Alien abductors at their most depraved! Here Ashleigh was, living her nice, non-crazy life, going to her book group, blah-blah-blah, when she gets this gift that she assumes is from her boyfriend. Surprise! No, it’s a necklace from some alien organization who kidnaps women from all different galaxies to become mates to a species who can no longer procreate on their own.
Her “mate” had actually saved up money to bring her to him – while he was a sex slave on his planet! So, she’s trapped on this space ship for weeks with this guy, trying to deal with her situation, and he’s being awesome about her not wanting to have anything to do with him. When he winds up disappearing for a couple of days, and she finds that she misses him and starts looking for him, she finds out that his past has caught up with him. She has to decide to accept her Fate and mate with him, or he will wind up being a gigolo for the rest of his life.
Again, this is more of a romantic erotica story, but it is crafted so well and has enough naughty sex in that it warrants attention from DirtyLittleBookWhore. What poor Eden has to do to earn his bride is erotic but also a little sad. He really takes a beating – literally at one point – because of his former role as a prostitute on his planet. I’m not really sure why Ashleigh held out for so long, but when she finally came around, it was . . . quite an enjoyable read, shall we say?