Starfire

by Terri Pray

Mara Dacre was trouble, the kind of trouble that Fenris MacTire knew all too well. She's sensual, confident and strong willed; her every move speaks of sex and the smoldering passion he would taste if he ever took her. Fenris MacTire, captain of the Lair, was a means to an end for Mara. Nothing more, nothing less, no matter what Mara saw in her dreams. The attraction was ridiculous! As if she'd ever submit to a man, regardless of how he looked, or the challenge behind his low, growling voice and dangerous gaze. No, she had a duty to her queen, and an assignment that MacTire could never know about. Two warriors, sworn to paths that crossed only for a moment, both know that there could never be anything between them. Giving into that passion even once would be a mistake, and mistakes in the depths of space, with pirates and raiders haunting the space lanes, was something neither could risk.Except, perhaps, in their dreams...Tyme Setting created by Terri Pray

Genres: Erotica, BDSM

236 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

About the author

Terri Pray is a stay-at-home wife and mother who is slowly exploring a dream to become a recognized writer.
Web content, erotica, signature stories, essays, articles, fiction ranging from science fiction and fantasy to mystery and humor, Terri Pray's range of writing continues to grow, facing new challenges with relish.
Currently living in Minnesota with her second husband, Terri was born in England, only moving to the States in 1999. They have two children, and share a love of writing and role-playing that brought them together via the Internet. Her husband, Sam, works with as a part of the Final Sword Production team as General Manager and Game Designer. They're currently working together on an upcoming version of the D6 roleplaying game system. The core rules are also being adapted for S.M. Stirling's Emberverse (Dies the Fire) and David Weber's Honorverse

Reviews

[Dahlia (yadkny) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mara Dacre is an assassin as sanctioned by the queen of her home planet. Fenris McTire is the captain of the ship in which Mara infiltrates in order to get to her next destination. Being a cold-hearted assassin is easy, but being submissive under any circumstances is not.

Fenris knows that Mara has secrets she's been keeping from and he has every intention of finding out what those are... even if he has to fight her. Only his version of fighting is actually more appropriately translated as rough foreplay. He likes his women submissive and the deeper he goes into the dominance and submission game he plays with Mara the more he's willing to fight for her to be his mate.

First off, I want to acknowledge whoever the designer was for this cover. I thought it was beautiful and one in which will definitely catch any readers' attention. Terri Pray did an amazing job putting together a world that sounds complex, but was easy enough to catch on quickly. I can definitely see this book becoming a series. I thought I had read books before with a BDSM theme, but that was not the case after reading Starfire. There were fights before, during, and after the sex between Mara and Fenris. The tension and frustration of these fights kept building until the very last page... literally. The resulting release was a little unfulfilled by then since the plot didn't move further. Mara is absolutely one of the most strong willed female characters I have come across in a long time and this story really centers around Fenris trying to break down the barriers that Mara has erected for herself, her queen, and her people, so that she can let him in. It was really nice to see for a change, a man having to be the one left wanting while the woman goes on as if what they shared intimately didn't exist. Overall, I enjoyed the story as it was fast paced with lots of action to keep me occupied while waiting for the drama to unfold between Mara and Fenris. I have already added a couple more of Terri's books to my list of reads and recommend this story to those readers who like sci-fi romances with BDSM elements as I'm sure with this book you will not be disappointed.

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[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars
Fabulous space opera with two kickass protagonists going head to head in this D/s story. It has all the fun you'd expect with uber-abilities, battles, and good worldbuilding. Pray gives enough data to make the tale rich, but not enough to bore you with the minutia. Good plot, it doesn't rely solely on the characters to carry it. The interactions between Mara and MacTire are sizzling and spunky. If you're looking for a good fight these two make fine combatants. The only slight, and I might slight disappointment was the tame ending. I was expecting more fireworks--a girl can hope.

[Scubasubiker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scifi romance just doesn't get much better than this! This book had a great alpha male character and the most stubborn, tough and strong female character I may have ever read. No way would I have believed she would ever become even an ounce submissive to her domineering captain, but the author actually made it work. Mara Dacare is a badass smart, hot, snarky, chick who takes no shit from any man....until now. The plot was gripping and the sex was H-O-T Hot! A must read if you like scifi romance mixed with strong characters a little D/s.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book because of the scifi like element. I also like assassins which this included. I found this to be a good read that I read multiple times. Since I read it more than once, I rated it a 4. The sex was good too.

[Sara]

got to 17% the whole some-outside-force-may-be-influencing-this thing was a hard limit for me.