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Faine D'Arten had a
vision of a
golden creature from the stars, and from the first time he lays eyes
upon
Lauren Conyers, he knows he has seen truly, as his dreams and visions
have
revealed. Nor is he the sort of man to let a little problem like the
language
barrier or the woman's determination to resist his pursuit of her
affections
via her dreams, stop him from realizing
their
destiny as mates.
The question of who's
primitive
and who isn't comes to mind when Lauren breaks interstellar law by
pretending
to crash land on a protected world in search of the "ultimate" thesis
for her University degree. She is surprised by how advanced these
people seem,
when compared to what she's read about in class and the surprises don't
end
there as culture shock sets in.
Laurel's never been off her
space station home before and some of the things
that'd occur to us or to one of Faine's people create a few light-hearted
moments for this reviewer. After all, a window is hardly an escape
route on a
space station or star ship!
Her innocence and
curiosity are
both endearing and troublesome as she tries to understand Faine and
overcome
the technological and linguistic barriers between them. However, he has
a
better way of accomplishing the task: meeting her in neutral territory
and
quite literally becoming the man of her dreams. Communication remains
rocky,
though it is clear that Faine deeply and truly cares for Laurel.
Ms.
Anjou's lovers have a deep
connection to one
another and draw the reader into their lives with the most basic of
barriers,
which allows her to show that love and attraction can develop without
words.
Passion knows no cultural or racial boundaries when two people really
do belong
together.
This reviewer found Dream Warriors to be a
delightful, tingly and upbeat read that brought a smile to her face and
another
keeper to her bookshelf!
Reviewed by Niniri
Theriault for The Road to Romance
August 20, 2004
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