Just one glance and this lonely alien shifter instantly craves Anna for his mate. Too bad the beautiful treasure-hunter seems blind to what’s truly valuable… thing she expects to find is a sinfully sexy alien who eyes her with a hunger that speaks of centuries of longing.
Leo’s ancient race has suffered greatly at the hands of the strangers who invaded their planet centuries ago, leaving the barbarians without a home world. When he awakes from stasis to the scent of a blood mate, he is stunned to discover the delectable creature is human. Being close to her sets his senses on fire, but he knows the attraction can only end in misery. What human could ever love a shape-shifting barbarian?
When a third occupant of the not-so-abandoned cruiser shows itself, the two realize they must work together if they want to get out alive.
Then they uncover a baby who just might be the priceless clone of a famous cultural icon, and things really start to get interesting…
If you like strong women, sexy aliens, wild adventures, steamy sensual scenes, and happily-ever-afters, then you’ll love the world of Stargazer:
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I think this is my favorite Tasha Black romance so far. Anna is a scavenger, a privateer, who salvages usable items from abandoned spaceships. She’s dropped off on an abandoned ship to tag it for salvage, only to discover she’s not alone. There’s Leo the handsome alien who thinks she’s his mate, a baby who might be the clone of Russian writer Tolstoy, and something else…something evil.
Tolstoy pulled me into the story right away with the awesome world-building. It felt like I was watching the movie, “Passengers.” The characters are so charming and likable, and the story kept me guessing. I absolutely loved the little origami drone BFF19. It was so cute and clever. It’s worth reading the book just for the scenes with the drone. But Tolstoy overall is great. Read it!
Sexy-sweet sci-fi romance fun with a shapeshifting hero and a strong heroine ~ A classic Tasha Black story!
Anna Nilsson works for the salvager who purchased her. Anna must work for “Mother” to pay off her debt. Anna is on her first lone salvage mission and runs into trouble when she is attacked by an unknown being. She meets Leo on the ship she is salvaging from and they each feel a pull to the other. While on the ship Anna discovers there is also a baby on board in a stasis pod, the baby is Tolstoy. Anna and Leo go to great length to keep Tolstoy safe from the being on board that has been trying to get to him.
A human scavenger on a derelict spaceship. But not alone. A threat. A discovery. And another, even more surprising discovery. It is a fun book, the start of a new series (great anchor). Colorful characters. A romance, a page turner, an “awe” moment. Bravo!
I received a free copy of this book via BookFunnel and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The book is one of a trio which I promptly downloaded. The writing was great and the plot was good.
This was one hell of a Sci-Fi adventure. Tasha Black knows how to suck you in. I was on the edge of my seat threw the whole book. Can’t wait to read what happens next.
The only thing I can say negative is the book ended too soon. Of course it is part of a series so you have to continue reading to find out what happened. But it has a good first book.
Barbarians…, bring them on. Very interesting paranormal, I enjoyed the first book in this new series and I am looking forward to many more to come :). I like that the characters are adventurous and brave, no wimps here. The things that can happen when confined to a spaceship are explored to the max, author keeps the plot focused on main characters as they get to know one another (yes, mate time!) and accomplish their task. I think it leaves less room for weighing the options when they have few on them to consider and survival is upmost.
I always enjoy Tasha’s books for a quick paced scifi romance romp and this new series is set in a very intriguing world.
Anna is on her first salvage mission. A huge space cruise ship. She is alone with her adorable little wrist drone named BFF29–and that little robot-like being is a BFF with personality. Learning her way, Anna finds another living creature–a dangerous vicious creature. When another life reaches out to save her she is beginning to wonder just how crowded is this space vehicle? Little does she know that there is one more being on board. An adorable little human baby. Back to her rescuer–male–humanoid–hot–very hot–and looks at her with lust. He has some secrets but his feelings for her are no secret. She feels the pull too even though she doesn’t have the term for it.
With communication issues, they have to work together to save this special baby and themselves. Once again Ms. Black has given us an alien with a strong hot body but tenderness many human men lack.
I loved the story, there are some super tender scenes I won’t ruin for you by describing. Ms. Black does a much better job. I do think the ending was a bit abrupt, however, I can’t wait to find out how her two partners make out (professional and physically-lol) with their Barbarian Aliens.
great story & fun read
Move over Psyfy your next great series has arrived. Anna, a new space pirate, has her first assignment. Cataloging the items on a luxury cruise ship. The first thing she sees are trees. Real trees that remind her of Tarker’s Hollow, her home. She has been transported many years into the future where there are no real trees. Leo is a Guardian still living on the ship. When they meet, sparks fly, and so do they as the other inhabitant of the ship makes himself known. Is it love at first sight when they meet Tolstoy?
I enjoyed reading this book , it is filled with action and intrigue. The chemistry between Anna and Leo is wonderful. Loved the scene when Tolstoy’s old stopped working. 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.
Title: Tolstoy
Series: Stargazer Alien Barbarian Brides #1
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: Tasha Black
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
Genre: #SciFi #Alien #Stargazer
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OH WOW! Absolutely Phenomenal!
Award winning author, Tasha Black is a hopeless romantic who can’t decide between Paranormal and Scifi Romance. So she writes both.
Quote I Love in this Book
“Push, Anna, Push,”
Anna Nilsson left Tarker’s Hollow to join the cadet program. Something happened to her space pod, they drifted for more than a 100 years. Now she is on Stargazer headed to her first assignment on an abandoned luxury cruiser.
Leo is from a Ancient Race called the
Barbarians. Just waking up on a deserted ship he’s worried, did he kill everyone on this vessel? Then he spots this beautiful women that turn his blood hot.
Holy hot alien shifter!! “TOLSTOY” is a brand new, out of this world must read story that is set in futuristic outer space! How about a lone, hunky, barbarian that can shift into almost anything & a beautiful, naive human who is a freshman ‘space-pirate’ that was dropped off for her first mission on a deserted spaceship, or are the two of them really alone? I loved the surprise twists & turns as this totally fresh world-building begins a new PNR, Sci-fi sub-genre series 😀 With well-defined characters, witty dialogue and great attention to detail I was hooked from the start, on the edge of my seat to where I did not want to stop, and read this in record time! Even tho I always volunteer to read this author’s books in advance, I have already one-clicked my own ebook to keep in my favorites forever 😀 So yes, I highly recommend this to adult fans of fiction & can’t wait for more from this phenomenal new series!
too short, not much of a story
Yet another book set in a fantasy future where not one person of color survives to live in said future. Stilted writing. White supremacy in printed word barely hidden as a romance novel. Save your money. Even without diversity issues this novel could have been better.
Did not enjoy book at all. Very boring.
Sorry, but didn’t hold my interest well.
It was just ok. It felt a bit contrived.