#Harlow and Rukh

[strongheartneteyam]

This book is getting too good already and I'm only 7% into it. My kidnapping fantasy filled heart with an endless want to love broken men is screaming in joy right now.

[climbthemountain2020]

hey boo 👻

i can’t believe i was nervous to tell you rukh and harlow are my favorites - we really are on the same page when it comes to so many things! 💙🩵💙

when it comes to other books - i recently finished the first Outlander book, which I loved! it was soooo good 🫠🫠🫠 i also just finished the first caraval book by stephanie garber (i read the acftl series first haha) ❤️🤭

i could talk books all day, i have so many recommendations! what about you? have you read anything good recently?

xoxoxo 🤭🎁🧑‍🎄

Ho ho hello my boo bestie 🎃🎅

I read all the Stephanie Garber books about this time last year! I'm still not over Jacks, and I never will be 🤣 I'll have to add Outlander to my list!

I just finished the BEST hockey why choose series. I had never read any of the hockey books before and I was super unsure, but they were SO good. I keep trying to find some fun, spicy Halloween books, but I keep striking out 😅

I have more questions for you, too!

I know you obviously chose to create for Elucien, but are they also your fave acotar couple?

What about other SJM series? Have you read them all? Does one reign supreme?

Loving getting to know you better, Santa!!! ♥️💚♥️💚♥️

[neesh-ipb-art]

Harlow is my fav out of the original pod girlies

[lifeistheebubbles]

"I’m not beside myself with sorrow, not today. Today there’s too much to show my Har-loh."

Barbarian Mine by Ruby Dixon

[rabid-reads]

the Ice Planet Barbarian series has been the equivalent of saturday morning cartoons for adults, and they are exactly what they need to be: the sa-khui men are perfect in every way.

i wanted to list my favorite to least favorite, but i've genuinely enjoyed each book. i'll continue to update this list as i work my way through the series.

Barbarian's Taming (Hassen x Maddie)

*for me, this book had the best couple and smut

2. Barbarian's Redemption (Elly x Bek)

Elly is my favorite fmc, and i loved the whole concept of her and Bek starting over together and helping each other be better.

3. Barbarian Alien (Raahosh x Liz)

*i feel like these two deserved to drive each other insane

4. Barbarian Mine (Rukh x Harlow)

*i loved how protective and conflicted Rukh was

5. Barbarian's Tease (Taushen x Brooke)

*i liked how jealous and funny Taushen was

6. Barbarian's Lady (Harrec x Kate)

*this one is all the fun and silliness i love about the books. Harrec's whole plot to get Kate alone backfiring? and he's just so unserious, even when he's about to be crushed by rocks.

7. Ice Planet Barbarians (Vektal x Georgie)

*i love Sheorgie and Vektal so much

8. Barbarian's Mate (Haeden x Josie)

*i was mad at Josie for wanting to get her khui removed, but adored how in love with her Haeden was

9. Barbarian Lover (Aehako x Kira)

*it was so endearing how determined Aehako was to cheer up Kira

10. Barbarian's Heart (Pashov x Stacy)

*i liked how the plot was developed through their story, and how jealous Pashov would get

11. Barbarian's Touch (Rokan x Lila)

*Rokan was so sweet, and it was adorable how the whole tribe learned sign language and were excited to meet Lila

12. Barbarian's Prize (Salukh x Tiffany)

*i did not like how Tiffany wouldn't stand up for Salukh, but bc Salukh and all sa-khui men are perfect, this book won me over bc Salukh was so patient and amazing

13. Barbarian's Beloved (Zolaya x Ariana)

14. Barbarian's Seduction (Zennek x Marlene)

*i loved how sweet Marlene was

15. Barbarian's Treasure (Cashol x Megan)

16. Barbarian's Hope (Hemalo x Asha)

*i don't enjoy the alien pairings as much, but i like Asha and her friendship with Claire. it was the highlight of this book for me

17. Barbarian's Choice (Mardok x Farli)

*idk Mardok wasn't it for me. he took too long to decide not to tear Farli away from her family...he just wasn't as perfect as the men in the tribe. Vektal would never

18. Barbarian's Bride (Dagesh x Nora)

19. Barbarian's Rescue (Warrek x Summer)

*the best thing that happened was the interactions with other characters, and the sa-khui finding the she-spot.

😭😭😭😭 I FINISHED THE OG SERIES 😭😭😭😭

i'm going to go read Ice Home.

[360iris]

Harlow and Rukh are the most annoying pairing yet 😭🤚 it’s nonsense after nonsense with them and I swear Harlow is the dumbest 22 year old I’ve ever heard of— she makes every decision as though she has no knowledge or common sense from living on earth that long???

My biggest grievance is that she had a whole calendar year to soften him up to the idea or possibility of her experiencing a complication in her pregnancy. An interspecies pregnancy AT THAT!

I get that certain decisions are for the plot progression but I can’t turn a blind eye to stupid choices.

And even when help arrives her dumb ass is saying she’s okay…. Don’t get me started on Rukh, like everything is saying that this tribe is actually chill and your dad was a crazy psycho, get over it or risk your partner and your baby dying dude 😫🙄

[c-e-d-dreamer]

Tell me more about IPB Nessian! I just finished Barbarian Alien and I am obsessed with the series! I'm anxious to see Cassian being an insta simp as a Sa Khui male.

Um I would absolutely LOVE to talk about the Nessian IPB AU I'm hoping to post for Nessian Week! I devoured like the whole original series and it's just so fun to put all the ACOTAR characters into that Universe.

Feyre is obviously the Georgie of this AU with Rhys as the Vektal, and they're just happily mated and running the tribe. And there's other folks there like Az as a blue alien man and Gwyn as a human, and Vassa as Harlow and Jurian as the "wild" alien aka Rukh.

A la Josie's story, Nesta has a IUD that has kept her from resonating, but that's how she prefers it. She has no interest in a mate!

Except, one evening, it falls out, and she's like NOPE! So she tries to sneak out in the middle of the night, but of course Cassian who's been simping and won't leave her alone catches her and ope! They resonate 😏

Nesta is even more like no thank you, and she decides that she's going to go to the spaceship/Elder Cave, get the IUD reinserted via the medical machine, and will make this whole thing go away. Cassian is a sad boi about this idea, but he agrees to escort her. Shenanigans, of course, ensue then 😉 and you already know they get their happy ending!

Anywho! Enjoy a cheeky little snippet below the cut just for you, bestie 😘

Everyone is chatting or smiling, and Nesta presses her knees that little bit tighter against her chest, digs her nails in that little harder into her arms. She just doesn’t understand how everyone can be so normal. How everyone can act like this whole thing is normal.

“Hello, Nes.��

Nesta snaps her head to the right, finding Cassian standing there, his dark, curly hair falling around his face for once. He folds his long legs to settle into the seat beside her, offering her one of his easy smiles that tugs the left side of his lips up higher than the right.

“What do you want?” Nesta asks, hoping her cool, clipped tone will scare him off the way the rest of the sa-khui have steered clear of her. Unsurprisingly, Cassian’s grin only seems to grow, his glowing eyes almost seeming to glint.

“I brought you some meat,” Cassian explains, holding out his hands and showing off the food in question. “I have burned it the way you humans like.”

Nesta rolls her eyes and turns away from him. “I’m not hungry.”

Cassian is silent for a moment, and when Nesta chances a glance back toward him, he’s frowning in confusion. “You must be. You have not eaten at all today.”

“What? Are you watching me?”

“Yes.”

Nesta scoffs at that. If there’s one thing these aliens are terrible at, it’s reading a room. She decides not to deem him with a response, hoping that with her extended silence, he’ll finally take a hint and leave her alone.

[houseofwessexkingdom]

List of guests who will be attending the marriage ceremony of his Royal Highness Prince @alexanderwessex and Miss @demetriajones

Marilyn Monroe

Grace Kelly

Beyonce and Jay z

Trumps

Bidens

Obamas

Putin

Irina Shayk

Hadids

Elizabeth Taylor

Naomi Campabell

Beckhams

Shawn Mendes

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas

The British Royal Family

The Danish Royal Family

The Swedish Royal Family

The Duch Royal Family

The Spanish Royal Family

Chris Evans

Robert Pattinson

Cristiano Ronaldo and fam

Neymar and fam

Adriana Lima

Chris Hemsworth and fam

Shah Rukh Khan and fam

Ria @kissmebadkarmauh

The Rock

Henry Cavill

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwin

Asteria @asteriaas-stuffs

Riri @littlemissprettyprincess

Alexa Demie

Zendaya and Tom Holland

Shalom Harlow

Angelina Jolie and fam

Johnny Depp

The guests are requested to bring their significant other if they want to the wedding.

[highmoonpence]

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Georgie & Vektal: Georgie has ganas (cajones, a huge fn sack). First to want to hijack a real life alien spaceship, but then to take responsibility of all of these females when you’re in the same boat as them? Damn. Honestly Georgie’s feeling of responsibility kind of ruins her character. Why spend your honeymoon burying bodies?

Liz & Raahosh: I’m gonna turn a blind eye to Raahosh literally forcing a cootie on Liz because they are so cute together. How fiercely she defends him when he’s exiled. (But also was Vektal not the biggest asshole for trying to separate them?)

Kira & Aehako: This book would have been a lot shorter if Kira had given in to Aehako’s come-on’s from the get go like she wanted to. The only thing that held her back was herself and that bugged me. Points for outsmarting the bad guys tho. Really feels like their relationship is focused a lot of either of them just straight up being anxious. Not the vibe for a love story.

Harlow & Rukh: My favorite couple. Harlow isn’t in an easy situation meeting Rukh but she understand resonance enough to know choosing him means ride or die. She’s willing to give up the comfort of the tribe and her friends to be with a man who can’t speak. And she’s so in love with him, and so down for him that it melts my heart.

Tiffany & Salukh: Tiffany deserves Salukh. He was so gentle and patient and kind. Even amongst his peers. He’s probably the top rated guy on this roster. I love that he helps with her demons.

Lila & Rakon: They were so CUTE until Lila got all doubtful and retreated. The fact that they had to come back together all awkward killed the cuteness.

[climbthemountain2020]

The courting present made me cackle. What a cutie!

Okay, I'm gonna refrain from one of them because I don't think you're there yet.

But I loved Rukh and Harlow 🥹

Someday my prince (more acofd) will come (no pressure I just think about it a lot) <3

I told myself I was going to be sooooo productive about writing this week, and instead I'm on Ice Planet Barbarian Book 7 🤡

[jailynn24]

My Couple Rankings (so far) from Ruby Dixon books

So I've read all the Risdaverse books and about half of the original Ice Planet Books (except for some of the short stories) I'm up to Farli's book- though I don't know if I'll read that because it feels weird thinking of Farli having sex (when we started she was 13-14 and a kid) These rankings might change. These opinions will be somewhat unpopular as well...

Here are my bottom four then I'll do my top ten: (1 is the worse couple- 4 is the best of the bottom)

1) Georgie and Vektal- The more I read about this couple the more I dislike them. They are the first couple you meet, but, to me, they are the most annoying. Vektal is supposed to be a leader- but all his decisions are horrible and I will never quite forgive him for thinking since Raahosh was banished, Liz should jump on another tribe member like it's no big deal- when he KNOWS that being a mate means a lot. Yes Georgie talked him out of it, but the fact he thought it was a good idea to begin with... just mind blowing. Georgie just irks me. Could be because of the audiobook reader insisting on giving her a country accent- which she's from ORLANDO Florida- the girl would not have a country accent! Liz would, not Georgie.

2) Kira and Aehako- They were cute, until they got boring. Aehako and Kira could have been good, but towards the middle part of the book, I was just ready for them to mate and go away. Aehako acting like a dick about Harlow didn't help and I still don't understand why Vektal made him the leader of the second set of caves. Kira had very little personality but I did feel for her at first- her interactions with the kidnappers was well done, but yeah- not my favorite couple at all.

3) Lila and Rokan- Another couple that had potential, but Lila was so boring at the beginning that I instantly wanted the book to end. I think the kidnapping plot was not the best way to go and frankly I was tired of Lila pretty quickly. I think a better story would have been for Maddie (Lila's sister) to be kidnapped instead. This girl annoyed me so much, I didn't finish this book because I didn't care about her getting rescued. Such a waste. The only reason they aren't the bottom couple is because they didn't make me hate them, I just didn't care. I was invested in Kira and Georgie so their stories were frustrating and disappointing.

4) Lucy and Rektar- (When She's Bold- Risdaverse) This couple just didn't move the needle for me. It wasn't bad. It was cute and Lucy was bubbly. The story itself is short and that might have had something to do with it. My favorites from this series are the longer ones. But yeah- cute, but not one that I remember in great detail.

Here are my Top Ten:

10) Asha and Hemalo- This couple took me by surprise. I really didn't think I would enjoy them as much as I did, but honestly- their story was heartbreaking. Asha's deep sadness and Hemalo's unwavering love was so sweet to read. If anything it made me not like Aekaho and Kira even more because of how they treated her in their book- yes I understand it was their book and she was trying to creep on Aekaho- but still seeing what she was going through and knowing that she was just needing comfort- well I get that. I was so pleased by the end of Asha and Hemalo's book. I'm happy for how it all turned out.

9) Nicola and Emvor- (The Alien's Mail-Order Bride- linked to Risdaverse) This is the story of my trope I think. From here on out most of the couples will have similar themes. Emvor is broken from war and scarred and a loner, Nicola is a human that needs to find someone to protect her and she lies about how she looks to get a male order husband. It's cute and sweet and I loved how protective he got right away. This one is a short story, but it made me smile.

8) Maddie and Hassen- Everything wrong with Lila and Rokan is made right with this book for me. I loved Hassen (and really didn't hate him from his kidnapping of Lila- I got where he was coming from and even though it was wrong, I felt his desire for a family) Maddie is sassy and can be cruel, but under all that beat the heart of a woman that wants to be needed. She spent her whole life caring for her (undeserving) sister and suddenly she's thrust into a world where she isn't needed any longer. She also has a lot of insecurities that a lot of females feel. Hassen and her are hot together, and real as well. They go into their union without expectations (or Maddie does anyway- one taste of Maddie and Hassen is hooked). It felt like together they made each other whole and I loved that.

7) Claire and Ereven- They haven't been featured by themselves yet (or maybe never now) but I like them. Claire is sweet and her first "relationship" with Bek was not great, but when she started flirting and falling for Ereven- it was so sweet. I love how kind and gentle he is with her and how he encourages her. Her friendship with Asha was made possible because Ereven knew how special Claire was and how she could reach Asha by being herself. Such a sweet couple.

6) Harlow and Rukh- This book was a bit of a mix between Georgie/Vektal and Liz/Raahosh because he kidnapped her (Raahosh) and they couldn't communicate (Georgie/Vektal) but it was made sweeter because of Rukh's almost childlike nature. He had been on his own for so long and once he found Harlow- he couldn't understand what was happening. I loved how she taught him how to speak and he took such good care of her. This couple was both innocent and hot and I love their little baby Rukhar

5) Sophie and Jerrok- (When She Belongs) Grumpy loner and traumatized human meet and bicker. The slow burn of this duo made it so worthwhile when they finally got together. Jerrok had so many issues with how he looked and his own trauma, but at the core of him was a man that had just been through so much and just wanted to be left alone. Sophie was the same. She was a slave and still had a lot of anger and fear to work through. Together they found a home and hope... with the help of a very protective spider/cat pet named Sleipnir.

4-a) Stacy and Pashov- I don't have much to say about them, other than I just melted reading their book. I felt so bad for Stacy as she struggled with having a mate that didn't remember her or their baby and poor Pashov just wanted to love her. Their story was really a sweet tale of rediscovering love. And Pacy being a part of it was just adorable.

4-b) Josie and Haeden- Grumpy and bubbly strikes again. I can't help that I have a type. This couple were hilarious and awkward and adorable. Poor Haeden had a long journey to get his mate, but once he got her- pure cuteness and heat. I have reread their story at least three times and smile and giggle and sigh each time. I loved their "bedtime" story short with their son as well.

3) Tessa and Zokoar- (When She Dances) So much goodness with this story- both were introduced (sort of) in Sophie and Jerrok's story. You see Tessa and meet Zokoar and I was intrigued right away. Zokoar is another broken male, both physically and emotionally. He thinks himself hideous and that no one could ever want him because he is scarred up and has metal plating. Tessa does want him though. She thinks about him while stuck as a slave and hopes one day he will rescue her. When it happens that's when the real story starts. While this story isn't a "slow burn" (they have sex right away) it's still a beautiful story. Zokoar finds peace with Tessa and Tessa finds love with him.

2) Kim and Nassakth- (When She Purrs) Full disclosure... this was the first book I read. Nassakth is also the only non-Mesakkah/Sa-Khui alien. He is a cat-like creature called Praxiian and can be ferocious. In the other books the Praxiian are not seen as heroic characters and are often placed in the role of villain- but Nassakth is protective and loving- especially to Kim. The premise of this story is straight up romcom. Kim hires a bounty hunter to get her a husband to protect her from her neighbor who she's convinced is going to kill her, her neighbor is Nassakth who is really trying to court her in this most feline of ways. The bounty hunter wraps her up a husband and to her shock it's the very male she was trying to avoid. Their love story is a slow burn but its sweet as well. Nassakth understands Kim's trauma about being a freshly freed slave, having been one himself and he gives her confidence to take control of her life again. I just love them!

Liz and Raahosh- Hands down my favorite couple! From start to finish I adored this book. Liz is quite possibly the best character in the series. Her observations and thoughts were down right hilarious, especially when she was talking to Raahosh when she didn't know he could understand her. Raahosh is the most patient of males when it comes to her. I could not help but adore them together. Raahosh's back story was so heartbreaking and once again, I fell for his silent/grumpy nature. I enjoyed how strong and smart Liz was. She wasn't some shrinking damsel. She taught Raahosh how to use a bow and when he was injured she nursed him back to health. They were just so great together and each time they show up in another story it fills me with glee. This story was the start of my dislike for Vektal and Georgie (it has since grown). I loved Liz outsmarting them to get back with her mate.

[ixchel-sketch]

Ive had a lot going on this last month and haven't really had the focus or energy to create anything. Harlow and Rukh with a Tarzan base was a nice little distraction.

[climbthemountain2020]

hey boo 👻

i LOVE ice planet barbarians ❄️🩵🧊 they’re some of my favorite books to read when i’m in a slump (or in need of something wholesome and steamy)

i love most of the couples, but especially:

harlow and rukh (could not explain why - i know ice planet tarzan isn’t for everyone)

haeden and josie (just recently reread by listening to the audiobook and 🫠🫠🫠)

maddie and hassen

okay who am i kidding i really enjoy all of the couples 🤭🤭🤭🤭

who are your favorites?

xoxoxox 🤭🎁🧑‍🎄

TRULY we were meant to be friends!!

Harlow and Rukh are BY FAR my favorite story. I do love all the couples, but they reign supreme. Something about the way they were totally insulated the whole first year of their relationship, and even when they couldn't talk they could communicate. I also loved the IPB take on the oceanside. Literally such a cool book and so set apart from the others. I also loved Josie and Haeden and Kira and Aehako a lot. And I SOBBED my way through the second half of Asha and Hemalo's book like a big baby hahaha.

Santa, I hope you realize you are now stuck being my friend forever, lol

What other books are you loving lately??

Xoxo ♥️💚♥️💚

[neesh-ipb-art]

Rukh: *happy Tarzan noises*

[bookrisis]

Not Rukh rubbing at Harlow's freckles bc he thinks it's dirt 💀 lmao

[nothingadventured-nothinggained]

Harlow seeing Rukh for the first time like