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Lust in Space

There is a whole science fiction/fantasy sub-genre where the central theme is a love affair with an alien – a kind of raunchy Mills & Boon with an extraterrestrial vibe. A good example is Submit: A Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance (The Sky Clan of the Taori Book 1) by Tana Stone, which has this synopsis:

“I was bought to be a pretty pawn in my alien captors’ twisted entertainment. But the gorgeous, horned alien who saves me from death is no pawn – and he’s determined to beat the hunt. But is he rescuing me or claiming me as his prize?”

Zenobia Renquist’s , rereleased in 2022, features a “purposeful abduction where the heroine is sold as a pet”. Renquist – who when not writing

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