The Federation's Keepers Series by Alexandra Norton

First a deadly virus, now spaceships descending upon the Earth. What's next, getting abducted by a red-eyed alien snake monster?The Federation came to invite humanity into the fold. The last thing I want to worry about is alien "Keepers" or the humans they want to bring back to their worlds for an "evaluation period". I want to keep my head down, study, and live my normal life in peace... moreFirst a deadly virus, now spaceships descending upon the Earth. What's next, getting abducted by a red-eyed alien snake monster?The Federation came to invite humanity into the fold. The last thing I want to worry about is alien "Keepers" or the humans they want to bring back to their worlds for an "evaluation period". I want to keep my head down, study, and live my normal life in peace.Xioumar, the Keeper put forward by the serpentine species of Xiorn, has plenty of willing human volunteers to go with him. I saw the one they assigned him, fawning over the towering, statuesque alien like a lovesick puppy.So why does it have to be me?He moves like a viper ready to strike, and his touch sends a very unsettling jolt of electric heat down my spine. Are they all like that, or is it just him?Ripped from my home against my will and taken hundreds of thousands of light-years away, I am trapped. And now I have to learn to live with this monster.But I'm not worried. I have a plan. less

When I said I wanted an adventure, being dragged to a prison planet by a golden, blue-eyed alien hitman was not what I had in mind.My alien Keeper has killer abs, but it turns out he’s also a killer, period.All I wanted when I volunteered to live with aliens for five years was to prove to everyone that I wasn’t safe, boring little Anette.But then my seemingly perfect hunk of a Keeper turns me into an accomplice to murder and gets us both in huge trouble with Federation law... moreWhen I said I wanted an adventure, being dragged to a prison planet by a golden, blue-eyed alien hitman was not what I had in mind.My alien Keeper has killer abs, but it turns out he’s also a killer, period.All I wanted when I volunteered to live with aliens for five years was to prove to everyone that I wasn’t safe, boring little Anette.But then my seemingly perfect hunk of a Keeper turns me into an accomplice to murder and gets us both in huge trouble with Federation law. This is way more excitement than I bargained for.He’s a murderous, infuriating, solar powered brute of a creature. Light courses through his veins and death comes at his hands. But he promises to protect me, and to get me home.Can I keep it together and find the courage I need to make it through this? And can I prevent my unwanted attraction to the exiled alien killer from clouding my judgment before it’s too late? Or will I need to let him suck me into his twisted world and let go of my own humanity to make it out alive? less

What big hands you have...The better to grab me with.What black fangs you have...The better to bite me with.What sharp claws you have...The better to scar me with.PriyankaMy ruthless alien Keeper is dead, and his twin brother has been sent to take his place.Exiled to an alien planet by my family as punishment, I've suffered unspeakable horrors at the claws of my Keeper and his tribe. When he dies and I'm left to starve, I'm ready to accept my fate and perish on the desert planet... moreWhat big hands you have...The better to grab me with.What black fangs you have...The better to bite me with.What sharp claws you have...The better to scar me with.PriyankaMy ruthless alien Keeper is dead, and his twin brother has been sent to take his place.Exiled to an alien planet by my family as punishment, I've suffered unspeakable horrors at the claws of my Keeper and his tribe. When he dies and I'm left to starve, I'm ready to accept my fate and perish on the desert planet.But when the spitting image of my dead Keeper appears before me, my plan is turned upside down. He looks just like my tormentor come to life, but the robotic arm where another set of savage claws should be forces me to believe that this is a different beast.I never wanted to be here. And it turns out, neither does he.The claws on his real arm look just like the ones that left me scarred, but his eyes look at me in ways his brother's never did. His species is cruel and barbaric, so I know it's only a matter of time before he follows in his brother's footsteps to continue my torment. How long do I have and, more importantly... How do I steel my heart and body against the unwelcome cravings stirring within me?LathamThe last thing I wanted was being forced to return to my old tribe. Taking over my dead brother's duties as Keeper was not part of the plan. I had every intention of going back to my quiet life as an augmentation mechanic on the other side of the continent at the first opportunity. Hopefully without a useless human on my heels.But it is clear that if I leave the female, she will not make it, and my dead brother's tribe refuses to let me take her with me. They may despise her, but she's their property. My options are clear: stay with the tribe that hates me and take responsibility for my new Kept, or go home and let them do what they will with her.She's small, weak, and seemingly infertile: objectively useless to me. But I sense an iron spirit in her that draws me in, and a vulnerability that awakens unwanted instincts. I will protect her. But for how long can I fight the urge to possess her? less