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Cadi Warriors #3

Warrior's Paradox

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June is bored out of her mind at the New Earth colony. The Miran Sona pamper the human colonists, but June's not a breeder, she's a scientist. So, when the opportunity presents itself, she sneaks aboard the Miran Sona's spaceship, to get a good look at technology she could only dream of. Next thing she knows, June finds herself stranded on a planet of barbaric looking demons. Frightened and unsure, June hides in the first place she finds, a high-tech engineering lab.

Newly liberated Toufik are going missing on Cadi, and it's up to Tytus to help his fellow warriors discover who's behind the abductions. The last thing he expects to find lurking in his lab, is a human female. All Tytus has ever known is his work, till the compelling female appears out of nowhere. June arouses savage desires, that he's certain she can't possibly want or withstand. Even though it goes against Cadi law, strains the alliance with the Miran Sona, and puts his mission at risk, Tytus refuses to let June go.

It's a mystery how things turn out so right, when everything around them is going so wrong. But that’s what you get when you’re faced with a Warrior’s Paradox.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 2017

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Stephanie West

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Thank you for your interest in my fairy tales.

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Writing is my hobby. As a child, I had a hard time learning to read, so anything I took an interest in was deemed acceptable. I have always enjoyed fairy tales, the older unsanitized versions, as well as the modern ones, mythology, science fiction, action and romance. As I read, my mind wanders, spinning its own tales. So, I figured I’d share my ramblings with you.
The books I write contain little snippets from my life. I leave it to you to decide which scenes are fact, fiction, or a bit of both. I am far braver and bolder than is likely sensible, so my heroines are just as gutsy. I'd probably be categorized as an adrenalin junky. My life has been an adventure. I've done archaeology in the hot sun, am well versed with power tools, took Tae Kwon Do in college, have ridden on a Harley with a dark stranger, but never met an alien, vampire or shifter, that I know of.
My stories are tawdry, feature a heroine who is gifted in some way, and will always end happily ever after. It is my opinion this is meant to be entertainment, and a depressing ending is not entertainment. Real life offers enough depressing crap. However, I have been called dark.
My apologies for my horrific grammar. It is something I struggle with. It is probably connected to the slow reading thing. Believe me people have tried. I truly hope that my fairy tales make up for it.

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1,833 reviews83 followers
May 9, 2017
The first 2 books were inventive and exciting, but this one falls flat. Both H and h are alternately TSTL, even though they're supposed to be smarter than most. The tension and conflicts are less intense, and the sex is luke-warm, although they talk about it a lot.

The set-up for book 4 is intriguing, and book 1 and 2 were very good, so I'm in for the next one.
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1,091 reviews450 followers
August 15, 2025
This was the third book in the Warrior’s of Cadi series. It is an alien abduction romance series. It mixes romance with a bit of intrigue and action.

The plot was OK. June was a scientist back on Earth and is dreadfully bored with life on the New Earth colony after being abducted by the Miran Sona in their effort to preserve humanity. Rather than getting to breeding she decides to investigate a Miran Sona ship to see what she can learn about the technology of her alien benefactors/abductors. Unfortunately she ends up as an unexpected stowaway as the Miran Sona head on a diplomatic trip to visit their new allies the Cadi. Trying to stay under the radar results in June being left behind in a Cadi lab with a grumpy Cadi scientist. For Tyrus finding a hot human in his lab is a dream come true. He just has to hide her from the others long enough to convince her to bond with him!

It was simple but fun enough nonsense. The romance was a bit insta-lovey but the characters were likeable enough and easy to root for. The story had a bit of additional intrigue as Tyrus was tasked with finding out why Toufik are going missing in the southern regions.

Sometimes this hooked me and other times it was a bit meh.

Rating: 3 stars.

Audio Note: No official audio so I used the ElevenReader text-to-speech app. A long way from professional narration but acceptable quality. Used the Navya voice. It was passable but not one of the better voices I’ve listened to on the app.
610 reviews2 followers
October 26, 2020
Totally delightful also steamy! This series continues to keep me vested.
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521 reviews62 followers
April 26, 2017
This book is so much fun! Both the hero and heroine are likeable and the relationship between them is relatively smooth, which is unusual in this genre. The conflict was provided by the surrounding story and side characters. Although this book stands alone as far as the relationship goes, the sequel looks to follow on directly from this one with several of those aforementioned side characters - I can't wait. As for the first two books in the Cadi Warriors series, it isn't essential that you read them first, but I think it would increase your enjoyment.

The author's writing mechanics have improved tremendously since the first book I read (The Warrior’s Pet), which makes this one a much smoother read. What has remained steadily reliable is Ms. West's amazingly creative mind. I only hope there are many books yet to come from this author!
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1,608 reviews42 followers
June 6, 2020
I gotta get outta this place...

June is done. Kidnapped from Earth to ensure that humans don't die off altogether was not where she had planned on life taking her. She's an engineer, damnit, not a breeder. She's more than a walking womb and her mind is fraying without something to do. When the M's start acting squirrelly she and a friend board the ship. Anything is better than staying on the ongoing "entertain the humans" mingle and mate crap in the colony. Well, that's what she thought until the ship landed on another planet. And she saw the inhabitants. Demons? Really? Maybe being trapped in New Earth's version of the Love Boat wasn't so bad after all.

Spoilers ahead.
June is another human taken by the pale ones to ensure the human race lives on. It's never said exactly how they are chosen. We learned the process wasn't perfect because Giselle had some genetic anomaly that made her not ideal. Anyways, June joins the ranks of Giselle and Providence as human females winding up on Cadi. As an engineer her brain is being wasted on New Earth and boredom leads to trouble. Tytus is the inventor we met in book 1. Give him an idea and he'll make it happen. Currently Toufik are going missing. He has to overcome a language barrier (Toufik don't vocalize, only sign language), the fact that their primitive planet didn't leave them able to describe flying vehicles to help the Cadi trying to discover how they're being taken, and how to infiltrate a smuggling ring without losing more friends- Toufik and Cadi. Then a rogue human lands in his lab and turns the dial to 11. Tytus is a little more flexible mentally than his fellow Cadi when it comes to dealing with the human females. He has all the patriarchal reflexes but enough logic to realize when those don't benefit him. This book has a lot more going on than 2. We "see" a lot more of Cadi, too. Some things are introduced, though, with no explanation. Trackers and pseudo skin? How are these produced. Everything, except for the rota, seems to be more dystopian than futuristic. Are there factories we haven't been told about? Most things seem to be being built from scraps, like their pieced together ships that are ancient. There's a communication gap from the author to readers here. Also, there are a lot of supposedly intense friendships being formed that we're being told about but haven't seen formed and built on. Providence is supposed to be such good friends with Tytus but other than a brief assist with the ship in 2 there's just not enough contact to build that. Tytus is also supposed to be friends with Madhava but, again, little interaction to support that. Especially as he's supposedly locked in his lab all the time. And there's this vague mention of Cadi pregnancies being longer than human that's never expounded on but has something to do with why Giselle has to give birth to Graca faster than anticipated. But, did they do an alien pit drip or something? Was Graca just taking up too much of Giselle's internal space, leaving her little nutrients, causing some sort of health issues or damage? It's never explained. Considering human women have successfully carried up to 8 babies with little repercussions I'm not following the logic here. But back to June and Tyrus. His issues with sleepwalking are mentioned only long enough to explain mating June then dropped. The investigation is handled so oddly and some of the tangents don't make a lot of sense until the resolution is laid out like a neon buffet. There's the same fun humor and interesting new world introductions, but with some of the odd turns and dropped plot points the story arc is losing something. Sass and bonding venom can only carry the story so far. This wasn't bad. I'm just not sure that I feel invested enough to keep going. Even though Providence's sister is supposed to be in 5. Also, looking at 5, it appears that the male lead has a genetic mutation that dilutes the typical color patterns of the Cadi but as he's mentioned in each of the books so far that hasn't cropped up. The condition was mentioned in 2 as a mother's logic to her daughter with the same condition, to cheer her by pointing out Providence had 2 mates even though she was pale. If he had the same condition why not mention it beforehand? Also, something has been bugging me. The Cadi eyes are described as all black voids. Does that mean no observable pupil? Because baby Graca has dark blue eyes, but it wasn't mentioned if she had a visible pupil, or if here eyes were sclera/iris/pupil like her human mother's. I know it's a small detail to fixate on but when I read I visualize the characters. Without complete images my mind tries to fill in those blanks. If details are revealed later that conflict, it throws me off. And, I just really love and appreciate world building and notice the lack when it's absent. That's the reason for the lower stars this time. Plot holes, lack of world building, and the relationships that we're supposed to believe in but aren't witnessing.
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331 reviews16 followers
July 10, 2025
Holy 💩 & Alien goodness!!!

I'm so stoked to get to the next book in the series, this review will be short lol.

This was probably my fav so far, it was a sweet slow burn yet the spice is def spicing when it happens. I loved all the world building and adventure that was in this book, plus it was hilarious with culture clashes and real love.

tho all books standalone with HEA for the new couple, there's overarching storylines and found family in the cast that reappear & make the stories richer when read in order.

We've got a scientist alien who's usually the level headed one but once he finds the human female (she's also a scientist & bada$$) hiding in his lab all bets are off and his warrior roots come out to play. I loved that he encouraged her to be who she was and protected her from all who would dull her shine- including fighting raptor birds for her. The FMC holds her own, using science to make explosions, play pranks, and get out of tough spots. Loved both MC's. I also love that the aliens look alien and have unique equipment (🍆 pockets & knots ect).

There was an epic sneak peek into the next book involving a slavery ring they're infiltrating- and they just got a break in the case that's about to lead to a whole lotta action. Gotta go read now!

If I had to compare this series to one I've read before I'd say it's a mix between Elizabeth Stevens Xiveri Mates and Michelle Mills Monsters Love Curvy Girls (smart plotting, serious action/adventure, meaningful dialogue- sweet monsters who look scary & put their women on a pedestal, hilarious & feel-good monster romance)

Life's short read whatever you want!!
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419 reviews10 followers
December 13, 2019
I somehow had downloaded this and not started reading it for quite some time. I usually don't do that but honestly you almost need a beat in between each book of this series. Some series are like that. You read them too quickly and they all become "one voice". This was a really good book. I find when these types of authors want to write a story in their series about the more "sensitive" male they strip him of his masculinity. He will end up looking very "unalpha". Ms. West has road this fine line so well. He comes off masculine and strong, not weak at all but somehow he became a little too human for me. WHICH is fine but we are reading an alien romance. Good, faced paced book. Recommend this series. CANNOT wait for Cyprian's book (did I spell his name right, doesn't matter, he is going to be fun!)
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84 reviews
June 2, 2022
This is the first book of the series I read. To be honest I didn't feel like I needed to read the previous books to understand the story.

I'll give it 3.9 stars which go to 4 stars.
It was a good book for when you can't find yourself able to read more complex books that require more attention to detail.s It was a fun read. I personally enjoyed certain scenes *dirty look*and I'm a huge fan of hormonal/aphrodisiac bites that lead our main character to reach a certain level of... *coughs* excitement... yeah...
Anyway, I liked that the world-building had, well, building, hahaha. Not a lot of books have that, and I appreciated it, it felt more organic (excluding the part that well.. aliens and humans have their... well... you understand what I'm saying)

4/5 stars
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2,421 reviews8 followers
September 12, 2022
A good story for Tytus and June

This is the first book that I have read in the series and it is book three. It’s a wild ride! The two Mina characters Tytus and June are so entertaining. June is a fire cracker and clever smart. She is all about making things happen to succeed on the missions. June sneaks on her friend’s ship because she has decided that she is a scientist and not just a female. In addition she convinces her BFF Riley to come along. Surprise! The ship takes off for another planet. The wild ride starts there. It’s a exciting storyline and the main couple are both scientists and they accept each other’s interests, in a sensible timeline, so we don’t have to struggle through that slow burn. Read On!
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793 reviews1 follower
May 18, 2024
Warrior's Paradox

Engineers in love. There are usually two types of nerdy warrior guys - the cranky, impatient ones and the guys who get fascinated with everything they are doing. This MMC is the second type. And the MFC is similar so they have a lot of light hearted dialogue and fun together.

The world building moves forward nicely. The next MMC is a grump who likes people to follow his orders and, it appears, likes women to be quiet and passive. Of course, that is not what he is going to get.
183 reviews1 follower
February 21, 2025
Warriors Paradox

June and Tytus. Their story brings you into the next big problem the Cadi warriors and their human women have to deal with. This book is a segue way into, what appears to be an intergalactic struggle to keep their Toufic friends from being kidnapped and sold off planet.
Tytus proves to be more than just a tech geek with his warrior skills and June continues the legacy the human women in the previous books started by being a confident, smart, and capable female. Of course there’s some pretty great steamy scenes in there too. What’s not to love?
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499 reviews10 followers
November 27, 2017
Pretty good

This wasn't as good as the first two, but it was okay. I was hoping to see much more tech and science mojo from this girl. She was okay, but just kind of average in every way to me. This one seemed shorter. It 's moving the overall story forward though. Toufek are disappearing and it's up to our couple and several others to find out who is taking them and where. We only get part of those answers here. I am sure this will be further wrapped up in the next one.
1,912 reviews3 followers
July 10, 2022
An Exotic Mate

Warrior’s Paradox is an excellent read. Have enjoyed the entire series so far including Tytus and June’s romance. Love that the human heroines are all fierce in their own way. Dislike minimum twenty characters introduced in the book. Yes, some are from the previous two books but it detracts from the main character’s story - plus having to have a scorecard to keep track of them all detracts from the novel.
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955 reviews
July 31, 2017
Cadi warriors book 3

Fast paced, gripping from the start this book in the series is defiantly May favourite to date.
It really packed a punch. I loved how the science nerds had what seemed the biggest adventure! Plus I'm dying to check out book 4...I cannot wait for cyprian to meet his match!! 😂😂
49 reviews
February 26, 2018
Jude and Tytus - the geek factor

I wished there were a bit more steam to the book but the storyline was good and I'm keen to see if Cadi finds peace amongst the unrest.
I liked the interaction with the Toufik and that they're made more than just 'beasts" even though it said as much in other books this time they're given more of a voice. So you speak.
Grammar and spelling seemed to be worse in this book, which took away from the story so I dropped a star for that reason.
228 reviews5 followers
August 18, 2020
Tasty

This tasty warrior story has some wonderful thrilling moments. A love story between two brilliant minds while they hunt down who is stealing some of the Newly liberated Toufik. (Think wookie looking 😉 warriors). This story has action, adventure, some humor and a couple embarrassing moments and a mystery.
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September 24, 2023
Warrior's Paradox

This is a space swashbuckler! This book makes being a science nerd cool, valuable even. The author's imagination ran wild but managed to find a happy ending for almost everyone. There is a bit of a cliffhanger but we knew that was coming halfway through the book. I just found this author and her series and I fell in love with the sheer audacity of it all.
703 reviews1 follower
February 12, 2024
New meaning to a military man’s “Go” bag

This was a very cute addition to the Cadi Warrior series as it brings our lovable techie warrior, Tytus together with our fun loving stowaway, June from New Earth.

I love the addition of Cadi warriors as they are sent on a mission to find missing Toufik and we find out that Tytus is just as much a warrior as a geek.
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August 5, 2024
Cadi Warriors by Stephanie West - 10 book series :
❌1. The Warrior's Pet -
❌2. Warriors' Providence -
❌3. Warrior's Paradox - ❎
❌4. Warrior's Pain -
❌5. Warrior's Purpose -
❌6. Warrior's Plight -
❌7. Warrior Revealed -
❌8. Warrior Rescued -
❌9. Warrior Redeemed -
❌10. Warrior's Rapture -
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October 20, 2023
Funny

This book had me cracking up at times. There were so many crazy things June did and came up while being in trouble!!!! Fuuunnny.
I lik it so much I can't wait to read the next book!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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2,416 reviews4 followers
September 5, 2017
And better

This series keeps getting better and better. Plenty of love, sex, action and adventure . I suggests starting with book one but you don't have to to enjoy the book.
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243 reviews7 followers
September 24, 2017
This series rocks

A MUST read you will love it so very good this series has it all and it's so hot and sexy you just can't put it down a nd you want more
1,112 reviews
August 12, 2018
Paradox

Enjoyable book. I liked the first two better but I still read and will read more. June and her alien have great, humour.
1,503 reviews3 followers
October 23, 2019
Loved June's story. Lots of action and romance and hot sex!
3,323 reviews30 followers
November 12, 2021
Warrior's paradox

June is frustrated and bored and does not want any of the human men on this new planet she was abducted to. So why not sneak aboard the M's ship?
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