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Choosing Theo

by Victoria Aveline

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Clecanian #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

A satisfying slow-burn romance that delivers emotional depth and steamy payoff between two broken characters finding healing together.

Synopsis

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?

At a Glance

4.09 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

alien romancebodyguard/protection detailforced proximity

Mood

emotionalsteamyintensehopefulromantic

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.09 ★

Page Count

369 pages

Published

2020

Primary Genre

Sci-fi Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Stephen Dexter

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

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Spice Details 🌶️

animalistic / primal sign in to unlock

sexual assault (referenced)kidnappinganimal deathdeathtorturetraumaviolencecaptivityracism/bigotrywar

World & Setting

space/sci-fi sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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