Homebound (Rix Universe #1)
Lydia Hope
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
4.06
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 80 ratings · Published: 05 Jan 2020
Gemma McKinley works at a prison cleaning goop off the floors and serving food to inmates. When she is reassigned to the alien ward, Gemma is nervous. Aliens are dangerous and ruthless. They bite. But there is one that isn’t like them. Simon is damaged, starved, and wasting away in complete isolation. Touched by his loneliness, Gemma starts nursing him back to health, dismissing rumors that he’s high-risk, ignoring the advice to let him croak.
Simon despises humans. His only goal is to get off this miserable planet fast, for he is hunted by a scientist obsessed with perfecting the human race. Simon’s rare alien genes are just the ingredient that’s missing for breakthrough research. Thanks to Gemma, for the first time in years he can escape.
And he will. He will…
As the hunt for Simon heats up, Gemma becomes an unintended target. Is she a fool to help him get away? And will he risk another captivity to protect her?
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- aliens 10
- science fiction 9
- dystopian 9
- forbidden love 8
- slow burn 8
- sweet/gentle heroine 8
- futuristic 7
- alpha male 6
- grumpy/cold hero 6
- disabilities & scars 6
- poor heroine 6
- working class heroine 6
- non-human hero 6
- friends to lovers 5
- take-charge heroine 5
- angst 5
- multicultural 5
- tortured heroine 5
- caretaking 5
- dark romance 4
- height difference 4
- grumpy & sunshine 3
- creative anatomy 3
- third person pov 3
- tortured hero 3
- enemies to lovers 2
- competent heroine 2
- plain heroine 2
- secret relationship 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- fighter hero 2
- m-f romance 2
- forced proximity 1
- vengeance 1
- virgin heroine 1
- bad boys 1
- suspense 1
- childfree 1
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- content warnings
- abuse 7
- third party sexual assault 3
- racism 3
- death / grief 2
- dubious consent 2
- slut shaming 2
- rape 1
- mental illness 1
- past abuse 1
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The 'Rix Universe' series
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