Bound to the Alien Gladiator by Juno Ember

She crashed. She fought. She fell—harder than she expected.
Captain Rena Vale crash-lands on a brutal alien world and is thrown into a gladiator arena—where survival means earning the favor of the undefeated Champion. He’s massive, scarred, and terrifying… and instead of killing her, he whispers a single word.

Duck. Or was it play dead? Maybe it’s just a growl.
Whatever it is, it’s the beginning of a dangerous pact: Rena’s freedom in exchange for becoming his mate. It was supposed to be a clever deal—a means to survive until rescue. But the Champion doesn’t just want a partner in the pit. He wants forever. She agrees, thinking of it as a survival tactic. As their bond deepens they’re thrown into battle again—this time as allies—she’ll have to decide what survival really means.

Because rescue is coming, and she’s no longer sure she wants to be saved.

Gritty, sexy, and full of heart-pounding tension, The Champion’s Mate is a sci-fi gladiator romance where love is the most dangerous game of all.