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Wray
Emperor Wray Vasteri is the ruler of the Tornian Empire. His House has ruled the Empire ever since the Great Infection, which struck over five hundred years ago, and he fears he will be the last. The number of compatible females is dwindling faster than anyone anticipated. If they can't find compatible females soon, their entire civilization will cease to exist. It is the reason he agreed to meet with Liron, the Emperor of the Kaliszian Empire, in Kaliszian space. It is the only reason they had crossed paths with a Ganglian ship leaving Tornian space, and it is the only reason they discovered the small female. Wray found himself drawn to the small female he found beaten and abused on the Ganglian ship. She resembled a Tornian female but was much smaller. Could she be what he was searching for? Kim Teel had a hard life, at least she thought she had until her parents died suddenly, and her sister and brother-in-law disappeared. At nineteen, she realized she had been protected from all of life's hardships. She had been cared for and loved her entire life, and had come to expect it, she was terribly spoiled. Determined to change her ways, Kim went looking for her sister, only to be captured by the Ganglians. It was then she learned what happened to the 'unprotected' females of the universe. Wray and Kim are both doing the same thing, trying to survive. What they find is that there are more important things than just survival. Once they learn that, the universe changes forever.
300 pages, Paperback
Published August 15, 2014
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December 8, 2025
**MINOR SPOILERS**
This book is part of the Tornian series. Some of the characters from the other books in the series are mentioned or appear. Wray and Grim are brothers and Grim is the MMC in the first book in the series, though most of the events in this book precede Grim’s story. I recommend reading Grim’s book first.
I have read all of the other books in the series, and I was not looking forward to this one. Partly because Wray is about twice Kiim’s age. Partly because Kim was r*ped and I was not looking forward to the story line.
Wray comes from a part of the universe that has a severe shortage of females. It has upended their society and females control relationships. Males are the warriors and Wray is the emperor over several planets. When he is returning from a neighboring system, he discovers a ship that should not have been there. Upon boarding the ship, he finds slave traders. In addition, he finds Kim near death.
Kim has been repeatedly r*ped and injured as the Ganglians (the slave traders) get pleasure from other people’s pain. Note: the r*pes are mentioned, not on page. Wray oversees the immediate healing of the some of her injuries and then leaves for his spaceship so a more comprehensive healing can take place. Unfortunately, his shuttle crashes on an unpopulated planet because of an attack.
It gives Wray and Kim an opportunity to get to know each other and Wray decides that he will not tell Kim that he is an emperor. He wants to find out if she would like him anyway. They fall in love over a few days. Wray is very sweet and protective towards Kim. A few of the things he says to her are very touching. In return, she begins to care for him and to show it to him. This is something he is not used to as he comes from a very messed up society.
Kim likes Wray’s protectiveness. At times, it felt as if it were a reaction to the trauma rather than solely about who Wray was. Kim frequently tears up during the book. This was completely natural after having been through her abduction and r*pe. Wray is very patient with her and believes that she is brave for surviving what happened. I thought their relationship could have had a bit more to it than getting over what happened to her though I appreciated that she wasn’t over it in a day.
The author mentions at least once that Wray is typically very controlled. However, he is quite emotional and angry at several points in the book.
Kim alternates between being fearful and being confident and confrontational. The author mentions several times that Kim was spoiled as a kid and spoke rudely to her parents and older sister. You can see it in the way that she interacts with some people though she is aware of what she is doing and tries to be better.
The book alternates between Wray and Kim’s point of view with a few scenes from the point of view of others.
I liked the scenes told from the point of view of Wray’s son (who is 17 while Kim is 19). He had an interesting storyline.
Note: the reason the Ganglians were on Earth was not explained though I assume it was to gather slaves.
I liked the series and wished the author had written more books in it. This was not my favorite book of the series. I read the entire series and recommend it.
This book is part of the Tornian series. Some of the characters from the other books in the series are mentioned or appear. Wray and Grim are brothers and Grim is the MMC in the first book in the series, though most of the events in this book precede Grim’s story. I recommend reading Grim’s book first.
I have read all of the other books in the series, and I was not looking forward to this one. Partly because Wray is about twice Kiim’s age. Partly because Kim was r*ped and I was not looking forward to the story line.
Wray comes from a part of the universe that has a severe shortage of females. It has upended their society and females control relationships. Males are the warriors and Wray is the emperor over several planets. When he is returning from a neighboring system, he discovers a ship that should not have been there. Upon boarding the ship, he finds slave traders. In addition, he finds Kim near death.
Kim has been repeatedly r*ped and injured as the Ganglians (the slave traders) get pleasure from other people’s pain. Note: the r*pes are mentioned, not on page. Wray oversees the immediate healing of the some of her injuries and then leaves for his spaceship so a more comprehensive healing can take place. Unfortunately, his shuttle crashes on an unpopulated planet because of an attack.
It gives Wray and Kim an opportunity to get to know each other and Wray decides that he will not tell Kim that he is an emperor. He wants to find out if she would like him anyway. They fall in love over a few days. Wray is very sweet and protective towards Kim. A few of the things he says to her are very touching. In return, she begins to care for him and to show it to him. This is something he is not used to as he comes from a very messed up society.
Kim likes Wray’s protectiveness. At times, it felt as if it were a reaction to the trauma rather than solely about who Wray was. Kim frequently tears up during the book. This was completely natural after having been through her abduction and r*pe. Wray is very patient with her and believes that she is brave for surviving what happened. I thought their relationship could have had a bit more to it than getting over what happened to her though I appreciated that she wasn’t over it in a day.
The author mentions at least once that Wray is typically very controlled. However, he is quite emotional and angry at several points in the book.
Kim alternates between being fearful and being confident and confrontational. The author mentions several times that Kim was spoiled as a kid and spoke rudely to her parents and older sister. You can see it in the way that she interacts with some people though she is aware of what she is doing and tries to be better.
The book alternates between Wray and Kim’s point of view with a few scenes from the point of view of others.
I liked the scenes told from the point of view of Wray’s son (who is 17 while Kim is 19). He had an interesting storyline.
Note: the reason the Ganglians were on Earth was not explained though I assume it was to gather slaves.
I liked the series and wished the author had written more books in it. This was not my favorite book of the series. I read the entire series and recommend it.
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