All Kaitlyn Bergh wants is to find her missing twin sister. Instead, she’s abducted by a sexy seven-foot-tall alien of questionable sanity. The guy insists she's the heir to the Gharan Empire—whatever that is—and that the fate of Earth, and his precious empire, depends on her compliance. So not happening!
To restore his family’s honor, Warrior Baatar must retrieve the emperor’s heir from an unknown planet. But the future empress is an obstinate, wily female who challenges him at every opportunity—and he likes that in the most inappropriate ways. What's worse, she gives him reasons to doubt the purpose behind his mission.
As they discover that family, honor, and the fate of an empire are entwined, can they trust anyone? Including each other?
(NOTE TO This story was part of the USA Today Bestselling Other Worlds boxed book set. Please check your library before purchasing this revised & updated version.)
ALSO BY LEA KIRK
SCI-FI ROMANCE
SILVERSTAR MATES (Intergalactic Dating Agency) * Above the Storm * Wing and a Prayer * Trial by Fire * Fly With Me (can be read 1st or last, seriously!)
THE PROPHECY SERIES * Prophecy, Book One * Salvation, Book Two * Collision, Book Three * Paradox, Book Four (coming soon)
PROPHECY SERIES SHORTS AND NOVELLAS * Blue Christmas * Space Ranger (newsletter exclusive) * All of Me * Skylar's Gift
THE GHARAN EMPIRE * Touch the Stars
PARNORMAL ROMANCE
* Made for Her (part of S. E. Smith's The Worlds of Magic, New Mexico)
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Lea Kirk loves to transport her readers to other worlds with her science fiction romance. All her life she's looked up at the stars and wondered, "What if...?"
She's the author of the award-winning Prophecy series, and is currently working on a new series: the Silverstar series--part of the Intergalactic Dating Agency--featuring heroines and heroes who are 50+.
She lives with her wonderful hubby, their five kids (aka, the nerd herd), and and a rather spoiled pup who thinks she's a people!
I'm a sucker for a good alien-abduction romance, and thoroughly enjoyed the 'lost heir' riff on this popular trope. The hunky alien hero was well-drawn as the soldier on a mission flummoxed by his charge, while the kidnapped heroine was suitably resourceful. With its action and suspense, it’s a definite page-turner.
I wish the story had been a bit longer, with more page time given to the development of the romance. It was believable, but in a happy-for-now rather than a happily-ever-after way.