Entropy

Terran Times Tales #19

by Viola Grace

Alia Morgan is a geothermal specialist assigned to the ice planet Yana, but she experiences a disruption to her routine when her best friend's brother arrives to invite her to participate in Ember's wedding, in two days. They are halfway to the main city when Symon drops the bomb. For Ember to have a covenant marriage, the most binding and formal of arrangements, she needs a virgin to be deflowered on her wedding night. The problem is, Ember is pregnant and no longerqualifies. Alia was the only virgin she knows.Symon then has to break the news that he is the one she will be coupling with, and despite her urge to jump into the snow and run for it, part of her is intrigued. Symon is tall, handsome, and has long fingers that she can't take her eyes from, how bad could the wedding night be?

Genres: Science Fiction, Romance, Short Stories, Aliens, Ebooks, Science Fiction Romance, Erotica

81 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 15, 2010

Reviews

[Talltree · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars!

[Paraphrodite · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

Not enough time to really develop the relationship. Not sure it's reasonable for someone to be so accepting of such a bizarre request from the bridal family!

[Carolyn F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short story. 81 pages. Sci-fi, romance, ebook, short story. Virgin sacrifice turns out pretty well. ***1/2

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being assigned to conduct a geothermal examination of the ice planet Yana isn’t the most exciting job, but Alia Morgan manages just fine. Her less-than-thrilling existence gets turned on its head, however, when Symon, her best friend Ember’s brother, shows up at her door with an invitation to be in his sister’s wedding. What Symon keeps from Alia until they’re on the road to the wedding is that for Ember and her fiancé to have a covenant marriage, a virgin in the wedding needs to be deflowered on Ember’s wedding night. The only problem? Ember’s already pregnant and Alia is the only virgin she knows. Part of Alia wants to run for the hills, but she’d never leave Ember in a lurch. Besides, if Symon is the one doing the deflowering, things could get really interesting…

Viola Grace sweeps readers away to a world of excitement, ritual, and romance in Entropy. I’d heard nothing but good things about Ms. Grace’s writing, so I had to give one of her stories a try. The buzz was all true – Ms. Grace’s writing is sleek, fun, and sensual, her world imaginative and unique, and her characters utterly delightful. Alia and Symon are such a likeable, well-matched pair that it’d have been impossible for me not to root for them getting their happily ever after together.

Entropy was a fast-paced, entertaining read from beginning to end. I loved this entrée into the Terran Times world and will definitely be going back for more!

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[Miku · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the story and the world building. I like how in the end we get to see the champions interacting with each other and know that all the terran volunteers are connected. Plus the the thing about Gaia was exciting.

[Cc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another favorite by V. Grace.