I've read all the previous books in this series and so I knew what to expect from the book - which is very sex-positive - but of all the previous books, this felt the most formulaic? I loved Niva - it's great to have a strong, sexy female lead who knows what she wants and goes after it. I was less interested in the male lead and his story, but hers was fantastic. I struggled with the fact that such a sex-positive community had suddenly imposed such restrictive rules on Niva and it felt like we went through the motions of unpacking and dismantling that. It was still highly enjoyable but I just felt like something was missing this time around.

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Wow, what an amazing read. I started "Forbidden Desire" and legit could not put it down which is exactly what you want from a good romance. Niva and Graven were so beautiful together and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the stoic, unemotional Graven slowly beginning to regain his emotions and feelings with Niva's help.

This was one of my first alien romances and I found that now my expectations might be too high for others as I love this book! The stakes were high, this being one of the books where I couldn't guess which way it was going to go even when I was nearly finished!

The only problem I had with this book was how much Niva loved being polygamous in her relationships and doing a complete 180 because of Graven. The points that were made for this happening made sense and was done in a way that didn't make me angry or feel like Graven was forcing her to be monogamous, but I still found myself feeling a little... upset at how adamant she was about loving being polygamous and then suddenly wanting to only be monogamous with Graven. Other than that though, I found myself thoroughly enjoying this book!

If you have a thing for sexy aliens, tortured heroes, and a beautiful love story, this is the book for you!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my free ecopy in exchange for my honest review. I didn’t realize this was part of a series. Luckily I didn’t need to read the others to play catch up, I found this book intriguing. Alien and a human fall in love was an interesting love story. Niva as a sex goddess healed people through sex. Which I found unbelievable. Graven was the human she wanted to help from his physical and emotional pain. It felt that the sex between them was overly done. I didn’t understand the love they felt. It felt more like lust than love. I felt the ending to be rushed.

If you've read the previous books, the beginning of this book shouldn't be a surprise (sex games!). I appreciated that we very quickly see that Niva sees her role to help (as well as she likes sex) and that she is annoyed with the limits and control being imposed on her. While I would not have bought a HEA with her continuing to have sex on command, I also would not have bought that she magically did a 180 on how she had been raised. I found her evolution and struggle to be believable. While I found some of her ways of 'healing' Graven to be just completely over the top, it was an interesting plot device and constructed well. Interestingly, I don't find much of the sex in this series to be especially hot, creative, but in many cases it's more clinical and their emotional growth is the much more nuanced part.

This book wasn’t as good as the others. I thought there would be more when it came to Gavin and his sensory issues. Plus, too many things were rushed and neatly tightened up like the council issue at the end, and the thing that happened with Gravin’s father...sorry but no matter the past, there are always feelings he will have to cope with because that is his father. Regrets and what ifs. And honestly, for all that to be pushed aside after having sex with someone for 3 days!! No, I didn’t buy into it. The character development was super shallow and rushed.

Forbidden desire is the 4th book in a series. It's the first i have read, but there were no missing pieces without reading the previous three. With that being said, I loved this so much that I am going to read the others. I hope this series continues after this book as well.

I was really excited about the concept of this book! A free-love, polyamorous society who pride themselves on consent and freedom? love it! Plus the heroine is curvy and an honest to goodness sex goddess. She is smart and confident - and very fun. She is also forbidden from having sex with humans after her cousin (and the former sex God of the planet left with a human.

Graven is a super soldier whose ability to feel touch has been removed as part of the enhancement process. His father is evil and determined to crush the human rebellion. He deserted his father's forces when they left the planet after the last interaction with the rebels. He is fascinated by Niva and drawn to her.

There is definitely a lot of sex in this book - but I didn't find all of it particularly erotic. Some of it definitely was - but I think the sheer number of sex scenes started to desensitize me to it! The story was great and unique tho!

I've read almost all the books in this series and so was happy to receive a galley of this one.
The book gives you enough back story that you can read it as a stand alone so you don't have to have read the previous ones though it is best to read the entire series.
The storyline was easy to follow and delivered a satisfying HEA.

I loved that the heroine was a take charge plus sized goddess and that the hero was just in awe of her.
Her desire to use her powers to fix him and their attraction meant that every time they were on the page together, they sizzled.
They had a lot of chemistry!
Graven's back story is pretty complex but Niva's only desire is to help him overcome these difficulties and heal the broken parts of him.

There is something that I did not like about it and that was how the romance changed lifestyle significantly.
I won't give too much away but that left a bad taste in my mouth.

Overall it was a light fun read.
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While Forbidden Desire is the fourth book in the Planet of Desire series, it is the first one I've read. It absolutely can be read as a stand alone.

I was hoping that a book subtitled "Kidnapped by an Alien Sex Goddess" would be a fun romp. And it is. But it's also more poignant and emotional than I had expected.

Niva is the titular alien sex goddess. She has the power to heal through sexual encounters, and also the power to destroy. She can have sex with anyone she wants, as long as they're not human. Graven is an enhanced human super soldier on the run from, well, everyone. He has no sense of touch and his feelings are deeply repressed as well, due to the experiments that were performed on him.

At the center, this is a story about bodily autonomy - Niva demanding the right to choose who her partner is, human or not, and Graven regaining the control that was taken away from him as a child. It's also about loyalty and duty and making hard choices. And there's also a lot of steamy sex. Like, a lot a lot.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this, but I am delighted. I now own the rest of the series and look forward to reading it.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

I haven't read erotica in a long time. I almost never read science fiction. I'm so glad I chose to read this one! It has all the explicit sex scenes that you'd expect from this genre. If that's not your thing, best not read this one. I rather enjoy a good, steamy read!

I really enjoyed this story. Niva, a sex goddess, can heal people by having sex with them. She has made it her mission to heal Graven, a human that cannot physically feel anything. The thing is, she is forbidden to have sex with humans. Forbidden love is the best, isn't it?

The author does a fantastic job of not making this only about the sex scenes, even though they are super hot, but gives us a great story about two characters that struggle to find themselves while they are finding each other. I don't like fluffy romance and there is nothing fluffy about this.

I didn't realize that this book is #4 in a series. Even so, I was able to read and enjoy it without being lost or feeling like something is missing. I have bought the other three books and will be reading them now.

I gave this book 4 stars and would recommend it for any fans of smokin' hot alien erotica!

This was my very first Alien romance book ever & I LOVED every single page!! I can’t wait to go back to read the others in this series! This book was so sexy, steamy, & emotional! Niva is an alien sex goddess who heals others through sex and climaxes. She loves helping & healing her people. Niva also has special fighting powers. Graven is our broken hero who has escaped his evil fathers ranks. Graven doesn’t have any feeling on his skin from being experimented with. When Niva finds out that Graven is in need of healing she is determined to heal him no matter what costs! These two have some really hot sexy times together but they also learn from each other! I wholeheartedly enjoy watching Niva & Graven learn about love and the sacrifices they are willing to take! These two deserved an HEA!! I highly recommend reading this book! You don’t have to read the others to enjoy this book!

I'm a little confused as to why I keep reading these books, as they're not really my style (I don't usually go for erotica). But I've read the first three and requested it on impulse. Don't get me wrong, the book is well written and I think perfect for previous fans of the series, I just need to remind myself that they're not my cup of tea.

I thought it was just okay. Maybe if the main female stayed poly in her relationship I might've liked it better.

This was an interesting plot. A sex goddess from another world who is trying to heal a human who can feel nothing on his skin...interested? It is a quick fun read with fun characters and some very steamy scenes.
I enjoyed it and would read books by this author in the future.
Thank You to NetGalley and the publisher for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Alien sex goddess! Virgin hero! This book has it all at least if you’ve read other Lovett space and alien romances. This alien romance is different than most because the heroine is the Alien and super into sex and the hero is the virgin. Within this culture sex is a healing method so that’s also something different and these aliens abhor monogamy to the point that the heroine can’t even say the word. Honestly you have to come into his book knowing it’s going to be a bonkers read. It’s pure escapist erotic fun!

5 hot stars 🌟 for a totally bananas plot - Forbidden Desire - Kidnapped by an Alien Sex Goddess by Robin Lovett.

I'd classify this as an alien erotic romance about female bodily autonomy, and choice about the heroines' body and actions. It's sex positive and empowering as well as body positive - she 'owns' her full body and is totally worshipped, for her abilities to heal others with sex.
It's also about actively embracing people who are different and don’t judge them by appearances or simply because they are from a different culture.
While this is deliciously sexy, super hot (Hello sex arena and sex games) its also feminist, playful, fun, empowering, deep, emotional, and sports some excellent laugh out loud scenes.

It’s 4th in a series but, in my opinion, can be read as stand-alone.

I’ve binged on the first books of the series in one go last year and am super happy to have a fourth book as part of the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher Entangled: Scorched for granting me an advance copy of this book. The review here represents my own opinion.

Forbidden Desires is an explosive collection of the beautifully unexpected, the passionately surprising, and wonderfully normal all combining to bring us the most unexpected of climaxes. This is one adventure that you will not soon forget. It will wrap itself around your heart and ensure that you feel every word and every emotion that pours from the pages of this fascinating story. It will keep you up and panting until the very end.

Niva is living a dream. Her new position in her world has her set her up for life. What more can a girl want then to be able to have as much pleasure as possible every day for the rest of her life? Her status as a sex goddess gives her that and so much more. Graven has never known love or pleasure for so long that he has given up hoping for their return. When he catches Niva's eye, he doesn't know what to do but helplessly fall under her spell. She longs to heal him, but he tries to push her away knowing he can't take the disappointment of her pity. Can she show him that her desire to help him is more then just pity, or will he open her eyes to see so much more out of life then she ever thought possible?

I loves seeeintna beauty and the beast theme within this extraordinary story. In her eyes he is just as important as any person in her world and that makes him worthy of her gifts to heal. I loved how she helped him to grow into the person he was meant to be. In turn, he saw a precious gift in her generous heart and beautiful compassion. He saw her wild, untamable spirit, and all he wanted was to set her free. Their stunning and undying love brought them the strength and determination they both needed to walk their difficult journey. Together they could conquer the universe.

Robin Lovett has created a breathtaking series that I have lost my heart to so entirely. She knows how to get to the very core of her amazing characters and show us the beauty and awe of each of them. Just like us they have their faults, but above all they long for true love and undying loyalty. This is one series you will not want to pass up. It has more heart and soul then you can ever imagine.

So, I have to admit, I have a soft spot or perhaps a wet spot for alien erotica.

And boy did ‘Forbidden Desire’ do it for me. I mean, what's not to love about a curvy alien who has a magical vagina with three clitorises.

Although this is the fourth book in the ‘Planet of Desire’ series by Robin Lovett, I had no problem reading it as a standalone and was so impressed that I want to go back and read the other books in the series.

‘Forbidden Desire’ follows Niva, a Fellamana alien and sex goddess who can heal everyone with sex. When she meets Graven, a superhuman soldier who can no longer feel touch, she has a strong desire to heal him.

I was not expecting there to be such an in-depth description when it came to the Fellamana alien race. Niva had some extraordinary qualities and powers. They were unique and fascinating to learn about.

If you prefer erotica to center more around the romance, then this book is not for you. ‘Forbidden Desire’ is all about sex and includes a substantial amount of descriptive scenes.

My only complaint is that it was far too long, but that’s based on my personal preference.

Thank you, Netgalley and Robin Lovett, for providing me with a copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed it, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Forbidden Desire follows Niva who is the Fellamena alien race's neighborhood sex goddess. She can cure anyone's ailment through sex. She's allowed to help everyone on her planet - except for the invading rebellion humans. This is how we meet Graven, a bioengineered human super solider whose father experimented on him as a teen so he can now not feel touch. From the moment he sees Niva he is enraptured by her beauty and sexual freedom. All he wants is to be able to have her and feel her touch - all for the first time since he's never experienced anything physical. Once Niva notices him and realizes his predicament, she's determined to help heal him, even if it is forbidden.

This was my first time reading this author and anything from this series. It's the fourth book of the series, but I had no trouble following the story. It's clearly a standalone, so you can definitely start the series right here if you so wish. I don't read a lot of sci fi / alien romance and I'm also not too big on erotica. But the cover and blurb of this one really drew me in. I love that our heroine is a curvy heroine and that her body isn't discriminated against. The whole planet and Graven especially worship her physical appearance. So the body positivity here was a big plus for me.

The story was more heavy on the erotica than the actual romance, but I didn't really mind. The overall plot of their interactions being forbidden and Niva just wanting to heal him is what kept me reading. The sideplot of Graven's secrets was also interesting and made things even more high stakes towards the end. The alien mythology felt original. I mean I haven't read or come across alien romances that take place on a sex planet.

I liked both Niva and Graven as characters. Niva had a beautiful, compassionate spirit. She cared very much for her people and helping others. And Graven was very sweet to Niva. Always making sure he wasn't hurting her, that she always wanted what was happening. That went both ways. It was great to see consent be a big part of the story, especially this being erotica - it was a good message to send.

I don't think this story will be for everyone. It wasn't anything too special, but for what it was - alien erotica romance - it was good. If you're into this type of thing, then I say pick this one up.