Finding Nova: A Post Apocalyptic/ Dystopian Romance (Seeking Eden Book 1)

This story is cram packed with sexual tension, but with compassion, and empathy for the abused. The latter most compelling.In a apocalyptic, female deprived fantasy world, a girl loves unconditionally without judging, showing that without a woman's loving touch, life isn't tolerable in a world where love, and compassion has nearly been eradicated.

Nova has spent her life in hiding. As one of the few surviving females her existence comes with a price tag. If found she becomes a commodity instead of a person. So, after an accident, she escapes with her father's friend, the only family she has left. A dust storm slows down the mob long enough for them to get away and discover a small seemingly abandoned house. But, it's occupied by 3 survivors, who bring her in from the storm. Nova has been discovered again. Will these men be as bad as the men from town? Or will they realize the treasure they've found?Spoilers ahead.I love dystopians. It's always interesting to see how the world ends, and then goes on. This one was a twofer: solar flares and a killing virus. First the flares took out power, which released the virus. Plausible, if a little far-fetched. The virus isn't really explained other than survivors come out with pigmentation changes. Example: white hair, lightened irises. But that's all the explanation you get. This series starts off 14yrs after the end. Humanity is sparse but still clinging on. Population is inbalanced, leaning heavily towards males. Quite honestly, I'm not sure how many more generations there'll be considering how few women make it and how they're treated. The first part of the story introduces Nova, Colton, Ezra and Noah. Colton remembers the world before, Ezra barely does and Noah was a child when things changed. The story is interesting but definitely focuses more on the people than the world building. I have to admit, while the relationship between Colton and Noah bothers me,it not because it's M/M. It's because Noah's so very childlike. He's supposed to be 18/19 in a post apocalyptic world but is constantly described as a big puppy of a boy. The bonding between the group is awkward, too. Quick, jarring and comes off as bad lines from a skin flick more than a romance. Granted, guys are going to be rough (looks and language) after more than a decade without a gentler influence. It just didn't gel with the rest of the story for me. Especially with Noah's naivety and exuberance. Seriously, the way Colton introduced him was demeaning and a little creepy. I almost gave up but the next chapter left a lot of that behind. Although, there are some discrepancies:*Noah's head wound goes from infected to gone really quickly.*How did the transfer truck have fuel? Especially as the only other vehicle used was altered to solar.*Considering that females are required to continue the human race, why aren't some of these towns working harder to protect them?*Nova mentioned getting married but not in any of the towns they come across are there women who aren't slaves, if there's even women at all.*I get that the govt tried to help out before its collapse with protein bars and canned goods, but those do have a shelf life. And it isn't over a decade. There's no mention of farming, no factories, how is food produced? The land seems to be a desert now. Where did the apples come from?*What was the NEX virus designed to do?*If it was released, why weren't other weaponized viruses?*Where are all the cities? The towns? Even if they're just abandoned ruins they should be passing by more than what they do.Just random thoughts as I was reading. Maybe I'm trying to make more of this than the author intended but I'm a sucker for world building. It's not a bad start, just a few tweaks that beta readers could catch. There's some small errors, dropped words, random commas, plurals with apostrophes, uncapitalized names. Little things, mostly.

This is a great book to read. There were a lot of intense moments, dire situations and intrigue. So this is set in the future after a massive comet hit and it caused the NEX Virus to be released. This virus had affected a lot of humans and caused the population to decrease. One of the effects is the decrease of women. This is a time where you will do anything to survive, for Nova that is to disguise herself. However, she ends up in the hands of Colton, Ezra, Noah by chance. Colton, Noah and Ezra are a close family so there are leary with Nova. However she does get through them that she is not there to disrupt their life. They have not been around a women in so long that they are timid to be near her. Well she manages to make a connection with them when some people who after Nova show up. Wait, What? So they go on the run to protect her and come across another city full of men to make trades. They have to run from there too and pick up another person Ryker. Hmm now it gets interesting. You would think that they would be in the clear until something bad happens. Can the guys get to Nova in time? What will happen with Ryker and the guys?This book has a good amount of heat, twist and turns and will keep you reading to the end. This is definitely making my list of amazing books for 2019.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

How many husbands does one woman need? Apparently as many as one can acquire!Singing, It's Raining MEN and now it's stuck in my headLoads of spicy chemistry, and plenty of non-stop action in this reverse harem, post apocalyptic story. The world has been mostly destroyed by a solar flare and then a virus kills off many of the rest. The few women that have survived have shock-white hair and are easily recognizably. The heroine, Nova, is trying to get to a place called Eden. There is a whispered rumor that this is a place where women are kept safe and treasured, rather than passed around and hunted.Early on Nova is rescued by three men. There is insta-love/lust which can be annoying, but the author manages to show the depth of their feelings for each other. I liked that two of the men were intimate and in love before meeting Nova. These guys are super sweet and have a bit of innocence about them. Once they meet Nova, they on a mission to get to their extended family to Eden.The enemies are your typical stereotyped evil men, lots of slavers and rapists. Brutal assaults happen to both men and women, but aren't described in graphic detail. The story is told with each character getting a chapter. Having the multiple POV was nice, but suuuuper confusing with so many characters. I kept having to go back to the start of the chapter to remind myself who was currently telling the story.The constant trauma and not enough fleshing out of the characters bugged me a bit. However, I would totally read more books with these characters. I really grew to love them and all their individual personalities! M/M and MMFM+

Loved it! I binged this story in one rainy Sunday. I could not put it down & got cranky when I had to stop to feed my family. I loved everything about the family this group of strangers build together. You get the action of a post apocalyptic world added to the heat of a RH story. I really enjoyed the MMF aspects of it as it felt more genuine in a world with so few women...I loved how each guy brings something different to their group & together they make a formidable team. I cannot wait for book 2!!! Definitely recommend if you enjoy your RH to actually have a storyline too. Definitely recommend

I am enjoying this book and the development of the storyline and characters based in post apocalyptic time. Of course it's always the females that become almost extinct from the release of a deadly virus, and in turn they become hunted as a rare commodity. Yep the human race is disgusting. This story is about Nova and the men that make up her family. The storyline really was getting quite suspenseful at the end of Book 1 so I am looking forward to Book 2. Good read.

Loved it! Very well written and fits the genre.