"A Matrix of Passion!"

Declan de Douglas, a warship commander and trader, seethes with emotional turmoil no matter what the circumstance or setting. For the infusion of his brother, Lachlan's, DNA during a matrix transference has left him with rage a constant inner companion. His guilt and remorse after a clan war adds to his haunted quality, human yet something far beyond, saved and damned by science.

During his first trade expedition for textile shipments, he meets the lovely Princess Fallon MacKendrick, a woman who immediately elicits both passion and peace but who is forbidden to him because of clan rivalries. Her father warns her about this man known as "Douglas the Savage" but the Princess clearly has a mind and a burning desire for more of the company of this intriguing man.

It seems the clan battles are far from over and the plot of this science fiction story quickly hurls forward to include the kidnapping of Declan, sex slaves with scientific chargers that can heighten a sensual experience or painfully debilitate the same, planting a virus into interceptor satellites, numerous battles with advanced weaponry, stealing space ships, and so much more.

While the battles might be predictable, this author knows how to interweave "hard science" features into her story in a superb manner that never loses its paces and develops as the story proceeds. Declan finally has the opportunity to clear his name and restore honor to his name as he seeks the real enemy, the evil Ramayan.

The romance is hot, the characters compelling and the author clearly talented in crafting a fascinating tale that resolves what would defy future common peace.

Wonderful read!

Reviewed by Viviane Crystal
Courtesy Crystal Reviews
Posted June 26, 2005

Due to the closing of LTDbooks, this title is no longer in print.

Summary

At the crossway of the stars lies a haunting darkness... Death. Redemption.

Peace.

Declan de Douglas wanted them all. Once a rogue warship commander, now dubbed the Douglas Savage, he seeks atonement for past sins by serving the clan he almost destroyed. A sudden attack, a terrible injury, and he is collared, and sold into a brothel's slavery.

To strengthen clan ties, Princess Fallon MacKendrick finds herself betrothed to a man she detests. A chance meeting with the enigmatic Douglas Savage and Fallon is determined to find a way out of the betrothal contract and have him for her consort. Except finding him in an offworld brothel - - a victim of an identity wash -- pulls her into a nightmarish plot instead.

Theirs is a dangerous journey across hostile star systems where a sweeping vengeance threatens the tenuous peace. And where battles of the heart and body kindle a hot and forbidden passion. But even true love may not be enough to light the shadows in a warrior's dark soul nor save a princess's lonely heart...