Ice Planet Prison by Alexis B. Osborne
"The courts sentence you to ten years of hard labor on Boreas..."
Even facing down a decade behind bars on an inhospitable alien world, Keira Wescott is still able to hold her head high. Protecting her little sister from her sleazy stepfather's advances was worth any penalty, any price.
Tired of the world turning a blind eye to injustice, Keira refuses to be cowed by anyone. Not even the other residents of the Boreas Prison Colony. But pride and prison don't mix, and soon enough, others who want to break her rear their heads.
Ylur is the sole Bera prisoner in the colony - and easily the biggest and baddest one roaming the prison yard. An intimidating giant with white hair, turquoise eyes, and wicked horns, only a fool would get on his bad side. He's unmoved by the weak-willed humans, except for one little inmate who seems to carry herself with honor...
As the enormous, clingy alien takes a keen interest in Keira, the colony is besieged by native creatures. When it's partially destroyed, can she really take a chance and escape with his help?
The planet might be cold, but Ylur's bed is warm enough for both of them. Can she possibly survive the dangers and intrigue of the ice planet, or will the tribal beasts of the frozen wastes break her?
Excerpt:
“As I recall, you were the one who demanded to ride me,” he deflected.
Redness bloomed across her skin, her cheeks and the tips of her ears darkening with the color. A pair of warm, brown eyes flicked down his exposed front, landing on his lap before skittering away.
Her embarrassment and sexual interest battered at the edges of his awareness, their presence chasing her grief and anger away.
Interesting.
Reaching out to brush her hair off her rounded ears so he could see this color change better, he was pleased when the color deepened. It reminded him of the mountain cats who could change their fur from white to dark gray to blend in better with their surroundings as they hunted. If this color change was supposed to help her camouflage then it was doing a poor job.
If anything, it just made him want to look at her even more. The tips of her ears were nearly bright red. He traced a finger over the rounded edge of it, appreciating how different it was to the pointed ears of his own kind.
A shiver passed through her, her sexual interest increasing, beating out the embarrassment.
Very interesting.
“That’s not…” she swallowed, “I didn’t.”
Running his finger down her jaw, he cupped her chin and forced her to meet his eyes. “You did. You chose to follow. You could have stayed in that dome, that prison, with your people. I would not have let my warriors harm you.”
Her lips parted, letting out a little puff of air as she exhaled. The sight of her soft, pink mouth opening sent a shock of desire through him that made him drop his hand from her like he’d been struck by lightning.
The musk of her scent changed. Deepend. The smell of it sent a pulse right to his groin.
What was he doing lusting after his strange little female? He was supposed to be interrogating her.
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