I claimed her by force.And yet she saved me… passionate and free.
She enraptures me.
And the predator becomes the prey.
We are on a world of the damned.
Mindless conflict is all we know.
And yet, when Faith walks among us.
There is peace.
This is the story of my beloved.
The woman who stopped a war.
Some call her a miracle.
Others call her a goddess.
Her presence and voice may bring hope to many.
But to me, she will always be.
My fate. My angel.
My salvation.
Mine.
Hope In A Time of War is a standalone book within the wider Athenaverse. It can be read as a standalone, but it shares the same universe that you’ve found in other books. This book features a romance of an alpha male alien warrior, a smart, sassy human woman. Expect to see characters you’ve come to love pop in during the story. No cheating and HEA guaranteed!
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Another great read, with lots of chemistry and hotness. This is a well written story and hooked me from the start.This is a quick hot read, with a interesting plot and fantastic characters, great emotion and Loads of steam!
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Great story and wonderful characters. Lots of action in this fast-paced adult sci-fi romance. I really enjoy this author and she has produced another wonderful, interesting story that is a pleasure to read.
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She brings the peace and goodwill of Christmas to a planet at war!
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The Alliance and the Coalition at war, both of them dug in only miles from one and other during the winter months of December. Both have been ordered to take control of the communication tower but neither one is prepared to loose. The situation is grim until and angel of mercy arrives in the form of a human woman who administers aid to both, raising the spirits of the soldiers and saving the lives of those injured. She brings hope and sanity in a time of need and helps brocker a truce that brings the peace and goodwill of Christmas to a planet in need. This was a beautiful story that brings compassion and love for those when hope is lost, a love for a soldier weary of war and a woman who belives in god and forgiveness!
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Armstrong is a human planet caught in the middle of the Alliance/Coalition war. Both sides are involved in a battle of attrition over a single communications tower. Faith is a human survivor who has training as a medic. Gar is the most deadly soldier the Coalition has and he is sent to retrieve Faith to replace their ill doctor. But Faith brings a lot more than just medicine with her and nobody can predict what will happen. I received an advance copy of this book and voluntarily left a review.
This is an improbable but sweet Christmas love story. Faith is a teacher living in the remains of a city destroyed by the Alliance and the Coalition. She has some medic training which she uses to help those who share her hiding place. Gar is a genetically modified species of sentients who fight for the Coalition. He is sent in search of a doctor and happens to find her. She has a strong religious belief and loves Christmas. The difficult part is that humans are still celebrating Christmas the same as 300 years in the past. He has a real sweet, soft side in spite of his warrior behavior. She is wonderfully cheerful even while treating members of one of the warring forces responsible for her predicament. There is insta-lust between them. But she seems to also be a miracle worker. This is a short and nice love story with a lot of hope.
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“Hope In a Time of War” is a sci-fi romance with strong themes of hope and peace. Gar is an alien soldier who is tasked with finding a medic to help the wounded at his camp. He finds Faith and forces her to come with him. They do not start off as friends but through a series of events become close to each other. She treats the wounded because she is compassionate. She brings humanity to both sides of the war and to Gar who thinks he’s way past salvation.
This is a highly descriptive story and includes characters from other related Athena Storm books. There is drama and tension in this warzone setting with death possible at any minute. But where there is Faith, there is love. Will that be enough for this couple to survive? One thing is for sure, they generate enough heat to melt snow! This is an engaging and seasonal story with the addition of heart warming Christmas traditions.
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As the Coalition and Alliance Forces are locked in a stalemate over a strategic tower on the planet of Armstrong, both sides are without a medic to treat their wounded. Gar is ordered to find someone to treat their wounded, among the few remaining humans on the planet. Gar kidnaps Faith and takes her to the Coalition camp. There she treats the wounded for their physical wounds as well as their psychological wounds. Soon all of the soldiers in the camp are won over by her loving care. When she hears that the Alliance camp doesn’t have a medic, she insists on being allowed to offer her services to them. Gar would rather face death than lose her, so he accompanies her, against his commanders orders. When they return, they are both imprisoned for disobeying orders. There is mutiny among the soldiers and they are freed. When Faiths suggests a ceasefire for Christmas and a joint celebration of the troops, everyone is skeptical. But over the course of dinner, a comradery is established, and both side decide to destroy the tower that is being fought over. Thus the 6 month stalemate comes to an end. As Faith and Gar fall in love and decide to marry, Gar resigns his position in the Coalition forces and the soldiers of both sides decide to make the Planet of Armstrong a neutral planet and a haven for battle weary soldiers and their families from both sides. A great Christmas story!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. The book is about the Earth getting to be a war zone with some Alien. Faith was taking caring of the human’s that need to be taking care of in the old school building. Atazia had to take care of his people and that was getting a doctor to take care of the Alien’s that was hurt. Now would be the time to get the book to read what happens. I will be getting another from this author. Thank you for writing the books so we care read them.
War and a guarded heart is with this story is about. There is an assassin who is given a command to go to the nearby town and retrieve a medic because their medic in camp is sick and dying. The medic is a female unbeknownst to him prior to the mission. He has be order by any means including kidnapping. This medic is also a school teacher and was helping her students and some of the residents that were still alive in the nearby town. Against her will she concedes to going back to the war zone to help the soldiers who owned it. Faith is the medic and she is full of faith. This about faith and trying not to find love in a time of war. Being an assassin sought on revenge is what this a good book. Faith with faith can’t go wrong.
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I love the stories set in this universe, and this was one no exception. This one has a little bit of a serious undertone, with two people coming together during a difficult situation of war. It is comparable to the other books by the author writes.
This story started out strong and hooked me immediately. I loved the chemistry between the two main characters. My only critique is I was confused about some elements of the story. I kept wondering if I was missing more background information for the story to make sense. For example, I didn’t understand the ability for the each of the Alien species to understand what the others were saying. There seemed to be no language barriers among the camps. Also, if there was more history for the main characters, then I could better understand their personal conflicts.
Overall, the book was very entertaining. I enjoyed getting a glimpse into the Athenaverse. I would recommend this for anyone who enjoys a scifi romance with hints of a space drama.
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FAITH’S HOPE AND CHARITY BRING PEACE IN A TIME OF WAR
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Gar, an alien who didn’t know love, kidnaps Faith, a peace-loving civilian medic, who shows that love and caring for humanity, no matter what form it comes in, can be a cure all to everything. She brings two sides of warring aliens to a Christmas pact with her unswerving aid to the injured soldiers on both sides. Peace was needed to end this senseless portion of the war and everyone agreed. They needed a catalyst in the form of Faith.
Christmas truce meets Alien Romance…
There is a lot of wonderful stuff in this done in one, stand-alone quick read about opposing forces, dug in one fateful December, on a planet far, far away.
This story covers so many of the hardest aspects of war, the injuries, the frustrations… and how not wanting to keep fighting, week after week, for the same hill, losing friends in each attempt can be phrased as cowardice by those who are looking at statistics and maps, as opposed to losing their friends, and holding the hands of those who will never be the same.
There is a lot of pain and suffering in this story, which might be why the bright spots, and the hope it finds, in a time of war, shines so brightly.
More than just finding cause for hope, there are healing and inspirational aspects that make me glad I read this story this holiday season.
The prologue does a great job of establishing the Universe, and the final gossip cracked me up. Loved the tabloid-esque attitude.
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The stories just keep getting belter You are never bored reading any book by this author.
The male leads are strong, usually bull headed and protective.. The female lead will some times surprise you and at other times annoy you. For me this book was definitely a mixture.
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This is a great read. The storyline drew me in and kept me reading. The characters had a great depth and were interesting. I cant wait to see what else this series will bring.
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Part of the A SciFi Alien Romance series a well written story that once I started reading I was not putting down until I finished reading. Faith Jorelle and Gar’s story. I want to read the next book.
This very well-written Christmas romance space style has characters that have strong well-crafted Characters She is a medic, with a sense of duty and passion and he is an Alien Coalition solder & assassin who takes her to help with the injured, various kinds of aliens – even humans. This amazing story has emotion, adventure, characters facing bleakness, suspense, some amusing scenes, heated passion and HEA. This books has intrigue, suspense, drama, twists & turns, adventure, action, conflict, attraction, confusion, humor, compromises, hope, love, steamy scenes, and is a Must Read.
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Humanity has taken colonization to the stars and now formed the Interstellar Human Confederation. There are many other political entities in the galaxy, such as The Trident Alliance composed of the Vakutan, the Pi’rell, and the Alzhon; and The Ataxian Coalition composed of the Odex, Kreetu, Grolgath, and Shorcu. The Coalition and the Alliance have been fighting a war for about 350 years. Both sides have committed atrocities. Humanity had tried to stay neutral, but finally sided with the Alliance in their war against the Coalition.
As the war continues, the Coalition and Alliance Forces are in an apparent stalemate over ownership of a tower on the planet of Armstrong. Gar is ordered to find someone who can treat the Coalition wounded, so he kidnaps the human medic, Faith Jorelle. She helps them and gains their favor, but she wants the fighting to end. So she asks to treat the Alliance wounded too and, not wanting her to go alone, Gar goes with her. Her peaceful nature is having an effect on Gar and giving him hope. But because Faith’s treating the “other side” was against orders, they are arrested when they return, but they are freed in an uprising. Faith has generated lots of good will among the two sides.
As unexpected as it seems, because of Christmas, Faith convinces both sides to celebrate together and her plan works! They all agree to destroy the tower they have been fighting over. And as the fighting ceases, the planet is declared a neutral and safe place to seek refuge. What happens to Gar and Faith who made all of these amazing changes possible? Did they survive? Grab your copy and see how this story turns out!
I really enjoyed reading this outstanding, action-packed Sci-Fi alien romance with a fantastic well-written, interesting plot. The characters are well-developed with good chemistry between them although one of the main characters (Faith) was inclined to be a bit judgmental towards the other main character (Gar) but these two continue to develop throughout the story-line to become emotional attached to each other. There is good support from the secondary characters,
There is: a alien Coalition solder & assassin (Gar) is ordered by his commander (Riven) to find a Doctor in the ruined city & he discovers a human female medic (Faith) & promptly takes her to help with the injured, various kinds of aliens, humans, a Interstellar Human Confederation, a Trident Alliance, intrigue, suspense, drama, twists & turns, Coalition/Alliance disputes, war, battles, adventure, action, abduction, danger, threats, enemies, violence, conflict, verbal conflict, confrontations, violence, injuries, attractions, confusion, unexpected playfulness, ultimatums, devious plans, decisions, compromises, hope, love, steamy scenes, contentment & a satisfying conclusion.
There is nothing like a magical Christmas story. It will lift your spirits and bring a smile to your heart. In a time of war, can hope be found? This book just might find it in ‘Faith’. A broken soldier and a human that still believes just might make this a Merry Christmas. Gar needs to be shown that he is so much more than a warrior. Faith can do that, if he allows her to. A great read that could possibly unite the forces and put a halt to the war. I loved every second of this book.
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