Release Date: February 7, 2017
Length: Novel (195 pages)
Genre: Science Fiction M/M Romance
Cover Art: Posh Gosh
Links: Pride Publishing Amazon Goodreads
Blurb: Zach agrees to help Raven and finds himself drawn into a world he never knew existed.
Zach Harleigh was a baby when the aliens arrived. He doesn’t remember much about those months, except his parents fighting and his dad leaving. His father died, destroying the aliens, and his mother died when Zach graduated from medical school. He’s alone in the world and working hard to get his career going leaves no time for any kind of relationship.
One night, a beautiful man is brought into the ER. Raven Sanderson has been severely beaten and seems unsocialized. Raven and Zach hit it off when Zach takes over his care. Raven can’t speak but writes notes to Zach, letting him know the man is in the city to find his sister.
Zach agrees to help Raven and discovers a world he never knew existed. A world full of alien creatures that read minds and heal with a simple touch. He realizes there is more to the world around him, and the aliens he thought were destroyed weren’t. Their offspring walk among us.
Review:
3.5 Hearts rounded up. An emergency room doctor/alien expert falls for an alien hiding in plain sight. In tropes, it’s your typical Stranger in a Strange World story. The Sci-fi side of the story was pretty good, even with a few plot holes. The romance is where things went a bit sideways. Nonetheless, it was still a fun read.
In the end, there was just nothing to make this book memorable. The heroes were both interesting if a little two-dimensional. There was nothing quirky or unusual about either man’s personality to make them stand out. The romance between Raven and Zach fell a little flat for me. There just wasn’t time in the story to see their connection or emotion grow into something compelling. The action elements of the story dominated the romance both in terms of time and focus. And Raven’s powers sometimes felt too convenient.
The technical elements were all quite good, as you’d expect from Ms. Chase. I made zero notes about the proofreading or editing.
The cover is a nice one, if generic. There’s nothing in it that references THIS story in a significant way. Those kinds of story specific details are what turn a good cover into a great one.
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