"four delightfully heated speculative fiction romances"

"Lone Wolf Three" by Rae Monet. The Solarian send Lakota Blackson to Elnar to negotiate a peaceful solution to the wolf problem with former rebel leader Taban Zias. Neither expected the attraction between them at first sight; both know they should recuse themselves from the negotiations or the sex, but cannot.

"Flesh to Fantasy" by Larissa Ione. In Portland, Oregon Kelsa Bradshaw prefers the solitude of testing RPG video games ever since being friendly has led to males stalking her or her shoes. Thus she refuses to meet her new neighbor, paramedic Tent Jordan though she salivates over him. Trent wants to show her that reality is better than virtual with the right person.

"Heart Full of Stars" by Linda Gayle. In Earth Year 2118 singer Fanta Rae stops on Mars when her hopper breaks down. At a bar she meets Security Specialist Alex Decker, whose family died during the Aggression that eradicated much of humanity. He is her first human male she has seen after a near decade of imprisonment by the M'gambi who comes to retake their property. Decker risks his life to protect his beloved soulmate.

"The Wolf's Mate" by Cynthia Eden. Michael Morlet envies his pack leader Gareth who just met his soulmate as he craves to be doing likewise. A female shout for help takes him out of his revelry as she is the one. He rescues Kat Hardy from her assailant, but before he can make her his, he must protect her from a dangerous adversary who wants her dead.

Though Lone Wolf Three and The Wolf's Mate are set in the same environs of each author's previous works, each nicely stand alone so readers obtain four delightfully heated speculative fiction romances; two science fictions, one virtual reality and a fantasy.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 25, 2006

Summary

Flesh to Fantasy by Larissa Ione
Kelsa Bradshaw is an intense loner whose job keeps her happily immersed in a fanciful world of virtual reality. Desperate to protect her existence, she wants nothing to do with Trent Jordan, a laid-back paramedic who experiences the harsh realities of life up close and personal. But when their vastly different worlds collide in an erotic eruption of fantasy sex and real-life emotions, can Trent convince Kelsa to turn the fantasy into something real?

Heart Full of Stars by Linda Gayle
Freed at last from alien bondage, singer Fanta Rae finds herself stranded on a lonely Mars outpost with the first human male she's seen in nine years. Ex-Marine Alex Decker lost his family in the Aggressions and guilt drives him into isolation, but Fanta's passion turns his world upside down. When alien assassins come to enslave her, he and Fanta must fight for their lives and a future that holds no guarantees.

Lone Wolf Three by Rae Monet
Planetary politics and squabbling over wolf occupied territory drain former rebel leader Taban Zias. When Taban's second-in-charge sends him a mediator to help negotiate the Elnar land treaty, he's pissed. But his anger quickly turns to desire when he meets, Lakota Blackson. Focused, calm and honorable, the female Wolf Warrior is Taban's perfect mate—now if he can just convince her.

The Wolf's Mate by Cynthia Eden
When Michael Morlet finds Katherine "Kat" Hardy fighting for her life in a dark alley, he instantly recognizes her as the mate he's been seeking all of his life. He knows that he will do whatever it takes to claim her, body and soul. But someone's trying to kill Kat, and the attack in the alley is just the first in a series of close calls for her. With danger stalking them at every turn, will Kat trust him enough to become The Wolf's Mate?