Not what I expected at all, but that's not a bad thing. I thought this was just going to be your average cute rom-com, but it was so much more than that!! I loved the plot and the characters so much, I like that there was spice but it wasn't the main focus of the book. Absolutely loved it, and it was a pretty quick read for me.

The book cover is so cute. The premise of this story was so intriguing to me. It is the end days of earth. Delphine lives in an apocalyptic world where she is a bit of an outcast. Haven is her “imaginary friend” who shows up in her dreams. He is actually an alien prince who is connected to her. He comes to save her a few days before the end of earth. Oh and also the cats. They are an alien species evolved from cats. The beginning was very good. I’m sorry but once I got to the part where he is compared to the size of a forearm and larger around it was just cringe. Why do these aliens always have to be so gigantic in their portions? Then the book was just kinda slow and boring. I didn’t feel a connection between the two main characters. Thank you NetGalley for an arc.

This was such a cute little rom com between an alien and a woman who hates earth. And cats are superior beings!!
Lighthearted and easy read

Saved by my Alien Husband by Rachel Drake follows Delphine, who dreams of an alien prince while the earth around her is dying. Imagine her surprise when he shows up, is definitely real, and immediately goes into protective husband mode. On arrival, her alien husband Haven also announces that they are there to save their ancestral relatives, cats, and offer for any humans who wish to come with them the opportunity to do so.
This story is told from a dual POV, for those who enjoy being inside the heads of both of the main characters!

My thoughts as I’m reading: The writing style is immensely pleasing to me, it’s casual, well paced, and easy to read. I love all of the cat mentions and cat love! Man, Haven’s entrance (real, not dream version) had me giddy. I sped through the rest of the book without taking notes… It was such a delightful book with a very happy ending. And it was chock full of cats! A very unique book! I can’t think of any other that are similar that I’ve read.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy romantic aliens, and if you want a book that truly appreciates cats. Thank you so very much to Netgalley and Aria James Publishing for allowing me to read this e-arc!

this was honestly adorable!!! it was sweet and simple and just charming. THE COVER IS ALSO LOVELY. THEY ARE SO CUTE.

Delphine was such a strong FMC and Haven was an adorably protective alien MMC. while the first few chapters were a bit odd to me, i still found myself completely intrigued and wanting to finish.

these two were adorable and i loved seeing them finally have their moment after so many years of being dream friends or to delphine she assumed "imaginary", little did she know....i thoroughly enjoyed watching these two find their happy ending even if there was a bit of a journey along the way, the easy acceptance between them was beautiful and natural.

i will say i kind of wanted some of the people and her PARENTS who were mean to her get a tad bit more of a comeuppance, Delphine deserved that, but in the end she became princess and i guess in the end that was the true justice. she was surviving for so long that she ended up realizing who she was finally when Haven showed her she didn't need to feel the need to be in a constant state of survival, haven was right about that part.

the cats being a way between worlds, i adored (even tho i am truly not a cat person....and totally relatable to the human era who lost the dogs and were sad after it)

thoroughly hoping we get a story about Fate and Daryl and Jalen and Greer, HERE FOR IT. GIMME MORE RACHEL. and the king finding new love? i LOVE that, he deserved it.

this book made me smile and giggle and i enjoyed that immensely fully felt good vibes the entirety of their story.

First and foremost, a giant, raging, ‘FUCK YOU’ to the trigger warning page that promised “knotting”, “unique alien anatomy” and “high spice” - you sold me on a lie. (Sidebar: a dick that resembles a forearm is hardly unique)

Secondly, to the reviewers who rated this four whole fucking stars, and in particular the one who lead me to believe this really WAS going to be a spice-fest. I have zero doubt you’re the person who orders lemon and herb at Nando’s and complains it’s too spicy. Fuck you to the moon.

If this hadn’t been an ARC I would have DNF’d.

SBMAH felt a whole fucking lot like thinly veiled climate propaganda, as though Greta Thunberg hijacked a romance novel with ChatGPT.

Into psychic bonds with cats? Contrived dialogue? A virgin MMC who trained with blow up sex dolls? Yeah, me neither.

This fell flat as a biscuit for me.

Want swoony, spicy alien romance? Try Ruby Dixon or Lilith Leana. You’re welcome.

Ok, so this book was generally fast-paced and pretty silly (in the good way). An alien race descended from cats that can use cats to psychically communicate with humans? That’s pretty fun! I wish my cat could talk to me the way Delphine’s can communicate with her!!

I will say, though, that since Haven and Delphine already know each other by the time they meet irl—and they’re already in love and married, thanks to Haven’s peoples’ customs—there’s a lack of romantic tension in this story, to the point that it doesn’t feel like a genre romance at times, so much as it feels like a super cozy apocalyptic politics story with spice and a romance subplot. And because of that, the spice felt like it had less payoff because their relationship was a given from the start.

Also, while the worldbuilding for life on a dying Earth felt pretty robust, I would have liked a little more about the Eldon as a species. We’re told they’ve descended from cats and have rough skin and tails, but if they have cat-like tongues, wouldn’t that have affected Delphine’s experience kissing Haven?

Even so, I had a really great time with this book. It was sweet, easy, and fairly low-angst for an Earth-death story, and it was great getting to see Delphine come into her own as a leader.

What a short 'n sweet (and spicy) sci fi romance! Delphine and Haven's love story set against a backdrop of the impending doom of Earth's destruction was a story I didn't know I needed. The witty banter and emotional awareness of the characters was top-notch and this read is perfect for fans of Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians series.

I definitely fell for the cover and had to see what it was about and loved it. Such a fun unique romance with some spicy in it! Coziest end of the world story/ romance! Thank you NetGalley and publisher for early arc of this book!

3.5 ⭐️

This book was such a quick and fun read, I read it in one sitting! I haven’t read many alien romances so this one was a nice change. I thought I was going into a reading slump and this book helped me out of that so definitely recommend!


Thank you Aria James Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC!

This is a quick and spicy alien romance which was way spicier than what I was expecting from the cover. The romance in the book is very fast paced but isn’t insta-love as they have been communicating in their dreams for 10 years even if Delphine just thought he was her imaginary friend. That being said, I would’ve liked some more intimacy when they met in person before going straight to getting married. I would’ve loved to see more of the worldbuilding. It’s set in the future where climate change has wrecked earth so much that there are only a handful of groups of humans in remote places around the globe due to constant tornadoes, unpredictable solar flares and unstable temperatures. I did pick this book just because of the cats on the cover and I loved that they’re telepathic and are the genetic ancestors of Haven and the other Eldrin aliens. My one criticism is that I wished the epilogue wasn’t ten years later. Although it was really cure, I would’ve loved a second book or seeing more of the two of them together while they travel through the universe and continue trying to save humans and cats. This was the first book I read from this author and I will definitely be reading more in the future.


Thank you so much to Netgalley, the author and Aria James Publishing for providing me with an arc in return for a voluntary review. All thoughts expressed here are my own. A paperback version with pink sprayed edges is available exclusively from ariajamespublishing.com
Tropes: new adult romance, "touch her and die," possessive alien hero, knotting, unique alien anatomy, high spice, HEA, and dystopian influences.

This was a quick, spicy, and fun alien romance!

Delphine has spent ten years dreaming about an alien man who promises to save her. Everyone thinks she’s crazy—until the Eldrin aliens actually show up, and her very real soulmate, Haven, comes to rescue her (and humanity, though he’s not thrilled about that part). He originally came to Earth to save cats, but bonding with Delphine changed everything.

I loved the world-building, especially the whole Saviour vs. Server Class system. The writing is a little quirky, some reactions felt off, but honestly? The whole book is weird in the best way. There’s not a ton of conflict since it’s mostly about the romance and spice, but it’s fast-paced and super easy to read.

Haven worships Delphine, and their relationship has been building for a decade—so no instalove here. Also, aliens coming to save cats? Incredible.

4 stars

Weird, fun, and full of heart. Definitely worth a read!

I received a digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this is a DNF. I could tell pretty early on that this book wasn’t going to be my cup of tea. The story gets spicy VERY quickly, in a way that didn’t allow me to form an attachment to the main character. It reads less like a sci-fi romance and more like a sci-fi erotica — which isn’t necessarily an issue, but wasn’t what I had hoped for, given the cute cover. Looking at other reviews, I’m pretty sure I was just the wrong audience for this and it will have no problem finding lots of happy readers.

To start off, I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book.

I very much enjoyed the adventure this book took me on, and I especially loved the “end of the world” type feel that this book gave with the countdown of days on earth. When our main characters first met and throughout the beginning of their relationship, I loved how they communicated through their dreams! Because how cool is THAT?! I just wish that part of the book was a little longer and that was elaborated on a bit more because I found that part of the book very fun.. and steamy.

I really loved their relationship throughout the story, but I feel like we needed some more personal intimacy when they first met in person. It seemed to be very rushed so when they got married, I was like “Oh… Well, that was fast..”. To me, it would have made more sense if maybe we had more stories about them communicating or dating in Delphine’s dreams, or they had waited a little longer to get married. Like maybe get to know each other in person some more. The overprotectiveness almost seemed overkill to me because I feel we needed more relationship build up.

It did get a little boring there in the middle, so I was happy that we had some more thrill in the story once we learned that the other domes were failing. That made it a lot more interesting, so I wanted to continue reading.

I thought the ending was very sweet and it captured the humans’ emotions very well. It was nice to see how their lives ended up 10 years later. I love to see the happy ending!

Overall, I would give this book a 3/5. I would have absolutely loved to see more of the communications they had in their dreams. We could have had a few more steamy scenes with that. That would have probably made me feel better about them getting married so quickly. I did like this story though and it was a very interesting concept, and I love the end of the world vibe it gave. We had such an awesome hero in Haven.

This book might be the coziest end-of-the-world story I’ve ever read. Humans on Earth live in domes with a strange caste system, while the human FMC has been having encounters in her dreams with a sexy alien.

The romance isn’t quite insta-love since they’ve technically known each other for a long time, she just believed he was a figment of her imagination. They’re automatically obsessed with each other. He’s very dominant and protective, while she’s spunky and independent.

There is a sexual encounter between the FMC and a human, which flirts with cheating vibes, though the MMC is aware of her ongoing arrangement before he arrived. Personally I found it to be an odd addition to the plot, and it may be off putting for some readers.

Overall, this is a fun dystopian sci-fi alien romance with the potential to launch a series.

Spice: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
My Enjoyment: 4/5

***I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Review posted on blog, Goodreads, romance.io, Tome & Instagram. Will post on Amazon when it is available.

This was fun and adorable. I absolutely love that the aliens came for the cats. Not going to lie, as a crazy cat lady, the cats are what drew me to this lol.

I hope more books are written in this universe. There is one non-spoiler quote from Delphine that absolutely resonantes with me “ Oh. So travel forever? Save cats until I die. . . going to planet after planet with him and his family, growing this ship into a cat paradise? Honestly, I kind of love that.” <<< I need more space adventures with cat rescues.

Haven was a sweet MMC, and I really liked Delphine. She’s a lot nicer that I would be to the humans. I would have been like, let’s grab the cats and go. I would love some more scenes of their childhood as they became friends/imaginary friends, maybe some from Haven’s POV as a bonus. They were already in love when they met because of sharing dreams for 10 years, separated by space and time, and I would love to have more of the falling in love scenes.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the author for an eARC copy of this book.

An alien that I see in my dreams turns into my real-life husband? Yes, please. Delphine is a bit of an outcast in her apocalyptic society where everyone is labeled and placed in roles to serve the community. She doesn’t buy into the society structure as much as everyone else does, and why should she? Life there is lonely until her alien dream visitor becomes a reality.

The beginning of this book was very fast. I was into it and rooting for Delphine and Haven. After they got together, it became more about saving the human race. I didn’t see that plot coming since Delphine didn’t feel connected to her community. This plot took the fun out of the book for me. I wanted more of the relationship between Delphine and Haven. There was just more community politics than I expected.

"Ice Planet Barbarians" was such a fun read that I had to give this one a try. Such a quick, quirky read!

It was a tad bit "insta-love" for me -- would have loved a tad more character development but overall a really enjoyable read.

This is my first book that I’ve read that has an alien in it, and it was definitely intriguing and the title caught my attention. With that being said, I didn’t know what I was in for!! definitely had the spice effect 🌶️ it definitely caught my interest in the whole book! I look forward to reading more books by this author. This was definitely a genre that I stepped out of my comfort zone and actually enjoyed.

Saved by my Alien Husband by @rachelhdrake

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Okay - when I saw this book on @netgalley I was in love with the cover. Who doesn’t love a cute cat in space?!

As I began reading - it was captivating! I loved being taken to another world and putting myself in the shoes of the FMC, Delphine. She was a black cat who didn’t let anyone mess with her. She was a spitfire and boy did our MMC, Haven, love her for it.

The spice was SPICY! I loved it. It honestly played a good role within the storyline that really brought it all together. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a change in genre, a lover of sifi, or someone who loves cats in space!

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