“We wait, we hide, and watch Earth burn across the stars…” – From the lost pages of the ARK DiaryShe’s one of the last free humans. On the run… And running out of time.Laina Roberts has been on the run for ten years, a freeborn human hiding from the cyborgs of the Silver Legion who now control what’s left of humanity. Moving secretly from planet to planet and space station to space station makes … Moving secretly from planet to planet and space station to space station makes for a damn lonely life—and don’t even get her started on how long it’s been since she last had sex. Sometimes she thinks it might be worth surrendering to the cyborgs just to end the loneliness. That is, until she’s caught!
Captured by a hot-as-hell Legion officer, the cyborg Ronan makes her think being probed by him might not be so bad. But becoming a cyborg’s slave—sex or otherwise—isn’t high on her to-do list. She can’t trust him and doesn’t understand his constant questions about Earth—especially those regarding her long-dead relatives. Ronan can just kiss her ass—oh yes, please—because she is not going to let her desires or his perfect body weaken her resolve. She now has a new mission, to convince the cyborgs and the rest of the galaxy that all Terrans, humans and synthetic humans like cyborgs, have the right to be free.
If only he didn’t make her feel like melting into his arms and never leaving. Being captured by a cyborg might not be so bad after all…
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5 Cranky Stars
This a Sci Fi fantasy, love story. The concepts are so believable that I found myself lost in this story from the first chapter. As the scientists on Earth improved on the design of cyborgs and synths, they enacted a failsafe to prevent them from ever taking over. Unfortunately, since their lifespan is so long and humans so short, it didn’t quite work. Now Earth has been destroyed due to a war between the Cyborgs and the humans. Cyborgs became the rulers of that section of space. Turns out that humans were not the only space farers and they were thousands of inhabited worlds in space.
A few dedicated scientists worked feverishly to preserve their race. The Cyborgs were rounding up all humans and turning them into slaves or executing them. Or, so the humans were being told. Running and hiding was a way of life for Laina until her luck ran out. Captured by the most handsome Cyborg she has ever seen, she is sure her life is over. The ship doctor discovers a secret that even Laina doesn’t know she carries. Can Ronan save this strange lovely human from all the threats around her? Does she have the strength needed to change a way of life and a way of thinking that has prevailed for over 300 years? There better be a book 2 coming out real soon. I want to see more of this world.
What a superb start to a new Sci Fi Romance series! I haven’t read either of these authors previous works but I’ll defo be adding to my TBR list!
Laina is the last remaining free born Terran – the rest of her family was lost when their small craft was blown up. Now in the hands of the Cyborgs, who are kinda the Space Police/Navy, she has come to the attention of Ronan and he just doesn’t know what t do with her.
Well, she does intrigue him but does he really want a Terran? Ronan is over 300 years old and has dedicated most of his life to the Legion. But this tiny Terran may hold the secret to freeing the Cyborgs and Synths from their non-pro-creating programming!
There are some really awful plans regarding Laina were the crew of the craft are concerned. I really think most f them got off very lightly!! I would not be that understanding. A certain Alien prince is very eye catching and I do hope we get to see more of him in future books. The Ark was very original and I loved finding out everything it contained. Gimme More!
Sexy outer space romance, enemies-to-lovers, suspense, some humor, and terrific world-building.
Laina is a freeborn. As a member of race relegated to slavery by the universe’s governing body, she has been on the run since she was orphaned as a teen. Ronan, a cyborg, is part of a quasi-military force that rounds up freeborns and returns them to servitude.
I’m not usually a sci-fi fan, but this story hooked me early and kept me riveted. Part of the fun was deciding whether the political undertones were intentional or not. Well-paced and well-plotted, Across the Stars revealed its twists and secrets at just the right points to keep me turning the pages, eager to know what comes next. The main characters were layered and flawed, compelling and relatable, and while they got their HFN at the end, I still want to know more. I’m already looking forward to additional books in the series.
This book is absolutely fantastic!! Laina is so strong, all of her family and friends were blown up on a space craft for freeborn humans. She manages to escape in a pod that her parents put her in just before the ship exploded. She is a teenager just trying to survive and not get captured by the Leigon. Now all grown up she is still on the run from planet to planet and ship to ship to stay ahead of the Legion and slavery. Her luck runs out and she is captured by Ronan and the Legion.
Ronan is second in command of the Legion space craft. He is a Cyborg hunting is he freeborn humans because he hates the humans because they enslaved his people. But now the tables have turned and he is rounding up all of the freeborn humans and putting them into slavery. Once he captures her a string of events happen to have him softening towards her. Ronan actually gets to know Laina and she worms her way under his skin especially now that he has found out she is the key to his peoples survival. He has come to realize that all humans aren’t as bad as he thought, but they really are the key to his species survival.
I love this enemies to lovers romance and don’t get me started on the secondary characters. They added so much to the story I can’t wait to see who gets their own book. I highly recommend this book to all of the sci-fi lovers out there!
Laina Roberts has been on the run for ten years, a freeborn human hiding from the cyborgs of the Silver Legion who now controls what’s left of humanity. Moving secretly from planet to planet and space station to space station makes for a damn lonely life. Sometimes she thinks it might be worth turning herself in to the cyborgs just to end the loneliness. That is, until she’s caught!
Captured by a hot-as-hell Legion officer, the cyborg Ronan makes her think being probed by him might not be so bad. But becoming a cyborg’s slave sex or otherwise isn’t high on her to-do list. She doesn’t trust him and doesn’t understand his constant questions about Earth especially those about her long-dead relatives. She now has a new mission, to convince the cyborgs and the rest of the galaxy that all Terrans, humans and synthetic humans like cyborgs, have the right to be free.
If only he didn’t make her feel like melting into his arms and never leaving. Being captured by a cyborg might not be so bad after all.
A totally different genre for me to read but I love all of the author’s other books so gave this a try. It took me a little while to ‘get into’ the book as I’d to get my head round the different characters & races, however the more I read the more I became engrossed in Laina & her fight for survival & freedom. The romance between her & Ronan was touching but it was only one aspect of the book. I liked Ronan but loved Laina who was such a strong character with a very forgiving heart & I loved how attitudes towards her changed throughout the book. I felt that this was very much the first in a series as the door was left open for a number of secondary characters to have their story & I certainly hope there’s more to come
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read