“Marcus Loch was a deserter, a killer, and a traitor to the Consortium. I’ve now read it three times (!!!) and honestly, it’s still as good on the third read as it was on the first.

I first heard of Jessie Mihalik through Ilona Andrews’ blog, and became a fan of her writing from reading a serial she posted on her blog, and seriously could not contain my excitement when I got an ARC of this book. Hi-tech hi jinx, space travel, multiple planets, galaxy-wide suspense… plus a kickass heroine and a hero who loves her for that. TL:DR – OMG THIS IS SO GOOD! GO BUY IT NOW! I’ve mentioned before that I love scifi romance, and this is exactly everything about that genre that I adore – a tropetastic scifi wonderland. Her only hope is to strike a deal with the dangerous fugitive: a fortune if he helps her escape.īut when you make a deal with an irresistibly attractive Devil, you may lose more than you bargained for. When the ship returning them to Earth is attacked by a battle cruiser from rival House Rockhurst, Ada realizes that if her jilted fiancé captures her, she’ll become a political prisoner and a liability to her House. Known as the Devil of Fornax Zero, Loch is rumored to have killed his entire chain of command during the Fornax Rebellion, and the Consortium wants his head. To ensure she cannot escape again, the fiery princess is thrown into a prison cell with Marcus Loch. The spirited princess flees before the betrothal ceremony and disappears among the stars.Ada eluded her father’s forces for two years, but now her luck has run out. When her father arranges for her to wed a noble from House Rockhurst, a man she neither wants nor loves, Ada seizes control of her own destiny.

As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political marriage. In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.My rating:Ī space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure-the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy. I received an advance review copy of this book from Edelweiss. Also in this series: Aurora Blazing, Chaos Reigning

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