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Shades Of Dark

2008-04-02T20:29:19Z

Linnea Sinclair:

[[Category:Futuristic]][[Category: 2008 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[Linnea Sinclair]]
* '''Publisher''': Bantam Spectra
* '''Year''': 2008
* '''Setting''': distant galaxy
* '''B&N Listing''': [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Shades-of-Dark/Linnea-Sinclair/e/9780553589658/?itm=6]

==Book Description==
For two fugitive lovers, space has no haven,
no mercy, no light—only...
SHADES OF DARK

Before her court-martial, Captain Chasidah “Chaz” Bergren was the pride of the Sixth Fleet. Now she’s a fugitive from the “justice” of a corrupt Empire. Along with her lover, the former monk, mercenary, and telepath Gabriel Ross Sullivan, Chaz hoped to leave the past light-years behind—until the news of her brother Thad’s arrest and upcoming execution for treason. It’s a ploy by Sully’s cousin Hayden Burke to force them out of hiding and it works.

With a killer targeting human females and a renegade gen lab breeding jukor war machines, Chaz and Sully already had their hands full of treachery, betrayal—not to mention each other. Throw in Chaz’s Imperial ex-husband, Admiral Philip Guthrie, and a Kyi-Ragkiril mentor out to seduce Sully and not just loyalties but lives are at stake. For when Sully makes a fateful choice changing their relationship forever, Chaz must also choose—between what duty demands and what her heart tells her she must do.

==Reviews==

“No one blends romance and science fiction like Linnea Sinclair, and Shades of Dark is another sizzling page-turner!” – Mary Jo Putney, author of A Distant Magic

"Shades of Dark is one of those rare entities; a sequel that is as good, if not better, than the original... The author has the ability to write very real characters with unique strengths and weakness... This story is a compelling page-turner and a novel that firmly places Linnea Sinclair in my select group of must have authors." --
Coffee Time Romance Reviews

"Linnea Sinclair has done it again. Shades of Dark gripped me from the beginning, and I did not want to put it down." --KathysReviewCorner.com

Shades Of Dark

2008-04-02T20:20:49Z

Linnea Sinclair: New page: Category:FuturisticCategory: 2008 Releases * '''Author''': Linnea Sinclair * '''Publisher''': Bantam Spectra * '''Year''': 2008 * '''Setting''': distant galaxy * '''B&N Listing...

[[Category:Futuristic]][[Category: 2008 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[Linnea Sinclair]]
* '''Publisher''': Bantam Spectra
* '''Year''': 2008
* '''Setting''': distant galaxy
* '''B&N Listing''': [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Shades-of-Dark/Linnea-Sinclair/e/9780553589658/?itm=6]

==Book Description==
For two fugitive lovers, space has no haven,
no mercy, no light—only...
SHADES OF DARK

Before her court-martial, Captain Chasidah “Chaz” Bergren was the pride of the Sixth Fleet. Now she’s a fugitive from the “justice” of a corrupt Empire. Along with her lover, the former monk, mercenary, and telepath Gabriel Ross Sullivan, Chaz hoped to leave the past light-years behind—until the news of her brother Thad’s arrest and upcoming execution for treason. It’s a ploy by Sully’s cousin Hayden Burke to force them out of hiding and it works.

With a killer targeting human females and a renegade gen lab breeding jukor war machines, Chaz and Sully already had their hands full of treachery, betrayal—not to mention each other. Throw in Chaz’s Imperial ex-husband, Admiral Philip Guthrie, and a Kyi-Ragkiril mentor out to seduce Sully and not just loyalties but lives are at stake. For when Sully makes a fateful choice changing their relationship forever, Chaz must also choose—between what duty demands and what her heart tells her she must do.

“No one blends romance and science fiction like Linnea Sinclair, and Shades of Dark is another sizzling page-turner!” – Mary Jo Putney, author of A Distant Magic

Linnea Sinclair

2008-04-02T20:16:11Z

Linnea Sinclair: /* Books */

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Linnea}}[[category:Award-Winning Authors]][[category:RITA Winners]][[category:Authors - S|Linnea]][[Category:Florida Authors]]
== On the Web ==
* [http://www.linneasinclair.com/ Linnea Sinclair] -- Florida resident Linnea Sinclair is a former news reporter and retired private investigator who now writes science fiction and romance for Bantam-Random House.

== Books ==
* ''[[Shades of Dark]]'' - July 2008
* ''[[The Down Home Zombie Blues]]'' - 2007 - PEARL Award Honorable Mention
* ''[[Games of Command]]'' - 2007 - PEARL Award Winner, RITA Award Finalist
* ''[[An Accidental Goddess]]'' - 2006
* ''[[Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - 2005 - RITA Award Winner, Best Paranormal Romance
* [[Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair|''Finders Keepers'']] - 2005 - RITA Award Finalist

The Down Home Zombie Blues

2008-03-13T01:10:53Z

Linnea Sinclair: /* Reviews */

[[Category:Futuristic]][[Category: 2007 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[Linnea Sinclair]]
* '''Publisher''': Bantam Spectra
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': present day Bahia Vista, Florida USA
* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Down-Home-Zombie-Blues/dp/0553589644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205370405&sr=1-1]

==Book Description==
For this mismatched pair of crimefighters,
the most dangerous thing could be their own cosmic attraction…

In this steamy, suspenseful new thriller from RITA award-winning author Linnea Sinclair, a dangerously sexy space commander and an irresistibly earthy Florida police detective pair up to save the civilized galaxy…but can they save themselves from each other?

Bahia Vista homicide detective Theo Petrakos thought he’d seen it all. Then a mummified corpse and a room full of futuristic hardware sends Guardian Force commander Jorie Mikkalah into his life. Before the night’s through, he’s become her unofficial partner—and official prisoner—in a race to save the Earth. And that’s only the start of his troubles.

Jorie’s mission is to stop a deadly infestation of bio-mechanical organisms from using Earth as its breeding ground. If she succeeds, she could save a world and win a captaincy. But she’ll need Theo’s help, even if their unlikely partnership does threaten to set off an intergalactic incident.

Because if she fails, she’ll lose not just a planet and a promotion, but a man who’s become far more important than she cares to admit.

==Reviews==

TOP PICK! 4 -1/2 STARS!
"Quirky, offbeat and packed with gritty action, this blistering novel explodes out of the gate and never looks back. Counting on Sinclair to provide top-notch science fiction elaborately spiced with romance and adventure is a given, but she really aces this one! A must-read, by an author who never disappoints." –[[Romantic Times]] BOOKreviews magazine

“Fabulous! I love this book. Linnea Sinclair melds a fantastic, fast-paced plot with compelling characters and delivers a wonderful read!" –[[Robin D Owens]], RITA award winning author of ''Heart Quest'' and ''Protector of the Flight''

“From its tongue-in-cheek title to its melding of romance and zombie-killing action, there's little in Sinclair's newest sci-fi romance that doesn't surprise, grip or entertain… Sinclair's strong characterizations and methodical plotting… make the book an unexpected treat." ~[[Publishers Weekly]]

The Down Home Zombie Blues

2008-03-13T01:10:09Z

Linnea Sinclair: New page: Category:FuturisticCategory: 2007 Releases * '''Author''': Linnea Sinclair * '''Publisher''': Bantam Spectra * '''Year''': 2007 * '''Setting''': present day Bahia Vista, Florid...

[[Category:Futuristic]][[Category: 2007 Releases]]
* '''Author''': [[Linnea Sinclair]]
* '''Publisher''': Bantam Spectra
* '''Year''': 2007
* '''Setting''': present day Bahia Vista, Florida USA
* '''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Down-Home-Zombie-Blues/dp/0553589644/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205370405&sr=1-1]

==Book Description==
For this mismatched pair of crimefighters,
the most dangerous thing could be their own cosmic attraction…

In this steamy, suspenseful new thriller from RITA award-winning author Linnea Sinclair, a dangerously sexy space commander and an irresistibly earthy Florida police detective pair up to save the civilized galaxy…but can they save themselves from each other?

Bahia Vista homicide detective Theo Petrakos thought he’d seen it all. Then a mummified corpse and a room full of futuristic hardware sends Guardian Force commander Jorie Mikkalah into his life. Before the night’s through, he’s become her unofficial partner—and official prisoner—in a race to save the Earth. And that’s only the start of his troubles.

Jorie’s mission is to stop a deadly infestation of bio-mechanical organisms from using Earth as its breeding ground. If she succeeds, she could save a world and win a captaincy. But she’ll need Theo’s help, even if their unlikely partnership does threaten to set off an intergalactic incident.

Because if she fails, she’ll lose not just a planet and a promotion, but a man who’s become far more important than she cares to admit.

==Reviews==

TOP PICK! 4 -1/2 STARS!
"Quirky, offbeat and packed with gritty action, this blistering novel explodes out of the gate and never looks back. Counting on Sinclair to provide top-notch science fiction elaborately spiced with romance and adventure is a given, but she really aces this one! A must-read, by an author who never disappoints." –[[Romantic Times]]BOOKreviews magazine

“Fabulous! I love this book. Linnea Sinclair melds a fantastic, fast-paced plot with compelling characters and delivers a wonderful read!" –[[Robin D Owens]], RITA award winning author of ''Heart Quest'' and ''Protector of the Flight''

“From its tongue-in-cheek title to its melding of romance and zombie-killing action, there's little in Sinclair's newest sci-fi romance that doesn't surprise, grip or entertain… Sinclair's strong characterizations and methodical plotting… make the book an unexpected treat." ~[[Publishers Weekly]]

Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair

2008-03-13T01:03:09Z

Linnea Sinclair:

[[Category:Futuristic]][[Category: 2005 Releases]][[category:RITA Winning Title]] [[Category:Futuristic]][[Category:Science Fiction]]
* '''Author''': [[Linnea Sinclair]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Spectra Books]]
* '''Year''': 2005
* '''Setting''': the Future.
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553587978/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Gabriel's Ghost]

After a decade of cruising interstellar patrol ships, former Captain Chasidah Bergren, onetime Pride of the Sixth Fleet, finds herself court-martialed for a crime she didn’t commit—and shipped off to a remote prison planet from which no one ever escapes. But when she kills a brutal guard in an act of self-defense, someone even more dangerous emerges from the shadows.

Gabriel Sullivan—alpha mercenary, smuggler, and rogue—is supposed to be dead. Yet now this seductive ghost from Chaz’s past is offering her a ticket to freedom—for a price. Someone in the Empire is secretly breeding jukors: vicious and uncontrollable killing machines that have long been outlawed. Gabriel needs Chaz to help him stop the practice before it decimates imperial space. For Chaz, it’s a matter of survival. For Sully it means facing the truth about who—and what—he really is. The mission means putting their lives on the line—but the tensions that heat up between them may be the riskiest part of all. ''from [http://www.linneasinclair.com/books.html author website] retrieved 4/6/2007.''

== Awards ==
* won [[RITA]] [[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|Best Paranormal Romance]] for 2006

== Reviews ==
*"A Perfect 10! Linnea Sinclair hooks readers from the first page, then teases at the end of each chapter with a surprise, a twist, or a turn. Fast-paced, suspenseful, tension-filled and highly emotional, GABRIEL'S GHOST is an addictive tale of adventure and romance that readers will be hard pressed to put down. The breathtaking, exciting climax left this reviewer eager for Ms. Sinclair's next release. Buckle up, hold on tight, and prepare for a wild ride you won't soon forget!" --Carla Arpin, Reviewer, Romance Reviews Today

*"Readers have come to expect the extraordinary from author Linnea Sinclair, but GABRIEL'S GHOST still exceeds all expectations! With the vision and texture of a poet, the heart of warrior, and the skill of a master, Sinclair creates a world of psychic gifts and shape shifters, of dangers beyond imagination and love beyond question. Chaz must rethink her beliefs, her morals, and her desires when betrayal leaves her stranded on a desolate, dangerous world. Gabriel must risk his deepest secrets and trust almost beyond capacity for this woman who challenges him, infuriates him, and makes him long for redemption from his private hell. Their mutual tangles of fears and desires, anger and faith leave them both reeling even as they work together to stop the breeding of jukors.

:Furthermore, I confess to a growing weakness for mature heroines who can present themselves as total equals, matching strengths and vulnerabilities to men with likewise believable and endearing characterizations. And Sinclair succeeds with pizzazz. Together this court-martialed captain and this ghost create a tale so entrancing, so mesmerizing that readers will be absolutely blown away by their fabulous tale." --Cindy Penn, Midwest Book Review

*"Star-struck readers of Linnea Sinclair’s sci-fi romances -- I know you’re out there because the author’s previous release, Finders Keepers, had “the wow factor in spades” -- are in for another out-of-this-universe reading experience with the release of Gabriel’s Ghost... Exploring the awesomely complex world of sci-fi romance -- where religion, politics and societal prejudices are on a collision course -- is vastly rewarding when Ms. Sinclair is at the storytelling helm." --Cheryl Jeffries, [http://www.heartstringsreviews.com/books/sinclair-gg.htm Heartstrings Reviews]

* "Written in the first person, GABRIEL'S GHOST was a book I simply couldn't put down. From the first scene I was absorbed by the storyline, and by chapter four I was so engrossed in the characters and their relationships that I never wanted the book to end...This author has been on my must read list since her very first book, and GABRIEL'S GHOST reaffirms her position there. " --Sue Waldeck, [http://www.roadtoromance.ca/reviewgabrielsghost.htm Road to Romance]

* "Fine characterizations, snappy and smart dialogue, nifty world building and plenty of political and religious intrigue make for an interesting tale. It's written through Chas's point of view, but Sinclair does a nice job of presenting the problems and motivations of the various species that populate the story. The romance between Chas and Gabriel is provocative and believable, and Sinclair keeps the sexual tension between them simmering... Readers who enjoy romantic science fiction packed with a heady blend of adventure, action and intrigue will love Gabriel's Ghost." --Martina Bexte, [http://www.bookloons.com/cgi-bin/Review.asp?bookid=4827 BookLoons]

* "I was ecstatic at the level of involvement I experienced with this book... I ran the gamut of every emotion possible while reading Gabriel's Ghost. The action, romance, intrigue and more never ceased." --Robin Taylor, [http://www.inthelibraryreviews.net/SinclairLinnea.html In The Library Reviews]

* FIVE MOONS! OUTSTANDING! "The universal scope of this book is incomparable. We have corporate greed, starship troopers and space stations, rogue pirates and hardscrabble smugglers, a Quest to Save Tortured Innocents, a Heroine who kicks butt and takes no prisoners, a Hero that is as yummy as double chocolate fudge, and a love affair that could become legendary. What could be better?" --Brenda Thatcher, [http://www.mystiquebooks.com/Book%20Reviews/Futuristic/Gabriel's%20Ghost.htm Mystique Books Reviews]

Science Fiction

2008-03-13T00:54:52Z

Linnea Sinclair: /* Writers */

[[category:Romance Genres]][[category:Genres]]

'''Science Fiction''' romances may be considered a [[Romance Sub-Genres|sub-genre]] of the [[Romance Genre]].
== Writers ==
* [[KS Augustin|Augustin, KS]]

* [[Jules Jones|Jones, Jules]]

* [[Nathalie Gray|Gray, Nathalie]]

* [[Linda Mooney|Mooney, Linda]]

* [[Susan Grant|Grant, Susan]]

* [[Linnea Sinclair|Sinclair, Linnea]]

* [[Stacey Klemstein|Klemstein, Stacey]]

* [[Colby Hodge|Hodge, Colby]]

User:Linnea Sinclair

2008-03-13T00:52:11Z

Linnea Sinclair: New page: Linnea Sinclair writes award-winning science fiction romance for Bantam Spectra and Bantam Dell. A Florida resident, she's also a former news reporter and retired private detective. Her we...

Linnea Sinclair writes award-winning science fiction romance for Bantam Spectra and Bantam Dell. A Florida resident, she's also a former news reporter and retired private detective. Her website is http://www.linneasinclair.com

Linnea Sinclair

2008-03-13T00:45:07Z

Linnea Sinclair: /* Books */

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Linnea}}[[category:Award-Winning Authors]][[category:RITA Winners]][[category:Authors - S|Linnea]][[Category:Florida Authors]]
== On the Web ==
* [http://www.linneasinclair.com/ Linnea Sinclair] -- Florida resident Linnea Sinclair is a former news reporter and retired private investigator who now writes science fiction and romance for Bantam-Random House.

== Books ==
* ''[[Shades of Dark]]'' - July 2008
* ''[[The Down Home Zombie Blues]]'' - 2007 - PEARL Award Honorable Mention
* ''[[Games of Command]]'' - 2007 - PEARL Award Winner
* ''[[An Accidental Goddess]]'' - 2006
* ''[[Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - 2005 - RITA Award Winner, Best Paranormal Romance
* [[Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair|''Finders Keepers'']] - 2005 - RITA Award Finalist

Linnea Sinclair

2008-03-13T00:44:13Z

Linnea Sinclair: /* Books */

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Linnea}}[[category:Award-Winning Authors]][[category:RITA Winners]][[category:Authors - S|Linnea]][[Category:Florida Authors]]
== On the Web ==
* [http://www.linneasinclair.com/ Linnea Sinclair] -- Florida resident Linnea Sinclair is a former news reporter and retired private investigator who now writes science fiction and romance for Bantam-Random House.

== Books ==
* ''[[The Down Home Zombie Blues]]'' - 2007 - PEARL Award Honorable Mention
* ''[[Games of Command]]'' - 2007 - PEARL Award Winner
* ''[[An Accidental Goddess]]'' - 2006
* ''[[Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - 2005 - RITA Award Winner, Best Paranormal Romance
* [[Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair|''Finders Keepers'']] - 2005 - RITA Award Finalist

Finders Keepers

2007-04-08T18:13:09Z

Linnea Sinclair:

[[Category:2005 Releases]] [[Category:Kick-Ass Heroine]]
* '''Author''': [[Shirl Henke]]
* '''Publisher''': [[Bombshell|Silhouette Bombshell]] [[Silhouette Bombshell By The Numbers|# 61]]
* '''Year''': 2005
* '''Setting''':
* '''Amazon Listing''' - [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373513755/ref=nosim/103-3685024-2000659?n=283155 Finders Keepers]

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FINDERS KEEPERS by Linnea Sinclair
RITA-Award FINALIST, Best First Book 2006

'''Back Cover Blurb:'''

Now that they found each other, the universe won't know what hit it...

Blending hard SF with sizzling romantic suspense, Linnea Sinclair brings readers this red-hot adventure of two space outcasts on a collision course with destiny. Now that this star-crossed couple have found each other, the universe won't know what hit it...

Trilby Elliot is a barely legal independent trader. Rhis Vanur is the arrogant Zafharin military officer she rescued from a crash landing. It would have been a miracle if they survived each other's company on Trilby's slapdash starfreighter even under the best of circumstances. And these are far from the best of circumstances. For Trilby's best friend is missing and the warlike 'Sko are hunting both Trilby and Rhis. Suddenly they're in it together, for better, for worse--or until death blasts them to oblivion...

Books A Million Listing [http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books?id=3554078706509&type=author&find=linnea%2Bsinclair]

Finders Keepers

2007-04-08T18:11:21Z

Linnea Sinclair:

An Accidental Goddess - Linnea Sinclair

2007-04-08T18:08:49Z

Linnea Sinclair: New page: '''Back Cover Blurb:''' Being divine has never been more dangerous... Raheiran Special Forces Captain Gillaine Davré has just woken up in some unknown space station, wondering where the...

'''Back Cover Blurb:'''
Being divine has never been more dangerous...

Raheiran Special Forces Captain Gillaine Davré has just woken up in some unknown space station, wondering where the last three hundred years have gone. The last thing she remembers is her ship being attacked. Now it seems that while she was time-traveling, she was ordained a Goddess…
Gillaine’s only hope of survival rests with dangerously seductive Admiral “Mack” Makarian, who suspects her of being a smuggler—or worse. But he can’t begin to imagine the full extent of it. For Gillaine is now Lady Kiasidira, holy icon to countless believers, including Mack—a man who inspires feelings in her that are far from saintly…feelings she knows are mutual. But when their flirtation is interrupted by a treacherous enemy from the past, Gillaine’s secret—and secret desires—could destroy them both….

'''Reviews:'''

"In a scintillating far-future sequel to Wintertide, a Riftspace accident catapults Captain Gillaine Davri and her sentient crystal-ship Simon forward in time 342 years. After the shock of unintentional time travel subsides, Gillie gets an even bigger surprise. In the intervening three and a half centuries, her quaint aphorisms have turned into holy guidelines and she's been deified. This doesn't stop her pub-crawling, irreverent ways, but it does shadow Gillie's attraction to the space station commander.

Suspicious of this mysterious woman and her partial truths, Admiral Rynan "Mack" Makarian soon realizes Gillie is his soulmate, even if there's something different about her. When miracles start to happen in her vicinity, Mack knows she isn't telling him everything.

This is exquisite storytelling that combines delicious romance, a spellbinding plot, and vivid characters into a powerful drama that transcends genres. "

--Kelly Rae Cooper for RT BookClub magazine

"Accidental Goddess proves once again why Sinclair is one of the reigning queens of science fiction romance...This is a book readers can hand to non-SF fans and say, 'Try it. You'll like it.' And they will...provided they enjoy bright, attractive characters, an interesting plot, action, adventure, humor and romance."

--Penny Kenny for STARLOG magazine

Games Of Command

2007-04-08T18:06:35Z

Linnea Sinclair:

'''Back cover blurb:'''

The universe isn’t what it used to be. With the new alliance between the Triad and the United Coalition, Captain Tasha “Sass” Sebastian finds herself serving under her former nemesis, bio-cybe Admiral Branden Kel-Paten—and doing her best to hide a deadly past. But when an injured mercenary falls into their ship’s hands, her efforts may be wasted …

Wanted rebel Jace Serafino has information that could expose all of Sass’s secrets, tear the fragile Alliance apart—and end Sass’s career if Kel-Paten discovers them. But the bio-cybe has something to hide as well, something once thought impossible for his kind to possess: feelings...for Sass. Soon it’s clear that their prisoner could bring down everything they once believed was worth dying for—and everything they now have to live for…

'''Reviews:'''

4-1/2 Stars! (Romantic Times' highest rating)

"When it comes to high-flying adventure, political intrigue and dark romance Sinclair has it aced! This surprising tale is filled with shifting loyalties, deception and jaw-dropping flying maneuvers. The characters in this complex novel are all faced with the realization that what they have always believed may not be the truth and that powerful emotions can be stronger than any mechanical implants."

Summary: The newly formed alliance between the Triad and the United Coalition is put to the test when Captain Tasha Sebastian is made second in command to her former nemesis, biocybe Admiral Branden Kel-Paten. In all their previous skirmishes, Tasha has always believed that Kel-Paten, who is part machine, is incapable of emotion, but events soon disprove that. To Tasha's shock, she learns it's possible that Kel-Paten more than likes her.

During a mission, they rescue wounded renegade telepath Jace Serafino, who is wanted badly by the Triad. Then Tasha learns from Jace about a dangerous plot that could split the alliance apart. The question then becomes: Can they convince the highly programmed Kel-Paten of the danger? (BANTAM SPECTRA, Mar., 560 pp., $6.99)

—Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times BOOKreview magazine

Linnea Sinclair just gets better and better! Games of Command, her latest science fiction romance, features not one but two sexy, dangerous heroes, along with two strong, capable women and two fabulous furry furzels. Sinclair whips her characters through a story that is as exciting and action packed as it is passionate. Games of Command is not to be missed.” --Mary Jo Putney, author of The Marriage Spell and Stolen Magic

Games Of Command

2007-04-08T18:05:30Z

Linnea Sinclair: New page: Back cover blurb: The universe isn’t what it used to be. With the new alliance between the Triad and the United Coalition, Captain Tasha “Sass” Sebastian finds herself serving unde...

Back cover blurb:

The universe isn’t what it used to be. With the new alliance between the Triad and the United Coalition, Captain Tasha “Sass” Sebastian finds herself serving under her former nemesis, bio-cybe Admiral Branden Kel-Paten—and doing her best to hide a deadly past. But when an injured mercenary falls into their ship’s hands, her efforts may be wasted …

Wanted rebel Jace Serafino has information that could expose all of Sass’s secrets, tear the fragile Alliance apart—and end Sass’s career if Kel-Paten discovers them. But the bio-cybe has something to hide as well, something once thought impossible for his kind to possess: feelings...for Sass. Soon it’s clear that their prisoner could bring down everything they once believed was worth dying for—and everything they now have to live for…

Reviews:

4-1/2 Stars! (Romantic Times' highest rating)

"When it comes to high-flying adventure, political intrigue and dark romance Sinclair has it aced! This surprising tale is filled with shifting loyalties, deception and jaw-dropping flying maneuvers. The characters in this complex novel are all faced with the realization that what they have always believed may not be the truth and that powerful emotions can be stronger than any mechanical implants."

Summary: The newly formed alliance between the Triad and the United Coalition is put to the test when Captain Tasha Sebastian is made second in command to her former nemesis, biocybe Admiral Branden Kel-Paten. In all their previous skirmishes, Tasha has always believed that Kel-Paten, who is part machine, is incapable of emotion, but events soon disprove that. To Tasha's shock, she learns it's possible that Kel-Paten more than likes her.

During a mission, they rescue wounded renegade telepath Jace Serafino, who is wanted badly by the Triad. Then Tasha learns from Jace about a dangerous plot that could split the alliance apart. The question then becomes: Can they convince the highly programmed Kel-Paten of the danger? (BANTAM SPECTRA, Mar., 560 pp., $6.99)

—Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times BOOKreview magazine