Choosing Theo : The Clecanian Series - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 381 pages

Published March 31, 2020 by Victoria Aveline.

ISBN:: 978-1-7346788-0-2

(2 reviews)

Being kidnapped by aliens is only the start of Jade's problems. Thankfully, her rescuers, an alien race known as the Clecanians, are willing to protect her, but she has to stay on their planet for one year and respect the rules of their culture—including choosing a husband. Jade refuses at first but decides to play along until she can find a way back to Earth.

Theo, a scarred mercenary who prefers a life of solitude, is stunned when Jade selects him as her husband. After years of being passed over, he never imagined he would be chosen and neither did anyone else. Only one explanation makes sense…the curvy enticing female must be a spy, and Theo’s determined to break her cover using any means necessary.

As Jade and Theo are forced to spend time together, their chemistry becomes undeniable. But neither can afford to bring love into the equation, especially …

Being kidnapped by aliens is only the start of Jade's problems. Thankfully, her rescuers, an alien race known as the Clecanians, are willing to protect her, but she has to stay on their planet for one year and respect the rules of their culture—including choosing a husband. Jade refuses at first but decides to play along until she can find a way back to Earth.

Theo, a scarred mercenary who prefers a life of solitude, is stunned when Jade selects him as her husband. After years of being passed over, he never imagined he would be chosen and neither did anyone else. Only one explanation makes sense…the curvy enticing female must be a spy, and Theo’s determined to break her cover using any means necessary.

As Jade and Theo are forced to spend time together, their chemistry becomes undeniable. But neither can afford to bring love into the equation, especially since Jade seems determined to go home. After all, she can't possibly stay here, right?

2 editions

nlowell reviewed Choosing Theo : The Clecanian Series by Victoria Aveline

Steam Heat

5 stars

I love me some SFR. It makes me happy to seeing people of different perspectives find themselves in each other.

Jade's abduction set up this delightfully tense interspecies romp. Her determination to get home set her up for an existential clash. But can she find a reason to stay?

Theo's "ugly" scars and repeated traumas made him the perfect foil.

It was pretty clear how this story would go but watching them turn themselves inside out, each working against their own interests until they just had to accept their new reality.

Two people dying of thirst. Much teasing. A great deal of posturing. A bit of heat hinting of more. Toes might have curled but the story wrapped up nicely with a cute nudge for the next hunky alien to take the stage in book 2.

Oh, and evil was - if not vanquished - at least given a good …

I love me some SFR. It makes me happy to seeing people of different perspectives find themselves in each other.

Jade's abduction set up this delightfully tense interspecies romp. Her determination to get home set her up for an existential clash. But can she find a reason to stay?

Theo's "ugly" scars and repeated traumas made him the perfect foil.

It was pretty clear how this story would go but watching them turn themselves inside out, each working against their own interests until they just had to accept their new reality.

Two people dying of thirst. Much teasing. A great deal of posturing. A bit of heat hinting of more. Toes might have curled but the story wrapped up nicely with a cute nudge for the next hunky alien to take the stage in book 2.

Oh, and evil was - if not vanquished - at least given a good black eye.

Highly Recommended.

Chetana

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April 23, 2022