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Warrior (Cat Star Chronicles #2)

by Cheryl Brooks (Goodreads Author)

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"A COMPELLING TALE OF DANGER, INTRIGUE, AND SIZZLING ROMANCE "
- CANDACE HAVENS

""He came to me in the dead of winter, his body burning with fever.""

Even near death, his sensuality is amazing...

Leo arrives on Tisana's doorstep a beaten slave from a near-extinct race with feline genes. As soon as Leo recovers his strength, he'll use his extra

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Published October 1st 2008 by Sourcebooks Casablanca

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Oct 04, 2008

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it

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The Cat Star Chronicles are a series of science fiction romance/erotica books by Cheryl Brooks about a race of catlike people. Their planet was destroyed, most of their population killed, and the few remaining Zetithians sold into slavery. Each book tells the story of one of these slaves. “Warrior” is the second book in this series and it’s a hard one for me to categorize. It’s not necessary to have read the first one, although I...moreReviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Oct08

The Cat Star Chronicles are a series of science fiction romance/erotica books by Cheryl Brooks about a race of catlike people. Their planet was destroyed, most of their population killed, and the few remaining Zetithians sold into slavery. Each book tells the story of one of these slaves. “Warrior” is the second book in this series and it’s a hard one for me to categorize. It’s not necessary to have read the first one, although I did and enjoyed it too.

Tisana is a witch, the only child of a witch who was the only child of a witch ad infinitum. She’s had lovers, but can only have a child with ‘the one’. But considering how rarely she sees any other people, she may never get to meet him! Then an old lover and current overlord drops a desperately ill new slave at her door. She has one month to heal him. In less than 24 hours, he’s pleasured her senseless and tried to escape. Those things that make him so very different from every other male are the same things that make him such a valuable slave…and her ‘one’.

Leo is a Zetithian—one of a race hunted to near extinction for their sexual prowess and prized as a captive or slave…at least by the women. Zetithians have hormones that can ensnare females and semen that by itself produces climax, even by just touching the skin! (Where can I find one of these?) In any event, he’s become accustomed to his slavery until he meets a woman who truly sees him as just a man.

This relationship progressed at first solely due to sex, which for me places this book into the erotica category. And even later in the book and throughout their relationship, the sexual aspect is the driving factor. Of course, with ‘talents’ like Leo’s, I can certainly see why!! My complaint is that I felt those same sexual aspects overwhelmed the emotional ones in Tisana and Leo’s interactions. Even though this bugged me, it didn’t keep me from enjoying their story, just made it a little more difficult to ‘get into’.

The secondary story in this novel, about two men, two children, power, status, and a deceitful woman was actually rather interesting. The journey required to further this plot is the journey that helped Tisana explore her newly strengthened powers and I though that was pretty clever.

I think my favorite characters in this book were the various animal species Tisana interacted with. I don’t want to give her secrets away, but even if you only pick up the book to learn about: an adventuring squirrel named Gerald, a dog called Max, a stallion named Sinjun trying to ‘pick up’ a mare named Morgana, Desdemona the cat, and Royillis the vulture; “Warrior” by Cheryl Brooks is well worth the time and money! The next novel in this series is “Rogue” and is scheduled to release in March 2009. I can’t wait to see what’s next for our Zetithians!(less)

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Sep 04, 2008

Terry rated it

Warrior: The Cat Star Chronicles by Cheryl Brooks has got to be one of the most sensually imaginative books that I've ever read and it gives us an entirely new meaning to the words, "Tongue tantalizing, lip smacking, finger licking good". Whew! You gals want a hot book, well go no further because this one will sizzle your panties right off.

Tisana is a witch of rare talents. Her main talent though is healing and as with all healers they are a gentle sort who take care of any...moreWarrior: The Cat Star Chronicles by Cheryl Brooks has got to be one of the most sensually imaginative books that I've ever read and it gives us an entirely new meaning to the words, "Tongue tantalizing, lip smacking, finger licking good". Whew! You gals want a hot book, well go no further because this one will sizzle your panties right off.

Tisana is a witch of rare talents. Her main talent though is healing and as with all healers they are a gentle sort who take care of anyone who might land upon their doorstep. Even gentle as she is, Tisana can still flay the skin off your back with words as sharp as razors that roll off her wicked tongue when you tick her off. For the most part though she is smart, sensitive, intelligent and oh so lonely.

Leo is the name that Tisana has given him since his true name is much to hard to pronounce. He is an off worlder as they call anyone not of their planet but an off worlder with talents that would make even the most virile of men weep with envy. Extraordinarily beautiful almost to perfection, he purrs like a kitten when stroked and fights like a tiger when provoked. With eyes of a cat and curiosity to match, Leo is much more than what he seems to be.

Our story starts out with Leo being almost dead and dropped at Tisana's cottage by his owner and master Rafe who just happens to be Tisana's ex. Rafe gives Tisana thirty days to heal Leo and not a day longer. Can she possibly bring this off worlder back from the brink of death without any working knowledge of Leo's species.

What starts out so innocently as a healer/patient scenario quickly turns into an inferno of lust with the most exotic description of Leo's attributes that I have had the pleasure of reading about in any male species. The old adage, "If it smells like a rose it must be a rose", well that's perfectly true here and let's just say, "Damn.........I need a bib"!

Our author has given us a sci-fi tale of true love, hot sex and even hotter orgasms. A magical story of hope, love and devotion so deep that to lose that which you love so much would mean the snuffing out of your own life like the wind blowing out a candle. Kudo's for the Snap, Snap, Sizzle, Sizzle that will leave you panting for more. (less)

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Feb 07, 2009

Rhianna rated it

Like its predecessor, Warrior is not the book for every romance reader. And it is definitely not the book for most sci-fi/paranormal/fantasy readers. Warrior mixes some of the best elements of fantasy romance and sci-fi erotica. You've been warned.

Tisana is a witch, practicing her healing on the backwater planet of Utopia. The peaceful image one would expect of a world called Utopia isn't quite what you get. This is a planet where lords run what is essentially a feudal system and sl...moreLike its predecessor, Warrior is not the book for every romance reader. And it is definitely not the book for most sci-fi/paranormal/fantasy readers. Warrior mixes some of the best elements of fantasy romance and sci-fi erotica. You've been warned.

Tisana is a witch, practicing her healing on the backwater planet of Utopia. The peaceful image one would expect of a world called Utopia isn't quite what you get. This is a planet where lords run what is essentially a feudal system and slavery is an acceptable practice. Tisana has never approved of slavery and when Rafe, her former lover, drops his new slave off for her to heal she isn't adverse to letting him escape so long as he has somewhere to run to.

Unfortunately, Leccarian--or rather, Leo, as she calls him--is a Zetithian. If you've read the first book in the series, Slave, you'll know why this means he has no where to go. If you haven't read Slave you could probably enjoy this book as a stand-alone but I think they should be read in order or you're missing out on a great story. But back to Leo... With no where to run to Leo stays with Tisana, healing not just from her potions and remedies but also from the pleasures they share.

When Rafe returns to fetch his slave Tisana has her own reasons for wanting to keep Leo. But Rafe needs them both! His children have been kidnapped and only Leo and Tisana can track their captors. The adventure that ensues is humorous and action-packed. But how will their journey end? Will Tisana find a way to convince Rafe to sell Leo to her?

I must admit this one didn't work as well for me as Slave did. I enjoyed it as a fantasy story but all of the mind-to-mind dialog between Tisana and her animal friends got on my nerves about halfway through the book. At one point I began to think of Disney movies like Snow White or Enchanted where the princesses talk to their animal friends all the time. I especially found the times when she spoke to the animals while engaged in sexual situations to be a little off-putting.

Leo was cute but seemed almost a sweeter version of Cat from the previous book and Tisana was kind of an air-head in comparison to the fiery Jacinth. Even still where Slave was a little too sci-fi for some readers this one might be just the right amount of fantasy to win new ones over to the series. I usually don't read the previews of the next book in the back but I have enjoyed the unique flavor of this one so much I had to see if Rogue was going to be as good and it certainly looks tantalizing. If you're looking for romantica at its finest but with a sci-fi/fantasy twist you can't go wrong with this series!(less)

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Jan 17, 2012

Elf M. rated it

tl;dr: If you're a man, or a writer, don't read this. Just... don't. I can't speak for women who don't write.

A friend of mine recommended the Cat Star Chronicles to me a long time ago. After all, I write catboy/catgirl smut, I should be able to enjoy some of it. So let me say off the bat that I tried, I really did, to enjoy the second book, Warrior, and in that I have failed utterly.

Here's your basic plot: In a science-fictional universe, our heroine lives on a world that has turned its back on technology. She knows her world has a starport, but nobody goes there, and in fact people teach their children that the stars, indoor plumbing, books, vaccinations, and decent communications are for crazy people. Sane people lead, and subject their children to, short, brutal lives in a sub-gunpowder world of furs and swords. She's also a "witch," which is the author's poorly-reasoned shorthand for someone with psionic powers, including talking to animals and setting stuff on fire. A supporting character drops off the romantic hero-- a cat-man supersoldier who's ill with an unspecified problem. The witch is supposed to heal him, at which point the supporting character will come back and claim his slave.

I fully believe Cheryl Brooks is a woman, rather than a man masquerading as one. And as a man, I was offended from the very first sex scene: his penis is large, prehensile, knubby in just the right way, and worst of all, exudes a pre-seminal fluid, the scent of which is a perfect aphrodisiac to humans, and the taste of which induces orgasms. It's wish-fulfillment of the worst sort. Every sex scene thereafter is built upon these premises; our characters aren't so much in love as she's addicted to opiates he exudes.

After their mutual compatibility is established, the supporting character comes back to reveal that something terrible has happened, and he needs the unified tracking skills of the witch and the cat-man to right a terrible wrong. What follows from this is a far, far too wordy journey through the snow to a distant keep and a final battle. Worse, the witch character, despite her rejection of all things technological, has the Weltanschauung of an American coastal liberal who's never thought too hard about her ethical and moral choices. She talks and she talks, often in tell-don't-show form, to the reader and the characters, pointlessly retreading the same ground in chapter after chapter. The epilogue is a piece of breathless, "Reader, you won't believe what happened next!" nonsense. I kept re-wording whole scenes in my head to show myself that important plot points could be revealed in dialogue and action without "as you knows" in front of them. An experienced writer could have done it easily.

Cat Star Chronicles: Warrior reads like an ex-valley girl hauswife decided to write something vaguely like the Kushiel series, only without education, voice, or wit. If you're a man, you'll be insulted by the hero: He's a cardboard cutout with a massive strap-on dong dripping a mixture of Astroglide and meth. If you're a writer, you'll just be insulted.
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Aug 29, 2010

Ally rated it

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After enjoying the first book in the series I was really looking forward to reading Warrior but it wasn't as good as Slave the first book.

Tisana is an alien/human hybrid living on the planet Utopia, an Earth colony founded by those looking to get back to a simpler, non-mechanized way of life more in harmony with nature. The witches of Utopia are only female, rarely marry, and will only bear one daughter with a special male referred to as "the one." Leo, one of a band of Zet...moreAfter enjoying the first book in the series I was really looking forward to reading Warrior but it wasn't as good as Slave the first book.

Tisana is an alien/human hybrid living on the planet Utopia, an Earth colony founded by those looking to get back to a simpler, non-mechanized way of life more in harmony with nature. The witches of Utopia are only female, rarely marry, and will only bear one daughter with a special male referred to as "the one." Leo, one of a band of Zetithian warriors captured when his planet was destroyed, and sold into slavery throughout the galaxy, has been beaten nearly to death by his former master, and is brought by his new owner to Tisana to heal him. Tisana cares for Leo, who finally stops trying to escape and accepts her ministrations, which begin to include mesmerizing lovemaking, until the two are drawn into a rescue mission by Leo's new owner, whose sons have been kidnapped by a neighboring village lord. Pursuing the boys through snowstorms and sword fights, Tisana must locate them by communicating with the animal population, and she must find a way to win her new lover/beloved from the jealous man who would do anything to thwart her if he knew that Leo was her destined "one".

Warrior is a sci-fi romance meets erotica romance and is brilliantly written by Cheryl Brooks. The background to the story is about a breed of warriors who are a mix between cats and humans and their planet has been blown up and any survivors are hunted down and killed and no-one really knows why. The Cat Star Chronicles is all about the few warrior survivors of the war who fought together and were all sold into slavery and how they've survived since, found their mates and are trying to find each other again.

Warrior was a little bit of a let down in my eyes. I really loved Tisana, I enjoyed reading her conversations that she had with the animals on her journey to save her ex-lovers son's as it was light relief from the heavy storyline and I found the conversations rather funny too. Leo wasn't overly talkative in Warrior and I couldn't quite get how Tisana and Leo were going to have an actual relationship when all they did was have sex! But clearly that worked out a-okay for them as they got their happily ever after.

It was great to see Jack and Cat appear again at the end of Warrior and to see Jack and Tisana form a bond of friendship together. Interested in seeing how they will all travel together.
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Jan 09, 2011

gert rated it

ok, got the first three books in the series as a bundle - slave, warrior and rogue. i'm going to do a cut and paste for my reviews because frankly, all three have become muddled in my mind as one large pile of sludge.

ohmigod. what an absolutely weird (and not the good kind) premise. a race killed off, their planet destroyed, because the male of the species offer the most insane orgasms merely by touching their pre-cum. their actual cum - why, you can't even manage the pleasure. add in ...more

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Jan 21, 2011

Zeek rated it

Shelves: smut, pnr-chick-porn, pnr, pnromantica, romance

This one was so not for me.

A one dimensional hero, a heroine who could do just about anything- including take care of herself, thank you very much- and a villain who wasn't all that bad to begin with, and you get a thoroughly blah paranormal romance.

Despite the author attempting to hook us with immediate graphic sex, usually not a problem for me, I totally couldn't get into this book and found myself skimming through most of it.

I simply could not grasp why the H/h w...more

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Aug 30, 2010

Kelly rated it

Shelves: read-in-2010, sci-fi

What can I say except that I enjoyed this one. A little more along the lines of an epic fantasy than some of the others in the series, what with the journey across a snowy wasteland where technology is practically non-existent, but it fits in well with the other books. I was getting curious about Leo's story, seeing as I read all these books out of order, and it didn't disappoint. On the other hand, Jack and Cat's appearance at the end felt a little like an add on. It was as if the author wa...more

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Dec 18, 2011

Jean rated it

"Tickled Pink"

Maybe that is not the best title for this review but
certain scenes had me in stitches, laughing out loud.

I've read Slave, Rogue, Hero, Outcast but Warrior was/is
THE Best in this series by far..

The book is sensual with a splash of adventure
but on top of it all,
it is funny as "all get out"!

Tishana is a witch and one of her powers is the ability to communicate with animals,
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Dec 28, 2011

Raygun rated it

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while obviously in some ways it's a lot like the first book this one was a bit more romantic... once again Leo is a slave but he's been beaten so badly that he has to be taken to the local witch, Tisana, for healing... she has been waiting for the one to come along, the one destined by the gods to father the only child she's allowed to have... of course with Leo being left with her for a month she begins to fall for him but fights it because she knows he's a slave and she can never have him but ...more

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Jan 04, 2009

Bitten_by_Books rated it

Shelves: lyda

What does one do when one discovers a joy unlike one has ever felt before? Tisana, the local witch and healer of her domain has found herself in quite a predicament. An offworlder slave has been literally dropped off on her doorstep with his master demanding that she do what she can to save his life...

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Oct 17, 2008

Cheryl rated it

Tisana is a witch, who has healing skills and the ex-ordinary ability to communicate with animals telepathy. Tisana will always remember the night that Leo appeared in her life. It was a snowy night outside but inside it was sweltering hot. Leo comes from a far away planet made up of a race that has the feline gene as their DNA makeup. Tisana’s friend, Rafe requires Tisana’s help. His sons have been kidnapped. Join Tisana, Leo, Rafe and a whole slew of talking animals as they go on a journey to ...more

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Mar 16, 2010

Rebecca rated it

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Feb 01, 2009

Bobbie Crawford-McCoy rated it

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Warrior
Written By: Cheryl Brooks
Published By: Sourcebooks Casablanca, an imprint of Sourcebooks Inc., 2008, First Edition, 321 pages, softcover
ISBN 978-1402214400

Warrior is by far the most disturbing and nauseating romance novel that I’ve ever read! The story itself is wonderful and imaginative with fantastic plot twists and great momentum and the characters are well written and compelling. The heroine is amusing and really likable, while the hero is sexy and captiv...more

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May 10, 2011

Lyn rated it

I honestly have to say that I was pleasantly pleased with the second book of this series. I thouroghly enjoyed it from the first page to the last page. It's great to see that the author continued with her great sense of humor in her writings and carried it through the entire book. I loved the intro of the new characters Tisana and Leo and stoyline. The ending of the book was a pleasant surprise and am anxious to start reading the next book in the series!

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Feb 22, 2009

Barbara rated it

Shelves: paranormal-shifters, 2009, goodreads-author

Tisana is a witch and a healer. She has been given a beaten half-to-death slave to heal whom she calls Leo. During the lengthy healing process, they fall in love. Leo and Tisana are then forced on a journey to save two kidnapped children from a semi-local warlord.

Another interesting storyling in the Cat Star Chronicles series. I enjoyed this one but not as much as book 1 (Slave). Really looking forward to book 3 (Rogue) which I happen to own and can't wait to start reading.

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Aug 01, 2010

Cat rated it

Fun train reading. I liked this better than Slave because the feisty witch is cool and--GET THIS!--telepathically speaks with animals. There's an interesting sorta animal rights-y undercurrent that surprised me.

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Aug 10, 2010

Sue rated it

This is my favorite Cat Star Chronicles book so far. I loved the interaction between the animals and the main charcter. I loved the villains. And the sex was hot and more personal than book number one.

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Jul 24, 2010

E. R. rated it

Shelves: skimmed-through

I thought I would like this, but I didn't. Usually I give a grain of salt to this type of romance, but it didn't click with me.

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Jul 25, 2011

Lynette rated it

Interesting premise. Like futuristic sci/fi element with erotic flare.

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Jan 04, 2012

Cynthia (aka Artemis) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

With thanks to Carrie at Seductive Musings!

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Aug 11, 2009

Kelly R. rated it

Shelves: romance-scifi-parnom

A unique romance told in the first person

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Jun 12, 2011

Tiffany added it

Only slightly less silly than the first.

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Dec 15, 2011

Mskchick rated it

DNF
too hoakey

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Nov 10, 2011

Desiree rated it

I thought the first book in the Cat Star Chronicles series was decent so I decided to read this one but I didnt care for it at all. The plot, which wasn't very engaging at all, developed excruciatingly slowly. The characters are not developed at all so it is difficult to feel anything for them. I couldn't tell u what their personalities are like if I tried, theyre not particularly funny, kind, stubborn, mean, etc. they're just there. I made myself finish it but it never made me want to keep...more

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Nov 02, 2011

Karen Desmond rated it

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Jun 26, 2011

♆ Bookaddict rated it

Recommends it for: horny housewives

Shelves: paranormal-romance, erotica

Another quick read from author Cheryl Brooks. Nice continuation. Each story we learn a bit more about the "Cat" people and why their planet was blown up to bits. The reason is a bit silly, but still, if it is true, DA-YAMM. Hell hath no fury like a husband scorned.

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Jun 25, 2011

Marina rated it

Shelves: really-liked, read-2011

I'd give this 4.5 stars. I really like the story and there was a lot of action to keep me interested. It's definitely worthy of a second reading.

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Oct 15, 2008

Sam rated it

This is better than the first one, it had a good plot and interesting characters. I read this in a day it had me captivated.

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Nov 18, 2008

Kelly marked it as to-read

cat star chronicles 2nd bk

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Cheryl Brooks is a critical care nurse by night and a romance writer by day. Previously published works in her Cat Star Chronicles series include Slave, Warrior, Rogue, Outcast, Fugitive, and Hero. Writing as Samantha R. Michaels, she has one self-published novel, If You Could Read My Mind.
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