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Barbarians of Malka #1
Protector of My Heart
Robin Stevens never thought that her ordinary life would change in an instant. But when a large barbarian warrior from the planet Malka burst through her bedroom and carries her off to his world, her whole life changes forever. Niro, the son of the Dascon clan leader Hakan, falls instantly in love with the little female that he was sent to collect. The females on his home planet are few in numbers due to a strange illness that wiped out half of them, still more were lost to the battles that continue to rage between the Dascon and Larmat clans. . Niro claims the right to be Robin's protector. Robin has no idea that by doing this Niro has proclaimed his love for her and his intentions of wanting to be her mate. The strong-willed Robin must learn to fit into the seemingly male dominated society of Malka. But together Robin and Niro find a love that will joined them forever.
180 pages, Paperback
First published May 5, 2004
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Justus Roux
104 books90 followersJustus Roux is the author of over forty erotic romance novels that range from the paranormal to BDSM. Her bestselling Master Series, Barbarian of Malka Series, and Dom/sub trilogy have earned good reviews from readers and reviewers. When she is not writing she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and is always on the pursuit for new and interesting music to inspire her. You can see her work at www.justusroux.com and www.justusrouxmasterseries.com. You can email her at storyteller36@msn.com, or follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/justusroux
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June 19, 2013
The plot idea for the story should have made for anything from a decent to an excellent story. However, the lack of punctuation, the poor grammar, frequent typos, misused homophones, frequent changes of tense (sometimes within the same sentence), and the overall lack of depth in the writer's skill ruined any chance this book ever had.
I believe I could have enjoyed the story well enough had it just simply been proof-read. It was too difficult to stay with the story when my brain was constantly correcting all the mistakes a proof-reader would have corrected.
Many of the reviews I've read mention the misuse of homophones, such as "to" and "too" (those are the most frequently misused, but certainly not the only ones) and the punctuation errors (which are extreme), but I also found it frustrating the way the author was constantly changing from past, present, and future tense. I found myself wanting to scream, "Pick one and stick to it, for crying out loud!" Here is a typical example from the story demonstrating some of the mistakes a proof-reader would have corrected: "It has been to long since he was with a female." It should have read, "It had been too long since he had been with a female." Simple mistakes to correct, but they were not. I do not understand this at all! I understand not everyone is skilled in grammar. An author can still write without those skills provided s/he uses someone who does possess them to correct the mistakes before submitting the story for public consumption.
I also felt the author relied too heavily on vulgarity. At one point, I counted some of the crude words she used - just out of curiosity. I won't say what the words were since this review will be accessible to everyone, but a certain vulgar word commonly used for a woman's private parts was used 5 times in two paragraphs. A few others were added into those same two paragraphs, but it was only the one that was used so much as to remove my attention from the intimate scene taking place. Also, the speech of the two human women was that of those of a low level of education. I don't know if the author intended this to be the case or not, but I felt it was not needed.
I only gave this book 1 star because I felt the grammatical errors coupled with the weak writing proved too much for whatever strength the plot might have possessed.
I believe I could have enjoyed the story well enough had it just simply been proof-read. It was too difficult to stay with the story when my brain was constantly correcting all the mistakes a proof-reader would have corrected.
Many of the reviews I've read mention the misuse of homophones, such as "to" and "too" (those are the most frequently misused, but certainly not the only ones) and the punctuation errors (which are extreme), but I also found it frustrating the way the author was constantly changing from past, present, and future tense. I found myself wanting to scream, "Pick one and stick to it, for crying out loud!" Here is a typical example from the story demonstrating some of the mistakes a proof-reader would have corrected: "It has been to long since he was with a female." It should have read, "It had been too long since he had been with a female." Simple mistakes to correct, but they were not. I do not understand this at all! I understand not everyone is skilled in grammar. An author can still write without those skills provided s/he uses someone who does possess them to correct the mistakes before submitting the story for public consumption.
I also felt the author relied too heavily on vulgarity. At one point, I counted some of the crude words she used - just out of curiosity. I won't say what the words were since this review will be accessible to everyone, but a certain vulgar word commonly used for a woman's private parts was used 5 times in two paragraphs. A few others were added into those same two paragraphs, but it was only the one that was used so much as to remove my attention from the intimate scene taking place. Also, the speech of the two human women was that of those of a low level of education. I don't know if the author intended this to be the case or not, but I felt it was not needed.
I only gave this book 1 star because I felt the grammatical errors coupled with the weak writing proved too much for whatever strength the plot might have possessed.
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