Review: Great addition to the series :D
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2013
**This was an ARC copy given by the author for a honest review**5 starsI'm so pleased that I received an ARC copy of Hers to Choose from the author. I loved the first book in the series and her second book did not disappoint. This was a great book! I love Sophi and Eric both separately and as a couple.Sophi is the sister of Doral (one of the trio from the first book). She was taken captive by the invaders, the Haarb but was saved and brought home. She having issues dealing with regular society so she went to live with the desert people and come back to herself. It takes a few years but she manages to become a warrior and leader among her new people. She isn't happy to see Eric and his men coming to take her to her brother.Eric is a good man. He always wanted to marry for love but with the the needs of the planet out weighing his wants he agrees to go get Sophi. When he meets her he promises that he wont take her against her will but asks her to give him a chance. She agrees to get to know him on their trip back to her brother.I really enjoyed seeing Sophi and Eric's relationship grow, they compliment each other well. Sophi is unsure but brave enough to admit her attraction and make an effort to explore it and not run. Eric is all man but sweet as well. He does really well in his treatment of Sophie. He doesn't look down on her and her female warriors and gives her the respect she deserves. And she does deserve it because from the beginning trouble haunts their path and Sophie and her group of female warriors are quite helpful to Eric and his soldiers when the Haarb attack.There is a lot of action to deal with as their relationship grows but there's a good balance between the action and relationship story line that kept me in to the story and constantly wanting to know what was happening next. I really can't remember a boring moment. The story had me laughing sometimes and reaching for a tissue other times. I loved how Eric was able to get back to Sophi after the ambush. What happened brought about an interesting change to Eric that saved the day when things looked the worst in the final battle of the book. I'll be interested to see how this plays out in future books!This book gives us so much to look forward to with the series. I loved the characters, both ones from the first book and new ones. One of the characters introduced in this book is Ram, who will be the hero for the 3rd book in the series. I liked what I saw of Ram so I'm really looking forward to his story. There's also an enemy from the past that didn't get a solid resolution in this book. I suspect she'll be showing back up....mores the pity.This book was great. I loved the characters and enjoyed the whole story. The end conflict had a definite wow factor that leads in to a sweet and satisfying ending. I can't wait for the next book in the series! I'd recommend this book. 2 thumbs way up! :D