Judged

Terran Times Tales #77

by Viola Grace

Alice has walked through halls of power at the sides of some of the most powerful men and women in the Nyal Imperium. Her position as a Companion puts her in places she never imagined, including a world that is being evacuated so it can give itself a facelift.

Her client wills her a house, fortune and title on his home world, which means that the moment he passes away, she is in deep.

Going to the Oefric for judgement, Alice finds her accounts frozen pending further investigation, and she has to run for her life as her husband’s family puts a hit out on her.

Kadenz wanted to retire, but when the judge sends Alice to him as housekeeper, he is fascinated by her grace, her poise and her ability to stab him in the ass with a fork.

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2014

Reviews

[namericanwordcat · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the romance of the couple in this one very much. However, the quick and rude judgements of the secondary characters made this book less enjoyable than it could have been.

It has a feel of a western a bit when the heroine takes on the job of housekeeper and cook while she is in hiding. I have always been a fan of "biscuit romance" so this is good times for me. And the hero is a cat shifter alien. Yea!

[Paraphrodite · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars.

I was worried when I read the blub that this one is about a Companion... but it turned out much better than I expected as she was not a "sexual" companion but a "social" companion/bodyguard. I wished we could get a glimpse of the Judge who came to hear her case... I wondered if it's Jayd from Jaded?

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-read 20/1/15