Today is my birthday so to celebrate I invited Sophia Rose to the blog to review a book from one of her favorite genres Sci-Fi Romance. Happy Birthday to me!!
Enjoy!
#4 Alien Castaways
Sci-Fi Romance
Publisher: Self
Published: 4.22.21
Pages: 165
Rating: 3.5
Format: eARC
Source: Author
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GoodReads Blurb:
Tragedy sends clairvoyant Mandy Ellison to seek refuge in
the small town of Argent, Idaho. Her ESP failed her, and now she’s closing her
eyes to the second sight forever. Until Shadow, an alien from planet ‘Topia,
comes into her healing and wellness center with a request. Will she help him
find a mate?
Time is running out for Shadow. His genetics have been programmed with a
self-destruct sequence. If he doesn’t bond with a genmate, a female carrying
the same mating gene, he eventually will fade from existence. The new
clairvoyant in town is his last desperate hope, if she agrees to help him.
But what is an alien to do when attraction leads to love, especially when every
indication shows Mandy is not his genmate? Will Mandy find him a mate, hand him
over to another woman, and save his life—or will Shadow decide love is worth
dying for?
Sophia Rose's Review:
One of the lovable six alien refugees to earth is in his
last days and losing hope that he will ever find his mate which will not only
be his happily ever after, but the very source of ongoing itself. At the same time, a woman who has been beaten
down in life because of her psychic gift slips into a small Idaho town hoping
to get away from her past and start over.
The attraction is there, but they are agonized to discover that they are
not mates.
Shadow is the fourth of the Alien Castaways series and part
of the greater Intergalactic Dating Agency books. Shadow is a standalone story, but the
surrounding cast of characters and the overall series arc does begin in the
first book.
Shadow is a story I have anticipated since I learned he was
Vaporian with the nifty ability to shift to vapor. But, his gift is cursed so long as he doesn’t
find his mate because, after a certain point without this special match, he
will no longer be able to control his shifts to vapor and will eventually
dissipate into vapor permanently. I felt
the tension from the ticking time clock through each book and was glad to see
him getting his story.
Like with the previous books, the human heroine’s own story
is as intriguing as the alien hero. In
this case, Mandy is a middle-aged woman with the gift of seeing visions. In her past, she tried to use her gift to
help, but it wasn’t that specific so people blamed her when there wasn’t a
happy ending like in the missing person’s case she assisted the police on. She just wants to hide all that, but then she
meets Shadow.
They were good together though, yes, it happened very
quickly when the deeper feelings came.
As the reader, I couldn’t help but anticipate the source of their swift
romance, but was curious why the signs of mating were not there. I had my suspicions and I was right. But, that didn’t take away from this being a
light, heartwarming sci-fi.
Incidentally, Inferno gets the start of his story and that
meetcute cracked me up. His heroine is
going to be a tough nut to crack.
In summary, this was a swift, easy-read, spicy sci-fi
romance between a charming alien and a good-hearted psychic. Those who want a light and easy, fast-read
sensual sci-fi romance should definitely give this series a try.
Author’s Bio:
USA Today Bestselling Author Cara Bristol writes character
driven science fiction romance with humor, heart, and heat. She loves
introducing new readers to science fiction romance, and likes to say she writes
sci-fi for readers who don’t like sci-fi. When she’s not writing (ha ha ha –
she’s almost always writing) she enjoys traveling to exotic destinations and
chillaxin’ with her favorite reality TV shows. Cara lives in Missouri with her
own alpha hero, her husband.
Website: https://carabristol.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaraBristol
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cara.bristol.3
Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia is a quiet though
curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, and gardening. Encouraged
and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian
transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball,
Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.
Sophia’s Social Media
Links:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/sophiarose1816
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13418187.Sophia_Rose
Glad to see you are still enjoying this series Sophia!
ReplyDeleteOh yes! They are my cozy day sci-fi romances. :)
Deleteooh so my kind of read Sophia Rose. I'm glad this series is still giving you pleasure!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's like sci-fi cozy with some steam. I can really relax when reading these. :)
DeleteWonderful review, Sophia. I've gotten behind on this author.
ReplyDeleteMelanie @ Books of My Heart
Thanks, Melanie! I've really enjoyed this latest series and I'm pretty sure you'll love it when you get the chance. :)
DeleteI see the series is still going strong.
ReplyDeleteFor sure! :)
DeleteThis sounds delightful!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely great when I'm in the mood for light and easy. :)
DeleteWell look at him flexing
ReplyDeleteOh yes, he's got muscles on his muscles. :)
DeleteI wouldn't have picked this on my own, but it sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteGlad to put you onto it, Ro. :)
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