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I GOT ABDUCTED BY ALIENS AND NOW I'M TRAPPED IN A ROM-COM by Kimberly Lemming

I GOT ABDUCTED BY ALIENS AND NOW I'M TRAPPED IN A ROM-COM

by Kimberly Lemming

Pub Date: Feb. 18th, 2025
ISBN: 9780593818633
Publisher: Berkley

What’s worse: to be killed by a lion or dropped on a strange planet and forced into an alien breeding program?

Dorothy Valentine had a happy career in wildlife biology, studying meerkats in their native environment and living on her own terms. That is, until a hungry lion decided to make her into lunchmeat. Abducted from Earth at the moment of her death—along with the lion who attacked her—Dory becomes Subject 4 in an alien research project. The goal: to extend the life of the Sankado species, whose females were left behind on their dying home planet. With "a few modifications," Dory is a prime candidate for Sankado breeding…except for the secret birth control implant in her arm. To make matters more complicated, she hooks up with two Sankado men, Sol and Lok, while under the influence of an alien love serum, becoming their Zhali—a mate for life. Luckily, they don’t mind sharing Dory or one another. Just when their three-way honeymoon is about to kick off, however, Lok’s old enemy rears his ugly head, putting all of their lives in peril. Lemming’s characterization really shines here. Sassy Dory, sensitive and whip-smart Sol, and the dominant, flirtatious Lok all feel fully realized, as do Toto and Intern—the lion who tried to eat Dory and the birdlike alien responsible for observing her. The sex scenes are spicy, if perhaps too few and far between, and the dialogue is snappy and realistic.

A laugh-out-loud “why choose?” romance of intergalactic proportions.