REVIEW: Tempted by Celestial Bodies – Aurelie Bell/Charissa Weaks/Elisse Hay/Erin Fulmer/J.E. McDonald/Zem Zero/Kristin Jacques/Lily Riley/Lisa Edmonds/Lita Grey/Megan Van Dyke/Mindi Briar/ S.C. Greyson/S.L.Choi/Winter Elliott

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Fifteen best-selling, award-winning, and debut authors united by their love of romance, adventure, and HEAs present sweet and steamy short stories in this anthology. With spice levels ranging from tender to volcanic and settings including alien civilizations, distant terraformed planets, spaceships full of futuristic technology, a decadent nightclub, and a gangster’s interstellar casino, Tempted by Celestial Bodies offers tales for every taste. This inclusive collection also features LGBTQ and demi representation.

Let yourself be tempted by stories of alien warriors, star-crossed lovers, fated mates, and futuristic adventures on this journey across the galaxy and into the vast wonders and passions of the human heart

Includes stories by Aurelie Bell, Charissa Weaks, Elisse Hay, Erin Fulmer, J. E. McDonald, jem zero, Kristin Jacques, Lily Riley, Lisa Edmonds, Lita Grey, Megan Van Dyke, Mindi Briar, S. C. Grayson, S. L. Choi, and Winter Elliott. Edited by Lisa Edmonds.

Fifteen authors contributed to this anthology, an anthology that is as hot as some of the aliens. Anyone who loves sci-fi and hot aliens will love this.

Praise dilf! A Casino Caper: Aurelie Bell – 5*****Stars

Zyndor is an energy scientist who is a prisoner and forced to dance in a cabaret and casino. Roxy is a human who has been hired to rescue him unawares of the fact that they are familiar with each other. This was a very sexy story filled with suspense, alien sex surprises and secrets.

Bound to the Primal Prince: Charissa Weaks – 5*****Stars

Adeira is half human and half Krythian and like her mother she must chose an Otharian Prince to marry for political reasons. Six princes await her choice and so far, the first five were out of the running. The sixth Prince Thane, a Primal Warrior is the one she chooses even though he whispered to her not to pick him. Now she must learn about him other than the fact he lives in a hut. The journey of discovery was both sexy and suspenseful.

Crocheter’s Guide to Alien Conservation: Elisse Hay – 5*****Stars

Eve and many others have signed up to assist in populating a relatively new planet, unfortunately they never made it. The ship they were on crashed and Eve was the only survivor. When she opened her eyes, she found herself staring at an alien, and she had been told that they eat humans. Ilroshahsuul means no harm to Eve. Eve has a lot to learn about aliens and the alien and planet she finds herself on.

Resonant Drives: Erin Fulmer – 5*****Stars

Kat Hayworth is enjoying pleasuring herself when she sees bright lights and finds herself floating. When she wakes up, she finds herself bound and lying on a metal table. But the scariest thing is when she finds out she is no longer on Earth but somewhere on a starship in space.

Dream Broker: J.E. McDonald – 5*****Stars

Monroe is on a tour, a tour she went on with her boyfriend who abandoned her and left her broke. She was told to go to the Dream Broker who would not touch her but will pay her for her dreams. She goes and the rest is just an x-rated dream.

An Indelicate Negotiation: Zem Zero – 5*****Stars

Chance Landfall is transgender and has a meeting with Nuj an O’iet, a species with no eyes, no arms and a tail. Chance was going to teach Nuj chess, but they had a sexual encounter instead and what an encounter it was.

Rachet and Clanked: Kristin Jacques – 5*****Stars

Kori is a mechanic that just rescued an escape pod and the person inside it. Wrex is both biological and mechanical and has escaped from a Consortium where he was used and abused. Now Kori is determined to correct what was done to him.

Blue Moon: Lily Riley – 5*****Stars

Anya is alone at Alpha Lunis Station when she sees out the window what appears to be a dead alien. Earth no longer can sustain life and Alpha Lunis Station is going to be a resort where the rich can buy themselves off a starship to live. She finally retrieves the dead alien and the next thing she knows is there is another dead one. Then things get stranger when a live alien appears.

Swept Away in Stardust: Lisa Edmonds – 5*****Stars

Gen is a freight captain on her way to a penal colony to deliver supplies. She is an ex-mercenary that doesn’t allow anyone aboard her ship other than her robot until her ship advises her of a malfunctioning pod, a pod she knew nothing about. She opens the pod just before the occupant dies from lack of oxygen. Weapons drawn she goes to disable the alien, but her ship hits a derelict causing her injuries and staying alive is the first order of business.

Cosmic Cravings: Lita Grey – 5*****Stars

Ariel owns the Last Chance Dine watching as a customer continues to eat and drink and knowing that he will run out without paying his bill. Thalian deserted his squad and if found it would mean torture and eventually death and he does exactly what Ariel expected tried to leave without paying. Used to dealing with people like him she had already locked the door and now he was stuck. He makes a wager with her double what his bill was, and the game is on.

One Night with the Billionaire: Megan Van Dyke – 5*****Stars

Aivey and her two friends are on vacation and their last stop before returning to the Academy is the sex club Incandescence. Aivey didn’t want to come but refused to disappoint her friends so she is hoping her experience will be worthwhile. When two aliens won’t leave her alone, she is rescued by Baxian and then she lets all inhibitions go.

The Twelfth Ambassador: Mindi Briar – 5*****Stars

Sinead is an ambassador, and her father is the Governor. Her father has sent her to Eiris to negotiate a deal for cutting down the trees, trees that everyone believes are alive and feel.

She is assigned a guard since the first eleven ambassadors have disappeared and the guard is someone from her past, Jalus. If she fails, she will be disinherited and disappoint her father. Working together Sinead and Jalus work to figure out how to protect the trees.

Red Space: S.C. Grayson – 5*****Stars

Natalie is a freighter pilot when she gets a distress call, something she has been numerously advised not to answer. Unfortunately, constant space travel alone has made her anxious for anyone to keep her company and the thought of allowing someone to die sealed the deal. She managed to pull the escape pod on board and opened it to find an alien who looked dead. Eacus can only be saved one way, and it is reminiscent of Dracula.

Thoroughly Thrashed: S. L. Choi – 5*****Stars

Victoria is a terraform on her last job. She looks forward to finding a place to spend her days after this job is done. New to the team is Thrash who insists that Tori is his mate, something she won’t even consider until Raiders destroy a lot of machinery and trap them in a tunnel.

You’re It: Winter Elliott – 5*****Stars

Vela is a bounty hound searching for those involved in the Heist of the Century. She meets Fyn and though disguised has no doubt he is one of the men she is looking for. The search is on with Fyn always one step ahead.

I am not a huge sci-fi fan, but I am now a huge fan of sci-fi romances.