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Alliance #1
Retribution
Book one in the Alliance Series Retribution: Is love worth the cost? Rave Anders lost everything - his job, his lover, and part of his soul. Accused of a crime he didn't commit, it's taken him years to build up a respectable intergalactic transport business. Pulled into a web of intrigue and espionage, Rave is forced to face ex-lover Kain Sims, the one man he no longer trusts. On a mission for the Alliance, Kain must convince Rave the fate of a world rests in both their hands. Kain needs Rave to help to destroy a deadly weapon before it can be used to eradicate a planet. But that's the easy part; the hard part is making Rave believe he never wanted to leave him in the first place. Can they save a world and reclaim the love they once shared, in a galaxy of deception?
96 pages, ebook
First published May 1, 2010
About the author
Jambrea Jo Jones
101 books165 followersJambrea wanted to be the youngest romance author published, but life impeded the dreams. She put her writing aside and went to college briefly, then enlisted in the Air Force. After serving in the military, she returned home to Indiana to start her family. A few years later, she discovered yahoo groups and book reviews. There was no turning back. She was bit by the writing bug.
She enjoys spending time with her son when not writing and loves to receive reader feedback. She’s addicted to the internet so feel free to email her anytime.
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She enjoys spending time with her son when not writing and loves to receive reader feedback. She’s addicted to the internet so feel free to email her anytime.
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March 13, 2011
3.5 stars
Rave and Kain were lovers working for the Alliance when Rave was falsely arrested for smuggling and sent to prison. As this happened Kain just so conveniently disappeared, leaving him dangling in the wind. A couple of years later, after getting out of prison (badly damaged by his treatment there) Rave and his best friend Sela are running a transport ship. Even though Rave knows Kain is still alive he avoids him until Kain comes on the ship and tells him it was all a big plot and know the plan is to pretend he's kidnapped so when Rave picks up his next shipment which is some kind of weapon, the Alliance will have an excuse to arrest him, thus getting the weapon. Well Kain should have clued in right there with that convoluted plan, but his main goal seems to be the convince Rave to give them another chance and he's not quite sure why Rave is pissed. Duh! When the whole story comes out, both men were used, but I found Kain's naivete at how his military used him, lying to him and coming up with plans that any normal guy would likely have called bullshit on, a bit much. I thought his expectation that Rave should just fall back in his arms after 2 years rather unbelievable. I was happy when Rave punched him. (See vindictive bitch comment from above.) I'm not a huge sci-fi in books fan, but there wasn't overkill and most of it seems to take you to a pretty comfortable sci-fi universe, something most of us have experience with in movies or on TV. I did like the BF Sela, which is unusual because usually the female BF is a raging overprotective/meddling bitch, but she was just right.
Rave and Kain were lovers working for the Alliance when Rave was falsely arrested for smuggling and sent to prison. As this happened Kain just so conveniently disappeared, leaving him dangling in the wind. A couple of years later, after getting out of prison (badly damaged by his treatment there) Rave and his best friend Sela are running a transport ship. Even though Rave knows Kain is still alive he avoids him until Kain comes on the ship and tells him it was all a big plot and know the plan is to pretend he's kidnapped so when Rave picks up his next shipment which is some kind of weapon, the Alliance will have an excuse to arrest him, thus getting the weapon. Well Kain should have clued in right there with that convoluted plan, but his main goal seems to be the convince Rave to give them another chance and he's not quite sure why Rave is pissed. Duh! When the whole story comes out, both men were used, but I found Kain's naivete at how his military used him, lying to him and coming up with plans that any normal guy would likely have called bullshit on, a bit much. I thought his expectation that Rave should just fall back in his arms after 2 years rather unbelievable. I was happy when Rave punched him. (See vindictive bitch comment from above.) I'm not a huge sci-fi in books fan, but there wasn't overkill and most of it seems to take you to a pretty comfortable sci-fi universe, something most of us have experience with in movies or on TV. I did like the BF Sela, which is unusual because usually the female BF is a raging overprotective/meddling bitch, but she was just right.
October 24, 2010
There's nothing better than a kick-ass space romp. When I found out Jambrea had a m/m space romance, I knew I had to get it. Rave is a fantastically wounded hero, who has been betrayed by the man he loves. Kain doesn't understand the full extent of what has been going on behind his back. When he has a chance to get back into Rave's life, he takes it.
The action is compelling and the sex burns up the pages. If I had one complaint about the book is that it wasn't long enough. I wanted more!! I can't wait to read Sela and Rock's book. Because they need one. *hint hint*
The action is compelling and the sex burns up the pages. If I had one complaint about the book is that it wasn't long enough. I wanted more!! I can't wait to read Sela and Rock's book. Because they need one. *hint hint*
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June 21, 2013I don't know if I'm buying because the reviews aren't stellar but price drop to $0.99 at Amazon US 6/21/13 :D
August 8, 2014
2.5 stars really
The idea of the story was good but the end result wasn't that good. It was short so maybe that's why it didn't deliver ! I'll probably read the next one ,read some good reviews.
The idea of the story was good but the end result wasn't that good. It was short so maybe that's why it didn't deliver ! I'll probably read the next one ,read some good reviews.
October 25, 2017
Retribution is a fitting name for a spaceship owned by a man who has been betrayed, survived hell (i.e., the worst prison planet in existence), and has barely managed to rebuild his life two years later. Set in a world of intrigue, espionage, and dark machinations, this story may be more space opera than science fiction, but that made it no less enjoyable to read for me. I like trying to figure out a future world where different groups of planets – the Alliance versus the Royalists in this case - battle it out among the stars. Never quite knowing who the good guys are in ever-shifting scenarios can be very entertaining, and when these overarching political interests intersect with personal issues – well, explosive is one way of describing the result.
Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
January 6, 2014
Review by Ivelisse
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
I love a good intrigue mixed in with some science fiction - some hot loving - and this book surely did not disappoint. After two years of thinking Kain is dead, Rave finally thinks he was over him until he walks back into his life and starts to explain how everything from the beginning was a set-up. Rave does not trust anyone but Sela, who is Kain's cousin, and his sister. It is very difficult and frustrating to let anyone in his life with all that he went thru, especially when he was in prison for 30 days. When he thinks Kain has betrayed him again he rights off the man for good...or so he thought. The author was excellent in displaying the inner demons Rave struggled with and showing how trust really is most important, how sometimes love can conquer all. The chemistry between Rave and Kain was undeniable from the start, emotionally and physically...and the physical part does get steamy in this book. Man alive those scenes were scorchers. This one is a sure page turner with all the twist, could not put it down. There are other characters introduced and the author does hint to what might be coming next. Jambrea Jo Jones has become an auto-buy for me, she is simply wonderful.
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
I love a good intrigue mixed in with some science fiction - some hot loving - and this book surely did not disappoint. After two years of thinking Kain is dead, Rave finally thinks he was over him until he walks back into his life and starts to explain how everything from the beginning was a set-up. Rave does not trust anyone but Sela, who is Kain's cousin, and his sister. It is very difficult and frustrating to let anyone in his life with all that he went thru, especially when he was in prison for 30 days. When he thinks Kain has betrayed him again he rights off the man for good...or so he thought. The author was excellent in displaying the inner demons Rave struggled with and showing how trust really is most important, how sometimes love can conquer all. The chemistry between Rave and Kain was undeniable from the start, emotionally and physically...and the physical part does get steamy in this book. Man alive those scenes were scorchers. This one is a sure page turner with all the twist, could not put it down. There are other characters introduced and the author does hint to what might be coming next. Jambrea Jo Jones has become an auto-buy for me, she is simply wonderful.
August 5, 2012
3.5 stars
January 25, 2013
I thought this book was alright - I did enjoy it.
If you want a book that you don't need to think - this would be for you.
It was a beach read.
If you want a book that you don't need to think - this would be for you.
It was a beach read.
July 8, 2013
3.5
Good story but a couple more love scenes would have been appreciated.
Good story but a couple more love scenes would have been appreciated.
October 7, 2014
Not bad really but.
September 27, 2016
2.5 Stars
(Not rounding up.)
(Not rounding up.)
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