Quick review

Kilt in Space (Space Grit #1.2)by Ella Drake 4*
BLURB: A shy monster accidently scares the ship engineer. Not exactly the way he wanted to catch her attention.
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Ursula is no stranger to big, snarly aliens. Heart-sister and ship engineer for her brothers, the Scoriah, she's used to claws, fangs, and vicious fighting. On board their new spacefaring cargo hauler, they find everything they need: Smuggling holes, plenty of room, and a brand new engine Ursula can't wait to get to know. But they find something extra on board. A monster that frightens even the intrepid Ursula.
Left by the previous crew, Grendel wants nothing more than to escape the monsters who've taken over his ship. Remaining hidden isn't an option for Grendel when the intriguing new engineer misses a crucial problem with the internal systems. Now, it's find a way to approach Ursula or they're all going to die.
Kilt in Space is a science fiction romance novella in the Space Grit series. Reading in order is recommended but the story can be read stand-alone
My Review: Complimentary Review Copy Provided by Author. Last week I gave my opinion on the first in this newest series by Ella Drake. This one (as the blurb states) can be read as a stand alone but I think to get the most out if it reading the first one is a must. Again the story was well written and the characters enjoyable and I would love to give lots of reasons why I liked the story so much but I don't want to give spoilers. Suffice to say if you do read Black Ice Heart and want ot see what Ursula and Scoriah get up to next then read this one when it comes out in October. One last comment especially for Ella "I love the kilt!"

Busy, busy, busy.

Been trying to catch up on the wonderful stories coming out from the M/M Romance Group and at the same time I've been catching up with a lot of my crocheting WIPs.

However everything ended up on hold today when I picked up this book and didn't want to put it down until the end.


Black Ice Heart by Ella Drake 5*
BLURB: Condemned and in transit to an asteroid prison, he found what he'd never had before--a chance to love.
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Ensign Joan Holly has one last mission before transferring to a secretive, elite unit, the Nex. It's what she's wanted since joining the military as a child. All she has to do is escort the most reviled prisoner on Geonate to meet his fate. Simple, since he's immobilized and nobody has ever escaped the Asteroid Pit.
Cenak Bronson never had it easy. He's never been free and never had a future. He accepts his doomed fate until he's rescued by a band of half-aliens, the Scoriah. After the chaos of his breakout, Cenak finds himself reluctantly bound to the only other survivor, his jailer Joan.
But they aren't the sole survivors by coincidence and they weren't captured by the Scoriah randomly. To survive, they join forces, uncovering secrets and lies that change everything. Including the future of Geonate itself.

My Review: I received a copy of this book in return for my honest review. Thank you Ella. I loved this book and although it is #1 in a new series called Space Grit it is also a stand alone story. I found that I was rooting for the 'bad' guy Cenak from quite early on in the book and was enchanted by the Scoriah. Without giving too much away it is difficult to write a review that will do justice to the book but suffice to say I am putting it on my reread shelf it was so good. The characters have depth and the story has an intensity and continuity that appealed to me. It had everything I look for in a science fiction romance, plenty of action, romance and plot.

Now for the bad news - you can't get to read it until September 21st.