Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild
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About The Book
War is stalking Daran.
Ordered to separate ships, Jon and Talin struggle with another parting, their words of comfort barely enough to sustain them.
Jon reluctantly takes command of the entire fleet at his superior’s insistence, once again commanding the Excalibur as the alliance with Earth becomes a reality.
They face an enemy no one has seen with only Jon’s humanity to assure victory.
The Review
The time has come to prepare for battle against the Strakaan, and once again Jon and Talin find themselves apart. Jon will be Captain of the Excalibur, his old ship, which brings back painful memories. Without Talin, those memories are harder to deal with. He is commanding a combined Earth-Daranii force.
Since the last battle with the Strakaan was a loss for Daran, it was decided to let Jon deal with them, since he believes in communication before attacking, and with the new language interpreter, it is hopeful that a peaceful outcome will present itself. When Jon talks with the Leader of the Strakaan, he discovers that they are Omala – Strakaan is the word they use to describe the Daranii.
The Leader appears to be in favor of peace, until a fighter ship is discovered headed their way, not accepting any of their messages. Jon has no doubt that the ship will come ready for battle, and it does. The enemy ship comes in with all guns blazing.
Jon uses all his knowledge and meets the enemy head on. I won’t reveal what happena, but it’s a much better outcome than during the last encounter. Talin is seriously injured when he disobeys a directive from Jon – something that a Daranii warrior would never do, and another reason why life-mates should never be separated.
The bond between Talin and Jon disappears, convincing Jon that he’s dead, and the only positive in his mind is that he will also die in three days. The pain Jon is suffering is off the charts – the love of his life is gone, and he is inconsolable. Fortunately, Jon is soon informed that Talin is alive but in an induced coma, since the doctor knows that if he was awake, he would fight any kind of treatment.
Jon has his hands full with an injured husband who does not do well when he can’t handle his daily duties, and it once again Jon is reminded that Talin can switch to warrior mode without warning. How will they find their way out of this mess?
This is the last book in this series, but hopefully not the end of Jon and Talin’s story, which I have enjoyed immensely, and it ends with a huge surprise.
5 stars.
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.
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