*This book was reviewed via Lola’s Blog Tours

**Warning: graphic depictions of rape

Second in The Brajj series, Nightmares of the Queen continues the captivating story of a world ripped asunder, a world that never should have existed in the first place. The storyline bounces between Captain Lewis on Earth, and, Cass and Jeamon on the Brajj world. It has been two months, and Captain Lewis is not doing so well. He has been placed on administrative duty, and he's begun to hear the voices of the dead left behind on the Brajj world.

Meanwhile, Cass and Jeamon are learning to survive in a world radically changed by Ta’mat. Now, instead of facing the very human threat posed by Master, they face a foe far more implacable and unforgiving- starvation. To help her people, Cass reopens the wormhole and, with Jeamon in tow, goes through to seek out Captain Lewis. Things aren't quite what they seem, though, and hidden agendas abound. Can Lewis’ Earth withstand the fury of a crazed physicist wielding the 'magic’ of dark energy? Will the Brajj learn to adjust to their new life?

Continuing from the first novel, the theme of interconnection is woven throughout. I'm a metaphysicist (as my physicist husband calls me), and I see another theme with Ta’mat. She has been disembodied, yet never alone, for centuries, and had the time and ability to learn to manipulate dark matter. Solitary confinement wreaks havoc on even the most introverted person. We are a social species. It seems quite likely that we would also need a physical body to keep us grounded and sane, just as we need mental and emotional connection. Ta’mat has been without a body for a very long time, and that chick is definitely a few french fries short of a happy meal.

This second book affords us a deeper insight into both Lewis, and Jeamon by exposing more of their flaws. We get to spend more time with them. There was less skipping of perspective without clear demarcation, such as paragraph spacing, or the start of a new chapter. Another proofing would not be amiss, but the handful of typos doesn't take from the story at all. I'm really looking forward to the last in the trilogy.

📚📚📚📚 Highly recommended, especially if you are a fan of Dr Who or Stargate, or enjoy sci-fi that involves physics experiments gone awry. ( )

bookshelves: action, adventure, apocalypse, attack, bond, compelling, emotional, fantasy-futuristic, favorites, fiction, friiendship, magic, military-action, prisioner, poignant, reveiws, science-fiction, strangers-memories, supernatural, suspense-action-thriller, survival, time-travel
Recommended by: Jacqueline Patricks
Recommended for: Science fiction fans and those who like action adventure
Read from March 07 to 18, 2014

After reading the first in the series Dreams of the Queen: Book One of the Brajj (science fiction, adventure, romance) I found my element, I realised just how much I love Science Fiction. This story was so fantastic.
"Is time travel possible? Can we open a portal to the past or find a shortcut to the future? Can we ultimately use the laws of nature to become masters of time itself?"
STEPHEN HAWKING

"Fast paced action, especially when two souls are fighting within one body and it always takes one true friend to help you find your way, to realise the truth, knowing that one friend will never leave your side ever.

Thanks for giving me a copy of this awesome story of yours in exchange for an honest review, I'm really devouring this, it's so magnificent. This is just like watching a film Jacqueline, Just can't put this down at all, but I'm exhausted to say the least.

I just adore Jeamon. He's so gentle, so beautiful, so dreamy. I'm pretty sure that he is really an angel and he's still my favourite. I'm so in love with him.
Will Jeamon and Cass ever be together again, and will they ever find that inner peace in Paradise both their hearts truly yearn for? But Cass & Jules are married!! That can't be right, he still feels very wrong. Very, very wrong indeed. But she has never felt so loved this strong by anyone before and he was quite the lover, or was he?
What happened in those missing years? Only a week had gone by surely? Why all the secrecy? What are they hiding?

You are mirror reflections of one another, circling each other in a joined orbit - your doppelganger is closer than you think! Whose the insane one? Souls can never be destroyed, but how do you save them when they are being possessed by another?

The sacrifice was so intense, I stopped breathing and my eyes have never burnt so much ( )

I would like to thank author Jacqueline Patricks for the opportunity to read this e-ARC. Although I received the ebook for free, that in no way impacts my review. I gave this book 3.5 stars, but as many places do not allow for ratings other than whole numbers, I am rounding up to 4 stars in those places for creativity, particularly in the ending.

WARNING!! If you've not read book one stop right here, as there are spoilers inherent to the review. I shall do my best to avoid giving any advance information for this book.

Book 2 of The Brajj Trilogy Due out March, 30 2014

Picks up shortly after Book 1- Dreams of the Queen Rated Mature for language, violence, and sexual situations

Deceived...Betrayed...Trapped...

Dr. Cass Baros discovered the truth of her dreams when she opened the wormhole. Though it cost her more than she imagined, it also gave her the love she’d been searching for with the Brajj, Jeamon. Meanwhile, as Jeamon continues to fight for his people's survival, he remains unaware of who she has become.

Their love will be tested by betrayal and deceit.

The mysteries of the Brajj revealed, Captain Lewis and his remaining soldiers returned home with heavy hearts only to find more treachery.

Lewis’ strength will be tested.

And Ta‘mat--who wields the greatest power in the multiverse--needs their help.

Cass, Jeamon, Lewis and Ta’mat are all trapped by circumstances beyond their control, created by their choices. Each want more than they have.
Each have their part to play in the game of...

Ultimate Power or True Love?

This second book in the trilogy picks up not long after book one ends. If you haven't read the first book recently, I strongly urge that you take a few moments for a quick refresher. Ta'mat has taken over Cass' physical body after their psyches merged in the bid to defeat Master once and for all.

The three remaining survivors of the original military/scientific expedition through the worm hole have since returned to their version of earth. However what Lewis, Mathews, and Lars find upon their return is startling to say the least. During the week they were at the other end of the wormhole, ten years had passed back home. And that wasn't the only change they discovered.

The bulk of this book is about power and the different ways in which people respond to it. Be it having power, suddenly acquiring it, lusting after it - everyone has a different reaction to each situation. Those responses may be based upon the rest of their life and how content they are with what they have, be it material possessions, the more elusive things like love, passion for their work, their world, their dreams of what can be. . .

Without giving away the story I can't really say much more than that, however I will say that it is a compelling read. Certain characters develop, or simply find, backbones, others gain clarity of sight about what is really happening around them, and some remain stuck where they began the story. As well there are other characters that make important appearances, unexpected, but important. And as with the first book the ending is certainly full of surprises. Definitely worth the read, and I'd be mightily surprised if it doesn't leave you anticipating the arrival of the final book in the trilogy. ( )