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Captured

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[Siren Classic: Erotic Sci-Fi Romance] Mari never expects to find herself in a cage in a cargo hold on a spaceship. She quickly learns from her captors she's headed to the meat market. When they try to return her to hypersleep, she resists. After allowing her to stay awake, Mari realizes her survival depends on connecting with the male in charge, Ekkatt. She must make him

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Published January 6th 2010 by Siren-Bookstrand

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Feb 11, 2012 Kayla rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was an adventure and I enjoyed it very much! I love the world that Julia Rachel Barrett has created. I would definitly love for this to be a series, because I can't stop thinking about this book. I got this book in the mail yesterday and I was so happy I started reading it right away and it was just so good that I couldn't put it down. I usually start another book right after I read, but I didn't want to read about anything but these characters.

Mari's character is very courageous, stro...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Tricia rated it 5 of 5 stars

An extraordinarily strong woman is taken from earth to a strange, alien world that after first glance seems much like our earth. She has faced terrible loss, yet managed to stay alive ...that bodes well for her survival in this hostel new world.

If you love Alien/Human romances, then you will be enthralled by Captured!

The heroine, Mari, awakens in a cage, naked and terrified. She has no idea where she is or how she got there...enter the hero, Ekkart...her captor. To him, she and the other women...more

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Jan 16, 2011 Jacqueline rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned, kindle-reads, sci-fi-romance, novella, kidnap-capture

If you love alien/human romance like I do, this was a good one. It was one of those books you just don't want to end. The relationship between the alien male, Ekkatt, and the human woman, Mari, seemed real and solid. The characters grew over the course of the book particularly Ekkatt. Parts of the story were hard to read. This wasn't just a fluff alien/human romance. There were difficult ethical dilemmas these two faced. There was some pretty major forgiveness needed for their relationship to gr...more

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Jun 07, 2010 LynnMarie rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Mari has just about had it with life. While she’s out collecting eggs, something happens that will change her future forever. She wakes up inside a cage, naked, and never so confused. Little does she know, she is being taken to a far away planet to be sold on the meat market.

The concept of the book intrigued me from page one. I had to know Mari’s fate. She was a great character! Strong, foul mouthed, and very easy to relate to. Mari isn’t a reluctant heroine or wilting flower,...more

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Jan 20, 2010 Katie(babs) rated it 3 of 5 stars

A naked Mari awakens and finds herself in a cage on a spaceship surrounded by other unconscious naked women. She has been drugged and is very frightened. Things grow worse when two large figures in jumpsuits check on their captives. Mari refuses to cower, and demands to know why she has been treated this way. One of the males, who speak English, is both impressed and shocked because she shouldn’t be awake. The fact that Mari engages in conversation is an oddity because he thinks of her as an ani...more A naked Mari awakens and finds herself in a cage on a spaceship surrounded by other unconscious naked women. She has been drugged and is very frightened. Things grow worse when two large figures in jumpsuits check on their captives. Mari refuses to cower, and demands to know why she has been treated this way. One of the males, who speak English, is both impressed and shocked because she shouldn’t be awake. The fact that Mari engages in conversation is an oddity because he thinks of her as an animal and a piece of meat that will be sold, much like cattle. Female human flesh is a delicacy and brings in a high price. Mari is appalled and disgusted by this cannibalism. She feels if she can become friendly with one of her captors, and make him see she isn’t a mindless animal meant for the dinner table, perhaps he will spare her.

Ekkatt Vom Barekah of Elae doesn’t know what to think of this specific type of livestock. His alien race doesn’t eat humans. When he tells his superior about Mari, the Chief is intrigued and wants to study her because it has been centuries since a human female has made problems. Mari will then be sold at a private auction because she is a rare specimen. Ekkatt has tender feeling for the human female even though these feelings or possible sexuality activity with a human is a sin against nature and a crime punishable by death. Ekkatt doesn’t want Mari to be sold and does something very illegal.

Against everything Ekkatt has been taught, he brings Mari to his home planet on Attun-Ra to hide her and keep her safe. He’s not sure what to do with Mari because he can’t return her to her home planet and she’s too smart to be his pet. Plus, his feelings for Mari are more elemental in nature where he wants her as a mate. At first Mari thought of Ekkatt as her enemy, but as she gets to know him and the length he has gone to in order to save her from death, her feelings for her former hunter and trapper has changed. She wants a future with him even though their relationship is taboo. Ekkatt tells Mari of time when the men of his planet once mated with human woman because of the lack of their native women. Rumors state that these Attun males, their women and offspring vanished and may live in secret. Because Ekkatt wants a future with Mari, he will try to find this place so they can build a life together.

Julia Barrett really takes some chances with Captured, her science fiction romance. Mainly, because Mari is thought of as food. Her eventual love interest, Ekkatt even thinks of her like that at first, as well as the belief she’s a mindless animal. This is a major hurdle, but because Mari is a strong, smart and quick thinking, she’s able to save her life and change Ekkatt’s opinion, who comes to many new conclusions because of the way Mari is able to stand up for herself.

It took me a while for Ekkatt to grow on me because he is the type who goes along with the status quo. As soon as Mari gets under his skin, that’s when he really makes an impression. He is a bit innocent in his thinking as he tries to understand Mari. He has always assumed things were one way. It takes the redheaded Mari to open his eyes. Ekkatt then must grapple with breaking the rules he lives by, as well as his growing feelings for a creature that goes against everything he’s been taught. Once he’s willing to embrace these feelings, his love for Mari is wonderful. Mari introduces him to new ways of loving such as mouth kissing and using her mouth to pleasure other body parts Ekkatt was never aware of before. These scenes smolder in their intensity.

Ekkatt and Mari’s quest for a Utopian society becomes a very important part of Captured and one that you hope they both find before a certain enemy comes upon them and destroys their new found happiness.

Captured has an almost erotic feel to it, and Ekkatt and Mari’s love for one another is very believable and emotional. Julia Barrett has written a nice sold romance. (less)

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Jan 04, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This short novel classifies itself as "erotic romance", though personally I thought it leaned more toward the romance side than anything. That's not a criticism, but more a praise on the author's part for keeping the story in focus, and maintaining the idea of a nonphysical connection between Mari and Ekkatt over a sexual one. Everything moved a bit too fast for my liking, but then again, I'm used to 800 page novels or five-part book series where each book is at least 500 pages. I definitely fel...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Penny Watson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Captured by Julia Rachel Barrett:

Unlike other sci fi/romance stories I have read, Captured was not about the action, it was about the characters. It still had tons of cool details about this alien society, but the real story was about the relationship between the alien hunter and his human cargo. Barrett puts forth an incredible thought-provoking premise for this novel...what if an alien species sees humans as a source of....food? Kidnaps us and treats us like cattle, then auctions us off to hun...more

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Mar 06, 2010 Larissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was quite a surprise for me. I have not delved into science fiction much, to be quite honest I have only read Ann Aguirre’s Jax series so far. I never thought that it would be a genre I would enjoy much and Captured proved me wrong.

It’s a strong story with a lot of world building and very easy to get lost into. Mari has been taken from her home on Earth and awakens in a spaceship where she is a prisoner. She meets Ekkatt, a humanoid alien that works for an organization in his planet th...more

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May 14, 2011 The TBR Pile *Book review site* rated it 4 of 5 stars

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TBR reviewer: Nat

The setting of Attun-Ra is a fantasy world with wild beasts and very primitive culture. They're advanced when it comes to science and biology, but culturally speaking, we're way ahead of them. It was past time for them to comprehend and accept new races and stop with the prejudice. That's one of the things I really loved about this book, it approaches subjects we've been through and spent decades trying to overcome. To them it's a matter of life and death,...more

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Jan 15, 2011 Sharon Hamilton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Read this book at almost one sitting. Very hot, believable, and shows Julia's Science Fiction love, yet is squarely a romance. I loved the combination of an other-worldly creature who can become a true hero, fall in love with a human. She does this expertly, IMHO.

She is a new author for me, but now I have two other books of hers I can't wait to get into.

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Aug 31, 2011 Diana (Offbeat Vagabond) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, aliens, paranormal-romance, paranormal, science-fiction, erotic-pnr

Review posted here: http://offbeatvagabond.blogspot.com/2011/08/indie-book-review-captured-by-julia.html

Thanks to the lovely author J. R. Barrett, I have had the opportunity to review some of her books. First down is Captured, an erotic science fiction romance. I must say, I didn’t know what I was getting into, but I was definitely enthralled by page 1.

I love the story Barrett has given us, it is quite an amazing concept. Mari, along with various other human women, is abducted from Earth and...more Review posted here: http://offbeatvagabond.blogspot.com/2011/08/indie-book-review-captured-by-julia.html

Thanks to the lovely author J. R. Barrett, I have had the opportunity to review some of her books. First down is Captured, an erotic science fiction romance. I must say, I didn’t know what I was getting into, but I was definitely enthralled by page 1.

I love the story Barrett has given us, it is quite an amazing concept. Mari, along with various other human women, is abducted from Earth and is going to be sold on another planet. They are considered nothing more than animals, so they are either sold as sex slaves or…entrees. I really didn’t expect it to be that dark, but it made me more intrigued. But Mari, being the strong woman she is, didn’t stay down like the rest of the “herd” and that makes Ekkatt curious.

Ekkatt is an alien, a humanoid, whose job is to travel to Earth and bring back the “food”, but he quickly learns that she is way more than that. While it is against the rules, he talks to the human and finds out that she is not the brainless animal he has been taught she would be. He finds out that she and the others are rational thinkers and he is now determined to escape with her even though it will cost them their lives.

I loved this book. I would gladly read it many times over. It was full of adventure and kept me on my toes. I really couldn’t put it down. The world (well worlds) Barrett has created were just brilliant. Even if you aren’t a fan of science fiction, there is still much to appreciate in the book. I love what Ekkatt and Mari learn from each other especially the sex. Barrett definitely knows how to write some sexy scenes. But I loved that neither of them complained about their situation. They know their lives are on the line and they were each other’s equals. Ekkatt never saw Mari as some weakling human, never thought “Hey I should have left her behind to save my own skin”. And Mari never saw Ekkatt as a monster; she understood why he did what he did.

The only complaint I have is that I wish there was a little more conflict between Ekkatt and those he was running from. I mean we get one main villain, but I would have loved if him and Ekkatt had a brawl of some kind. The guy got what he deserved and I was happy, but still. I also would have liked more to the ending. I mean I love where they end up, but just a few more pages where we get a sense of the place and the people. Maybe a little something about Ekkatt’s estranged “family”. I know, a little too Hollywood, but I couldn’t help it. Still, it was a great ending.

I highly recommend this book to SFR lovers and if SFR isn't for you, still read it just because it is a great read. It is sexy and fun. It is a great story, full of great characters, adventure, and survival. Barrett has created some amazing worlds that I hope you all will enjoy reading about. Make sure this is on your TBR list.(less)

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Jan 05, 2012 Martha rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Martha by: First Reads win

Shelves: first-reads-win, romance, paperback, read-in-2012, science-fiction

I wasn't sure at first whether I would like this book. It's billed as erotic sci-fi romance, and that can cover a very wide range of content, much of which I am not comfortable reading. But the description of the book sounded interesting, so I gave it a try, and as it turns out, I liked it quite a bit.

The erotic parts include a number of detailed scenes, but they weren't the main focus of the story line, and were probably rather mild for erotica. The sci-fi parts involve a world where hunters tr...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Carien rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi

I'm always on the look out for a good SciFi Romance where one of the leads isn't human, so that's why I picked up Captured.

And I have to say: It's an enjoyable erotic romance as long as you don't mind that the story has plot holes big enough to swallow up small countries.

Ekkatt thinks humans are little more than animals at the beginning of the story, still he speaks almost every human language and he has visited Earth many times, has seen human cities and has even been in them to abduct humans....more

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Jan 30, 2010 Susi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotica, romance, science-fiction, 2010-01, 2010

First thing I have to say is: I so love science fiction! I really adore this genre with all those little techy things in the mix with great action and a bit of romance or even erotica. I always enjoy reading about the social problem in foreign societies as a mirror of our own- present or past. In my opinion, we grab these things better when we have a little distance to the ones that are accused. And isn't it a nice way when the accused are sexy big men with long silky blue-black hair and yellow...more First thing I have to say is: I so love science fiction! I really adore this genre with all those little techy things in the mix with great action and a bit of romance or even erotica. I always enjoy reading about the social problem in foreign societies as a mirror of our own- present or past. In my opinion, we grab these things better when we have a little distance to the ones that are accused. And isn't it a nice way when the accused are sexy big men with long silky blue-black hair and yellow feline eyes? Very nice way in my opinion.

The book starts a bit alarmingly. We wake up together with Mari in a room full of naked woman in cages, not only human ones but many different species, and two hunky men watching over them. First thing I thought was: OMG not the Stockholm syndrome again! But after that I thought: isn't it greedy to have a whole ship of sex-slaves? But as it shows it's not the way my dirty mind pictured it. The women aren't kidnapped to being raped, their even worse future is being sold on the meat market. Yep, you read that right! There are species enjoying nothing more than a human steak. So ick!!!! But okay, we need a bad party in this book. Even worse for me was the attitude of the "smugglers"(who are vegetarians by the way- love that part). They think humans are nothing more than animals without any feelings and higher cognitive functions. You feel charmed already?

So how does it work out that Mari fells in love with one of them? Ekkatt isn't like the most of his species. He sees from the first minute after Mari woke up on the ship that she is different than all the other women he has transported. She's brave and totally able to form coherent sentences and to argument with logic. Why is that so surprisingly for him? Because no women ever before woke up on a transport.

Mari is a real strong heroine. She doesn't cower even in her severe situation and tries to be brave enough to live through it all. Her will to live is unbreakable and she sees her chance in the handsome Ekkatt. She notices that he isn't convinced of her being a stupid animal. So she grabs all her wit and courage to make him free her or at least help her.

Ekkatt's character is unbelievable open for someone being raised in such a society. He is headstrong and has a pure moral attitude towards life no matter the species. As soon as he realizes what the authorities plan to do to Mari he has to do something to prevent this. This decision is a really big one and if someone catches him he will be punished by death. But nothing will sway him from this point.

These two have seriously chemistry going on and I'm again surprised that luckily the aliens fit us anatomically. LOL I enjoyed reading about these two. Their interactions are lovely and they are both so concerned for each others- that just melted my heart. The way Mari showed Ekkatt what kissing is was adorable. I loved that Ms. Barrett also include a language barrier between our couple. The way Mari described some words to Ekkatt was just hilarious.

As you may have noticed, I really liked this book but 2 things were a bit of a letdown for me. First, there was a revelation from Mari's near personal past I found a bit too much. I thought this(Sorry I can't say what) would influence her decisions differently but I can accept that as a minor fault. The bigger problem for me was the ending. It was kind of abrupt and I still had so many open questions. It was a bit unsatisfying to end this book at exactly this point. But I hope we will get a second book in this world that will hopefully answer my questions.

After all I recommend this book to all of you with at least a small interest in science fiction with the right amount of social struggles and a hot romance in the mix.(less)

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Jan 23, 2012 E. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: erotica, sci-fi

4 1/2 stars. Enjoyable science-fiction romance novella that tells the tale of Miri, a human woman who is kidnapped by aliens who plan to sell her as meat or as a slave. Miri struggles to convince her captors that she is a sentient being and slowly converts Ekkatt, an Attun, one of the beings whose planet she is conveyed to. Ekkatt is startled by the idea that humans are not animals and he and Miri slowly teach each other that they have more in common than either could have ever imagined. Neither...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Meggin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: first-readers

This book is like nothing I have read before. I just received it in the yesterday and couldn't put down until I finish it. I'm so glad I was one of the winners in the Goodreads Giveaways. I loved the world I felt like I was transported to. The whole alien/human relationship is something new for but I liked it all the same. I liked that the hero/heroin found each other and fought for their love, even when it wasn't excepted. I thought this book was going to more on the sci-fi but it felt more rom...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I won this book on Goodreads. I was delighted by the world created by Julia Rachel Barret, the similarities and the differences.

Mari, a human, finds herself naked in a cage, she has been captured by and alien specise and is being transported back to their planet along with other human females not all from her planet. She awakes, which she should not have been able to do, on the transport back to the alien planet. When confronted by one of her guards she does not cower and cry, she demands her c...more

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Jun 17, 2010 Janna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: z2010-100plus-reading-challenge, z2010-erotic-romance-challenge, sf, m-f

This was originally published at my blog.

Genre & Keywords:
SciFi Romance, violence, kidnapping of humans, survival

Why I read it:
The author sent me the book as a present to cheer me up

Storyline:
A woman bonds with one of her male kidnappers who’s from another planet and never knew much about her race before. Mari shows Ekkatt that humans are sentient beings like him. She surprises him in more than one way and she on the other hand learns to see his softer, kind side. Together they run from t...more

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Mar 05, 2012 Joy added it · review of another edition

Shelves: won-review-completed

I won a copy of this book from Goodreads.

Ok, I can't honestly rate this book because I didn't finish it. Now don't get me wrong, it wasn't because the book wasn't good, it's just that I didn't realize it was erotic romance, not my cup of tea.

The part of the book that I DID read, I did enjoy it, although it was a little far fetched. Not far fetched because of the aliens harvesting humans, but because Mari had ZERO hard feelings towards her captors. I mean, I could see her feeling that was if she...more

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Jan 07, 2010 Stacey Espino rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourites, adult-sci-fi-romance

One of the best books I've read in awhile! I lost sleep. Read it in under 24 hours. Enough said.
This was a unique, beautiful sci-fi romance. Great character development. Loved Mari and 'loved' Ekkatt (if you know what I mean). Suspence, humor, romance, hot action and interesting new world.
Highly recommend my friends to read this newly released e-book. Can't wait to buy it on paperback for my collection of keepers!

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Jan 13, 2012 Natalie rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Kris

Recommended to Natalie by: Won from a giveaway

Shelves: individual-novels

Captured was the first sci-fi romance book I have read. The beginning of the book got straight to the point. The book was a fast and easy to read; not passing two hundred pages. I quickly got intrested in the book, but during the middle of the story, I became instantly bored. There was detail but it dragged way too much for my taste. When the conclusion finally came, I was ready to put the book back on my shelf. The story plot was intresting but pehaps not my taste.

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Jan 03, 2011 Miranda added it

Who's hungry for a red headed human?

Ekkatt's prejudice is so easily overcome. *sigh* It's a beautiful fairy tale, I only wish it was that easy to change an open mind in THIS world.

Visit my blog for the full length review of Captured. ~Miranda

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Nov 20, 2010 Sheri rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: other

More a 3.5. The story was fine, an erotic sci-fi. It actually didn't contain that many erotic scenes, and they weren't highly descriptive, but I thought it contained a lot of unnecessary coarse language. The story and characters wouldn't have suffered if it hadn't been there. The story itself was a sweet romance. It just needed to be longer.

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Oct 04, 2012 Julianna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: futuristic-sci-fi, pregnant-babies

Really liked this one! Hope that there will be another one to tell us about the colony and what happened once they got there. The heroine was plucky and great and the hero had some great emotional dilema's that he had to work through.

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Oct 23, 2010 Diane Story rated it 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading this sci-fi erotic novella. Julia Rachel Barrett hit the nail on the head with this story. It was a fun ride that I found ending to soon. Can wait to read more of her work.

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Apr 06, 2010 Fran Lee rated it 5 of 5 stars

I truly enjoyed this great sci-fi erotic romance. Ms. Barrett twined believable science fiction and harrowing incidents into one hot, delicious erotic romance. One genuinely hot read!

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Jun 12, 2012 Sara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sfr, erotica

This one was just OK for me. I found the thought of humans being served up for food a little hard to read about.

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Jan 13, 2013 Brent Soderstrum rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: first-read

I won this book through Goodreads First Read program.

This book is a combination of three of the genres of books I dislike the most: Erotica, Sci-Fi and Romance. Yet this book actually had a story which so many books in those three genres do not. It was a quick and somewhat enjoyable read. I sound like a fuddy-duddy but the book had some pretty coarse language that the story could have done without.

Mari is a human who is captured by Ekkatt who is of the Attun race. She will be either sold for mea...more

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Jan 25, 2012 Jaci rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Jaci by: won as a givaway

I received this book as a free givaway. It is a very short and easy read but I loved the story. It had every element to it, intrigue, danger, action, love, romance, smut and some history lessons. I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't mind a bit of sexual and language content.

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Feb 17, 2012 Ashley Perez rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I won this in a giveaway. Usually I don't like SciFi, but this book is wonderful.

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I write erotic science fiction, paranormal and contemporary romances for Resplendence Publishing, Siren, Logical Lust and Cobblestone Press. In my other life, I write nonfiction. If you ever find me sitting in one place, it’s because I’m reading or writing.

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