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A Baby for the Alien Prince (The Alva, #1; Celestial Mates)
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Elorshin and Margot Whelan
This is a book, set in the loosely confederated Celestial Mates Universe, but this is the first in “The Alva” series by Miranda Martin.
In it, we meet Margot Whelan, a maid from an overpopulated Earth, and Elorshin, an Alva and Prince of a Minor House on his planet.
Elorshin is ordered to acquiesce to the celestial mates match, even though the Alva have soul-mates, or pari, and there is only one chance at that- something Elorshin fears he will be giving up by mating with a human.
Margot just wants a family of her own, and this is her only opportunity. She’s not exactly happy that her mate doesn’t seem to be on board with their pairing.
This is a fairly quick read, as you may have come to expect from the Celestial Mates reads. There’s plenty of action, adventure, and of course a little romance which doesn’t always go smoothly, partly due to linguistic issues, cultural issues, and just sheer stubbornness.
Margot is a pretty tough cookie, she comes from the rougher parts of Earth, and it’s made her very resilient. That doesn’t make her perfect of course, she does make a few stupid choices, but ultimately it’s a personality trait that proves to be a good thing.
Elorshin is honourable, and definitely bound by his duties… though it’s the duties as he sees them rather than as defined by anyone else. He too makes some silly choices, but does admit to his own error once he recognizes it.
It’s a fast paced tale, with an interesting setting- the world and culture of the Alva are definitely something I found myself wanting to know more about. There’s a lot of places this series can go, and it made for an entertaining read.
The characters were interesting, and the story fun, though the book didn’t really get to delve too deeply into any of it, due to the shorter length. Hopefully, future books in the series will answers some of those burning questions I have about the Alva world!
An enjoyable read for Celestial Mates fans, and for sci-fi romance lovers.
Elorshin and Margot Whelan
This is a book, set in the loosely confederated Celestial Mates Universe, but this is the first in “The Alva” series by Miranda Martin.
In it, we meet Margot Whelan, a maid from an overpopulated Earth, and Elorshin, an Alva and Prince of a Minor House on his planet.
Elorshin is ordered to acquiesce to the celestial mates match, even though the Alva have soul-mates, or pari, and there is only one chance at that- something Elorshin fears he will be giving up by mating with a human.
Margot just wants a family of her own, and this is her only opportunity. She’s not exactly happy that her mate doesn’t seem to be on board with their pairing.
This is a fairly quick read, as you may have come to expect from the Celestial Mates reads. There’s plenty of action, adventure, and of course a little romance which doesn’t always go smoothly, partly due to linguistic issues, cultural issues, and just sheer stubbornness.
Margot is a pretty tough cookie, she comes from the rougher parts of Earth, and it’s made her very resilient. That doesn’t make her perfect of course, she does make a few stupid choices, but ultimately it’s a personality trait that proves to be a good thing.
Elorshin is honourable, and definitely bound by his duties… though it’s the duties as he sees them rather than as defined by anyone else. He too makes some silly choices, but does admit to his own error once he recognizes it.
It’s a fast paced tale, with an interesting setting- the world and culture of the Alva are definitely something I found myself wanting to know more about. There’s a lot of places this series can go, and it made for an entertaining read.
The characters were interesting, and the story fun, though the book didn’t really get to delve too deeply into any of it, due to the shorter length. Hopefully, future books in the series will answers some of those burning questions I have about the Alva world!
An enjoyable read for Celestial Mates fans, and for sci-fi romance lovers.
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