Listened on Audible Escape (I think)
narrated by Addison Spear and Terrance Bayes
Unabridged audio (5:28)
2015 Toppings Publishing
267 pgs.
Adult Sci Fi Romance/Alien Mail Order Bride
Finished 4/8/2020
Goodreads rating: 3.53 - 854 ratings
My rating: 3.5 (not quite a 4)
My comments: Well, for a sci-fi mail order bride romance, this wasn't bad at all. It takes place on a water planet where only a few of the physical characteristics of the aliens are different - they have film that goes over their eyes so they can swim underwater with their eyes open for great distances, and they have underwater breathing "gills" so they can swim for indefinite amounts of time. It was pretty decent world*building and this one had characters that had a bit of depth. Oh yes, the usual misunderstandings and incorrect second-guessing, but not the steamy XXX-rated crapola that so many of these mail order bride romances contain. Just a little, and in the right places, and not until at least 2/3 of the book is behind you. Quite entertaining, actually. Not a four, but a good, solid three and a half.
Goodreads synopsis: Why would I want to be married to an alien?
I should not have applied to TerraMates. The idea was crazy. I'm a young woman, in the prime of my life.
But I was desperate.
When I landed on another world, his appearance intrigued me. He dripped sexuality and moved like an animal. We have three days together before he sets sail without me. Am I going to escape or submit to my desires?
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