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StarJumper's Bride Reviews
By the time they arrive at their destination, Sebastian and Cassie have developed a bond - but will it survive Cassie's psychological trauma from the pirate attack and Sebastian's lies. In my opinion, StarJumper's Bride is a superior addition to the genre of futuristic romance, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. This full-length novel has a very ambitious plot of broad scope containing a controversial topic (drugs and drug-dealing), as well as a love story that spans time and distance. I liked the character of Sebastian a lot - he was brash and sexy, and came across as a very independent guy.
This is where Sebastian Asteril, disgraced former officer in the Seventh Fleet of Mariltar and now a trader of questionable ethics, found her and bought her. Readers should be warned that the story does contain some violence, which is used to move the plot forward.
The love scenes are sensual and somewhat explicit, and demonstrate the hero and heroine's growing affection for each other.
Cassie Gordon, on her way to Treaine to take a job as an apprentice engineer, has the bad luck to be on a spaceship that is captured by pirates. Jean, Fallen Angel Reviews (courtesy of Fallen Angel Reviews).
The men are all killed, and the women are kidnapped to work as slaves in the illegal drug trade - except for Cassie, who is put on the flesh auction block, to be purchased and used by the highest bidder. I was less fond of Cassie's character because at first she seemed timid and passive in many ways - not really a match for Sebastian although her character grew and developed as the story progressed.
Clarke definitely knows her science fiction, ably blending a believable science fiction story with an emotional romance. The plot moves along at a fast clip, and the author manages to keep surprises coming until the very end.
Danger from her past threatens not only Cassie but the entire Crestar System and Sebastian is the only one who can save them all. I stayed up much too late one night to finish it and was very satisfied with the ending. Ms. Unsure of her growing feelings for the scoundrel Sebastian, Cassie is excited and unsettled when he returns.
I would recommend all of them and am looking forward to reading her next book. Sebastian Asteril rescues Cassie Gordon from a flesh auction by purchasing her. Her two characters fought hard for their ever after and I was pleased to be there with them. I couldn't wait to get back to the future with this newest romance. Ms Clarke has published three books, Moonfire under the name Anne Clarke and Starjumper's Bride and Summer Heat, a contemporary romance, under the name J.A.Clarke.
I always know that I will find a fully developed new world to explore with two people I want to get to know quite well. Moonfire, her best selling book on Fictionwise, is the first book to take us to the exotic future world Treaine, with its multiple moons and varied cultures. He tells her he is allowed on Treaine for a brief time to trade, yet his actions remain suspicious and she begins to wonder if he is as he seems. An outcast from Treaine, stripped of his rank as captain in the Mariltar Seventh Fleet, Sebastian is a trader of goods among the far flung worlds. Clarke with the futuristic setting of the Crestar System. Dashes of humor and intimacy spice up the book and make it impossible to put down.
Clarke is a masterful writer who makes you care about her characters. He takes Cassie with him, but when danger threatens, he marries her and leaves her on Treaine. One of her short stories in a collection titled Northwest Tales of the Season. He isn't sure why he did that, he'd seen many other women being sold before, but Cassie is different and he has no choice, he can't leave her. Starjumper's Bride is the second book written by Ms.
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