Homebound (Rix Universe #1)
Lydia Hope
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
4.09
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 98 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?
Tagged as:
- aliens 13
- science fiction 13
- dystopian 13
- forbidden love 11
- slow burn 11
- sweet/gentle heroine 11
- futuristic 10
- poor heroine 10
- working class heroine 10
- non-human hero 10
- grumpy/cold hero 9
- take-charge heroine 8
- alpha male 8
- disabilities & scars 8
- caretaking 8
- angst 7
- multicultural 7
- tortured heroine 7
- height difference 7
- friends to lovers 6
- creative anatomy 6
- third person pov 6
- tortured hero 6
- hurt/comfort 5
- fighter hero 5
- m-f romance 5
- dark romance 4
- grumpy & sunshine 4
- secret relationship 4
- forced proximity 3
- competent heroine 3
- childfree 3
- bad boys 2
- suspense 2
- workplace/office 2
- enemies to lovers 1
- plain heroine 1
- fated mates 1
- survival 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 10
- third party sexual assault 5
- racism 5
- death / grief 4
- past abuse 3
- slut shaming 3
- dubious consent 2
- ableism 2
- animal death 2
- graphic violence 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- torture of mcs 1
- third party abuse 1
- mental trauma 1
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