There are 2 books in the We Are Nepenthe series. The newest book is Host which came out in 2022.

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Nepenthe

Book cover of Nepenthe
“It will take the whole night at least,” he said, “to implant all my eggs.”The colony planet is a death trap. Only the tiniest fraction of humanity survives the gruesome rejection virus.

And then the aliens arrive.

The Nepenthe, too, seek a new home world, but discover instead a species…
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Host

Book cover of Host
“We need hosts for our eggs. Live hosts.”
A delicate new alliance between Ea Nir's people and the humans hinges on one thing: survival.

The Nepenthe will shelter and provide for these bipeds while both races seek a new home world. The humans, in return, will host Nepenthe eggs for…