Light years from home, plant biologist Lt. Eva La Croix and her all-female exploration team land on a planet they believe is a perfect substitute for the dying Earth. They are set upon by huge alien hunters and Eva is captured by the barbarian leader. Tossed over his shoulder, she is carried back to camp, tethered to his bed, seduced by his touch, and claimed as his own.In spite of her fear, … spite of her fear, she is captivated by the gorgeous, dominant male with his long gleaming black hair, smooth bronze skin, and glimmering golden eyes. Expecting her full compliance, he strips her naked and prepares her for an intimate and very thorough inspection. Horrified, Eva protests, but quickly learns defiance will be met with swift consequences, including a bare bottom spanking until he proves to her who is in command.
Deemed compatible, she and her teammates are whisked away to the barbarians’ world where they are mated to these powerful men. While pampered and protected, the women are expected to submit to their male’s authority and breed their young. Will Eva learn to adapt to their unusual beliefs and old-fashioned ways? Can she sacrifice her independence and surrender to this dynamic, highly sexual alien male who has conquered her body, and perhaps her heart? Or when escape is imminent, will she flee with the others, never to see him again and feel the rampant desire that now surges through her blood for her compelling barbarian mate?
Publisher’s note: The Barbarian’s Captive is a romance novel containing sexual scenes, spanking, elements of BDSM, medical and anal play. If this subject matter is offensive, please do not buy this book. ***This newly revised edition contains 20k words of additional content.
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Well written, funny and Captivating. The main characters strike a perfect balance of strong vs sassy. Plenty of romance, and the erotic scenes were well done, but just a part of the story, not the focus. I highly recommend this book. I received a free copy of this audio book for review.
Maddie Taylor created a world ruled by Barbarians that I found entertaining and sensual. Rhonda and Rodd did an incredible job of bringing it to life with their excellent narration of the piece. Alien romance is not usually my genre yet I am hooked on this one. I will now add alien characters to my list of reading options. I found the domestic discipline in this other world just as engaging as the earthly novels I read involving that lifestyle. I truly appreciated Maddie’s creativity and had an immense amount of fun listening to this novel.
I would love to see this book, on Netflix!!!
I liked reading it because it was different than your typical romance story.
I know that this series has been out for a while but this is the first time I’ve read any them. I have read other books by this author, & liked them but I’m not a huge sci-fi fan so I really didn’t know what I’d think. I admit to being pleasantly surprised. Both worlds – Earth & Primaria find themselves in need & must work on a solution. I really liked this book, especially the conflict that Eva had within herself over her feelings for Kerr. So, I was a little disappointed that after having that as a thread throughout the conflict just sort of disappeared. Overall, a great read.
A better breed of barbarian than most!
This book is standalone, though the story arc continues in 3 further books. When I first started this book I thought I was going to get the usual ‘alien captive’ fayre. Yes it had some of those common themes, a patriarchal society, where misbehaving females are spanked, and a civilisation in danger due to lack of fertile women. It also has the women being captured and claimed without any say in the matter, along with the usual tall, handsome aliens.
However this story also offered much more. For starters it was a good length, allowing us time to get to know both main characters, see a relationship/connection develop and also to include a good plot and decent world building. The Barbarian’s Captive has a well developed alien world on which a good chunk of the story is set. Additionally there were plenty of supporting characters, several of whom we got to know fairly well. There was plenty of communication/discussion (and arguments) between Eva and Kerr, and whilst it was still a case of ‘my word is law’, I did feel as though Kerr listened to Eva and wanted her to be happy. Thankfully he didn’t presume that he knew best what would make her happy either!
In my mind the author did a good job of demonstrating the connection between Kerr and Eva, being shown their feelings and not just simply told of them. It took a few chapters for me to realise this wasn’t going to be like so many others from the genre, so if you try it, do bear that in mind. This is a book I am happy to recommend, especially if you like sci-fi power exchange stories. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series and can’t wait to see what happens next!
So glad I didn’t let the negative reviews put me off, I had trouble putting it down! At first, I wasn’t sure if I was going to get into it, there is a limit to the male oppressive/female submissive gotta save my species kind of books that I can take. I read some reviews and wasn’t sure I’d like it but decided to give it a shot, and I am so glad I did! The story had action, suspense, and emotionally gripping scenes. The characters grew, which is really what I want to read in a story, and they faced adversity but got through it. It held my interest right from the beginning and the discipline scenes weren’t as awful as I was led to believe by some reviews. There was no public humiliation, and the women were not injured. I mean, yeah, you want the women to be the Amazons that you’d think a ship full of women could be, but in reality, they come off as just people trying to save their own society too. There was an element of the danger posed by the purists and a jealous woman, and I thought they should have resolved that way more harshly than it was, but it just added spice to an already fascinating new world. It’s a great start to a new series that I”m now dying to dig into. I received a free copy on Prolific works, but it’s also available on the KU program, so I’m ready to jump into book two today!
Liked the story. Would have preferred more story and less sex.
Book was just ok, I was expecting more excitement.
Kind of boring.
It started out ok, but quickly got worse by the page. Even with my OCD, I couldn’t even make myself finish it.
Great book to read in between serious books
Too graphic. The emphasis of this book is graphic sex scenes.
Hated the way women were treated in this book.