Star Knight Errant: Thrust by A.K. Shelley
Publication date: August 26th, 2019
Genres: Erotica, Romance,
Science Fiction
When Martian Air Science Engineer Cass Hedley takes a dare to use her new Artificial Intelligence system for a night of erotic release, there’s only one man she can imagine spending time with—the legendary comic book hero Star Knight Errant. She imagines strong hands, hard abs, and bubble baths, but her black market AI has another idea—an illegal fight club that will only end in her sexy companion’s death…or hers.
When Evander Mór transports to an unknown desert planet, his mission changes. Instead of brokering a peace deal, he’ll figure out what backwater he’s landed on and enjoy a well-earned weekend off with a gorgeous scientist. But when things get hotter than a supernova between them, he discovers he only has eighteen hours to stop an AI bent on murder, convince Cass he’s more than fiction, and find a way to cross the gulf between galaxies to bring her home.
REVIEW
***(3) out of 5 Stars
Here's another book that seemed to have a lot of potential, but just didn't do much with it. The main couple seemed to have a connection and quite a bit of chemistry, but certainly not enough to sustain a relationship across galaxies. I really didn't get how this whole interstellar transportation cloning thing was supposed to work, let alone how Evander was saved at the end. The book definitely left a lot of unanswered questions, although it did hint at future volumes to perhaps answer some of those.
I received a free eBook copy of this title from NetGalley & Xpresso Book Tours,and have willingly provided an honest review.
| Here's another book that seemed to have a lot of potential, but just didn't do much with it. The main couple seemed to have a connection and quite a bit of chemistry, but certainly not enough to sustain a relationship across galaxies. I really didn't get how this whole interstellar transportation cloning thing was supposed to work, let alone how Evander was saved at the end. The book definitely left a lot of unanswered questions, although it did hint at future volumes to perhaps answer some of those. |
Excerpt:
She wasn’t sure how long she’d been hunched over the white, carved
stone sink, breathing and waiting for the shaking to stop. Adrenaline crashed
through her veins, her senses registering every sound, touch, smell, and sight
around her. She grasped the wine glass and chugged it, letting the rich cherry
and tannins drown the bile in her throat. Only after swallowing the last gulp
did she look up to see Evan leaning in the doorway.
She sighed and drew her gaze back to the sink. One more replicant
to get rid of. But as long as Star Knight didn’t fight her, she could wait
until her nerves calmed.
He released a deep breath and moved to the bath. Cass closed her
eyes. She didn’t have the strength to deal with him right now. Her house was
destroyed, she was covered in bluer-than-Earth blood, and she couldn’t erase
the violence she witnessed—and engaged in—from her thoughts.
A rose-scented cloth touched the skin of her shoulder and swept,
warm and soothing, down her arm. Keeping her eyelids pressed shut, she released
a shaking breath.
Evan turned the facecloth over, pressing a fresh clean surface
against her skin. She chanced a glance. The blue was gone, and only faint red
streaks remained of the mask she applied earlier. She raised her eyes to look
at the man standing behind her, cleaning her shoulder, his gaze fixed on her
skin. He looked up, blushed when he saw her staring at him, and turned to rinse
the cloth in the bath.
Cass’s breath slowed when he returned and studiously traced the
warm, clean cloth along her nape. He pulled it down her arm, leaving her
unmarked pink skin glowing from the mud. Evan stroked the facecloth across her
other shoulder, clearing the fight and the mask from her other arm. She was
breathless again.
Author Bio:
Prior to "following her weird" into passionate affairs off-world, A.K. Shelley wrote fantasy under the pseudonym Angela Shelley. She's worked as a technical writer, publications manager, graphic designer, biologist, and Buddhist nun. Born and raised under the starry skies of Canada, these days she lives with her husband and kids in Southern California. A.K.'s first book, Star Knight Errant: Thrust, is expected August 26, 2019 through The Wild Rose Press. http://akshelley.com
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