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Coalition Rebellion #4
Raider
EPIC Award Winner
The Coalition will do anything to stop him.
In the mist-shrouded world of Ziem, when the people are ready, a hero will rise . . .
A mysterious, battle-scarred warrior known only as the Raider wages war against the Coalition conquerors.
Drake Davorin, a tavern keeper and “first son” of Ziem, has turned away from the resistance to protect his orphaned siblings.
Kye Kalon is a woman caught between them both in her fight to save Ziem.
One man fights for their world. The other for family. One is the commander of the rag-tag group of fighters known as the Sentinels, and the other is the man she loved before the Coalition violently conquered their world.
But Drake Davorin keeps a deadly secret. One wrong decision could destroy all of Ziem . . . unless the Coalition destroys them first.
The Coalition will do anything to stop him.
In the mist-shrouded world of Ziem, when the people are ready, a hero will rise . . .
A mysterious, battle-scarred warrior known only as the Raider wages war against the Coalition conquerors.
Drake Davorin, a tavern keeper and “first son” of Ziem, has turned away from the resistance to protect his orphaned siblings.
Kye Kalon is a woman caught between them both in her fight to save Ziem.
One man fights for their world. The other for family. One is the commander of the rag-tag group of fighters known as the Sentinels, and the other is the man she loved before the Coalition violently conquered their world.
But Drake Davorin keeps a deadly secret. One wrong decision could destroy all of Ziem . . . unless the Coalition destroys them first.
298 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2017
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About the author
Justine Davis
252 books217 followersAuthor biographies are supposed to give you all those statistics, books written, awards won, etc. and I will, I promise...but first let me tell you about this ornery little tomboy (back then, the boys had all the fun...) who was always the one to make up the stories the neighborhood kids would "play". For those who came of age in the computer game era, this is something that was done usually in the backyard, by any number of summer-bored children, with props where appropriate. (Did you know a 55 gallon drum tied to a picnic bench makes a very cool horse?) It wasn't until much later that this tomboy realized two things: A) not everyone made up stories in their heads all the time, and B) in real life, the boys that had already had all the fun now seemed to always be winning.
But I digress. I was born on a farm down in Iowa....well, not quite, but close; Boone, Iowa is in the middle of farm country, but I arrived at a hospital. In a snow storm. Make that a blizzard. My sister tells me she knew my destiny when I was very young, because when I first saw the Disney classic Old Yeller, I was apparently so upset that I promptly went home and rewrote the story. In my version, the dog lived, of course. Should have been a clue.
Possibly in response to that blizzard I was born in, I've been a West Coaster since before I was a year old, and intend to stay that way. I have a history of staying. I started my first full time job right out of school (well, there was a very brief sojourn at a place where they made, among other things, burial vaults, but I prefer not to recall that one...) and stayed for twenty-one years. I've been married to the same wonderful guy for going on two decades now. We lived in our last house for seventeen years. (I won't even mention how many dumpsters we filled moving after that long....)
Readers seem as fascinated by my first career as they are with my writing. My time in law enforcement was many things, exciting, nerve wracking, and irritating, but most importantly never, ever boring. It was fascinating enough that I didn't think about writing seriously for several years. I kept a journal, and wrote long letters, collected quotes, mentally rewrote movies, and still made up those stories in my head, but never dreamed of actually writing for publication. I was having too much fun helping to catch bad guys, and being continually amazed at the situations people get themselves into. And eventually I walked away with a wealth of background and story ideas, and knowing some truly great people who work very hard to keep all of us safe. I'm proud to have been one of them, and I'm very aware that I have had the great good fortune of having had two jobs in my life that I love. Many people don't get even one.
But now that I'm in the delicious position of being able to make a living telling those stories in my head, I promise my readers two things: A) I'm staying--I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading, and B) in my stories, the girl--tomboy or not--always wins!
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And now, the official stats:
Justine Dare Davis sold her first book in 1989, and followed that up with the sale of nineteen novels in less than two years. Her first four books were published in 1991, and she saw all reach the finals for either the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award or the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA Award. She has since won the RITA award four times, along with several Reviewer's Choice awards and three Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. At the 1998 national conference, Justine was inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame, making her one of a very select group of just eight writers. She also had four titles on the Romantic Times "Top 200 of All Time" list. Her sales now total more than 45, and her books have appeared regularly on best seller lists, including the USA Today list. She has been featured in several local newspapers and nationwide by Associated Press, has appeared on CN
But I digress. I was born on a farm down in Iowa....well, not quite, but close; Boone, Iowa is in the middle of farm country, but I arrived at a hospital. In a snow storm. Make that a blizzard. My sister tells me she knew my destiny when I was very young, because when I first saw the Disney classic Old Yeller, I was apparently so upset that I promptly went home and rewrote the story. In my version, the dog lived, of course. Should have been a clue.
Possibly in response to that blizzard I was born in, I've been a West Coaster since before I was a year old, and intend to stay that way. I have a history of staying. I started my first full time job right out of school (well, there was a very brief sojourn at a place where they made, among other things, burial vaults, but I prefer not to recall that one...) and stayed for twenty-one years. I've been married to the same wonderful guy for going on two decades now. We lived in our last house for seventeen years. (I won't even mention how many dumpsters we filled moving after that long....)
Readers seem as fascinated by my first career as they are with my writing. My time in law enforcement was many things, exciting, nerve wracking, and irritating, but most importantly never, ever boring. It was fascinating enough that I didn't think about writing seriously for several years. I kept a journal, and wrote long letters, collected quotes, mentally rewrote movies, and still made up those stories in my head, but never dreamed of actually writing for publication. I was having too much fun helping to catch bad guys, and being continually amazed at the situations people get themselves into. And eventually I walked away with a wealth of background and story ideas, and knowing some truly great people who work very hard to keep all of us safe. I'm proud to have been one of them, and I'm very aware that I have had the great good fortune of having had two jobs in my life that I love. Many people don't get even one.
But now that I'm in the delicious position of being able to make a living telling those stories in my head, I promise my readers two things: A) I'm staying--I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading, and B) in my stories, the girl--tomboy or not--always wins!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And now, the official stats:
Justine Dare Davis sold her first book in 1989, and followed that up with the sale of nineteen novels in less than two years. Her first four books were published in 1991, and she saw all reach the finals for either the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award or the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA Award. She has since won the RITA award four times, along with several Reviewer's Choice awards and three Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. At the 1998 national conference, Justine was inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame, making her one of a very select group of just eight writers. She also had four titles on the Romantic Times "Top 200 of All Time" list. Her sales now total more than 45, and her books have appeared regularly on best seller lists, including the USA Today list. She has been featured in several local newspapers and nationwide by Associated Press, has appeared on CN
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May 8, 2017I'm at 22% and having a really hard time getting into this. There's hardly any interaction between the leads, and I don't like the endless descriptions of what atrocities the Coalition has committed. Boring.
August 4, 2017
I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.
A well written Science Fiction / Fantasy mix.
This was a book I just could not put down once I had started it.
The characters were fascinating and although I had not read any of the other books it made no difference.
A great read.
A well written Science Fiction / Fantasy mix.
This was a book I just could not put down once I had started it.
The characters were fascinating and although I had not read any of the other books it made no difference.
A great read.
May 12, 2019
I find myself wanting to dig out Lord of the Storm and The Skypirate because it's been a very long time since I read the beginnings of this series. That's the trouble really with a series that was started in the futuristic romance heyday and abandoned due to publisher short sightedness. The author finally got her rights back and revisited it but there is a point where even I forget things. :D
That said, this one could be read as a standalone in that other than the coalition presence and references to the characters in the first 3 books near the end, it could be anywhere. I think I was in the last third when it occurred to me that there were a lot of similarities in plot to Avatar - invaders taking over a planet to mine its resources, only in this case, the natives were human too and didn't need an outsider to save the day. And it is saved - for now, because apparently it takes 3 books, but that's ok as I'm really curious about the soon to be released book 6, if only because of who the H/h are.
Enough of that. The H lives a double life. It's implied really on the back cover, and the author does not try to hide it from us. His official life is a bartender who is raising his siblings after his mom took a header off a cliff. The siblings are a 17 year sister who acts like a spoiled brat for much of the book, and 13 year old twins who're like, Dennis the Menace doubled. The kids were somewhat annoying in that you'd think under the circumstances they'd be a little more mature at that age. The older sister though... And then there's the h - his wannabe girlfriend, but for his alter ego because even though she took care of a disabled parent until 6 months previous, she has no empathy for a man overburdened with 3 siblings he's forced to raise (two of which are always in trouble and one of which does not hide her contempt for their overlords).
I had issues with the women in the book. I think perhaps if the story itself hadn't been so engaging, it would have gotten a lower rating. I was relieved that the two did feel a whole lot of guilt when they figured out that he was burning the candle at both ends while they were bitching at him for what they perceived as cowardice (as opposed to being a responsible adult) I also was suspicious that one of the coalition seemed to have an awful lot of page count. The upcoming new release confirms my suspicions, heh.
Will I read it again? Probably. When? Not sure.
That said, this one could be read as a standalone in that other than the coalition presence and references to the characters in the first 3 books near the end, it could be anywhere. I think I was in the last third when it occurred to me that there were a lot of similarities in plot to Avatar - invaders taking over a planet to mine its resources, only in this case, the natives were human too and didn't need an outsider to save the day. And it is saved - for now, because apparently it takes 3 books, but that's ok as I'm really curious about the soon to be released book 6, if only because of who the H/h are.
Enough of that. The H lives a double life. It's implied really on the back cover, and the author does not try to hide it from us. His official life is a bartender who is raising his siblings after his mom took a header off a cliff. The siblings are a 17 year sister who acts like a spoiled brat for much of the book, and 13 year old twins who're like, Dennis the Menace doubled. The kids were somewhat annoying in that you'd think under the circumstances they'd be a little more mature at that age. The older sister though... And then there's the h - his wannabe girlfriend, but for his alter ego because even though she took care of a disabled parent until 6 months previous, she has no empathy for a man overburdened with 3 siblings he's forced to raise (two of which are always in trouble and one of which does not hide her contempt for their overlords).
I had issues with the women in the book. I think perhaps if the story itself hadn't been so engaging, it would have gotten a lower rating. I was relieved that the two did feel a whole lot of guilt when they figured out that he was burning the candle at both ends while they were bitching at him for what they perceived as cowardice (as opposed to being a responsible adult) I also was suspicious that one of the coalition seemed to have an awful lot of page count. The upcoming new release confirms my suspicions, heh.
Will I read it again? Probably. When? Not sure.
December 7, 2017
Okay I'm at 40% and this book still hasn't picked up. There is almost no interaction between the hero and heroine. Now I prefer a slow burn in my books but damn this candle hasn't even been lit and I'm almost halfway through it. Honestly not sure if I want to finish it. I was so excited because I enjoyed the 3 previous books but this is just kinda a dud.
May 23, 2017
One of the first books I ever read as a young girl exploring the romance read was Justine Davies Lord of the storm. The first book in the Coalition Rebellion series I fell in love with Wolf and Shayla and couldn't put the book down, I stumbled across the book in a second hand store, unfortunately when I came to search for the next book in the series it was out of print and ebooks were not as readily available this was over 15 years ago. Luckily in 2014 the books began to be republished, Fast forward to today and a brand new coalition novel has been released, The Raider is the 4th book in the series and although set in the coalition world is not about Trios and their battle with the evil overloads. The Raider is about the next stage, Trios may be free but planets like Ziem and its neighbours are not.
Resistance to the coalition and their plans is a guaranteed death sentence. They control the food the money the weapons everything but the Raider leads the rebellion on Zeim, his identity secret he is recognisable only by his voice and helmet. For if the coalition knew where or who he really was his life would already be over. With hot blooded heros a plot with more twists and turns than a mountain road in the alps and drama galore this book was just as enjoyable as the first book 5 stars.
Resistance to the coalition and their plans is a guaranteed death sentence. They control the food the money the weapons everything but the Raider leads the rebellion on Zeim, his identity secret he is recognisable only by his voice and helmet. For if the coalition knew where or who he really was his life would already be over. With hot blooded heros a plot with more twists and turns than a mountain road in the alps and drama galore this book was just as enjoyable as the first book 5 stars.
May 5, 2017
The planet Ziem is under the control of the Coalition - invaders who take what the want whilst crushing all those who fight back.
Drake Davorin, a tavern keeper is thought a coward by all around him for keeping a low profile, even his own family .......
Since the murder of his father , during the invasion , and the suicide of his mother he is now responsible for his younger siblings , who he will protect at all costs .
But all is not as it seems - his Tavern is frequented by the Coalition soldiers and hierarchy and information and gossip abounds . Said information invariably finds its way into the hands of 'Raider' -the mysterious, heavily disguised leader of the Sentinels and the Resistance who is leading the fight to save his world .
Kye Kalon , a Sentinal , is torn - she has always love Drake , but now she is beginning to develop feelings for Raider .... who is he ?
Information from the Tavern that the Coalition is set to use robots to mine the ore that until now only specialist miners have been able to access , makes the Resistance realise that now there is no longer any reason for the Coalition to keep anyone alive !
Raider and the Sentinals must gather all their resources and strike first - defeat is not an option if their planet is to survive .
An excellent book - one I enjoyed so much I bought the 3 previous books in the series .
I was given an arc of this book by the Publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review .
Drake Davorin, a tavern keeper is thought a coward by all around him for keeping a low profile, even his own family .......
Since the murder of his father , during the invasion , and the suicide of his mother he is now responsible for his younger siblings , who he will protect at all costs .
But all is not as it seems - his Tavern is frequented by the Coalition soldiers and hierarchy and information and gossip abounds . Said information invariably finds its way into the hands of 'Raider' -the mysterious, heavily disguised leader of the Sentinels and the Resistance who is leading the fight to save his world .
Kye Kalon , a Sentinal , is torn - she has always love Drake , but now she is beginning to develop feelings for Raider .... who is he ?
Information from the Tavern that the Coalition is set to use robots to mine the ore that until now only specialist miners have been able to access , makes the Resistance realise that now there is no longer any reason for the Coalition to keep anyone alive !
Raider and the Sentinals must gather all their resources and strike first - defeat is not an option if their planet is to survive .
An excellent book - one I enjoyed so much I bought the 3 previous books in the series .
I was given an arc of this book by the Publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review .
August 7, 2017
I'm ready for more Coalition Rebellion stories
I read Justine Dare's sf-romance novels when they first came out many years ago.They were the best of this 'new' genre many when finding sf-romance novels at book stores was almost impossible. Now-with so many sf-romance novels available at the touch of a button-her books are still fantastic. I hope she still has several more stories in this series she wants to write.
I read Justine Dare's sf-romance novels when they first came out many years ago.They were the best of this 'new' genre many when finding sf-romance novels at book stores was almost impossible. Now-with so many sf-romance novels available at the touch of a button-her books are still fantastic. I hope she still has several more stories in this series she wants to write.
June 9, 2017
What a story it keeps you wanting more right to the last page. Drake Davorin has raised his siblings since his Father was killed by the Coalition and his Mother disappeared over a cliff .Kye Kalon loves both Drake and the mysterious man called the Raider. Who is the Raider? What does he hide? Who will win her heart? I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
August 10, 2018
Another exciting story
The fight continues. I love the world created in this and the other books with characters to cheer for. Well done!
The fight continues. I love the world created in this and the other books with characters to cheer for. Well done!
October 31, 2024
There's a lot more focus on the fight against the Coalition here than on the romance, though the romance is still good.
These guys have it way worse than Trios did. They're in some backwater world with no supplies for their tiny resistance, and no allies. They think Trios is a myth, and the rebels only fight because of how angry they are at what the Coalition is doing to them, and not because they think they can ultimately win.
This slowly changes as events progress, and we follow the story of Drake with his exhausting double life.
I felt really bad for Drake and how people treated him. It's easier to be a hero when everyone knows you as such. It's such a lonely and sad existence to be risking your life for people who despise you for what you pretend to be.
His twin brother and sister didn't appear often enough for my taste, but they pretty much stole the show whenever they did. They were so terribly fun to read about.
Eirlys was pretty annoying.
These guys have it way worse than Trios did. They're in some backwater world with no supplies for their tiny resistance, and no allies. They think Trios is a myth, and the rebels only fight because of how angry they are at what the Coalition is doing to them, and not because they think they can ultimately win.
This slowly changes as events progress, and we follow the story of Drake with his exhausting double life.
I felt really bad for Drake and how people treated him. It's easier to be a hero when everyone knows you as such. It's such a lonely and sad existence to be risking your life for people who despise you for what you pretend to be.
His twin brother and sister didn't appear often enough for my taste, but they pretty much stole the show whenever they did. They were so terribly fun to read about.
Eirlys was pretty annoying.
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