Review: A sci fi romance with a little taste of a western
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
Desperate times require desperate measures...Kat Maxim knows she needs help if she's going to hold on to her ranch, located on a distant settler planet. A husband is the answer, but she doesn't have time to play games, or the patience to find a man willing to put in the backbreaking work needed to keep the ranch going. So as a last resort, she places an ad for a husband...... and she gets Jasper.Well, she has to admit he's easy on the eyes. And more than she bargained for.And he's also not what he appears to be.Actually, her need for a husband and her placing of the ad coincides with his desire to investigate her ranch. Claims have been filed against it, but before a decision can be reached, Jasper wants to find out what the facts in the matter are. When Kat learns his true purpose, she wants him to go, but he convinces her that together, they can find the truth.This is sci fi meets western meets romance, all rolled up together, with a healthy dose of erotica.I liked the characters. Kat is a tough woman, who knows what she wants, and isn't afraid to do what's necessary to accomplish it, even if it means marry a stranger she found in a personal ad. Luckily for her, they have a chemistry she can't deny, but even that won't get in the way of her goals. Can she trust Jasper? Whose side is he really on?The writing flows smoothly, and I found myself hoping for Kat and Jasper to stay together after everything was said and done. The mystery of who is trying to get Kat's ranch is a good one and kept me wondering almost until the end. The only real criticism I can make is that the setting of the settler planet is underutilized. You almost don't realize it is another planet, which is where it draws its sci fi from. I think the author could have done more to make us feel like we're on an alien planet. Otherwise, it could be any western with a mystery.That being said, I like it, and I would recommend it to someone who likes strong women, and good looking men, and hot sex, laced with western style romance.