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  <title><![CDATA[Forced Mate]]></title>
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  <default_description>In a hilarious, futuristic take on traditional Historical Romances, a god-Prince from outer space abducts his dream mate from Earth. Like Scherazade in the Arabian Nights, the heroine uses her intelligence and wits to turn the tables on him.  


When the king of the galaxy comes to claim his virgin Earthling bride, he finds that winning her over is far more difficult than he expected in this futuristic romance.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Rowena Cherry]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm probably a bad audience for this book.  I don't read romance novels and I don't know diddly-squat about chess.  I had a really hard time getting through the first half of this book.  I didn't like either Tarrant-Arragon or Djinni.  (However, Grievous was a terrific character.)  I just couldn't f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27114259">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rowena Cherry knows how to tell a story! I've only recently begun reading Sci-Fi and Paranormal books, and this offering has made me an absolute fan. Her characters are delightful, from Djinni [the ultimate tough but gentle heroine]to Prince Tarrant-Arragon [the arrogant alpha male with the tender h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32958685">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_updated>Fri Oct 03 13:52:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a good book containing a good mixture of humor, romance, and futuristic, which made the charecters interesting , and brought the story to life. it made the book fun to read, and made you want to read it]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Watch out, y’all! Rowena Cherry knows how to write an Alpha male and then bring him to his knees. You will remember that I was not as enamored of her novella Mating Net. One issue I had was that it was too short and there were too many neat wrap ups at the end. Well Cherry did not let me down this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39307846">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one has been sitting on my shelves for a long time. 2004, I believe. So when I picked it up I didn't remember exactly what drew me to the book in the first place. For some reason, I was thinking it was erotica or that borderline romantica, but it's a proper romance, a sf/futuristic one.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30622841">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What reviewers are saying about Rowena Cherry's novel FORCED MATE<br/><br/>FIVE STARS! Well done and very romantic... a true page turner!<br/>~ Cindy Lynn Speer, AFFAIRE DE COEUR<br/><br/>FORCED MATE is a highly unique, funny and sexy read. FOUR STARS.<br/>~Jill M Smith, ROMANTIC TIMES.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11059461">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 26 22:04:32 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 28 19:55:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really weird book that's hard to understand. What is rut-rage? What is a djinn? 7 feet tall? Get real. This was also very confusing, as was the family tree. I wouldn't recommend unless you're in for weird, alien-istic, macho stuff. Some parts were good. But the rest was too hard to get int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61261744">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just blah.  Did not like this book at all.  Maybe it was the lingo or something but it just was over my head.  I didn't even make it a quarter of the way through.]]></body>
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