Really, I would like to give this is 4.5 instead of a 4. When will I ever be able to? Anna Carven is one of my favorite scifi romance writers. Her Dark Planet Warriors series is one that I've enjoyed reading time and again. I was really excited to see that she had a new series to read. I was not disappointed at all.

So, Calexa and her crew get stranded somewhere on the other side of the universe. She and her crew get sucked into a ship where they meet several different aliens and 2 different species.

Ares, a Vradhu, is one of those aliens. He's bonded with the ship and is trying to keep his people safe from their enemies, who are also on that ship. Calexa manages to fight Ares to a stand-still and then protects him from enemies.

There are all kinds of surprises in this story. People who go into this thinking that it's going to be like the DPW series are going to be disappointed. It's a completely different series and a completely different feel. The twists and surprises had me on the edge of my seat and rushing through the pages to see what's going to happen next. I love Ares and I think that Calexa is pretty awesome too. The two of them together are breath-taking and I am expecting great things from this series and to love it as much as I like DPW. ( )