The ultimate enemies to lovers story!

Josie has been a thorn in Haeden’s side ever since the humans landed on Not-Hoth (Star Wars reference, what the humans call the ice planet). Yeah, she’s a little (a lot) talkative and wants to pull her own weight to help the tribe but she’s so small and so… human. Every chance Haeden gets, he reminds Josie of her shortcomings, and Josie, with her quick wit and sharp tongue, gives it right back to him!

Josie’s a feisty one. She has had to be, especially as a child growing up in the foster care system. Josie’s had a tough life on earth and after her abduction, but she’s never let that dampen her spirit. She's inherently joyful and yes, a bit of a motor mouth. Josie’s just a social butterfly that’s all. And she’s desperate to resonate and finally have the family she’s always wanted.

But when she finally does resonate, it’s to the one person who hates her and Josie is devastated. Will Haeden get his horns out of his backside and get with the program? Will Josie end up braining his stubborn hard head with a rock? Or will the couple realize that this burning hatred they share is a hair's breadth away from turning into a fiery passion that’ll consume them both? You’re definitely going to want to read their story!

I absolutely love Josie and Haeden’s book! It’s heart wrenching and beautiful and I just loved it! You’d never have thought they made sense at the beginning of the series but they totally do! The chemistry between the pair is off the charts! The storyline is exciting and dangerous and full of surprises! I repeat, you’re definitely gonna want to read this story!

I highly recommend the series for anyone who loves a good Sci-fi/fantasy romance read!

Honestly this series is so ridiculous but in a fun way. The perfect escapist romance novel that manages to go in a completely bonkers direction. I'm definitely not complaining I love a book that requires almost no thinking.

This installment follows Haeden and Josie "enemies" who "hate" each other. Josie thinks that Haeden is a jerk who thinks women are too fragile to do anything. Haeden is concerned about the women being injured because there are other aliens who have not met their mate. Of course the two resonate to each other and must find a way to connect or else they will both get sick and maybe even die. Minor spoiler (but his backstory is explained in the first fifty pages) but Haeden had a previous mate who refused to accept their bond and she died. Haeden also got sick and needed a new cootie to survive. So convincing Josie to accept him is really important. Josie for her part also has a tragic backstory after being raised in a variety of foster homes and subject to bullying and sexual assault. Of course this is a romance novel so there is a happy ending for everyone involved.

The book is slightly different than the previous books in that while the two resonate immediately it takes a while for them to build up trust and get to know each other before they finally get together. The book also sets up the next book in the series but giving any more detail than that is a spoiler.

If you're a fan of sci-fi romance novels or an existing fan of this series I highly recommend.

I was provided a free copy of this book through NetGalley

5⭐️ 3🌶️

ENEMIES TO LOVERS, Ruby Dixon’s Version 🫶🏻

I have to say, Haeden may have been Josie’s least favorite person at the start of the book…. But he damn sure is my favorite person in this series 🥹🤌🏻😮‍💨

Out of all of Ruby’s aliens, he’s the one I love the most because pls he is such a grump!! But it’s also because he reminds me so much of Ruhn Daanan 🫠🤤 No but in all seriousness, he was so deliciously protective of all the girls but specially with Josie and I freaking loved that. I love seeing the cold guy get completely melted by the FMC 🥹

The tension between Haeden and Josie was delicious from the beginning of the series. The far away stares and glares, the snapping at one another, the way Haeden was constantly watching Josie even when he pretended not to. I cannot lie and say my heart didn’t ache for Haeden tho. His story is kind of tragic and every time Josie pushed him away and he’s just there ready to throw himself at her feet it made my heart hurt 😭

I have said it before and I’ll say it again, the representation Ruby Dixon has in this series is absolutely amazing. There is simply something for everyone in each of her girls. The way she handles Josie’s past and SA Trauma was beautifully done.

This series is just so good and funny and easy to read. Perfect palette cleansers but so easy to just sit and binge them all in a week!

I am seriously deeper and deeper into this world with each book I finish. It’s hard to say which one will be my favorite because they’re all so good but I think this one is by far a comfort read 🥹♥️

"The next novel in the international publishing phenomenon the Ice Planet Barbarians series, now in a special print edition with a bonus novella!

Josie has always dreamed of finding The One, but the hunter chosen for her is nothing like what she expected (or wanted) - but he might be exactly what she needs.

"Resonance" is supposed to be a dream - that's when your soulmate is chosen for you. And every woman on the ice planet has hooked up with a big, hunky soulmate of their own - except me. So do I want a mate? Heck yeah. More than anything, all I've ever wanted is to be loved by someone.

But the soulmate chosen for me? My least favorite person on the darn ice planet. Haeden's the most cranky, disapproving, unpleasant, overbearing male alien...so why is it that my body sings when he gets close? Why is he working so hard to prove to me that he's not as awful as I think he is?

I hate him...don't I?"

Finding your soulmate can be complicated even on an ice planet of barbarians.

Barbarian's Mate was definitely one of the heavier IPB books, since both Josie and Haeden had a lot of trauma (both physical and emotional) in their pasts. Be sure to check the CW's before reading. I couldn't wait for this grumpy + sunshine pairing, but sadly it didn't fully work for me. So much time was spent with Josie rebuffing Haeden and trying to deny the resonance, that it made their connection feel too superficial once she essentially gave in. This book is more of a bridge to introducing more women into the mix and the plot felt thinner than the previous books to me. The sexy times were very sweet and steamy though (I loved the reveal about Haeden!), and the updated special edition includes Josie and Haeden's Ice Planet Honeymoon which added more delicious steam. Overall, this one was just OK.

CW: rejection and death of mate (past), death of family due to mass illness (past), grief, trauma, sexual assault and abuse in foster system (past), sexual assault and rape by aliens (past), animal attack, brief thoughts of suicide

*I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book*

Ruby Dixon does what she does well! I liked this installment of this series, and I hope others do too!

Continuing my love of this series, I have finished the next ARC! Thank you to Netgalley and Ruby Dixon.
Josie is the last of the humans on Not Hoth to resonate with a mate. She's overjoyed, until she finds that her mate is Haeden the crankiest most overbearing male on the planet!
Thus begins a fabulous enemies to lovers tale that's so sweet and full of adventure as any of the Ice Planet books that have come before. I enjoyed this novel so much because Josie has always been a lady I'm rooting for. She's a sunshine person in situations that could use a bit of sun. She's also head strong, independent, and force to be reckoned with as Haeden soon finds out. If you love this series, enemies to lovers and some fun forced proximity, you will love the newest edition of Barbarian's Mate.

Such a guilty pleasure. They're well written and different. Such an easy read. Keep them coming, I'll read them until the end.

After reading and thoroughly enjoying Barbarian's Prize I was very excited to pick up Barbarian's Mate, especially as a fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope. However, while the love story of Barbarian's Prize felt unique and fresh, the plot this time around felt a bit too similar to other books in the series, and the POVs of the leads didn't really seem very distinct from other previous leads (yes, we get it, the aliens are horny and desperately want to bonk with their mates every time we see them...there's only so many times I can read about it). The "enemies" part of the enemies-to-lovers could have also been a bit more pronounced, in reality it was more like "miscommunication and misunderstandings-to lovers." In the end though it's a solid entry to the series, and if you've read all the others and loved them you'll probably love this. But for me it was just too much of the same.

I need everyone to know that I am absolutely obsessed with these IPB stories. Seeing them be repackaged with special editions has been wonderful. These books are just so creative and every storyline and romance is unique and fresh. Definitely pick this one up if you've enjoyed the past ones!

4⭐️
3.5🌶

In Barbarian's Mate, we tag along on Josie and Haeden's journey of hate to love.

Josie is the last unmated human woman on Not-Hoth. Her resonance was delayed due to her IUD, but when her khui randomly pushes out her contraception device once day, she realizes that resonance could now be possible. Josie goes in search of her mate, only to realize it's none other than the one big blue alien she can't stand... Haeden. While Josie resists the resonance, and while Haeden does what he can to handle their unfortunate situation, they find themselves learning more about one another. What was once a stressful and tension filled relationship becomes something neither of them expected... tenderness, patience, and love.

I love Haeden so much. The big, hot quiet, brooding type who would rather be alone because of his past heartbreak? Just my cup of tea! Josie grew on me after awhile, and when she finally opened up (to herself and to Haeden), the story really flew by for me. Ruby Dixon continues to weave fun, adventurous tales and adds just the right amount of spice to each story in this series.

Not that I want to get abducted by aliens or anything, but every time I pick up one of these books and return to our favorite frozen planet, it feels a little bit more like coming home.

Thank you NetGalley and Berkeley publishing!
I really love Ruby Dixon as an author. I think their books are very creative, and the spice is very fun to read. This did not disappoint as a continuation of the ice planet barbarians series. I read the first few books a while back and enjoyed getting to read part of the series again.
If you want some creative space and like your men 6ft and blue then definitely read this book.

I was so excited to get to Josie and Haedon's story! Both characters are great, a very good enemies to lovers story. I do wish the two got together sooner in the book, as their time as a couple was so wonderful.

Josie wants nothing more than have a soulmate and when she does find hers... it turns out to be the one person who hates her... or does he? Being stuck on an alien planet where your soulmates are chosen for you by the “resonance” should be easy right? Except its not, especially not in Josie’s case in which her’s suddenly happens with the one person she knows dislikes her, Haeden. Haeden has had a difficult past relationship and now he’s given a second chance to finally make it right with his new soulmate.... except she hates him and he can’t figure out why. Both Josie and Haeden have really bad communication issues as well as past baggage that makes it difficult for them to open up to one another and properly communicate, it also doesn’t help that they are two different species. Haeden wants nothing more than to prove to Josie he’s the right one for her and that he can make her happy, but will their mixed communications ruin things? This one was meh for me, I really didn’t like Josie and Haeden at the beginning of the book and it didn’t take me until about 70% in to finally like them. This book really stretches the poor communication and misunderstanding story line and if that’s your thing then this is definitely for you. Josie read kind of like a 16 year old girl rather than someone in their twenties. Overall, if you are into the grumpy x sunshine trope and the miscommunication and misunderstanding trope then maybe this one will work for you!

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group, Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

3.5⭐️ I wasn’t so sure about this in the beginning as I really disliked both main characters but they get so much better with time.

~All Josie wants is a family of her own. Being the last single female on the ice planet is as depressing as it sounds. She never expected her soulmate to be Haedon, the man who hates her as much as she hates him.~

Josie’s background.. wow. My heart hurt for her. You just want to wrap her up in a hug and take away her pain. And Haedon is so much more than meets the eye. I loved them together.

*I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review with my honest opinion.*

I loved this one! You get a little glimpse/hint at this couple at the end of the previous book and I could not wait to start their story/this book immediately. Josie resonates to Haeden and she is not happy about it one bit. While she’s always wanted a family of her own, she doesn’t want this jerk to be her mate. Haeden is so grumpy but beneath his grumpiness he just wants to protect and take care of Josie and I loved their slow burn relationship. Both have a lot of hurt and sadness in their past, Josie was a foster child on earth and has been abused pretty much her whole life. Haeden has a sad past as well and this is his sort of second chance at love and a mate. I loved how their story played out and just couldn’t get enough of this couple!

BARBARIAN'S MATE is the next installment in the ICE PLANET BARBARIANS SERIES by Ruby Dixon. These books absolutely blew up on BookTok, and it has been so refreshing to see them get the attention they deserve. This book was just as good as the other installments, with the same steam, humor, and plot that you would expect from the series. These books are such a guilty pleasure read and I cannot wait for the next book to release in stores!

I loved this installment of Ice Planet Barbarians!

After the last book left me a little ho-hum, Josie and Haeden's story was just what I needed. They were both great characters who needed so much growth to be in a relationship, the plot was super exciting with lots of peril, and the payoff totally earned!
I'm back on the Ice Planet train!

4.25 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy!

If you like stoic grumpy men, this book is for you. This is the 6th in the series and brings some of the heat similar to the others. Unfortunately, Josie can come across as annoying and it kind of ruins parts of the story due to this. She comes across as a cranky and sometimes very selfish woman, which doesn't do terribly well with the grumpy butt of a man. I look forward to the 7th in this series, but we will see.

Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon is a part of the Ice Planet Barbarians series and follows the story of Josie, who has always dreamed of finding her soulmate. However, when Haeden is chosen for her, she is not happy with the choice. Haeden is grumpy, unpleasant, and not the kind of mate she had hoped for. But as they spend more time together, Josie's body responds to Haeden's touch, and she starts to wonder if there is more to him than meets the eye.

The author has done an excellent job of building the world of the ice planet and its inhabitants, making it easy for readers to immerse themselves in the story. Josie is a relatable and likable character, while Haeden is initially unlikable, but readers will find themselves warming up to him as the story progresses. The chemistry between the two is undeniable, and the author has done an excellent job of building up the tension between them.

The bonus novella, "Resonance," adds more depth to the story, giving readers a glimpse into the lives of other characters in the series. The writing is engaging and easy to follow, making it a perfect read for those who enjoy sci-fi romance. Overall, Barbarian's Mate is a fun and entertaining read that will leave readers eager to read more about the ice planet barbarians.