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Genre: Science Fiction Romance

Disclaimer: Reading is all about discovery, but this Book Review does not shy away from spoiling specific scenes as this is more of a look inside the good and bad of a book.

The Analysis:

This book was recommended to me by a science fiction romance group. I chose it because of the cover. So, let’s book review it.

Here’s the Blurb:

Abby Wentworth never regretted abandoning her corporate career to adopt her orphaned niece and run a maternity home. But she certainly never expected to find herself and her girls abducted by aliens who intend to sell them as breeders.

When they are rescued by a massive alien and his crew, desires she has long suppressed start to surface. She finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the captain who treats both her and her daughter with unwavering devotion.

Until his ship intercepts an illegal Vedeckian trader, Captain Hrebec is resigned to spending his life alone. The Cires lost their females to a plague many years ago. Now for the first time, this luscious human female has him longing for a mate and a family.

But Abby has to get her girls back to Earth, and Hrebec may have one last chance to save his race. Will their duties force them apart? Or will they finally find a family of their own?

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The cover made me buy it. It seemed to promise lots of bonding scenes. Since I have attacked this genre with ferociousness this was one aspect that had yet to be done in a novel I've read. The kid drew my interest more than anything else. Although I see now its a scene from the book.

Now The Story:

Book Info:
Pages: 184
Author: Honey Philips and Bex McLynn
Available: Amazon

This book strikes me as a smarter, Ice Planet Barbarians, book 1. In the past, I've answered the hypothetical question of which alien romance to start a boyfriend or husband on. Previously, my answer was Saving Askara and that still is a good choice. But if you've just spent the best book club of your life with the girlfriends laughing over Ruby Dixon then share the joy with your significant other with this smarter read, Mama and The Alien Warrior. The world building is more extensive. It's dual pov, and the heroine and alien's perspective are much more introspective.

These girls come from a home for pregnant teens with their mentor/guardian. They are kidnapped with the intent to be sold. They are saved by a group of aliens who plan to return them to Earth. But because one of those babies is a rare female alien, detours are made. Also they were pretty far from home to begin with, but this allows all of them to spend more time getting to know the aliens. Most of the conflict is of the will they/wont they variety.

In this story, you know you have mated because you have exceptional smell and are automatically drawn to that alien/persons scent. Its cute because it becomes a game of pick your mate out by the scent of his shirt. Their is also a cute fairy tale like story that goes along with this for the alien's people. One that's told to the little girl and mother. It's one of the bonding scenes.

The book further delivers on the bonding. The little girl clearly mistakes the alien for one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Leonardo to be exact. She accepts his difference right away. She never appears scared of him. He dotes on her instinctually and doesn't shy away from her attention. One of the things he loved doing with her was taking her to the bridge of the ship to spend time with him playing on the game. A simple game the aliens came up with too occupy her time. All the aliens aboard the ship are kind and accepting with the children. So much so that I kinda wanted more.

But I get it, this about the love story between the alien and the girls mother. Which was built upon mutual respect, but also a mating bond. The mating bond was not insta-lovey. That woman was going to leave that spaceship behind if he didn't give her a reason to stay. And it wasn't going to be just because he wanted a wife or babies. She had to see a life with him that would also benefit her children. And she considered her children to also be the women in her care. The heroine came off as a smarter Georgia, ie. Captain's wife, from Ice Planet.

This book was not with out its frustrations. The Guardian over the girls in this book meant well, for sure. I just hated that it seemed like she was constantly making decisions for them and not with them.

Of course, the ending course corrected. When one alien just went ahead and claimed his mate with her two children that weren't even his. I hollered...go ahead boy. They both wanted the next step, of course, no coercion. To put this in perspective most of the girls were already taking care of two babies and two were pregnant. None of those children were by the alien mates.

Every time, the mentor said, I'm going back to Earth for the girls. My first thought was, what's waiting for you lol. We already established that none of the girls had any strong ties to anything back on Earth. That's how they ended up in the group home to begin with.

This caused those good kind of pains. For most of the story, the hero and heroine were not willing to give into their feelings because they knew it all to be temporary. I wanted them to be together, so bad, it angered me.

However, the guardians well-meaning mistake truly was an astronomical mistake in the case of one of the girls named, Molly. She was forced to stay away from her mate she became depressed, despondent, and stopped eating. This particular girl was pregnant. So I don't know why they weren't doing more to ensure she ate. But anyway, her alien mate was experiencing much of the same symptoms. It got so bad, she fainted and went into labor. Stopping at a planet that sounds quite beautiful I must say. The doctor pretty much told the guardian that she needs her mate and it was a mistake to keep them apart. They had to share energy that leaves the alien drained in order for her to recover and it took several days. Luckily, she had a healthy baby, but she put her foot down and said I'm with my mate and I'm staying with him.

It was all just hypocritical to me. She was doing everything, but sliding down the pole with her mate. She was doing tons of foreplay, sharing a room, and playing house. While telling arguably rebellious teens, do as I say, not as I do.

Gee, thanks. You're not allowed to eat chocolate in front of me, while telling me I can't have any. I remember what its like to be a teen.

Anyway, the alien baby was also cute. The heroine insta-mommie instincts were on point. From day one, she was like this my baby and no ones telling me different. In her efforts to teach the alien how to be a parent, this leads to more bonding scenes between the alien and the baby, double cute. And more frustration because I couldn't help but notice how well they worked together. It was like come on momma and poppa of the ship, y'all can somehow work this out. Don't deny each other the love you know you want.

Ultimately, this book has faults that I'm all but ignoring because I'm too happy to have read it. And if anyone follows me on Instagram than you know what that means in ratings scores.

Story At A Glance:

Recommendation:  5 out of 5

Read Series Continuation:  Yes

 The Ratings:

Book Cover Appeal:

🍓🍓🍓🍓

Story & Narration:

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Romance:

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Character/(s) Personality*:

🍓🍓🍓

*The heroine irked my nerves sometimes.

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