Review: Gladiators' Claim by Michele Mills 3 of 5 stars

Gladiators' Claim by Michele Mills
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sofiya Petrov and her father were fleeing evil aliens and decided to take refuge in the Swirl but getting there badly damaged their ship and killed her father. Alone she made her home in the empty sector 16 and was happily living there and recycling space junk. Then her AI awoke her telling her that the code had been used to access the station and she found herself in a standoff with two celebrated Creekan Gladiator athletes who were claiming legal ownership of the sector. Neither Sofiya nor the gladiators are prepared to back down. Even worse, she is undeniably attracted to the arrogant males yet they are not breeding compatible and so her wish for love and a family is never going to happen with them. They do want her for a pleasure mate but really that is just insulting as she is worth much more than that. And yet, why didn’t anyone warn her that her heart could be in jeopardy in this situation?

I enjoyed this story which started to two sides in a battle for the sector which seemed to never be able to find a solution and was each as determined to win as the other. Plus the gladiators were in deep mourning for the third member of their group who had died getting there. I loved the way that over time the living and working together meant that they got to know each other and things in their relationships were changing. I loved the finish to the story which was pretty amazing and the little bits of the story which explained the background to bot Sofiya and the gladiators. Well written and easy to read and understand. Contains explicit sexual content.

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