| Genre | Gay / Science Fiction / Aliens / Other Planets / Outer Space / Interspecies / Erotic Romance / Dubious Consent |
| Reviewed by | Christy Duke on 25-November-2025 |
He was taken as property. Falling in love was never part of the plan.
In a galaxy where power decides who survives, one human becomes a prize no alien captain can resist.When the Travians claim a disputed colony, defiant human soldier Wid is captured and delivered to the ship’s ruthless commander, Captain Kell. Bound, collared, and forced into servitude, Wid vows to resist his fate—until the alien’s commanding presence awakens something deeper than fear.
Kell has spent years patrolling enemy space, obeying orders and hiding his loneliness behind duty. The last thing he wants is a human slave. But Wid’s beauty and fire unravel his discipline, turning punishment into passion and control into connection.
As rebellion brews among both species, the fragile trust between captor and captive may be the only thing that saves them. Loyalty will be tested, desire forbidden—and love might be their most dangerous weapon of all.
Reader Advisory: This book contains sex scenes of both non-consensual and dubious consent, as well as scenes of violence, abuse and torture.
First edition published at Pride Publishing, June 2015.
Includes exclusive KU bonus scenes not in the original release.
There are many reasons that I enjoy science fiction, but the biggest is the creativity each author brings to their world building. Samantha Cayto is a new-to-me author, so I was far more curious about what this first book in her 'Alien Slave Masters' series was going to bring me. I certainly love aliens and I was intrigued about the Travians and their customs, and how each of these main characters might deal with learning about each other.
There are few things that bring me as much happiness as watching the strength and resolve of the human spirit. These boys who were caught vandalizing Travian buildings and were sent to be the sex slaves of the senior officers of a patrolling ship, didn't give up. They fought back even though some of them endured a lot of physical retribution, and all of them were raped, but they continued to try to figure out a way out.
Wid was chosen by Kell, the captain, and even though Wid is bisexual, the Travian stands over seven feet tall and his penis is very large, causing Wid considerable pain those first few nights. Wid then decides it might work better if he attempts to seduce his captor in order to gain information, no matter that his body is betraying him by beginning to enjoy his times with Kell. Kell is an honorable Travian, and regardless of how much he desires his pet, he truly doesn't enjoy taking him by force. But they've been in space a long time, and his mate is on their home world, along with her children. Travian's are a matriarchal society and the women rule. They make all the decisions, the children belong to them, and the men are warriors and obey the commands given to them.
Months of being together bring a type of contentment to both Wid and Kell, particularly after nights of talking and sharing information about their cultures. Of course, Wid and the other young men are still secretly exploring the ship through the vent system, in hopes of being able to escape. When Wid makes a mistake and is found outside the humans’ daily recreation area, it allows Garen, the first officer, to do what he's wanted for a long time. He relieves Kell of his command and takes charge of the ship.
I very much enjoyed this novella. I really liked the fact that the author didn't try to imbue Kell with human attributes as the book neared the end. The author gave this story a very realistic ending, better, in my opinion, than the romantic Happy Ever After she could have given it. Overall an extremely entertaining read that has me eager for the next in the series.
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| Format | ebook |
| Length | Novella, 46K words |
| Heat Level | |
| Publication Date | 25-November-2025 |
| Price | $0.99 ebook |
| Buy Link | https://www.firstforromance.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=72453 |
