I know I say this every time I read one of R Lee Smith’s books but, I never feel like my reviews do her work any justice.

I mean, it’s not every author that can put your soul through the wringer and have you begging for more afterwards.

And it’s nae word o’ a lie to say that every one of her books has had me snorting with laughter, sobbing with intense sorrow, throwing my book across the room in a rage, and rocking my hips along with the characters during the sexy times.

Every. SIngle. One.

And one of my absolute favourite things about her books?

They are all more than 400 pages long!

So without further ado, let’s get to the good stuff.

OLIVIA

Olivia, Olivia…where do I start with ye, lass?

First of all, I gotta say that R Lee Smith knows how to make a female character kick-ass and fucking awesome sauce without overdoing it.

This is one strong, sassy, down to earth and determined chick.

She’s going aboot her usual life, ye ken, coming hame fae work, havin’ a wee bath and snuggling up in bed. Nothing out of the ordinary, right?

Aye, right!

Right up until she realises she’s oot in the pouring rain in the wee early hours of the mornin’.

She takes a gander and sees she’s not alone. She’s with a ton of other females and in the company of some…large…fuzzy…bat dudes?

And not the sexy kind either. (I mean who doesn’t fantasize about sexy bat lads…erm, right..?)

It looks like all of them have been kinda drugged to keep them calm and gathered for the pickin’.

They are taken to some far off place in the mountains as the property of their new owner/mate in order to be bred.

So, needless to say, this is absolutely horrifying to all of the women. Especially as these guys have very little understanding of human speech or customs or even their actual physical limitations! (Super large ‘eggplants’ and all that 🙂 )

As time goes on and they realise they’re not going to be rescued, Olivia somehow becomes the women’s leader. Someone they look up to and admire.

Well…most of them. There’s always at least one skank that you wanna bitch slap.

Taking on that role however is extremely stressful and a heavy burden for Olivia. It becomes her responsibility to take care of her fellow captives and if I’m being honest I would likely have fallen to pieces within the first 5 minutes of seeing a bat dude.

She also manages to gain the respect of the bat people and as she learns their language she also teaches them about human women and how to ‘please’ them, ye ken?

There is so much hope and desperation. 

Heartache and desire. 

I have such a hard time expressing how R Lee Smith makes me feel…which in itself is rare, hahaha!

Anyway, Olivia goes through some shit, peeps. 

Some of it amusing, some of it painful, all of it intense.

THE BAT DUDES

Wow…these guys are not what they appear to be at the beginning of the story.

They are large, furry, strong and brutal males and they have come on a mission.

Their species is starting to die out and this is a last resort kinda thing.

Every one of these guys has excellent and unique personalities and I gotta say, I fell in love with them all!

Or is it maybe lust…hmm…I mean, how odd is it that I wanna get ma leg over these bat-like creatures?

Is it fucked up? Yes.

Do I care? Nope.

I’m a horny woman with too much time on her hands and a drawer full of toys. I feel zero fucks trying to escape here guys 🙂

So it’s not just the captured women who are having a hard time with this. Their people find the humans as ugly as the humans find them but they’re doing what they feel they need to for the survival of their species.