I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com

October 28, 2024
In this raucous and raunchy romp, Lemming (That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human) plays merry havoc with all manner of romantic comedy and science fiction tropes. Wildlife biologist Dorothy Valentine wakes up on an alien spaceship, surrounded by mutant owls and a lion, who was also abducted. Dory and the lion escape, only to find themselves stranded on a strange planet. While avoiding the dinosaurs inhabiting the landscape, Dory and the lion—who now speaks English—encounter the fire-breathing, satyr-like alien Sol and his rival, Lok, both members of a race called the Sankado. It turns out that this world is home to what’s left of the Sankado following the destruction of their planet. Dory was intended to be part of a breeding program instituted by the owl-like Biwban and, due to an injection of an alien serum, she’s mated to both Sol and Lok. She still hopes to steal a spaceship and go home, but first, she needs to deal with her newly insatiable sex drive with help from two extremely accommodating lovers. The erotic scenes are intense, inventive, and frequent, while the aliens’ misinterpretations of human culture add tongue-in-cheek humor. Ruby Dixon fans will be thrilled.

February 1, 2025
What's worse: to be killed by a lion or dropped on a strange planet and forced into an alien breeding program? Dorothy Valentine had a happy career in wildlife biology, studying meerkats in their native environment and living on her own terms. That is, until a hungry lion decided to make her into lunchmeat. Abducted from Earth at the moment of her death--along with the lion who attacked her--Dory becomes Subject 4 in an alien research project. The goal: to extend the life of the Sankado species, whose females were left behind on their dying home planet. With "a few modifications," Dory is a prime candidate for Sankado breeding...except for the secret birth control implant in her arm. To make matters more complicated, she hooks up with two Sankado men, Sol and Lok, while under the influence of an alien love serum, becoming their Zhali--a mate for life. Luckily, they don't mind sharing Dory or one another. Just when their three-way honeymoon is about to kick off, however, Lok's old enemy rears his ugly head, putting all of their lives in peril. Lemming's characterization really shines here. Sassy Dory, sensitive and whip-smart Sol, and the dominant, flirtatious Lok all feel fully realized, as do Toto and Intern--the lion who tried to eat Dory and the birdlike alien responsible for observing her. The sex scenes are spicy, if perhaps too few and far between, and the dialogue is snappy and realistic. A laugh-out-loud "why choose?" romance of intergalactic proportions.

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