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Scanners #2
Somewhere My Love
As an officer of the Alliance, Sha'Nara has been trained to destroy the psychics who seek galactic domination. But on a mission to protect the Director-General's daughter, she is captured by Tristan, to whom she is instantly attracted. Far from being the monster she had been prepared for, Sha'Nara finds a man whose dreams she admires.
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First published July 1, 1997
About the author
Karen Fox
23 books12 followersKaren Fox knew at age twelve that she wanted to be a writer. She loved putting down on paper the adventures of those characters who came to life in her head so that she could enjoy them over and over. She was much older before she realized that everybody didn’t have stories going on in their head and wondered if this made her a little bit weird.
Though she’s lived around the country and in Europe with her Air Force husband and three now grown children, she finds it exciting to imagine new worlds, new species, new adventures, and possibilities for the future. This excitement shows itself in her stories.
Upon discovering the local RWA writing chapter in Colorado Springs, Karen went on to sell her first book in 1996 and has gone on to sell several more over the years.
As one who believes by giving, she receives, Karen spent several years in several positions on the local chapter of Romance Writers of America—Pikes Peak Romance Writers, served two terms on the RWA board, and has also served over 20 years with the Pikes Writers Conference. She also works on the annual NINC Conference.
To date Karen has published eight paranormal romance books with Kensington, Leisure Books, and Berkley, plus a novella with BelleBooks and a short story with DAW. Her second book, Somewhere My Love, was a RITA Finalist in 1998. Prince of Charming, a paranormal romance, was a winner for the 2001 Award of Excellence in the Paranormal Category and Finalist for the 2001 National Readers’ Choice Award. Buttercup Baby, another book in the contemporary fae line, went on to win the Booksellers’ Best Award. She’s also published two sweet contemporary romance novels and three short stories in the ongoing Dogwood Series.
Though she’s lived around the country and in Europe with her Air Force husband and three now grown children, she finds it exciting to imagine new worlds, new species, new adventures, and possibilities for the future. This excitement shows itself in her stories.
Upon discovering the local RWA writing chapter in Colorado Springs, Karen went on to sell her first book in 1996 and has gone on to sell several more over the years.
As one who believes by giving, she receives, Karen spent several years in several positions on the local chapter of Romance Writers of America—Pikes Peak Romance Writers, served two terms on the RWA board, and has also served over 20 years with the Pikes Writers Conference. She also works on the annual NINC Conference.
To date Karen has published eight paranormal romance books with Kensington, Leisure Books, and Berkley, plus a novella with BelleBooks and a short story with DAW. Her second book, Somewhere My Love, was a RITA Finalist in 1998. Prince of Charming, a paranormal romance, was a winner for the 2001 Award of Excellence in the Paranormal Category and Finalist for the 2001 National Readers’ Choice Award. Buttercup Baby, another book in the contemporary fae line, went on to win the Booksellers’ Best Award. She’s also published two sweet contemporary romance novels and three short stories in the ongoing Dogwood Series.
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June 24, 2019
2.5 stars, rounded up
I picked up this book from a used bookstore because look at that cover. How could I not? I like trying an old skool romance now and then and when it's a vintage paranormal there's no way I can refuse.
The good:
- There's a bunch of plotty action in an interesting world.
- We get two romances for the price of one. It's rare to have them together instead of split into different books.
- I wasn't expecting much consent because again, look at that cover, but the hero does a good job consdering.
- Sha'Nara's change of heart is gradual and earned.
The not-so-good:
- Helllloooo paranormal instalust into instalove.
- While the plot starts strong it dissembles into double crosses on top of triple crosses, and I gave up trying to keep everything straight.
- The setting is monotonous until the last chapter, when we finally get off the spaceships.
To be honest I wasn't expecting much from this $1 find, but I had fun reading it despite the weaknesses. I was actually looking forward to tracking down the next book in the series for the heck of it, but it appears Fox never wrote it. Ah, well.
I picked up this book from a used bookstore because look at that cover. How could I not? I like trying an old skool romance now and then and when it's a vintage paranormal there's no way I can refuse.
The good:
- There's a bunch of plotty action in an interesting world.
- We get two romances for the price of one. It's rare to have them together instead of split into different books.
- I wasn't expecting much consent because again, look at that cover, but the hero does a good job consdering.
- Sha'Nara's change of heart is gradual and earned.
The not-so-good:
- Helllloooo paranormal instalust into instalove.
- While the plot starts strong it dissembles into double crosses on top of triple crosses, and I gave up trying to keep everything straight.
- The setting is monotonous until the last chapter, when we finally get off the spaceships.
To be honest I wasn't expecting much from this $1 find, but I had fun reading it despite the weaknesses. I was actually looking forward to tracking down the next book in the series for the heck of it, but it appears Fox never wrote it. Ah, well.
December 5, 2019
This book was awsome. I read it while in highschool,cant wait to read it again. I have looked for it for some time now i have found it. 😊😊
July 21, 2020
An ancient war
Remembering a war that took place a hundred years before causes the alliance and scanners to have many bad events between then. Can a plan save or destroy them?
Remembering a war that took place a hundred years before causes the alliance and scanners to have many bad events between then. Can a plan save or destroy them?
May 25, 2011
It eventually earned a 4 but there for a bit...
The premise was interesting. The issue was the h.
She's the enemy. She, along with her charge, find themselves kidnapped by what amounts to a group of psychic refugees. She tries the H's patience so many times, and he's nice to her in spite of everything. She keeps trying to escape you see. I can understand it to a point. That point is probably the time she almost succeeds and finds herself being dragged on a rescue mission. Even when faced with the horror of what her people are doing to his, even when almost captured, even after he's nearly beaten to death to keep her from being molested by some sort of humanoid reptiles, she's ready to bolt back to her people - for her career and because she learns something the humanoid reptiles have that will incapacitate his people. She wants to let her people know about it so they can use it.
Yeah. That's the sort of heroine we have. It's not until she comes face to face with what's left of one of his people that she'd captured before that she changes her mind.
I get that too abrupt an about-face would be suspect, but come ON. Then again, maybe if they'd taken her to THAT wing before...
Of course, when she DOES finally get it, she's convinced she just has to talk to them. Uh...right. Granted, most of the leaders were decent but you gotta have proof. She does get the proof but the risk...
I had no issues with the H.
The premise was interesting. The issue was the h.
She's the enemy. She, along with her charge, find themselves kidnapped by what amounts to a group of psychic refugees. She tries the H's patience so many times, and he's nice to her in spite of everything. She keeps trying to escape you see. I can understand it to a point. That point is probably the time she almost succeeds and finds herself being dragged on a rescue mission. Even when faced with the horror of what her people are doing to his, even when almost captured, even after he's nearly beaten to death to keep her from being molested by some sort of humanoid reptiles, she's ready to bolt back to her people - for her career and because she learns something the humanoid reptiles have that will incapacitate his people. She wants to let her people know about it so they can use it.
Yeah. That's the sort of heroine we have. It's not until she comes face to face with what's left of one of his people that she'd captured before that she changes her mind.
I get that too abrupt an about-face would be suspect, but come ON. Then again, maybe if they'd taken her to THAT wing before...
Of course, when she DOES finally get it, she's convinced she just has to talk to them. Uh...right. Granted, most of the leaders were decent but you gotta have proof. She does get the proof but the risk...
I had no issues with the H.
November 19, 2011
Wow, so I did not expect to like this... but once I picked it up I couldn't stop. I mean really, this is the first sentence:
"He came to her in her dreams, as he always did when she'd had a particularly stressful day."
Sounds kinda lame and cheesy right? Ok, so maybe it is, and there was definitely a fair amount of purple prose, but somehow I really enjoyed this book. I think it was a combination of the silliness (cuss words like "shibit" and "farding") and the cuteness. I genuinely liked all the characters and both the main romance and the sub-plot romance were good. Some of it was predictable but I enjoyed reading how it all played out. Definitely an unexpectedly delightful way to spend an evening.
"He came to her in her dreams, as he always did when she'd had a particularly stressful day."
Sounds kinda lame and cheesy right? Ok, so maybe it is, and there was definitely a fair amount of purple prose, but somehow I really enjoyed this book. I think it was a combination of the silliness (cuss words like "shibit" and "farding") and the cuteness. I genuinely liked all the characters and both the main romance and the sub-plot romance were good. Some of it was predictable but I enjoyed reading how it all played out. Definitely an unexpectedly delightful way to spend an evening.
July 25, 2010
Halfway through this book I was reminded of "Battlestar Galactica", the 70's series with Lorne Greene, not the SyFy channel remake. Of course, I don't think there was any telekenetic sex on that show. Fun read.
September 9, 2016
I'm not a sci-fi person, but I loved this book. I attached very quickly to the characters and couldn't let go until I knew they were safe!
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