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Hunter's Claim: Science Fiction Romance (The Alliance Book 1) Kindle Edition

by S.E. Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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USA Today Bestseller! When Earth received its first visitors from space.... The Trivators came to bring Earth into the Alliance of Star Systems, but now they have to take control of Earth to prevent the humans from destroying it in the panicked chaos. The Trivators aren’t prepared for how humans will affect their own lives, though, starting with a family of three sisters….

Alone in a world gone mad with just her younger sisters, Jesse Sampson has learned to use the darkness and the remains of Seattle to keep what is left of her family alive. She has seen the savage side of human nature and found they are not much different from the aliens who conquered the Earth.

Hunter belongs to a unit of Trivators who specialize in quelling violent uprisings. His ability to track and capture is renowned, but he finds the tables turned when he is the one captured by a group of ruthless humans.

Hunter is shocked when a strange human female risks her life to help him escape, only to disappear into the ruins of the city. He now has a new mission: finding the female who saved his life.

Internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new action-packed story full of romance and adventure. Brimming with her signature humor, vivid scenes, and beloved characters, this book is sure to be another fan favorite!

Main Content: 158 (6x9) pages, 50,237 words

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  • "From the moment I downloaded the book, I couldn't put it down!"
  • "I was afraid the book wouldn't be as good as anticipated. It was even better!"
  • "makes you laugh, cry and chase the action and adventure all in one"
  • "Great characters, interesting premise, hot sex! The action is fast and furious! The heroes are larger than life! The heroines are strong and capable!"
  • Out of this world amazing...S.E. Smith always delivers a terrific novel!
  • "Best one in the series. This book leaves you satisfied but wanting more as apposed to un-satisfied wishing there was more."
  • "I am super excited to find this alien romance series. Just what I like big, hunky aliens finding spunky Earth women. I've already bought the next one in the series."
  • "One of my favorite authors. I love all her sci-fi books. This one is no exception. Jesse and her sisters have been hiding and trying to survive on earth after aliens arrived on earth."
  • "Excellent,excellent, excellent. Great story, well thought out. Great character development. Loved it. Laughed and cried. Made me care very much for each character. Thank you."
  • "Loved everything about this whole relationship with her alien .once she. Saved his life he knew he had his mate."
  • "This book was awesome! Loved how the sisters took care of each other. Hunter was so sweet. It was so cute watching the guys be putty in the sisters hands. Lol!"
  • "I am so in love with all of S.E Smith's books the love stories and humor are literally out of this world!"
  • " I'm so glad I read her books, I only have a few more of hers to read and then I will definitely be looking for her new ones to come out! She is my favorite Author now! I can't put her books down!"
  • "This book had all things needed to keep me interested: action, emotion, sex, great hot sex, sexy men and women who were strong and feminine. Yep it keep me involved and wanting to read more."
  • "I enjoyed reading this book, it has a great storyline. Can't wait to read more from this series."

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Sexy hot, full of action and adventure, three dimensional worlds filled with characters you fall in love with--what more can a reader ask for?! These stories bring to life heroines who are strong, smart, and innovative and heroes who are pure alpha with a vulnerability that will melt your heart. Fast-paced, the stories always contain twists and turns when you least expect them and will keep you turning the page to find out what happens next.
With over 1 million books sold world-wide, it is no wonder that readers say they reread my stories over and over again and always discover something new! Check out The Alliance series and discover a true, interactive reading experience that will leave you addicted for more!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HS5DYDA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montana Publishing (January 8, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 8, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1737 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
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~Imagine a world where you could go anywhere you wanted to go and be anything you wanted to be. Anything is possible when you read a book! ~S.E. Smith

~The true magic of a story is one that gives you the power to believe that you are in control of your destiny. ~ S.E. Smith

The biggest responses from readers are how much they enjoy rereading my stories and the connection they have with the characters. Family, friends, loyalty, and true romance wrapped in vivid, believable worlds create stories you can connect with and leave you feeling empowered! If you are looking for a new type of reading experience, step into the Worlds of S.E. Smith and discover the magic!

S.E. Smith is a New York Times, USA TODAY, International and Award-winning Bestselling author of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Western Time Travel, Paranormal Romance, and Young Adult. Her addictive story lines bring action, adventure, and suspense-filled tales mixed with humor and romance to readers around the world.

She has also written emotionally charged, action-packed stories for Young Adults and children that will take them on a journey they will never forget. Her stories cross a variety of genres and she is proud to share these amazing adventures with readers.

Susan enjoys hiking (she and her hubby are working on completing the Appalachian Trail), traveling, camping, and taking photographs of her adventures. She lives in Florida with her husband and cat, PIA, when she isn't off on another great adventure.

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Author's Note: For those who wonder, I did not write "Phoenix". I hope this doesn't cause too much confusion! Thank you, (the other)~S.E. Smith~

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lala
5.0 out of 5 stars Hunter’s Claim
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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I enjoyed this story. S.E. Smith knows how to turn a phrase. I admit I haven’t read anything by her in quite a while but, what I had read I really enjoyed. This book was offered to me by Book Bub I think. Seeing the author’s name I decided to purchase it. I was thoroughly delighted by the book. I immediately went to Amazon and purchased the next three books in the series. The characters are engaging and charmingly described. There is action and three sisters who are tough and better together! You will really enjoy all of the character interactions and will find yourself laughing out loud at times. There are sexual scenes that may offend some readers. I recommend this book if you’re a fan of SFR. (Science Fiction Romance)!
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Samantha K
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story but the romance lacked zing....
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2014
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3 1/2 Stars for Hunter's Claim

*****some spoilers in this review*****

Hunter's Claim seemed very different to me than the other books that I have read that were written by Ms. Smith. Initially, I LOVED the story but as it progressed I ended up just liking it. I probably won't read it again, but you never know I suppose.

The story is about an earth girl, Jesse, and an alien man named Hunter. It begins in a post-apocalyptic type of setting on Earth in which our h is trying to survive with her two younger sisters. The setting and situation on Earth was written extremely well. I could easily picture what was going on and the story INSTANTLY grabbed my attention. I read this part voraciously. Jesse had to sneak around trying to scavenge food up for herself and her sisters. She had become very good at hiding - which is what she was doing when a group of rebels drove a van into the building she was hiding in. The rebels had apparently caught an alien and were planning on torturing him to death. When Jesse hears the rebels discussing their plans for the alien, she realizes she can't leave him to die that way and decides to help him escape even though she would put herself in great danger. She is able to unlock the alien's (Hunter) chains and then slips stealthily away while he is fighting the rebels. Hunter and two other alien warriors track Jesse and soon find her and her sisters who are living in deplorable conditions. Jesse and her sister Jordan are gravely ill and require immediate medical help. When Jesse awakens she learns that in order for Hunter to bring them into the warrior camp he had to claim Jesse as his "amate" or in essence "marry" her. Jesse, of course, didn't like that idea and so she and her sisters escape.

At this point, I was seriously thinking this was one of the best books Ms. Smith has given us thus far even though I really prefer the way the H's in her other books instantly recognize their mate and react so fiercely to them. I love how normally Ms. Smith's H's are so instantly possessive and fixated on their mates. (I love it even more when the h resists the H's claim. That can be very entertaining.) That was not the case here. Hunter having to marry Jesse so he could bring her into the camp was a letdown for me and it came across as though he "settled" for he. He "married" her because circumstances forced him to do so and not because he wanted her/loved her/needed her and couldn't live without her. I really didn't like that part.

However, the story in the first part of this book was so well done that I was hopeful that I would be able to overcome that disappointment. After the girls ran away from the warrior's camp, Hunter and his friends tracked them down, rescued them from another bad situation and then took them aboard a ship headed to their home world. It was at this point the story started to lag and my initial interest began to wane.

You see, while Ms. Smith allows Hunter and Jesse time to know each other aboard the ship, which I appreciate very much, their relationship really lacked any tension. This lack of tension, made their relationship, (dare I say it?), boring at times. While I really appreciate Ms. Smith's writing style, imaginative world building and story telling ability, I read her books for the romance. Romance, to me does equal relationship building, which is here, AND tension, sparks, and chemistry between the primary characters. I really feel that was greatly lacking here. Jesse just accepts Hunter's Claim. There are no arguments, no bantering, no cat/mouse games and I really missed that. I believed Hunter loved Jesse and I believed in their relationship BUT it wasn't exciting to read about. It was just kinda there....

I also felt that Hunter was not up to Ms. Smith's previous H's. He seemed pretty weak as a H to me. Previous books by Ms. Smith have the H fixated on the h and they had the "mine" mentality. They were super possessive OTT alpha males. Hunter does not come across that way at all. I REALLY hope that in future books Ms. Smith H's are stronger, more possessive, alpha males like in her previous books. I also really missed the delightful spunky h's that she has given us in the past. Jesse is likeable, strong and courageous but she wasn't spunky or feisty. Again, I missed this BUT had the H been stronger I would've overlooked it.

The second half of the book was not as fleshed out as the first. A lot of the story felt rushed/glossed over. Frequently, things were mentioned but not explained in detail. There were big lags in time where months go by and we just get a summary of the events rather than reading the story. I'm good with this in an epilogue or a few times during the story if it's necessary to help the story move along. I didn't like how this occurred so frequently in the second half.

Overall, I loved the idea of the story more than the execution. I still did like the story and we get a HEA but I found the romance to be somewhat lacking/kinda boring (not referring to sex here but the actual romance). If you enjoy sci-fi love stories and you aren't looking for a hot romance, you might really enjoy this because even on her worst day Ms. Smith is still a good author with great stories to tell.
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5.0 out of 5 stars but their sudden appearance did not bring out the best in people
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014
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The book is set four years after representatives from the Alliance, a multi-world group of aliens, came to Earth in peaceful response to Earths exploration of space. They came in peace, but their sudden appearance did not bring out the best in people. It caused chaos. Fear and panic led to violence and devastation. The governments of the world lost control of its citizens and the cities have turned to a fend-for-yourself mentality that gives the advantage to criminals. The Trivator warriors were called in to offer humanitarian aid and to try to re-establish order.

Jesse is a young woman with two younger sisters to care for. The siblings have lost their home and their parents and live in the rubble avoiding both the Trivators and the other humans. Both are dangerous, but Jesse doesn’t hate them. She just doesn’t know who to trust. She’s on the way back from searching for food, when her path crosses with a group of humans who’ve captured a Trivator and plan to kill him. When a slim opportunity comes to help him escape, she sets him free and manages to escape herself before he can stop her. It turns out that the alien, Hunter, was not in as much trouble as she thought. He’d let himself be captured and his cohorts were closing in on the building. Regardless, Hunter is impressed by her bravery and wants to aid her. He and his friends track her back to the shelter where she and her sisters were hiding only to find her gravely injured and one of her sisters ill. In order to get her the medical attention she needs, the Trivators take them back to their base and Hunter claims Jesse as his amate and her sisters as her family. From there, things only get better and worse for all of them. The girls like Hunter and his friends but aren’t so easily convinced to accept Hunter’s claim. These girls are clever and tough and the Trivators aren’t the only ones coming to the rescue through the course of the story.

I really enjoyed seeing the girls challenge the warriors. They warriors were tough and powerful but kind and they respected the girls’ ingenuity and bravery. For me, respect is a super-uber-plus in any romance. There was plenty of depth and dimension to all of the characters and the world seemed interesting and consistent. There wasn’t a lot of serious, book-long conflict between the romantic couple. While Jesse resisted Hunter’s decision to claim her and to take her and her sisters back to his home world, she did so more out of fear of the unknown and concern for her sisters. And once she learned she could trust Hunter, a great deal of the conflict came from action and danger due to hunter being a warrior and from the girls adjusting or clashing with their new circumstances. I don’t want to spoil the plot, just saying this book is more drama than angst. It worked well for the story and for me as a reader. I loved both Hunter and Jesse. They seemed like two great characters that deserved happiness. Their relationship had equal amounts of sexiness and caring and I liked seeing how important family was for both of them and how important they came to be for each other.
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Cliente Amazon
4.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen libro
Reviewed in Spain on November 21, 2019
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Apricot
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!!
Reviewed in Canada on October 10, 2017
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I am so glad I 'bumped' into this series by accident...it is hard to find great "alpha alien steal mate" books that have not been "been there done that to death"...this was great beginning of the series..Hunter an alien that helps the intergalactic alliance convince Earth's political powers to join (honestly they don't have a choice as humans have messed up Earth so badly the alliance has had to step in to save the planet)..Hunters purpose is to find and strongly convince resistant groups by force to put down their arms and surrender. During one of these missions he is tricked by a resistance female begging for help - going to her aid gets him trapped and chained down to a table. It is here we are introduced to Jesse, Jordan and Taylor (21, 17, 15)...While scavenging for food Jesse overhears the terrible, torturous things the resistance is going to perform on Hunter and decides to at least unchain him, verbally give him the layout of the building so that he has a chance to escape. Once Hunter is freed, the resistance returns so Jesse leaves, cause she knows if she gets caught her sentence will be so much worse, but injures her stomach leaving a trail of blood back to her other two sisters. After Hunter meets up with his fellow 'hunters' he feels a life debt to Jesse and goes in search of her when the aliens smell her blood. From here the adventure begins, cause us women are stubborn and don't like to be controlled, but alpha alien men, once they catch our scent its over (but promise in a great, fun, adventurous, perilous, sometimes confusing, definitely romantic and full of passion way)
I really hope you take a chance like I did and get this book...and although I know I should read them in order....I will be skipping to book 3 in the series because we were introduced to Dagger in book 1 and his ship was blown up...I want to read his story!
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Élodie Nicoli
5.0 out of 5 stars A great opening of a series
Reviewed in France on March 29, 2018
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It took me a while to begin the reading of this series, I do not know why but the blurb didn’t attracted me at first but after The Lords of Kassis series, I had to give it a try.
And wow, I was hooked.
At first, I was not sure if I liked the introduction book but after many rereading, I must confess I like it. The story poses all the bases of what is a great series, we are introduced to what had become of Earth, what is the Alliance and the Trivators way.
At first I was shocked by Hunter’s nerve to claim Jesse without asking her. But the more I advanced in the story, the more I understood.
It was not the best of “marriage proposal”, but it was done with a good purpose, but stubborn women need time to comprehend everything behind the “amate” thing.
Hunter is on the good alpha side, for him female do not have to fight but he accepts his woman true personality and inside fire.
Jesse had not an easy life and all went to hell when the humans turned against themselves with the Aliens arrival. She sacrificed everything to keep her sisters alive but they have reached the end of a road, too tired and sick of this simulacre of life.
Even afraid, she comes to realize Hunter’s claim is maybe the best thing since long and a way to a better future.
I loved Hunter, he does not push her, he gives her time to adjust, he wants only to protect her and be sure she is happy, he accepts her for who she is.
Jesse is a young woman who had to grew up faster to take care of her sisters, she has then trouble to agree she needs help too. I liked her inner strength and her devotion to those she loves.
A very great opening of a series.
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M. A. Mc Hugh
5.0 out of 5 stars Hunter's Claim
Reviewed in Australia on September 28, 2017
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WOW what a great start to a series what fantastic characters laughed at how the girls ran rings around the warriors keep up the good work can't wait for the next book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gute Unterhaltung
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2015
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Bin zufällig über den Titel gestolpert und habe mich von der Covergestaltung nicht abschrecken lassen.
Ihr Schreibstil gefällt mit, alles flüssig zu lesen, schlicht gute Unterhaltung. Am Ende ist erkennbar das hieraus eine
weitere Serie entstehen soll. Bin gespannt wie es sich fortsetzt...
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