Review: For Your Reading "Pleasure"...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
Cathryn Cade's "LodeStar" series (and the related "Orion" series) delivers steamy, adventure-laden hours of escape for readers.Orphaned on Earth II as a toddler, Creed suffered a traumatic childhood before his brothers found him. The boys scrabbled out an existence on the tough world, and older brother Logan was the first to make a fortune raising them out of poverty. But wealth can't erase the past, and Creed grew into a man determined to never let another being control his body or emotions again. Creed lives a lonely life working ore out of his valuable mines on Frontiera until Logan sends him a courtesan, a woman skilled in seduction. Or so Logan told him.Taara is really a woman desperate to save her cousin and escape the crime ridden Earth II where extortionists threaten their business and their lives. She approaches magnate Logan (her friend Kiri's lover) to help them flee. Calculating businessman Logan agrees for a price-seduce Creed without telling anyone about the deal. She has to let Creed simply believe she is a courtesan. Taara feels compelled because she can't let her cousin die so she agrees to his terms. Logan hides the reasons for his blackmail from everyone, Creed hides behind his past distancing himself from Taara, and Taara hides her growing feelings for Creed as it all blows up in their faces when a hidden spy aids pirates raiding the mining compound. Will they survive the attack only to have relationships die?Cathryn Cade writes fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventures wrapped around erotic love stories with great skill and leaves readers impatiently waiting for Joran Stark's story in early 2014.