Books Like Choosing Theo? Try These Alien Romance Series Next
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Books Like Choosing Theo? Try These Alien Romance Series Next
Finished Choosing Theo and immediately developed a highly specific problem?
You want another alien romance with a human heroine, a powerful protective alien hero, cultural differences, forced proximity, fated-mate energy, and enough worldbuilding to make you want to move to another planet despite the obvious logistical concerns.
Understandable.
Victoria Aveline’s Choosing Theo begins with Jade being abducted from Earth, then rescued by the Clecanians. Their society requires her to remain on the planet and participate in its unusual marriage customs, which eventually puts her together with Theo, a scarred alien mercenary who has his own reasons for distrusting her.
If what you loved was not simply “hot alien man exists,” but the combination of alien culture, a heroine adapting to a completely different world, a guarded hero, relationship tension, and a romance that grows inside a larger science-fiction setting, I have some worlds for you.
And yes, several of them have wings.
What Should You Read After Choosing Theo?
The best answer depends on what you loved most about it.
Maybe it was:
- the alien society and culture shock
- the scarred hero who does not expect to be chosen
- the protective alien warrior
- the human woman trying to navigate an unfamiliar world
- fated mates
- forced proximity
- the danger outside the romance
- the larger series waiting behind Book 1
Those elements show up in different combinations throughout alien romance.
So instead of throwing a random pile of alien books at you, let’s match the craving.
If You Loved the Alien Society and Protective Warriors: Draconian Warriors
Start with my Draconian Warriors series.
This is probably the closest match if what hooked you was a human woman entering a complicated alien culture and colliding with a powerful warrior whose instincts toward her are much stronger than either of them expected.
The Draconians are winged dragon-shifter warriors living inside a galaxy shaped by war, power, cruelty, and rebellion.
Human women are caught in that world.
The warriors are supposed to be dangerous.
Then love starts making the rules inconvenient.
Expect:
- human heroines and alien warriors
- fated mates
- protective heroes
- scarred and wounded warriors
- forced proximity
- alien politics and culture
- captivity and rescue
- rebellion
- redemption
- guaranteed happily ever afters
Start With Alien Warrior’s Captive Bride
Alien Warrior’s Captive Bride begins with a human woman leaving a dying Earth through the Alien Brides Program.
Then raiders attack her transport.
She crashes on an alien world.
And Larok finds her.
He is enormous, winged, dangerous, and convinced an ancient bond has chosen her as his mate.
She is considerably less convinced.
Which is usually where things become interesting.
If Theo’s Scars Were Your Weakness: Bride of the Scarred Alien
Perhaps we can be more specific.
You saw scarred alien hero and thought:
Yes. That.
Allow me to introduce Drazan.
Bride of the Scarred Alien begins the Survivor Brides of Tajss series.
Drazan is a scarred Zmaj warrior who has already lost someone he loved and has spent years punishing himself for surviving.
Kara has spent years being told she is too weak to survive the brutal planet of Tajss.
Neither of them is particularly interested in accepting the other person’s opinion about what they need.
Naturally, the planet forces them together.
This one is especially good if your favorite elements are:
- scarred alien hero
- protective warrior
- wounded hero
- heroine finding her strength
- fated mates
- forced proximity
- survival
- emotional healing
- slow-building trust
- hostile alien planet
The emotional center is not a hero rescuing a helpless woman.
It is two people who have both been defined by other people’s judgments learning to see each other clearly.
READ BRIDE OF THE SCARRED ALIEN →
Or browse the full Survivor Brides of Tajss series.
If You Loved Fated-Mate Energy: Red Planet Fated Mates
One of the pleasures of alien romance is watching two people deal with a bond that their biology, culture, instincts, or universe understands before they do.
Very convenient for fate.
Less convenient for the people involved.
If that is your favorite part, explore Red Planet Fated Mates.
These stories take place on Tajss, where human survivors and Zmaj warriors are still learning how to live together beneath twin red suns.
The romances lean heavily into:
- fated mates
- alien cultural differences
- protective Zmaj warriors
- human heroines
- language barriers
- forced proximity
- survival
- found family
- emotional healing
Start With Healing Her Heart
Healing Her Heart pairs Desiree, a human widow carrying enormous grief, with Rhuklyv, a huge Zmaj warrior whose instincts recognize something between them long before she is ready to consider another love.
What I particularly love about this kind of fated-mates story is that fate does not erase choice.
The bond can point.
The characters still have to walk toward each other.
If you want more on that distinction, read my guide to what fated mates means in romance.
If You Loved Being Dropped Into Another World: Red Planet Dragons of Tajss
Maybe what kept you reading Choosing Theo was the sheer pleasure of watching a human heroine realize:
Nothing here works the way Earth does.
Different customs.
Different expectations.
Different biology.
Different ideas about relationships.
That fish-out-of-water element is one of my favorite things about alien romance too.
My flagship Red Planet Dragons of Tajss series begins when a human generation ship crashes on a lethal desert world beneath two red suns.
The survivors discover Tajss is already inhabited by the Zmaj.
They are humanoid alien warriors with:
- horns
- wings
- tails
- scales
- extraordinary strength
- fierce protective instincts
And humans understand approximately none of their rules.
Which seems like an excellent foundation for romance.
Start With Dragon’s Baby
Dragon’s Baby introduces Calista and Ladon and begins the larger Tajss story.
Calista expected to study plants.
Instead she survives a generation-ship crash, lands on one of the most dangerous planets imaginable, encounters a massive alien warrior who believes she is his mate, and discovers that survival may permanently connect her to Tajss.
Expect:
- human heroine
- alien warrior
- fated mates
- cultural differences
- protective hero
- forced proximity
- dangerous alien wildlife
- found family
- larger interconnected world
START RED PLANET DRAGONS OF TAJSS →
If You Want a Huge Alien Romance Binge
One dangerous side effect of finishing a book like Choosing Theo is that a single alien romance may no longer be sufficient.
Fortunately, I have spent years preparing for this emergency.
Red Planet Dragons of Tajss is a large interconnected universe, and if you already know you are a binge reader, the Tajss Starter Vault gives you the first ten books plus a bonus story in one bundle.
Eleven ebooks.
Two red suns.
A deeply unreasonable quantity of alien warrior.
Why Do Choosing Theo Readers Often Love Fated-Mate Alien Romance?
Because the core fantasy is bigger than aliens.
It is being chosen.
Alien romance can make that fantasy enormous.
The hero may come from another species.
He may not understand human customs.
The heroine may not understand his.
They may disagree about almost everything.
But somewhere beneath all those differences is recognition.
You matter to me.
Fated-mates romance turns that feeling into part of the world itself.
But the stories work best when destiny does not replace the relationship.
If you are curious about the trope itself, my Fated Mates Reader’s Guide breaks down how biological, magical, and destiny-driven mate bonds work in romance.
What If You Loved Choosing Theo but Want More Danger?
Then I would move you toward Tajss or Survivor Brides.
Choosing Theo builds much of its appeal around alien society, relationships, and Jade adapting to Clecanian life.
Tajss turns the survival dial considerably higher.
There are:
- lethal deserts
- alien predators
- scarce resources
- crashed ships
- rival factions
- dangerous journeys
- hostile environments
- entire communities trying to survive
The romance grows while the characters are dealing with a planet that would quite cheerfully kill them.
If that sounds appealing, you may also like my guide to books like Ice Planet Barbarians.
What If I Want Alien Romance but I’m Not Sure Which Series?
Then do not choose based on my increasingly enthusiastic descriptions of alien men.
Let the quiz do it.
My Find Your Next Read Quiz matches you with a Miranda Martin world based on the kind of romance you actually want.
Want danger?
Fated mates?
Dragons?
Alien warriors?
Survival?
A scarred protector?
There is a strong possibility I have written your problem already.
More Alien Romance Books to Explore
If none of those quite hit the specific craving, browse my full Sci-Fi & Alien Romance E-Books collection.
You will find:
- alien warriors
- dragon heroes
- fated mates
- protective heroes
- fierce heroines
- survival romance
- forced proximity
- strange planets
- dangerous galaxies
- very questionable interspecies decision-making
Romantically speaking.
What Should You Read First After Choosing Theo?
My shortest recommendation:
Want the closest overall vibe?
Start with Alien Warrior’s Captive Bride.
Want another scarred alien hero?
Read Bride of the Scarred Alien.
Want strong fated-mate emotion?
Try Healing Her Heart.
Want a massive alien world to disappear into?
Begin with Dragon’s Baby.
Because finishing one alien romance and deciding you have had enough alien men is technically an option.
I have simply never understood it.