Mateer by Veronica Scott Series: Sectors New Allies #2
on February 9, 2018
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction
Pages: 155
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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Megan Garrison, a doctor at the Sectors Amarcae 7 colony, goes to sleep one night as usual only to wake up in her nightgown, strapped to a table in an alien lab, destined to be the subject of terrifying experiments. Granted a brief reprieve, Megan and the other kidnapped humans are released in the middle of a forestlike enclosure on this unknown world and told to survive as best they can for now.
Her only hope is Mateer, the genetically engineered alien warrior imprisoned with the humans. He knows more than he’s sharing about this planet, their captors and the fate of other humans, including perhaps her own sisters. Turns out everyone from her colony has been kidnapped by the Khagrish, a ruthless race of alien scientists. Working for enemies of the human-led Sectors, the Khagrish have created the Badari to be super soldiers.
Mateer, a tough Badari enforcer, now a rebel, is captured while infiltrating the lab to help his pack bring it down. He’s also been ordered by his leaders to search for Megan and save her life at all costs. Tortured by the enemy, he’s offered one chance at survival – convince Megan to become his mate and assist the Khagrish with further experiments.
As the situation at the lab grows worse, Megan struggles against her deep attraction to Mateer, while she does her best to shield the other humans from the terrible Khagrish experiments. For his part, Mateer knows she really is his fated mate and despairs of being able to keep her safe, as the rebel attack is delayed and she fights the truth of their bond.
Will they be able to work together to defeat Khagrish plans and preserve human lives until the promised rescue happens? And what of their future together – will Megan accept Mateer as her true mate, or walk away if she’s freed?
Picking up right where Aydarr left off, this latest Badari Warriors story follows Mateer, the beta of the pack and his venture back into captivity to help find his Alpha mate’s sister and free more humans from the labs.
I enjoyed being back into world of the Badari and The Sectors in this spinoff series. While much about Mateer is similar to the first book, I appreciated that Veronica Scott gave the hero, Mateer, and the heroine, Megan, different personalities from the first pair, so their romance had a different tone and pace. It helps that Megan is a doctor and fierce about doing what she needs to do to help her patients in the face of the menacing alien scientists doing experiments on the humans and Badari. Mateer respects Aydarr’s leadership, but now he understands the mate pull and the need to be with her even as he tries to be patient for both Megan to adjust to him and waiting for the rescue plan to kick in.
Interesting extra details that come out about the villain alien plans and what happens when a human gets a Badari blood transfusion. I enjoyed this couple and the blend of alien world, action, and romance. Looking forward to what comes next in the series. Though this series can standalone, I do recommend that sci-fi romance lovers start with The Sectors so the mentions of the backstory for the humans make sense.
Kindle freebie on January 2, 2020 (currently $1.99 on Amazon and Barnes & Noble as of writing this post)
Overall rating 4.26 with 214 ratings and 19 reviews
About Veronica Scott
USA Today Best Selling Science Fiction & Paranormal Romance author.
Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library as its heart. Dad loved science fiction, Mom loved ancient history and Veronica thought there needed to be more romance in everything. When she ran out of books to read, she started writing her own stories.
MISC FACTS ABOUT VERONICA
Seven time winner ~ SFR Galaxy Award
Proud recipient ~ NASA Exceptional Service Medal but must hasten to add the honor was not for her romantic fiction!
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – I’ll improve your process (mwahahahaa)!
Elvis Presley’s best friend once serenaded Veronica on a local TV telethon…now that could be a novel…
As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing.Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators.Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance.Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.
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The author sounds familiar….I must have either read something by her or have a book by her.
🙂 It will be fun if you have one of hers on the Kindle, Carole!
Thank you so much for the review of MATEER! He doesn’t get enough ‘love’ so I’m thrilled to see 4 stars. Writing this book made it really clear to me I’d need to work hard to change up my game with each succeeding book and have new and different challenges facing the Badari Warriors as the series goes on, while still maintaining the essential nature of the stories (fated mates, genetic engineering etc.). It’s been fun! Book 16 NARIO will be out soon and he has a huge challenge no other Badari has faced so we’ll see how that goes…as always, I appreciate your thoughtful incisive critiques.
Holy smoly, book 16? You really did have to give it some thought for making each book individual, hehe! I go to my happy place when I read your books, Veronica. 🙂
I’ve read other reviews you’ve written for books in the series, and it does sound really good. When to find time? I do like the aspect of science (alien transfusions!!) mixed in to the sci-fi romance!
I completely get the time factor. I didn’t jump on these or the older series right away b/c I had to finish up others first.
Oh this book is right up my alley. I’ve read this author before and really enjoyed her books.
I think you’d love this Badari series, too, Mary. 🙂
I love all the Badari Warriors! And the spin-off Badari Gladiators!
I’m hoping to start the spinoff with the Gladiators this fall. 🙂
It’s awesome that this isn’t just copy-pasted from the previous book. I’d have found that a bit frustrating. I’m glad you enjoyed this, Sophia! 🙂
You said it, Lashaan! I’d be bored in a heartbeat if that happened.