in a world halfway across the galaxy?
A note from the author:
Defending Their Mate is a standalone romance in the Tharan Menage series featuring the Luna’s medical officer Aliya Rashadaman, raised by Himalayan mystics, and a pair of battle-scarred warriors with dark secrets in their past. They’re very different from the heroes in my other books in the series. But I promise you’ll get an unexpected surprise HEA!
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Tharan Warrior Ménage, Book #6. WOW! Where can I get some Tharan Warriors?
Aartan’s a brilliant Tharan surgeon renowned for his work with cybernetics. But where’s his twin? Does he have a mate or children? What happened to take him from being a warrior to a surgeon? Aliya, an Earthen healer able to heal both body and mind, only knows two things. Aartan won’t take advantage of the very cybernetics he uses to accomplish miracles for others, and he’s fighting the overwhelming chemistry between them. Even if his gyron didn’t affect her physically, she’d still know he wants her as much as she wants him. After a steamy encounter in the lab where they work, Aliya makes an astounding discovery that explains everything! But when Aartan rejects her and sends her back to Tharon, she’s crushed. How could he do this after everything that’s happened? Then fate cruelly steps in. Seems Bophe, the tyrant of Tanis Major, has finally decided to take his vengeance on the Tharans. He’s already tangled with and lost monumentally to the Tharans twice. His revenge? Kidnapping Aliya, making her his slave, and taunting the Tharans to rescue her. Both times Bophe’s tangled with the Tharans, they took him by surprise. This time it’s Bophe who holds the upper hand. There won’t be any sneak attacks. There certainly won’t be any help from inside Bophe’s camp. Bophe’s vicious, barbarous, wily, and crafty. He’s bound to have stacked the odds in his favor. And a win over the Tharans will be broadcast throughout the entire galaxy. It’s what Bophe’s famous for. Can Aliya be saved? Doubtful, at best. When two Tharan warriors show up in Bophe’s arena, Aliya’s not the only one who’s stunned. Seriously? Two over-the-hill, crippled Tharan warriors to go up against a Melizan and Bophe’s Gornian dragons? That these warriors are no strangers to Aliya is an even bigger shock. Is there any way this can end well for anyone but Bophe? But are things as they seem? Is any of this enough to save Aliya? There can’t be any way these two warriors can defeat a Melizan, can there? What of the Gornian dragons? Ultimately, is there any amount of luck and skill that can save Aliya? Or will Bophe’s treachery and double dealing end not just Aliya but those she holds dearest?
This book is a bit of a departure from the previous books in this series. I can’t go into detail about how it’s different without giving away the secrets that make this book absolutely captivating. I won’t even try. The unexpected twists and turns make this story truly extraordinary. Aliya is perfection. A healer of both body and mind, she takes on challenges that even the biggest, most hardened Tharan warrior can’t. She’s truly remarkable. Aartan has so many secrets. His physical trauma is evident. His emotional agony is something altogether different. And while Aliya and Aartan are definitely the very heart of this story, in my opinion, the supporting characters make this story. It could never work without them. Without Kyra, Ceres, Jax, Jynn, and especially Bophe this story would never work. Kallista Dane has more than outdone herself this time. I absolutely loved that I never knew from one page to the next what new secret would be revealed. Predictable is one thing this book is not. Congratulations, Ms. Dane! This is the best book yet in the Tharan Warrior series, and I can’t give it anything other than five stars.
One final note. Be an informed reader! This is an ADULT book. It contains explicit language and sexual scenes. If you don’t enjoy this genre, this may not be the book for you. There are book synopses and reviews available on Goodreads and Amazon. Use these resources. DON’T LEAVE A NEGATIVE REVIEW WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WON’T ENJOY THE BOOK. It’s not fair to the author. She works very hard to provide a quality work product. If you know you’ll object to the book’s subject matter before you buy it, you’re doing yourself and the author an extreme disservice.
Thanks for reading my review and happy reading!
If you’ve been following Ms. Kallista Dane and her Tharan Warriors series you’ll know that several of our heroines are falling in love with Tharan twins who stir their blood to no end. Meet Aliya, one of the top doctors from earth helping wounded warriors recover from their wounds, both mentally and physically. Aliya has a gift of compassion and empathy which is attracting Dr. Aartan but he’s living in denial because he fears he may be too old and too damaged to love her the way she should be loved. And where is his twin ?? Love come in twos on Tharan. Can you keep a secret ?? Not sure I trust you … so … go get Book 6 and check it out. You may be surprised.
Aliya has worked with Aartan as doctors often do, but theirs is a unique match. Aartan’s gyron aka pheramones flow like crazy whenever Aliya is close. There is definitely a connection between them but Aartan fights it at every turn. Aliya decides it’s time to confront Aartan and does after consuming some liquor. It doesn’t go well for Aliya as Aartan does everything he can think of to warn her off
him. Well things aren’t what they seem, Aartan and his twin, Azar keep to themselves as they are both wounded warriors with a heartbreaking past. This is the story of the Therans defending their mate, so we already know that they recognize Aliya as their mate but try denial as long as they can get away with it. The Tharan twins are trying to hide their physical and emotional pain but Aliya is a doctor and an empath, she knows about their pain, just not how to fight against it. The twins do accomplish pushing Aliya away and she leaves, but gets abducted by the evil Bophe and taken to Tanis Major,
the place where Bophe has his arena where only the strongest fight to survive. Chancellor Kal argues with Aartan and Azar who naturally want to go save Aliya but they are older and physically damaged. The rest is all action and many risks to get to Aliya to rescue her. There is a lot of help with the rescue mission as Kyra’s mates, Jax and Jynnher along with the young girl Ceres have a lot to do with the rescue mission, which ends up dealing with magical enemies and man eating dragons!
This is a page turner, I love all the Theran warriors and this story does not disappoint, but it does let you feel many emotions, not all good, but we know when dealing with Therans, it will all work out somehow.
Kallista Dane’s newest book in the Tharan Warriors Series, Defending Their Mate is another awesome science fiction romance. Just as good as the other five in this series, it can be read as a stand alone but I defiantly recommend reading the previous books in the series first to get the full impact. Loved it!