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Levekk Invaders #3
Her Cold-Blooded Mercenary
He’s a lover. She’s a fighter.
Taz has always fought; for herself as a child, for her sister as an adult, and for her people as a rebel. And the levekk—the aliens who invaded her planet centuries earlier—have always been her enemy.
So when her leader hires a levekk mercenary from off-planet, Taz knows she can’t trust him. It’s bad enough that he’s a mercenary, but with his wandering eyes and teasing tongue, it’s obvious he’s the worst kind of levekk: a tourist.
But there are humans missing from New Chicago, and Kamanek is the only one who’ll help her get them back. If she wants to keep fighting for her people, she might have to ask the very alien she should hate the most for help—one who makes her blood boil in more ways than one.
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Kamanek is on the run and desperate—why else would he come to a fringe planet with such archaic laws about who he’s allowed to take to his bed? But CL-32 does have its perks…
And the fiery human who greeted him with a blade to the face might just be the greatest one. She’s as explosive as fireworks and hot enough to burn, but he’s been trained from childhood to keep his attachments skin-deep. Skin and scales can heal, after all.
But the feelings she awakens in him are dangerous—more dangerous than anything his life as a mercenary can throw at him—and if they run deep enough, they might just be fatal.
Taz has always fought; for herself as a child, for her sister as an adult, and for her people as a rebel. And the levekk—the aliens who invaded her planet centuries earlier—have always been her enemy.
So when her leader hires a levekk mercenary from off-planet, Taz knows she can’t trust him. It’s bad enough that he’s a mercenary, but with his wandering eyes and teasing tongue, it’s obvious he’s the worst kind of levekk: a tourist.
But there are humans missing from New Chicago, and Kamanek is the only one who’ll help her get them back. If she wants to keep fighting for her people, she might have to ask the very alien she should hate the most for help—one who makes her blood boil in more ways than one.
—
Kamanek is on the run and desperate—why else would he come to a fringe planet with such archaic laws about who he’s allowed to take to his bed? But CL-32 does have its perks…
And the fiery human who greeted him with a blade to the face might just be the greatest one. She’s as explosive as fireworks and hot enough to burn, but he’s been trained from childhood to keep his attachments skin-deep. Skin and scales can heal, after all.
But the feelings she awakens in him are dangerous—more dangerous than anything his life as a mercenary can throw at him—and if they run deep enough, they might just be fatal.
- GenresScience FictionRomance
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 29, 2019
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About the author
Lea Linnett
9 books50 followersA girl with her eyes on the stars, but her feet firmly planted on Earth.
And if I can't go to the aliens, I'll just have to bring them to me. Or to my books, at least.
I love exploring the relationships we have with others, especially with those who are different from us. So writing about the similarities and differences we may have with a cold-blooded alien species from another solar system was a no-brainer.
I grew up reading romance, science fiction and fantasy, and I love them all. And I also love down-to-earth stories about *people*, so I hope that comes across in my books!
And if I can't go to the aliens, I'll just have to bring them to me. Or to my books, at least.
I love exploring the relationships we have with others, especially with those who are different from us. So writing about the similarities and differences we may have with a cold-blooded alien species from another solar system was a no-brainer.
I grew up reading romance, science fiction and fantasy, and I love them all. And I also love down-to-earth stories about *people*, so I hope that comes across in my books!
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January 2, 2020
Forcing Taz to team up with a Levekk mercenary when she's practically the poster child for angry rebellion against the aliens who invaded and subjugated earth seems like cruel and unusual punishment. To be fair, Taz was on probation after what she did in the previous book, so mayyyybe it was meant as punishment, but Taz being Taz even managed to rebel against taking her punishment as punishment.
WHAT A LEGEND!
Seriously. The lady just can't stop fighting. She might be having doubts about how far and in what direction she's willing to take the fight against the invaders personally, but she just keeps pushing forward when she thinks it's the right thing to do.
Kamenek, however, throws all her preconceived notions about the Levekk as a whole on their head. He's not the brutal figure she expected for all he's a hired merc. He doesn't force or push her into anything she's not interested in. He's slyly funny and protective of those he thinks need his help (and of Taz in particular even though she DOESN'T need his help in that way) and all that works to let him creep inside her defenses and settle in.
The biggest obstacle as far as I could see for the two of them to get together was Taz's own stubbornness and her desire not to upset her sister by hooking up with one of their "enemies." (Spoiler: Not all alien invaders are the enemy. NOT AT ALL.)
I'm digging these cold-blooded aliens and the warm-blooded humans they find to complete them. AND...Niro. I want to see him score with a certain prickly human woman who seems like she might be changing her stance on the aliens who've invaded her planet.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
WHAT A LEGEND!
Seriously. The lady just can't stop fighting. She might be having doubts about how far and in what direction she's willing to take the fight against the invaders personally, but she just keeps pushing forward when she thinks it's the right thing to do.
Kamenek, however, throws all her preconceived notions about the Levekk as a whole on their head. He's not the brutal figure she expected for all he's a hired merc. He doesn't force or push her into anything she's not interested in. He's slyly funny and protective of those he thinks need his help (and of Taz in particular even though she DOESN'T need his help in that way) and all that works to let him creep inside her defenses and settle in.
The biggest obstacle as far as I could see for the two of them to get together was Taz's own stubbornness and her desire not to upset her sister by hooking up with one of their "enemies." (Spoiler: Not all alien invaders are the enemy. NOT AT ALL.)
I'm digging these cold-blooded aliens and the warm-blooded humans they find to complete them. AND...Niro. I want to see him score with a certain prickly human woman who seems like she might be changing her stance on the aliens who've invaded her planet.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
June 1, 2019
An alien adventure story with a kicka$& heroine and her dreamy and and oh-so-patient levekk lover. I love the world building. The politics of humans, levekks and other aliens. It’s amazingly well done. I’m completely swept up in their world. Kamanek is such a fantastic hero. He’s a swashbuckling adventurous pirate type of alien - so much yummy fabulousness. He’s funny, affectionate and swoon-worthy. I wish I liked Taz half as much. She’s cold, hard and standoffish. I never really grew to like her and I didn’t understand how my perfect Kamanek fell for her. I thought the plot dragged a bit in the middle and the romance took a backseat. I kinda blame Taz and her cold -shoulder, but Kamanek really saves the day. There’s some good angst, not over the top, but enough to spice things up. I love the levekk world but I’m still searching for the magic that the first in the series brought. Each hero in the series is so well drawn though and each so different. With that said, I hope there are many more books in this series.
June 9, 2019
Good book
Taz was a lot careless multiple times, it got irritating at some points. I understood her behavior though. It's to bad she's never shown winning a fight. I liked Kamanek's personality and that he wasn't a jerk with a false sense of entitlement. He's pretty bad ass. I enjoyed watching them grow and learn to accept each other despite their respective traumas.
Taz was a lot careless multiple times, it got irritating at some points. I understood her behavior though. It's to bad she's never shown winning a fight. I liked Kamanek's personality and that he wasn't a jerk with a false sense of entitlement. He's pretty bad ass. I enjoyed watching them grow and learn to accept each other despite their respective traumas.
February 18, 2020
Could be 4 Stars But...
I enjoyed reading the two previous books but the female lead in this book annoyed me. Taz was was a b@#$& most of the time and the rest of the time was TSTL. I didn’t like her in the second book but thought that the author might be able to make her likable in this 3rd installment but she didn’t🙄.
I enjoyed reading the two previous books but the female lead in this book annoyed me. Taz was was a b@#$& most of the time and the rest of the time was TSTL. I didn’t like her in the second book but thought that the author might be able to make her likable in this 3rd installment but she didn’t🙄.
March 21, 2020
Follow up
Could not put it down,please tell me there will be another book in this series! This ended in a cliffhanger.
Could not put it down,please tell me there will be another book in this series! This ended in a cliffhanger.
December 18, 2019
Lea Linnett is one of those storytellers that sucks you in to an amazing book and you never want to leave... I'm so grateful I stumbled across her 1st book in this series and will be skipping along happily to read each book she creates! Is it too soon for me to pester her for another? Like.. yesterday??
I received a free ARC of this book, in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.
I received a free ARC of this book, in exchange for a voluntary and honest review.
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