Jane Henry writes some great love stories with alpha, Dom-ly type men and the women who love them. She sets them everywhere from the Old West to modern Boston to alien planets. Aldric is one of her scifi romance books.

Carina is a woman from Freanoss. She only has a number designation, not even a real name. She's been sent to Avaleare to find out what their plans are since they keep stealing from Freanoss. She doesn't know much about where she is going, other than they are a bunch of savages and barbarians, which is a far cry from the regimented, controlled, and advanced society where she comes from. When she gets there, Carina joins a group of women, thinking to hide with them. The problem is that the women are about to go before the king and his warriors so that they can choose mates.

Aldric is the Warrior King. He sees a lovely young woman trying to get away from the rest of the women and the circle and he knows that he has to make her his. When he gets to her, he realizes that she's not a woman of Avaleare, so she doesn't know the rules. That doesn't mean that he's not going to punish her though. She needs to obey, so he sets out to train her to obey.

I kind of dislike Aldric part of the time. He knows that Carina isn't familiar with their laws and their rules, and I think that sometimes he's a little overly harsh with her. It's within his character though, and Carina doesn't appear to overly hate it, so I guess it could be worse, and I don't completely dislike him even at the times that I kind of dislike him. I do get why he does what he does, but still. Other than that, it's a great story, well-written, and an interesting premise. It's really freaking hot too. I mean, have a fan with you and a nice cool drink to bring your temperature back down. ( )