Seminal

For the Love of Aliens, Book 2

De: C.M. Stunich

Narrado por: Patrick Zeller, Brooke Daniels

I don't play the role of the kidnapped princess very well. And I really hate the fated mates trope.

Hello again, I'm Eve Wakefield, and I refuse to accept that I'm in love with an intergalactic moth prince.

No. I don't care how handsome he is, I don't want to marry him. I don't care if his parents have a sentient spaceship capable of eating entire planets. Love is earned, not swindled by pheromones.

I'm now trapped on a ship with an adorable cyborg bodyguard, a golden toilet, and relationship issues. There's the prince I'm supposed to marry, the forest beast I fell in love with, and the never-wears-clothes police officer with tentacles. I've also got a mother-in-law who looks like a giant millipede, more macarons than I can eat, and plenty of red lace lingerie made from alien moth blood.

I'm living in luxury, but I will do anything to see Abraxas again, even if that means giving in and becoming a princess in a gilded cage.

There's so much more to all of this than I first thought, and I should've known better than to judge a man whose gaze is enough to knock me to my knees.

Damn. I might be wrong. I might be in love with more than one alien. I might also be dying.

There's only one person who can fix this. I need to be with Abraxas. After that, I'll worry about the possibility of becoming the next queen of the universe.

Let's be honest here. I don't miss being a caterer; being an alien queen is way more interesting.

Seminal is book two in the For the Love of Aliens trilogy, a why-choose, reverse harem alien romance. In this volume, we'll continue to follow Eve as she finds herself falling in love anew, reaffirming her original love, and testing the waters (pun intended) of a third relationship.

Narrated in duet style.

©2023 C.M. Stunich (P)2024 Podium Audio

Not as good as book 1 but I can't wait for book 3!

I just think maybe the moth prince isn't my kinda alien, nothing really wrong with the story I just preferred abraxas and Hyt. Super excited for book 3!

Better in some ways

This book is mainly about her new man and the start of there story.
The female character grows to be less dumb in her life choices. Rather then get herself into dangers. It seeks her out. She was a little harsh in the first part of the book. Not having any understanding to the prince and why he kidnapped her. Even when he explained more then a few times. They would all die if this was not happening. She was a punk about it. Over time she grew to be understanding. That she was stuck doing it. But that was not the hardships they would go through. The spaceship had its own horrors she would have to survive. I won’t give details but some were a little gross.

The narration
Still was pretty good in this book

LOVE!!!! these books

I can't state how much i love these books! i just finished book3 god i hope there are more to come. either to these series or in this universe. PLEASE!!!!

What an imagination this author has! I am in love!

I love the series so much I’m not sure I want it to end… ever!

The story was amazing!

I love getting to listen to my favorite C.M. Stunich books 📚 The readers did great with the voices and the tones of the voices.

Everything about this book is my favorite

10/10 spice, world building, character development, storytelling, pacing, etc. This is without a doubt my favorite alien romance series

A Layered Dive into Alien Romance and Identity.

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💚💜❤️🤎
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: 😟🙁🤓😍🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Duet Narration

This second installment in the series continues the immersive narrative established in Pheromone, presenting a richly constructed world where biological instinct collides with personal agency—and the consequences are as intimate as they are political.

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🧍‍♀️ The Heroine: Eve’s Journey of Identity and Agency

Eve, a twenty-five-year-old caterer from Earth, serves as the emotional and ethical core of this narrative. Her arc hinges on displacement—first from her family, then from her chosen mate, and finally from her own bodily autonomy. Initially grounded in a relatable domestic life, Eve’s abduction catalyzes a psychological transformation that is subtle, conflicted, and layered with trauma response. Her yearning to find Jane is interwoven with survivor’s guilt, and her evolving relationship with Abraxas foregrounds notions of found family and healing.

Her attraction to Rurik—the moth prince who claims her through a pheromonal bond—introduces a potent metaphor: the tension between biological destiny and romantic consent. Her resentment toward Rurik isn’t merely about being “taken”; it reflects a deeper interrogation of what it means to be wanted for one’s biology versus one’s soul.

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🧑‍🚀 The Heroes: Three Men, Three Mirrors

• Rurik, the moth prince, complicates the concept of “mate” with his dependency on Eve’s blood, transforming romantic craving into literal survival. His royalty status adds political weight to his actions, and his bargain with Eve—marriage in exchange for Abraxas’s return—places her in a morally ambiguous role as both pawn and queen-maker.
• Abraxas, the dragon-like recluse, anchors Eve’s desire for emotional safety. Their relationship—marked by quiet domesticity in a crashed jungle ship—evokes themes of mutual care and sacrificial love. His dying state and Eve’s decision to mate with him before being taken suggest a complex emotional tether rather than mere imprinting.
• Hyt, a tentacled lawman with an Earthling sister and a cowboy hat, adds tonal range and injects elements of humor and gallantry. His commitment to rescuing Earth-humans from grotesque commodification frames the narrative’s larger critique of interspecies exploitation and humanity’s fragility in a galactic hierarchy.


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🧠 World Building and Narrative Architecture

The standout feature of this novel remains its meticulous world building. The author’s visual descriptions of moth-based biotechnology—particularly their living ships and blood lace traditions—are vivid and imaginative. The socio-political dynamics on Rurik’s ship, the delicately drawn locations such as the world station bar populated with human survivors, and the tactile specificity of alien anatomy all contribute to an atmosphere that is immersive without overwhelming.

Notably, the author’s ability to illustrate each environment while maintaining character focus showcases an elegant balance between setting and emotional stakes.

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🔄 Structure and Emotional Resonance

The reverse harem framework, deviating from convention, is surprisingly effective due to its emotional grounding. Eve’s evolving guilt—feeling like she’s betraying Abraxas despite being physiologically bound to Rurik—echoes real-world dilemmas around polyamory, emotional fidelity, and trauma-informed love. The “fated mates” trope is interrogated rather than romanticized, lending the book a philosophical undertone: Is love a choice when biology demands otherwise?

While some readers may find the pacing leisurely, the granular scene work lends weight to character psychology. Eve’s internal monologue—particularly the wry but heartbreaking quote “I’m trapped on a planet nuking spaceship, without Abraxas, with a mothman who claims to be my soulmate, with a nice toilet, but no freedom, few choices, with a broken heart.” —encapsulates the emotional dissonance at play.

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🎧 Audiobook Performance

Narrated in a dual-POV duet format, Patrick Zeller and Brooke Daniels deliver performances that significantly heighten the story’s emotional texture. Daniels imbues Eve with palpable vulnerability and strength, while Zeller distinguishes each male lead with purposeful vocal choices: southern drawl for Hyt, guttural reserve for Abraxas, and regal arrogance for Rurik. The technical execution is clean, with the narration complementing the emotional layers rather than overwhelming them.

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🔚 Final Thoughts

This entry builds beautifully upon the foundations laid in the first book. Through bold world building, emotionally intelligent character work, and provocative romantic tension, the author offers a speculative reflection on choice, autonomy, and the bonds that defy biology. While some scenes linger longer than necessary, the emotional depth and immersive narration make this an audiobook worth experiencing for fans of character-driven science fiction romance.

Continues to get better.

Just when you think the plot is going one direction… I love the duet narration in this trilogy. If you like spicy alien peen with a well written storyline to boot? Look no further!

I LOVE this series!

This book is even better than the first. I love CM Stunich’s books but this series is by far my favorite. It’s funny, adventurous, sexy and completely out of this world. The characters, worlds and alien species are all so well thought out and unique. I love Abraxas and Rurik but Officer Hyt is by far my favorite. After listening to Pheromone I couldn’t wait for the next audiobook to come out so I read the ebooks for Seminal and Venery both in leas than 24 hours. So the story arc in this book wasn’t a surprise for me but the narrators really helped make this book easy to listen to. The duet narration really has me spoiled for all other audiobooks. So what I’m trying to say is just buy this book! You won’t regret it!

Love the voices narrators did amazing job

The writing did get a little tedious after a while and it seemed like she was constantly contracting herself and feelings/ emotions were kind of all over the place. made it a little tedious needs to be more balanced to even out the flow of the book but still very good story not as good as the first one but I'm still looking forward to the third