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Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline
5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Reread so I can remember characters and get caught up with the newer books in the series (I forgot that Fejo was the rakish sexy pirate that we meet in the first book😍). Still love this one so much! ❤️ 

I cannot get over big, grumpy Theo being so unaccustomed to and starved for affection that he cannot fathom Jade being attracted to him in the slightest 😭 Instead, the only reasonable explanation is that she is some femme fatale sent to spy on him 😆 SO good. 

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I love these standalone sci-fi romances- especially alien romances. The tropes are always so consistent and I love that. This one checks all of the boxes for me.

Abducted and then rescued 
Breeding k!nk- *the male's species is always on the verge of extinction and they need compatible women*
Mating Bonds 
Educated in the arts of female pleasure
Earth ladies teaching other species the joys of kissing

PLUS - this one also had the good ol' marriage of convenience and grumpy/sunshine tropes.

The audiobook for this is EXCELLENT.