Sophia got caught up with the mob and ends up in prison. She chooses the interstellar bride program and is matched to Viken, but to 3 mates. They haveSophia got caught up with the mob and ends up in prison. She chooses the interstellar bride program and is matched to Viken, but to 3 mates. They have recently instituted a new mating practice, since Leah and the triplet kings are such a success. One mate from each sector. Gunnar, Erik, and Rolf fought together against the Hive and are like brothers. Sophia is kidnapped and helps them find a man working for the resistance after being rescued.
So I’m not sure if the “prep” Leah had before being sent as a bride was changed with the new policy, since it was never mentioned. But Sophia kept her pubic hair and there’s no mention of piercings, for either her or the guys, sadly. Dual narration. With three main male characters, I think it’s hard for the narrators, especially the female one. But they did alright. Maybe I was just too distracted while listening to this one but it just felt a bit meh to me. ...more
**spoiler alert** Rachel is a biochemist who helped created a cancer drug that killed more people than it helped. She told her company but they falsif**spoiler alert** Rachel is a biochemist who helped created a cancer drug that killed more people than it helped. She told her company but they falsified reports to get the drug approved by the FDA. When 400 people died, Rachel took the fall. Her lawyer convinced her to get tested for the bride program just in case. But she wanted to attempt her appeal in court, feeling that getting the truth out there was so important. However, she was going to be moved to genpop and a hit put out for her. So Warden Igara contacted her matched mates, Maxim and Ryston. Maxim is the governor of a zone of the Colony, the planet where contaminated soldiers are sent. They break Rachel out of prison and she agrees to go with them back to the colony. While there, she discovers a plot to reactive the soldiers hive implants that kills a human soldier and almost kills Maxim. Prince Nial lifts the ban that keeps contaminated soldiers from being able to go home but the trio decides to stay on the colony.
I like how so very smart Rachel is. The audiobook was triple narration (3 individual but not like duet). Each character having 3 different voices took a bit to get used to but wasn’t so bad. They do use different pronunciations for Nial and Prillon than the other books so far. Their claiming ceremony was super hot. ...more