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Ly-San-Ter Family #3
Stern der Leidenschaft
Die bildhübsche Brittany Callaghan verbringt in ihrem verschlafenen kalifornischen Heimatstädtchen ein ruhiges und ereignisloses Leben - bis eines Tages der umwerfen aussehende Hüne Dalden an ihrer Haustür klopft. Brittany weis sofort, dass endlich der Mann ihrer Träume vor ihr steht. Dalden hat ein unglaubliches Geheimnis: Er behauptet, ein Krieger von einem weit entfernten Planeten zu sein und hier auf der Erde eine gefährliche Mission erfüllen zu müssen. Doch die eigenwillige junge Frau ist fest entschlossen, den geheimnisvollen Fremden nicht mehr aus ihrer Galaxie zu lassen...
528 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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Johanna Lindsey
154 books7,295 followersJohanna Helen Howard was born on March 10, 1952 in Germany, where her father, Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Army was stationed. The family moved about a great deal when she was young. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him.
In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. The marriage had three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother. After her husband's death, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to stay near her family.
Johanna Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride in 1977 "on a whim", and the book was a success. By 2006, with over 58 Million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages, Johanna Lindsey is one of the world's most popular authors of historical romance.
Johanna's books span the various eras of history, including books set in the Middle Ages, the American "Old West" and the popular Regency England-Scotland. She has even written a few sci-fi romances. By far the most popular among her books are the stories about the Malory-Anderson Family, a Regency England saga.
Johanna Lindsey died on Oct. 27, 2019 in Nashua, N.H. She was 67.
In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. The marriage had three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother. After her husband's death, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to stay near her family.
Johanna Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride in 1977 "on a whim", and the book was a success. By 2006, with over 58 Million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages, Johanna Lindsey is one of the world's most popular authors of historical romance.
Johanna's books span the various eras of history, including books set in the Middle Ages, the American "Old West" and the popular Regency England-Scotland. She has even written a few sci-fi romances. By far the most popular among her books are the stories about the Malory-Anderson Family, a Regency England saga.
Johanna Lindsey died on Oct. 27, 2019 in Nashua, N.H. She was 67.
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February 11, 2021
1.5 stars
A waste of paper and ink. Heart of a Warrior strived to be a sci-fi fantasy romance, but pretty much under-delivered across the board. At 400+ pages, with its hollow insta-love romance and pointlessly complex world building, it's a train wreck that most definitely overstayed its welcome.
For the first 100+ pages, I was mildly amused by its campiness, featuring leather pants wearing 'alien warrior', a sassy A.I. constantly referring the heroine as 'Doll', and a villain trying to brainwash an American small town just so he could have a 'kingdom' to rule. Heart of a Warrior is essentially a vintage 60s Star Trek episode, with its tacky pseudo-science techs and Renaissance faire-inspired wardrobe, and I actually would've eaten it up with glee. Unfortunately the deflated plot offered no intrigue for the remaining 300+ pages, (the last 50% is just an endless cycle of the heroine being unconvinced she was now on a different planet), and a spark-less romantic pairing accompanied by one annoying A.I. sidekick, who had more conversation with the heroine than the hero.
Heart of a Warrior doesn't seem to understand its own joke; with the absurd setup, it should've embraced the dumbness and gone down the extra silly mile, like the over-the-top 80s alien comedies My Stepmother Is an Alien or Earth Girls Are Easy, but instead it laboriously constructed a universe with contradicting facts, offered no real drama or conflict, and sidelined the romance for some half-hearted commentary on women's rights.
This is my first read from Johanna Lindsey; I will still give her remaining catalog a try, but her sci-fi is a big NO for me.
A waste of paper and ink. Heart of a Warrior strived to be a sci-fi fantasy romance, but pretty much under-delivered across the board. At 400+ pages, with its hollow insta-love romance and pointlessly complex world building, it's a train wreck that most definitely overstayed its welcome.
For the first 100+ pages, I was mildly amused by its campiness, featuring leather pants wearing 'alien warrior', a sassy A.I. constantly referring the heroine as 'Doll', and a villain trying to brainwash an American small town just so he could have a 'kingdom' to rule. Heart of a Warrior is essentially a vintage 60s Star Trek episode, with its tacky pseudo-science techs and Renaissance faire-inspired wardrobe, and I actually would've eaten it up with glee. Unfortunately the deflated plot offered no intrigue for the remaining 300+ pages, (the last 50% is just an endless cycle of the heroine being unconvinced she was now on a different planet), and a spark-less romantic pairing accompanied by one annoying A.I. sidekick, who had more conversation with the heroine than the hero.
Heart of a Warrior doesn't seem to understand its own joke; with the absurd setup, it should've embraced the dumbness and gone down the extra silly mile, like the over-the-top 80s alien comedies My Stepmother Is an Alien or Earth Girls Are Easy, but instead it laboriously constructed a universe with contradicting facts, offered no real drama or conflict, and sidelined the romance for some half-hearted commentary on women's rights.
This is my first read from Johanna Lindsey; I will still give her remaining catalog a try, but her sci-fi is a big NO for me.
May 31, 2010
The third and final book of this trilogy hits close to home. That is, if your home is Earth.
Dalden, the twin brother of Shanelle from Keeper of the Heart, and the son of Tedra and Challon from Warrior's Woman has always tried to deny his non-warrior half.
That denial is put to the test when he meets his lifemate Brittany. Brittany is a carpenter in a small town in California. Not only has she always supported herself, she has done so in a traditionally male profession. She is certainly not willing to turn into a submissive female, no matter how deeply she falls in love.
This book ties up the Ly-San-Ter family story very nicely. All family members are accounted for. We get to meet Martha again (like she would have allowed herself to be left out of the story.) We even get to see some old villains return.
Although the loose ends are all tied up, there is still enough of a story that further sequels are possible. It has been a number of years since Heart of a Warrior's publication, but Johanna Lindsey waited a long time between books two and three.
Warrior's Woman - 1990
Keeper of the Heart - 1993
Heart of a Warrior - 2001
So, we may not have seen the last of Martha yet!
Dalden, the twin brother of Shanelle from Keeper of the Heart, and the son of Tedra and Challon from Warrior's Woman has always tried to deny his non-warrior half.
That denial is put to the test when he meets his lifemate Brittany. Brittany is a carpenter in a small town in California. Not only has she always supported herself, she has done so in a traditionally male profession. She is certainly not willing to turn into a submissive female, no matter how deeply she falls in love.
This book ties up the Ly-San-Ter family story very nicely. All family members are accounted for. We get to meet Martha again (like she would have allowed herself to be left out of the story.) We even get to see some old villains return.
Although the loose ends are all tied up, there is still enough of a story that further sequels are possible. It has been a number of years since Heart of a Warrior's publication, but Johanna Lindsey waited a long time between books two and three.
Warrior's Woman - 1990
Keeper of the Heart - 1993
Heart of a Warrior - 2001
So, we may not have seen the last of Martha yet!
March 4, 2020
*Reread Review*
This was actually the first book I ever read in this series which means I started at the end. Fear not however, if you run across this book and you haven't read books 1 and 2 there is enough backstory to make you aware that other books came before this as well as give you what you need for this to stand alone without any sense of confusion. This book may be my favorite in the series because it deals with an Earth FMC and we get our SF/Fantasy brought home in a way that makes sense. Its like oh this is all made up in the head of the author until it shows up on earth's doorstep lol.
Brittany is our FMC in this book and our MC is Dalden who is on a mission to retrieve some of the Sunder mind control rods stolen by Joren from the last book. Brittany gets caught in the middle as Dalden's guy and of course he goes Warrior on her and makes her his lifemate without any questions asked. Now Brittany is on her way to some new world as the first earthling being made aware of this vast collection of universes.. but she doesn't quite believe anything except for her feelings for Dalden. Our MC Warrior is perhaps the most sensitive as well as understanding of the warriors we have met so far and that puts Dalden as #1 for me in this series. Another thing that really tickles me pink about this series is the form of punishment offered to warrior females doesn't have hardly any effect on our earthling female. Makes me happy since I don't really understand how its effective at all but I digress.
So glad I've done a reread of this series. I am still a little heart broken that nothing like this has ever run across my reader eyes since first discovering it. For being such an old read I still feel like this is a relevant series in the paranormal world!
This was actually the first book I ever read in this series which means I started at the end. Fear not however, if you run across this book and you haven't read books 1 and 2 there is enough backstory to make you aware that other books came before this as well as give you what you need for this to stand alone without any sense of confusion. This book may be my favorite in the series because it deals with an Earth FMC and we get our SF/Fantasy brought home in a way that makes sense. Its like oh this is all made up in the head of the author until it shows up on earth's doorstep lol.
Brittany is our FMC in this book and our MC is Dalden who is on a mission to retrieve some of the Sunder mind control rods stolen by Joren from the last book. Brittany gets caught in the middle as Dalden's guy and of course he goes Warrior on her and makes her his lifemate without any questions asked. Now Brittany is on her way to some new world as the first earthling being made aware of this vast collection of universes.. but she doesn't quite believe anything except for her feelings for Dalden. Our MC Warrior is perhaps the most sensitive as well as understanding of the warriors we have met so far and that puts Dalden as #1 for me in this series. Another thing that really tickles me pink about this series is the form of punishment offered to warrior females doesn't have hardly any effect on our earthling female. Makes me happy since I don't really understand how its effective at all but I digress.
So glad I've done a reread of this series. I am still a little heart broken that nothing like this has ever run across my reader eyes since first discovering it. For being such an old read I still feel like this is a relevant series in the paranormal world!
January 4, 2012
Summary: Dalden has been a supporting character in earlier books from this series. He is the twin brother of Shanelle from Keeper of the Heart, and the son of Tedra and Challon from Warrior’s Woman.
Brittany is a carpenter in a small town in California. She has spent her life learning how to perform every aspect of construction so that she can build her own dream home from scratch with her own two hands. She is very close to having the funds to start building on the land she already owns, and she has no intention of letting a man or a romance stand in her way. She craves love, but her unusual height and her steadfast virginity have turned many men away.
Dalden lands on Earth in pursuit of rods that were stolen from another planet. The rods are mind control devices and need to be destroyed before they are used for evil purposes. Having never been to Earth before, and being completely unaware of Earthly customs, he seeks out assistance from the first person he meets – Brittany. And before you know it, a romance ensues.
Review: This was the very first book I have put down without finishing. It was absolutely terrible. I have loved many of Johanna Lindsey’s books, so I kept thinking that it was going to turn around and get better, but that never happened. About half-way into it, I finally gave up. I wish I hadn’t wasted my time and money.
It was torture to read all of the ridiculous lectures from the spaceship’s computer. The dialog between the living characters was almost as horribly robotic as the computer. The storyline was pointless and uninteresting, and I had zero interest in the love story. Dalden reminded me of Brendon Fraser’s character from the movie Blast from the Past, circa 1999. Considering that movie was about a caveman and this book is about highly advanced aliens, I’m sure you can tell that the comparison is not a compliment.
This book is definitely NOT the quality that I expect from Johanna Lindsey. She can write fantastically intense love stories in a wide variety of settings and eras. I’d happily recommend several of her other series, but this one will not be among them.
Brittany is a carpenter in a small town in California. She has spent her life learning how to perform every aspect of construction so that she can build her own dream home from scratch with her own two hands. She is very close to having the funds to start building on the land she already owns, and she has no intention of letting a man or a romance stand in her way. She craves love, but her unusual height and her steadfast virginity have turned many men away.
Dalden lands on Earth in pursuit of rods that were stolen from another planet. The rods are mind control devices and need to be destroyed before they are used for evil purposes. Having never been to Earth before, and being completely unaware of Earthly customs, he seeks out assistance from the first person he meets – Brittany. And before you know it, a romance ensues.
Review: This was the very first book I have put down without finishing. It was absolutely terrible. I have loved many of Johanna Lindsey’s books, so I kept thinking that it was going to turn around and get better, but that never happened. About half-way into it, I finally gave up. I wish I hadn’t wasted my time and money.
It was torture to read all of the ridiculous lectures from the spaceship’s computer. The dialog between the living characters was almost as horribly robotic as the computer. The storyline was pointless and uninteresting, and I had zero interest in the love story. Dalden reminded me of Brendon Fraser’s character from the movie Blast from the Past, circa 1999. Considering that movie was about a caveman and this book is about highly advanced aliens, I’m sure you can tell that the comparison is not a compliment.
This book is definitely NOT the quality that I expect from Johanna Lindsey. She can write fantastically intense love stories in a wide variety of settings and eras. I’d happily recommend several of her other series, but this one will not be among them.
December 30, 2025
After Dalden Ly-San-Ter finds out that who was once one of his friends, has taken vital weapons of a sort, he knows that he must go after him and retrieve these weapons. These weapons are called "Rods" which if used properly can influence men to do whatever the holder of rod desires. His friend being a royal, but having no kingdom to rule, has decided to go to a place where he can rule. This planet is Earth, which takes about Dalden three months to reach aboard "Martha's Ship" and with his sister and brother n law coming along for the ride. However he never expected his life to change after this adventure of meeting a stubborn, independent yet beautiful Brittany Callaghan. When Brittney see's a very tall yet captivating man standing not to far from her, at the mall, and looking lost she endeavors to help him out. Brittney however never knew that that small act of compassion would get her struck with a true barbarian warrior. When Brittney realizes that Dalden is obviously from a far away land, she decides to help him out with his dilemma of finding Jorran (Dalden's ex friend) in doing so, she finds herself falling for this intense man that keeps her on her toes. Even though she tries to deny it to everyone, even herself, she is about to embark on a adventure that will change her life to last a lifetime.
I have to say that this is the only one of the Ly-San-Ter series that I finally managed to get a hold of to read. I have to say its one of my favorites, and I have really loved reading this series. This one was a bit different than the other two previous books though. I think I loved Dalden, he seemed to have both sides of his parents civility and barbarism. I know that probably sounds insane and not possible, but somehow Lindsey worked it out that I Dalden is one of my favorite Alpha's. Because despite the culture he has been raised in, he is much more able to compromise with Brittney. Now Brittney, is unlike any other heroine, she is pure wit in this one. I had to laugh through the whole thing, because she doesn't want to believe in space ships, or "aliens" from other planets, well she sure gets the shocker of her life. It takes her quite some time, before she allows everything that she see's to be real, but once she starts to accept her new life, she more accepting of Dalden and who he is and where he comes from. All in all in was one hell of a ride, filled with surprises that I totally delighted in. It was a pure bliss to read such a read as this, will all its intricate delights and adventures that has your head spinning with the thrill of the story that will capture you heart.
I have to say that this is the only one of the Ly-San-Ter series that I finally managed to get a hold of to read. I have to say its one of my favorites, and I have really loved reading this series. This one was a bit different than the other two previous books though. I think I loved Dalden, he seemed to have both sides of his parents civility and barbarism. I know that probably sounds insane and not possible, but somehow Lindsey worked it out that I Dalden is one of my favorite Alpha's. Because despite the culture he has been raised in, he is much more able to compromise with Brittney. Now Brittney, is unlike any other heroine, she is pure wit in this one. I had to laugh through the whole thing, because she doesn't want to believe in space ships, or "aliens" from other planets, well she sure gets the shocker of her life. It takes her quite some time, before she allows everything that she see's to be real, but once she starts to accept her new life, she more accepting of Dalden and who he is and where he comes from. All in all in was one hell of a ride, filled with surprises that I totally delighted in. It was a pure bliss to read such a read as this, will all its intricate delights and adventures that has your head spinning with the thrill of the story that will capture you heart.
September 3, 2019
Book 3
Plot was very appealing. A big 7' tall Viking looking blond alien warrior travels to Earth to retrieve a box of the control rods stolen. These were introduced in Book 2 as was his sister and also the current villain who continues to make trouble here. He plans to take over the Earth. Into this situation comes Brittany, a very common sense earth girl. Our warrior is immediately struck by her and enlists her aid in finding the villain. So far, so good.
Now our heroine has a flaw. While appearing to have practical common sense, she makes up things in her head. For no reason she decides he from a dessert country and keeps picturing camels and tents. Irritating. Not that many 7' tall blond Viking types in Arabia. Later when she is told they are aliens, she decides they are a movie production. From then on she decides everything is fake. After chapters and chapters of her insisting everything is fake, I am thinking this is the stupidest woman ever, and a insult to the intelligence of earth women everywhere. Also thoughts about why the warrior was choosing such a stupid woman began to come up. By stupid I mean willfully ignoring reality in favor of making up some ridiculous story that is impossible. The end was a HEA.
Plot was very appealing. A big 7' tall Viking looking blond alien warrior travels to Earth to retrieve a box of the control rods stolen. These were introduced in Book 2 as was his sister and also the current villain who continues to make trouble here. He plans to take over the Earth. Into this situation comes Brittany, a very common sense earth girl. Our warrior is immediately struck by her and enlists her aid in finding the villain. So far, so good.
Now our heroine has a flaw. While appearing to have practical common sense, she makes up things in her head. For no reason she decides he from a dessert country and keeps picturing camels and tents. Irritating. Not that many 7' tall blond Viking types in Arabia. Later when she is told they are aliens, she decides they are a movie production. From then on she decides everything is fake. After chapters and chapters of her insisting everything is fake, I am thinking this is the stupidest woman ever, and a insult to the intelligence of earth women everywhere. Also thoughts about why the warrior was choosing such a stupid woman began to come up. By stupid I mean willfully ignoring reality in favor of making up some ridiculous story that is impossible. The end was a HEA.
April 26, 2010
Read the back at the ubs - sounds good - Nordic god, Viking shows up on her doorstep, hmmm...sounds promising!
Page 6 - what? she's a virgin and approaching 30?
Page 11 - gaali stones on Sha-Ka'an as an energy source....wtf? Good grief, they meant OUTER SPACE warrior, not time-travel warrior!
2 more pages and I snorted/laughed out loud - husband turns to me inquiringly....and I am too embarassed to explain the plot to him. Now I've explained a lot of ridiculous plots to him over the years (Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon the most embarassing to date) but this takes the bloody cake.
I've learned 3 things from reading the first 13 pages of this book:
1- I really dislike books about old virgins (unless it's Outlander)
2- Outer Space/Aliens + Romance novel = Ridiculous
3- Johanna Lindsay, I'm sticking to your "real" viking novels. They are so much more realistic ;)
Page 6 - what? she's a virgin and approaching 30?
Page 11 - gaali stones on Sha-Ka'an as an energy source....wtf? Good grief, they meant OUTER SPACE warrior, not time-travel warrior!
2 more pages and I snorted/laughed out loud - husband turns to me inquiringly....and I am too embarassed to explain the plot to him. Now I've explained a lot of ridiculous plots to him over the years (Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon the most embarassing to date) but this takes the bloody cake.
I've learned 3 things from reading the first 13 pages of this book:
1- I really dislike books about old virgins (unless it's Outlander)
2- Outer Space/Aliens + Romance novel = Ridiculous
3- Johanna Lindsay, I'm sticking to your "real" viking novels. They are so much more realistic ;)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2015
The whole plot could be described shortly - they meet, fall in lust, beat the bad guy, he tells her he is from another planet, she doesn't believe him, they travel through space, she still doesn't believe him, they land on his home planet, she still doesn't believe him, she sees some unusual things, she still doesn't believe him, she gets almost killed and instantly healed, well, then she starts to believe him. Meanwhile they fall in love and the bad guy reappears for an almost insignificant role (it felt like he was there again only to make it easier for the author) and that is that.
Boring boring boring. It seems I prefer a pure s-f, not alien coming to earth, or if the latter, then the maybe slightly less logical, but more flexible approach of the earthling believing and accepting the alienness of her chosen one.
Boring boring boring. It seems I prefer a pure s-f, not alien coming to earth, or if the latter, then the maybe slightly less logical, but more flexible approach of the earthling believing and accepting the alienness of her chosen one.
July 8, 2020
You know I have to say with this whole series how impressed I am with the complete world building. This series first started in 1990 and it just goes to show what tremendous talent and imagination JL had. The technology aspects alone were so inventive since in that time we were only starting to have cellphones (the bricks) and computers outside of businesses were pretty irregular. Also in her stories the romance always shines through. I loved how Dalden was patient and so loving. A gentle giant barbarian for sure. Brittany was annoying in her stubborn disbelief so that's why the 4 star rating. I loved this series from JL since I was a teen. It's still good enough to reread every few years or so.
December 31, 2015
This is the third book in the Ly-San-Ter Family series. The first book focuses on Challen and Tedra. The second focuses on Challen and Tedra's daughter Shanelle, and this one on Shanelle's twin brother Dalden.
While Shanelle choose to embrace her mother's sensibilities, Dalden has ignored them as much as possible, trying to be the model Sha-Kar'ani Warrior. It has been a year since Shanelle's "marriage", and the family (minus Challen) is returning home from a visit to Tedra's home world Kystran.
They receive a distress call from a planet which does not have deep space traveling abilities. Mind control devices, introduced in the previous book, have been stolen by a "king" in search of his own world to conquer. There is no time for the multi-world authorities to go after the "king", so Dalden offers to take on that responsibility.
After they send Tedra home -- no interstellar communication, so Challen would be worried about their delay -- they set off for a three months travel distant planet which has not yet had contact with other worlds. A rather familiar planet ... Earth.
Brittany is your typical 21st century American woman, of the blue collar hardworking self-sufficient variety. She has dated very little because her height, and her male dominated choice in professions. She is thrilled to find a perfect male specimen in the middle of the mall, of all places.
Dalden has learned the language, through their sublim technology, but he's still out of place transferred (aka teleported) into the middle of a mall. When Brittany first sees him she misinterprets his expression as that of being on the verge of panic in the middle of a crowd. She drags him to the side, thinking she saved him. There is instant attraction (on both sides), if rather socially and culturally awkward conversation. Brittany turns her back at one point and Martha transfers Dalden out of there.
Brittany goes home pouting at the loss of her dream guy. In the meantime, Dalden convinces Martha that he needs a local guide, and guess who would fit the bill. So he just transfers to her apartment, almost giving Brittany's roommate a heart attack.
Brittany helps Dalden retrieve the mind control devices, thinking he's a secret agent from some country she's never heard of. She's thinking shiek type territory. But when the mission is over, and she's transferred up to the ship with the rest of them, she goes from thinking foreigner, to thinking the whole thing is some vast secret project - testing her reactions to an alien conspiracy.
A solid contribution to the series, although I preferred the previous two books, the first being my favorite. The "lovers from different worlds" plotline having a different vibe here where there is a heavy communication barrier and a more continuous sense of doubt going than was seen in Tedra's story, where she was the alien on a planet that didn't know it wasn't alone in the universe.
While Shanelle choose to embrace her mother's sensibilities, Dalden has ignored them as much as possible, trying to be the model Sha-Kar'ani Warrior. It has been a year since Shanelle's "marriage", and the family (minus Challen) is returning home from a visit to Tedra's home world Kystran.
They receive a distress call from a planet which does not have deep space traveling abilities. Mind control devices, introduced in the previous book, have been stolen by a "king" in search of his own world to conquer. There is no time for the multi-world authorities to go after the "king", so Dalden offers to take on that responsibility.
After they send Tedra home -- no interstellar communication, so Challen would be worried about their delay -- they set off for a three months travel distant planet which has not yet had contact with other worlds. A rather familiar planet ... Earth.
Brittany is your typical 21st century American woman, of the blue collar hardworking self-sufficient variety. She has dated very little because her height, and her male dominated choice in professions. She is thrilled to find a perfect male specimen in the middle of the mall, of all places.
Dalden has learned the language, through their sublim technology, but he's still out of place transferred (aka teleported) into the middle of a mall. When Brittany first sees him she misinterprets his expression as that of being on the verge of panic in the middle of a crowd. She drags him to the side, thinking she saved him. There is instant attraction (on both sides), if rather socially and culturally awkward conversation. Brittany turns her back at one point and Martha transfers Dalden out of there.
Brittany goes home pouting at the loss of her dream guy. In the meantime, Dalden convinces Martha that he needs a local guide, and guess who would fit the bill. So he just transfers to her apartment, almost giving Brittany's roommate a heart attack.
Brittany helps Dalden retrieve the mind control devices, thinking he's a secret agent from some country she's never heard of. She's thinking shiek type territory. But when the mission is over, and she's transferred up to the ship with the rest of them, she goes from thinking foreigner, to thinking the whole thing is some vast secret project - testing her reactions to an alien conspiracy.
A solid contribution to the series, although I preferred the previous two books, the first being my favorite. The "lovers from different worlds" plotline having a different vibe here where there is a heavy communication barrier and a more continuous sense of doubt going than was seen in Tedra's story, where she was the alien on a planet that didn't know it wasn't alone in the universe.
August 26, 2015
Connan Junior (Daldon) has gone on a mission to earth to retrieve some stolen goods. This is where he bumps into Brittany an Irish American construction worker. The first half of the book was three star, but after the started the three month journey back to Sha-Ka'an it was not engaging. Daldon was a silent figure when he should have been the main focus. Martha talked and talked while reciting all the history of this series from past books. By the end, I was sick of Martha. In previous books she enhanced the story...this one, she brought it down a star.
December 29, 2007
Heart of a Warrior - NR
Lindsey, Johanna - 3rd book in Warrior series
Heart of a Warrior is a tale of star-crossed love and two powerful people drawn together by irresistible desire.
California girl and a warrior from another planet - pleeeese!
It was dreadful.
Lindsey, Johanna - 3rd book in Warrior series
Heart of a Warrior is a tale of star-crossed love and two powerful people drawn together by irresistible desire.
California girl and a warrior from another planet - pleeeese!
It was dreadful.
April 29, 2018
כי לפענמים חייב למחזר ספרים אהובים,
רומן רומנטי עם מעט מד"ב.
נהנתי מכל רגע,ביקורת בהמשך
רומן רומנטי עם מעט מד"ב.
נהנתי מכל רגע,ביקורת בהמשך
October 29, 2024
Love it
How can you not give Lindsey 5 stars?? Her books are just so heart felt and well written. I think this new generation doesn't care for them solely due to the 3rd person writing but if you can deal with that, you will just fall into her world. I hate that I can never see these characters again. I would have loved to see Tedra and Challen as grandparents and to see what became of the town after Brittany added her touch.
Highly recommend all 3 books in this series.
How can you not give Lindsey 5 stars?? Her books are just so heart felt and well written. I think this new generation doesn't care for them solely due to the 3rd person writing but if you can deal with that, you will just fall into her world. I hate that I can never see these characters again. I would have loved to see Tedra and Challen as grandparents and to see what became of the town after Brittany added her touch.
Highly recommend all 3 books in this series.
September 12, 2020
DNF
Historical Romance + Sci Fi= I'm gonna hard pass
<3
Historical Romance + Sci Fi= I'm gonna hard pass
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February 18, 2025
Далден Ли-Сан-Тер и Британи Калъхан
"Сърцето на воина" в Читанка
📣🚨🛑РЕВЮ СЪДЪРЖАЩО СПОЙЛЕРИ🛑🚨📣
Британи е обикновено момиче от земята. Заради високият си ръст, винаги й е било доста трудно да си намери приятел, а когато вече бившето й гадже й заявява, че заради ръста си, е подходяща за кратка връзка, но не и за брак, тя напълно се отчайва. Докато не среща висок, мускулест и невероятно привлекателен чужденец, който решава да я наеме като гид за града,в търсене на опасен престъпник. Скоро Британи е напълно увлечена по Далден, и смята, че може би е намерила мъжа на живота си, но това което я плаши е факта, че мъжа се оредставя за извънземен от друга планета. Британи е убедена, че това е измама, и се бои, че Далден е актьор играещ роля. Дали едно пътуване с космически кораб до варварската планета Ша-Ка'ан няма да я убеди, че всичко е истина?
Далден Ли-Сан-Тер се озовава на планетта Земя в търсене на Джоран, един от кралете на Сентура 3, който е откраднал пратка с променящи палки и смята да превърне планетата в свое собствено кралство, хипнотизирайки лидерите на всички държави и завземайки властта. Тъй като Далден е този, който е говорил за палките пред Джоран, той се чувства пряко отговорен и решава да го последва, за да го спре. Това, което не е очаквал е на тази нова планета да открие своята другарка в живота. Британи е умна, красива и страстна. За Далден това е любов от пръв поглед и той е решен да я направи своя и да я отведе в дома си.
Книгата е хубава. Харесвам Далден още от предишната книга и се радвам, че имахме възможност да се насладим на историята му. Той е умен, силен, съобразителен и много чаровен. Всяка страничка с него беше тотална наслада. Причината да дам 4 звезди е в Британи. Въпреки, че беше сладка героиня, много се дразнех от това как отказваше да признае, че това, което вижда е истина. Постоянно си измисляше какви ли не простотии и оправдания за това, което виждаше. Беше като магаре на мост и ми идеше да я удуша. Отделно ми се искаше повече време да бяха прекарали в Ша-Ка'ан. Повечето време бяха на земята, занимавайки се с Джоран, после доста време в космоса, където видяхме повече от Марта и Британи, отколкото от Далден. 30% от книгата беше преразказ на това, което бяхме научили от първите 2 книги, и някак ми дойде излишно.
"Сърцето на воина" в Читанка
📣🚨🛑РЕВЮ СЪДЪРЖАЩО СПОЙЛЕРИ🛑🚨📣
Британи е обикновено момиче от земята. Заради високият си ръст, винаги й е било доста трудно да си намери приятел, а когато вече бившето й гадже й заявява, че заради ръста си, е подходяща за кратка връзка, но не и за брак, тя напълно се отчайва. Докато не среща висок, мускулест и невероятно привлекателен чужденец, който решава да я наеме като гид за града,в търсене на опасен престъпник. Скоро Британи е напълно увлечена по Далден, и смята, че може би е намерила мъжа на живота си, но това което я плаши е факта, че мъжа се оредставя за извънземен от друга планета. Британи е убедена, че това е измама, и се бои, че Далден е актьор играещ роля. Дали едно пътуване с космически кораб до варварската планета Ша-Ка'ан няма да я убеди, че всичко е истина?
Далден Ли-Сан-Тер се озовава на планетта Земя в търсене на Джоран, един от кралете на Сентура 3, който е откраднал пратка с променящи палки и смята да превърне планетата в свое собствено кралство, хипнотизирайки лидерите на всички държави и завземайки властта. Тъй като Далден е този, който е говорил за палките пред Джоран, той се чувства пряко отговорен и решава да го последва, за да го спре. Това, което не е очаквал е на тази нова планета да открие своята другарка в живота. Британи е умна, красива и страстна. За Далден това е любов от пръв поглед и той е решен да я направи своя и да я отведе в дома си.
Книгата е хубава. Харесвам Далден още от предишната книга и се радвам, че имахме възможност да се насладим на историята му. Той е умен, силен, съобразителен и много чаровен. Всяка страничка с него беше тотална наслада. Причината да дам 4 звезди е в Британи. Въпреки, че беше сладка героиня, много се дразнех от това как отказваше да признае, че това, което вижда е истина. Постоянно си измисляше какви ли не простотии и оправдания за това, което виждаше. Беше като магаре на мост и ми идеше да я удуша. Отделно ми се искаше повече време да бяха прекарали в Ша-Ка'ан. Повечето време бяха на земята, занимавайки се с Джоран, после доста време в космоса, където видяхме повече от Марта и Британи, отколкото от Далден. 30% от книгата беше преразказ на това, което бяхме научили от първите 2 книги, и някак ми дойде излишно.
June 20, 2025
This was a... strange book, but to be fair, the whole trilogy is. This is the third, final installment and a far better book than the second in my opinion.
Personally, I enjoyed this book, but I think that's because I went into it knowing that this series wasn't ever meant to be taken seriously. A lot of people here in the review section write a lot about the offense of the book, mostly the misogyny, but this is a book that features a 'snarky' (I call her annoying) computer ((Who **Spoiler** Bangs the other computer in the end of the second book, I'm not kidding, it was weird as hell)) plot armor in the form of a 'medi tech', and 'gali stones' that are basically infinite batteries for space objects. This comes off as a Star Trek parody, because it basically is.
That's not to say the book, as well as the trilogy, are not without their faults- being a parody doesn't excuse every sin the books made, but it does explain away a good deal of them.
And lastly that brings me to this point- why it's such a weird book to me. The writing is subpar, not Johanna Lindsey's best by far, the plot is- well, what the plot is, and the spice in the book is just some of the most poorly written spice scenes I've ever seen from J.L. Not to mention that every. single. character. is so damn frustrating- they all make me angry literally in both of the books I've read so far. And with all of that being said- I still find myself enjoying the book. I still find myself picking it up a few times a year, even while I'm whisper-screaming at it at midnight in my bed because everyone's making me so damn mad- I still enjoy it.
What do I like about this book? Honestly I couldn't tell you. By all rights I should hate this book and this trilogy- and yet it's one of my favorites.
Maybe not every romance needs to be serious to be 'good'. Maybe not every romance needs to be 'pc' or embrace modern society sensitivities- this was written in the late 90s/early 2000s after all.
Personally, I enjoyed this book, but I think that's because I went into it knowing that this series wasn't ever meant to be taken seriously. A lot of people here in the review section write a lot about the offense of the book, mostly the misogyny, but this is a book that features a 'snarky' (I call her annoying) computer ((Who **Spoiler** Bangs the other computer in the end of the second book, I'm not kidding, it was weird as hell)) plot armor in the form of a 'medi tech', and 'gali stones' that are basically infinite batteries for space objects. This comes off as a Star Trek parody, because it basically is.
That's not to say the book, as well as the trilogy, are not without their faults- being a parody doesn't excuse every sin the books made, but it does explain away a good deal of them.
And lastly that brings me to this point- why it's such a weird book to me. The writing is subpar, not Johanna Lindsey's best by far, the plot is- well, what the plot is, and the spice in the book is just some of the most poorly written spice scenes I've ever seen from J.L. Not to mention that every. single. character. is so damn frustrating- they all make me angry literally in both of the books I've read so far. And with all of that being said- I still find myself enjoying the book. I still find myself picking it up a few times a year, even while I'm whisper-screaming at it at midnight in my bed because everyone's making me so damn mad- I still enjoy it.
What do I like about this book? Honestly I couldn't tell you. By all rights I should hate this book and this trilogy- and yet it's one of my favorites.
Maybe not every romance needs to be serious to be 'good'. Maybe not every romance needs to be 'pc' or embrace modern society sensitivities- this was written in the late 90s/early 2000s after all.
April 18, 2013
One of the worst books I've ever read.
It really didn't make a lot of sense, and I found the idea of this to be "barbaric"
I was expecting a normalish novel but instead I got a romance thrown into a Sci-Fi novel, or maybe it's the other way around, who knows. I don't think someone who generally writes romance should try and delve into something like Science Fiction. Even though we know it's science fiction, it still has to be believable. and this ladies and gentleman, was the worst display of fantasy I've ever come across.
I did not read the first 2 in this trilogy, which might be part of the problem, but I still don't find this to be believable.
I felt no connection with the characters, and I found Dalden to be super uninteresting. We know nothing at all about him, he is not funny, or romantic, or anything. He, like the rest of the characters, are very robotic and cold. I felt very disconnected and was not interested in his purpose for being on Earth. The whole idea of this was totally ridiculous.
Honestly if you're looking for anything science fiction related, I'd tell you to hit the young adult shelves. It's way more believable, and written a thousand times better than this was.
yuck.
It really didn't make a lot of sense, and I found the idea of this to be "barbaric"
I was expecting a normalish novel but instead I got a romance thrown into a Sci-Fi novel, or maybe it's the other way around, who knows. I don't think someone who generally writes romance should try and delve into something like Science Fiction. Even though we know it's science fiction, it still has to be believable. and this ladies and gentleman, was the worst display of fantasy I've ever come across.
I did not read the first 2 in this trilogy, which might be part of the problem, but I still don't find this to be believable.
I felt no connection with the characters, and I found Dalden to be super uninteresting. We know nothing at all about him, he is not funny, or romantic, or anything. He, like the rest of the characters, are very robotic and cold. I felt very disconnected and was not interested in his purpose for being on Earth. The whole idea of this was totally ridiculous.
Honestly if you're looking for anything science fiction related, I'd tell you to hit the young adult shelves. It's way more believable, and written a thousand times better than this was.
yuck.
September 22, 2014
Lindsey combines the best of romance with the best of SciFi in this novel. The multiple, well developed worlds presented in this novel, as well as their interactions, were quite intriguing. I was completely enchanted. Because I haven’t read the 1st two books in the series it took me a bit to catch up on the background but then I was hooked. That said, I’ll definitely be reading (and re-reading) the entire series. Lindsey’s eloquent writing alongside the picturesque descriptions brings everything to light in a very brilliant manner.
Readers get to spend some time with absolutely unforgettable characters in this novel. The main characters are so honest and heartfelt that you can’t help but love them. I also found myself laughing at the situations they found themselves in. You can’t help but wonder just how everything will work out for them. Surrounded by the multicultural group of secondary character, you get a taste of what life must be like for everyone. It was absolutely breathtaking.
My final thoughts? He may not be perfect, but I definitely need a warrior life mate of my own.
Readers get to spend some time with absolutely unforgettable characters in this novel. The main characters are so honest and heartfelt that you can’t help but love them. I also found myself laughing at the situations they found themselves in. You can’t help but wonder just how everything will work out for them. Surrounded by the multicultural group of secondary character, you get a taste of what life must be like for everyone. It was absolutely breathtaking.
My final thoughts? He may not be perfect, but I definitely need a warrior life mate of my own.
December 9, 2015
Maybe my favorite of the series. This is the only one involving Earth. Brittany, a six foot tall, blue collar construction worker with dreams of one day building her own house, falls for Dalden the moment she sees him. Dalden, son of Tedra from book 1 and brother of Shanelle from book 2, is on Earth trying to track down a criminal who intends on taking over the planet. A little ridiculous, but it was okay, with fewer truly infuriating scenes than the previous two books.
I'm a strong feminist at heart, I guess--even though I did really enjoy this series, part of me was hoping for something more in this book. Seeing Brittany truly rebel against the male-dominated culture would have been really satisfying. The culture in question is just so ridiculously patriarchal that I would have liked for one woman in the series to genuinely reject it and make her domineering husband's life hell when he tries to work her round. I liked Dalden as a character, but I hated his culture more.
I'm a strong feminist at heart, I guess--even though I did really enjoy this series, part of me was hoping for something more in this book. Seeing Brittany truly rebel against the male-dominated culture would have been really satisfying. The culture in question is just so ridiculously patriarchal that I would have liked for one woman in the series to genuinely reject it and make her domineering husband's life hell when he tries to work her round. I liked Dalden as a character, but I hated his culture more.
April 12, 2010
First I want to say that if this is your first Johanna Lindsey book or series she has better ones. I really wanted to like this book but seriously there is no reason to write so much repetitive stuff, there is about 1/3 of the book that I could have done with out and I was really confused on why Johanna wanted to have Martha in so much of this book I feel like she took away from the characters developing.
For the rest of the book I thought it wasn’t bad, Britney was a good solid and independent girl and she never really changed from that but just tried to adapt to (or more accurately go along with) the situations she was thrown into. I even like Dalden he is also just being who he is although he defiantly grows through out the book. They had a really cute love story and I wish we could have read more of it, Johanna has good ideas for the situations through out the book but I felt like they were rushed through them and then we just had to listen to Martha and her answers for everything.
For the rest of the book I thought it wasn’t bad, Britney was a good solid and independent girl and she never really changed from that but just tried to adapt to (or more accurately go along with) the situations she was thrown into. I even like Dalden he is also just being who he is although he defiantly grows through out the book. They had a really cute love story and I wish we could have read more of it, Johanna has good ideas for the situations through out the book but I felt like they were rushed through them and then we just had to listen to Martha and her answers for everything.
February 5, 2017
What am I reading!?! I can't stop laughing, and I just started!
So, I finished reading. My thoughts, let's see...what a waste of my time and why would Johanna even attempt to write sci-fi romance, it was horrible and laughable. Why did I even finish reading, you ask, well because I actually wanted to know how it ended. And it ended badly. What's funny about it, No Climax, and in both uses!! lol. That's the punishment for the women on the planet, the men get the women all hot and bothered and then leave them to suffer without getting any!! Hahaha what a joke! Total let down for a story line, I will not be reading the first two in the series. The dialogue between the computer Martha and Dalden, you'd think it was the other way around. And Brittany with her constant unbelief, I guess seeing isn't believing in her case.
So, I finished reading. My thoughts, let's see...what a waste of my time and why would Johanna even attempt to write sci-fi romance, it was horrible and laughable. Why did I even finish reading, you ask, well because I actually wanted to know how it ended. And it ended badly. What's funny about it, No Climax, and in both uses!! lol. That's the punishment for the women on the planet, the men get the women all hot and bothered and then leave them to suffer without getting any!! Hahaha what a joke! Total let down for a story line, I will not be reading the first two in the series. The dialogue between the computer Martha and Dalden, you'd think it was the other way around. And Brittany with her constant unbelief, I guess seeing isn't believing in her case.
January 28, 2011
I was really undecided whether or not to give this book 3 stars or 4. It is not the type of romance I normally read, however, I found myself wanting to find out the rest of the story, so in the end, I went with 4 stars.
This book almost got nixed after reading the first two chapters. What I began as a romance, was turning into sci-fi.
Even after finishing the book, I have mixed feeling about it. I found myself wanting to scream at times with frustration over many situations. Also, it was that instantanious attraction and not being able to live without the other, which is hard for me to swallow.
This book almost got nixed after reading the first two chapters. What I began as a romance, was turning into sci-fi.
Even after finishing the book, I have mixed feeling about it. I found myself wanting to scream at times with frustration over many situations. Also, it was that instantanious attraction and not being able to live without the other, which is hard for me to swallow.
February 27, 2020
-5 stars. Is there a way to give a book negative stars? no. Ok well there should be. Cuz daaayyymmmnnn this was THE worst book I think I’ve EVER read, hands down.
I hung in there hoping that something, anything in this book was going to get better. After about 1/2 way through I just gave up! I couldn’t take it anymore. The loooonnnngggg, SUPER boring, constant (and I mean constant) lectures and explanations by Martha killed any hope of redemption in my eyes.
IMO Johanna Lindsey needs to stay away from the Sci-Fi cuz this was so forced and just bizzaro that I can’t even. A huge disease because I have always been a fan of her work.
Overall: Don’t just walk, RUN away from this book.
I hung in there hoping that something, anything in this book was going to get better. After about 1/2 way through I just gave up! I couldn’t take it anymore. The loooonnnngggg, SUPER boring, constant (and I mean constant) lectures and explanations by Martha killed any hope of redemption in my eyes.
IMO Johanna Lindsey needs to stay away from the Sci-Fi cuz this was so forced and just bizzaro that I can’t even. A huge disease because I have always been a fan of her work.
Overall: Don’t just walk, RUN away from this book.
September 26, 2014
Did not finish. I tried. I really did. Maybe I will alter after I think about it. I loved the first book in this series. The second was ok. So I downloaded this one thinking Johanna would not let me down. There was so much recapping to bring us all up to date with what happened in the previous books that I skipped a lot of paragraphs. Ultimately, it was just a total lack of interest in the characters and story that just made me look elsewhere. Johanna Lindsey is awesome and I am still a fan. But not of this story.
September 21, 2017
It was really annoying, how the girl in this story would not believe that the man she fell in love with was from outer space and took her on a space ship to another planet. She thought it was a joke, a hoax, a scam. And I got to thinking, would I believe it? What if something similar happened to me ( as if!)? What if a guy I really liked was from outer space; or a shape-shifter; or a vampire; or from a different time? Would I believe it, be gullible? Or would I be skeptical & think he was delusional? Hmmm...
January 10, 2024
The third and final book in the Ly-San-Ter series. Overall, not one of my favorite Lindsey series. I wanted to like these books, but it seems each one had something about it to significantly bother me. Heart of a Warrior was slow to start, and the plot wasn't very engaging. I wasn't significantly bothered, however, until too many chapters were spent on the heroine's stubborn denial, which became ludicrous. I was annoyed pretty much until the last few chapters, but the story ended well.
March 30, 2011
I really like the first two books Warriors Woman and Keeper of the Heart. I like this one too but wish that there was more about Dalden since it was supposed to be story. This one felt like it was more about Martha and Brittany rather than Dalden and Brittany. I like Martha, she's hilarious but man give Dalden his 15 minutes. I enjoyed them all but was a little disappointed is all.
February 7, 2016
The only Johanna Lindsey book I own that I never read... I couldn't get into it and I don't care much for the series
Finally finished the book ! If not for a reading challenge I would not have read it at all ! It's Johanna Lindsey , which I love , but not into sci-fi . It took no time to catch the bad guy but forever to convince Brittany that Dalden was an "alien" ! Not my cup of tea ... Sorry
Finally finished the book ! If not for a reading challenge I would not have read it at all ! It's Johanna Lindsey , which I love , but not into sci-fi . It took no time to catch the bad guy but forever to convince Brittany that Dalden was an "alien" ! Not my cup of tea ... Sorry
December 2, 2009
good. sifi romance series. standard formula. giant barbaric warriors from a super high tech planet arrive on earth chasing a rogue warrior searching for a planet to rule.
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