"I pray for a sequel!"
There is nothing I didn't like about this cutting-edge
futuristic romance. I highly recommend this book to those
who enjoy books that can't be pegged as one genre or
another but combine several genres. Susan Kearney does this
beautifully. First we meet Tessa Camen who has trained all of her life
in one way, shape or form. She is now head of security to
the very first woman President of the United States. When
she realizes that someone is trying to assassinate the
President, she saves the President's life at the cost of
her own or so she thinks. When next we encounter Tessa, she wakes up naked in the
arms of the most incredibly gorgeous man named Kahn. Kahn
tells her she's been brought to the future seconds before
the bullet meant for the President would have killed her
instantly. He informs Tessa that she has been chosen to
take The Challenge so his planet can become a full member
of the Federation. Tessa does not understand any of this.
Kahn tells Tessa he needs to train her so she can take The
Challenge. She needs to open her mind and find her psi.
That's the only way she will be able to train. Tessa
emphatically tells Kahn he's crazy and she doesn't have any
psi. Kahn has no idea what he's gotten himself and Tessa into.
Tessa is an Earthling and not like any woman he's every
encountered before. She's strong, outspoken and nothing
like the women from his planet. Will she ever be ready for
The Challenge? Kahn thinks he can bring about Tessa's psi
by getting her hot and bothered. He does not know Tessa
well at all. For one thing she's a virgin only because her
fiancé died before they had a chance to get intimate. From Dora, the computer to Jypeg, the evil alien who wants
Kahn and Tessa dead, each and every character is essential
to this intriguing story. I was hooked from the first
paragraph. Even though the phrase 'this was a page-turner'
is very over-used, it definitely applies to this
fascinating book. I just hope Susan Kearney sees fit to
let us peek into this world that she's created many more
times!
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted December 17, 2004
SummarySHE WAS SHOT PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT, AND
WOKE UP NAKED, IN THE ARMS OF A HUNK...
...a hunk named Kahn, who told Secret Service agent Tessa
Camen an outlandish story about traveling through time,
saving the world, and a Challenge only she can accept. Kahn
offers her proof she can't refute: Tessa has been brought
forward through time to save Earth by winning an
intergalactic challenge.
Kahn only has a few weeks to train Tessa to use the
psi-abilities he insists she has. He is confident in the
success of a time-honored method that uses sexual
frustration to bring out her powers, but Tessa is dubious.
She's a martial arts expert and can fight her way through
anything, but she's never had much luck with emotions.
Luckily for Earth, Kahn can be very convincing...
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