cover image I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com

Kimberly Lemming. Berkley, $19 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-0-593-81863-3

In this raucous and raunchy romp, Lemming (That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human) plays merry havoc with all manner of romantic comedy and science fiction tropes. Wildlife biologist Dorothy Valentine wakes up on an alien spaceship, surrounded by mutant owls and a lion, who was also abducted. Dory and the lion escape, only to find themselves stranded on a strange planet. While avoiding the dinosaurs inhabiting the landscape, Dory and the lion—who now speaks English—encounter the fire-breathing, satyr-like alien Sol and his rival, Lok, both members of a race called the Sankado. It turns out that this world is home to what’s left of the Sankado following the destruction of their planet. Dory was intended to be part of a breeding program instituted by the owl-like Biwban and, due to an injection of an alien serum, she’s mated to both Sol and Lok. She still hopes to steal a spaceship and go home, but first, she needs to deal with her newly insatiable sex drive with help from two extremely accommodating lovers. The erotic scenes are intense, inventive, and frequent, while the aliens’ misinterpretations of human culture add tongue-in-cheek humor. Ruby Dixon fans will be thrilled. (Feb.)