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Praesidio Corp #1.5
Mating Dance
Ryker is a badass shifter Lieutenant with a heartbreaking past. For years, he and Justine having been dancing around their attraction until it finally erupts in close quarters and the heat between them is explosive. Ryker has no intention of letting Justine slip away and his beast is determined to claim her as his mate.
Justine is an independent, confident woman who has no plans to let the sexy times between them evolve into something beyond a temporary fling. Ryker’s past has shattered him beyond the hope for a permanent relationship and Justine won’t let her heart be broken. Of course, things don’t always go according to plan.
Warning: This book is a science-fiction romance novella. It contains swearing, violence and sensual sex scenes. It is advised you read Mating Spark beforehand as events in the first Praesidio Corp book run concurrent with this novella. It's definitely recommended for readers aged 18 and over.
Justine is an independent, confident woman who has no plans to let the sexy times between them evolve into something beyond a temporary fling. Ryker’s past has shattered him beyond the hope for a permanent relationship and Justine won’t let her heart be broken. Of course, things don’t always go according to plan.
Warning: This book is a science-fiction romance novella. It contains swearing, violence and sensual sex scenes. It is advised you read Mating Spark beforehand as events in the first Praesidio Corp book run concurrent with this novella. It's definitely recommended for readers aged 18 and over.
58 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 8, 2017
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February 14, 2021
Cinnamon and spice
Justine and Ryker clash. Constantly. Over everything. This has gone on so long it's almost expected. Now, to get them out of her hair, and to let them settle this in private, Alexa has sent them off to do a repair job in a remote outpost. They'll either admit their feelings or one will kill the other. Ring the bell and place your bets.
Spoilers ahead.
This is a novella. It's situated between 1 and 2, and I was planning on it being short, truly. But, it is really short. The scenes broken up around the major scenes of book 1. We don't see how they met, or any of their early scuffles. There's a prologue on how he met Alexa's sister, Anabel, and how they bonded but chapter 1 begins where book 1 did with the argument in the council meeting. Scenes revolve around that, the discovered issue with the hologram Ambassador, Alexa meeting and Sparking to Rhys and Ryker's reaction, the wall collapse and shifter fight, ... It just keeps bouncing. We barely spend any time with the 2 main characters. It's more like a behind the scenes for book 1 that just jumps into an epilogue 3 years down the road. I mean, we didn't even get to savor Justine learning Ryker's first name lol. And I was expecting some severe ribbing over that one. I would have enjoyed her POV over her Magneto move on the Y's ship, or Ryker's POV over that bit.
Justine and Ryker clash. Constantly. Over everything. This has gone on so long it's almost expected. Now, to get them out of her hair, and to let them settle this in private, Alexa has sent them off to do a repair job in a remote outpost. They'll either admit their feelings or one will kill the other. Ring the bell and place your bets.
Spoilers ahead.
This is a novella. It's situated between 1 and 2, and I was planning on it being short, truly. But, it is really short. The scenes broken up around the major scenes of book 1. We don't see how they met, or any of their early scuffles. There's a prologue on how he met Alexa's sister, Anabel, and how they bonded but chapter 1 begins where book 1 did with the argument in the council meeting. Scenes revolve around that, the discovered issue with the hologram Ambassador, Alexa meeting and Sparking to Rhys and Ryker's reaction, the wall collapse and shifter fight, ... It just keeps bouncing. We barely spend any time with the 2 main characters. It's more like a behind the scenes for book 1 that just jumps into an epilogue 3 years down the road. I mean, we didn't even get to savor Justine learning Ryker's first name lol. And I was expecting some severe ribbing over that one. I would have enjoyed her POV over her Magneto move on the Y's ship, or Ryker's POV over that bit.
August 20, 2018
DNF at page 58 of 77.You can only imagine how bad the story is if I couldn't make myself to finish it.It is one of the worst I have read.Worldbuilding consists of "there was invasion","colony","outposts". And zero expansion on any of those three words.I suppose readers are expected to fill all 99.99% of blanks themselves.Timeframe is nonexistent.I guess if I have to recount everything that is missing-it would make longer and more sensible story than original. Character building consists of names thrown at reader without any other information. Just....urghhhh.There isn't even a flowing story but consists of not connected sentences without meaning or any sense.
I honestly can't recommend it to anyone as it is basically useless jumble of words instead if story.
I honestly can't recommend it to anyone as it is basically useless jumble of words instead if story.
November 17, 2023
Una novela cortita, que no es más que la interacción de dos personajes secundarios de la primera entrega de la serie. Nada más.
August 23, 2018
GREAT NOVELLA!
This is a great novella in between books 1 and 2 of the series. Here you find out about Justine and Ryker and see their relationship evolve. You see glimpses in books 1 and 2 but this is their story!
This is a great novella in between books 1 and 2 of the series. Here you find out about Justine and Ryker and see their relationship evolve. You see glimpses in books 1 and 2 but this is their story!
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