Friday, April 20, 2012

Book Beginnings on Friday, April 20, 2012



Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include  include the title and author so others know what you're reading.






My book beginning this week is from Hotter on the Edge, an Anthology of Science Fiction Romance Novellas.  The three stories in the book are All That Glitters by Erin Kellison, To Buy a Wife KC Klein and Enslaved by Starlight Jeassa Slade.


The first sentence in All That Glitters, the first story in the book is:


"A sleek, silver bird glinted over the dense, fog-covered growth of King's Valley."


I was pretty sure it was not a bird and I was right.  Here is what Goodreads has to say about the book.


Three novellas of science fiction romance

On the edge of space... 
On the edge of danger... 
On the edge of desire...

All That Glitters by Erin Kellison

Cheated out of a fortune by the Sol royal family, lowborn Simon Miner will do anything to get his revenge, no matter how ruthless. When Princess Mica Sol, a terraforming expert, is shot out of the sky on the way to her sister’s lavish wedding, she fears the worst—scavengers—and flees into an alien jungle to avoid capture. But the man who pursues and captures her is none other than Simon, her former lover. Passions reignite as violence rocks Sol City, and Simon and Mica must fight for love, family, and their world… or lose everything.

To Buy a Wife by KC Klein

In a harsh land where corruption rules and women are few, cold realist Hudson Land must purchase a wife to save his farm. Instead of an auction, he witnesses the start of an execution. With his first look at a beautiful woman in years, Hudson knows he has to have her—no matter the cost. Lake, a chemist and a rebel fighter, is resigned to her death, but when some back-hill farmer rescues her from the chopping block she has no intention of simply becoming his wife. She’s pledged her life to the Rebellion and being bought for some stranger’s bed doesn’t change a thing, though his soft caresses have her longing for more. As lies and secrets build between them, are the quiet moments during the nights they’ve shared enough to stand against two warring factions in a world where only the strong survive?

Enslaved by Starlight by Jessa Slade
Transformed by empathic crystals into the perfect paramour, Benedetta Galil is the last treasure of her fading world. When raiders attack—seeking to corrupt the crystals and conquer all of charted space—she gives herself as a prize to the one man in the universe who values freedom over power. Mercenary sheership Captain Corso Deynah left oppression behind him on a burning planet and has no use for a sex slave, even one as seductive as Benedetta. But while he stubbornly resists her body, her fierce spirit tempts him, and he will risk everything—his ship, his seclusion, the very stars—to win not just her passion but her love. 

If you would like to see a review of Hotter on the Edge follow this link to I Smell Sheep.  That's where I discovered the book.  

11 comments:

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

These sound fascinating...not my usual genre, but I am exploring these days....

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Bonnie Way aka the Koala Mom said...

I've never heard of sci fi romance. :) I like the opening because it makes me curious about so many things in one sentence.

Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviews said...

Hi Jo,

Science Fiction, is the one single genre that I have never understood, nor had any inclination to read .. closely followed by memoirs.

Having said that, I have never actually read a sci-fi book through from beginning to end, so perhaps I should, before I pass any more judgement about the genre.

The first lines were quite intriguing, as were the synopses, so who knows ????

Thanks for sharing and have a good weekend,

Yvonne

Sharon Galligar Chance said...

Science fiction and romance - sounds like a good combo to me!

Kristin said...

I'm not really a fan of sci-fi but I do love romance books.

Hope you enjoy the three stories!
Kristin @ Always With a Book

Rikki said...

I am not a sci-fi fan but I like this beginning nevertheless.

Larissa said...

I like science fiction, and fantasy even more, but I admit I had no idea there was a genre out there of science fiction romance... Thanks for the discovery!

JC Jones said...

Get ready for some great stories once you start reading SFR.

Gilion at Rose City Reader said...

It seems like there is a new genre every time I turn around!

Thanks for linking your post on Book Beginnings!

Mary (Bookfan) said...

I'm not a reader of sci-fi but that's a good beginning sentence!

guiltlessreader said...

for some reason i'm reminded of mel gibson. whatever :) unusual genre! i learn something new every day! happy weekend!