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Too Close to the Sun
Galactic smuggler Angel Torrence resented Colonel Nicoli Romanof from the first order he barked at her. His disembodied voice --- arrogant and bossy --- blared out of the Icarus's control panel, not to thank her for rescuing him and his ship from the terrorist attack, but to instruct her to set a course for the most perilous planet in the solar system.
On the riskiest mission of his career, Nicoli had allowed his life essence and his physical form to be separated. And the Harvestors had taken the bait --- his body. Now he needed the cocky pilot who'd stolen his vessel to help him retrieve his person and destroy the deadly race of aliens. Then he discovered the young man was a woman, and he kissed his chances of success goodbye.
When Nicoli refused her assistance because of her gender, Angel would have moved heaven and earth to prove she was up to the task. But she never expected the colonel's physique to be so magnificent --- or his heart to be so courageous. And when a passion she couldn't deny flared between them, she wondered if they'd found love or flown ... TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
On the riskiest mission of his career, Nicoli had allowed his life essence and his physical form to be separated. And the Harvestors had taken the bait --- his body. Now he needed the cocky pilot who'd stolen his vessel to help him retrieve his person and destroy the deadly race of aliens. Then he discovered the young man was a woman, and he kissed his chances of success goodbye.
When Nicoli refused her assistance because of her gender, Angel would have moved heaven and earth to prove she was up to the task. But she never expected the colonel's physique to be so magnificent --- or his heart to be so courageous. And when a passion she couldn't deny flared between them, she wondered if they'd found love or flown ... TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN
320 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2003
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Robin T. Popp
21 books84 followersRobin T. Popp grew up watching Star Trek and reading Nancy Drew, Robert Heinlein, Sharon Green and Piers Anthony. She loved the daring and romantic exploits of heroic characters on grand adventures in otherworldly places. It wasn’t long before she wanted to write such tales to share with others. Though she was forced to take a thirty-year detour through the real world – which certainly wasn’t without its share of adventures – armed now with two masters degrees, a fulltime job and a family, she has taken the first steps toward realizing her original dream of becoming an author.
Too Close to the Sun, a futuristic romance published in July 2003, was her first novel. Out of the Night is her second novel and represents her first foray into another of her favorite alternate realities – the realm of vampires.
Robin lives southwest of Houston, Texas with her husband, three kids, three dogs, two frogs, one rabbit and a mortgage. She is living the American dream.
Too Close to the Sun, a futuristic romance published in July 2003, was her first novel. Out of the Night is her second novel and represents her first foray into another of her favorite alternate realities – the realm of vampires.
Robin lives southwest of Houston, Texas with her husband, three kids, three dogs, two frogs, one rabbit and a mortgage. She is living the American dream.
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May 3, 2015
This book was alright. It had some things I really liked and some that I literally scoffed at. On the plus side Angel was independent and fearless. She was a heroine in her own right. There were some really funny little side comments in the book that made me laugh. Nicoli was a sexy, honor bound male who was more than willing to put his life on the line to do the right thing and protect those he cared about. You have to appreciate that. The book also presented an interesting take on what it means to be 'free.' Thus the title of both the book and Nicoli's ship, clever.
On the negative side this is a case of insta-love to the extreme, initially based on NOTHING more than appearances. But the reader is led to believe that true love could bloom from this very quickly. I found that a little hard to swallow.
While Angel is a strong-willed heroine who rescued Nicoli as often as he rescued her, she never had to rescue him because he had simply put himself in pointless danger or done something stupid. Example: lose her way in the dark (on her own home-world), step in a crevice and twist her ankle. Really!? That move alone almost negates enough respectable heroineness to put her in bimbo territory. Lastly, everyone has a happy ending. I know, that should be a good thing right? But how realistic is it? Examples: It's all just a little too clean for me.
The writing was fine and the book ended with teaser of the next one Dark Side of the Sun. It looked interesting enough to be worth reading. SO, all-in-all an alright read.
On the negative side this is a case of insta-love to the extreme, initially based on NOTHING more than appearances. But the reader is led to believe that true love could bloom from this very quickly. I found that a little hard to swallow.
While Angel is a strong-willed heroine who rescued Nicoli as often as he rescued her, she never had to rescue him because he had simply put himself in pointless danger or done something stupid. Example: lose her way in the dark (on her own home-world), step in a crevice and twist her ankle. Really!? That move alone almost negates enough respectable heroineness to put her in bimbo territory. Lastly, everyone has a happy ending. I know, that should be a good thing right? But how realistic is it? Examples: It's all just a little too clean for me.
The writing was fine and the book ended with teaser of the next one Dark Side of the Sun. It looked interesting enough to be worth reading. SO, all-in-all an alright read.
June 12, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review
This book had a lot of different elements going on at the same time and in the beginning it was very interesting. It then became somewhat boring, tedious, and uninteresting. The story became predictable no matter what efforts the author gave her female lead, who was supposedly displayed as being strong, independent, and capable of handling threats.
This book had a lot of different elements going on at the same time and in the beginning it was very interesting. It then became somewhat boring, tedious, and uninteresting. The story became predictable no matter what efforts the author gave her female lead, who was supposedly displayed as being strong, independent, and capable of handling threats.
April 20, 2021
En el principio del libro me encontraba emocionada de ver a una protagonista femenina fuerte he independiente, avanzaron los capitulos y el libro se tornó machista y sexista. La personalidad de Angel decae completamente y se le muestra como una mujer debil que necesita la ayuda de un hombre para todo. Al presentarnos a Nicoli, un hombre arrogante, machista y toxico, pense que iban a darle un crecimiento a su personaje cuando conociera a Angel, pero en vez Angel dejo su personalidad fuerte y libre y se convirtió en una mujer debil, igual a las que describen al rededor de todo el libro. Todo el libro es machista, se pensaria que al final la protagonista cambiaria la idea de los hombres del libro, (que la mujer necesita ser protegida por el hombre, que debe obedecer al hombre en todo, que si das tu virginidad a un hombre y no te casas con él erea una puta, etc) pero no, en cambio ella se vuelve la viva imagen de todo esto.
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August 18, 2020
2.5 estrellas
Muy predecible, y la verdad es que no suelo leer novelas futuristas porque tardo mucho en engancharme. Lo bueno es que al ser un romance ya si quieres saber lo que pasa y eso es lo que ha conseguido que me lea el libro más rápido.
Muy predecible, y la verdad es que no suelo leer novelas futuristas porque tardo mucho en engancharme. Lo bueno es que al ser un romance ya si quieres saber lo que pasa y eso es lo que ha conseguido que me lea el libro más rápido.
December 28, 2014
Yo no suelo leer mucha novela paranormal, exceptuando alguna serie de vampiros que sigo, o de viajes en el tiempo, que es una temática que me gusta bastante. Y lo que no suelo leer son novelas futuristas, porque no me suelen gustar demasiado, pero debo de decir que este libro ha sido la excepción a esa regla, porque me ha gustado y mucho.
No es una novela corriente, ya digo que es futurista, pues está basada en el año 2503. Nos encontramos con diferentes sistemas planetarios, diferentes tipos de vida, alienígenas, armamento completamente diferente y personajes diferentes. Pero aun así, es un libro que me ha enganchado desde la primera página y que me ha sorprendido mucho.
Un libro que me ha tenido enganchada desde la primera página, y aunque en él nos encontramos guerras, alienígenas, armamentos y demás, no es un libro donde no prime la historia de amor, sino todo lo contrario, pues la historia la hay, y además con bastante peso.
No es una novela corriente, ya digo que es futurista, pues está basada en el año 2503. Nos encontramos con diferentes sistemas planetarios, diferentes tipos de vida, alienígenas, armamento completamente diferente y personajes diferentes. Pero aun así, es un libro que me ha enganchado desde la primera página y que me ha sorprendido mucho.
Un libro que me ha tenido enganchada desde la primera página, y aunque en él nos encontramos guerras, alienígenas, armamentos y demás, no es un libro donde no prime la historia de amor, sino todo lo contrario, pues la historia la hay, y además con bastante peso.
January 18, 2011
Mientras que la historia es pasable (chica orgullosa se encuentra con chico aun más orgulloso y mantienen unas conversaciones bastante ingeniosas) deja mucho, mucho que desear la traducción y la despreocupación con la que han editado el libro, ya no sólo si se traduce de manera adecuada, si no que existen multitud de erratas a lo largo de todo el libro, dando la sensación de desidia.
November 13, 2014
I cannot rave enough about this book. Robin has written a fantastic story with Too Close to the Sun. The plot twists and the characters kept me completely enthralled from beginning to end. I absolutely loved it. Its unique, its exciting, and its nothing like you've read yet.
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