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ALIEN INTERRUPTED was a bit of a stretch for me to begin with. I read about how an “alien” changes into a cat and then reveals himself to have mind-blowing sex with his human “owner”. Sounds a little odd and I wasn’t sure it would work. But I gave it a try and found myself pleasantly surprised by this story.

Yom is a national hero in his world having saved the planet from an imminent threat and has now been forced to take a vacation. But these aliens are unknown to Earth and so take vacations in various forms. One of the most popular forms is a household cat. Yom is shifted into a feline and before too long he is setting his sights on the one owner he is interested in, Hannah. But it has taken Yom a while to find Hannah, having escaped several other families that tried to adopt him, only to return to the shelter in a quest to find that perfect owner. Kind of a funny twist of you ask me.

Hannah has been abandoned by pretty much everyone she’s known her whole life and taking a step to get a pet is a huge deal for her. When she sees Yom, or “Oliver” as she names him, she struggles with the final decision to adopt him, and eventually takes the plunge. As a result, over the course of a few weeks, Yom gets to know Hannah well. He learns her routines and witnesses her intimate play with her box of toys, and especially enjoys curling up with her numerous times through the day.

But when Hannah makes an attempt at a relationship with a co-worker, who she actually holds little desire for, Yom breaks, unwilling to see her consummate a relationship that is doomed to fail and certain to leave Hannah unfulfilled. So Yom does the only thing he can – he offers Hannah his body and all of the pleasures that go with it. Errr … but as a man ~ not as a cat any longer. Took me a sec to wrap my head around it, I’ll admit.

As you can guess, Hannah is a bit perplexed at the change of situation, but Yom’s delicious body soon wears her down and you pretty much know what happens next. Except Yom’s species and Hannah’s species have never created a known pair-bond before, yet these two do. And at a very high cost. Yom has broken the highest law ever, not revealing his identity or planet’s existence. Because of this treasonous act, Yom is facing judgment and will soon be whisked away from Hannah.

The bond is strong between the two, but the longer Hannah denies her growing love, the more risk she poses to Yom. And ultimately, when the fact that he revealed himself becomes known, there will be nothing either of them can do to stop Yom from being extracted. The fate of the future these two may or may not have is left entirely up to the judgment of a species of another planet.

I feel like I have told you all more than I should have, but I also didn’t reveal all that much. I like Hannah as an introvert and Yom as the complete opposite who rises to the challenge of making Hannah see just how beautiful and special she is. And his attention to her mind and body is exactly what she needs to break down her frosty defenses set in place after years of disconnectedness. Ironically, Yom and Hannah are very similar in lifestyle. Both workaholics committed to their jobs, left with basically no personal life. The difference being that Yom recognizes Hannah’s potential to break outside of her shell given the right incentives. Ultimately, Yom changes Hannah for the better. He sets her on a path that she would have completely bypassed otherwise. I enjoyed that Hannah transformed into a more assertive individual and became more confident with herself. Kind of a sweet notion that meeting the right guy can enhance many things within one’s life.

The only thing I disliked was that Yom seemed to digress a bit. I am not sure how to explain that statement without compromising parts of the story. I guess I could say that he started out dominant in showing Hannah what she deserved from a man, but ended up dependent on her (mostly due to the pair-bonding). I like my males to have some weaknesses, but this weakness seemed to take away just a bit of Yom’s masculinity. Given the circumstances, the flaw is understandable. And I guess in some way that little snippet of masculinity being sucked away is actually somewhat endearing when you look at it from the bonding perspective. Thankfully, Ms. Astres ended the story with Yom back on top. *coughs* If you get my drift. Now that I write this out, I guess it is not such a negative after all. At first Yom’s limitation hit me as “bleck” and now that I am evaluating it, I am seeing it as more of an enhancement to his character. *whispers* I love writing reviews – especially when I get in arguments with myself and have to work out how I really felt about something. *nods* Yes, I get in arguments with myself. Gets pretty interesting in my brain sometimes. *wink*

Overall, I enjoyed my time spent with Ms. Astres and her characters. At somewhere around 120 pages, the reader will fly through this book. And I suppose I should mention that the sex was scorching hot. Yom and Hannah burn up the sheets many times throughout this fascinating story. As part of only a handful of SciFi romances I have read, ALIEN INTERRUPTED was a pleasure to read. I just might seek out more SciFi romance in the future. For those of you who are fans of SciFi, Romance, Erotica, and most especially all three wrapped up in one, I recommend ALIEN INTERRUPTED as a quick, entertaining read that satisfies with smexy, paired with twists from another world.

(EBook copy provided by author for review.) ( )