June 1, 2011

I love this series of books and this one was just a great as the others. I will warn everyone that this book contains m/m scenes normally shared with a woman in the mix. I loved that Zoe was open to the needs of Miciah and Iden. She is also very accepting of going to a alien planet to live. This is a new take on this series and I was pleased to see that Ms. Strong was expanding her world's to accommodate a solution for the couple's that can't have children. I hope that she writes more books in this series. There are several people that were interesting enough to make me wonder what their story would be like.

June 26, 2015

I first read this book three years ago and I love it as much now as I did then. I will warn those that will object that this is a m/m/f story. There are several scenes where the male leads do make love to each other. I don’t want anyone saying that they weren’t warned up front before they got excited about the book and then where faced with disappointment.

We first met Miciah d’Vesti in ZERAAC’S MIRACLE. He was the other match for Ariel and instead of allowing a challenge that would have possibly allowed him to claim Ariel he allowed the match to stand. Miciah is the only child and he wants a mate to carry on his line. He never thought he would be matched with someone else until Kaylee, Ariel’s daughter from her first marriage, comes to his office and tells him that Ariel has a sister that she was never able to find. It doesn’t take long for the bounty hunters to find her and send a picture to Belizair. Miciah is instantly taken with her and goes to the one Amato he would consider being a co-mate with. Miciah has fantasied about Iden since the first time he met the priest. The Vesti have a taboo about lovers being the same sex however. This gives the two men the perfect opportunity to act on the mutual attraction and feelings.

I liked Miciah very much. He is all dominant alpha male that finds it hard to share a mate with even when that someone is a person he is attracted to sexually. Miciah is cautious and unwilling to give up control. He is afraid that too much change will harm his world and its people. He is a little taken aback when he sees Zoe for the first time. He didn’t think that he would feel an attraction as strong as the one he felt for Ariel the first time he saw her. I was glad to see that Miciah was open minded enough to embrace change when it smacked up beside the head. I also loved that he is a caring compassionate man that only wants what is best for his world and people.

Iden is a priest of the Goddess and Consort. He has also had feelings for Miciah for a very long time. He sees his opportunity to finally have Miciah when they go to earth to claim Zoe. Iden is also very attracted to the earth woman and is more than willing to go to earth immediately to claim her. Iden is also very dominant and he isn't afraid to show that side of himself. He is a little more willing to take a more submissive role when Miciah is under the influence of the Vesti mating fever. Like Miciah, Iden is compassionate and caring. He has watched the suffering of the people of Belizair first hand and wants to find a way to bring them hope. I don’t think either man realized that hope would be Zoe.

Zoe Andreadis has the psychic gift of empathy. However her gift at the beginning is more tuned to grief and despair. She has moved from place to place to keep the gift under control but she longs to settle down with a husband or companion. She doesn’t realize that she has a sister. Zoe is very open minded and more than willing to take on two lovers and even watch as the love each other. It has been Zoe’s dream to use her gift to help those in need but until she meets Miciah and Iden that is not possible. I was impressed at how easily she was able to learn and understand the technology of Belizair.

I enjoyed this story very much and I think that those that like the m/m/f storyline as well as paranormal romance with like this story. Oh yes, there is some spanking and the use of bondage in the story as well. ( )