Stolen Brides -
Ashley Ladd
Katrina
(Kat) Craven is the youngest female pilot that Boeing ever had. Her head stewardess
said their passengers were disappearing,so she started back to see for herself and a
Viking of a man pushed through the door. Before she could act she felt an iron rod
pinch her neck then she was sucked into a vortex.
Prince
Davek had conducted the raid. His job was to go back in time and save women of
childbearing years before they were destined to die. His planet, Antara had gone
through a plague that had sterilized all the females and their planet was slowly
dying. They had tried to find mates with the Omagagis, but they only wanted their
planet. Davek is drawn to Katrina, but she is not the submissive, docile mate his
planet is used to.
Stolen
Brides is a story about a bold, independent woman that might just be what
the Prince needs as well as the planet. Katrina and Davek are well crafted
characters that slowly open themselves to each other. A good addition to this
anthology.
Dream Guardian - Joy
Nash
Julia
(Jewel) Maria Borelli is training to be an opera singer. Her new neighbor is driving
her crazy with his loud playing of Yoko Ono. Going upstairs to demand that he lower
the volume, she is surprised to meet Darius, a beautiful hunk of man. He tells her
that he is from outer space. She doesn't believe him, but she can't explain why
she feels his emotions. He is impressed that she is the singer of stories.
Dar
had finally found his singer, his Dream Guardian - the one woman who cam tame the dark
demons of his soul. His planet had been destroyed, his parents and sister killed
and he and his brother had been captured by Mardulan warriors, who were a group of women
warriors who kept men as sex slaves. There were made to wear collars that inflicted
pain if they tried to escape. Finally his brother came up with a plan and they made
their escape, only to be separated. It had been a year since he had heard from his
brother. Will Jewel become Dar's dream guardian? Will Dar ever find his
brother?
I
really enjoyed this tale. You can feel the pain Dar had gone through to come this
far and only Jewel can save him the rest of the way. I enjoyed the ending. I
will be looking for more novels by Ms. Nash.
Some Assembly
Required - Dominique Tomas
Rahzel
has been alone since she was taken from her mother's bunker, that is except for the
man in her dreams. She had been removed to be trained as mind-driver. She stayed in
her chambers and through her mind link she used her mind to control, protect and purify
the planet. It was just so hard for her to believe that all that was left on Earth
was just their dust, hazy compound. She wanted to see the blue sky and feel the
emotions of making love. The voice in her head keeps promising a whole world outside
the domes. Can she leave all she knows for the unknown?
Ms
Tomas has given us a look at what the future could become. A great fantasy for this
group of stories.
The Loveland Curse -
Jane Toombs
Loveland
is a town with secrets. It does not welcome strangers. Zenna Ruthven had come
to Loveland with her father twenty years ago. At least at Loveland no one thought it
strange about her change. She was still a virgin and had given up on finding anyone
like her, but that was before she met Curtis. Would he understand? Or would
she always be lonely?
I
think this one is my favorite. You can feel the loneliness of both Zenna and Curtis
have of being different. Who knows maybe there is a town out there that accepts people
strangeness and all?
Reviewed by Pat
McGrew for The Road to Romance
September 22, 2003 |
