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Knollig
Mairi- Her grandfather's bargain with the Council of Terraneu has given her a second chance at life. Literally on her death bed Mairi meets the hottest man she has ever seen. Her blood boils at his slightest touch. All she has to do is convince the man she wants that they are meant to be together. How hard could that be?
Knollig- One look in the eyes of Mairi McPherson and Knollig knows trouble has found him. Even though he desperately wants her for his own, there are things he has to consider before himself. He takes a vow to give Mairi time to get to know the males of Terraneu...even if it leads to her choosing another to be her mate.
Knollig- One look in the eyes of Mairi McPherson and Knollig knows trouble has found him. Even though he desperately wants her for his own, there are things he has to consider before himself. He takes a vow to give Mairi time to get to know the males of Terraneu...even if it leads to her choosing another to be her mate.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2014
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Stormy McKnight
14 books49 followersI wish I could make this part more interesting for you. I would love to say that I am a highly decorated author with loads of accolades to my name. I wish it were so...but unfortunately, it is not true...Yet. I am holding out hope that this will change soon.
In reality, I am just a regular person. I have been working at one job or another since I was sixteen. I am not ashamed to say that is thirty years of 9 to 5 and sometimes 6 to 6. Whatever it took to get the job done. Then about a year ago, I was teaching technology at the grade school level when my teenage daughter self-published a book. I was fascinated with the process. Empowered by seeing her dream come true, I decided to give it a try. I am a huge fan of Romance novels and had even tried writing in the past but had no idea where to go with my ideas. With my daughter's encouragement, I finally got my first book ready and self-published.
Did the whole process change me? Not really. I still get up and put my pants on one leg at a time. I still work hard and take what life hands me. The only difference now is that I have a deeper appreciation for all the hard work self-publishing takes. Being in front of the computer, writing my stories, is still my escape. I hope in some small way, that my stories are entertaining and an escape for the reader as well.
There is a link on my website at http://www.stormymcknight.com/ if you want to send me your thoughts, or sign up to be on the mailing list for release updates and events. If you have any questions be sure to post them below. I am happy to give out interesting little "spoilers", just nothing too revealing.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read my author bio. I hope that if you liked my stories that you can leave a kind review.
Sincerely Yours...Stormy
In reality, I am just a regular person. I have been working at one job or another since I was sixteen. I am not ashamed to say that is thirty years of 9 to 5 and sometimes 6 to 6. Whatever it took to get the job done. Then about a year ago, I was teaching technology at the grade school level when my teenage daughter self-published a book. I was fascinated with the process. Empowered by seeing her dream come true, I decided to give it a try. I am a huge fan of Romance novels and had even tried writing in the past but had no idea where to go with my ideas. With my daughter's encouragement, I finally got my first book ready and self-published.
Did the whole process change me? Not really. I still get up and put my pants on one leg at a time. I still work hard and take what life hands me. The only difference now is that I have a deeper appreciation for all the hard work self-publishing takes. Being in front of the computer, writing my stories, is still my escape. I hope in some small way, that my stories are entertaining and an escape for the reader as well.
There is a link on my website at http://www.stormymcknight.com/ if you want to send me your thoughts, or sign up to be on the mailing list for release updates and events. If you have any questions be sure to post them below. I am happy to give out interesting little "spoilers", just nothing too revealing.
I want to thank you for taking the time to read my author bio. I hope that if you liked my stories that you can leave a kind review.
Sincerely Yours...Stormy
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October 18, 2014
2.5 stars. Disappointing compared to the first book in the series.
The romance story was pretty flat to me. If you go into this book just wanting a mellowed out sci-fi story, it's not that bad.
Mairi is dying of cancer. She is a 39 year old RN.
Her Grandfather runs the B&B in Scotland that Amber was staying in during the beginning of book 1. Her grandfather has made a deal with the colony of aliens to take her to Terraneu and put her in their healing/medical box.
There is immediate chemistry between Mairi when she wakes and Knollig - only Knollig is a pussy hero. Instead of pursuing her since they are both attracted, he pushes her away, ignores and avoids her. Mairi keeps trying to get Knollig's attention and ends up embarrassing herself repeatedly.
After over a week of this behavior, the Terraneu council pulls an intervention with him telling him no other males on the colony will feel slighted if he hooks up with Mairi.
He goes to her, says he's sorry and is immediately rewarded with a BJ and sex.
(huge eye roll with annoyed sigh)
Their relationship is insta-perfect. Story skips to 5 months later.
The "anti-women" group from book 1 pull another kidnap attempt, which is foiled by the two women's mates...of course.
After the halfway point, they pull their first mass-woman transport.
Amber (from book 1) ends up pregnant with triplets.
This book was pretty much filler. I'll be reading the next one because it seemed like it might be interesting.
The romance story was pretty flat to me. If you go into this book just wanting a mellowed out sci-fi story, it's not that bad.
Mairi is dying of cancer. She is a 39 year old RN.
Her Grandfather runs the B&B in Scotland that Amber was staying in during the beginning of book 1. Her grandfather has made a deal with the colony of aliens to take her to Terraneu and put her in their healing/medical box.
There is immediate chemistry between Mairi when she wakes and Knollig - only Knollig is a pussy hero. Instead of pursuing her since they are both attracted, he pushes her away, ignores and avoids her. Mairi keeps trying to get Knollig's attention and ends up embarrassing herself repeatedly.
After over a week of this behavior, the Terraneu council pulls an intervention with him telling him no other males on the colony will feel slighted if he hooks up with Mairi.
He goes to her, says he's sorry and is immediately rewarded with a BJ and sex.
(huge eye roll with annoyed sigh)
Their relationship is insta-perfect. Story skips to 5 months later.
The "anti-women" group from book 1 pull another kidnap attempt, which is foiled by the two women's mates...of course.
After the halfway point, they pull their first mass-woman transport.
Amber (from book 1) ends up pregnant with triplets.
This book was pretty much filler. I'll be reading the next one because it seemed like it might be interesting.
December 25, 2015
It was alright. Getting tired of it pretty fast at this point.
November 19, 2014
Overall Rating: 4.5 Rockin’ ★★★★☆
What if you were dying with no hope of getting better? Would you be willing to accept a gift of healing and life? What if it meant leaving your own world behind? This is the second book in Stormy McKnight’s Terraneu series. It tells the story of a brave woman and the being that offers her more than life.
Mairi McPherson has reached her last breath. Her heart is heavy with the regrets she has from things that she should have done differently in her life. She feels like she has wasted the time she was given and now it is too late to make things right. Mairi regrets not staying closer to her grandfather, not finding someone to love and not having children. Everything that is important in life she had taken for granted including the love of her grandfather. Mairi thinks that she is dreaming when she wakes up and finds herself staring into the eyes of the most beautiful man she had ever seen. Is he real? Is he an angel?
Knollig knew the moment that he held the sick woman in his arms that she had awakened him. He knew that she was his, but he was a man of honor and swore that he would give her time to adjust to his world. She needs time to meet the other males on his world before he asked her to choose him as her mate. Mairi is only the second woman on his world and he needs to be patient, even though he knows she is the one for him. Mates are forever and he wants her to be sure. Can he survive watching her interact with the other males on his world? Will he loose her to one of them?
When push comes to shove, Mairi does not want to wait! She wants Knollig and is willing to do whatever she needs to do to convince him. Mairi puts herself and Knollig in some really funny situations trying to get him to say yes. It really doesn’t hurt that the unit that healed her optimized her body into the best that it can be! Sexy, hot and ready for her man!
Hero: Knollig 4.5 stars
Heroine: Mairi McPherson 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Steam Level: 4.5 stars
Cliffhanger: No
Would I recommend this book: Yes. This book is funny, sexy and out of this world! The hero is a hot alpha male and the female is dominate and feisty. They really burn up every surface on the planet with their insatiable need for each other.
Would I recommend this author: Yes. You will not regret reading this amazing offering from Stormy McKnight. The only problem will be waiting for the next book in this series!
Knollig: A Terraneu Novel
Stormy McKnight
***Received an ARC of this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review***
What if you were dying with no hope of getting better? Would you be willing to accept a gift of healing and life? What if it meant leaving your own world behind? This is the second book in Stormy McKnight’s Terraneu series. It tells the story of a brave woman and the being that offers her more than life.
Mairi McPherson has reached her last breath. Her heart is heavy with the regrets she has from things that she should have done differently in her life. She feels like she has wasted the time she was given and now it is too late to make things right. Mairi regrets not staying closer to her grandfather, not finding someone to love and not having children. Everything that is important in life she had taken for granted including the love of her grandfather. Mairi thinks that she is dreaming when she wakes up and finds herself staring into the eyes of the most beautiful man she had ever seen. Is he real? Is he an angel?
Knollig knew the moment that he held the sick woman in his arms that she had awakened him. He knew that she was his, but he was a man of honor and swore that he would give her time to adjust to his world. She needs time to meet the other males on his world before he asked her to choose him as her mate. Mairi is only the second woman on his world and he needs to be patient, even though he knows she is the one for him. Mates are forever and he wants her to be sure. Can he survive watching her interact with the other males on his world? Will he loose her to one of them?
When push comes to shove, Mairi does not want to wait! She wants Knollig and is willing to do whatever she needs to do to convince him. Mairi puts herself and Knollig in some really funny situations trying to get him to say yes. It really doesn’t hurt that the unit that healed her optimized her body into the best that it can be! Sexy, hot and ready for her man!
Hero: Knollig 4.5 stars
Heroine: Mairi McPherson 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Steam Level: 4.5 stars
Cliffhanger: No
Would I recommend this book: Yes. This book is funny, sexy and out of this world! The hero is a hot alpha male and the female is dominate and feisty. They really burn up every surface on the planet with their insatiable need for each other.
Would I recommend this author: Yes. You will not regret reading this amazing offering from Stormy McKnight. The only problem will be waiting for the next book in this series!
Knollig: A Terraneu Novel
Stormy McKnight
***Received an ARC of this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review***
July 20, 2016
Terraneu men need women. At Amber's suggestion they go to Earth to enroll the B&B owner, Callum to help them. Their offer is straight forward save Callum's grandaughts Mairi who is dying of cancer and offer him to came as well to Teraneu.
The story was quite simple: Mairi is saved and Knollig is instantly attracted to her. But, instead of pursuing her since they are both attracted, Knollig wants to do the honorable thing and let other males have their try. I found it odd because, Kniam staked his claim and got a physical reaction in response to Amber immediately as it happened to Knolling. So why the hiding when a man is unlocked genetically by a woman and this is it?
We have Knolling hiding and avoiding Mairi and Mairi keep trying to get his attention and embarrass herself.
After over a week of this behavior the council, tired of the games played, releases Knolling from his promised to stand down from pursuing Mairi.
From here on is pretty straight forward. Mairi and Knolling dive in the relationship.
The kidnapping was like and afterthought, though....The "anti-women" group kidnap Amber and Mairi. Mairi saves the day.
Knollig story was just there for me. The romance story was pretty flat as well as the action. I am guessing Stormy McKnight as a new author is just finding her way into writing.
I could have done it without the medical explanation or how men should or not behave aorund women, for such a short story. For me a longer story would have justified more details. When the story skips to 5 months later, everything happens at once: first woman transport, Amber gets pregnant with triplets.
The book felt more like Terraneu 1.5 instead of 2. Again I was expecting every council member to get his HEA but then Jen (Amber's friend) hooks up with Thian. So there will be books only about the brothers...?
Well, I am looking forward to reading Knaleg's story.
The story was quite simple: Mairi is saved and Knollig is instantly attracted to her. But, instead of pursuing her since they are both attracted, Knollig wants to do the honorable thing and let other males have their try. I found it odd because, Kniam staked his claim and got a physical reaction in response to Amber immediately as it happened to Knolling. So why the hiding when a man is unlocked genetically by a woman and this is it?
We have Knolling hiding and avoiding Mairi and Mairi keep trying to get his attention and embarrass herself.
After over a week of this behavior the council, tired of the games played, releases Knolling from his promised to stand down from pursuing Mairi.
From here on is pretty straight forward. Mairi and Knolling dive in the relationship.
The kidnapping was like and afterthought, though....The "anti-women" group kidnap Amber and Mairi. Mairi saves the day.
Knollig story was just there for me. The romance story was pretty flat as well as the action. I am guessing Stormy McKnight as a new author is just finding her way into writing.
I could have done it without the medical explanation or how men should or not behave aorund women, for such a short story. For me a longer story would have justified more details. When the story skips to 5 months later, everything happens at once: first woman transport, Amber gets pregnant with triplets.
The book felt more like Terraneu 1.5 instead of 2. Again I was expecting every council member to get his HEA but then Jen (Amber's friend) hooks up with Thian. So there will be books only about the brothers...?
Well, I am looking forward to reading Knaleg's story.
September 29, 2015
Not a bad story but the grammar and editing is horrible
This book has a pretty good plot and the characters are okay. However , the writing is very stilted and was hard to read in some places . The story could have been shortened considerably with the use of contractions. Repeated use of the word Viola , instead of Voila was very annoying. The main character is a 46-year-old woman who was miraculously changed into a supermodel by some kind of medical machine . In the scenes where she talks about getting pregnant and having babies there seems to be no thought to the fact that she is 46 and maybe babies aren't possible. Some of the dialogue is so unbelievable it had me shaking my head. Also, What's the problem with having a good proofreader or spellchecker before you publish? That would have helped this story considerably.
This book has a pretty good plot and the characters are okay. However , the writing is very stilted and was hard to read in some places . The story could have been shortened considerably with the use of contractions. Repeated use of the word Viola , instead of Voila was very annoying. The main character is a 46-year-old woman who was miraculously changed into a supermodel by some kind of medical machine . In the scenes where she talks about getting pregnant and having babies there seems to be no thought to the fact that she is 46 and maybe babies aren't possible. Some of the dialogue is so unbelievable it had me shaking my head. Also, What's the problem with having a good proofreader or spellchecker before you publish? That would have helped this story considerably.
October 24, 2014
This is the second book in the Terraneu series.
Mairi is on her deathbed. Her grandfather makes an deal with the men of Terraneu to help them find females in exchange for saving her life. She is shocked to wake up and find herself completely cured. And more importantly surrounded by sexy men who want nothing more than to claim her as their mate. The only problem is that the one man she wants decides the most honorable thing to do is to keep her at arms length. What follows is a amusing tale of a woman to get her man, no matter what it takes.
Quick, flirty, and fun read.
Mairi is on her deathbed. Her grandfather makes an deal with the men of Terraneu to help them find females in exchange for saving her life. She is shocked to wake up and find herself completely cured. And more importantly surrounded by sexy men who want nothing more than to claim her as their mate. The only problem is that the one man she wants decides the most honorable thing to do is to keep her at arms length. What follows is a amusing tale of a woman to get her man, no matter what it takes.
Quick, flirty, and fun read.
December 29, 2014
I love this series
It does sort of reads like Star Trek meets the parts of Nevada. These planet is warm with soft rains at night. Sounds lovely. However, I like the code these men live by and the second chance these older ladies have at finding love. What late thirties or forties woman wouldn't want to get into a med unit and come with twenty year old body with the same mature mind that can really appreciate these men and their society. Talk about a real second chance. A great read and I can't wait for third installment. By the way, I give book 1 five stars too!
It does sort of reads like Star Trek meets the parts of Nevada. These planet is warm with soft rains at night. Sounds lovely. However, I like the code these men live by and the second chance these older ladies have at finding love. What late thirties or forties woman wouldn't want to get into a med unit and come with twenty year old body with the same mature mind that can really appreciate these men and their society. Talk about a real second chance. A great read and I can't wait for third installment. By the way, I give book 1 five stars too!
September 3, 2019
Another short romp through portals
One of the things I really appreciate about this series is the lighthearted aspect of the writing. Even when something suspenseful or dramatic is happening it is not drawn out and made into some giant soap opera scene. These books have just the right amount of interest and imagination for a quick easy bite size read.
Editing: Well edited (read via text to speech)
HEA: of course there is a happily ever after!
Sexytimes: yes, explicit
Recommended: Yes, I'm rereading the series right now!
One of the things I really appreciate about this series is the lighthearted aspect of the writing. Even when something suspenseful or dramatic is happening it is not drawn out and made into some giant soap opera scene. These books have just the right amount of interest and imagination for a quick easy bite size read.
Editing: Well edited (read via text to speech)
HEA: of course there is a happily ever after!
Sexytimes: yes, explicit
Recommended: Yes, I'm rereading the series right now!
November 10, 2014
A good light read
I like this series due to the lightness of it. It has comedy and romance and just all around goodness to it. There isn't a lot of action or drama laced passion. Characters are well rounded and likeable. The heroes are as well. The story line is somewhat unique which makes this refreshing to read. I will continue to read the series.
I like this series due to the lightness of it. It has comedy and romance and just all around goodness to it. There isn't a lot of action or drama laced passion. Characters are well rounded and likeable. The heroes are as well. The story line is somewhat unique which makes this refreshing to read. I will continue to read the series.
December 27, 2014
I enjoyed the first book and I liked this one but not as much as the first. But since I'm still interested in this new concept in the alien adbuction genre, I'm going to read the third. This book did come across as more filler and the sex scenes were too few to give any extra stars for that.
Read T00zday's review, she pretty much covered it all and I have nothing to add.
Read T00zday's review, she pretty much covered it all and I have nothing to add.
May 17, 2015
drama galore
I liked Mairi she is feisty and very agressive. I liked the give and take with the aliens. Mairi was the one to make sure that the other men have mates. This really brought home the situation with the men because of the dynamics of the girl and grandfather.
I liked Mairi she is feisty and very agressive. I liked the give and take with the aliens. Mairi was the one to make sure that the other men have mates. This really brought home the situation with the men because of the dynamics of the girl and grandfather.
August 18, 2015
In my head I keep hearing one of those horribly fake sitcom laugh-tracks they used in the 90's. You know the type they play to go along with terrible jokes no one finds funny? Yeah. Those. I don't like quitting in the middle of the series, but I don't think I can do any more.
October 9, 2014
Good read. Liked that Mairi was the assertive one of the couple. Really nice ending. Hopefully see more of Amber and everyone else in the next book.
February 4, 2015
better than the first book. I liked the main female character bettet
March 5, 2015
Great series.
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