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Olodian Alien Warrior #1
Rescued by Tordin
Curvy, intelligent and focused, Kyra Simmons has her eye on the prize. She’s locked her sights on becoming the top technical engineer for the most prestigious space program back on Earth. That is, until her life and plans are turned upside down in an instant on board a maintenance Space Station.
Stranded on the now failing Space station, Kyra needs a miracle to survive. She has no idea that the ‘foreign’ astronauts who show up to rescue her are out of this world—literally.
Warrior Lord Tordin, Crown Prince of Olodia, knows he’s outside of the Mandates of the Intergalactic Alliance when he intercedes to rescue the survivors of the Earth space station. But there’s something or someone pulling him in.
He’s not prepared for what he finds in the unassuming Earth female. Try as he might to stay away, the pull grows stronger and stronger to be with her. His mission depends on his ability to stay focused and be prepared, but that’s almost impossible with Kyra in his thoughts and dreams.
On the alien mother ship speeding away from Earth forever, Kyra’s biggest problem is not getting back to Earth; it’s how not to fall for this alien Warrior Lord who's the actual man of her dreams.
Can she find a way to realize her dreams of power and recognition now that she’s been rescued by Tordin?
Stranded on the now failing Space station, Kyra needs a miracle to survive. She has no idea that the ‘foreign’ astronauts who show up to rescue her are out of this world—literally.
Warrior Lord Tordin, Crown Prince of Olodia, knows he’s outside of the Mandates of the Intergalactic Alliance when he intercedes to rescue the survivors of the Earth space station. But there’s something or someone pulling him in.
He’s not prepared for what he finds in the unassuming Earth female. Try as he might to stay away, the pull grows stronger and stronger to be with her. His mission depends on his ability to stay focused and be prepared, but that’s almost impossible with Kyra in his thoughts and dreams.
On the alien mother ship speeding away from Earth forever, Kyra’s biggest problem is not getting back to Earth; it’s how not to fall for this alien Warrior Lord who's the actual man of her dreams.
Can she find a way to realize her dreams of power and recognition now that she’s been rescued by Tordin?
222 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 9, 2015
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October 2, 2015
This was excruciating. What was supposed to be an alien romance turned out to be the dullest ultimate fantasy of a mediocrity becoming a hero, princess and Goddess while mating a gorgeous prince hunk in process . The pace is sooooo slow it would put snail racing to shame, the characters have no character, the villain Brantley is a caricature, the world building is non-existing , the conversations between characters are lengthy monologues that go on and on about nothing(we have almost two pages of discussion about the hair length!! and would the aliens really use OK in conversation?). The writing was so uninspiring that, when I was not yawning,it had me rolling eyes non-stop. Honestly, "the lips of her sex involuntarily quivered in response and her body prepared itself by releasing more of her wet nectar" ? , references to her "lady lips" and "womanly ones"? and my absolutely favorite "this was definitely not a gherkin pickle; it was more like a hulk-size cucumber-wow!" Wow indeed, how bad is that! (I have an extreme intolerance for writers who compare genitalia to food items). Recommended only to those readers who suffer from insomnia and decide to medicate themselves without use of pharmaceuticals.
March 15, 2016
I was ready for a different approach to the whole alien abduction/ existence and finally I got it.
With all due respect to all the authors who are writing about aliens, I want to say: FINALLY the aliens do not need us as breeders because they don't have women! I was so over it...
So, Kyra is working on a spacestation. Her incompetent boss, who happened to be attracted to her and fired her, managed to put the station on the path of destruction.
Kyra and her friend Phoebe are saved by Tordin an alien prince who happened to be around.
What follows is the journey of Kyra into a completely different universe and discoveries.
Having said all that, this book was definitely not that easy to read. The pace was slow and had a lot of monologues, descriptions and wholes in the plot. Most of the time I skipped the monologue pages because they really didn't work.
Half of the book was spent between descriptions, monologues and pretty boring conversations. At times there were some spiritual sparks that really peaked my interest. The romance between Tordin and Kyra was kept at spiritual level and that damaged a lot the overall story. Being the main characters they spent more time away from each other that getting to know each other. I still don't know why Tordin stayed away from his mate and why he was afraid she will see him as a god. These inconsistencies and lack of clarifications damaged, in my opinion, the story line. It didn't feel resolved in the end. Tordin's decision to give in to the mating pull, when it happened, it didn't make sense. So, yes the romance/ attraction was lacking most of the book.
While I appreciate an independent woman and all, Kyra's new found leadership skills did not impress me even for a second. A woman who has never before been on an alien ship or planet was telling warriors what to do. It was more than unbelievable no matter how smart she was. Being the mate of the prince did not make her brighter.
The presence of Kyra's former boss (and stalker) didn't make much sense either. The fact that he hasn't eaten or had a drop of water in weeks it's just too much. Then his new found skills in hijacking the alien ship when his lack of skills destroyed a space station was a "saywhat? moment". And when I thought that the weak plot stopped there, he aligned himself with Tordin's brother. And that did it. It was wrong at all levels.
Now Kyra becoming the Goddess's "tool" was a an overkill to an already weak plot. It was like the author needed to make her shine but didn't know how.
There are a lot of biblical correlations that are used throughout the first part of the book that could explain in a way the alien's interaction with some earth civilizations but it was not explored enough. Correlated with the lack of romance and the fact that the story happened sometimes in the distant future it just didn't add up.
But, I can appreciate the new approach to the whole alien-romance genre. Nothing threatens the earth or the women. Nobody wants to kidnap them for their wombs or to make them sex slaves or goodness me mate them with 1, 2, 3 or more mates.
So thank you Mychal Daniels for ending the long line of abducted and mated women.
I think a better editing would have made a whole lot of difference to the book. Less monologue, more dialogue, a bit more of character build, some more romance and this would have been a 5* story.
The way it is, the book doesn't feel complete. There are a lot of things overlooked or just left hanging. And to give you an idea of what I am saying: the aliens, Tordin, Malm and Jalek are so well described while Kyra not that much. Till I read the review of a fellow reviewer I had no idea she is african american or not. Amber skin has different nuances or maybe I didn't read about it because I was skipping pages.
So the world created and story has a lot of potential and I hope that with the following stories Mychal Daniels brings some clarity to the story, a better romance and more world/ character build.
I am recommending this book to all fellow readers who had enough of the alien abduction books with predictable plots and no depth. This book will challenge your patience, will have a lot of things that do not make sense or monologues but it might be worth few hours of your time, in the end.
With all due respect to all the authors who are writing about aliens, I want to say: FINALLY the aliens do not need us as breeders because they don't have women! I was so over it...
So, Kyra is working on a spacestation. Her incompetent boss, who happened to be attracted to her and fired her, managed to put the station on the path of destruction.
Kyra and her friend Phoebe are saved by Tordin an alien prince who happened to be around.
What follows is the journey of Kyra into a completely different universe and discoveries.
Having said all that, this book was definitely not that easy to read. The pace was slow and had a lot of monologues, descriptions and wholes in the plot. Most of the time I skipped the monologue pages because they really didn't work.
Half of the book was spent between descriptions, monologues and pretty boring conversations. At times there were some spiritual sparks that really peaked my interest. The romance between Tordin and Kyra was kept at spiritual level and that damaged a lot the overall story. Being the main characters they spent more time away from each other that getting to know each other. I still don't know why Tordin stayed away from his mate and why he was afraid she will see him as a god. These inconsistencies and lack of clarifications damaged, in my opinion, the story line. It didn't feel resolved in the end. Tordin's decision to give in to the mating pull, when it happened, it didn't make sense. So, yes the romance/ attraction was lacking most of the book.
While I appreciate an independent woman and all, Kyra's new found leadership skills did not impress me even for a second. A woman who has never before been on an alien ship or planet was telling warriors what to do. It was more than unbelievable no matter how smart she was. Being the mate of the prince did not make her brighter.
The presence of Kyra's former boss (and stalker) didn't make much sense either. The fact that he hasn't eaten or had a drop of water in weeks it's just too much. Then his new found skills in hijacking the alien ship when his lack of skills destroyed a space station was a "saywhat? moment". And when I thought that the weak plot stopped there, he aligned himself with Tordin's brother. And that did it. It was wrong at all levels.
Now Kyra becoming the Goddess's "tool" was a an overkill to an already weak plot. It was like the author needed to make her shine but didn't know how.
There are a lot of biblical correlations that are used throughout the first part of the book that could explain in a way the alien's interaction with some earth civilizations but it was not explored enough. Correlated with the lack of romance and the fact that the story happened sometimes in the distant future it just didn't add up.
But, I can appreciate the new approach to the whole alien-romance genre. Nothing threatens the earth or the women. Nobody wants to kidnap them for their wombs or to make them sex slaves or goodness me mate them with 1, 2, 3 or more mates.
So thank you Mychal Daniels for ending the long line of abducted and mated women.
I think a better editing would have made a whole lot of difference to the book. Less monologue, more dialogue, a bit more of character build, some more romance and this would have been a 5* story.
The way it is, the book doesn't feel complete. There are a lot of things overlooked or just left hanging. And to give you an idea of what I am saying: the aliens, Tordin, Malm and Jalek are so well described while Kyra not that much. Till I read the review of a fellow reviewer I had no idea she is african american or not. Amber skin has different nuances or maybe I didn't read about it because I was skipping pages.
So the world created and story has a lot of potential and I hope that with the following stories Mychal Daniels brings some clarity to the story, a better romance and more world/ character build.
I am recommending this book to all fellow readers who had enough of the alien abduction books with predictable plots and no depth. This book will challenge your patience, will have a lot of things that do not make sense or monologues but it might be worth few hours of your time, in the end.
September 21, 2017
Worst sci-fi book ever! The lines were cheesy and it looked like the Kyra effortlessly learned how to handle alien technology and command her mate's troops to rescue Tordin. Really? With these books I have to suspend my disbelief and I'm all right with that to immerse myself in the stories, but it was so far unbelievable that I rolled my eyes every time this happened (along with all the cheesy lines).
I can't believe I spent $2.99 on this book. It still would've been a high price even if it were free because I can't get back the almost 2 hours I spent reading it!
I can't believe I spent $2.99 on this book. It still would've been a high price even if it were free because I can't get back the almost 2 hours I spent reading it!
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October 26, 2015
Marie's Tempting Reads ARC Review:
I was so happy with Rescued By Tordin by Mychal Daniels. It was fun, daring, sexy, and as good as Laurann Dohner's Zorn or Cyborg series! I freaking ADORED Kyra! Not only is she curvy but her temper matched her wonderfully sassy personality. I love her take no crap attitude and how incredibly brave and smart she was. Tordin was a sexy alien man that was surprisingly sweet, protective, caring, and a total delicious alpha. This book was jammed full of awesome-ness! From danger, to sizzling romance, to tons of action, this book had it ALL! I am totally captivated by this series and am dying for the next one!
Rescued By Tordin was wonderfully written with some great characters and a terrific plot. I can't believe I haven't read this book sooner. I loved this book! The cover appeals to me in so many ways and will have romance readers ogling the cover. Once they read the blurb though, No doubt it will have them buying the book and diving right in.
This book gets a FABULOUS FOUR AND A HALF SHOOTING STARS! Its an action-packed scorching romance that will have readers wanting more books featuring these sexy aliens!
I was so happy with Rescued By Tordin by Mychal Daniels. It was fun, daring, sexy, and as good as Laurann Dohner's Zorn or Cyborg series! I freaking ADORED Kyra! Not only is she curvy but her temper matched her wonderfully sassy personality. I love her take no crap attitude and how incredibly brave and smart she was. Tordin was a sexy alien man that was surprisingly sweet, protective, caring, and a total delicious alpha. This book was jammed full of awesome-ness! From danger, to sizzling romance, to tons of action, this book had it ALL! I am totally captivated by this series and am dying for the next one!
Rescued By Tordin was wonderfully written with some great characters and a terrific plot. I can't believe I haven't read this book sooner. I loved this book! The cover appeals to me in so many ways and will have romance readers ogling the cover. Once they read the blurb though, No doubt it will have them buying the book and diving right in.
This book gets a FABULOUS FOUR AND A HALF SHOOTING STARS! Its an action-packed scorching romance that will have readers wanting more books featuring these sexy aliens!
February 18, 2017
So freaking boring and slow.. reading this was like pulling teeth!
October 2, 2015
Well written and well thought out, but just strong like not love for me.
O boy, how on Earth or Terrain to I describe this book and my feelings for it.... Well 1st of all let me say this really,really appreciate all the work and seemingly well though out ideas in this book,honestly even when a particular book and or story doesn't totally work for me per say I still appreciate when I can see a lot of hard work and effort has been put in to it.... Thank You Ms. Daniels ,I've definitely read WAY too many books of late the either felt last me the author/writer started out with an interesting and or intriguing story idea with lots layers and twists and turns and then seemed to just get tired of it all and then just slapped a convenient ending on the story with out ever resolving any of the many,many plot points they'd woven into the beginning of the story or story stories the felt phoned in and unfinished from the get to..... Thank you...
What got me was even thought I appreciated all the time and effort in th descriptions of thoughts and actions there was very little description of ppl at times ,like I never had a clear description of Kyra, her hair or eye color etc... And despite all the chapters describing the ship/station being destroyed it felt most of the time was caught in description all thoughts and action but little Conversation at times, for 1/2 the book it felt like more inner monologue and little outer dialogue, I have nice counted 9 & 1/2 pages between Kyra talking to someone one the space station between description and conversation honestly I just got to where I skimmed a good bit , the book felt too esoteric going on and on about their Spiritual ideas And while interested not to say the least ( well I'm mainly a romance reader and the romance once it gotten around to was nice and rather sweet) the romance felt very often LOST between all the descriptions of life their on the ship and the ship and their deeply held beliefs etc... The story lacked balance for me .... It felt like the romance took a backseat to and was t as important as the the description of their beliefs and the action in the book... Now I really like Kyra allots he was spunky and yet kind and caring but had a good head on her shoulders and was no body's fool,I Like LOVED she was good at using her in intelligence to think for herself and yet wasn't a know it all in the least and knew to take help and the counsel of others when needed, somethings hing we all need to remember from time to time.. But all too often the book just felt all about their belief system and Torins mission and Kyra and Torin were merely players in the story and not the leads the story should be revolving around.. But maybe that's just me... Would love recommend it ? Yes .. If Sci fi type stories where the romance isn't that heavy is your thing I'd totally recommend it....
And I'd Love a hot,yummy,sexy ,loving alien like Torin added extras or not :) I loved how they all loved Earth/Terrain faults and all , knew out language and everything ;)
Will I keep it to retread again at some point? Aaaaaaaaaa not sure, while my visit to your world definitely wasn't a waste of my time or my money ,I didn't really enjoy it enough to want to return .. Thanks for the trip though and I hope you never stop share no your wonderful adventures ;)
O boy, how on Earth or Terrain to I describe this book and my feelings for it.... Well 1st of all let me say this really,really appreciate all the work and seemingly well though out ideas in this book,honestly even when a particular book and or story doesn't totally work for me per say I still appreciate when I can see a lot of hard work and effort has been put in to it.... Thank You Ms. Daniels ,I've definitely read WAY too many books of late the either felt last me the author/writer started out with an interesting and or intriguing story idea with lots layers and twists and turns and then seemed to just get tired of it all and then just slapped a convenient ending on the story with out ever resolving any of the many,many plot points they'd woven into the beginning of the story or story stories the felt phoned in and unfinished from the get to..... Thank you...
What got me was even thought I appreciated all the time and effort in th descriptions of thoughts and actions there was very little description of ppl at times ,like I never had a clear description of Kyra, her hair or eye color etc... And despite all the chapters describing the ship/station being destroyed it felt most of the time was caught in description all thoughts and action but little Conversation at times, for 1/2 the book it felt like more inner monologue and little outer dialogue, I have nice counted 9 & 1/2 pages between Kyra talking to someone one the space station between description and conversation honestly I just got to where I skimmed a good bit , the book felt too esoteric going on and on about their Spiritual ideas And while interested not to say the least ( well I'm mainly a romance reader and the romance once it gotten around to was nice and rather sweet) the romance felt very often LOST between all the descriptions of life their on the ship and the ship and their deeply held beliefs etc... The story lacked balance for me .... It felt like the romance took a backseat to and was t as important as the the description of their beliefs and the action in the book... Now I really like Kyra allots he was spunky and yet kind and caring but had a good head on her shoulders and was no body's fool,I Like LOVED she was good at using her in intelligence to think for herself and yet wasn't a know it all in the least and knew to take help and the counsel of others when needed, somethings hing we all need to remember from time to time.. But all too often the book just felt all about their belief system and Torins mission and Kyra and Torin were merely players in the story and not the leads the story should be revolving around.. But maybe that's just me... Would love recommend it ? Yes .. If Sci fi type stories where the romance isn't that heavy is your thing I'd totally recommend it....
And I'd Love a hot,yummy,sexy ,loving alien like Torin added extras or not :) I loved how they all loved Earth/Terrain faults and all , knew out language and everything ;)
Will I keep it to retread again at some point? Aaaaaaaaaa not sure, while my visit to your world definitely wasn't a waste of my time or my money ,I didn't really enjoy it enough to want to return .. Thanks for the trip though and I hope you never stop share no your wonderful adventures ;)
July 18, 2016
Being a woman in the business world has taught me many things, the first being you are a woman first and an employee second. Kyra suffers some of the same problems I do in the essence of the fact she is a curvy woman who has to wear a mandated outfit that was uni-sexed but still primarily is made for a man..lol. I felt her pain in the workplace and was able to connect with as a character on so many levels. So the opening chapter reeled me in completely. The details and excitement of being assigned to a space station are completely fascinating. You can almost feel her joy at her accomplishments and her loneliness because she is doesn't interact well with others. She shines in the face of tragedy and is able to help several shuttles escape during the station meltdown and save her best friend. What she never counted on was her sexy rescuer stealing her heart and soul.
Tordin felt the pull coming from the space station and risked the wraith of the IGA and his father to rescue the survivors from the failing vessel, Terrians had been forbidden to Olodians due to several misinterpreted visits to their planet from long ago. Tordin could not ignore the sense that he was being pulled there and thank goodness he trusted his instincts!! He knew what was on this vessel was important, but he had no inkling that it would turn out to be the biggest treasure he ever discovered.
Mix in a bad guy that helped bring Kyra's space station down, a spoiled prince, and some world jumping and you have an exciting adventure that I could not put down! Kyra and Tordin had a very rocky start due to her insecurities and his sense of duty. Their story is beautiful and powerful and will leave you with sense of hope and rightness in the world. I loved this book so much that after I finished reading, I ran over to Amazon to buy book two. If you are like me and love a good Sy-Fy romance with a great story, then this is the series for you! Hats off to Mychal to her fabulous writing and I cannot wait to read more!!
Tordin felt the pull coming from the space station and risked the wraith of the IGA and his father to rescue the survivors from the failing vessel, Terrians had been forbidden to Olodians due to several misinterpreted visits to their planet from long ago. Tordin could not ignore the sense that he was being pulled there and thank goodness he trusted his instincts!! He knew what was on this vessel was important, but he had no inkling that it would turn out to be the biggest treasure he ever discovered.
Mix in a bad guy that helped bring Kyra's space station down, a spoiled prince, and some world jumping and you have an exciting adventure that I could not put down! Kyra and Tordin had a very rocky start due to her insecurities and his sense of duty. Their story is beautiful and powerful and will leave you with sense of hope and rightness in the world. I loved this book so much that after I finished reading, I ran over to Amazon to buy book two. If you are like me and love a good Sy-Fy romance with a great story, then this is the series for you! Hats off to Mychal to her fabulous writing and I cannot wait to read more!!
March 11, 2017
DNF. The POV is heavily the FMC, I'd like to see more of a balance between the hero/heroine. One chapter skewed into a side character pov but never returned.
Contraction in character personality like Tordin is supposed to be a leader but he is wishy washy about whether to interfere in the crash of Kyra's ship. Kyra is highly educated but puts up with sexual harassment for 2 years without telling anyone other than her bff.
Lots of plot elements were thrown in suddenly to make the story work with no foreshadowing. Like the villain at the end which appeared out of nowhere and the sudden save by an external character.
Kyra acclimated to the alien world using this magical water like substance that was used for everything. It was a little too convenient and ended a lot of the external struggles she maybe have had.
Narrative was heavily telling with large chunks of internal monologue in the middle of conversations. It really slowed down the pace and distances the reader from the story.
2.5 stars
Contraction in character personality like Tordin is supposed to be a leader but he is wishy washy about whether to interfere in the crash of Kyra's ship. Kyra is highly educated but puts up with sexual harassment for 2 years without telling anyone other than her bff.
Lots of plot elements were thrown in suddenly to make the story work with no foreshadowing. Like the villain at the end which appeared out of nowhere and the sudden save by an external character.
Kyra acclimated to the alien world using this magical water like substance that was used for everything. It was a little too convenient and ended a lot of the external struggles she maybe have had.
Narrative was heavily telling with large chunks of internal monologue in the middle of conversations. It really slowed down the pace and distances the reader from the story.
2.5 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2015
In Rescued By Tordin; Olodian Alien Warrior Romance, author Mychal Daniels take reader to another galaxy. Meet Kyra, a black woman from earth who works on a space station with and overbearing sexually harassing boss, Brantely. Brantely makes one wrong move to many and Kyra throws her coffee at him and he "fires" her. Something goes terribly wrong with the space station which puts lives in danger. One of Lord Tordin's men hears the distress call, he has to decided if he is going to go against IGA (since the call was not sent through that channel). Lord Tordin is feeling a pull to go to the assistance of the person call for help. They rescue Kyra, her friend Phoebe and the despicable Brantley. Kyra had been dreaming of Tordin for weeks, he is her mystery lover and the same for Tordin. Kyra finds her own in this alien warrior romance, who knew that the girl who thought she had nothing would wined up with everything that she longs for. Excited to read Phoebe's story next.
December 7, 2016
Rescued by Tordin
This is a beautiful book of adventure and love. It also pulls in the Greek/Roman diety hierarchy. This is a great book to read
This is a beautiful book of adventure and love. It also pulls in the Greek/Roman diety hierarchy. This is a great book to read
February 16, 2017
Wanted to read something "out of this world" on this day and...
Not the best Valentine's Day read.
Not the best Valentine's Day read.
October 22, 2018
Blah
No.real.conflict or fight in the hero and heroine. Very instalove. Conflict in the.story but the mushy everything is.perfect blah between the H/h was sickeningly sweet. Meh.
No.real.conflict or fight in the hero and heroine. Very instalove. Conflict in the.story but the mushy everything is.perfect blah between the H/h was sickeningly sweet. Meh.
June 30, 2021
DNF 44%
The book started with milestone which ruined it for me but I kept on anyway, even though I knew better. The heroine had potential but she came off as juvenile and annoying. There’s a lot of mindless internal chatter, which I’m okay with if it adds to the story, but this wasn’t it for me.
The book started with milestone which ruined it for me but I kept on anyway, even though I knew better. The heroine had potential but she came off as juvenile and annoying. There’s a lot of mindless internal chatter, which I’m okay with if it adds to the story, but this wasn’t it for me.
May 27, 2017
Great Read!
Really enjoyed this book. I found it kept me reading wanting to finish and find out what happened next. Good storyline and not too intense but captivating enough to finish and thoroughly enjoy!
Really enjoyed this book. I found it kept me reading wanting to finish and find out what happened next. Good storyline and not too intense but captivating enough to finish and thoroughly enjoy!
March 20, 2017
A few amusing phrases notwithstanding, Rescued by Tordin is a mess of instalove and tropes.
The author raves about curves and big women (who are stereotypically insecure) and made her heroine a sexually frustrated virgin who sizes up anything male she comes across.
The aliens are almost identical to humans (I wasn't after barbed penis but come on - use some imagination! Surely there would be some more differences?) so really - what's the point in them being aliens?
Oh, and there's a creepy co-worker with an obsessive crush who feels entitled to grope the heroine whenever he feels like it. And I almost forgot - interference from empires, royal siblings and deities. In fact the heroine is essentially deified, in case there wasn't enough ridiculousness already.
I wish you could all have seen my face when I read descriptions like "this was definitely not a gherkin pickle; it was more like a hulk-size cucumber-wow!" and talk of "tickling lady bits" and "wetting her panties" (am I the only one who thought that sounded like she'd pissed herself?).
All of this is a shame, because some hints of authorial promise shine here and there:
"For now, thank you for offering peace upon hearing of your current location and who we are. Your grace is greatly appreciated and admired."
"I have to taste your breasts; they continue to call to me.” “What? My breasts are doing that? I guess I have to give it up to the girls. They do indeed live a life of their own.”
"heart-fallen"
"Tordin sat in a chair across from the long sofa. Based on what she was experiencing, that distance was a wise choice. She was still trying to figure out a way to cop a feel. Is this how pervy guys feel around women? She was twisted and sprung over this god-like man. The thought that she could possibly objectify him as many men on Earth had done to women made her almost sick. She’d do better by him in her thoughts."
I think, given some nurturing, Daniels could be much better. 1.5 Stars.
The author raves about curves and big women (who are stereotypically insecure) and made her heroine a sexually frustrated virgin who sizes up anything male she comes across.
The aliens are almost identical to humans (I wasn't after barbed penis but come on - use some imagination! Surely there would be some more differences?) so really - what's the point in them being aliens?
Oh, and there's a creepy co-worker with an obsessive crush who feels entitled to grope the heroine whenever he feels like it. And I almost forgot - interference from empires, royal siblings and deities. In fact the heroine is essentially deified, in case there wasn't enough ridiculousness already.
I wish you could all have seen my face when I read descriptions like "this was definitely not a gherkin pickle; it was more like a hulk-size cucumber-wow!" and talk of "tickling lady bits" and "wetting her panties" (am I the only one who thought that sounded like she'd pissed herself?).
All of this is a shame, because some hints of authorial promise shine here and there:
"For now, thank you for offering peace upon hearing of your current location and who we are. Your grace is greatly appreciated and admired."
"I have to taste your breasts; they continue to call to me.” “What? My breasts are doing that? I guess I have to give it up to the girls. They do indeed live a life of their own.”
"heart-fallen"
"Tordin sat in a chair across from the long sofa. Based on what she was experiencing, that distance was a wise choice. She was still trying to figure out a way to cop a feel. Is this how pervy guys feel around women? She was twisted and sprung over this god-like man. The thought that she could possibly objectify him as many men on Earth had done to women made her almost sick. She’d do better by him in her thoughts."
I think, given some nurturing, Daniels could be much better. 1.5 Stars.
July 20, 2016
I am in LOVE with this book and author! I am a total sci fi adventure romance fan and this book hits it all. I was so sucked in that it wasn't a option of even getting a drink or food I just couldn't get enough!
I was captivated with how the author spun this using mythological typing that they could have been on earth and started all of the things we know of old and adding the other world spin of space and how things are different.
I will tell every one that they need to give this a try if you love sci fi and I can't wait for the next book
Oh joy, I fell out like a crazy fan girl as soon as I met him. And now he knows I weigh just as much, if not more, than I look. What a great way to impress the awesome, beautiful, sexy-as-hell commander guy.
Kyra Simmons Loves her job and excels at it but her boss of her area has other plans for her and is obsessive with being with her. When she steps up and tries to get him to back off things go down hill from there. But what happens next will change her world and all that she believes in.
Lord Tordin, Crown Prince of Olodia only knows he is drawn to the eartians area and has no idea why till his ships receives a message for help for the space station floating above earth and they are not answering. With the pull of helping them he sends his warriors and that is when his life changes from the first electric touch. But he has a mission he must do and time is of the essence for his family and line.
She wanted him, right here, right now. He smiled, revealing perfectly straight, white teeth. His was a smile that could serve as a stand-in for the Earth’s sun. She was officially done for. Don’t ask him to give you babies, don’t drool, and for sugar’s sake, don’t jump him!
I was captivated with how the author spun this using mythological typing that they could have been on earth and started all of the things we know of old and adding the other world spin of space and how things are different.
I will tell every one that they need to give this a try if you love sci fi and I can't wait for the next book
Oh joy, I fell out like a crazy fan girl as soon as I met him. And now he knows I weigh just as much, if not more, than I look. What a great way to impress the awesome, beautiful, sexy-as-hell commander guy.
Kyra Simmons Loves her job and excels at it but her boss of her area has other plans for her and is obsessive with being with her. When she steps up and tries to get him to back off things go down hill from there. But what happens next will change her world and all that she believes in.
Lord Tordin, Crown Prince of Olodia only knows he is drawn to the eartians area and has no idea why till his ships receives a message for help for the space station floating above earth and they are not answering. With the pull of helping them he sends his warriors and that is when his life changes from the first electric touch. But he has a mission he must do and time is of the essence for his family and line.
She wanted him, right here, right now. He smiled, revealing perfectly straight, white teeth. His was a smile that could serve as a stand-in for the Earth’s sun. She was officially done for. Don’t ask him to give you babies, don’t drool, and for sugar’s sake, don’t jump him!
December 13, 2016
Not sure why I clicked on this freebie (I seem to recall the fact it's not another Regency romance had something to do with it) despite all the negative reviews... Honestly, it wasn't quite as bad as many said, but it was a pretty damned tame take on a theme. Are all aliens gaga over zaftig, insecure, introverted Earth women who never emotionally got past middle school, or are those the only ones reading this tripe? And bitch as I've done about the cookie cutter formula of the Kindred series, at least there's a helluva lot more sex in them. The most interesting thing here is the lead character and her friend are black, not a white woman in sight, and except for some brief, minor resentments over social awkwardness or the lack thereof (a nod to lighter skin tone making Kyra's friend seem to have an easier time attracting men), it's not a terribly important plot point. Insecurity is universal, right?
May 23, 2021
Will you be spoiled or will you thank me?
This had so much potential but it was all over the place, to the point where it was contradictory and just noisy with “look at me, I’m important!”-isms. It could have been tightened up considerably and been a 4 star read. Seriously.
The one point of illogic that irritated me the most was something that science fiction gives you like A Freaking Gift and that’s distance vs time. Just watch any sci-fi show and you’ll quickly learn about warp speed and wormholes. Hell, even Galaxy Quest travels via a black hole! If a parody can do it, so can fiction. The longest running show on TV, Stargate SG-1 routinely traveled between two galaxies and they lost 2 weeks at most. Just. Make. It. Happen.
But when you have your hero explain to your heroine that he can’t take her back because “already like 10 years have passed and another 10 will pass by the TIME we reach my home galaxy”....really, what’s the point in living?!
Okay, maybe not so dramatic. BUT it makes your hero look like a liar. Because he is SUCH A FAN OF EARTH, that he comes ALL THE TIME! To learn the culture and the languages and see what they’ve gotten up to! Um...okay. So it takes 20 earth years to travel one way...that means - no, don’t help me I’ve got enough fingers and toes...40 years pass between visits? Sure.
When she says “I love you”...he thinks it’s a big deal to her. “He knew this from countless content he’d consumed about their customs.” It falls flat because of the 40 year round trip! Likewise he knows what having the “hots” for someone is.
His return to his own galaxy is prompted by a planet “on the verge of war” so the whole time thing doesn’t work there? Does it really take 20 years to get through a war verge? And how does his father, the emperor, communicate with him over that distance via A DELIVERED BOX?!?
I dunno about you but “all the time” might mean one thing to an alien who lives (COUGHCONVENIENTLYCOUGH) thousands of years, but quite another to Earth cultures. In the last 40 years we’ve gone from no cellphones to wrist computers. So really... how much of a fan of Earth is he? Jump back in enough 40 year increments and we’re quite agrarian with zero transmissions.
It just doesn’t make sense, and his lifespan and ability to read “dream waves” is insulting. Just be sci-fi and discover warp. Or do what most creators do and avoid it entirely.
Sigh.
Then there’s the characterization. The hero is a warrior slash Emperor’s son slash ancient slash demigod slash Sire/prince slash technology nerd slash spiritual believer slash innocent and all these roles just come out as the story goes on. Don’t misunderstand, a character can be all these things, but he is all of these in response to plot points. So the end result is ideally have no clue who he is. Oh, and he gets rescued by the heroine at the end because SHE...
She is an engineer slash loner slash people person slash kind person slash butt whomping pissy bitch slash fat girl slash queen woc slash womb slash lost slash goddess slash hero slash spoiled princess.
And while I could buy the development of this chick from ugly engineer who tries to rescue a failing space station because of her drive and brains into eventually rescuing her man - I can’t make the leap from that chick (who I liked!) into the womb earth goddess creator being spoiled princess.
No.
The world building was as indecisive as the characterization. Because things were explained as they became necessary here as well. And the villain who was too stupid to know Earth technology suddenly is smart enough to send a RESCUE MESSAGE in an ALIEN LANGUAGE by stealthily observing same from hiding places?! Sure.
Editing:
It’s affects, not effects.
It’s worst, not worse.
And my last notes are on the sex scene...
In one paragraph: her entrance, womanhood, inner thighs, throbbing core, his lips near her womanly ones, her lady lips. Next paragraph after he’s had his mouth all over her he stops to examine her - another couple of euphemisms, her folds, her wetness. That’s eight in two paragraphs. #fictionalsexthesaurus
“This was definitely not a gherkin pickle; it was more like a hulk-sized cucumber—wow!”
Omg.
I didn’t care for the addition of so much extraneous wordage throughout. An example is her reaction to finding out the hover bikes have a sidecar but the guy helping her rescue the hero forgot it in his haste. Sentence after sentence on this and it makes her look pissy. Not like the gal in the beginning of the story and not better - worse. “Tomorrow she’d hunt Jalek down and give him a swift kick to the tush if hers was still sore.” Seriously what a snot. We already know her ass is big. If my mate was lost and I was rescuing him, not a spare thought would be made of my ass. J/s.
And lest we forget the kitchen sink, let’s toss in environmentalism...
“Our researchers and healers believe it is because of your planet and what your race has done to reduce it to a weird shadow of itself. You’ve messed with your air and polluted your life force liquid called water, so it now has the power to kill you instead of healing you like our gaiata does for us. Your race is killing itself and weakening your abilities.”
Two points: This is based on 40 year round trips, mind you. And the best part - and what made me laugh out loud, this is while he’s hitting her g-spot. Shmexy! ::eyeroll::
Again, it had so much potential. I wish it’d been written from a plan, an outline, instead of reacting as things went along. One of the ultimate fictional world builders, J.R.R. Tolkien prepared so hard he wrote entire languages and historical lineages. I don’t expect this, naturally, but I do expect consistency. The set up for the next installment is soooo good, but I just can’t because really for this kind of review I should be getting paid lol!
This had so much potential but it was all over the place, to the point where it was contradictory and just noisy with “look at me, I’m important!”-isms. It could have been tightened up considerably and been a 4 star read. Seriously.
The one point of illogic that irritated me the most was something that science fiction gives you like A Freaking Gift and that’s distance vs time. Just watch any sci-fi show and you’ll quickly learn about warp speed and wormholes. Hell, even Galaxy Quest travels via a black hole! If a parody can do it, so can fiction. The longest running show on TV, Stargate SG-1 routinely traveled between two galaxies and they lost 2 weeks at most. Just. Make. It. Happen.
But when you have your hero explain to your heroine that he can’t take her back because “already like 10 years have passed and another 10 will pass by the TIME we reach my home galaxy”....really, what’s the point in living?!
Okay, maybe not so dramatic. BUT it makes your hero look like a liar. Because he is SUCH A FAN OF EARTH, that he comes ALL THE TIME! To learn the culture and the languages and see what they’ve gotten up to! Um...okay. So it takes 20 earth years to travel one way...that means - no, don’t help me I’ve got enough fingers and toes...40 years pass between visits? Sure.
When she says “I love you”...he thinks it’s a big deal to her. “He knew this from countless content he’d consumed about their customs.” It falls flat because of the 40 year round trip! Likewise he knows what having the “hots” for someone is.
His return to his own galaxy is prompted by a planet “on the verge of war” so the whole time thing doesn’t work there? Does it really take 20 years to get through a war verge? And how does his father, the emperor, communicate with him over that distance via A DELIVERED BOX?!?
I dunno about you but “all the time” might mean one thing to an alien who lives (COUGHCONVENIENTLYCOUGH) thousands of years, but quite another to Earth cultures. In the last 40 years we’ve gone from no cellphones to wrist computers. So really... how much of a fan of Earth is he? Jump back in enough 40 year increments and we’re quite agrarian with zero transmissions.
It just doesn’t make sense, and his lifespan and ability to read “dream waves” is insulting. Just be sci-fi and discover warp. Or do what most creators do and avoid it entirely.
Sigh.
Then there’s the characterization. The hero is a warrior slash Emperor’s son slash ancient slash demigod slash Sire/prince slash technology nerd slash spiritual believer slash innocent and all these roles just come out as the story goes on. Don’t misunderstand, a character can be all these things, but he is all of these in response to plot points. So the end result is ideally have no clue who he is. Oh, and he gets rescued by the heroine at the end because SHE...
She is an engineer slash loner slash people person slash kind person slash butt whomping pissy bitch slash fat girl slash queen woc slash womb slash lost slash goddess slash hero slash spoiled princess.
And while I could buy the development of this chick from ugly engineer who tries to rescue a failing space station because of her drive and brains into eventually rescuing her man - I can’t make the leap from that chick (who I liked!) into the womb earth goddess creator being spoiled princess.
No.
The world building was as indecisive as the characterization. Because things were explained as they became necessary here as well. And the villain who was too stupid to know Earth technology suddenly is smart enough to send a RESCUE MESSAGE in an ALIEN LANGUAGE by stealthily observing same from hiding places?! Sure.
Editing:
It’s affects, not effects.
It’s worst, not worse.
And my last notes are on the sex scene...
In one paragraph: her entrance, womanhood, inner thighs, throbbing core, his lips near her womanly ones, her lady lips. Next paragraph after he’s had his mouth all over her he stops to examine her - another couple of euphemisms, her folds, her wetness. That’s eight in two paragraphs. #fictionalsexthesaurus
“This was definitely not a gherkin pickle; it was more like a hulk-sized cucumber—wow!”
Omg.
I didn’t care for the addition of so much extraneous wordage throughout. An example is her reaction to finding out the hover bikes have a sidecar but the guy helping her rescue the hero forgot it in his haste. Sentence after sentence on this and it makes her look pissy. Not like the gal in the beginning of the story and not better - worse. “Tomorrow she’d hunt Jalek down and give him a swift kick to the tush if hers was still sore.” Seriously what a snot. We already know her ass is big. If my mate was lost and I was rescuing him, not a spare thought would be made of my ass. J/s.
And lest we forget the kitchen sink, let’s toss in environmentalism...
“Our researchers and healers believe it is because of your planet and what your race has done to reduce it to a weird shadow of itself. You’ve messed with your air and polluted your life force liquid called water, so it now has the power to kill you instead of healing you like our gaiata does for us. Your race is killing itself and weakening your abilities.”
Two points: This is based on 40 year round trips, mind you. And the best part - and what made me laugh out loud, this is while he’s hitting her g-spot. Shmexy! ::eyeroll::
Again, it had so much potential. I wish it’d been written from a plan, an outline, instead of reacting as things went along. One of the ultimate fictional world builders, J.R.R. Tolkien prepared so hard he wrote entire languages and historical lineages. I don’t expect this, naturally, but I do expect consistency. The set up for the next installment is soooo good, but I just can’t because really for this kind of review I should be getting paid lol!
January 27, 2017
I tried to like this book, but I could not stand the so called heroine. I think the author wanted her to come off as shy and insecure, but in reality she was weak, selfish and whiny. Most of the book was spent in her head and it was just a constant pity party. Just when you think you had escaped and things might move along you get dragged back in to the party and the door is locked behind you. The hero deserved much better, poor guy.
February 21, 2017
Fantastic book!!!
This is a great book. From the start to the finish! The characters are well rounded, plot is good and definitely different than any I have read ( and I read about 1000 books a year).
I really enjoyed how this 'alien' race has been to earth before and were the original Olympians.
This is a great book. From the start to the finish! The characters are well rounded, plot is good and definitely different than any I have read ( and I read about 1000 books a year).
I really enjoyed how this 'alien' race has been to earth before and were the original Olympians.
March 10, 2017
Interesting
I chose this book for my reading group because the blurb snagged me. I was disappointed with the flat characters and stilted conversation. There was also a lack of learning curve and the main character kept saying she was confident but there was no action to prove it. In all, this started out great and fizzled to an end.
I chose this book for my reading group because the blurb snagged me. I was disappointed with the flat characters and stilted conversation. There was also a lack of learning curve and the main character kept saying she was confident but there was no action to prove it. In all, this started out great and fizzled to an end.
March 22, 2017
Loved that this lady has some sauce to her
I can't wait for the next book in this series. Kyra and Tordin were made for each other. Loved the storyline and it kept my interest in a sweet and exciting way. Well written. I was given this book as a freebie and it was so worth learning about an author I had not read. Recommended.
I can't wait for the next book in this series. Kyra and Tordin were made for each other. Loved the storyline and it kept my interest in a sweet and exciting way. Well written. I was given this book as a freebie and it was so worth learning about an author I had not read. Recommended.
December 16, 2016
Pretty Good
Throughly enjoyed the book, it was a fun and light hearted read. Interesting enough to keep you reading to the end. If you like light hearted alien romance your gonna love it.
Throughly enjoyed the book, it was a fun and light hearted read. Interesting enough to keep you reading to the end. If you like light hearted alien romance your gonna love it.
July 14, 2020
Great
Sweet and lovely romance novel, would recommend for those wanting something short and sweet to read. Fun and well paced. Something nice to read and dive into on the go. Loved reading about this new brand of aliens, I can certainly get on board with their way of life.
Sweet and lovely romance novel, would recommend for those wanting something short and sweet to read. Fun and well paced. Something nice to read and dive into on the go. Loved reading about this new brand of aliens, I can certainly get on board with their way of life.
February 24, 2017
Arc review For honest review. When Lyra and several others were going down in their ship commander tordin from olodian saved them. This story has lots of action, adventure, very interesting and awesome writing.
March 10, 2017
Awesome
Kyra and Tordin are a great couple. They balance each other out and are both HOT, love the way everything was happening and the way their love for each other seemed to cut her off in bed. Look forward to reading Phoebes story
Kyra and Tordin are a great couple. They balance each other out and are both HOT, love the way everything was happening and the way their love for each other seemed to cut her off in bed. Look forward to reading Phoebes story
March 10, 2017
I like this book alot. it had the plus size black women and she was smart. I loved the fact she was not helpless just because she is from earth. I did think there was a point it was slow but the storyline kelpt me going. Yes I would read the next book.
December 28, 2016
loved this book couldnt put it down until i finished it reading it all.cant wait to read the next one in the series.
February 18, 2017
Great book! Love the alien warriors and how they helped the heroin find her strength within. The booked moved right along and there was no dull parts!
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