I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com (say that three times fast) is a steamy and adventurous alien rom-com by Kimberly Lemming, who has been charming readers with her campy and humorous books since her Mead Mishaps fantasy romance series went viral. Lemming’s fans are sure to love this utterly hilarious and ridiculously sexy start to a new series.
Dorothy “Dory” Valentine is working on her Ph.D. in wildlife biology when she is attacked by a lion in the field. Fear not! Dory is quickly saved—or rather—abducted by aliens. On the spaceship, Dory and the lion forge an unlikely alliance and commandeer an escape pod, only to crash-land on a planet filled with massive dinosaurs. Dory and Toto (the name she gives the lion) are aided when they land by an extremely hot alien, Sol. As they travel in this new world, they also run into a charming and dangerously sexy ex-warlord named Lok. While they battle prehistoric animals and fight off the primal lust they feel for one another, the group learns more and more about what brought them to the mysterious planet. Though this world isn’t what she expected, Dory can’t help but wonder if she really wants to go back to Earth at all.
Kimberly Lemming’s pretty sure she’d be killed by a dinosaur if she got abducted.
This book is a trip. What is so fun about reading a Lemming book is that you just never know what she is going to do next. Not exactly in regards to her plotting—readers will find all the well-loved rom-com beats here—but with all the eccentric, small flourishes. One of the best bits in the book is that instead of her having a language chip or a translation device, Dory’s alien captors seem to have done something to her saliva: She just has to kiss everyone and then they can understand one another. This leads to a hilarious existential crisis for a massively oversized frog, who was wholly unprepared to be able to communicate with humanoids. In another funny moment, when a massive pink T. Rex is chasing them, Dory uses some shampoo to blow bubbles at the creature and make it have a sneezing fit. Amid this hilarity, Lemming’s three romantic leads are building rapport and falling in love. This trio is a funny mix of personality and ego, and in the beginning, it isn’t clear what we’re meant to make of their relationship. (Do they really have feelings for one another or is it the mating serum they’ve all been hit with?) But this book is so much fun that you won’t really worry about what brought them together, only that they stay together and have lots of hot, steamy encounters (like one notable scene that takes place while they’re riding a dinosaur through the jungle). What a delight it must be inside Lemming’s brain.
Buckle up, y’all. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com is a wild and silly ride that’s sure to tickle your funny bone and also get you hot under the collar.
