: While the "Bride Lottery" is a forced system, many heroines in the series, including Erica, eventually find personal agency and happiness within it.
: Reviewers highlight the "fun banter," "inner monologues," and the inclusion of lighthearted elements like a pet named "Baby". Stolen from the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bo...
: The story follows Erica Walsh , a human from Birmingham who is uniquely ecstatic to be selected for the lottery, and Galbon Vlanti , a rare "white" Khanavai warrior. : While the "Bride Lottery" is a forced
The series is set in a future where Earth is protected from an enemy known as the Alveron Horde by the Khanavai, a neon-hued alien warrior species. In exchange for this protection, Earth provides human mates through a mandatory annual lottery for unmarried women of child-bearing age. Selected women are taken to a space station to participate in the "Bride Games," a televised reality show where they compete to find an alien mate. Summary of "Stolen from the Alien Bride Lottery" The series is set in a future where
: Unlike most Khanavai, Galbon is a "grump" who has vowed never to mate or have children because he views his white skin as a genetic defect. He is initially tasked with ending Erica's life because she is suspected of being a spy.
Margo Bond Collins' is the ninth installment in the Khanavai Warrior Bride Games series. It is a short, steamy sci-fi romance that blends "instalove" tropes with a high-stakes adventure plot. Core Premise and World-Building
: Erica is kidnapped from Station 21 during the Bride Games. Furious at first, she must discover why she was stolen and how to return, all while dealing with her growing attraction to her "sexy abductor".