To get her life back together, Valenna Merchant has to leave Echo-7. When the chance to escape to a remote military base on Omega-Three-Omega via a housekeeping job emerges, she takes it. But nothing on the base is as it seems, including the cyborg, Anders, kept in a giant water tank for research purposes. And when Valenna uncovers the real reason behind her job offer at the base, she realizes … realizes she has to escape or die trying.
And she’s taking Anders with her.
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Oasis, by Jessica Marting, is the third and last book in her Zone Cyborgs series. It begins when the heroine, Valenna Merchant, who has been drug free for 14 months, runs into Janek Dalton, the bounty hunter she had hired over a year ago to find her sister, Cressida. (See the previous books in this series, Haven and Paradise.) Dalton offered her a job as a caretaker/housekeeper on a 3-month assignment on a remote planet, Omega-Three-Omega (Oh-Three-Oh), that would pay more than she could make in 2 years at her present job. Since she still owed a lot of money to the darfin dealers, her previous drug of choice, she agreed to accept the assignment and was on her way less than 2 hours later.
Barris Anders, the hero, is a cyborg whose modifications include the ability to breathe under water, among others. He’s angry that Valenna was lured to Oh-Three-Oh by Dr. Garret Jacoby, the scientist who has made the modifications to Anders, as well as to the other soldiers on the base. Anders suspects that Jacoby wants to make modifications to Valenna as well, but neither Anders nor Valenna can guess the real reason Jacoby wanted Valenna on the base. And once they discover that reason, how can they and the other soldiers escape?
The overall tone of this third book in the series is darker than the previous books. Also, if you’re really looking for science fiction, you’ll not find much here other than references to modifications to the human body and travel via a spaceship. The romance itself is sweet and I really enjoyed that part.
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Book three in the Zone Cyborgs series a well written story with a very good storyline the story flowed smoothly from page to page. Valenna Merchant and Anders Barris who is kept in a tank of liquids by a very evil man Garrett Jacoby. I want to read more in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This space opera romance was well written and cleanly edited, with no typos or wrong word choices or missing words. This novel contained competent world building and deft characterization, with exciting suspense and high stakes. I really enjoyed and sympathized with both the hero and heroine of this novel, and it was great to see a a former drug addict trying to stay sober as a romance novel heroine. The development of the romantic relationship between the hero and heroine was organic and believable. This novel had low angst and high stakes, which is my preferred structure in a romance novel. I recommend this novel to people who enjoy a good space opera romance. The one thing I did not enjoy about this novel was that it ended abruptly without a real Happy Ever After ending. This novel could have really benefitted from an epilogue showing these two happy and together several years later to really wrap up their romance in a satisfying way.
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This book, is entertaining, action packed and thoroughly enjoyable. The chemistry between the characters of Valenna and Anders is wonderful. I can’t wait for more from this author. I received this book as a FREE ARC copy to read and I voluntarily leave this review.
Whwts going to happen next?
How the heck is Celcily still alive?
How does she know Jason?
What happens to Valenna and Anders?
I truly hope there is another book to this series, because I loved it too much for it to end now.
Action, intrigue, steam and love.
All wrapped up in a sci-fi, cyborg package.
Loved it and would recommend.
Happy reading!
Rating 5 stars
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