Patricia A. Knight

*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

The planet of Verdantia has been invaded by a brutal species that has slowly taken more and more of the planet until there is only a small section around the capital protected by the sexual energy raised by the few remaining people qualified to maintain the shield. If something isn’t done and soon their world will fall and they will become extinct. Princess Fleur Constante is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn’t happen. But she needs the cooperation of her betrothed, Conte Camliel Aristos deTano. Ari has resisted the arranged marriage for years, but will he allow his stubbornness be the downfall of his beloved planet? With Doral, his aide de camp, at his side Ari decides that there are some things worth risking everything for.

Oh. My. This is a story that will grab ahold of you and not let go. The characters are larger than life, the plot is decent if a bit far-fetched at times, the steamy scenes are absolutely delicious and the emotions…oh, the emotions! So many feels! Be warned that this is a M/M/F sci-fi erotica. There is M/M action, but there are plenty of M/F and M/M/F scenes as well. And I will state that I did not find any of the scenes to be just about gratuitous sex shoved in to sex up the story. Everything has a purpose. I will most definitely be reading more books by Patricia Knight. *fans self*… (plus d'informations)

** Review written for an originally posted on my blog, Book Bliss. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**
Review: 3 stars

General: **Please note this is the second book in a series**Romance and science fiction are a hard thing to mix. One tends to take the backseat to the other. I think the strongest part of this novel was that they mixed together perfectly. The romance kicks in from the get go and boy does Eric know his way around a woman! The science fiction is constantly weaved him via the fun world so it was nice to read a well balanced book. The characters and plot were entertaining and complemented each other.

I do think the world building in this needed work. I am unsure if it is because it was a second in the series or not but I felt all that was really given was an info dump prologue. I had trouble fully connecting with the book because there was so much I didn’t understand and couldn’t visualize. Also to that extent there was a sincere problem with the passage of time for me. I felt that things felt like they were skipping huge chunks of time to get from one pivotal scene to the next.

Characters: Sophi- Sophi is a wonderfully written character who takes a long and hard journey in this book (and I wonder if she was present in the first book). She was tortured by the enemy and a vast majority of the book is watching as she goes from her hardened cold ways to men to falling for Eric. She had a good mixture of strong and independent mixed with the fear and hesitancy of someone who had experienced trauma.

Eric- Eric is hot. Plain and simple that is the best way to describe him. Sexy to perfection from his looks to his skills in bed he was a great choice! Aside from that though he was loyal, caring and dedicated not only to Sophi (once he gave in) but to his job and country.… (plus d'informations)