Trauhn by Lena Grey, Juno Wells

On Earth, 12 female college students board the starship Educator for A Year of Interstellar Education. Crash landing on a primitive planet inhabited by barbarian aliens was not on their itinerary…
Once our bonding is complete, Ken-zee will be mine forevermore.
When the sky crackles with lights, sounds and colors, and small wingless flyers soar to the ground, I pray they contain blessings that will save our tribe. A small, shapely female emerges from one of the flyers and I know in my heart she is mine. The gods have answered my prayers, sending salvation from the heavens. My mate has arrived in the wingless flyer and she is the most beautiful sight I have ever seen.
The golden-skinned barbarian thinks I’m his mate.

Trauhn is everything I’ve ever wanted in a man. He’s fierce, handsome and protective, and worships the ground I walk on. He’s also a huge, scaled alien who makes my heart race and my body tremble. When we’re attacked by a rabid pack of wolf-bats, he’s ready to sacrifice his own life to save mine. I’d be a fool to push Trauhn away. But staying with him means giving up the only way of life I’ve ever known.

*Trauhn is the first alien barbarian romance in the Rakui Warriors series. This human-alien love story has danger, action and lots of steam. Each book is a complete romance, although there is a continuing story line that unfolds throughout the series.