By making these characters all very reasonable it felt more authentic and actually more sci-fi futuristic. I loved how honest, open, and communicative the couple was with each other.

I listened to this book on a whim and it was a very pleasant surprise. With his ancestral lands on the line and the future of the clans threatened, could this wisp of a woman turn their fate around? How can such a tiny thing be their salvation? And yet, his Susan’s softness is disturbingly addictive while it hides a surprising resilience. The Seer must have been mistaken when she insisted that, for the sake of the people, he take a mate from the stars. With everything going on, the last thing Olix needs is a mate, especially a squishy, scaleless, off-worlder with strange ways and an obsession with farming. She just never expected to be paired with a grumpy, massive lizardman, and above all not to grow so fond of his scales and quirky ways. Her only way out is to settle for an arranged marriage through the PMA - the Prime Mating Agency. With her 25th birthday approaching, and no suitors even remotely sniffing in her general direction, Susan will be forced to leave the family lands to work as an indentured servant in the capital city. A pretty face, top-notch skills, and hard work mean nothing if your dowry doesn’t include fertile lands. How can such a tiny thing be their salvation? And yet, his Susan’s softness is disturbingly addictive while hiding a surprising resilience.As a third daughter on the farming colony of Meterion, Susan’s future prospects aren’t too promising. With everything going on, the last thing Olix needs is a mate, especially a squishy, scaleless, off-worlder with strange ways, and an obsession with farming. She just never expected to be paired to a grumpy, massive lizardman, and above all not to grow so fond of his scales and quirky ways. Her only way out is to settle for an arranged marriage through the PMA – the Prime Mating Agency. With her twenty-fifth birthday approaching, and no suitors even remotely sniffing in her general direction, Susan will be forced to leave the family lands to work as an indentured servant in the capital city. As a third daughter on the farming colony of Meterion, Susan’s future prospects aren’t too promising.

I married a lizardman regine abel