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Cat’s Protector: Males of Mutang
Catherine “Cat” Wilson’s dreams turned to dust in an instant. After building a successful construction business and coming to terms with her infertility, her hopes of becoming a mother were destroyed by the fascist Earth government. Refusing to fall into despair, she hatches a desperate plan to escape Earth on her terms. Agreeing to build an operations center for the galactic police force on a desolate moon, Cat finds herself assigned a group of protectors. Mutang, the moon, is inhabited by males deemed too aggressive for their society. For Cat, her lead protector, N’ye, fills her with desire. Succumbing to temptation, Cat finds herself constantly butting up against the strange cultural norms of the Mutangese. She also finds no supplies to build the operations center she promised. N’ye and Cat must conquer giant bugs, vengeful females, murderous traitors, and their own fears to get their happy ending. This 64,000 word novel includes no cliffhangers, and can be read as a stand-alone book which will be part of a larger universe. This Science Fiction Romance is intended for mature audiences 18+. It features a human woman and an alien male engaging in consensual sexual activities.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 19, 2020
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October 11, 2020
Even if this is not a book that deserves the pits of hell, there’s really not much that screams “read me”: there wasn’t a plot, there was no world building nor characterisation.
Basically you have Ms Fitzpatrick’s (not so wet) dream as a girl written on paper. She’s the special snowflake that everyone wrote or kicked down. An engineering genius to boot. All women are nasty bitches, controlling and evil, except her of course.
Why would I want into her head is a mystery. It must be a hellish place full of misogyny and trumpian hate towards anything that resembles rules. Luckily you just glimpses it at the beginning but it was enough to make her a person I’m not interested in meeting or reading about.
Basically you have Ms Fitzpatrick’s (not so wet) dream as a girl written on paper. She’s the special snowflake that everyone wrote or kicked down. An engineering genius to boot. All women are nasty bitches, controlling and evil, except her of course.
Why would I want into her head is a mystery. It must be a hellish place full of misogyny and trumpian hate towards anything that resembles rules. Luckily you just glimpses it at the beginning but it was enough to make her a person I’m not interested in meeting or reading about.
February 16, 2020
Cat on a hot dusty moon
Cat hasn't had the best experiences on Earth. There aren't many men and the women are cutthroat competitive. Babies are regulated. Fascism is back and it's here to stay. So, when a chance to leave is presented? Yeah, she's taking it. The fact that it's an all male moon doesn't even really sink in at first. But, it's not exactly time to break out The Weather Girls' lyrics. These guys have been booted from their planet below because their matriarch run society has decided they're too masculine, too aggressive and too big. In other words, hated for being male. Everything in their lives is controlled by the matriarchs. So, finding out a woman is coming to them to build their operations center has them on edge. What they have isn't exactly freedom, but at it's as close as they'll get in their lives. So, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, yeah, a planet full of petty women, a moon full of men on edge, the supplies promised have gone missing and apparently the guard she chose for protection wears the scars of his punishment, and not a damn soul told her about the giant bugs.
Spoilers ahead.
So, there's some world building. Very basic but some. I still have questions, though:
*I'm not sure why the size discrepancy between makes and females. Usually only fish and arachnids are that varied in size. Cat is taller than their females, but the males are @7'.
*I have some serious issues with the women grooming the male children so young. They're presented at 16, but it's even worse because they're given hormonal inhibitors which keeps them looking young. And then killed off at @20.
*The inhibitors don't affect their development? Or reproductive abilities? Because, yeah teens can get pregnant or impregnate, but the way they're described it's almost like they don't achieve full sexual maturity. But, the rampant paedophilia is very uncomfortable to read.
*Cat acts like she's understanding of his background but still yells, punches his boundaries when he shows discomfort and seems to take advantage of his programming to please females.
*There isn't a lot of character growth. A little trust is extended here and there but for the most part the characters leave this story much the way they entered it.
*Not sure of the role of the GAP. It doesn't seem to be about protection of the people on the planets. There's brief mention of a lack of pirates due to the moon guys being a part of it, but that's really all we get. But they don't seem to keep the guys from being half starved, or the males on the planets from being abused or killed.
*They have medical advances can do a lot but the guys don't seem to take advantage of the scars removal part. Partly because the matriarchs won't allow it, but they don't seem to visit much so... I don't really get it.
*There's a ceremonial fight, but the reason for it doesn't make sense. They consider males nothing. Why would they have a fight over one? It would be beneath them to fight over what they consider useless.
*What created the variety of humanoids on their planet? There's makes that have scales, males that have longer ears and spots, males that bird like. Some are born as twins. Green coloring is mentioned as a sign of aggression, 1 set being booted for being darker green. But it seems all twins are green, so, why does this race still exist? The females aren't described at all, other than a brief mention of them being short. So, how did this diversity begin? With all the intermarrying, why aren't they more hybridized?
*On a moon full of males only, why are they formed into protector teams? Even for GAP work, they could be given schedules that would rotate them out without forming teams.
The story is a little sad. Between the decline, and no real redemption, of Earth and the horrific tribulations the males go through on their planet and moon, there's not much hope available. They also don't really seem to have a lot of fight in them. Even the news she receives at the end wouldn't make moat people happy. Limited supplies, they halted the guys' pay because they can't figure out how to stop the funneling of it, giant killer bugs, no truly secure housing, ... It doesn't make for a nurturing environment. Since this seems like the beginning of a series, I'm hoping that maybe there's real happiness in their future. Maybe there's an actual HEA in store rather than the brief HFN.
Cat hasn't had the best experiences on Earth. There aren't many men and the women are cutthroat competitive. Babies are regulated. Fascism is back and it's here to stay. So, when a chance to leave is presented? Yeah, she's taking it. The fact that it's an all male moon doesn't even really sink in at first. But, it's not exactly time to break out The Weather Girls' lyrics. These guys have been booted from their planet below because their matriarch run society has decided they're too masculine, too aggressive and too big. In other words, hated for being male. Everything in their lives is controlled by the matriarchs. So, finding out a woman is coming to them to build their operations center has them on edge. What they have isn't exactly freedom, but at it's as close as they'll get in their lives. So, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, yeah, a planet full of petty women, a moon full of men on edge, the supplies promised have gone missing and apparently the guard she chose for protection wears the scars of his punishment, and not a damn soul told her about the giant bugs.
Spoilers ahead.
So, there's some world building. Very basic but some. I still have questions, though:
*I'm not sure why the size discrepancy between makes and females. Usually only fish and arachnids are that varied in size. Cat is taller than their females, but the males are @7'.
*I have some serious issues with the women grooming the male children so young. They're presented at 16, but it's even worse because they're given hormonal inhibitors which keeps them looking young. And then killed off at @20.
*The inhibitors don't affect their development? Or reproductive abilities? Because, yeah teens can get pregnant or impregnate, but the way they're described it's almost like they don't achieve full sexual maturity. But, the rampant paedophilia is very uncomfortable to read.
*Cat acts like she's understanding of his background but still yells, punches his boundaries when he shows discomfort and seems to take advantage of his programming to please females.
*There isn't a lot of character growth. A little trust is extended here and there but for the most part the characters leave this story much the way they entered it.
*Not sure of the role of the GAP. It doesn't seem to be about protection of the people on the planets. There's brief mention of a lack of pirates due to the moon guys being a part of it, but that's really all we get. But they don't seem to keep the guys from being half starved, or the males on the planets from being abused or killed.
*They have medical advances can do a lot but the guys don't seem to take advantage of the scars removal part. Partly because the matriarchs won't allow it, but they don't seem to visit much so... I don't really get it.
*There's a ceremonial fight, but the reason for it doesn't make sense. They consider males nothing. Why would they have a fight over one? It would be beneath them to fight over what they consider useless.
*What created the variety of humanoids on their planet? There's makes that have scales, males that have longer ears and spots, males that bird like. Some are born as twins. Green coloring is mentioned as a sign of aggression, 1 set being booted for being darker green. But it seems all twins are green, so, why does this race still exist? The females aren't described at all, other than a brief mention of them being short. So, how did this diversity begin? With all the intermarrying, why aren't they more hybridized?
*On a moon full of males only, why are they formed into protector teams? Even for GAP work, they could be given schedules that would rotate them out without forming teams.
The story is a little sad. Between the decline, and no real redemption, of Earth and the horrific tribulations the males go through on their planet and moon, there's not much hope available. They also don't really seem to have a lot of fight in them. Even the news she receives at the end wouldn't make moat people happy. Limited supplies, they halted the guys' pay because they can't figure out how to stop the funneling of it, giant killer bugs, no truly secure housing, ... It doesn't make for a nurturing environment. Since this seems like the beginning of a series, I'm hoping that maybe there's real happiness in their future. Maybe there's an actual HEA in store rather than the brief HFN.
February 5, 2020
2½⭐︎
This dystopian sci-fi tale is built on a premise I'm not sure I can get behind—male birthrates have been on a steady decline for more than 50 years making boys and men rare, women have taken over everything, and they're all...fascists?
Given that fascism is white and male supremacist to its core, I had a really hard time accepting this idea. In a world that would be largely not-white and even less male, it didn't work for me. And the idea that all the menz would be rounded up for "milking" factories so the government can control reproduction? GIRL. WHAT WERE YOU ON WHEN YOU THOUGHT THIS UP? It sounds...fun.
So anyway, this is the very sketchy and—frankly—weird foundation this tale is built upon.
Cat—white, not-fascist—has built a construction company from the ground up, slowly building the funds needed to make her most treasured dream come true: motherhood. Just as she's about to sign the contract with a surrogate, the world (?) gov'ts all announce they're no longer allowing the populace to control reproduction; it will all be controlled by them now. Realizing she may not get another chance to leave, Cat takes a lucrative contract to build an operations center on an alien moon. She soon realizes that nothing is how it was presented to her, and she's going to be fighting uphill battles the whole time.
Oh.
And her biggest opposition will be debauched, female, pedophile space-fascists who discard their males as soon as maturation kicks in despite suppressors.
Yeeeeeeaaaaaah.
Have I mentioned I'm really not a fan of the basic framework in this story? I just.
If, unlike me, you're not bothered by any of this, it's an enjoyable enough story. Maybe. Hrm.
Cat ends up on a colony of discarded and undesirable males of several species who are being utilized by galactic police forces, all there because the "Matriarchs" have deemed them too masculine/aggressive...which basically means they matured into full grown men instead of being kept as fertile, pretty adolescents. (Really, a lot about this story obviously squicked me out and makes me question if Ms. Fitzpatrick considered things beyond, "what would a creepy white dude do? GREAT. Let's have women do that.") Oh. Or that the Matriarchs find the males unpleasant to look at. Basically it sounded like pretty much anything could get a dude thrown onto this prison moon.
Oh. And certain men, like our male protagonist, are expected to just kill themselves from the shame of their alleged crimes.
Did I say this one was enjoyable? I'm starting to question that earlier statement. If you can rip this story out from the framework and context that keeps popping in every other page, then it could be. But that gross framework just keeps popping up, reminding you of all it implies. The farther into the story you go, the more implication gets caught up in it. I felt really dirty after reading this one.
The two mains are interesting characters. Both are scarred—literally and figuratively. Both are strong and stubborn survivors. Both are distrustful from past betrayals. Both want a family. How they get there is rife with miscommunications and visceral emotional reactions, but it eventually all gets worked out. So...yay?
Any future installments of this story will be a pass for me. One trip through was enough.
This dystopian sci-fi tale is built on a premise I'm not sure I can get behind—male birthrates have been on a steady decline for more than 50 years making boys and men rare, women have taken over everything, and they're all...fascists?
Given that fascism is white and male supremacist to its core, I had a really hard time accepting this idea. In a world that would be largely not-white and even less male, it didn't work for me. And the idea that all the menz would be rounded up for "milking" factories so the government can control reproduction? GIRL. WHAT WERE YOU ON WHEN YOU THOUGHT THIS UP? It sounds...fun.
So anyway, this is the very sketchy and—frankly—weird foundation this tale is built upon.
Cat—white, not-fascist—has built a construction company from the ground up, slowly building the funds needed to make her most treasured dream come true: motherhood. Just as she's about to sign the contract with a surrogate, the world (?) gov'ts all announce they're no longer allowing the populace to control reproduction; it will all be controlled by them now. Realizing she may not get another chance to leave, Cat takes a lucrative contract to build an operations center on an alien moon. She soon realizes that nothing is how it was presented to her, and she's going to be fighting uphill battles the whole time.
Oh.
And her biggest opposition will be debauched, female, pedophile space-fascists who discard their males as soon as maturation kicks in despite suppressors.
Yeeeeeeaaaaaah.
Have I mentioned I'm really not a fan of the basic framework in this story? I just.
If, unlike me, you're not bothered by any of this, it's an enjoyable enough story. Maybe. Hrm.
Cat ends up on a colony of discarded and undesirable males of several species who are being utilized by galactic police forces, all there because the "Matriarchs" have deemed them too masculine/aggressive...which basically means they matured into full grown men instead of being kept as fertile, pretty adolescents. (Really, a lot about this story obviously squicked me out and makes me question if Ms. Fitzpatrick considered things beyond, "what would a creepy white dude do? GREAT. Let's have women do that.") Oh. Or that the Matriarchs find the males unpleasant to look at. Basically it sounded like pretty much anything could get a dude thrown onto this prison moon.
Oh. And certain men, like our male protagonist, are expected to just kill themselves from the shame of their alleged crimes.
Did I say this one was enjoyable? I'm starting to question that earlier statement. If you can rip this story out from the framework and context that keeps popping in every other page, then it could be. But that gross framework just keeps popping up, reminding you of all it implies. The farther into the story you go, the more implication gets caught up in it. I felt really dirty after reading this one.
The two mains are interesting characters. Both are scarred—literally and figuratively. Both are strong and stubborn survivors. Both are distrustful from past betrayals. Both want a family. How they get there is rife with miscommunications and visceral emotional reactions, but it eventually all gets worked out. So...yay?
Any future installments of this story will be a pass for me. One trip through was enough.
February 8, 2020
Hope
This was an interesting book. The overall theme\trope of the book gives me a 'mars needs women' feel but reversed in a lot of ways and unique in its own ways too. This idea and it's execution are done well. The writing, grammar and structure of this story are also done well which isn't something you always see in newer writers but for me is greatly appreciated. This author was new to me but this stories concept really appealed to me. We have aliens that are alien enough but still pretty humanoid which is a nice middle ground. I do wish we could have had a bit more details on the characters (& different species) when they are introduced so how I picture them doesn't have to change down the line. The only other issue I had was there were a few moments where story flow of conversation seemed odd or stilted & I'm not sure why. The details and the flow might be a personal taste so don't let that stop you from reading this story. This author, story, world and characters have tons of potential and I can't wait to see how they all grow in future stories. This story had romance, action, aliens and plenty of problems to solve. While this story does have a happy for now end there are a few smaller problems left unsolved. I'm hoping those are solved in future stories & that even if it's as secondary characters we get to see more of Fat & N'yes future. Speaking of secondary characters that silent squad I think it's was N'ima 's group I'd love to see there story eventually too. And maybe I'm just greedy or hopeful of addicted to why choose rh romance but I could totally see one of these groups being a delicious harem for one special lady. But I digress these was a good book whose characters feel like they are filled with hope for the future, would recommend.
This was an interesting book. The overall theme\trope of the book gives me a 'mars needs women' feel but reversed in a lot of ways and unique in its own ways too. This idea and it's execution are done well. The writing, grammar and structure of this story are also done well which isn't something you always see in newer writers but for me is greatly appreciated. This author was new to me but this stories concept really appealed to me. We have aliens that are alien enough but still pretty humanoid which is a nice middle ground. I do wish we could have had a bit more details on the characters (& different species) when they are introduced so how I picture them doesn't have to change down the line. The only other issue I had was there were a few moments where story flow of conversation seemed odd or stilted & I'm not sure why. The details and the flow might be a personal taste so don't let that stop you from reading this story. This author, story, world and characters have tons of potential and I can't wait to see how they all grow in future stories. This story had romance, action, aliens and plenty of problems to solve. While this story does have a happy for now end there are a few smaller problems left unsolved. I'm hoping those are solved in future stories & that even if it's as secondary characters we get to see more of Fat & N'yes future. Speaking of secondary characters that silent squad I think it's was N'ima 's group I'd love to see there story eventually too. And maybe I'm just greedy or hopeful of addicted to why choose rh romance but I could totally see one of these groups being a delicious harem for one special lady. But I digress these was a good book whose characters feel like they are filled with hope for the future, would recommend.
February 7, 2020
Great Read
I loved Cat....strong, feisty, smart, confident, and accomplished. N'ye was a great protector. ...strong, caring, and in need of love and acceptance. I loved how their relationship just evolved, and how they discussed their differences and cultural issues. It made their relationship seem more believable. I can't wait for more of them to find their mates/ matriarchs.
I loved Cat....strong, feisty, smart, confident, and accomplished. N'ye was a great protector. ...strong, caring, and in need of love and acceptance. I loved how their relationship just evolved, and how they discussed their differences and cultural issues. It made their relationship seem more believable. I can't wait for more of them to find their mates/ matriarchs.
February 4, 2020
Sexy and fun
I really enjoyed this. Cat is a construction engineer sent to a small moon populated only by unwanted males.Her job is to build a command center,but the job is horribly under supplied. Assigned a protector, she chooses a scarred male thought to be too aggressive,but he's more than what they say he is. Get ready for lots of misunderstanding and miscommunication. This was a fun read. I look forward to the next one!
I really enjoyed this. Cat is a construction engineer sent to a small moon populated only by unwanted males.Her job is to build a command center,but the job is horribly under supplied. Assigned a protector, she chooses a scarred male thought to be too aggressive,but he's more than what they say he is. Get ready for lots of misunderstanding and miscommunication. This was a fun read. I look forward to the next one!
September 19, 2023
Cat's Protector
I enjoyed this story. The world building was awesome and fascinating. The supporting characters were well thought out and engaging. I can't wait to read their stories. Cat and N 'ye were a wonderful couple with much to over come. Two very different cultures that learned to mesh. I would recommend this book. I can't wait to read the next in this series.
I enjoyed this story. The world building was awesome and fascinating. The supporting characters were well thought out and engaging. I can't wait to read their stories. Cat and N 'ye were a wonderful couple with much to over come. Two very different cultures that learned to mesh. I would recommend this book. I can't wait to read the next in this series.
February 13, 2020
Different
This is a good read. The author has good writing style. The story was interesting. Lots to the plot, more depth than a lot of books read recently.
This is a good read. The author has good writing style. The story was interesting. Lots to the plot, more depth than a lot of books read recently.
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February 16, 2020Different
I liked the matriarch idea. I loved how she battled and won... Her caring character and strong personality made for a cool character who didn't back down...
I liked the matriarch idea. I loved how she battled and won... Her caring character and strong personality made for a cool character who didn't back down...
April 14, 2020
Good
I usually don't write a review but this is actually a really good idea for a series if you write more I would like to read it as well...
I usually don't write a review but this is actually a really good idea for a series if you write more I would like to read it as well...
May 22, 2020
I really enjoyed this book. Cat is a strong, independent woman who doesn't have any problems calling things like they are. N'ye is over the top sexy and caring. The problems that come up because of their different backgrounds, upbringings, environment are handled with class and fore thought. I'm really looking forward to the next book in this series.
For a young author I give cu-do's to Lynne Fitzpatrick for her story line, writing skills, story line, etc...Keep up the good work!
For a young author I give cu-do's to Lynne Fitzpatrick for her story line, writing skills, story line, etc...Keep up the good work!
March 21, 2020
Has great potential for a series
I gave this a 4 even though the ending was so brief I felt like it was a 3 when I finished, but I hope the author continues with this series and her writing craft. The beginning was a little slow but the pacing got much better further out and I really liked the characters and the world. Keep writing!
I gave this a 4 even though the ending was so brief I felt like it was a 3 when I finished, but I hope the author continues with this series and her writing craft. The beginning was a little slow but the pacing got much better further out and I really liked the characters and the world. Keep writing!
March 7, 2020
Rags to riches
In the very best way. One comes to care for the characters right away. The world building is as bleak as the moon they occupy. It comes to be more comfortable as life improves for the native population. Well done enjoyable experience
In the very best way. One comes to care for the characters right away. The world building is as bleak as the moon they occupy. It comes to be more comfortable as life improves for the native population. Well done enjoyable experience
March 22, 2020
I like it
Great book, interesting characters. Definitely want to see more of Cat and her new family! There was a cliffhanger.... Learning patience while waiting for the next in this series... please let it be a series! Recommend this book to everyone!
Great book, interesting characters. Definitely want to see more of Cat and her new family! There was a cliffhanger.... Learning patience while waiting for the next in this series... please let it be a series! Recommend this book to everyone!
February 3, 2020
Love these males
I like when strong alien males need a soft human women to make thier lives better. Next book here I come!
I like when strong alien males need a soft human women to make thier lives better. Next book here I come!
February 17, 2020
Cat
She's a women on a mission who will have to leave Earth to achieve it. In this new science fiction book where women rule and makes follow.
She's a women on a mission who will have to leave Earth to achieve it. In this new science fiction book where women rule and makes follow.
February 23, 2020
Gre at read
I chose 5stars because this was a quick read with a happy ending. I look forward to more from this author and about these characters on this moon.
I chose 5stars because this was a quick read with a happy ending. I look forward to more from this author and about these characters on this moon.
May 16, 2020
Good story
I enjoyed this book. Cat’s story was so good. Would like to see what happens next. It was a moving story. Glad she kicked some butt. Good writer
I enjoyed this book. Cat’s story was so good. Would like to see what happens next. It was a moving story. Glad she kicked some butt. Good writer
July 2, 2020
We are not alone
I liked this book ,easy read and a happy ending . Never thought about living on a moon with bugs over 6 feet tall.
I liked this book ,easy read and a happy ending . Never thought about living on a moon with bugs over 6 feet tall.
June 28, 2025
3.5 (5 stars because I have read this book 4x times now ☺️)
May 9, 2023
3.5⭐️
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