The Ragrim Conflict Series by Nessa Claugh

The war bride program is the only thing keeping Earth safe from the ravages of other aliens, right?Every year thousands of human women ship off as brides to the planet Lukrim in exchange for Earth’s protection from Ralothian raiders. It’s a fair trade; Lukrim needs women and Earth needs guardians. It’s all volunteer, of course, except when a Lukrimian or two choose you as a wife and make you go... moreThe war bride program is the only thing keeping Earth safe from the ravages of other aliens, right?Every year thousands of human women ship off as brides to the planet Lukrim in exchange for Earth’s protection from Ralothian raiders. It’s a fair trade; Lukrim needs women and Earth needs guardians. It’s all volunteer, of course, except when a Lukrimian or two choose you as a wife and make you go.My family’s farm is the only thing I have left and I’m determined to keep it, which means staying away from the attention of Earth’s alien overlords. When the four-armed Tremallin scout Dagnar crash lands on the distant edge of my property, I need to stay under the radar and not attract attention. The sooner he gets off of Earth, the safer I’ll be. less

Lissa Jones is a runaway human—not that her husbands would admit it if you asked them.Married to two alien men from Lukrim to get off a polluted, dying Earth, Lissa found herself isolated in a culture she didn’t understand. Meeting someone through a bridal program had never been her plan, but she was dealing with it. And then her life came crashing down... moreLissa Jones is a runaway human—not that her husbands would admit it if you asked them.Married to two alien men from Lukrim to get off a polluted, dying Earth, Lissa found herself isolated in a culture she didn’t understand. Meeting someone through a bridal program had never been her plan, but she was dealing with it. And then her life came crashing down. Lukrim had hidden the existence of humans from the rest of the galaxy and Earth needed active assistance, not guardians who just wanted access to human women. Her marriage? A lie. Her husbands? Unwilling to let her go.Voshan found himself ripped from his normal job as a surgeon on a planetary disaster relief ship to serve on a hospital ship. A war to free Earth loomed and there would undoubtedly be casualties. It wasn't something he had ever anticipated, but he wants to free the humans as badly as anyone else.After the two unexpectedly meet, Lissa's backwater planet heritage becomes valuable in the operating rooms of the war. Lissa’s attention is on the operating table and Voshan, and he can't keep his mind or his sul-tentacles away from her. The only thing standing between them? Her husbands are coming and they want her back. less

When your last set of saviors turned out to be con men, can you trust the new aliens trying to help you? I’m the furthest thing from content with my situation. Bound to three alien husbands, I arrived on their home planet just in time to learn that everything was a con. I didn’t need to come to their home planet for a one-way ticket off Earth. I definitely didn’t need to trade my body to do it, but here I am, stuck on Lukrim with an inviolable tie to three liars... moreWhen your last set of saviors turned out to be con men, can you trust the new aliens trying to help you? I’m the furthest thing from content with my situation. Bound to three alien husbands, I arrived on their home planet just in time to learn that everything was a con. I didn’t need to come to their home planet for a one-way ticket off Earth. I definitely didn’t need to trade my body to do it, but here I am, stuck on Lukrim with an inviolable tie to three liars. Freedom comes too late, leaving me at the brink of having to make a terrible decision. There’s no one at my side who I can trust and now I have to choose between my mental health and keeping one good memory alive. Even if there’s something salvageable from this, is one golden moment and one quietly supportive alien enough to chain myself to a potential lifetime of regret? Kizaar’s timing couldn’t be worse. He’s not what I need. Even if I manage to free myself from the final shackle of my marriage, is a happy ending possible for me? less