What would you do if you were kidnapped by aliens and ended up in a matriarchal society planet where (1) the population is facing extinction due males largely outnumbering females, (2) you are forbidden from returning to earth, (3) you are forced to enter into 3-month long marriages with males of your choosing (to increase the likelihood of more Clecanian children being born), and (4) all the males have rigorous husband training for their wives’ benefit? Would you get the hell out of dodge? Or start your life anew in this strange new planet? That is the premise of The Clecanians by Victoria Aveline.
Each novel in the series follows the story of a human female that has been abducted from earth by a secret Clecanian organization seeking to find a “breedable” species with whom Clecanians can increase their population numbers. Once the Clecanian government in Tremanta (the capital) comes to learn of the kidnapped human females, a race ensues to assimilate them into Clecanian society. Each heroine approaches their predicament differently: some wish to return home and others wish to start a new life in Clecania. However, they all wish to avoid forced marriages and becoming broodmares to Clecanian men. Throughout each of their unique journeys, however, they come to find love and spicy matehood.
Aveline does a great job of worldbuilding without leaving the reader overloaded and exhausted. I applaud Aveline for making the heroines AND heros vastly different and diverse. The heroines are wonderfully modern without being clique, and the heros are swoon-wrothy alpha barbarians that “fall first”.
Overall, The Clecanians is a solid seriess. It will have you feverishly reading and giggling. Lovers of alien alpha barbarians unite!
Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline (Book 1) (March 4, 2020)
Verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, curvy heroine, kidnapping, arranged marriage, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn, and pregnancy.
Freeing Luka by Victoria Aveline (Book 2) (July 8, 2020)
Verdict: RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, slow burn, and forced proximity.
Saving Verakko by Victoria Aveline (Book 3) (January 6, 2021)
Verdict: RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance.
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, slow burn and forced proximity.
Tempting Auzed by Victoria Aveline (Book 4) (July 9, 2021)
Verdict: RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, forced proximity, fake dating, slow burn, enemies to lovers and grumpy/sunshine.
Using Fejo by Victoria Aveline (Book 5) (January 12, 2022)
Verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, slow burn, and marriage of convenience.
Releasing Maladek by Victoria Aveline (Book 5.5) (February 10, 2023)
Verdict: RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, forced proximity, pregnancy.
Resisting Maxu by Victoria Aveline (Book 6) (October 30, 2023)
Verdict: RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn and forced proximity.
Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline (Book 7) (August 30, 2023)
Verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Subgenres: Alien Romance, Sci-Fi Romance
Tropes/Themes: mars needs women, fated mates, alien/human romance, alpha male, kidnapping, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, angst, slow burn, marriage of covenience, arranged marriage and forced proximity.
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