


There was another supporting character named Samaritan, who is like the Crazy Uncle who don’t want anyone to meet, but when the shit hits the fan, he’s got your back. It’s not sexy, but it is kind of fascinating and I totally shipped Sarah and Sanford. This isn’t smut and there are no raunchy scenes. The romance doesn’t even really come in until around 60 or 70%? But the descriptions of the sex were well done, realistic. Sanford wasn’t an “alpha,” but he was strong and a good man. He was so cute and sweet and his interactions with his dad, Sanford, and Sarah were touching.


I especially loved the little boy, T’aki. She wasn’t “badass” as far as being able to kick butt, but she was definitely badass as an amazing human being. She helped the “bugs” even though she knew she could get in serious trouble – because it was the right thing to do. This was so much more than a “romance.” The author did such a great job bringing all the characters to life and making you feel deep emotion for everyone! Sarah was fantastic as the protagonist. There are two mega villains: one runs the camps around the world and the other is his henchman. Sarah slowly builds a friendship with a father and his son and a couple other members of Cottonwood. When she gets there however, she discovers she has been lied to and the aliens live in squalor, picking through trash, with no showers or toilets, they are fed mystery meat in unlabeled cans, and “disappear” all the time never to be seen again. Sarah is a young woman who gets what she thinks is going to be an awesome job as a caseworker for the aliens to help work toward integration… when the aliens can be moved slowly into society. They got to Earth by mistake and humans decide they must be put in camps where they are housed and fed and work in a recycling program. They were settlers, with some doctors, military members, and engineers onboard, going to settle an unpopulated planet. In this story, insectoid aliens crash-landed on Earth.
