Unearthed (UN-Forgettable #1) by C. J. Barry Carina Press (Oct 2011) | Ebook, 302 pages Sci-Fi Romance Tess was having a lousy day, which got considerably worse as she stared down the barrel of a gun. Getting mugged was not what she had anticipated as she left her gig. Running into a gorgeous man and his…. robot? Zapped and kidnapped, feisty red headed Tess is taken to a spaceship to help an alien save his father. Only this alien doesn’t look like ET, he is a hunk with a secret. Once…
Yesterday’s Heroes by Heather Long (Bookers #1) Carina Press (Sept 2012) Ebook, 89 pages Sci-Fi Romance If you follow this blog and have read a number of my posts, you will know how much I love a good old Superhero tale, whether in print or on screen. So when asked to review this book, I was giddy with excitement for this looked like it was going to mash my love of Superhero’s with my soft spot for a good old romance. And in many aspects, Yesterday’s Heroes really does fulfil both of these…
Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher Tor Books (Oct 2012) | Paperback, 352 pages Sci-Fi Romance Ok… so… WOW. What do you mean that’s not enough???? Oooh.. ok, so you want some details. Fair enough. Here comes the why. For those of you that follow me on Twitter, you will already know that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not only is it a brilliant new concept, but the chemistry between the two main characters is great, and you really get a fabulous idea of the world in which it all…
Fever by Dee Shulman Puffin (April 2012) | Paperback, 400 pages Sci-Fi Romance | Young Adult Fever tells the story of super intelligent modern day teenager Eva and Sethos (Seth) a seventeen year old gladiator in ancient Rome. For all of you fellow time travel fans, this book has a nice bit of time travel, although perhaps not in the way I expected. Our characters have nothing in common, other than their age, and the fact they have both suffered from an inexplicable fever. But the fever they suffer from will…
Unacceptable Risk (Fatal #1) by Jeanette Grey Samhain Publishing (Dec 2011) | Ebook, 113 pages Sci-Fi Romance Plix is a woman whose has dedicated her whole life to seeking vengeance, determined to get to the bottom of her father’s death. She’s had her body upgraded with computer components to enable her to be the best she can be. Waking up battered in a gutter, she has no memory of how she got there, and she seeks the one person she know can help her – Edison. Edison is a tuner, who specialises…
Deadly Pursuit (Blood Hunter #2) by Nina Croft Entangled Publishing (Nov 2011) | Ebook, 286 pages Sci-Fi Romance Like every second book in a series, there was a lot to live up to with such an excellent start Croft had with Break Out. Luckily, she managed to pull off another excellent story… However, I do have a few reservations. Deadly Pursuit is longer than Break Out, which was a novella, and in some ways it slightly suffers because of it. Don’t get me wrong the characters are just as complex, and the…
Hunting Kat (Triton Experiment #1) by P. J. Schnyder Carina Press (July 2011) | Kindle, 80 pages Sci-Fi Romance Guest Reviewer: Grete Evans This is actually a hard story to review because I both loved it and was also a bit disappointed with it. I really liked the premise and it had many elements that I love; good writing, engaging characters, hot sex and shapeshifters in an intriguing sci-fi setting. The disappointment came from it only being 25,000 words. While it is definitely a complete story, it still felt like two chapters…
Break Out (Blood Hunter #1) by Nina Croft Entangled Publishing (July 2011) | Ebook, 117 pages Sci-Fi Romance From the very first page to the very last, Nina Croft’s series debut is a delight to read. She manages to carve out a world in 117 pages, that some authors fail to do in a full length novel. For any fans of the TV show Firefly, this book is a must as you can almost imagine the characters in this book crossing paths with the crew of Serenity. They may even carry out…
The Spiral Path by Lisa Paitz Spindler Carina Press (March 2011) | Kindle, 122 pages Sci-Fi Romance Guest Reviewer: Grete Evans This has to be the best example of science-fiction romance I’ve come across yet. The characters were well written and brought to life in such a way that I came to care about them in a very short time. Their backstories were really well fleshed out which was impressive given the length of the book. The plot was both intriguing and well set. Even though this was a novella,…
Queenie’s Brigade by Heather Massey Red Sage Publishing (July 2011) | Kindle, 114 pages Sci-Fi Romance Guest Reviewer: Grete Evans I liked that the connection with Captain Michael Drake was established straight away, from the memories of his past to the nightmare he now finds himself in. As a character he had all the things that hold my attention – integrity, determination, and the will to survive, not just for himself but for his crewmates as well. Queenie was a harder sell for me and I think that was mainly down to…
A Karma Girl Christmas by Jennifer Estep (Bigtime #3.5) Self-published (Sept 2011) Kindle Edition, 91 pages Sci-Fi Romance After reading and enjoying Karma Girl I was really looking forward to meeting Carmen (aka Karma Girl) again and her gorgeous superhero boyfriend Striker. Unfortunately, considering this is meant to be a paranormal romance, there really isn’t much romance. Striker hardly features at all, which was very disappointing, he’s such a hotty. Karma Girl, who is now one of Bigtime’s Fearless Five superheroes, has been asked to look after a bunch of presents…
Karma Girl by Jennifer Estep (Bigtime #1) Self-Published (July 2011) Kindle Edition, 376 pages Sci-Fi Romance Karma Girl is such a fun book – I really enjoyed it! I haven’t read a paranormal romance with superheroes before, and I thought it was fresh and original. I loved the storyline and the characters. The awful cover you see above does absolutely nothing to portray the entertaining, quirky and original story inside – in this case it’s definitely don’t judge a book by its cover! Our heroine is Carmen, a very likeable…
In Enemy Hands by K. S. Augustin Carina Press (May 2010) | Ebook, 257 Pages Sci-Fi Romance In Enemy Hands was a little inconsistent for me. I swung between enjoying it and getting frustrated with the pace. Set in the future, Moon is a scientist working on a ground-breaking project to re-animate dead stars. But, most of the Galaxy is controlled by the brutal and uncompromising Republic where failure would mean death, or even worse exile. Moon is assigned the extraordinarily clever Srin Flerovs as her research partner. So intelligent is Srin,…
Collision Course (8th Wing #1) by Zoe Archer Carina Press (April 2011) | Ebook, 199 Pages Sci-Fic Romance I would definitely describe this book as a romance with a science fiction setting rather than the other way around. But isn’t without its fare share of action. Mara Skiren makes a living as a Black Market scavenger, she’s also an ace pilot. When one of the 8th Wing’s pilots gets kidnapped, only a scavenger can get them in to save her. But Lara is a loner and hates having passengers on her ship….
Sunrise Alley by Catherine Asaro Baen Books (Aug 2006) | Paperback, 448 pages Sci-Fi Romance Guest Reviewer: Emily Sunrise Alley attempts to answer two questions: what happens when Artificial Intelligences become sentient? And if you take a man, kill him, then rebuild him and implant a sentient AI – which Asaro calls an EI – is he still a human being? The heartbeat of the novel is Sam’s relationship with Turner. Is he even a man? ‘OMG, I just had sex with an EI constructed of cables and plastic and is apparently…
