Born and raised on a slaver’s ship, Amalia plans to escape before she’s forced to participate in her master’s psi breeding program. She finds refuge on a foreign planet where she meets the cousins Lhor and Khel. Together, they fight against those hunting her down, while attempting to rescue the other victims of her master’s slave ring. Between her master’s dogged pursuit, deadly rivalries, … rivalries, assassins, and corrupted nobles, can the cousins keep Amalia safe or will their respective feelings for her tear them apart?
This MFM novel is a constant toe-curling, action-packed thriller. It is standalone with no cliffhanger.
The Veredian Chronicles is the perfect read for fans of Nalini Singh and M.K. Eidem, pursuing their tradition of strong heroines, treacherous political intrigues, and the twists and turns you didn’t see coming.
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This book was A-FREAKING-MAZING! Amalia, a Veredian, escapes a lifetime of slavery. Veredians were thought extinct, so when she bonds with Kehl on Xelix Prime its major galactic news. Also, Kehl is the General of the Xelixian Military. Needless to say this puts a big target on Amalia’s back. Kehl and Lohr, Kehl’s cousin and Gem, will do ANYTHING to protect Amalia. What if she is falling for both of them? This story includes a great romance, steamy scenes, fighting, foresight, escape, and just SO much! Loved it and I have a special love for this series which intersects with Xian Warriors series and the Braxians series. 5 superific stars!
Fated mates 5 gold stars
What happens when you’re a pet to a cruel slaver? No, he doesn’t abuse you cos you play an important role in his slave driving ways. But you’re a captive nonetheless.
What happens when you know your fate? You know how your end will come. But no matter how much you prepare, you still crave for that touch that could heal you!
Escaping Fate is the story of Amalia and Khel, and there are other characters that I fell in love with, like Lhor and Ghan but…
AMALIA IS MY ONE TRUE LOVE! *swooning*
In all my years of reading, I have loved strong female protagonists but Lia, as my other love calls her, is possibly one of the most beautiful souls I have had the fortune to encounter.
You see when you grow up in utter chaos and brutality, how do you not lose your soul, your innocence? Well you have Nana to be your shield, but you still lose a part of yourself cos you play a heinous role. Amalia is struggling to come to terms with herself, she knows what she is and what she has done but she will redeem herself. When she plots her escape and then it is slightly changed, my heart broke for her but she prevailed. She went in soul blazing to make a change. She goes to the Fastening, where she will claim a male who may or may not protect her.
Enters our Khel. Sigh!!! Who would have thought Khel would be struggling so much and then fate comes in to hand him a blow!! You see, he’s Tainted. Wanna know more, just 1-click this beauty and find out more about it. Anyhoo, he’s Tainted which means he won’t live to see his 40th birthday, the only way to survive is to find a mate. But alas Tainted are looked upon as a plague even if their ‘taint’ is not contagious. Thus ensues, crazy, swoony, scary, devastatingly wild ride.
You see nothing is what it seems. The recent tragedy that struck Khel, his new mate and his GEM, nothing is what it seems. He doesn’t know who Lia is, what she can do, how she will prevail in his world, which is all to new for her. And then there are the powers that be, the evil spawns of greed that resides inside his world.
With enemies waiting to pounce at every corner, and his internal struggle concerning mate, his complex yet heartwarming connection with his cousin. Everything hangs in the balance. Little does he know that the wheels of fortune started to turn as soon as Lia landed on his planet.
Whether her arrival will mean a change for the better or drive a wedge between him and his people, is the one question that is answered by ‘The End’.
I cannot wait for more Veredian books. Lee and Nana, Ghan and the rest needs to have their own story to tell us how everyone fares after Espacing Fate.
My goodness, this was an engrossing story! I got to do some beta reading for it and absolutely enjoyed the experience. Regine is a talented writer and storyteller and I look forward to reading more in this series and about this universe she has created. The characters were interesting, the cultures were intriguing, the chemistry was sizzling, the emotions were compelling. What more can I say? Nothing, except that I can’t wait to see what else SHE has to say. Enjoy this Escape!
First in series.
We meet Amalia held captive, forces into assisting a cruel and cunning trafficker of women, it doesn’t matter their species he will sell them for the right price. But not Amalia…she is gutted like all who share her veredian race. Seizing her opportunity to escape and devasation at leaving her grandmother behind she flees… her only chance at survival is to find a protector, a saviour…a mate.
The planet Amalia finds herself on is renowned for its protecting of females and even has outworlders vying to secure males at the fastening ceremonies.
Primes ( the most wanted males ) norms ( next in the hierarchy ) and then the least wanted or cared for those that are suffereing from taint. A genetic disfiguring and painful condition that robs the males of their lives at roughly 40 years old. Most of the tainted are warriors, the physical activity assists in holding the taints spread…the only other things is oxytocin from their mate.
With women in very low numbers and off worlder women generally arranged in advance.. the tainted males attend the fastening knowing they have little or no chance but it is a last chance.
General Khel and his cousin ( and gem- shared soul ) lhor are two tainted males attending thebfastening khel because he needs a mate to help him secure his family home and lhor at khel’s request….khel doesn’t expect to get chosen but when he finds Amalia stood in front of him and lhor choosing between them… he finds himself praying that she picks him.
What a fantastic book. The amount of world building that has gone into this is amazing. I was completely blown away and can honestly say that I adored every minute of this book.
I enjoyed seeing Amalia flourish and grow in her relationship with khel.
I actually enjoyed that khel was jealous and insecure over Amalia and lhor’s relationship, it brought a fantastic level of realism to the book.
I will defiantly be reading the rest of this series!!
And I wanna know if ghan will have a book??? PLEASE PLEASE SAY HE DOES!!!