Do you like smut? Sex-positive heroines?
Possessive aliens/demons/et cetera?
Knotting??? Then you need to be paying attention to Kimberley Lemming.

This book was an absolute delight.

Dory, our heroine, is a wildlife biologist studying meerkats when she is fatally attacked by a lion. Luckily, she’s promptly healed by the aliens that abduct her at that very moment. With her new lion bestie, she escapes her captors and crash-lands on a distant planet filled with... dinosaurs? Oh, and now she’s part of a breeding program with two new horned, fire-shooting alien mates. Chaos ensues.

I love Lemming’s heroines-they’re tough as nails but still so relatable. Reluctant heroes who step up but also just really want snacks, naps, and amazing oral sex. (Don’t we all?)

Dory is no exception. She’s resourceful, hilarious, and absolutely not here for anyone’s nonsense, even when faced with intergalactic mayhem and unexpectedly steamy alien courtship.

This book is pure, joyful chaos in the best possible way. The worldbuilding is just ridiculous enough to be fun without ever feeling like it’s taking itself too seriously. The chemistry? Off the charts. The humor?
Immaculate. If you love your sci-fi romance packed with action, absurdity, and wildly creative sex scenes, this is for you.

Don't go into this expecting a serious read.
This is very much a whatever goes kinda book.

It was a good time.
Monster romance usually requires a suspension of beliefs, but this pushed the boundaries even more.

I'm hoping there's more to this series. 👀👀

Bright, hilarious, and so full of love. Lemming has done it again, making every character ridiculously fun and multidimensional. This is a laugh out loud, gasp out loud, romance novel that is spicier than a chili pepper and cozier than a fireplace.

As long as you're able suspend your disbelief and surrender to the madness, then this book is a great deal of fun. The sex is hot and plentiful. The characters each have their own charm and I found myself really rooting for them. It's made me very curious about Lemming's other books.

This was so much fun! I love Kimberly Lemmings writing and I enjoyed it even more in a sci-fi setting. Dory and Toto had me cracking up. I could not put this book down. Lovers of The Mead Mishaps series are going to LOVE this.

This book was a banana pants crazy ride and I loved every minute of it. All the characters were well written, even the ones that annoyed you (coughs in Intern). The chemistry between Dory, Sol, and Lok was believable without being too much and it was wonderful to see how they all began to care for one another through the course of their adventure. And the spicy scenes most definitely delivered on that starting from the very first one which had me needing a glass of ice cold water. But as with Lemming's other novels, at its core it's a sweet and wonderful story about people falling in love, even when they were fighting against it.

I can't wait for the next one.

From my Instagram

I listened to an ALC of I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming from the @PRHAudio Influencer Program. The book comes out on Tuesday 2/18! The paperback copy was sent to me free from the @BerkleyRomance Influencer Program. Grateful to be part of both! Thank you!

The audiobook is narrated by Hazel Addison. She also narrates the Mead Mishaps series as well. Solid audiobook, would recommend it if you’re an audiobook listener but I’m sure the book is fun and enjoyable in whatever format you prefer.

This was a great time. It’s been too long since I’ve read a paranormal romance that was a little bonkers, I need to get back in that life. Dory (short for Dorothy) is a wildlife biologist who gets attacked by a lion, thinks she’s saved but really is getting abducted by aliens, then escapes in a pod from the aliens with the lion and crashes on an alien planet with dinosaurs. Lions, aliens, and dinosaurs, oh my!

There are two alien suitors 👀, tamagotchis, a pink T-Rex, a giant toad, some real spicy spice, and lots of silly fun chaos.

If this kind of book is your jam, I’d definitely give it a shot, I had a good time!

🦁👽🦖🛸🦕🐸

This was so fun! 4 ⭐️

Unlike her first series where the characters all hail from the same world, in this series Dory is trust into the new planet that was set to model Earth but was totally backwards. Imagine this, one minute you're chilling out in the wild monitoring meerkats, the next minute a lion attacks you, and the minute after that you're on an alien spaceship. That's what happened to Dory. She was such a baddie, she fought her captures and crash landed on the planet they were taking her to only to find it ass backwards. I'm talking polar bears in the desert type backwards. Oh and live DINOSAURS!

I found this world so interesting as did Dory. Sis was curiously freaking out, like the scientist she is. Dory's initial mission is to find a new pod and escape back to her with her research but she falls in love with two aliens on the way. Yes there's alien coitus! 🤭

I loved the Intern. I imagined him as one of the Penguins from Madagascar lol. Also Blair is my girl! I hope she gets a book.

Thank you NetGalley, Berkeley, and Kimberly Lemming for eARC in exchange for review.

Thanks to @berkleypub and @berkleyromance for the free ARC/e-ARC and to @prhaudio for the ALC!

This was my first foray into alien romance and I wasn’t sure what to expect! But I absolutely loved it. The story is zany and doesn’t take itself seriously. Within the first few chapters there’s a talking lion, stegosauruses with wool, and an alien with hooves. And it just gets more wild from there!

I loved Dory, the FMC. She had the right balance of tenacity and anxiety that you’d expect from someone who was abducted by aliens and dropped into a dinosaur inhabited jungle. And Sol and Lok, the two MMC were rich in personality. Different but both perfect for Dory. The spicy scenes (of which there were many!) were hot 🥵!! It’s the first why choose I’ve read where the FMC was treated with respect. She demanded to be an equal and they treated her as such.

The setting was so imaginative. I loved all the random things the author included. The AI generated billboards had me laughing out loud. And the plot, while very out there, made sense. I loved the ending.

I really enjoyed the audiobook. I thought the narrator really brought all the characters to life. Her pacing was excellent, and she really infused the voices with emotion.

Overall this is an excellent addition to both the monster romance and the why choose genres. Pick it up if you want something fun and spicy!

Hilarious, ridiculous, adventurous, fast-paced, and absolutely FILTHY (complimentary), I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com is such a joy. Kimberly Lemming is brilliant at crafting absurdist romances that, no matter how outlandish, you can't help but find yourself emotionally invested in them. I hope we get Blair's book next!

Kimberly Lemming is absolutely incredible at crafting lightheaded romcoms that always have a deeper message about the power structures in society. On the surface, this was a hilarious romcom about an abducted woman who finds herself mate-bonded to two rivaling aliens. She's got a talking lion friend, a pink dinosaur sniffing around, an owl-like alien intern obsessed with understanding humanity, and a planet so poorly crafted to suit her needs. At its core, though, it's a story about corporate greed, caring for the environment, and—of course—the power of love.

3.75

Well this was a hoot! This was my first Kimberly Lemming book and I can see why people love them! This was just a fun, spicy time. It's really not much plot and all vibes, with some low stakes excitement, a talking lion, two alien lovers, and a pink t-rex. You really can't go wrong with that combination.

The FMC Dory is a fun main character. I loved her academic brain and how she wanted to catalog everything. Her fascination with the new world and how everything co-existed added a bit more depth to her character and made my science brain happy too. Sol and Lok were great MMCs as well (although I do wish we had their POV because I just KNOW it would be good). They were distinct in their personalities and added some fun tension with each other and with Dory. Add in Toto, the talking lion, and you have a dream team there. Toto added in so much comedy and was such a delight.

I definitely recommend for fans of hers or if you’re curious what the hype is about. It was a super easy and fast book! Also the aliens have tails with suction on the end 👀

I also listened to it in audio and really enjoyed the audio! The narrator did a great job really embracing the FMC and her characteristics. It is a shorter audio (just over 9 hours) and was so easy to put on and listen while doing chores and on transit (just make sure you can keep a straight face).

Thank you Berkley and PRH Audio for the copies of the books!

Marcellus. Princess Donut. 2025 is bringing you Toto.

Dorothy is recording meerkats when she's suddenly attacked by a lion. And that's not the worst part of her day. When she comes to, she discovers she -- and the lion -- have both been abducted by aliens. They're able to escape only to crash-land on a strange planet.

Toto, the lion, can speak. There are dinosaurs and not one, but two wildly attractive aliens (though one might be a war criminal). To make it off this planet they're going to have to work together if they aren't killed first.

A why-choose with aliens. There were moments that had me genuinely laughing out loud and the chapters read SO fast. Pure entertainment.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this ARC!

If you plan to read this book, go in with an open mind! It makes reading this book that much more fun. Even with reading the description on the back of the book, I still had my expectations met and exceeded for just the amount of fun and crazy scenarios in this book.

I'm not sure what I would do if I was in the same position as Dory was in this book, but let me just say Dory had me laughing till my stomach hurt. Don't even get me started on Toto's sassiness either.

This book is such a good time! I spent most of my time laughing at the dynamics between the different characters in the book. Imagine going on the most insane trip with your friends and multiply that by 10.

Our two MMCs were EVERYTHING and gave all the vibes expected from two very dominant alien men. The comedic relief they provided in some of the more tense moments of the book was chef's kiss..

All in all I think this book is a great option for those that are looking for a fun short read in between books or for someone looking to shake things up a bit!

Thank you so much to Berkley for the advance copy!

This will be published on Feb 18th.

If you have never read a Kimberly Lemming book before, you are in for a treat!!! She is doing what no one else in contemporary romance.
This book was so off the wall in the best way. I will admit I did not know what was happening some of the time in the middle but that didn't stop me from enjoying the ride.

Now I don't know if I would necessarily call this your traditional rom com. In my brain I was thinking we were going to get these characters in a rom com movie but that was not the case. Somehow Lemming is able to take an alien abduction (along with a lion) in this alternate world funny. There were several times I found myself laughing out loud. And the lion that was abducted with Dory is a talking lion who ends up becoming her sidekick through this journey.

"Excuse me for not being able to roll with the punches after I got kidnapped by aliens"
"Yeah, but look on the bright side."
"What's the bright side?"
"I could've eaten you."

As mentioned there was an alien abduction but not only that we get dinosaurs, Earth simulation, action pack adventure and TWO alien love interests (Sol and Lok) plus a talking intern that looks similar to an owl with a Tamagotchi! Could this even be a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz? I can see some similarities if I really stretch my imagination. Dory's frenemy with the intern was always funny to read. It just always seemed to be around and at the most inconvenient times. Dory's internal monologue and her can't believe this is happening was funny! She even was kind of breaking the fourth wall pretending she is talking to a camera thinking she is being punked.

If you have read Lemming before, you know she does not back down on the spice. And in this one is no exception. She falls for two aliens who know she how to make her feel wonderful. The Intern gave Dory some sort of serum and well that acted as an aphrodisiac and she could not stop the desire that was building. There was a moment towards the end of the book where they are in a middle of a high speed chase and Sol decides now is the time to make a move. "We are...we are in the middle of a high speed chase! Why the hell are you choosing now to cop a feel? You are unbelievable." It was a good time.

If you like suspending your belief while reading and looking for something totally different in a romance, I recommend this one!

4.5

⭐️ 4/5
🌶️ 4/5

Thank you @berkleyromance for the ARC! 🫶 #berkleypartner

If you are into or open to monster romance, pick up this book from Kimberly Lemming!

This was such a fun monster romance! I absolutely devoured every wild moment. From the tubby one-armed pink t-Rex with a thing for Tamogatchis, to the over-eager Intern who is all about the only one bed trope, I never knew what was coming next!

Wildlife biologist, Dory has been studying a clan of meerkats much to the chagrin of her mother, who truly wants nothing more than to see her daughter wifed up to a Harvard grad. Just as a battle breaks out between two rival meerkat clans, Dory finds herself being stalked and nearly mauled to death by a lion, only to be saved(?) when she gets abducted by aliens.

After being shot with a dart, Dory finds herself hot, bothered, and mated to not one, but two hot aliens. We love it when a girl doesn’t have to choose!

This book was an absolute riot! I knew going in that I was going to have a silly-goofy time and I was not let down. I had fun, I laughed my butt off, and I can’t wait to see where this series goes next! I hope you pick this one up because it one cosmically good time!

Kimberly Lemming proves once again why she is an auto-buy author for me! Outlandish, sexy, and laugh out loud funny this romance is everything I wanted and more. If I got abducted by aliens and was dropped on a strange planet full of dinosaurs and wildlife that was slightly off I would also be happy to have not one but two down bad alien men protecting and loving on me. I'm very excited to see where the rest of this series goes!

Kimberly Lemming has such a great sense of humor. I’ve enjoyed her books in the past and was eager to read her new one. The title alone cracks me up!

Dorothy is in the midst of her chosen career and on her way to a PhD. Out of no where, Dory is attacked by a lion. Thankfully she’s alive and quickly realizes she’s been abducted by aliens.

This was corky and silly. A ton of information for you to wrap your head around. I feel there were alot of fun ideas involved but the execution was off. It’s a bit chaotic and very fast paced.

I suggest not taking this story seriously at all.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the opportunity to this arc.

now y’all this was FUN. last time i’d read kimberly lemming was while i was in a low-key fever dream state as i was home sick. and i remember absolutely devouring her first book in the mead mishap series. so once i saw this being published i new i had read that as soon as possible. and it did not disappointment.

i laughed and i swooned alongside dory and her travelling companions throughout this dinosaur-inhabited alien world. dory cracked me up with her sheer amazement with every detail of this strange world. and the small glimpse of blair (whom i assume will be the protagonist of the second book in this series) has me so excited for more. this book truly went from 0 to 100% so fast with the overarching plot of the abduction dory and the romance below it all. but genuinely i was along for the ride on the backs of these duckbill dinos.

i’m excited for where the next books takes us and to hopefully see more quirks of this alien planet, waffles. and i’m excited to hopefully see bits more from dory and from sol and lok as cameos. i think lemming did an incredible job setting up this series to have amazing world-building as we go since we’re hinted to a large interactive galaxy. and i’m so intrigued to see more of the sour bird’s meddling and what may possibly happen on a grander scale. i have thoughts but for now i’ll keep my mouth shut.

fingers crossed a publication date is announced soon for the second book because i will be eagerly waiting.

Rating: 2.5

I liked the Mead Mishaps series by this author, so I was interested in this one. But it was all over the place and it kept jumping from scene-to-scene way too quickly. The best thing about this book is Toto the lion.