Homebound (Rix Universe #1)
Lydia Hope
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
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· 159 ratings · 408 pages · 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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Tagged as:
- science fiction 20
- aliens 18
- dystopian 18
- slow burn 18
- non-human hero 18
- sweet/gentle heroine 17
- poor heroine 17
- forbidden love 15
- grumpy/cold hero 15
- working class heroine 15
- futuristic 14
- disabilities & scars 12
- caretaking 12
- fighter hero 11
- take-charge heroine 10
- alpha male 10
- tortured heroine 10
- height difference 10
- angst 9
- creative anatomy 9
- tortured hero 9
- friends to lovers 8
- multicultural 8
- m-f romance 8
- secret relationship 7
- hurt/comfort 7
- grumpy & sunshine 6
- plain heroine 5
- bad boys 5
- childfree 5
- suspense 4
- forced proximity 3
- survival 3
- dark romance 2
- workplace/office 2
- enemies to lovers 1
- competent heroine 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
- cruel hero/bully 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 14
- third party sexual assault 10
- racism 7
- death / grief 7
- past abuse 7
- slut shaming 6
- graphic violence 6
- torture of mcs 5
- mental trauma 5
- animal death 4
- suicide / ideation 4
- ableism 3
- third party abuse 3
- dubious consent 1
- torture of side characters 1
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 9
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The 'Rix Universe' series
3.95 · 194 ratings
mental-trauma · non-human-hero · disabilities and marks · sweet heroine · dystopian · third-person-pov · multicultural · hurt-comfort · futuristic · bad boys · aliens · science fiction · forbidden love · alpha male · m-f · poor heroine · cold hero · dark · graphic-violence · open-door
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