Science Fiction Romance
From Goodreads:
Meg
Antille works long hours on the charter cruise ship Far Horizon so she can send
credits home to her family. Working hard to earn a promotion to a better post
(and better pay), Meg has no time for romance.
Former
Special Forces soldier Red Thomsill only took the berth on the Far Horizon in
hopes of getting to know Meg better, but so far she’s kept him at a polite
distance. A scheduled stopover on the idyllic beach of a nature preserve planet
may be his last chance to impress the girl.
But when
one of the passengers is attacked by a wild animal it becomes clear that
conditions on the lushly forested Dantaralon aren’t as advertised – the ranger
station is deserted, the defensive perimeter is down…and then the Far Horizon’s
shuttle abruptly leaves without any of them.
Marooned on the dangerous outback
world, romance is the least of their concerns, and yet Meg and Red cannot help
being drawn to each other once they see how well they work together. But can
they survive long enough to see their romance through? Or will the wild alien
planet defeat them, ending their romance and their lives before anything can
really begin?
Someone really messed up and the passengers
for the cruise ship Far Horizon were not told that Dantaralor, the planet they
are visiting is now in the war zone.
When the ship and the shuttle leave Meg Antille and Red Thomsill
marooned on the planet the adventure starts.
Meg and Red are both crew on the
Far Horizon. After they are left
things go from bad to worse. The
enemy appears and most of the passengers are killed. Meg, Red and the survivors escape and the danger just keep
escalating. While the action and
danger are a big part of the story another big part is the romance that
develops between Meg and Red.
On the ship Red could never get
close to Meg but now they are a team trying survive. That bring them closer together and gives each the chance to
explore the feeling that are developing.
Scott has written a very good
Science Fiction story about survival under very difficult conditions. I like it when it is a good story
without the romance and becomes a better story with romance added.
The two main characters are very
well developed and do a good job carrying the story. The secondary characters are adequate for the part they
play. I would love to see Meg and
Red in a future story. I am sure
they are up to another adventure.
I did finish this in one
setting. It is novella length. It is very satisfying read and I found the
story line to be very well developed.
The danger and tension stayed at just the right level. The plot was interesting and believable. The ending put a nice period to the
action.
Star Cruise: Marooned by Veronica Scott was
published in 2015.
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