Amazing story line! Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through the book! I couldn't help but root for the main characters to fall in love with each other! The Spice scenes were amazing!!! ( )

A quick and steamy read. Interesting concept and very well done. Xelan and Ava have great chemistry but I feel like there were some points of the plot that were just left hanging or brushed over. Entertaining and a good take on the Alien mate trope. I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy. ( )

First, let me say that I was given an early reviewer copy of this in exchange for an honest review (through the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program).

Now that I got that out of the way, let me say I really enjoyed this. This is the third book by Tina Moss that I've read and this one is definitely the best so far. Like a lot of City Owl Press books that I've read, this needed to be proofread better. And the heteronormative stuff was a bit off putting. However, I still really liked the story over all and am looking forward to reading Brok's story in January.

cw: on page torture/"punishment" of women ( )

I have to admit that I probably wasn’t the right reviewer for this book. It’s not a genre that I would have paid money for but I thought I would give it a try because the character of Xelan sounded...well no other word for it folks...he was ...HOT. Ana wanting her freedom from him showed just how much space radiation her little brain had absorbed. I know that romances of any genre are not usually “Jane Austen” material...(thank God...I hate Jane Austen} … or “high-class” literature. What they can be, and usually are...is a heck of lot fun and almost always entertaining on some level. All this said...I sat back to enjoy the story... and Xelan:) Now we come to Ana, our main character gal. I simply didn’t like her. I can’t imagine any one taking her to the closest city on Planet Earth let alone the next outer galaxy. Seems the main reason she elects to go to space is because...by her own words... “brave and wants new experiences.” Hijinks quickly ensue and she ends up crossing paths with our HOT main dude...Xelan. He's kind of a baddie in a good way. Or maybe I was just totally “smitten". He enjoys freeing slaves so yeah, we like Xelan...a LOT. Unfortunately, I just didn't care much for the writing. I know this is book #1 and I am tempted to try book #2 whenever it comes out...especially if Xelan is in it. The jarring flashbacks and info dumps were okay...but what really got me was the alien language. You know we couldn’t have aliens' named Jim, Jack or George but you could tell Ms. Moss had a really great time coming up with the most alien of alien names she could think of. It is absolutely NOT a bad book by any means. Dyed in the wool space adventure lovers will really, really like it. People that will read novels with any promise of romance in it at all will be a little critical depending on the sexual orientation and the species of the characters that they want to read about being romantic with each other or any other object of their affection...but those that have no problem putting their imaginations into overdrive???...they’ll be camped out on the sidewalk at the bookstore/library for the next installment.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from City Owl Press in exchange for an honest opinion. The views expressed by this reviewer are entirely my own.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from City Owl Press in exchange for an honest opinion. The views expressed by this reviewer are entirely my own. ( )

Let me start out saying, I read a fair amount of alien romance/erotica-type books and this one has now topped in as one of my favorites. I just loved Xelan's character; strong and possessive without being obnoxious and Ava isn't just some damsel in distress.
The steamy parts don't just suddenly hit you in the face...more of a connection was built between the characters and their story arcs felt more organic, making for an all-around more enjoyable read, in my opinion. I mean, it is a shorter book with an insta-love/fated mates trope so there's not a ton of character/world development, BUT what is told about the world is really intriguing!

I kind of would like my own catar. Justsayin'

Alien's Captive is sweet and steamy! I genuinely loved the connection between Xelan and Ava and I definitely recommend giving this book a try if you enjoy alien romance :)

Now, bring on that brooding Brok's story!

(I read this book via Kindle Unlimited so I could provide an honest review.) ( )