Blurb
Olivia Waterhouse has
just graduated from nursing school and has her whole life ahead of
her—until she gets drafted. Problem is, she isn2527t being forced into the
Army, she2527s been chosen as a Kindred bride.
The Kindred are huge
alien warriors—a race of genetic traders whose population is
ninety-five percent male. After saving Earth from the threat of invasion
they demand a reward—the right to find brides among the population. The
chances of being chosen are about the same as those of winning the
lottery—guess it2527s just Liv2527s lucky day.
Baird is a Beast
Kindred who recently escaped imprisonment and torture at the hands of
the malevolent Scourge. Through the torment and pain only one thing kept
him sane—the thought of finding and claiming his bride—Olivia. His need
to possess her is a burning intensity that threatens to consume them
both.
Angry at having her future and her family taken away from
her, Liv vows to fight back the only way she can—by resisting. She has
one month on the Kindred Mothership with Baird—their claiming period. If
she can keep from having bonding sex with him during that time, she can
go home and get on with her life on Earth.
But Baird isn2527t
going to make it easy for her. Every week he is allowed to touch Liv
more and more intimately and according to the contract she signed, she
has to let him. She2527s determined to resist him but his touch sets her on
fire. And just as she thinks she knows what she wants, a twist of fate
and an attack by the faceless Scourge AllFather changes everything…
Review
In the first
book of the Brides of the Kindred series, Olivia Waterhouse is drafted to
become the human mate of a Kindred warrior. A few years ago, an evil alien race
called the Scourge attacked Earth and would2527ve decimated the planet if not for a
second alien race, the Kindred. In exchange for their help, the Kindred
demanded the planet2527s eligible single women. 95% of their race is male and they
need women to procreate with. The Earth governments agreed and set up a
worldwide draft of all eligible women. The thing is, most of the warriors only
want women they can psychically bond with so the odds of being chosen are slim.
After six
months of torture, Kindred warrior Baird escaped his captives with one thought
in mind: find his mate. They2527ve been sharing dreams and her presence in his
mind kept him alive and sane through his imprisonment. Once Baird finally
claims her according to the law set up between the Kindred and Earth, nothing
goes right. Though she desires him, she2527s also terrified of him and makes his
courtship of her very difficult.
Baird is
awesome! He2527s patient, gorgeous, giving, and stubborn. Even though he
understands why Olivia is scared and why she misses her old life, he thinks
she2527ll grow to love him because they2527re destined for each other.
I couldn2527t
connect with Olivia. Yes, she loves and misses her sister Sophia and her best
friend Kat, but she never really gave Baird a chance. For over ¾ of the book,
she complains and insults him. She doesn2527t try to make their relationship work.
When they2527re having sex, she2527s all for him and wants him, but she changes her
mind afterward and blames him for her actions. His pain over her continuous
rejections is so strong and palpable that I cried a little for him. Even after
she disobeyed a safety precaution and got herself in serious trouble, she2527s
still defiant and seemingly ungrateful that he saved her.
Sex scenes
and arguments took up most of the book, but the action at the end picked up the
pace. The scenes with Baird2527s brother, Sylvan, were great.
The book
could use an edit to fix missing punctuation marks, extra punctuation marks, a
few misspellings, and the wrong form of words. Though I like the hero, the
world building, and the overall plot, I would2527ve enjoyed the book more if the
heroine would2527ve been a stronger woman.
3 Stars
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I downloaded this book from Amazon and volunteered to review it. I am not
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change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.