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Her Viken Mates (Interstellar Brides Program, #11)
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Grace Goodwin has ruined me for all other alien romance novels. Correction… she has ruined me for ALL romance novels. After reading her material, I find the others to be tame, dull and overall anticlimactic. I am not ashamed to admit that I have read each of her books at least twice.
The Interstellar Brides series takes place at a time where aliens are real and there are several different planets and species. There is a galactic enemy known as the hive, which is a technological species that invades planets and either kills its inhabitants or transforms their captives into one of them. A coalition was formed between the planets who are at war with the hive. Each member of the coalition is required to supply soldiers and brides to the cause. Soldiers to fight the hive, and brides to repopulate the diminished that have fallen victim to the war. There is a neurological test that a bride takes to me matched to their perfect alien planet, then their perfect alien match on that planet, through a series of sexual desires that only our subconscious can answer for. Earth allows for volunteers to apply to the program, or grants female criminals the option to become a bride over a prison sentence. Those who volunteer are paid a healthy sum of money, and those who are prisoners are given clean slates. All applicants are required to give up their Earth citizenship to become a resident of their new chosen planet. A bride has 30 days to accept or reject their match. If they accept their claim, they are mated to their new alien husband for the rest of their lives where they are expected to make babies. If they reject their mate, they are assigned a new one on that same planet. Where they are still expected to make babies. Warden Egara makes continued appearances throughout the series as she is the one who processes the brides in the United States.
The author was smart in how she developed her story lines with the different species. Whenever she feels like getting kinky with orgies, she just has to write a match made to Viken. Feeling like dominant wall sex? Looks like it’s an Atlan beast book. In the mood for sentimental feelings? Prillion it is. Or some one-on-one bondage and S&M? Yep, it’s a Trion book. Lol
Written in first person, Her Viken Mates is book 11 in this series and follows the human bride Isabella (aka Bella) Martinez and her alien mates Evon, Liam and Rager from the planet Viken. Liam was from sector 1 (weapons of a spear and shield), where family was all and they preferred anal sex and public affection. Evon was from sector 2 (weapons of bows and arrows), where they preferred bondage while claiming a woman’s pussy. Rager was from sector 3 (a sword as a weapon), and members of his sector preferred oral sex. It’s been established since the third book in this series that Vikens mated three men to each bride, one from each sector. This book had a lot of adventure and drama. Bella was a con, agreeing to the bride program instead of a prison sentence. Her crime was hacking and selling her stolen information on the dark web. The Vikens were stationed at the most Northern outpost, which was freezing like the Artic. Evon’s sister betrayed everyone by setting up Liam up for a crime she committed by using his codes. Everyone believed Liam’s guilt because his father was part of the resistance. Bella used her hacking skills to prove his innocence. Evon’s sister also happened to be in love with Rager, and Bella walked in on her exposing herself to him in the shower. Instead of hanging out and verifying information, she took off and went to request new mates. But before that could be processed, Thalia kidnapped her with the intention of selling her to the raiders. Her mates saved her in time, and all lived happily ever after. I will say that the opening chapter in this book is very unique; we get to see the testing from the MALE’s perspective opposed to the human female’s experience. Loved it!
Vikens are humanoid. What sets them apart from everyone else is their massive size (they’re larger than humans but smaller than Prillions), their potent cum that changes the body to accommodate their mate, and their cum is an aphrodisiac that when it comes in contact with skin, releases a pheromone to make the woman aroused and horny (and crave their partner to an extreme). Vikens are probably my least favorite of the alien species. One demanding mate is fun, two better, but three? That’s just too many cocks in my humble opinion.
There have been way too many romance novels I’ve read that had me frustrated and yelling “Jesus Christ, when are they gonna fuck?! Get to the good shit already!” When we’re 50% in, and the main characters have barely kissed each other, leaves readers like me aggravated. This is NOT one of those books. The very first chapter gives a very clear indication of what we are in for. I’m fairly confident that there is more sexual content in this book than adventure. It is, quite literally, word porn.
The first few books in this series were a little too hardcore for my tastes. Which is saying a lot because I am far from a prude and consider myself a person with a healthy and active sex life. Filled with bondage and S&M, the consent line was a little blurry in some cases. Spankings take place in every single book. If any man spanked me, I would probably kill them in their sleep, but I guess some women do enjoy them. Spankings are more of a turn-off than turn-on in my case, so I just ignore those parts of the books like “nope, that didn’t just happen.” This book had more soft, gentle love than dominating possession and I loved every word of it. It was an “awe” kind of book.
As I’ve read through this series and all its spin offs, I can attest that the plot is incredibly addictive. I am way too invested in each book, in all its adventure and romance. This book wasn’t one of my favorites in the series. Too much drama, lack of communication and assumptions. Most of the conflict could have been avoided if the men weren’t being stupid men. But meh, whatever.
The Interstellar Brides series takes place at a time where aliens are real and there are several different planets and species. There is a galactic enemy known as the hive, which is a technological species that invades planets and either kills its inhabitants or transforms their captives into one of them. A coalition was formed between the planets who are at war with the hive. Each member of the coalition is required to supply soldiers and brides to the cause. Soldiers to fight the hive, and brides to repopulate the diminished that have fallen victim to the war. There is a neurological test that a bride takes to me matched to their perfect alien planet, then their perfect alien match on that planet, through a series of sexual desires that only our subconscious can answer for. Earth allows for volunteers to apply to the program, or grants female criminals the option to become a bride over a prison sentence. Those who volunteer are paid a healthy sum of money, and those who are prisoners are given clean slates. All applicants are required to give up their Earth citizenship to become a resident of their new chosen planet. A bride has 30 days to accept or reject their match. If they accept their claim, they are mated to their new alien husband for the rest of their lives where they are expected to make babies. If they reject their mate, they are assigned a new one on that same planet. Where they are still expected to make babies. Warden Egara makes continued appearances throughout the series as she is the one who processes the brides in the United States.
The author was smart in how she developed her story lines with the different species. Whenever she feels like getting kinky with orgies, she just has to write a match made to Viken. Feeling like dominant wall sex? Looks like it’s an Atlan beast book. In the mood for sentimental feelings? Prillion it is. Or some one-on-one bondage and S&M? Yep, it’s a Trion book. Lol
Written in first person, Her Viken Mates is book 11 in this series and follows the human bride Isabella (aka Bella) Martinez and her alien mates Evon, Liam and Rager from the planet Viken. Liam was from sector 1 (weapons of a spear and shield), where family was all and they preferred anal sex and public affection. Evon was from sector 2 (weapons of bows and arrows), where they preferred bondage while claiming a woman’s pussy. Rager was from sector 3 (a sword as a weapon), and members of his sector preferred oral sex. It’s been established since the third book in this series that Vikens mated three men to each bride, one from each sector. This book had a lot of adventure and drama. Bella was a con, agreeing to the bride program instead of a prison sentence. Her crime was hacking and selling her stolen information on the dark web. The Vikens were stationed at the most Northern outpost, which was freezing like the Artic. Evon’s sister betrayed everyone by setting up Liam up for a crime she committed by using his codes. Everyone believed Liam’s guilt because his father was part of the resistance. Bella used her hacking skills to prove his innocence. Evon’s sister also happened to be in love with Rager, and Bella walked in on her exposing herself to him in the shower. Instead of hanging out and verifying information, she took off and went to request new mates. But before that could be processed, Thalia kidnapped her with the intention of selling her to the raiders. Her mates saved her in time, and all lived happily ever after. I will say that the opening chapter in this book is very unique; we get to see the testing from the MALE’s perspective opposed to the human female’s experience. Loved it!
Vikens are humanoid. What sets them apart from everyone else is their massive size (they’re larger than humans but smaller than Prillions), their potent cum that changes the body to accommodate their mate, and their cum is an aphrodisiac that when it comes in contact with skin, releases a pheromone to make the woman aroused and horny (and crave their partner to an extreme). Vikens are probably my least favorite of the alien species. One demanding mate is fun, two better, but three? That’s just too many cocks in my humble opinion.
There have been way too many romance novels I’ve read that had me frustrated and yelling “Jesus Christ, when are they gonna fuck?! Get to the good shit already!” When we’re 50% in, and the main characters have barely kissed each other, leaves readers like me aggravated. This is NOT one of those books. The very first chapter gives a very clear indication of what we are in for. I’m fairly confident that there is more sexual content in this book than adventure. It is, quite literally, word porn.
The first few books in this series were a little too hardcore for my tastes. Which is saying a lot because I am far from a prude and consider myself a person with a healthy and active sex life. Filled with bondage and S&M, the consent line was a little blurry in some cases. Spankings take place in every single book. If any man spanked me, I would probably kill them in their sleep, but I guess some women do enjoy them. Spankings are more of a turn-off than turn-on in my case, so I just ignore those parts of the books like “nope, that didn’t just happen.” This book had more soft, gentle love than dominating possession and I loved every word of it. It was an “awe” kind of book.
As I’ve read through this series and all its spin offs, I can attest that the plot is incredibly addictive. I am way too invested in each book, in all its adventure and romance. This book wasn’t one of my favorites in the series. Too much drama, lack of communication and assumptions. Most of the conflict could have been avoided if the men weren’t being stupid men. But meh, whatever.
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