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Return of the Nine #3
Hiding
Daphne has spent her adult life since the Tokkel invasion fighting for jobs to support herself. With her parents dead, her family consists of one. Desperate to earn some income she takes a position as wait staff at the reception for the Gaian, Tiera MacKenzie and her husband, Tonos of the Nine.
Daphne is trained to be invisible to the members of the Nine who are attending this first cross-planetary event held on Gaia.
After the reception she is desperate for rest but a peculiar interview by the personnel coordinator of the Nine drives her into the woods and a collision with destiny.
Apolan has accepted a position as Ambassador of the Nine on Gaia. The embassy is underway and all he needs now is an assistant. He has just the Gaian in mind if she will simply stop hiding and allow him to offer her all he can.
Daphne is trained to be invisible to the members of the Nine who are attending this first cross-planetary event held on Gaia.
After the reception she is desperate for rest but a peculiar interview by the personnel coordinator of the Nine drives her into the woods and a collision with destiny.
Apolan has accepted a position as Ambassador of the Nine on Gaia. The embassy is underway and all he needs now is an assistant. He has just the Gaian in mind if she will simply stop hiding and allow him to offer her all he can.
52 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 22, 2012
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January 13, 2014
I am a huge fan of Viola Grace. Yes, I wish her short stories were longer. I do. I wish they were novellas but they are not and as short stories I love them. They are bite sized reads that always bring pleasure and each book in a series builds a world and we do get to have fun with couples from other books again.
I am really liking the Return of the Nine's fusing of Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy Romance, and Super Hero Romance.
Our hero is a tree spirit. Badass. Our heroine has a cool super power. The romance is lovely if mellow. The world building is great.
Fun stuff. Off to read more!
PS
I do think Grace should charge a bit less. If they were 99 cents, I would preorder and buy every short story she wrote. If she had a novella, I would happily pay the higher price. I understand she needs to make a living and try to aid in that as best I can because I want her to keep writing forever but I honestly feel she might do better if she lowered the price. So, I buy some and borrow some for now.
I am really liking the Return of the Nine's fusing of Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy Romance, and Super Hero Romance.
Our hero is a tree spirit. Badass. Our heroine has a cool super power. The romance is lovely if mellow. The world building is great.
Fun stuff. Off to read more!
PS
I do think Grace should charge a bit less. If they were 99 cents, I would preorder and buy every short story she wrote. If she had a novella, I would happily pay the higher price. I understand she needs to make a living and try to aid in that as best I can because I want her to keep writing forever but I honestly feel she might do better if she lowered the price. So, I buy some and borrow some for now.
May 29, 2014
It was interesting, but I do wish they were longer. I think I might switch after a bit longer and read something else...
May 5, 2021
An enjoyable short sci-fi romance.
The world building here was delightful, exploring Gaian culture and the original bonding cave of the Nine. The heroine was sympathetic and the hero was sweet and thoughtful, which was exactly what the heroine needed. The plot was tight and the pacing made reading this short romance fly by. I have enjoyed reading this series for the first time in 2021. Off to read the next in the series.
The world building here was delightful, exploring Gaian culture and the original bonding cave of the Nine. The heroine was sympathetic and the hero was sweet and thoughtful, which was exactly what the heroine needed. The plot was tight and the pacing made reading this short romance fly by. I have enjoyed reading this series for the first time in 2021. Off to read the next in the series.
November 15, 2019
Another short story but good.
November 19, 2019
Good book and again short.
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