Grace GoodwinReviews

I am obsessed with this series and the Atlans are my favorite to read about. So it is not surprising that I read this book in one evening. Then, two days later, I had to reread it because I went through it so fast the first time I was afraid I missed something.

Goodwin knows how to write characters that we sympathize and connect with. If you are into Sci-Fi romance, you need to check this series out. There is almost always a bit of humor and suspense to pull the story together in addition to hot aliens.

Already looking forward to the next book. Oh the wait!!

Another great addition to the series. Liked these characters a lot and the plot worked well.

Even though these can be read out of order, I kind of wish I had them in order. Now I understand some of the references in other books. I started with the Beast series and moved to the The Colony and since have just been randomly been reading the other books in the series. One day I may go back and reread the entire series starting with book one.

I listened to this book and the two narrators are my favorite in this series.

Another good one for the series. I am seeing some repetition, but nothing too annoying. We all know what we're here for.

This was great. Loved the story and the characters.

I can picture every shady, underhanded thing the American government, and let's be honest, the world governments of earth, truly happening. Ships from other worlds coming to earth and explaining that they just saved us from a great threat, they initiated us into their coalition of planets and now they need brides and soldiers to continue fighting the war, I would expect some skepticism. But when provided with proof, they chose not to believe. Enter the first volunteer for the Interstellar Bride Program, who is also a spy. Typical US Gov.

This was a good story, though. The romance was great, and the characters were loveable.

I have to back-track and read the Brides series in order. I enjoyed this a lot. The characters were likeable and the story was sweet.

3.75 stars.

One of the better books in this series because I connected with the characters. I felt I could relate to the amount of pressure that the characters were under, especially Commander Karter. More drama too in this story and loved the strength of Erica and her stubbornness which served her well.

I have been reading these books out of order and have been enjoying them. I am a mood reader and have found myself just wanting fluff books with happy endings. These fit the bill.

I like these stories because the characters are generally strong but have some vulnerability to them, as is the case with both Deek and Tiffani. There is just enough drama to keep my interest, usually a bit of humor and a good dose of steam.

3.75 stars.

If you like like your romance delivered with aliens, hot sex and a bit of kink, this is the book for you, so this is a book for me. I loved this story, a lot. My husband loved that I loved it too. ;)

its ok. Some bondage elements that lower the score significantly.

This book is the first in a new series and does a good job of introducing the world the series takes place in. I enjoyed the characters and getting to know them as well as seeing how Jamie and Alex bonded and how their relationship developed after first meeting in real life. I look forward to reading more of this series and her friends from the game joining her as the series continues.

This book was another good addition to the series and I had no problem with understanding the story even though I haven't read the second book in the series yet. I enjoyed the characters in this story and plan on reading more of this series in the future.

This is a clever sci-fi erotic romance with a mystery attached. Rachel is matched to alien warriors as a mate but is reluctant to leave Earth. How & why she does, and what happens to her is told in a convincing manner. Good characterisation and an enjoyable read.

This wonderful romance collection benefiting Ukraine is a bargain that will fill more than two weeks of reading time.

Foreword points out that all proceeds will support Ukrainian refugees.

Acknowledgments do just that.

A Note on Heat Levels and Trigger Warnings should be taken seriously, although in a couple of places I have adjusted them to reflect what the younger people I know find tolerable.

Short Stories:
Her Beta Angel by G. Baily is for mature adults only, about a wolf shifter who is sent to a pack with a severe shortage of females, and takes about an hour to read.

Do No Harm by Jessica M. Butler starts on October 31, 2015, when the Annual Leander Heights Zombie Race and Blood Drive occurs. The story is PG15 and takes a little over an hour to read.

Swept Away by Alora Carter is a slow-starting, then fast-paced contemporary fantasy paranormal romance adventure that starts in a lecture hall, in the summer of 1982, involves camping, and takes about an hour to read. 6*

Night Capers by Anna Carven is an adult slice of family life that takes a half-hour.

Shadow City: Royal Wedding by Jen L. Grey is an NC17 romantic urban fantasy set in the Shadow City world with Vampire King Alex Kiernan marrying Ronnie, and takes a half-hour.

Prelude to Possession by Tana Stone is an adult sci-fi romance that starts on Gederven Prime, ends with a cliffhanger, and takes half an hour.

Novelettes
Nightfall by Maggie Alexander is a blistering hot fairy tale retelling, set on Zetaverse, about Zali Gold who was sent to investigate a bear sighting and takes 45 minutes.

Die From a Broken Heart by Elle Beaumont is the NC17 story of a ghostbuster's wife and takes about two hours.

Found by the Alien Lord by Ella Blake is for mature adults, set in 2324, and takes about 90 minutes.

Firebrand by Claudia Blood is an NC17 paranormal with Druids celebrating Imbolc near Cascade Creek, Rochester, Minnesota, and takes about two hours.

Rose's Boys by Eva Chase is PG15 twisted stepmother retelling set in September in the Pacific Northwest and takes about an hour.

Beyond the Stars by Debbie Cassidy is a mature adult apocalyptic dystopian tale thar=t takes about two hours.

Wolfish Initiation by G.K. DeRosa is a PG15 supernatural academy tale that takes place on Azar, starts with a new student initiation assembly, and can be finished in about an hour.

Sett's Salvation by T.K. Eldridge is an NC17 paranormal set in New Orleans, Louisiana near Lake Pontchartrain in late spring and takes a little over an hour to read.

Sold to the Enemy by Sara Fields is a mature adult nonconsensual dubcon (whatever that is) with sex slavery, is QUITE explicit, and can be read in about an hour.

Jax-Xon by Alana Khan is a mature adult contemporary science-fiction fantasy involving the abduction of a single mom and her 4-year-old daughter and takes about an hour.

All of Me by Lea Kirk is an NC17 science-fiction post-alien invasion tale involving a 22-year-old pregnant woman that took me about two hours.

Legend by K.N. Lee is a mature adult urban fantasy tale of unrequited passion set on Koa with a surprising twist at the end and takes about 90 minutes.

Delarat's Wish by Jen Lynning is a PG15 royal paranormal about three children, set in Moial, and takes about an hour.

The Promise by Vee R. Paxton is an 18+ prequel to The Ring of Souls and takes two hours.

One Night in Mayfair By Chloe Parker is a mature adult prequel to In Her Thrall set in London post-WWI, M/M, and takes about two hours.

Bearly Hanging On by Honey Phillips is a mature adult paranormal second-chance romance prequel set in the days before there were cell phones and takes about an hour.

Between the Quiet by Candace Robinson is a sweet PG13 paranormal romance with a nod to Charles Dickens and takes about 75 minutes.

Chan's Story by Rebecca Rode is a PG15 high-pressure school story that speaks of suicide and takes about an hour.

The Willow Trail by May Sage & Alexi Blake is a PG15 paranormal about high school twins in Oregon and takes about two and a half hours.

Star Cruise: Rescue by Veronica Scott is a PG13 rescue after a planet leave gone bad and takes an hour.

Something Right by Jenni Ward is a PG15 college dragon shifter tail that takes a couple of hours.

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bite by Julia Vee is a PG15 about a magic-eating accountant at Club Whispers in Bangkok and takes about an hour.

The Blooming by Katherine Bennet is an NC17 military black-op suspense romance that kept me up WAY past my bedtime.

Broken Chains by Demelza Carlton is a mature adult academic archaeological romantic comedy set in Fremantle, West Australia in June and takes most of a day.

Glitch by Leslie Chase is a mature adult space opera set on planet Crashland where humans and some of the Prytheen space pirates are beset by the rogue Prytheens. The short novel can be read in an afternoon.

A Tempest of Discovery by Sarah M. Cradit is a PG15 mysterious soap opera that takes a full day to read.

One Wicked Night by Tameri Etherton is a mature adult Aetherverse tale set in California around Valentine's Day that takes about a day.

Angel and the Alien Brute by Hattie Jacks is an alien abduction tale meant for adults and can be read in an afternoon.

Claiming Riley by Lisa Kumar is an adult paranormal romantic comedy set in Murren, Wisconsin starting in February and makes for a lovely afternoon.

Stealing Maid Marian's Heart by Ashley McLeo is an adult paranormal with threatened sex slavery set in Las Vegas where two orphaned shifters, now grown, still wonder who murdered their parents that takes an afternoon.

Beware the Violet: Part I by Maria Vermisoglou is the PG13 first book in her Eulogimenoi series about 17-year-old Violet Webb starting on Halloween in Emberfall that can be read in a long day.

Blood Moon by Jessica Wayne is an adult paranormal hunter romance starting on October 30 and can be read in an afternoon.

The Alien's Pursuit by Calla Zae is an adult space opera romance with sex slavery set mostly on Asteroid Icarus that can be read in an afternoon.

First Chapters take about a half an hour each for:
Reject Me by Kel Carpenter & Aurelia Jane
Beast Charming by Grace Goodwin
Slay Date by Miranda Honfleur
His Human Nanny by Michele Mills
Catnapped by the Catman by Jade Waltz

I received my copy via Bookfunnel and this voluntary review is my own opinion.

This was an interesting book and I enjoyed getting to know the characters involved in this series. I plan to continue reading this series and hope to see glimpses of how things are doing for Olivia, Wulf, and Olivia's niece and nephew later on.

The character development of Kelly and the end write abrupt, but Grace Goodwin writes sex like you are right there in the body of the heroine.

I wish there had been more character development and more than just sex in all those words ... I LOVE Grace Goodwin. She writes great sex. I just wish the love head a little more depth.

The story line in this book is really good, start of a new series. Mate marks that guide you to your soul mate.

Rager, Liam, and Evon are three Vikens who have been part of the Coalition Fleet and have fought the Hive. Evon has always been the one who commands the trio and kept them all together and alive during their battles. When they get home, they become a member of the royal guard, and are stationed to an important post. While they are there, they decide to test for the Interstellar Bride Program to see if they can find the woman who is perfect for them. Enter Isabella, a hacker who was incarcerated for doing what she saw as right.

This is another great Grace Goodwin story. I love these books. There is never any cheating, the males love their mate, the mates love their males, and all is right with the world. It is a menage, but it's all boy on girl action. It can be read alone, since there isn't a continuing plot line through the entire story, but they all fit under a particular umbrella, so if you pick up this book, you won't be totally lost if you haven't read any of the others.

This has a lovely, and entirely well earned HEA. The only thing I want to know is are there more Vikens to go around?

Oh my!

Grace does it again! Bryn and Katie made a wonderful couple. Katie was so fierce, and wanted to make sure everyone knew that Bryn was hers, and was going to do what she could to protect him, whether he liked it or not.

I just loved Katie and how feisty she was. She knew that Bryn needed her, and she was going to make sure he got what he needed.

I can't wait to read more of the Interstellar Brides, Styx, and Dani!

The Colony is filled with Alliance fighters who have been taken by the Hive and had some Hive "improvements" put on them. Because the Hive can still control those beings, they are all sent to The Colony to live. That keeps them safe and keeps the Hive from getting to them as well as keeping the planets of the Alliance safe.

Rezzer is one of the people who was captured by the Hive and rescued. He's an Atlan, which means he also has a beast inside him. There is a Hive operative on The Colony and he managed to capture Rezzer while they were hunting the operative down. The Hive managed to do something to Rezzer that suppressed his inner beast and nothing manages to bring it back.

CJ is a financial consultant. Her company was caught doing some bad things, but she's the only one who paid for it. Her choice was to go into the Interstellar Bride Program instead of going to jail. After the testing, she's sent to The Colony and matched to Rezzer.

Atlans are my favorite of all the aliens in the IBP world. Of the Atlans we've met, I really like Rezzer. We don't always see other aliens involved in the worlds, but on The Colony, there is a small society, so we get to see them all. Rezzer is completely awesome. I'm really glad that he got to have a match and to find someone as awesome and strongwilled as he is. CJ is a very strong woman and she knows what she wants to have. She wants Rezzer and she was more than willing to fight for him so that he would know that he was hers.

All in all, this was a great addition to the IBP series and I was so glad to read it and look forward to all the new books in this series. I fall in love with each and every character and want to have them all as my book boyfriends. Sadly, I'm somewhat afraid of their mates.

Finding an anthology where you want to read some of the authors is great. Finding one where you want to read all 23 authors in it is even better. That's what I found in Alien Alphas. I'm just going to touch on some of the stories because there just isn't enough room for me to talk about all 23.

Strangeways by Addison Cain 5*

Wow. That's about all I can say about this one. I really hope that some more books come out of this particular universe because I really liked it a lot.

OMG. The sex in this story? Completely out of the galaxy. I mean, yeah. I loved the descriptions of Phi's... equipment. Sounds mostly pretty hot. Great story.

You may think that you may not have an interest in tentacles, but really, this story will change your mind and make a believer out of you.

Finding Sitra by Jane Henry 4.5*

This is an interesting story with all kinds of layers in it. The title can be taken in so many different ways, which is totally awesome. I really loved that.

Cy and Sitra take a circuitous route to getting to their HEA. They had known each other for a long time, but then there was a year when they were wrapped up in their own pain and on issues and then they have to figure everything out.

I liked this story pretty well, especially the wordplay with the title. Clever wordplay is always highly appreciated.

Sold to the Enemies by Sara Fields 4*

Sara Fields brings us into a whole new scifi world for her offering.

Aubrie and Edogan's story is great. He rescues her from being sold as a slave. As the commander of the forces which destroyed her forces, not without losses of his own, he's well within his rights to take her as a slave and to punish her.

I like the fact that Edogan takes the time to learn about Aubrie and to help her figure things out. Aubrie is a strong character in herself, and Edogan lets her be that strong character. Good story.

Fated Possession by Cari Silverwood 5*

This story takes place in the same world as Cari's Machinery of Desire stories. It can be read without being familiar with the stories, but it's nicer to have the extra background of it.

Blue is a human dragged to another world for her blood. Sassik is a man who wants to find out what his destiny is. Neither one of them is what the other expects, but somehow they end up together and all is good.

I love all these books, so getting another little look into this world and another viewpoint on what's going on is excellent. I really liked Blue and Sassik's story.

Drakeon Rescue by Lee Savino and Lili Zander 4*

I love the Draekon universe. This book takes place in the same universe, at the same time as the other books, but isn't really connected with them in any other way.

Tin has been held by evil scientists and tested by them to try to find his mate. To that end result, they have abducted Dor from Earth and are going to test her. Cro is Tin's best friend and refuses to leave him as a captive.

I love these guys and them chemistry that flows between the 3 of them, and how protective they all are about each other. It's nice to have a different perspective as to what's going on in that 'verse.

Under Contract by Jaye Peaches 4.5*

We all know that keeping a contract, any contract, is really important. In Jaye Peaches' story, keeping a contract is everything. Breaking a contract totally ruins you, and no one will do any kind of business with you.

Brax is an extraction specialist. He signs contracts to go out and extract women from bad situations. Kleo is his newest job. He's supposed to go get her for her guardian.

Brax is intense. I like that a lot. He knows what he wants and he isn't afraid to get it. Kleo fights hard, first against herself and then for what she wants. I think they are a great pair with extremely extreme chemistry. Very hot, very lovely.

Her Zandian Masters by Renee Rose. 5*

I love Renee's big purple horned aliens. I mean, seriously, with that description, what's not to love?

Eslyn is one of the few Zandian women left in the entire universe. Her former "mates" forced her to do something horrible, and when she was brought before the prince, he sentenced her to rehabilitation. Granit, Laake, and Damon are the three guards who have been watching her, and now it's their job to teach her how to be a good Zandian.

Generally, Renee doesn't write menage in this series, because it turns out big purple horned aliens also tend to be somewhat possessive. However, it really works in this case, and it is hot af. The guys are awesome and caring, and they go out of their way to show Eslyn how much she matters. Totally awesome.

The Ghost in the Stars by Sophie Kisker 4.5*

This universe is going to be so good, I can just tell.

Siridin ends up rescuing Keelie, a human nectar slave. He's attracted to her even if he doesn't want to be, because he holds himself as responsible for horrible things that were out of his control. She hears voices while she's on the ship. But what does that mean for her?

OMG, this story is just so awesome. The idea behind it is so filthy and obscene but in such a good way. I can't wait to see where the rest of the universe goes and how filthy it gets.

I love reading Grace Goodwin's world. Her Interstellar Brides books are some of my favorite scifi romance books to read. Strong and feisty human women with awesome alpha alien hunks is pretty much an equation for hot, sexy, romantic reads. Not only that, but Grace Goodwin always makes sure to put in a good story along with all the steamy, steamy stuff. I know that I'm going to fall in love with the characters and enjoy the story.

Dani has watched her friends Lexi and Katie find their Everin Matched Mates. She knows that hers is out there somewhere, but he won't come to the Touchstone and when they dreamshare, he tells her to go and find someone else. She's so not down with that. He's hers, and she's going to prove it to him. So she leaves the Touchstone to go find her man.

Gage is Dani's Matched Mate. He has been kidnapped and locked away. He doesn't want Dani in danger, so he tells her to go find a different mate. What he doesn't know is that Earth women are stubborn, and she's coming for him.

Dani is my favorite Everin bride, I think. She's stubborn and knows what she wants. She can also back it up. I mean, that's exactly what she did. She was smart and used her skills and her learning to do what she needed. When push came to shove, she showed her true grit and determination. Poor Gage, he doesn't know what he's in for when it comes to Dani. I hope he's ready.

I always look forward to Grace's world, and I'm going to be so sad when she doesn't write in this world anymore. It's a great mix of love, action, light, dark, sweet, and somewhat scary.