Accidental Abduction by Eve Langlais

Science Fiction Romance

Accidental Abduction is another Science Fiction Romance with a familiar plot; a feisty earth girl meets big strong purple alien and true love follows.  It is how Eve Langlais uses the plot that makes this story so much fun.  Megan has been pushed overboard and left to drown in the Pacific Ocean by her current boyfriend.  Just as she is about to loose strength and give up she is scooped up by a alien space craft gathering marine samples.  And that is when the fun begins.  Tren was a successful mercenary who has traded that life for a more peaceful one as a “wrangler and transporter of rare species from undeveloped galaxies”.  While the life was boring  at least no one was shooting at him.  Boredom went out the window when he scooped up Megan. 

Tren and Megan are a lot of fun.  Megan has a smart mouth.  Tren likes to have the last word.  Their trip while predictable is a lot of fun and full of laughs.  If you are looking for a fun SFR story pick this one up. 

Smashwords published Accidental Abduction by Eve Langlais in 2011

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I purchased Accidental Abduction as an ebook.

Amaryllis by Jayne Castle

Futuristic/Paranormal Romance

The first time I read Amaryllis I checked it out from the public library. I loved the book so I checked and found that there were two other books in the series. I purchased those two (Zinnia and Orchid) as they were not available in the library. Not long after that I decided I wanted to own Amaryllis but found it was not available. In fact I think it was listed as out of print. Imagine my surprise when on a recent visit to Barnes and Noble I found Amaryllis with a brand new cover on display at the front of the store.

Amaryllis is set on the planet of St Helen’s. Like her later books about Harmony, St Helen’s was settled when the curtain allowed easy travel between worlds. When the curtain closed the colonist were cut off and had to adapt to their new world. No Earth manufactured products lasted long after being on St Helen’s. The colonist had to learn to manufacture everything out to native materials. During this time the colonist started to develop new physic powers that could only be used when paired with someone who was a prism. When Lucas Trent hires Amaryllis Lark to act as his prism they find that both have off the chart talents that match perfectly. As they work together they uncover a physic plot sends them into danger and an attraction that is hard to ignore.

This series is not quite as intense as the later series set on Harmony. However, it is still an exciting and satisfying read.

Pocket Books published Amaryllis by Jayne Castle in1996. Jayne Castle is a pen name for Jayne Ann Krentz.