Surrender to the Cyborgs

Interstellar Brides: The Colony #1

by Grace Goodwin

Wrongly imprisoned whistle-blower Rachel Pierce would rather take her chances with her court appeal than accept her place as the first Interstellar Bride destined for the Colony. She's stubborn and determined to seek justice—and her freedom—on Earth...but her mates are not willing to risk her life or her future on a system they believe to be both primitive and corrupt.

Maxim of Prillon Prime fought ten long years in the Hive wars. Captured and tortured with his second, Ryston, they escaped only to be rejected by their own people and condemned to life on the Colony with the other "contaminated" cyborg warriors. As leader of Sector 3, it's Maxim's duty to set an example for his warriors and summon a bride. When she refuses transport, he can't allow her rejection to demoralize an entire planet of battle hardened but jaded warriors. Maxim and Ryston transport to Earth where they decide she's theirs and a maximum security human prison will not keep them apart.

Getting Rachel to the Colony is only the first challenge they will face. Convincing their beautiful mate to surrender to not one, but two dominant warriors is another. Even if they can win her love, a new evil is rising on the Colony and someone close to Maxim will be its first victim. Maxim will be its second, unless Rachel's love and relentless pursuit of the truth proves strong enough to save him.

Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Aliens, Menage, Erotica, Audiobook, Science Fiction Romance

250 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 2017

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Reviews

[➦Paulette & Her Sexy Alphas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: ➳ Surrender to the Cyborgs ❤
Series ➳Interstellar Brides: The Colony 1#
Author: ➳ Grace Goodwin
Published➳ February 9th 2017

ღ Rachael is a scientist for a medical company & was good at her job. Until the company she work make her the scrap goat after she tried to do the right thing & was throw in to jail. With only two options in front of her, Rachel isn’t going to choose the easy way out. She is determined to clear her name. However others people have different ideas

💞 Rachael lawyer sign her up for the Interstellar Bride program for precaution. See Rachael looking at 25 years if she is convicted on trumped up charges

► of course they find mate for Rachael, but the women refuses to leave earth, Cuz she believe she can prove innocent.

► Since Rachael is a whistle blower, her lawyer finds out that someone has ordered a hit on Rachel

► Prillon warriors share their mate with another. It is their way. If one of your mates should be killed in battle, you, and any children, would have the second to protect and care for you.”

♥●• Maxim, Governor of Base 3, Prillon Colony Planet, Sector 901. Ryston is second in command & Maxim friend & brother-in-arms for many years. When Maximum & Ryston were summon to communications center by Warden Egara, She inform Maximum about Rachael situation & how she was going to refuse her Mates so she could try to prove innocent
Both men immediately agreed that they needed to break Rachael out of prison to safe her from herself & any threat to her safely

💞.I love how Maxim & Ryston are perfect opposites but they balance each other out.

►Will Rachael choose to stay on Earth & risk her life prove innocent?

💞. This is a ménage book with Alien Warriors & some seriously hot sex scenes, but it also has good story line as well
➦📚 Hope you enjoy this read & also always keep in mind this is just my opinion

➦ 💕 would I recommend this book: Hell Yes.

➦ 💕 I received an EXCLUSIVE copy of this book in exchange for my honest review of it. 💕
💕 . .**This has not influenced my review.* ** 💕
✎Paulette Review ❤💕

[Lana *Best left alone with books and snacks* · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5 stars*
It was ok enough and the men were hot but I liked Ice Planet Barbarians better. Although there was a funny part about alternative way to expell body waste, so there's that.
The book didn't rock my world but I wouldn't mind to pick up other books in the series as a palate clenser.

That's all I got for you guys.

Over and out

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two alien mates!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Romance: 💚🖤💙
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌎
Character development: 😚🙂😁

The heroine: Rachel - she found that her company was doing some very unethical things and she was about to tell the world, when she found that she was framed for being behind it all. She was sentenced to prison and her lawyer feared that she would be murdered in prison so she had no other choice than to become an interstellar bride and be transported off the planet.

The Heroes: Maxim, Ryston - Maxim is the governor of one of the sectors on the colony where all the people who have been formerly prisoner on hive ships are sent by their governments. Due to them being “Contaminated” with hive technology. Ryston is his second and was also a warrior from Prillon Prime.

The Story: After Maxim and Ryston successfully rescued Rachel from Prison, they were transported to the colony where they begin to get to know each other. They soon discover there is a mystery surrounding the death of a former navy seal from Earth who was somehow poisoned and died in front of them.

Rachel uses her skills as a medical researcher in order to try to get to the bottom of what it was that poisoned the Navy Seal whom also had hive technology integrated into his DNA. She needed to find the answer fast since Maxim was now showing similar symptoms as the Navy Seal.

This book was told in multiple points of view via dual narration where the female narrator did all the voices within the chapters told in Rachel’s point of view and the male narrators did all the voices in the chapters that were told in Maxim and Ryson’s points of view. The narration was done by Heather Firth, Jakobi Diem and Stephen Dexter who all did a great job and all of them had very pleasant voices.

The story was good, though not great. I liked that there was the mystery rather than just an alien smut fest, though there were plenty of intimate scenes. This book did set up the series going forward which I enjoyed. Though I don’t like the idea of the claiming ceremony that they have on the colony. I am not one for public sex.

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[Madison Warner Fairbanks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surrender to the Cyborgs by Grace Goodwin
Interstellar Brides: The Colony series #1. Science fiction romance with erotica elements. M-F-M. Spin off from, and included with other series by the author. Can be read as a stand-alone.
Rachel Pierce has been wrongly imprisoned after being a whistleblower for a drug company. She believes her court appeal will clear her name, but the others know her life is forfeit if she spends any time behind bars. Rachel agreed to be tested for the Interstellar Brides program for the science of it but expects to be able to clear her name before going anywhere.
Maxim of Prillon Prime fought ten years in the Hive wars. Captured and tortured with his second, Ryston, they escaped only to be rejected by their own people and are condemned to a life on the Colony with other contaminated cyborg warriors. They learn of their mate at the same time they find out her life is in extreme danger. They transport to Earth to rescue Rachel and take her back to the Colony where she will be protected and loved by both her new mates if she’ll accept them.
Not everyone is happy with these Warrior heroes and evil is snaking through their planet. Rachel, as a drug researcher may be just the person to help. If she agrees to stay.

The opening scene drops you right into the action so be warned.
Rachel doesn’t know these men, but testing shows they are uniquely compatible. She will have to accept them both together for their mating to work. She can save their world literally and give hope to all the other warriors.
Super sexy, hot and romantic. Two mates for Rachel whose goal is to always make her happy, loved and satisfied. Yowza! Keep this away from the youngsters.

[Auj · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was planning to give this book 3 stars, but the way the conflict was resolved seemed too easy/didn't make so much sense/wasn't fully fleshed out & the sex wasn't really hot tbh. The best sex scene was the one in her dream LOL 🙄💀

Moreover, I need more of a connection between the characters besides one based on sex. I read another menage book recently, and in that one, the heroine seemed to slightly prefer one of the guys. I was afraid this one was going to be similar, with Rachel preferring Maxim, her first mate. But I felt like Rachel liked Ryston a bit more.

I apologize for any grammatical errors. I'm writing this on my phone in the moving car...on the way to Victoria Secret, lol.

[Jeanny · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 Another win for this author/series.

[Tash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed @ Confessions From Romaholics
Review copy kindly provided by the author in exchange for a honest review

A while back I read one of the blurbs for Goodwin’s Interstellar Brides and was intrigued by that blurb. Fast forward a few week s later, I was racking my brain about this book in particular and when I figured the series , I dove in and fell in love with Goodwin’s prose and storytelling.

So when I heard that her next upcoming book was a spin off featuring The Colony I was intrigued and luckily enough I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an early copy of this book. Whilst most of the books I have read in either of the series follow a stand formula for the first chapter or so. The story preceding is different and unique. Goodwin knows how to tell a story and Rachel’s story might be my favourite to date.

Rachael is a scientist for a medical company and was happy at her job. Until she was the scrap goat after she tried to do the right thing and chuck in to jail. With only two options in front of her , Rachel isn’t going to chose the easy way out. She is determined to clear her name. However others have ideas. And a story is born and becomes quiet the adventure.

The Interstellar Bride program has always accepted any one no matter their circumstances and when her lawyer tells to get herself test just in case. Rachel goes along with it even though she believes that he will have an happier outcome. She stubbornly believes that justice will prevail and it okay to stay on Earth. Until her lawyer gets word that there is a hit on her and Earth isn’t safe anymore.

Enter her mates, Prillon Maxim and Ryton who have already faced their shame after The Hive captured them and changed them. Now they have more stable lives after recent changes and with a bride they thought life would be nearly complete. Maxim maybe believe his duty as a governor for his sector for the warrior to set an example. But this man is willing to do anything to get what he wants and with a stubborn Rachel on Earth in danger.

It means that he might have to take things into his own hand with Ryston and claimed their mate and make her surrender to them.

Goodwin’s first spinoff was a treat. I loved how she decided to create a series about The Colony and their inhabitations. I loved that she used Rachel’s knowledge as part of the story and created a fascinating story as a result. It was interesting and intriguing to say the least as a result. I loved that Rachel challenged things as well and Maxim and Ryton allowed for her to do so . They may have had their way but they were gentleman when it came to push verse shove. Rachel was the perfect mate for them and I loved she saw beyond the scars and implant. They may of done their duty but there was real feelings at stake and Goodwin left no stone unturned. I loved the introduction to the Colony and can’t wait for more

P.S.

Whilst mostly standalone, I advice you to read Taken by Her Mates ( Book 4 in the Interstellar Brides) for a richer experience as there some events in there that lead to the creation of the spin off series .

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[E.G. Manetti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mail Order bride for the hunky aliens with a ménage twist. The heroine starts out a bit whiny and got on my nerves, but she improves as the story continues. The first in the series, it is a set up for on-going standalones so much of it is given to world-building and set up for the series, leaving the characters a bit under developed.

[Kate V · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 - 3 smut stars.

[Melissa Weeks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rachel has been falsely accused of doctoring reports and allowing a cure for cancer that killed more then saved her lawyer tell her to go to the interstellar brides center and be matched believing she will be proven innocent she refuses to leave but her lawyer finds out that someone has ordered a hit on Rachel so warden igara calls the prillon warrior who was her match to come and save her
Maximum and ryston are tainted they were captured by the scourge and implanted with cyborg technology the previous king had them out cast the new king has ordered they are know free to go home to their planets and have brides because they aren't tainted the queen calls the veterans and finds them and any others like then worthy of finding love and happiness but a lot happens when one of the get sick because the nanites in his body have turned back on and is killing him will Rachel be proven innocent of any wrong doing will they find out why the nanires have turned back on and is killing people and will Rachel, ryston, and maximum find happiness to find out what happens next I strongly recommend that you buy this book 5 gold stars

[BJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The h is in prison, framed by corrupt company, now matched to aliens in bride program. She says no, until she discovers she is likely to be killed by evil company. Agrees for 30 day trial. She has 2 Hs,they care for her deeply, and she is shocked at their feelings, and becomes protective of them. Especially when one H is at risk from evil aliens. One of the better alien romances, sensible h and great Hs.

[Nickcole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3

While I enjoy Ms. Goodwin's writing, the stories are starting to become repetitive. I'm hoping for a mix up with all the bondage and multiple partners sex. I just want some plain good ole Alpha sex.

[ValerieC · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

This was a good start to a new series. Points off for lack of world-building on the Colony. Also, this was a little too repetitious for my tastes. Never repeat the angst more than twice or you insult your readers. There are several I've stopped reading for this reason.

[Aida · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at around 50%
Just couldn’t waste any more time. There’s ongoing smut all the way, but hardly any plot. Very boring.

[Ava · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.75 stars

This is another book set in the Interstellar Brides Program universe. This centers around Rachel Pierce, who is a scientist on Earth that has been falsely convicted of a crime. But then her alien mates come to break her out of prison and everything changes.

I have been anticipating this one since we got to see this planet and a few of these characters earlier in the Interstellar Brides Program Series. And I ended up really enjoying it! I just think I like a few of the other aliens more than this one. I don't know why but the Prillian Prime books aren't my favorite. But I liked this one and enjoyed the side plot/mystery as well.

TROPES: alien romance, cyborgs, scientists

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy moly this one was great! Spicy times happen quick, which is typical of Grace Goodwin, but I really enjoyed the plot of this one as well. An infection is spreading affecting beings, both human and alien, that have cybernetic implants from The Hive, who were defeated long ago. When one of Rachel’s mates, Maxim, is also infected, she will do whatever possible to save her mate.

[Franci · Rating 4 out of 5]

#68 of 2022

[Annika · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first erotic (?) SciFi ever. Interesting ideas and this series sounds better than women and dinosaurs as in one other series I have heard about. But knowing a bit about genetics, it seems a bit unrealistic in assuming that a Earther and some other humanoid from somewhere else would get children just by having some fun in bed. So why do they even need women? But I'll try some more and see where they go with this thought.

[Mara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Directly to the trash bin, it's cheap in the worst possible sense (except economic). Pure porn, tacky, fake, boring.

At 5 bucks there's so much better even in the field.

[The Book Junkie Reads . . . · Rating 3 out of 5]

visit the colony planet of outcast
Overall 3 out of 5 stars
Performance 3 out of 5 stars
Story 4 out of 5 stars

The new queen. Newly named vets. An outcast colony of those no longer wanted on their home planets. They have been outcasted because of things done to them during a war they did not ask for. On this new planet they should be safe, secure, and live in peace. Someone wants to reawaken the disturbing parts of the colony residents. It take the newly installed interstellar bride to find out what is going on with the males of the colony.

Maxim, Ryston, and Rachel find the connection between them is strong even before the collar gets on Rachel's neck. They are to form the perfect bond. The perfect connection of desire, needs, wants, a family unit. She will be the glue between them. She will be the one with the power. The one that will make sure they are there for each other through it all. She needs to take the ultimate step forward. Her surrender is the last step they need to bond as a single unit.

The narration trio was good. There were areas that a female needed to sound like a female. Or the two males did not sound so much alike in tone and pitch.

I enjoy my visits to the Interstellar Bride Program. I would love to see the warden find happiness once again.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grabbed this from Audible Plus because I needed something wildly different from what I've been reading/listening to. A story about intergalactic cyborgs seemed to fit the bill. Overall, this was a fun time. Nothing too serious or involved. Easy to listen to and follow.

Rachel is a human on Earth imprisoned for releasing a pharmaceutical drug that killed hundreds of people. She claims she is innocent but she is in prison anyway. One of the options for those imprisoned on Earth is to be screened for the Interstellar Brides program to see if they would be a match to be an alien's mate. She matched 99% with a Cyborg from The Colony. The Colony is is group of aliens that were captured by bad aliens (think The Borg from Star Trek). They are infected with some sort of technology (or something like that... I didn't really pay attention) that makes them outcasts from their home planets. Anyway, when these aliens take mates, their second in command also becomes part of the relationship so now Rachel has two aliens to mate. This book is very smut heavy. It was a good time. I will likely randomly pick these books up when I need something fun and easy to enjoy!

[Kate Anders · Rating 4 out of 5]

New beginnings for the Colony

I’ve read a few of these Interstellar Bride books, and honestly it’s really hit or miss for me. Sometimes I like them sometimes I don’t. Think one was probably a 3-3.5 star read for me, but I round up. So this was book one of I’m assuming a spin off. To be honest I haven’t read enough of these to know the plot that seems to wind throughout the series. But from what I gathered, this spin off is about cyborgs, or rather mostly alien cyborgs. And of course them getting brides.
Things I liked:
I liked the whole concept of being outcasts, and them trying to build a home of their own. It’s actually really sad to see how these soldiers families all turned their backs on them because they were captured by the enemy and turned into cyborgs. So of course everyone on the colony is kind of angry/sad/depressed. I like that there is an emotional component to the story. I liked that this didn’t come across as being forced, I mean yes, Rachel picked this because she didn’t have any other good option, but at the same time they guys didn’t back her into a corner like they do in a lot of these types of books. I liked that the guys immediately went along with what she felt, respecting her wishes. I also in general just really liked Rachel, I felt like she was more developed as a character than the others. She’s also a strong person with morals who is both tenacious and smart.
Things I didn’t like:
I wish they guys had a little bit more development, I mean I got their backstory in a few paragraphs, and they you find out a tad more about their families late in the book, but both of those things are explained very quickly. You don’t get to know the guys nearly as well as you do Rachel, and I think if you did you would pull more for them all. I didn’t love how quick Rachel jumped in, I mean she was open to the idea, but I figured she would have taken more time to get used to them and the massive change but she didn’t. Also the book is a tad quicker read than I normally like, but other than that those are my only complaints.

[Brittany Duszczyszyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love when the female protagonist is a strong female character, even though this one wasn’t a soldier and didn’t have the physical strength she was a scientist 👩‍🔬 and used her smarts to save her mates life!

Originally she didn’t want to leave earth, but after working with a big pharmaceutical company and being a whistleblower she wasn’t even safe in jail as the legal system had failed her and the people she worked for put a hit on her in jail.

Becoming a bride was literally her only choice besides dying.

Luckily after the mystery affliction that her one mate and other warriors on the planet had was solved & she was officially mated. She learned a few months later that her lawyer back on earth was able to finally clear her name and prove her innocence!

It took a while for the spice to really happen as she was but looking for a cure, but things came together in the end.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook. Audible Included.

Heavy on the spice, lower on plot (not necessarily a bad thing lol). I just couldn't stand the one male narrator's voice, but I am super picky with voices. It was nice there was two different male narrator's for the two different guys. MFM alien/sci-fi romance.

Overall the story was decent. Nothing super original, but I always enjoy a bridal matching agency trope for alien romances.

[Intel Chicky Reads Romance (Kara Merideth) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro to the series!

This was my first Grace Goodwin story I've read. I really enjoyed it and it definitely won't be my last! Didn't skimp on the storyline, but definitely was heavy on the smexy. Super smart heroine and ultra protective heroes. ❤

Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: fated mates
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Triggers: none

[Chrissy Loves Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great start to this spin off series. Rachel has been framed for a horrendous crime she is innocent of. Unfortunately she is unable to convince anyone of her innocence and is imprisoned. Rachel's only choice for survival is to enter the Interstellar Brides program, get matched and leave earth.

Rachel gets matched with sexy alien men named Maxim and Ryson.

[♏Vanessa♏ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this one as it had more actual science than other ones in the series, which is to be expected as the fmc is a scientist on earth.
Don’t get me wrong this is still quite heavy on the erotica side, and from the word go the 3 of them get hot and heavy with some kind of sexy fun action. But we also get other stuff too.
Great narration.

[GiGi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Erotica with a plot, not romance. The world building is inconsistent and details end up being contradictory at times. This can be a light, erotic read if you wish to turn your brain off, I suppose. I'm no prude, but by the third (and final) sex-scene I remembered I had free will and started skipping through it

[Chappy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't really work for me. Seemed heavy handed with all the sex scenes...is this the only way the mating system matches people together?

The plot at the end was solved too quickly. And the Claiming ceremony being done in front of an audience...hell to the no!

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars ✨💫