I have deep affection in my heart for this sweet little gem of a story.Nötchka Uumian is an adventurous alien who has bucked the traditional female roles of her people (who normally mate, nest, and remain on their home planet) by making her living traveling as a solo-space scavenger, engineer, and pilot. She has purple skin, pink hair, is small in stature, but has an enormous heart.Nötchka is selling some of her scavenged wares on a pleasure planet when she experiences her first heat cycle. Not wanting to be mated to a pack of unknown aliens on a strange planet, low on funds, and desperate to ride out the heatburns, Nötchka travels deep into the Droid brothel district.In desperation she goes to The Nuts in Bolts, a nearly deserted and rundown Cozy House with a handful of older Droid models who are in disrepair. The owner, an older pleasure bot model, reluctantly agrees to let Nötchka trade repairs for sex at his Cozy House. He is described as “missing a personality chip,” (if only our own personality defects were so easily repaired!) and is writing his own repair code: think sexy curmudgeon with a hidden soft spot for the downtrodden.I am in love with the adorable doofuses/defective pleasure bots who call the Cozy House home. While reading this, my mind kept comparing these endearing Droids to a litter of kittens. Just like kittens, these Droids are a little bit naughty, a little bit wild, a little bit funny, and a whole lot of lovable.Their “glitches” are actually adorable personality traits that make each one quirky and unique. How could you not love a Beast bot programmed for hardcore BDSM who can’t stop smiling, loves telling corny dad jokes, and enjoys watching space soap operas?! Or, how about a Lover Boy bot programmed to feel emotion who has given up his sight to try not to fall in love so often. If he can’t see his client, he won’t have to feel sad remembering them later.There is a sassy and snarky Glitter bot who should be confident and self-assured but is actually jealous and insecure. I could go on and on about these delightful Droids. I adored them all!The sexy times are frequent, but each encounter feels unique and special with each different bot.The author has created a playful, sexy, outrageous world that is filled with endearing, affectionate characters. I would love to read more about their space adventures. Delightful!Kathryn Moon is a new-to-me author, but I am going to be devouring her backlist (many titles are currently available via KU).Highly recommend!