Review: Very good addition to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
4 starsThis was a very good story. I loved both Zuri and Kobe and enjoyed their story a lot. This was a good addition to the series and I just realized that this is an off-shoot from another series (The New World series) so I may have to try that series soon.Zuri is a human that escaped from a crumbling Earth but ended up on the wrong planet when her shuttle crashed. Her and the other survivors were left alone by the planet’s inhabitants but other aliens saw them as fair game and killed off some of her party while others died from bad food or sickness. Zuri and 2 men are the only survivors left when the Zargonnii show up intent on taking them to the Zargonnii home world.Kobe is a Zargonnii warrior and is in space with others of his kind. Kobe is part of the Zargonnii men from the south part of the planet but they’ve heard about a human female mating with a Zargonnii male in the northern part of the planet. Some of the stories have made the Zargonnii men from the south curious so Kobe’s leader has decided to check out a planet they believe has humans to see fi the stories are true.Kobe is the one that captures Zuri on the planet she and the others have been staying on. She fears the Zargonnii but Kobe manages to convince her that he could easily hurt her if he wanted and she’s safe with him. One of the aliens that attacked the human survivors on the planet (before the Zargonnii got there) was a race of telepathic aliens called the Gorgano. When they attacked Zuri found that her mind opened up and linked with them telepathically which gave her much information and allowed her to attack the Gorgano mentally and saving them from the Gorgano attack. Now Zuri found that some of the information she got was the ability to understand the Zargonnii language. This enabled her and Kobe to communicate to an extent but it takes a little bit before she’s able to speak the Zargonnii language (although she learns very fast because she can understand it). She’s given to Kobe to be kept safe on the trip back to the Zargonnii planet and she grows to like Kobe, finding he’s actually quite sweet…a gentle giant or sorts. Zuri wished she could stay with him but she’s been told there’s an area on the Zargonnii planet that’s been prepared from the humans to live in. Zuri doesn’t like the sounds of this though because it sounds more like a cage/zoo than a real home. Because of this, Zuri decides to escape even though she really likes Kobe.When Zuri tries escaping she doesn't do a very good job and Kobe finds her. There’s a mess up and they both end up falling from the ship as its flying low over the planet. Fortunately the Zargonnii men are hard and almost indestructible and although their landing leaves a hole in the ground around 7 feet deep they come through mostly unharmed (Kobe used his body to protect Zuri in the landing). Unfortunately they've landed in the part of the Zargonnii planet that the females live in (the males and females of this race don’t interact except during sex) and it’s not safe for either of them to be there. They head for the male section of the planet but are left travelling through a harsh jungle for weeks with Kobe doing anything needed to keep Zuri safe. During this time they come together sexually and the longer they’re together the more they bond. Kobe decides he doesn’t care what his leader says, Zuri is his and he won’t let her be taken from him. They make it to the male area and meet Zane and Bay’s family (from book #1 Bay's Mercenary) and get transport to the south part of the continent. There’s an issue with the Gorgano’s kidnapping some Zargonnii females for experimentation and Zuri agrees to help save them since she’s able to do the mind battle with the Gorgano. This ends up being an interesting situation and a mis-understanding has Zuri separated from Kobe for a short time but things get straightened out quickly and they’re reunited. They get home and get to start their well-deserved HEA.This was a really enjoyable story. I loved both Kobe and Zuri and was happy with how their story worked out. They’re a great couple and they have a great interaction that makes the story fun to read and engaging until the end. So far there’s no book#3 for the series but I’ll be keeping my eyes open for it because I definitely want to continue this series. I’d recommend this book. Thumbs up! :D