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I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming Series: Cosmic Chaos #1
Published by Berkley on February 18, 2025
Genres: Adult Sci-Fi Romance
Pages: 304
Source: the publisher
Format: E-galley
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Blurb:
A hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf.
Dorothy Valentine is close to getting her PhD in wildlife biology when she’s attacked by a lion. On the bright side, she’s saved! On the not-so-bright side, it’s because they’re abducted by aliens. In her scramble to escape, Dory and the lion commandeer an escape pod and crash-land on an alien planet that has…dinosaurs?
Dory and her new lion bestie, Toto, are saved in the nick of time by a mysterious and sexy alien, Sol. On their new adventure, they team up with the equally hot, equally dangerous Lok, who may or may not be a war criminal. Whether it be trauma, fate, or intrigue, Dory can’t resist the attraction that’s developing in their trio….
As this ragtag group of misfits explore their new planet, Dory learns more about how and why they’ve all ended up together, battles more prehistoric creatures than she imagined (she imagined…zero), and questions if she even wants to go back home to Earth in this hilarious and steamy alien romance adventure comedy romp.
My Review
Okay, between the crazy title and the even wilder cover picture, I knew I was in for quite the ride with this one, and I was NOT disappointed! I’m new to these types of alien romances/science fiction romances, just started getting my feet wet with the Ice Planet Barbarian series in the past couple years. I wasn’t sure if I’d read this one, but when the publisher reached out with a widget for me to download, I couldn’t pass it up.
First just the part at the beginning where she was doing her job on Earth resonated with my little former science teacher heart. Not to mention that she was studying meerkats, because I can go watch them at the zoo forever, and so it was fun to hear some of the things she was watching them do. Jump to when she wakes up on the spaceship and suddenly I was definitely put in mind of Dixon’s IPB series. Of course then things got their big mix up. The crash to this planet, finding out what this planet is for, all was it’s own wild and wacky part of the storyline!
Of course the author had to figure out a way they could all communicate with each other, and so there is a solution, not sure if I completely understood it, it happened so fast with the lion I might need to go back and reread to pick up some details. Because this first read through was all about the story. There was so much to this story, more than what it seems you might have. Even the aliens who had abducted Dory had a lot more going on at all times than they seemed.
I also have to say that the steam level in this was off the charts! While again it is hard to find the alien she is on the cover with attractive, you have to add in the lust/mating serum that she, Sol, and Lok were all shot with. And their tails. Dang. I see this author has similar types of stories out there already that I’ll have to probably check out. And I see that this is listed as part one of a series, so I’m wondering if the next person’s story will be the couple that the original aliens mated towards the end of the story.
The only issue that I had a little trouble with was the different names for things. Yes, I know it made sense that Sol and Lok’s people had their own names for the dinosaurs and other creatures and plants. But when the author would use those names as Dory thinking both of them in the same paragraph it was a bit confusing for me as the reader. So a very tiny issue really.
Oh yeah, the rom-com part of the title not only comes from the banter and mood of the story, but the fact that the aliens who had kidnapped Dory had used mating “guidebooks” to help get her to fall for Sol and Lok. These guidebooks were basically romance novels, or one guide to writing romance novels. One of the main rules they used to get them together was the one bed trope, literally houses with second stories that were just one bedroom with one huge bed.
If you’re looking for a steamy romp with aliens, and are a fan of the Ice Planet Barbarians series, this book is for you!
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I accepted a copy of this and then realized that I didn’t read the description carefully and there are 2 love interests! Not really into multiples for a romance, but this does sound like a lot of fun. More relieved to see you enjoyed it!
Yeah, I didn’t realize that either until it happened.
It looks crazy which can be fun. I don’t read about multiples though.
I don’t do multiples very often, but occasionally. And this one was just so zany I went with it.
This sounds pretty wild, and I’m glad you had fun with it. I think it’s a bit too zany for me, but the premise is funny.
It was definitely out there!
This sounds really fun! I read the first book in her last series and it was fun, but I never had time to keep reading the rest of the books. Glad this worked so well for you😁
It was fun! I could see going back and reading her other series. If I ever had time.
That title. LOL I am glad you enjoyed this one, Lisa. It sounds like so much fun!
Yeah, the title alone had me laughing.
I saw this book on Netgalley i think it was and it sure made me curious with that title and cover, so I was excited to hear your thoughts about it. Meerkats are so cute so that sounds fun she’s studying them. The whole dinosaurs on the planet sounds fun too, but I can see how the different terms they have for everything can get confusing. I might add it to my wishlist as it sounds fun and now I am kinda curious.
The reason for the dinosaurs is hilarious and really feeds in to the whole feel of the book. I hope if you get a chance to read it you enjoy it as much as I do!
When I saw this pop up on several blogs, I just couldn’t see me reading it. It sounds like it was a wild ride though. Glad you enjoyed it, Lisa.
Yeah, there was a time this was just too crazy for me too. But after reading some of the Ice Planet Barbarians series and then the publisher sent an e-galley link for this one, I decided to give it a go. It was crazy, but fun!
Ha, yeah, the title and cover are definite attention grabbers. I love several alien romance series so I might try it at some point.
You might enjoy it! If you do give it a try I’ll be interested to see what you think.