Engineering Fate by Alexis B. OsborneMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Alien Romance
This is the first book in a series but stands alone as a unique story. There is no cliffhanger.
Sasha is an engineer out on the edges of known space, far from her home of Alpha Centauri. She’s taken the hazard pay to repair satellites in her tiny solitary vessel with only her plastic clock for company. She is ripped from known space by a wormhole and dumped somewhere completely unknown to humanity. She wakes up in a cell surrounded by strange creatures.
Ardalon is Kursh, a race of lion-like aliens. He is undercover on board the ship which holds Sasha. Whilst he is debating with his superiors over what to do, Sasha manages to free herself, causing mayhem in her wake.
This book was a bit darker than I was anticipating. There is attempted sexual assault, murder and psychological torture. Despite being a different experience than I was expecting I really enjoyed the book. Being darker in places gave the book more depth than your usual alien romances. Whilst it was still girl meets alien, girl falls for alien and has lots of hot sex, there was more meat on the bones of this romance. It meant the warm and fuzzy romance has a slice of fear alongside it.
Sasha was an interesting character. She doesn’t have much family and feels very isolated from everyone. She’s served in the military and has the upgrades and training given to soldiers, which helped keep her alive in this new part of the universe. She doesn’t trust anyone really and prefers rage over fear in terrible situations.
Ardalon is unusual in his race as he isn’t allowed to breed for genetic reasons. Despite being a kind of outcast to his race he has succeeded in his chosen career to the surprise of many. He has climbed the ranks of the law enforcement organisation he works for. He is compassionate and protective almost immediately of Sasha and he finds her fascinating. She has no built-in weaponry like his race as she has blunt teeth and no claws, but she is still fearless.
I like that the author has included some history to both main characters and has built up a strange and interesting universe to set the story in. There are politics to deal with as well as physical and emotional peril. There is also lots of hot alien passion.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author, I might be tempted to read something by her again if I come across it.
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