Review: OUTSTANDING READING
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
Brides of the Kindred Volume OneI can honestly tell you to MAKE ROOM on your bookshelf or in your e-reader for this series.  You will be hooked from the very beginning. This series will be in your read and re-read over and over stack.  The first four stories are contained in Brides of the Kindred Volume One.  CLAIMED, HUNTED, SOUGHT and FOUND will only whet the reader’s appetite for more.  You can read on further for an overview of the series or just jump right in with CLAIMED and discover for yourself the unusual and wonderful world that is the Brides of the Kindred series by Evangeline Anderson.The Kindred are an alien race of humanoid beings which resemble earthlings with some added upgrades. Because the males greatly outnumber the females Kindred have gone in search of other planets which have similar beings to start an agreement for a genetic trade agreement.  They want to basically mix their superior DNA with the newly encountered worlds by marring brides from the planets they visit.Their journey brings them to earth which is being attacked by an old enemy of the Kindred. The Kindred offer to help the Earth with their mutual enemy, as well as some of their advanced technology;  if earth will provide possible brides for their males to marry / join. A draft is set up with unmarried women of a certain age. When the women get “called” they can’t refuse. They are then joined (married) to a Kindred Warrior. There is a one - month “trial” period in which the couple decide if they are a good fit or not.There are initially three types of Kindred Warriors, Beast, Blood, and Twin. We will discover additional Kindred types as the series goes on. Each type is different from the others. Their differences are part of what makes this series a great read. In most cases the warriors and their prospective bride have dreamed about each other. The dreams could be erotic or just a vision of a particular activity but when they actually meet the brides there is some memory of seeing the Warriors somewhere.Once this has occurred the brides are located the Kindred representatives show up at the woman’s home and then take her to meet her Kindred. Trust me it is NOT as easy as it sounds. That is what makes the Brides of the Kindred series such an entertaining reading encounter. It is best if you read the books in order to get the full effect of the story. There are some story lines which continue throughout the series.One thing I like about this series is you can keep up with the brides from previous books. So in many cases you see them “date”, Join/marry, have babies and so forth.Don’t worry. Evangeline Anderson, the author, keeps her book prices very reasonable so if you are new to the series it won’t break you getting the whole series. These books are especially worth the money because they aren’t a short story. The book lengths are long enough for the author to tell you the story and not short change the reader in content. Each book leaves you wanting more of the Kindred story.JUST GET ALL THE BOOKS.  Do I recommend the series / books YES, YES, YES… Get them. You won’t be sorry.