Review: The Proposal for Unity – C.J. Dragon

Proposal for Unity - C.J. Dragon - Daranii Alliance

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance

LGBTQ+ Category: Gay

Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild

Get It On Amazon

About The Book

There was peace at last between Earth and Daran, despite the mixed feelings on both planets. At least Jon and Talin could visit now as allies, instead of former enemies, not to mention the trade opportunities waiting to grow.

Jon should have known his joy would be short-lived.

A call from his father informed him of a plague overtaking Earth, killing whomever it touches. Warned away by his parents, Jon is determined to do whatever he needs to aid them.

Daran answers Earth’s call for help, but now it is a race against time.

Leaving for Earth, neither Jon nor Talin know if they will survive, or if they will ever be able to return to Daran.

Will they be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure Earth’s survival? Or will a cure be the biggest threat to Jon and Talin’s lives while another enemy lurks in the shadows?

The Review

This is a series I absolutely love. If you’re not familiar with it, I’d highly recommend beginning with the first three books in the series: “Daranii Justice.”

When I picked this book up and read the first page, I immediately remembered everything that happened previously in the previous, and felt like it was yesterday that I ended my review for book three with a plea to the author for more. Now I wonder if I should be wishing to win the lottery too!

If you choose not to begin with the first books in the series, the author does give some information on what occurred previously, but to truly understand the relationship between Jon and Talin, a relationship that began with hatred, betrayal and torture, you need to start at the beginning.

Jon and Talin have returned from visiting Jon’s parents on Earth, but unfortunately the first message they receive is one of doom and gloom. A virus has hit Earth, and with no vaccine or cure, thousands are dying. Jon’s parents assure him and Talin that they are safe and have everything they need, but that doesn’t stop them from requesting the aid of Daran.

Since Daran and Earth have come to a treaty, each promising to come to the other’s aid if necessary, Daran agrees. Jon and Talin, with their guards and doctors, head to Earth on a science ship, with all the equipment necessary to analyze the virus and hopefully come up with a vaccine.

Calal, the doctor responsible for helping Jon when he needed it most, is happy to once again assist. He and his assistant put themselves in quarantine for the safety of the rest of the crew, but it becomes unnecessary when they discover that Daranii’s are immune.

In the past, Daranii’s and Earthlings came together and had pregnancies and children who had both human and Daranii DNA. Jon and his entire family are immune to the virus. A vaccine is created, but when it is discovered that the vaccine contains Daranii DNA, everyone prepares for the worst.

Since we have recently lived through the upheaval of COVID, it was not surprising to me what the conspiracy theorists in this story came up with. Many refuse the vaccine and many die because it contains the DNA of their sworn enemy. Earth started a war with Daran, and once again the hotheads are winning out.

Violence and upheaval add deaths unrelated to the virus. Jon and his family run into trouble, no doubt caused by their neighbors. Fear rules and keeps many from getting the vaccine that would save their lives.

If you read the first books in the series, then you know what Jon did to save his planet, and why even now he is still hated by so many. Jon and Talin’s love for each other is stronger than ever, and despite Jon’s rough start with the Daranii, he is now respected and is an Advocate for Daran.

I loved this book, and now end my review with the same plea I made before. Please don’t make me wait too long for the next one!

The Reviewer

I am an avid reader the mother of 3 sons and grandmother to seven grandchildren. Since retiring I have been doing more reading while volunteering as a CASA worker. CASA is an organization that works with the family court system to ensure that children are in the best living situation. There are way too many children that get overlooked in the foster care system and I visit homes and make visits to the parents. I was born and raised in New York and my husband of 50 years and I live in Upstate New York.

The Paranormal Romance Guild was established in 2009 by 8 Indie Authors and one Reviewer to be a constant help for authors. You can be a free author member, submitting your work for review OR become a Premium Author Member for a small yearly fee and enjoy many extra services including Free Beta Reads, Author Giveaways and many others. Your reviews are posted on our 3 FB Sites, Amazon, Goodreads, Twitter and Instagram. WE REVIEW ALL GENRES LGBTQ+ welcome.

Check out our website: https://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/
FB: https://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/

U Might Have Missed

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Demisexual (Click here to hide)

Summary: (Jimmy) I fell for my best friend. Shifters like us have mates. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he was mine, but Savi's feelings for me? Purely platonic. I need to find a way to fall out of love with him. Because losing him? Not an option. Who would have thought a trip to the zoo would be the start of my forever? At just five years old I knew that the cute kitty in the cage was meant to be mine…my best friend, my person, MY Kiki. At sixteen, I prayed to every deity known in the human world that he would be my mate. At nineteen, I left. Now? Our lives will never be the same. (Savi) We should be planning the best summer ever, instead, I’m learning how to live without my best friend for the first time since he and his family rescued me from my terrible foster “parents” when I was a kid. Jimmy, my best friend, my person, up and left me for 6 whole months! One hundred eighty-two and a half-ish days. Maybe forever. It’s only a matter of time before Jimmy finds his mate and our separation is permanent. If only I was that mate. Because it’s only a matter of time before he can’t deny anymore that he needs more than me. He needs a mate. Something I’m not, something I can never be. Shouldn’t be. For anyone, but especially not for Jimmy LaFleur. For All Eternity : Destinies Entwined is an ongoing M/M Best Friends to Lovers, Paranormal, Kindle Vella Romance serial. It contains multiple points of view, but the main bulk of the story and main focus is on these best friends and their path to their eternity. For All Eternity : Destinies Entwined features an autistic main character, traumatic pasts, horses, and lots and lots of cuddling. Oh, yeah, and Blood Play (eventually!) The friendship these two have is nothing ordinary! Note: Heat level of 3 is indicative of the heat in the story thus far, not the entire story, which will be a 5.

Check This Out Too

Word Count: Click here to reveal78000 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: At eighteen, Landon Miller was sure about two things--he was a submissive and he was going to be with Gregory Douglas for the rest of his life. That was until parents and school got in the way, and he found himself in New York, thousands of miles from the man who had learned how to take him in hand. Feeling abandoned by the personhe’d come to rely on, Landon has no choice but to set his sights on a new and lonely future. Years later, behind the bar at Rapture, the BDSM club he’s built on a foundation of disillusioned dreams and broken bricks, Landon finds himself face to face with his favorite memory and greatest regret—Gregory. Seeing his first love again is the only inspiration Gregory needs to commit himself to forging his way toward the future he always envisioned…one with Landon yielding and bending to his command. Determined to recapture the magic of their first love, Gregory works to right the wrongs of their past so they can move on together. Battling through the resentment from their youth, Landon is unexpectedly called back to New York, and Gregory can’t help but fear the past is repeating itself. Fighting familiar feelings of helplessness, he makes the decision to give Landon what he needs, even if that means not chasing after the man he adores…again. Gregory can only hope when Landon returns, he won’t throw away the love they’ve fought and risked everything for.