Review: Compelling, hot story,
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2011
I loved this book till about halfway through when the female lead's resistance became unfounded and frustrating.  Good thing that they were linked by DNA or dreams or whatever because the Kindred male would have been completely justified in jettisoning her with the space trash.Baird is a big and hot and gorgeous humanoid alien.  He wants Olivia to distraction and his intense focus on her is one of the reasons this book is so satisfying.  I read this on a work trip apart from my husband and oh boy did I regret it.Olivia is a strong and intelligent woman who clearly belongs to her alien male yet is understandably conflicted about being ripped away from her life on earth.Okay, so this is not the first time the male gets a woman without any real sacrifice and the woman has to change everything.  But never once does she ask, hey, do ya think my nursing degree might be of use here on Space Station Stud?  And do you think after we're married, I'll ever ever be able to speak with my twin sister that I left behind on Earth and miss terribly?  Instead she chooses to catastrophize the situation and accuse the male of "drugging" her with his pheromones without her permission and keeping her hostage.  Almost ruined an otherwise engrossing read, I still enjoyed it very much, even though the last half I truly wanted to grab Olivia by her shoulders and shout in her face, Shut up and Deal, lady!Overall well-written, hot, very detailed romantic sex and graphic language, totally worth the 2.99, and I'll probably purchase more by this author.  She's right up there with Lora Leigh's Breed series, of which this book is mildly evocative.