Ixchel Schwartz-Arevalo
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Transcendence
- By: Shay Savage
- Narrated by: Chris Chambers
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Ehd's a caveman living on his own in a harsh wilderness. He's strong and intelligent but completely alone. When he finds a beautiful, young woman in his pit trap, it's obvious to him that she is meant to be his mate. Elizabeth doesn't know where she is or exactly how she got there. She's not at all interested in Ehd's primitive advances, and she just can't seem to get him to listen. No matter what she tries, getting her point across to this primitive but beautiful man is a constant - and often hilarious - struggle.
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Best Love Story!
- By KellySeattle on 08-13-18
- Transcendence
- By: Shay Savage
- Narrated by: Chris Chambers
premise is unique and hilarious, i love it
Reviewed: 10-08-21
As long as you're not looking to take the book too seriously its certainly amusing.
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Xul (A Sci-fi Alien Abduction Romance)
- Captured by Aliens, Book 1
- By: A. G. Wilde
- Narrated by: B.N. Love
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Athena wakes up in hell. Well...it’s an alien slave ship, but it might as well be hell because she only has three choices. Mate. Become a sex slave. Or be killed. Great options. Desperate for freedom, a chance for survival is presented in the handsome rogue alien called Xul. But Xul is caught up in problems of his own and a mission he cannot afford to let fail - one that could be easily compromised if he dared open his heart. That doesn't leave her with many options and it doesn't help that she finds him utterly frustrating.
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I was not disappointed
- By jdw315 on 05-11-20
- Xul (A Sci-fi Alien Abduction Romance)
- Captured by Aliens, Book 1
- By: A. G. Wilde
- Narrated by: B.N. Love
plot is serviceable, writing is immature
Reviewed: 10-08-21
"She was certainly grateful for all he'd done for her so far-" says her inner monologue meanwhile all her interactions with him have been either sexualizing him, comparing him to a Bull (..because of his skin texture, accessories and horns?) or being intentionally obtuse about simple semantic or cultural differences. You're telling me she's familiar with Star Wars but can't grasp that "female young" means children? Strong & dumb is a fine archetype to play into...but at chapter 10/27 when he's the only sympathetic "alien" (as she keeps calling him) it starts to feel like less of a romance and more...cringey on her part. Argumentative and judgemental aren't necessarily synonymous with "strong willed".
At chapter 17 she says "You've evolved like wild animals maybe we humans spent more time developing our brains." And thats the best summary I can think of for why her diction choice and tone are so..bleh.
Bottom line; the plot is serviceable for the genre but the writing feels very immature. Half way through the book and there's still no tangible chemistry (or even...general respect?) between them. She still doesn't even know what his species is called, and hasn't cared to ask beyond "why do you have horns". To be fair to the male love interest - he isn't incredibly developed in comparison, but he at least seems to have more clear direction and motivation.
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Freeing Luka
- Clecanian Series, Book 2
- By: Victoria Aveline
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Luka has spent his life researching fertility in the hopes of discovering a cure for the Clecanians' low birth rates. After years of working tirelessly with little progress, he becomes enraged when he uncovers a sinister plot to abduct compatible species from their home planets. But before he can tell anyone what he's discovered, he's captured, drugged, and thrown in a cell. It's just Alice's luck that when she finally begins to get her life on track, she's kidnapped by reptilian creatures and forced into a cell with a fierce incoherent alien for some kind of breeding experiment.
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Whiny Heroine
- By ME book lover on 02-27-21
- Freeing Luka
- Clecanian Series, Book 2
- By: Victoria Aveline
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter
better than the first book
Reviewed: 08-07-21
their circumstances were more engaging. Im glad they weren't captive for the whole plot .
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Choosing Theo
- Clecanian Series, Book 1
- By: Victoria Aveline
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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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.
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Cute story with possibility of more
- By Alisa Elliott on 02-18-21
- Choosing Theo
- Clecanian Series, Book 1
- By: Victoria Aveline
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter
great sex scene, decent story
Reviewed: 07-14-21
the plot and performance are perfunctory to the setting, the sex scene was hot
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How to Write a Romance Novel
- Getting It Written and Getting It Published
- By: Susan Palmquist
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
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Have you ever dreamed about writing a romance novel? In this second edition of How to Write a Romance Novel, you'll learn tips and tricks to getting your story started, completed and ready to submit to an editor or agent.
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I liked it
- By Ixchel Schwartz-Arevalo on 07-02-21
- How to Write a Romance Novel
- Getting It Written and Getting It Published
- By: Susan Palmquist
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
I liked it
Reviewed: 07-02-21
Most of the info as far as writing technique I feel was pretty standard, what I found most useful were the tips on the publishing process and narrowing focus on the different sub genres.
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