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Untouched.
Untaken.
Unconquered.
Airik, a battle-scarred warrior serving the cruel intergalactic empire of the Veynari, craves silence from the nightmares tormenting his mind. But while on post to decommission a failed experiment of a planet, a rogue human spacecraft crashes, and a reckless decision leaves him stranded—entangled with a woman he never should have saved.
Nora wakes light-years from Earth, broken in body and spirit, at the mercy of an alien soldier who refuses to let her die. Devastatingly beautiful, terrifyingly competent, and bound by a warrior’s oath that permits touch only to destroy, he’s the reluctant guardian angel she neither wants nor believes she deserves.
Nora wakes light-years from Earth, broken in body and spirit, at the mercy of an alien soldier who refuses to let her die. Devastatingly beautiful, terrifyingly competent, and bound by a warrior’s oath that permits touch only to destroy, he’s the reluctant guardian angel she neither wants nor believes she deserves.
Trapped together, they’re forced to navigate a brutal landscape, vicious beasts, and the deadly remnants of an abandoned world. Duty demands Airik’s cold indifference. Yet Nora sparks something deliciously alive—and entirely forbidden—within him. What begins as necessity ignites a primal hunger: scorching, consuming, and impossible to resist.
But even if they survive, the Veynari—ever present and ruthless—won’t allow its warriors weakness like love. For Airik and Nora to be together, they must risk everything.
The Wildborn is a steamy, high-stakes sci-fi romance featuring forced proximity with an emotionally repressed alien protector who falls hard. Perfect for fans of Zoey Draven’s immersive world-building, the dark emotional complexities of Victoria Aveline’s Ruling Sikthand, and the lyrical storytelling of Grace Draven.
Coming Early 2026
Note from the author: This novel contains emotionally intense themes, including grief and trauma. A full list of content considerations is available on the author’s website.
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🛸 ARC Review 👽"Did he understand what was happening to him? As she left him, her braid--the one he has just made--swung side to side, like a noose."In this sci-fi romance, we follow two galactic travelers - Airik from the Veynari empire, tall, with gray skin and black fingernails & Nora, a human heading to Mars.The portals have been acting up. When Nora's pod sends her straight into Airik's path and they crash on the planet Airik was assigned to destroy, because practically everything is poisonous, the two form an unlikely friendship while they try to survive and maybe, just maybe, have a hope of rescue. This was such a fun book! It's kind of like Castaway, but with two strangers. More Castaway than Robinson Crusoe or maybe Passengers where there's infrastructure. Just, there aren't any other people left. The dual POVs were lovely and I enjoyed when it switched. Because - it wasn't an every other chapter flip-flop, only a change when the story required it, which I thought was great! The majority of the book centers around just these characters. For me, this time in the book was more lengthy than necessary. It dragged at points. It's a slower paced book anyway, so the monotony of their time on the planet felt a bit too strung out.I liked the book - I just wish some parts moved faster. I think it could've been 125 pages shorter and would've been even more impactful.If you like the movie Passengers, Dark Romances, or books with, primarily, 2 characters, you may like this book. Triggers: Death, Violence, Rough Sex, Grief - the author has a full TW webpage available for review