Origins

TerraMates, Book 11

By: Lisa Lace

Narrated by: Paul Brion, Kelly Morgan

Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

My name is Sophie Lynch. I've just become the leader for Single for Life.

I'm spending three days vacationing on Biyaha with a hot alien who needs to get married before he turns 25. We can't keep our hands off each other.

I've got a problem.

This is the story of how I will create TerraMates.

©2016 Lisa Lace (P)2016 Lisa Lace

Some days "Single for Life"……

…..doesn't sound like such a bad idea! LOL…

Spoiler Alert:
I think this is one of the most creative TerraMates yet! Sophie has just joined the new movement on earth in an attempt to help preserve the remaining resources for an over-populated earth. Before she takes this final leap, and dives deep into her new career with Singe for Life, she goes on a surprise visit with her "virtual" best friend Khellan who she's known for years.

Khellan's time clock is clicking down fast! He's about to turn 25, and per their planet's marriage mandate, he must be married by 25, or he will become one of the disappeared, and never seen again. No pressure there! Thanks to his mom's interference, things don't look so dire when she finds him a compatible bride. Not really liking the idea, or having one himself, he reluctantly agrees. Luckily, he can always count on his virtual best friend, Sophie, to help raise his sprits. In her most recent message, she tells him to be expecting a surprise. Well, he's definitely surprised a few days later when he sees her on the beach while taking his morning swim, but gosh Sophie timing is all wrong, he's getting married. At least, his best friend will be able to attend his wedding before she has to return back to earth. Until then, he plans on showing Sophie a good time and all the luxuries his planet has to offer.

Sophie and Khellan are having a great time, but they didn't count on finding each other attractive, irresistible, and developing feelings. Their situation turns more awkward, when Khellan's "wife to be" will not be able to make it back to his planet in time for him to be married before he turns 25. Out of time, and options, he ask his best friend to marry him, but can he convince this "Single for Life" to marry him….

Paul Brion and Kelly Morgan did a great job narrating the story. I liked both of their performances, and how they portrayed the characters.

I've really enjoyed this series. The stories are easily standalones, can be read out of order, each book as a unique plot and characters, fairly short and not bogged down with complex plots or details. The best part, romance, HEA and no cliffhangers. I received this audio in exchange for an honest review.

loved loved loved

What a wonderful origin story!! I always wondered at Mrs. Lynch's story. Loved to see that she truly understands what the women she talks to actually goes through. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

The Beginning

I liked this story of how Terramates was started by a woman who swore to be single for life until a friend from another planet needs to get married or die. She secretly marries him but when he has to prove he is married will she be able to do it out of love or will she deny it because of her pride? I received audio as a gift with no obligation.

Ending

Did not like the ending thought the forced reproduction was a much bigger issue then the over population and felt the Character should’ve been more upset over that

My favorite Lisa Lace sorry so far!!!

Any additional comments?

Sophie & Khellen have been best friends since they were teenagers and met in a virtual dance.

Sophie has recently been promoted at work, taken the pledge to be single & childless to help stop Earth's over population problem and been forced to take a vacation. Of course she wants to finally meet her best friend face-to-face!

Khellen is almost 25, the age that law requires him to be married by. It is coming down to the wire and he just cannot find the right woman to marry. Knowing that he is running out of time he agrees to marry a woman his mother found for him. Then his best friend arrives to surprise him.

What happens next is a whirlwind of emotions, change, challenges, and an unforeseen & unwanted adventure of a life time.

Origins was my favorite Lisa Lace story to date!!!

Enjoyed listening to this story!

This is a great opportunity to wind down and enjoy a Sci-fi story. I hope you will try one to find out if you will enjoy it too.

OMGosh !!! You Must listen to this!!!

Sophie doesn't believe in getting married and/or having babies on an overpopulated Earth. She joins and is working her way up the ladder of an organization committed to educating and recruiting others to their beliefs of staying single and childless for life. Kellen is her holo - friend on the planet Biyaha which has the exact opposite problem that the Earth is experiencing...their planet is so severely underpopulated that birth control is illegal and marriage by the age of 25 is mandatory. If young people are not married by that age...they disappear...never to be seen or heard from again. Sophie doesn't want her friend to disappear, so she takes the vacation time her organization requires its top corporate people to take before taking up the reins of their new positions and makes a surprise visit to see her friend Kellan to make sure he doesn't disappear. The trials and situations the young couple must wade through help them realize their growing love for each other. The danger, unexpected plot lines and truly believable characters make this audiobook absolutely impossible to turn off. Wonderfully narrated. This story is Amazing!!! And the outcome is one I would have NEVER expected !

Fantastic story

I love it when there are both a male and female to read the parts
This story turns out to be how TerraMates was started and why.
Sophie was working for a company called single for life. To save earth for over population it was easy stop having kids. She was told to take a vacation before she started her new position in the company so she when to see her best friend who was on a planet that by law you were married and having babies by your 25th birthday or you just disappeared. We find out later in the book but ill let thst be a surprise lol.
Khelen is two weeks from being 25 so his mom sets him up with a girl who turns out to be witch but as luck would have fate changed his life. To tell you more would spoil the story so ill just say. This is a story of 2 friends who realize they love each other almost to last and will do all they can to stay together. First love, growing emotions, and changing the plans you had for love.
It's fast paced and a lot of fun to read. Even if you want to hit one or two of the characters over the head for being dense lol
If your a syfy fan or just a romance fan you should enjoy this book.

ughh,

the female lead character is infuriating. I want to strangle her. She's a dumb Bi....

So it begins!

I love how Ms. Lace showed how it all began. Enjoyed the story and the narrator. This moves along well and does not leave you disappointed. Great alien romance. Hope you enjoy.