Review: If you love a good sci-fi romance, this is the one to read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2014
***Received an ARC of this book from the Publisher, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review***Overall rating: 4.0 Rockin' Stars!!!!"..Vincent's energy.  It flowed through her, a delicious warmth that would haunt her for the rest of her life.""He controlled everything.  Including her.""Sweetheart, going into the gyre was not following my commands.  You are freer here than you ever have been.  You don't have to hide who you are.  Not here.  You have choices.  You just have to find the courage to make them.""He'd change the world for her.""I never forgot you, even if I didn't believe the memories.  I wanted you to be real.  I questioned Edmund over and over about a girl with long, dark hair and red lips until he thought I was crazy.""The connection she felt with him lingered despite the growing distance, but had nothing to do with his energy or her syphon.  It was her heart, desperate to cling to him while it could.""Sometimes you have to take a chance."  Her soft voice warmed him.  "Fight back.  Defend yourself and the ones you love."This was my first time to read a book by Anise Rae and I am hooked.  I loved her spin on mage and magic-kind alike.  It was a interesting look at what the world would or could be like if there was magic ruled.  The story line itself has many twists and turns with many unforgettable moments!  Vincent Rallis or better known as "Colonel" is a powerful wizard who is in the Republic army.  His family is one of the founding families of the Mayflower, highly respected, revered and untouchable.  Bronte Casteel, an outcast, a NON by magical standards, is the one woman who can quench the colonel's flaming vibes, literally.  She has a sorrowful story of her own, which casts her into the beautiful spirit she becomes as a woman with a power not to be ignored!  Their story is a heartfelt journey of pain and hope.  I truly could not put this book down until I was finished.  I wanted to know what was going to happen next and I was rooting for the couple to win.  In the end...well you'll just have to read.  Not to disappoint in the least.  So if you love a good sci-fi romance, this is the one to read!  Well done Anise, I look forward to reading your next book!...GrētaHero - Vincent Rallis: 4.0 starsHeroine - Bronte Casteel:  4.0 starsSteam Level: 3.5 starsPlot: 4.0 starsCliffhanger: NoWould I recommend this book: Yes!Would I read other books by this author: Yes!