I thought getting a linguistics degree would land me a decent job, not send me to an alien planet ruled by barbaric warlords with tails. But that’s exactly what happens when my own government kidnaps me, along with a bunch of other women, and drops us on a brutal desert planet in the name of research. And of course, the mission goes wrong. Soon enough, I’m separated from the other humans and stuck with an alien warlord over two meters tall who won’t leave my side.  

He doesn’t speak English, but his dark eyes and massive body speak volumes.  

I need him to survive and find my friends. But am I willing to give him what he wants when what he wants... is me?

CAPTURED BY THE ALIEN


We stumbled through the corridors of the temple, the walls around us vibrating with an intensity that made it feel as though the entire structure was about to collapse. Each step I took was heavier than the last, as if the weight of the air itself had become unbearable. Varek was ahead, his face...

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