My alien keeper rescued me from a man I should have been able to trust: my father.Raised by an alien, I never really learned how to interact with human people.And that’s fine. I’m happy just as I am. I never feel like I’m missing out on anything….So I don’t understand why this new human, Lee, affects me so strangely.Then again, he did just admit that he’s been hunting me.If he hurts me, and … me.
If he hurts me, and Keeper finds out–he’s a dead man.
Ask me how I know.
Note: Trigger warnings for this story. This is a Standalone 35K Short Story Science Fiction Romance with a sweet Happily Ever After. For readers 18 years and older.
*Note II: The Emperor’s Son, a 21K short story (also with a Happily Ever After), has been included with this title. Enjoy! =D
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This one’s even better than the first. Maybe? I like them both equally, but what was unusual about this one was that you get the POV of the keeper.
I’m kinda … I’m sitting here trying formulate my thoughts. I’m taking a break from my own steamy aliens and dark dystopians and this … these books are fresh. That’s the best word to describe them.
They’re not dark or sordid. I don’t feel gross after reading them like I do after some stuff I’ve delved into lately. I don’t feel depressed or emotionally conflicted. I don’t know if I even feel like they’re kinky–though what’s kinkier than pet play?
I think the root of it is, these aren’t pet play books. These aren’t dystopian books even though it’s a world in which people are kept in cages. It’s almost utopian. The keepers function as benevolent entities who watch and make sure we behave as our best selves, who nurture us and give us chances to grow and become better than we must me. At least, if they deem us worthy. I recognize the darkness there. There are men kept in group stud cages, but they seem to be relegated to the bad men. The men who shout out at women and jerk off when they come close and urinate to prove their manliness.
The men and women who rise above get a chance to become something more. Protectors. Defenders. Lovers. I can’t really understand my own feelings. There’s so much wrong in this world, but the focus is on Joayyn/Melissa. She is a favored kept pet, even sleeping at the foot of her keepers bed and living inside his house. She falls for a tracker/hunter man who sleeps outside–not in a cage, cuz he’s special. He gets a doghouse. Lol. I know, i know. That’s crazy to write. It’s a testament to the author that somehow it worked.
It had some of the best dialogue I’ve ever read.
Example (my fan fic version): She’s walking around the gardens (most pets are locked up) and he comes upon her and startles her, he crouches low, “don’t be afraid.”
“Does Keeper know you’re free?”
Lip curve. “Your keeper set me free.”
“Does Keeper know you came after me?”
“Your keeper set me to hunt you.”
Except he isn’t hunting, he’s observing, learning, gauging, recognizing. And Keeper was training him for his competitions where he hunted. They were practicing. Keeper would never let anyone hurt any of them. They were almost like children to him … except for the whole pesky cage thing. Lol. All I can say is, I think if you can give these a chance and embrace them for what they are, you might find some educational action beats (this author does a phenomenal job with body language and revealing human physical tells since the aliens cant communicate so well). The physical beats in particular were a real education.
Also, I found myself laughing out loud at several points. It definitely gives insight into the behaviors of some of our pets.
These books were incredibly unique. Fun. Outrageous. Silly. Emotional. Intense. Enlightening. I could keep going. But I wont.
I love them.
This was amazing and you don’t just get One Book but Two!
JOAYYN’s and also THE EMPEROR’S SON
I Give this Book a 4.5/5 Star Rating, Listing as 5.
Im in looove with this universe, the concept is so good and addictive! I’m not going to spoil anything, these are definite rereads for me.
I can’t wait for more books to come out in this universe!
HEA(?): Yes, for both!
Relationship Type: since there are couple(s) featured in both: Book 1> MF & MF, Book 2> MF & MF
Romance: 4.5-5/5
Heat: 4/5
Pacing: Mid
Drama: 3.5-4/5
Suspense: 3.5/5
Again, some of the best world-building I’ve seen in decades! Book 3 (and 3.5!) didn’t fail. In fact, I enjoyed this book as much as the previous ones. Though this book did state it was a novella, it’s more like a shortish novel. (I’m the only usually complaining that books nowadays are too short!) We’re now getting to see the life of Melissa/JoAyyn and the Hunter/Tracker Lee. It’s fun to see characters (both Keeper and Y-Dax) from Book 2 and how they interact with our characters in Book 3. Just too much fun!
Great characters, both main and secondary. The continuity is definitely there. It’s a great day-in-the-life as well as action/adventure (see Book 3.5) that is absolutely endearing.
I wish I could write more. It’s cold where I am, and I don’t know how long I have in terms of electricity and internet access. But I will say this: BUY THIS BOOK AND THE OTHERS IN THIS SERIES!! You won’t be disappointed. Great world-building. Original/logical storylines. What can I say? I’ll be rereading these books again in the next few days. (I’ve already read the last two-three chapters of each book already in the past 24 hours!!)