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In Fugitive Arms
Vowing to prove that she is as dedicated and hardworking as any man, Stellar Legionnaire Corporal Shenda Ridell becomes involved in a mysterious explosion that throws her into the arms of escaped prisoner Logan Swan. Original.
439 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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Christine Michels
10 books4 followersChristine Michels lives in Canada, near Medicine Hat, Alberta with her family. She loves reading -- almost anything from Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction to Westerns and Suspense/Mystery to Romance. And, of course, she loves story crafting and writing.
Christine divides her time between working in municipal government, writing, and spending time with her husband renovating their home. As her husband says, "We're ten years into a two year project."
Christine divides her time between working in municipal government, writing, and spending time with her husband renovating their home. As her husband says, "We're ten years into a two year project."
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June 27, 2009
Reasons you might want to read this book:
you are stuck in a motel in Moose Jaw.
It has slightly more plot than you generally find in a romance novel, although hardly of high quality, and is better than you might suppose from the cover. Not much, though.
Reasons you might not want to read this book:
Although it occasionally approximates progressive gender politics, our heroine Sendra is treated very differently than our hero, Logan. Sendra loses 20% intellect whenever Logan is in the room, and, depressingly, she spends 90% of the novel with him. Although she is supposedly career military, and he is an archeologist, she is in awe of his fighting skills. And he doesn't even carry a bull-whip.
Although he at one point claims to be insulted at the implication she is in danger of rape, she consistently tells him to keep his hands off her, and then he kisses her into changing her mind. The culmination of this comes when he agrees to her short-term, tactical marriage proposal, without informing her that marriages on his planet are permanent and entail the creation of an unbreakable soul-bond.
When confronted on this, he accuses her of being "a bigotted little baggage who sees the universe as her playground." Since he kidnapped her to use her as a hostage, he's not really on the moral high ground.
Also problematic: the one "oriental" character (Japanese, if his last name is indicative) is constantly described that way, and at one point is instructed to cover his distinctive "oriental" features, being, apparently, the only person in the future with an epicanthal fold. Also, he's evil.
you are stuck in a motel in Moose Jaw.
It has slightly more plot than you generally find in a romance novel, although hardly of high quality, and is better than you might suppose from the cover. Not much, though.
Reasons you might not want to read this book:
Although it occasionally approximates progressive gender politics, our heroine Sendra is treated very differently than our hero, Logan. Sendra loses 20% intellect whenever Logan is in the room, and, depressingly, she spends 90% of the novel with him. Although she is supposedly career military, and he is an archeologist, she is in awe of his fighting skills. And he doesn't even carry a bull-whip.
Although he at one point claims to be insulted at the implication she is in danger of rape, she consistently tells him to keep his hands off her, and then he kisses her into changing her mind. The culmination of this comes when he agrees to her short-term, tactical marriage proposal, without informing her that marriages on his planet are permanent and entail the creation of an unbreakable soul-bond.
When confronted on this, he accuses her of being "a bigotted little baggage who sees the universe as her playground." Since he kidnapped her to use her as a hostage, he's not really on the moral high ground.
Also problematic: the one "oriental" character (Japanese, if his last name is indicative) is constantly described that way, and at one point is instructed to cover his distinctive "oriental" features, being, apparently, the only person in the future with an epicanthal fold. Also, he's evil.
April 15, 2019
I love this book. Its one of my old favorites so even though it's taking me over a month to finish it, it's still a good read. It's only taking me so long because I am super busy, but it also makes me wonder if this 2nd (or 4th) go around, I forget how many times I've read this book. It makes me wonder if it's losing a little bit of it's luster because I know that when I'm reading a book that's super good, it doesn't matter how busy my days are, I will wake up 10-15 minutes early to read first thing in the morning and read well into the night. But it's good enough that even though I'm backed up about 50 books, I am still reading it until the end.
Ok. I finally finished this book. I guess now it takes longer for me to read a book, mainly due to Social TV and Social Media. But again, when a book is really good, it is your first go to for entertainment. I'm thinking that the more books you read, the harder it is to please. I just don't remember the end being this corny, with the Queen Moror and everything. But that's one of the problems with Futuristic Romance. Sometimes the imagination just runs rampant.
Ok. I finally finished this book. I guess now it takes longer for me to read a book, mainly due to Social TV and Social Media. But again, when a book is really good, it is your first go to for entertainment. I'm thinking that the more books you read, the harder it is to please. I just don't remember the end being this corny, with the Queen Moror and everything. But that's one of the problems with Futuristic Romance. Sometimes the imagination just runs rampant.
October 2, 2012
An awesome book! I’d borrowed this book from a friend a while back and then, when I wanted to read it again, I couldn’t remember the title. (I’m not great at remembering titles.) It took me ages to find it again, but the search was worth it. It’s even better than I remembered and it now resides on my “keeper” shelf.
The multi-layered plot grips you right from the start and doesn’t let you go; the pacing is perfect. The heroine is unique—strong-willed, smart and resilient. The hero is the kind of alpha hero that I love. In short, there isn’t anything I wish the author had done differently, except . . . maybe, adding a bit more of an explanation of the “crystal” at the end. It's not really important to THIS story though, and it’s explained in the book that follows it, “In Destiny’s Arms”, so no big concern.
If you like fast-paced adventure and sexy alpha heroes, this book is for you. It's my all-time favorite Futuristic Romance.
The multi-layered plot grips you right from the start and doesn’t let you go; the pacing is perfect. The heroine is unique—strong-willed, smart and resilient. The hero is the kind of alpha hero that I love. In short, there isn’t anything I wish the author had done differently, except . . . maybe, adding a bit more of an explanation of the “crystal” at the end. It's not really important to THIS story though, and it’s explained in the book that follows it, “In Destiny’s Arms”, so no big concern.
If you like fast-paced adventure and sexy alpha heroes, this book is for you. It's my all-time favorite Futuristic Romance.
September 1, 2011
Christine Michels creates a detailed and interesting future world with enough chemistry and tension between the two protagonists to keep a person reading to the end.
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