Ignite by Tana Stone

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Aliens are real, they happen to be gorgeous, and there’s no way I’d ever agree to be a tribute bride for them.

Now that everyone on Earth knows about the Drexians—and their need for human mates—women have been falling all over themselves to volunteer. But not me.

Oh, I’m eager to go to the holographic space station where human brides are taken for their fantasy weddings and honeymoons. But I’m there to work, not fall in love. If the captain of the ship will let me do my job.

The last thing I need is some cocky alien who questions my abilities. Even if he is a hot Drexian warrior who looks at me like I’m a snack.

Kalex may be acting captain of the new Love Boat being built on the outskirts of the galaxy, but that doesn’t mean he calls the shots. At least not when it comes to the design of the space station. That’s my job. A job he makes more difficult at every turn.

When things start to go wrong on the station, Kalex and I are forced to work together to save the station. But as tempers fly and sparks ignite, can we save the Boat and ourselves from the deadly Kronock plot?

Ignite

Steamy goodness but with some small plot holes.

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🖤💙💜❤️🩵
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎
Character development: 🙂🥰😎😄
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Duet Narration

The Hero: Kalex – He is acting captain of the newest space station during its construction, his duty was to make sure the station was safe from an attack by the Kronok’s, their dreaded enemies. He can’t wait to get back to his battleship with the Inferno Force of the Drexian Warriors. He has been trying to adhere to Drexian military standards by requiring himself and his warriors wear their uniforms. When they are fighting in the far reaches of space, they are more lax with the rules and often walk around and fight shirtless. The station is nicknamed the island and is where human tribute brides are brought to meet and marry their warriors.

The heroine: Zoey – she is an astro-architect. Her current posting is on the new space station. She is helping to design different areas and features of the station. This was her first job as an architect in space. She was the first astro-architect in space. Her fiancé had died in battle and she didn’t like how people looked at her when they knew, so she kept that part of her life a secret on the space station. She plans to never marry.

The Story: Kalex thinks they would be better off if they have never found out that human women are compatible with Drexian warriors and they could get back to being focused on defeating the Kronos and making the galaxy safe for all. Though Kalex was attracted to Zoey from the first. He didn’t want to admit it, even to himself. He found himself imagining himself dominating her and fantasized about his desires for her. He knew she hated him, so knew there was no future for them.

I enjoyed this steamy alien romance. The intimate scenes between them were extremely hot and I was in the mood for the antagonistic and rough dominant play that they enjoyed. There was also a good side story about some anomalies in the security of the space station possibly being the Kronok’s initial attempts to attack the station. Though I did think that the way Zoey kept getting annoyed because Kalex didn’t keep her up to date at every minute about security concerns on the ship, she acted like it was needed for her job, but she was an architect, not a security consultant, so I thought she was just too fond of her own perceived importance.

This audiobook was told in multiple points of view and was narrated in duet narration by Aubrey Vincent and Adam Prugh. Adam Prugh has a nice deep voice, with a bit of a rough edge that I liked quite a bit. This was my first audiobook with him as a narrator and I enjoyed it. Aubrey Vincent has a nice voice and sounds natural and expressive as she narrates. I liked her voice as well.

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