by Dara Joy
3.5 of 5 Stars
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Description:
Fired from her job and exhausted from her miserable commute,
the last thing Deana Jones needs when she gets home is to find an alien in her
living room. But how else to explain the man who claims he is from beyond the
stars? He says his name is Lorgin and that she is part of his celestial
destiny. Deana thinks his reasoning is ridiculous, and she knows he's making an
error of cosmic proportions. But his touch is electric, and Deana starts to
wonder if maybe their passion isn't written in the stars?
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Review:
Throwback cover!
I’ve had this book since….forever! I purchased it from a
second hand store years ago.
This is the first book within the Matrix of Destiny series
and is a wonderful hybrid of fantasy, science fiction, and romance.
Deana is having a dreadful day: she was fired, sat in
something icky on the train, and to top it off she can’t even get her car since
it’s blocked by an accident. What the heck, why not go into a pawn shop? While
browsing, she comes across an odd looking necklace and decides to buy it. When
she gets home there is a man (a very sexy man) waiting for her.
Lorgin is a knight from another planet. He has come to
protect her. Deana, leery of Lorgin does accept his story – her person interest
in sci-fi helps her. Not to mention Lorgin basically kidnaps her and whisks her
away to his planet.
I don’t usually gravitate towards books such as this, but it
is definitely worth a read. Lorgin is the typical alpha hero, who could be
extremely annoying at times. There is such a thing as too mucho. Also, Deana
could have been a stronger female lead. There were instances when he…compelled
her to do things including sleeping with him. But as the relationship develops,
Lorgin ease off a little.
I would have rated this book higher if it weren’t for the
multiple misunderstandings the main characters had. The misinterpretation of
words, phrasing, and culture between Deana and Lorgin was amusing at times, but
irritating some other times – creating more drama than necessary. However, Ms.
Joy’s storyline is unique. It held my interest the entire time while teasing with
tidbits of the secondary characters. This a fantastic multi-genre romance.
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