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Wishes Kindle Edition

by J. C. Owens (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Sex slave to an alien culture...

Lt. Auri finds his job aboard the diplomatic cruiser both frustrating and exhausting, but he's determined to prove himself to his new captain. Despite the diplomatic importance of their mission, Auri is wary of the catlike Felinians, who have a reputation for enjoying human company, willing or not. But when he's ordered to witness the signing of the trade papers with the Felininans, Auri never imagines that he's about to be betrayed.

Sold into an alien culture, Auri finds himself the newest man in the Felinian leader's erotic harem. Kanar claims him as his "mate," but Auri longs for freedom. Though his feelings for Kanar begin to grow, Auri stubbornly refuses the Felininan and the other men of his harem, leading to loneliness and grief. But how can he open himself up to his captor, and to the love of more than one partner?

Reader note: contains slave play, male male love, enemies to lovers and is intended for adults only
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00806PEHK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Etopia Press (May 2, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 2, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1013 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
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J. C. Owens

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Writing has always been of the utmost importance to me, often a means of expressing frustration, anger and grief during terrible times in my life. It was also there for the joys and triumphs, a faithful companion through it all that never failed me. I do indeed love to write and have thirty published works, along with at least twenty books sitting idle in my computer, waiting... I started off writing under the name of J.C. McGuire, with three historical books, "My Name is Aelida" Book 1 & 2, (a two part novel of Arthurian Briton and the strength of a woman in a world where men rule and her ancient bloodline is more important than her happiness), and "Shadow of the Sun", a very emotional novel of Alexander the Great and his lover Hephaistion. Done from Hephaistion's viewpoint, (we all know that he dies in the end) it was the hardest thing I have ever written. I still get tears when I read it. I still love all three of those books and actually read them as if someone else wrote them!! (Aelida has now been published as a four book series, The Ascension, The Gloaming, The Conquered, The Triumph, under J. C. McGuire)

"Shadow of the Sun" got me into the male/male genre and I began to write under J.C.Owens. I enjoy writing of the beauty of men loving men, plus the conflict in what a person thinks they want, versus what they truly need to become themselves.

I love to hear from my readers and always appreciate suggestions and comments for future books. Sharing a love of reading and good, hot sensuality between men is always a cause for celebration!

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BigPhred
5.0 out of 5 stars This shows how gay marriage killed the dinosaurs! Poor Dino!
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2012
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I absolutely enjoyed this book and stayed up all night reading as I couldn't put it down! This is actually a straight soldier's adventure into an alien culture as the main character, Auri fights for survival after unwillingly being sold by his government into a male harem. I felt Auri's emotions and even started to dream some marvelous dreams after falling asleep while reading (due to reading late at night). If you are straight, this book can give you insight into why some homophobic groups are so terrified of gay marriage and I urge you to read it with an open mind. While reading this excellent novella, I felt betrayal, despair, the pain of a rape victim, the courage of a warrior fighting for survival and the joy of emotional healing. I experienced Pon Far (lol) as Auri travels down his own emotional highway searching for self truth as a combat soldier thrust into a battle of diplomacy while learning to march to the beat of a different and alien drummer. We readers are not slapped in the face with any revolting sex but are transported into a realm of extreme security and trust after our honor has been violated by those we served. They should make this realistic adventure into a movie!
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Tricia Ledford
4.0 out of 5 stars Auri
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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Third person point of view
Heat level 3/5
Non-con-dub-con
Fated mates- multiple partners.

We have Auri, a lieutenant who was betrayed and sold by his people to the Felians, a race of feline shifters. The king wanted Auri as his mate and Auri, well, let's just say Auri wasn't willing. Auri got away but was found and delivered back to the king and the king's harem. Which I was kinda ok with the menage scenes, and kind of not. It took away from Audi's sweet submission to Kanar, the king. But the other guys were awesome. I did end up really liking them and how much they love each other. There was no peaking order, it was all love. And Kanar loved them all equally.
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Michael Holland
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read, but with disturbing themes
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2012
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Auri is a young man determined to go places. He has risen through the ranks in the service of the Empire without the aid of any family connections, and now he is a first lieutenant on a diplomatic starship. Auri has gotten where he is by being stern and demanding. He gets things done. But there's nobody on his current assignment that he can call a friend. Even his own captain thinks he is a little too uptight.

As "Wishes" opens, Auri's ship has just received orders to take a diplomatic mission to Felin, a world occupied by a feline species that are considered barbarians by the empire. Auri has heard stories and rumors about the Felin's taste for humans, which, the rumors go, serve as slaves, so he is quite disturbed when he finally meets up with the cat-like humanoids, who seem to show an interest in him.

Auri will be relieved when the mission is over. There's just one more task to attend to, the signing of the agreement, and then they can leave. Only, it turns out that the young man is part of the deal. The diplomats have agreed to give Auri to the Felin king, without consulting with the young man. Auri is informed he is now the mate of the cat, and left there.

This is the third book I've read by J.C. Owens, and there's definitely a pattern to this author's stories, or at least the ones I've read. Chief among them is the theme of a young man taken - both physically and sexually - against his will, at least at first. Over time, of course, the man overcomes his fears and grows to love his captor. Put like that, and without the overlay of fantasy, there's something a little creepy about the plot. But this is fantasy, and Owens delivers a believable story as Auri comes to terms - eventually - with his situation.

The author does a really good job of painting a picture of Auri as a young man who has a lot to overcome, mostly within himself. To get as far as he did in the military, he had to build strong walls around his heart and his feelings, not trusting anyone. In the new situation he find himself thrust into, he needs to tear down those walls and learn to trust those around him. I found myself identifying with Auri a little more than I expected.

On the whole, this is a good story, well written. There are places where there is a lot of `telling' us what Auri is feeling, rather than showing us, but it always seems to stop short of being tedious. However, since the young man is isolated and not one to share his feelings, there really isn't another easy way to show us what he is thinking. This was a fun read, if nothing too deep.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love and self-discovery
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020
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This is a romance as much as it is a story of a man finding new purpose after being betrayed by his own people. A brilliant read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2018
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i just loved your book.i hope you have more on the way just like it. please keep up the good work. isabel
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T ann
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2015
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I can't believe I never reviewed this book as its one of my favourites. I love JC Owens.As always be aware this author always has the MC suffer is some way and here there's a rape scene and some dubious consent. The story is so rich and has such a great HEA however that it is still a great book. Auri is a space officer and classically uptight. Upon a mission to negotiate with a cat like species he ends up mated against his will to one of the aliens. He fights his new life all the way and has a pretty rough ride to his happy ending but this story keeps you gripped. His mate is loving and wants his happiness but knows this isn't the life Auri wanted. His species can't leave a mate once found however . I don't think I'm really doing justice to this book in this review as the storyline sounds grim but the book isn't like that at all. It's a ten star book for me and one I have read again and again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on June 7, 2016
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Enjoyed it
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3.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in Australia on January 25, 2019
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If your looking for romance this may not be the book for you. Sure you get the enforced Stockholm syndrome typical of forced shifter bonding, but in the first quarter be prepared for full on beastiality and rape.
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Querleser
1.0 out of 5 stars Totally different shifter story
Reviewed in Germany on October 7, 2015
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"Reader Discretion: contains slave play, male male love, dubious consent elements, enemies to Lovers"
Well, my review contains spoilers.

Auri, human officer of the Empire, is traded as mate for an alien - without his consent and without knowing that he is given away to the catlike alien leader. Kanar, the alien leader and father of more than 700 children (as mentioned en passant, maybe to let us know, that the cats won't be extinct any time soon), has three human mates, but the oracle promiced him a fourth. He recognizes Auri as his mate and while trading with humans he asks them to give him Auri. Auri is not only shocked to be enslaved and forced to be an alien's mate, but also determined to be free. After being informed of his slave-like new status as a felines mate, he fights Kanar, stabs him with a knife and is able to escape. Unfortunately, he is chased down and Kanar, being overwhelmed by the need to claim his mate, rapes Auri in his cat form.
"We cannot stop him, Auri. He would kill us, thinking we mean to take his mate, harm you. [...] If you submit, he will be gentle, if you fight ... Please, Auri. Know only that he would not do this in his normal state. None of this is normal." (pos. 476)
After a long sex session Kanar changes back to his more humanoid form (like a cat on two legs, with a tail, a cat-face, but the ability to speak) and claims Auri again. Compared to the brutal claiming in his cat form, this appears even gentle. And luckily, Auri passed out, so he did not suffer through the whole assault.
"Teeth gritted against the tenderness of his earlier takings, Auri stared blindly ahead, his body spasming as it tried to expel the intruder [...] Beyond exhaustion, he fell asleep or passed out, he knew not which, but Kanar did not stop, purring in his throat as he Held Auri close and continued his gentle assault." (pos. 546)
After all this forced sex, Auri is bruised and more determined than ever to escape his new "master". A feast for the cat leader and his new mate is his possibility to escape. At this point, there is a "time warp" and the story continues two years later with Auri's life in the underground, where he is "finally" captured by Empire soldiers who give him back to the feline leader.
Separated from his fourth mate, Kanar suffered these two last years and keeps Auri drugged, because without memory and only a fuzzy brain, Auri is the perfect mate for him ("Kanar's gentle fingers stroked Auri's hair back and his look was sad, reluctant. "If he could just be like this." The tone was longing." - pos. 851). Well, Kanar stopps drugging Auri and as soon as Auri is himself again, he hates his rapist/slave master and wants to escape again. Kanar explains that he is sorry that the beginning of their mating was a bit rocky (well, I would have other words, but he is the cat king, so rocky it is), but that there is nothing he can do now, they are mated for good. And: "I was not told of your reluctance, only that you were not mated and available." (pos. 881). Okay, it was the human Empire who sold Auri as a slave, but honestly, screaming no, taking a knife and stabbing his captor and finally escaping seems to be pretty clear for me. But obviously, after having seen his mate, Kanar has to submit to his cat instincts (why he bothered asking if Auri was mated or not? I don't know, it doesn't make a difference.). Auri on the other hand is impressed and seems to not remember himself telling the cat leader of his reluctance, because he forgives him and they both accept, that the human Empire is the bad guy in this story.
"I deeply regret how you became my mate, Auri. I know that will not take away your anger at me and I don't expect it, but I have to say it. Despite the way it came about though, I am grateful I found you at last. Our oracle had said there would be a fourth mate for me, and I have waited over three years since she told me." "Why? Why me? Could you not have chosen someone who wanted you? Why did you destroy my life?" "We do not choose our mates as you do as humans, Auri. They are already chosen, destined, and we either find them, a Thing of great fortune, or not, in which case we never mate and are forced to endure nothing but meaningless relationships for our lifetime. It is fate." "Auri frowned, unsure whether to truly listen. He wanted to resist [...] He was so tired. He was trapped here, perhaps forever. If he could acquire even the tiniest amount of peace, might it not be worth it to concede even a little?" (pos. 937-946)
That is Kanar's Explanation for having ignored Auri's great reluctance to mate with him: he feared to be forced to endure nothing but meaningless relationships with only three of his mates. Poor Kanar, no wonder Auri accepted his half-hearted excuse for the forced claiming (rape).
Two years away from Kanar oviously healed Auri, so he has no problems starting a sexual relationship with his mate (well, a fleeting memory during their "first" time, but a pushed it away and being drunk helps him to enjoy the experience). Meeting the other three mates of Kanar, he befriends them (well, slowly), before Kanar's older brother (a feline bad guy) makes an appearance in kidnapping Auri. Auri is raped again (and notices quickly, that rape is not rape, because this time, he is really hurt and bleeding, because his mate's mean brother rapes him with a lot more brute force than Kanar did two years before). Saving his human, Kanar notice that Auri is deeply scarred inside after being raped and beaten. Auri feels filthy and not worthy and becomes lonely and sad. Luckily, his three other human co-mates perform a "cleansing ritual", which is just a sex orgy in a secluded lake. After having sex with his three co-mates, the "earth goddes" herself heals the suffering Auri, so that he can start to enjoy his life with the human harem and his cat mate.
"An unseen being of light and love saw that song as golden notes, and her love surrounded the four men, the healing she gently cast around them complete." (pos. 1780)
After enjoying sex with his other mates, Auri asks Kanar to change the tradition: the "comunity night" is not Kanar and two of his mates, anymore, but Kanar and all four of them together. What a lovely HEA.

Okay, it is absolutely clear that I didn't like the book at all. Having a cat rape its human mate (it is not even adressed as rape, neither is the forced sex in Kanar's human form later on, only Kanar's brother really raped Auri) and even the other rape scenes described as "dubious conscent" is a huge understatement. But that is not the only problem, I had with this Story: Dumb characters, no real dialogues, bad sex scenes (4 sex scenes vs. three rape scenes), human slaves given to aliens for mating, being the "plaything" for an alien as a fulfilling life, and no happy end (I really wished for Auri to succeed in escaping his horrible mate and the cat planet, but the poor guy lost hope and submitted to his fate).

If you like m/m shifter stories with a dominant shifter and a submissive human, there are other stories with lovely, intelligent characters and an equal relationship "outside the bedroom", falling in love and finally claiming instead of raping and submitting to a horrible fate. This is not one of those stories.
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