Review: Romance Junkies - 4.5 blue ribbons
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2012
Kimberley's pegged her hopes and dreams of a satisfying future on the Descon couple, Juna and Hollank.  Life on Earth leaves much to be desired and Kimberley longs for a freer life - one where sex is a pleasure rather than dirty and undesirable.  Unfortunately, like much of the rest of her life, her wedding day turns out to be a disaster when the potential partners don't show up to claim her.  Unclaimed women are not permitted to remain on Descon and Kimberley will have to return to Earth where she'll suffer just because she dared to travel to Descon in the first place.Ewan is a member of the royal guard and has been given the duty of seeing that the human women who'd made the journey to Descon are protected.  What should have been a simple assignment becomes a life changing experience when one of the Desconian couples doesn't show up to claim their human.  Ewan knows that as an unclaimed woman Kimberley will have to be returned to Earth and the next transport back to Earth doesn't leave for another six days.  He's not sure how his tredellabina (husband) Dayved will react to him bringing a human woman into their home for the duration, but he can't help but admit to himself that he's drawn to Kimberley and empathizes with her position.Kimberley's genuinely happy for Juna and Hollank when she learns that Juna's pregnant and that's the reason why they didn't show up to claim her.  However, they'd spent a year getting to know her so didn't they care about her at all?  She's heartbroken over her own situation and while Ewan and Dayved are nice enough to take her into their home while they try to find another option for her.  Ewan and Dayved had previously decided that they don't need a woman to complete them but find they enjoy Kimberley's company - even if they are curtailing their normally very sexually active lifestyle in respect to her sexually repressed sensitivities.  Won't they be surprised to learn that Kimberley is extremely interested in exploring all the sexual freedom Drecons enjoy and she wants to do so with Ewan and Dayved.THE BRIDE'S UNEXPECTED CHANGE OF PLANS delivers a unique reading experience that makes interplanetary travel and mating positively desirable.  I loved the whole concept of this story; Kimberley's such a giving individual that as a reader you just felt rage that anyone can treat her like Juna and Hollank did.  On the other hand, Ewan and Dayved, who thought they were perfectly happy with their relationship and didn't need anything or anyone else discover that their life is so much fuller with Kimberley in it.  From the very beginning I was captivated by Kimberley's experience and couldn't wait to find out how it all played out.  Rachel Clark does a beautiful job combining sexiness with an imaginative storyline complete with characters that you'll love and remember long after you're done reading.Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)