Stolen Brides, by Ashley Ladd
Kat Craven, Boeing 747's youngest female pilot and former military fighter pilot, her entire crew and passengers are saved from certain death at the moment of impact. But are they saved or kidnapped? Transported to a place and time far from her own, Kat battles not only the handsome prince who claims her, but also an insurrection and outdated chauvinistic attitudes and laws. Drawn to the virile alien prince and sympathetic to a dying race of people, she nevertheless fights the concept that women are treasured only as breeding stock.
Dream Guardian, by Joy Nash
Jewel Borelli is about to fulfill a lifetime dream of singing opera in Italy. She just needs to finish one more semester of voice lessons and save a little more money. Life is great until a new neighbor in her South Philly row house has the audacity to play Yoko Ono at glass shattering volume. Storming up the flight of stairs to confront in inconsiderate jerk, she takes one look at the gorgeous hunk and decides his poor taste in music could be overlooked. However, she draws the line when he announces he’s an alien from the Tarnassa System. And if she thinks that’s bad, what will she think when she discovers he needs a singer to guard him?
Some Assembly Required, by Dominique Tomas
Rahzel, although raised in a society where procreation takes place in womb replicators and personal physical contact is an abomination, longs for the intimate touch of a man. After discovering a hidden database filled with billions of fictional accounts celebrating the sexual act, she dreams of having a lover. But when she suddenly starts hearing erotic whispers in her ear and feeling a lover’s caress in the most intimate places, is she making a connection with a ghostly lover or is she going mad? Or is something else happening?
The Loveland Curse, by Jane Toombs
Zenna Ruthven is different. So different none of the males of Loveland, Nevada will touch her. Deciding to risk everything, Zenna attends the Burning Man celebration in Northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert hoping to blend in with the bizarre group long enough to shed her virginity. But what happens when she meets a Paiute shaman who tells her she’s destined to meet a stranger, a stranger who sets her blood on fire and gives new meaning to the word ‘strange’?
Alien Encounters is a collection of short stories diverse enough to have something for every taste. A highly entertaining read.
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Sensuality rating: Explicit
Reviewer: Nan Strebeck
July 22, 2003
