Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim…Cool and driven Madeline Cochran made a successful career for herself as civilian commander of a space station orbiting Jupiter…until the day it was attacked and she was abducted by alien slavers.Her organized existence shattered, Madeline suffered during her captivity, but since her rescue by the tough gladiators of the … the tough gladiators of the House of Galen, she’s struggling to assimilate to her new life. As she navigates the desert world of Carthago and the gladiator city of Kor Magna, she desperately misses her teenage son back on Earth and throws herself into finding another human, space marine Blaine, still kept captive by the slavers. She also finds herself working harder than ever to avoid a certain charming showman gladiator who is far too attractive and far too tempting.
Gladiator Lore Uma-Xilene is a protector at heart and a sucker for a damsel in distress…although he’s well aware that the hard-shelled and sad-eyed Madeline wouldn’t appreciate the title. He knows what it feels like to be ripped from the family you love and have your life destroyed, and he wants to help Madeline heal. As the two of them go undercover into the dangerous world of underground gambling, Lore knows he’ll need all his patience, passion, and a whole lot of stubbornness to not only keep Madeline safe but to melt the icy shell around her heart.
Note to readers: This sci fi romance contains a lot of action (think wild gladiatorial fights and daring rescues), tough gladiators (the warriors of the House of Galen) and a steamy romance (between a cool, driven woman and a charming showman gladiator). So if you like it fast, and gritty, and sexy, this is for you!
Includes a sneak peek of Champion, Galactic Gladiators #5.
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Protector is book four in the Galactic Gladiators series by Anna Hackett.
I love this series. It’s got an amazing storyline and marvelous characters. Each book gives us someone new to fall for and the world keeps expanding. Galactic Gladiators series should be read in order.
Lore Uma-Xilene is a protector, a Gladiator for the House of Galen, and a bit of a therapist. I love Lore. His protectiveness, compassion, and patience with Madeline melted my heart. He took his time breaking down Madelines prickly exterior. It was just perfect and sweet.
Madeline was a civilian commander on the space station until the day it was attacked and she was captured by alien slavers. She suffered greatly during her captivity until she was rescued. Now, she’s having a hard time adjusting to this new world; because she can’t go home to her teenage son, doesn’t know where she belongs, and so she’s got guilt and depression.
The story is non stop danger, surprises, and passion. I was captive by the first page and loved Madeline and Lore together. Their time together was sweet and I can’t say enough have much I love Lore.
Hackett has created a world that is entertaining with characters that captivate. Protector was an emotional and action-packed story.
Rated: 4 Stars
Madeline Cochran is a aloof and driven woman. She is the civilian commander of the space station and was determined to keep everyone on it safe. When alien slavers attack her carefully controlled world shatters. The House of Galen gladiators welcome her with open arms but she still struggles to deal with her new situation, especially since it involves an attraction to a flashy and sexy gladiator Lore Uma-Xilene.
“Sometimes the hardest shells hid the softest hearts.”
Madeline is a very controlled woman. She doesn’t like things to be out of place. She has risen to the top by sheer determination to help her son, even if that means she can’t be with him. I really loved her determination to protect everyone and take care of her son. Her story was heartbreaking because she won’t get to see her son ever again, but Lore does find a way to make it a little easier on her, which made me love him even more.
“I’m starting to realize I’m not broken…“I’m dented a little bit, but I’m not broken.”
Lore is the showman gladiator that everyone loves. He is also a very kind but protective man. He was raised by women and understands Madeline better than anyone else. I found his abilities very fascinating and wish we could have seen more of them. Lore was just the perfect protective and sensitive alpha male for Madeline. I adored these two together and can’t wait to see more of them in future books.
This book was nonstop action, danger, and romance. I loved it. Hackett always does an amazing job with mixing action and romance. I am always captivated from the first page and don’t want to put the book down. If you are looking for some action romance books, check out her books.
This series just gets better and better. Madeline is a human who was kidnapped and brought to the desert work of Carthago. Lore is a gladiator who fights in the Kor Magna arena. He’s attracted to Madeline and continually tries to get close to her…even when she pushes him away. When they learn the whereabouts of other captured humans, Madeline is eager to join in the hunt. Can Lore let her do what she needs to do, or will he end up putting her in another “cage”?
Excellent book! The storyline and characters are interesting and intriguing. Highly recommend.
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“Help to give her what she needs, Lore. Not what you need.”
I love this series and I think Protector is the best of the series to date. Perhaps it is the nature of Ms. Hackett’s stories. Each book in the series puts another layer of depth and color onto the world she is writing about. Each couple has little secrets that are unveiled in their book that may or may not have been hinted about when they were originally introduced. Lore and Madeline’s story is an action packed adventure that keeps the pages turning. It also introduces some new characters that will make her fans, including myself, desperate for the next installment.
If you haven’t discovered Anna Hackett, what are you waiting for?
This is my second favorite series. Every single book is a page turner from beginning to end.
I Highly Recommend It.
I was worried about this book cos I LURVE this series but Madeline has not exactly been the easiest character to like so far! But I have thawed towards her now that I know what made her the icy britches she portrays herself to be. It was nice to have an older heroine and not another twentysomething.
Lore is just heart stoppingly charming. He is Alpha but with a real knowledge of how woman tick – which he uses to his advantage! Add in a hunt for the illegal fighting pits and the search for further human slaves and this book is a corker!
Lore really had to work for Madeline and he knows that it is long term endeavour to ease her heartache but he is just the man for the job.
I can’t wait to see who the Gladiators universe expands and now that there are further characters added to those already established I can see this series continuing for sometime – yay!