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Borealis
In orbit over a deserted outpost at the edge of conquered space sits an aging space station under the control of the Trans Planetary Protectorate. The Borealis is slowly falling apart as the Protectorate funnels its massive resources into the border wars and keeping the outlaying systems in line, as insurrections break out.
Inamorata Crossing by PI Barrington
As an Enforcement Officer of the TPP, it's Khai Zafara's job to transport Teyrnan Sajan, a rebel leader and 'prisoner of war' to the Borealis to serve out his sentence in the prison levels. Khai holds a deep-set hatred for the Rebellion, believing they were responsible for her father's murder – which she witnessed as a young girl.
Teyrnan Sajan was on Borealis they day Khai's father was murdered. He thought he was the only person left alive who knew the truth. Once Teyrnan realizes who Khai is, he begins a slow process of helping her separate reality from the false memories the TPP drilled into her head.
Teyrnan is a convincing man, and Khai begins to see the truth behind TPP lies. At first, she convinces herself that it's the draw she feels toward him that's clouding her judgment… but as memories break through, she has to accept the truth. And she has to make a Deliver Teyrnan to Borealis so he can serve out his punishment -- and probably die -- in prison. Or, turn her back on the TPP and everything she thinks she's known to join him and the Rebellion and right the wrongs done by her father's murder
Kiss Me, Kate by J. Morgan
K'Tyln Dar is a pampered prince who wants to finally become the man his planet needs so he goes in search of the baddest bounty hunter in the known universe -- The Professor.
Richelle is called The Professor because she knows every possible way to kill a man. Most people -- like K'tyln -- have no idea that the most ruthless killer in the known universe is a woman. And she likes to keep it that way. Richelle has neither the time nor patience for a puff-shirt, golden boy politician like K'tyln Dar.
When he brazenly demands to meet The Professor and reveals his desire to 'learn to be a warrior', her first thought is to put him in his pompous place. But, as he takes his licks -- and bruises -- and contusions -- she sees a glimpse of the man he not only wants to be, but the man he is deep down inside.
Forgive Us Our Debts by Gail R. Delaney
Sarina Laroux is taken hostage and held as a prisoner on the Borealis, considered a traitor to the TPP after they took her father's throne and laid waste to Andromeda Prime -- her home. Theron Kess is sent by her family to rescue her, a job he would never refuse because he owes her family more than they even know.
Theron almost gives up hope in getting her out when he can't locate her amongst the other Uudon-dosed prisoners. When he finally finds her, he is thankful he always prepares for the worst, because her situation is the stuff of nightmares.
Add to that the fact that the Rebellion picks this time to attack the station. Not only does he have guards and Sarina herself to deal with, but gunfire and an aging station ready to shudder apart with the next pulse cannon blast. He has to earn Serina's trust -- something that doesn't come easy on the Borealis -- if he has any hope of getting her out alive. By the time all is said and done, they both come out different people... and for the better.
Inamorata Crossing by PI Barrington
As an Enforcement Officer of the TPP, it's Khai Zafara's job to transport Teyrnan Sajan, a rebel leader and 'prisoner of war' to the Borealis to serve out his sentence in the prison levels. Khai holds a deep-set hatred for the Rebellion, believing they were responsible for her father's murder – which she witnessed as a young girl.
Teyrnan Sajan was on Borealis they day Khai's father was murdered. He thought he was the only person left alive who knew the truth. Once Teyrnan realizes who Khai is, he begins a slow process of helping her separate reality from the false memories the TPP drilled into her head.
Teyrnan is a convincing man, and Khai begins to see the truth behind TPP lies. At first, she convinces herself that it's the draw she feels toward him that's clouding her judgment… but as memories break through, she has to accept the truth. And she has to make a Deliver Teyrnan to Borealis so he can serve out his punishment -- and probably die -- in prison. Or, turn her back on the TPP and everything she thinks she's known to join him and the Rebellion and right the wrongs done by her father's murder
Kiss Me, Kate by J. Morgan
K'Tyln Dar is a pampered prince who wants to finally become the man his planet needs so he goes in search of the baddest bounty hunter in the known universe -- The Professor.
Richelle is called The Professor because she knows every possible way to kill a man. Most people -- like K'tyln -- have no idea that the most ruthless killer in the known universe is a woman. And she likes to keep it that way. Richelle has neither the time nor patience for a puff-shirt, golden boy politician like K'tyln Dar.
When he brazenly demands to meet The Professor and reveals his desire to 'learn to be a warrior', her first thought is to put him in his pompous place. But, as he takes his licks -- and bruises -- and contusions -- she sees a glimpse of the man he not only wants to be, but the man he is deep down inside.
Forgive Us Our Debts by Gail R. Delaney
Sarina Laroux is taken hostage and held as a prisoner on the Borealis, considered a traitor to the TPP after they took her father's throne and laid waste to Andromeda Prime -- her home. Theron Kess is sent by her family to rescue her, a job he would never refuse because he owes her family more than they even know.
Theron almost gives up hope in getting her out when he can't locate her amongst the other Uudon-dosed prisoners. When he finally finds her, he is thankful he always prepares for the worst, because her situation is the stuff of nightmares.
Add to that the fact that the Rebellion picks this time to attack the station. Not only does he have guards and Sarina herself to deal with, but gunfire and an aging station ready to shudder apart with the next pulse cannon blast. He has to earn Serina's trust -- something that doesn't come easy on the Borealis -- if he has any hope of getting her out alive. By the time all is said and done, they both come out different people... and for the better.
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First published September 29, 2010
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TITLE: The Brede Chronicles
SERIES: Book One
GENRE: Science Fiction Romance/Adventure
PUBLISHER: First Realm Publishing
BUY LINKS: http://www.firstrealmpublishing.com/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L8FM978
Sci-Fi Romance/Adventure:
Half-human Alekzander Brede is a law unto himself…or so he thinks. Elektra Tate, the street orphan who loves him has other ideas. When she betrays him for no apparent reason, he vows to punish her. Taking the one thing she treasures most—their son—begins a cat-and-mouse relationship spanning two planets and costing possibly his life. Elektra will stop at nothing to save her son but can she overcome Brede’s twisted idea of vengeance?
Who I'd cast as my characters:
Alekzander Brede : Vin Diesel w/box braids
Elektra Tate : Radha Mitchell (or the girl on my cover)
Colin Factor: Jason Momoa
TITLE: The Brede Chronicles
SERIES: Book One
GENRE: Science Fiction Romance/Adventure
PUBLISHER: First Realm Publishing
BUY LINKS: http://www.firstrealmpublishing.com/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L8FM978
Sci-Fi Romance/Adventure:
Half-human Alekzander Brede is a law unto himself…or so he thinks. Elektra Tate, the street orphan who loves him has other ideas. When she betrays him for no apparent reason, he vows to punish her. Taking the one thing she treasures most—their son—begins a cat-and-mouse relationship spanning two planets and costing possibly his life. Elektra will stop at nothing to save her son but can she overcome Brede’s twisted idea of vengeance?
Who I'd cast as my characters:
Alekzander Brede : Vin Diesel w/box braids
Elektra Tate : Radha Mitchell (or the girl on my cover)
Colin Factor: Jason Momoa
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September 16, 2010
Article first published as Book Review: Borealis: A Space Anthology (Book I) by P.I. Barrington, J. Morgan & Gail R. Delaney on Blogcritics.
These stories are all based in a futuristic time where war is everywhere, with a rebellion fighting for its rights against a bullying regime called the Trans Planetary Protectorate. They are all set on an aging space station in the Sestus-3 system. The station has become a hive of debauchery where anything goes. Anything can be bought or sold, not limited to, but including drugs, sex and death. All monies from the station are being funneled away by the Trans Planetary Protectorate to help fund the effort to quell the rebellion.
Khai Zafara, the heroine in PI Barrington’s Inamorata Crossing, has every right to hate the rebellion. She was just a small child when they murdered her father. What Khai does not realize is that the Trans Planetary Protectorate may not be everything that she is led to believe. It will take the capture and transfer of Teyrnan Sajan, a leader of the rebellion, to make her search her memories of the past and to unlock the mysteries of the murder of her father.
Khai is a strong female and her strength is crafted from a hate that is based off a scattering of incomplete memories. Once she finds the truth she developes a vulnerability that takes away nothing of her strength but ads another layer to her character. Teyrnan is kind and patient, understanding her anger and leading her, though well thought questions, to find the answers that she does not realize are missing. The solitude and quiet of the spaceship has drawn them together. Where there is heat there is a strong possibility of romance. Leave it to PI Barrington to build a romantic thriller in space. This is an exciting read that keeps you off balance and wondering where the next revelation with happen.
In Kiss Me Kate by J Morgan, we meet Riannan Burton, abandoned as a child and brought up through the system. She owns a tavern on Borealis and works as a bounty hunter for the mysterious Professor. Because of her training with the professor, she is now one of the best Bounty Hunters available. No one has seen the professor for years and all information now goes through Riannan. She is extremely sarcastic and known for her sense of humor, often biting and caustic, but also her ability to make jokes in inappropriate situations.
She meets her match in K’tlyn Byllvian a Prince Regent of Pyernian. He is very large and extremely good looking but absolutely untrained in any form of fighting. K’tlyn knows that he needs to train with Riannan to become the man he expects to be. At every opportunity, Riannan fights her attraction to him with her sarcasm and her humor. She calls him Kate in an attempt to keep the distance between them. The problem is that K’tlyn just does not get it.
This is a fun and engaging story and has the tone of a fairy story of old. It is as exciting as you would expect from a science fiction set in space, and the romance warms the heart. J Morgan has created a fun and eventful story with characters that have sparkling personalities. They are so real it is like losing a friend when the story ends.
In Forgive us our Debts by Gail R Delaney, Theron Kess is a mercenary who will do almost any job for the coin he can gain. When Theron asked to find the Princess being held captive by the TTP he quickly agrees. He owes a debt for his family, which this will repay. The problem is that by the time he is able to get the communication as to where Sarina Laroux is being held, three weeks have passed. And for Sarina those three weeks are a nighmare. She is drugged and tortured repeatedly, not because she has answers, because no questions are asked. This is happening because of who she is, and during the process she is also informed of her soon to be rescue at the hands of Theron, but also informed by her sadistic captor that while her parents paid Theron’s fees to find her, the captors also paid him to take his time, which appears to have happened.
By the time Theron finds her, she is addicted to Uudon and in a very weekend state. As he struggles though her rescue as well as her health, he finds himself extremely attracted to her. She obviously hates him although he is unaware of why. She finds that although she is aware of Theron’s treachery she is also very attracted to him. During the escape and while she heals, Sarina finds that there is a depth to Theron. This does not fit what she believes him to be. She learns to trust again and learn that others are not always honest. In addition, Theron learns that he needs to change who he is to win what he wants.
Theron is a good person and due to his job as a mercenary has been pulled into some bad situations that put him on the wrong side. He knows that to win Sarina he needs to make changes and for love, he is more then willing. Sarina and Theron are both very strong and likeable characters that make you want to cheer them on. Their feelings are deep and leave a lasting tug on your heart.
This is a wonderful book, full of charm and witty repose. The characters are very well written and likeable. Each story is unique to itself but all are set in the same time and place. They are charming stories of love and space, and as each story ends you feel as though you have lost a friend. This is a fast paced and exciting book full of danger and adventure and all brought together by love.
This Book was revieved as an ARC from the Authors. All opinions are my own based off my reading of the material.
These stories are all based in a futuristic time where war is everywhere, with a rebellion fighting for its rights against a bullying regime called the Trans Planetary Protectorate. They are all set on an aging space station in the Sestus-3 system. The station has become a hive of debauchery where anything goes. Anything can be bought or sold, not limited to, but including drugs, sex and death. All monies from the station are being funneled away by the Trans Planetary Protectorate to help fund the effort to quell the rebellion.
Khai Zafara, the heroine in PI Barrington’s Inamorata Crossing, has every right to hate the rebellion. She was just a small child when they murdered her father. What Khai does not realize is that the Trans Planetary Protectorate may not be everything that she is led to believe. It will take the capture and transfer of Teyrnan Sajan, a leader of the rebellion, to make her search her memories of the past and to unlock the mysteries of the murder of her father.
Khai is a strong female and her strength is crafted from a hate that is based off a scattering of incomplete memories. Once she finds the truth she developes a vulnerability that takes away nothing of her strength but ads another layer to her character. Teyrnan is kind and patient, understanding her anger and leading her, though well thought questions, to find the answers that she does not realize are missing. The solitude and quiet of the spaceship has drawn them together. Where there is heat there is a strong possibility of romance. Leave it to PI Barrington to build a romantic thriller in space. This is an exciting read that keeps you off balance and wondering where the next revelation with happen.
In Kiss Me Kate by J Morgan, we meet Riannan Burton, abandoned as a child and brought up through the system. She owns a tavern on Borealis and works as a bounty hunter for the mysterious Professor. Because of her training with the professor, she is now one of the best Bounty Hunters available. No one has seen the professor for years and all information now goes through Riannan. She is extremely sarcastic and known for her sense of humor, often biting and caustic, but also her ability to make jokes in inappropriate situations.
She meets her match in K’tlyn Byllvian a Prince Regent of Pyernian. He is very large and extremely good looking but absolutely untrained in any form of fighting. K’tlyn knows that he needs to train with Riannan to become the man he expects to be. At every opportunity, Riannan fights her attraction to him with her sarcasm and her humor. She calls him Kate in an attempt to keep the distance between them. The problem is that K’tlyn just does not get it.
This is a fun and engaging story and has the tone of a fairy story of old. It is as exciting as you would expect from a science fiction set in space, and the romance warms the heart. J Morgan has created a fun and eventful story with characters that have sparkling personalities. They are so real it is like losing a friend when the story ends.
In Forgive us our Debts by Gail R Delaney, Theron Kess is a mercenary who will do almost any job for the coin he can gain. When Theron asked to find the Princess being held captive by the TTP he quickly agrees. He owes a debt for his family, which this will repay. The problem is that by the time he is able to get the communication as to where Sarina Laroux is being held, three weeks have passed. And for Sarina those three weeks are a nighmare. She is drugged and tortured repeatedly, not because she has answers, because no questions are asked. This is happening because of who she is, and during the process she is also informed of her soon to be rescue at the hands of Theron, but also informed by her sadistic captor that while her parents paid Theron’s fees to find her, the captors also paid him to take his time, which appears to have happened.
By the time Theron finds her, she is addicted to Uudon and in a very weekend state. As he struggles though her rescue as well as her health, he finds himself extremely attracted to her. She obviously hates him although he is unaware of why. She finds that although she is aware of Theron’s treachery she is also very attracted to him. During the escape and while she heals, Sarina finds that there is a depth to Theron. This does not fit what she believes him to be. She learns to trust again and learn that others are not always honest. In addition, Theron learns that he needs to change who he is to win what he wants.
Theron is a good person and due to his job as a mercenary has been pulled into some bad situations that put him on the wrong side. He knows that to win Sarina he needs to make changes and for love, he is more then willing. Sarina and Theron are both very strong and likeable characters that make you want to cheer them on. Their feelings are deep and leave a lasting tug on your heart.
This is a wonderful book, full of charm and witty repose. The characters are very well written and likeable. Each story is unique to itself but all are set in the same time and place. They are charming stories of love and space, and as each story ends you feel as though you have lost a friend. This is a fast paced and exciting book full of danger and adventure and all brought together by love.
This Book was revieved as an ARC from the Authors. All opinions are my own based off my reading of the material.
February 27, 2011
A Space Anthology Book One – Borealis – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘The Borealis is a hive of villainy where anything can be bought or sold – anything or anyone – if the price is right. Once intended to function as a city unto itself when the universe first began to ‘shrink’ and Mankind spread out into the stars. Exploration turned into domination. Nearly a hundred years have passed since then, and now the Trans Planetary Protectorate (TPP) governs all. The Borealis, once a thriving station, is now little more than a slum town, decrepit and crumbling.’
Story #1 Inamorate Crossing – P. I. Barrington, Author
Khai Zafara is a Lieutenant with the TPP. Her sworn promise to herself is to track down every Rebellion possible in hopes of finding those who murdered her father. Her present prisoner, Teyrnan Sajan, is in her care to be transported to Borealis and placed in their prison section called the Inferno. Here prisoners are stripped of their dignity by addicting them to a drug they call Uudon. Once a prisoner is sent to the Inferno, they are never seen nor heard from again. But as Khai makes the trip to deliver her prisoner, she sees something in his eyes that tells her she may have once known him at one time. Is he really as bad as they say?
Story #2 Kiss Me, Kate – J. Morgan, Author
Prince K’tlyn Byllvian Augustyne Dar of the Royal Pyernian Seat has embarked on a journey to find “The Professor.” His search takes him to a bar, leads him into a bar fight without a weapon and lands him in the hands of Richelle Burton who turns out to be the Professor’s assistant. As he explains his reason for needing to meet the Professor, Richelle takes pity on him and decides to help him herself. His quest – he wants to become a man so he can defend his kingdom once he is made king. But someone has put a price on his head. So can Richelle turn him into a real man in time?
Story #3 – Forgive Us Our Debts – Gail R. Delaney, Author
Theron Kess is a mercenary that has been hired by King Saron Laroux to rescue his daughter Sarina who has been captured and taken to Borealis and imprisoned. She is being held by Tandeth Joquit and is being used for his own amusement as he drugs her with Uudon to keep her weak and under control. Theron’s rescue of the Princess takes place as the Rebellions lead an attack on the prison and when he finally finds her he also finds that she has an addiction to the deadly drug, making his rescue even more difficult due to her lack of cooperation. But there is something pulling at Sarina’s memory that tells her Theron is not all he appears to be.
All three stories have been a joy to read. These three authors are so in sync with their writing that I would have never guessed they weren’t written by the same person. Each story has its own story but still brings you into the same atmosphere. Each has mystery, suspense and love with a bit of humor added to Story #3 Kiss Me, Kate. I have one thing to say to each of the authors, “please keep writing.”
2010
Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc.
ISBN# 978-1-936000-61-6
Review Stir, Laugh, Repeat at Amazon.com Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘The Borealis is a hive of villainy where anything can be bought or sold – anything or anyone – if the price is right. Once intended to function as a city unto itself when the universe first began to ‘shrink’ and Mankind spread out into the stars. Exploration turned into domination. Nearly a hundred years have passed since then, and now the Trans Planetary Protectorate (TPP) governs all. The Borealis, once a thriving station, is now little more than a slum town, decrepit and crumbling.’
Story #1 Inamorate Crossing – P. I. Barrington, Author
Khai Zafara is a Lieutenant with the TPP. Her sworn promise to herself is to track down every Rebellion possible in hopes of finding those who murdered her father. Her present prisoner, Teyrnan Sajan, is in her care to be transported to Borealis and placed in their prison section called the Inferno. Here prisoners are stripped of their dignity by addicting them to a drug they call Uudon. Once a prisoner is sent to the Inferno, they are never seen nor heard from again. But as Khai makes the trip to deliver her prisoner, she sees something in his eyes that tells her she may have once known him at one time. Is he really as bad as they say?
Story #2 Kiss Me, Kate – J. Morgan, Author
Prince K’tlyn Byllvian Augustyne Dar of the Royal Pyernian Seat has embarked on a journey to find “The Professor.” His search takes him to a bar, leads him into a bar fight without a weapon and lands him in the hands of Richelle Burton who turns out to be the Professor’s assistant. As he explains his reason for needing to meet the Professor, Richelle takes pity on him and decides to help him herself. His quest – he wants to become a man so he can defend his kingdom once he is made king. But someone has put a price on his head. So can Richelle turn him into a real man in time?
Story #3 – Forgive Us Our Debts – Gail R. Delaney, Author
Theron Kess is a mercenary that has been hired by King Saron Laroux to rescue his daughter Sarina who has been captured and taken to Borealis and imprisoned. She is being held by Tandeth Joquit and is being used for his own amusement as he drugs her with Uudon to keep her weak and under control. Theron’s rescue of the Princess takes place as the Rebellions lead an attack on the prison and when he finally finds her he also finds that she has an addiction to the deadly drug, making his rescue even more difficult due to her lack of cooperation. But there is something pulling at Sarina’s memory that tells her Theron is not all he appears to be.
All three stories have been a joy to read. These three authors are so in sync with their writing that I would have never guessed they weren’t written by the same person. Each story has its own story but still brings you into the same atmosphere. Each has mystery, suspense and love with a bit of humor added to Story #3 Kiss Me, Kate. I have one thing to say to each of the authors, “please keep writing.”
2010
Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc.
ISBN# 978-1-936000-61-6
Review Stir, Laugh, Repeat at Amazon.com Stir, Laugh, Repeat
January 25, 2011
Excellent space anthology. A recommended read.
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