Right... I love me some sy-fy.. especially when its Erotic!

and this does not disappoint.

I am used to my male characters being the alien... but I was sucked in to Chesaras life very quickly.

Imaging being a Hybrid that is owned by the government, but not knowing you are owned. You are kept in a gilded cage and used for your healing abilities with no real freedom whatsoever... whats a girl to do when the blinders are ripped off and she begins to discover herself...

This is a hot read... and you will def. want to know what happens next!

I already have the next book in my reader and getting ready to start it!

if you want a good futuristic erotic romance.. grab this one! ( )

A Science Fiction/Romance Story, with the Emphasis on Romance

It is often said that in books of the science fiction/romance genre, the romance part usually takes priority over the science fiction. Discovery (Hybrid #1) follows this convention.

Chesara, described as a human/alien hybrid, is much valued for her healing skills. Through touch and concentration, she is able to detect and correct injuries by causing torn tissues and bone to realign, and by changing an array of human bodily processes (pain reception, metabolism). Because of the value of these skills, she has been largely isolated and closely monitored most of her life, with her unique services sold to the highest bidder…until the events of this story.

One of foci of the story is Chesara’s waking feelings for two men – Connor, who has been her long time protector/jailor; and Lord Tenset, part of the ruling class of the world she and Connor visit. It is to the author’s credit that she combines the science fiction and romance elements, at least partially, as the emerging relationships with these men deviate substantially from human norms, both in Chesara’s capacity for polygamous arrangements and in the response of her human lovers. Be aware that the sexual encounters are explicit and graphic, as well as scenes of physical torture, making this book adult reading.

On the science fiction side of the book, the plot is somewhat limited. The ploy that has Chesara and Connor isolated on the planet with Tenset is thin. The science is not futuristic or particularly imaginative, as the planet seems to resemble 15th century Medieval Europe in many respects, with occasional nods to limited technology. Additionally, both the storyline and the final resolution seem predicable.

I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy ‘one-off’ romances, with scenes of explicit sex and physical torture. For those looking for imaginative science fiction, however, you may wish to look elsewhere. ( )

I totally missed the mature audience warning label and thought I was reading a really awesome sci-fi book, but wow does it get graphic! If you do not like reading books with detailed sex in them, do not get this book.

I rarely read erotica or romance novels because their stories feel so... forced? The only genre I had ever really gotten into of that nature were the Harlequin historical romances, and most of those I would have enjoyed more if there was less sex!

Despite several of the sex scenes in Discovery making me uncomfortable because I didn't realize this was erotica, I really enjoyed this book! It isn't erotica that takes place in space. It is an amazing story that also has sex in it. And unlike those historical romances that I felt would have been better without the sex, this story is really geared around how this alien being is raised in human society and not taught about her own culture, but her biological needs (mating rituals and sexual proclivities) create a host of complications for her existence as she comes into her sexuality.

I devoured this book in one night. I was just that caught up in Chesara's story. And although the sex does make me uncomfortable, I will be getting the next books in the series, because I am as bewitched by her as Conner was!
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