Much better than the previous book, but very short. I actually don't understand when the main characters had time to fall in love. The book had a lot of action and Stag's crew members were interesting. I hope next book is Hellion's story.

I'm not loving Deviant, or even liking Deviant really. More like, tolerating Deviant.

 

I can't really put my finger on what's off here. Well besides the line spacing making a 100-150 page book appear to be 200. There was something about the way the characters interacted that at times made them appear mentally challenged or painfully naive or something. Like, Forrest Gump, the romance H. I don't think the H's insecurities helped that either. The h seemed to spend entirely too much time (when not boinking him) reassuring him that he was HAWT!!!!!

 

As for the sex scenes. Imagine reading the script for a porn flic and you got it.

 

The H, due to his "flaws" (as a note, the cyborgs are as bigoted as anyone else, and they don't like the dark skin tones), is not part of a family unit (reverse harem if you're wondering) so he's still holding his unicorn grooming license. Dear old dad rented the brothel for 12 hours so he could run the license through a shredder with a sex 'bot. The h, due to an accident, has 3 artificial limbs and is trying to get away from an erstwhile mail order bride situation where the "groom" actually has a brothel with real humans. So she hides in the *other* brothel at the space station, and for the better part of the next 175 or so pages, alternates being terrified she'll be passed around, being terrified she'll be tossed out an airlock, and being upset at the H's mother, with some sex education rounds with the H.

I'm sad to say, but - too much sex and not enough story. :(

Stag and the crew of the Varnish are on a mission, responding to a distress signal of a freighter that has been attacked by the Markus Models. Instead of finding the enemy, they discover one sole survivor. Nala’s a human, and having suffered at their hands during his time on Earth, there’s no species Stag despises more. But when the petite woman confuses him for an android and tries to order him around, Stag decides she’ll live—and pay for her slights. Nala Vestria has lost her freighter, her crew and her father, only to become personal maid to a cyborg. Stag is surly, short-tempered, and completely untrusting of humans…not to mention intense, commanding, and maybe the hottest being Nala has ever seen. When she finds him temporarily at her mercy, Nala isn’t sure if she wants to kill him or kiss him. Then again, life is short. She opts for the latter. Nala swiftly becomes a distraction Stag can’t afford, especially after he’s had a carnal taste of what the woman has to offer. He’ll take her back to Garden, his home planet, and be rid of her—as well as the emotions she evokes. But as their journey home becomes harrowing, Nala may prove to be more of an asset than a liability. To both the ship…and the lonely cyborg who commands her. Review If you started the series here, I am not sure you would keep going. There needs to be much more complexity for most aspects of the book. I read the whole thing and enjoyed it on a certain level with the surprise action, the crew, the heroine's backstory and skills, and the moments of sweetness. Other parts were not good. The heroine comes really close to forced seduction of the hero. They both hold on to stereotypical ideas for too long to give a full romance and the end is just rushed. We get very little time with them in a relationship which I like especially in a Science Fiction Romance where there is culture shock.

After barely surviving a horrific accident, then being held captive for years by Earth Government, Venice must escape the planet. She thinks she’s found the answer to her prayers when she contracts to be a deep-space bride—only to find herself facing an even bigger nightmare. Hiding from her con man “husband” aboard his space station, she comes across an intimidating cyborg…one who could just be her last hope.

Deviant is humiliated when his father suggests he visit a pleasure center to make use of a sex bot. True, the defects he was born with have assured female cyborgs will never consider adding him to a family unit. But he still has his pride. The woman who enters the room, however, is incredibly lifelike, and she quickly has Deviant feeling things he’d never dreamed—right until the moment he finds out she’s human. Sort of…

Venice needs Deviant’s help to get off the space station. Deviant is lonely, and in need of someone to teach him how to pleasure a female. They strike a bargain, one that has Venice giving up her freedom. But soon it’s her heart that’s at greater risk. It’s easy loving Deviant…even when others are determined to make it difficult.

 

 

 

Review

 

So, I love my cyborg crack. This was pretty run of the mill and could have been tons better with more details.

 

I liked the heroine and the connection back to what is happening on Earth. Her practical nature was refreshing. The romance was sweet.

 

What was lame was that there is still all this human hate on the Cyborg planet. We get to see very little about how the planet works. This would have been much more interesting.

 

The father should get his own romance.