Book Blurb:
Refuge in the Arms of a Monster This job on board the New Horizon is supposed to be my fresh start, a fail proof plan to escape my poor excuse for a husband and his dangerous friends. But my white horse quickly turns into a nightmare when I discover that my new boss is none other than Ulrek the Horrible, my sworn enemy. There’s no way I’ll work for the ruthless captain responsible for stealing me from Earth. So contract be damned, I quit! But there are dangers out there worse than a reformed Dominion captain, and with nowhere left to turn, I find myself back on his ship…and in his arms. There’s no denying the treacherous passion that burns between us. And now, the very monster who once captured my body threatens to capture my heart.
This enemies-to-lovers alien romance features the villain from a previous book, and while he has switched sides, he is still morally gray. If this upsets you, please skip this book. As always, lots of action and steamy scenes ahead. HEA guaranteed!
*Dark Star Romance ALC *Alien Romance *Enemies --> More *close proximity
*Drama/action *spice *fated mates *ex- drama *Touch her and 💀 *💀
*Opposites attract *Human FMC x Alien MMC *morally gray MMC
Thoughts:
This is the 8th book in this series but can be read as a stand alone, I received this ALC from Dark Star Romance and I want to thank them and the author for this ALC. This is the first book that I've read in the series and I didn't know how it would go since a lot of times dropping into the middle of the series can be confusing... but this truly is a stand alone there are characters from previous books but this was easy to follow along with even without knowing the previous story lines.
To start with we have Delaney (FMC) she is originally from earth but has been living on an alien planet after being abducted years ago, at the time being scared and finding out that the Tallean males would not mess with her if she was already with another male she quickly formed a marriage of convenience with another abducted human male... only to find out that it was the wrong thing to do he became controlling and often verbally and physically abusive towards her... finally building the courage to leave after finding out he had been cheating on her she finds the best way to get out of this situation is by taking a job on a space ship set to leave the planet... that should be far enough away from this tool. She leaves him a dear John letter and files for divorce and heads out for her new job.
Only when Delaney gets on the ship she finds the captain of the ship is none other than Ulrek... the very Tallean that took her from her home years ago... this won't do at all she can't possibly work with this guy he is a horrible villain and even though this was supposed to be her fresh start there has to be another way...
Ulrek has done a lot of bad things in the past all for his homeland... turns out he was just a puppet doing whatever they wanted and also getting the reputation that went along with it... even though he switched sides and has been doing a lot to prove he's not that guy anymore... the one that willingly went a long with whatever the leaders wanted he swapped sides and has been on the run for a long time. There is a bounty on his head and he has to keep his identity hidden most places he goes... but he trusts the members on his ship he has been with them for a long time... so when their greenhouse on the ship goes haywire and plants start to die he needs help asap... and he's willing to do whatever he needs to do to try to get Delaney (his only option for the job since other larger ships that don't need to hide have snagged all of the other eligible candidates in the area) to come work for him.
Ulrek and Delaney very quickly find that they are attracted to one another the chemistry is off the charts and even while Delaney doesn't want anything to do with him she keeps finding herself in his arms... and in his bed... that doesn't mean she is forgiving him though.
Delaney finds herself in danger when her soon to be ex-husband keeps coming back into the picture to cause trouble and who is there for her but Ulrek, it's hard to dislike him so much when he's been so protective and caring towards her and his crew love him... so that should mean something right?
When things happen to make it so Delaney doesn't have a choice and needs the job to get off the planet... and quickly Ulrek makes the most of this close proximity and quickly they find that they can't keep their hands off of each other Ulrek is coming to realize that Delaney means more to him than he originally realized she is his mate... and her leaving might really be the end of him. Naturally there are more enemies out to get them so they are not out of the woods yet and find themselves in more danger that they need to navigate together.
Delaney finds that even with outside enemies after them the scariest thing may be that she doesn't hate Ulrek as much as she thought... in fact could she be falling in love with him? Ulrek doesn't want to scare Delaney off with the truth that she is vital to his existence so keeps that to himself for awhile as he shows her that he isn't as bad as she originally thought him to be.
I really enjoyed this book it had a great plot to spice ratio and the storyline had me hooked on needing to find out what happened next. I loved watching Ulrek show Delaney time and time again he could be the strong, supportive, caring guy she needed after coming out of a bad relationship and that Delaney was just the fiery woman with a big heart that Ulrek needed after his past history.
Thank you to the author and Dark Star romance for this ALC! I can't wait to read more of this series. The Narrator did a great job bringing these characters to life!
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