Genre: Sci-Fi Romance / Alien Abduction Romance / Dark Romance Tropes: Captive/Captor, Stockholm Syndrome, Size Difference, Touch Starvation, Slow Burn Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5) – A Surprisingly Tender Dark Romance At first glance, Stolen by an Alien looks like it will be a standard, gritty abduction story. The title doesn’t hide its premise: a human woman, Beth, is taken from Earth by a hulking, fearsome alien named Simmi. However, Amanda Milo subverts expectations by turning what could be a bleak horror story into a surprisingly nuanced, character-driven romance.

Abduction as a starting point is a hard limit, or you prefer fast-paced, action-heavy sci-fi.

You want a well-formatted, thought-provoking dark romance with a unique, neurodivergent alien hero and don’t mind a very slow burn.