Zenos, from the Astra Legion of Rogue 5, is on a mission to find an antidote to the deadly venom flowing through his body. Without the antidote, one bite during mating will kill a hybrid Forsian’s chosen female. Zenos must acquire the serum at any cost, for like his Atlan cousins, his mating instinct will eventually consume him. The last thing he needs is a distraction, but one look at the … defiant female bounty hunter and he can’t deny his body what she’s offering—a few wild hours of pleasure.
Ivy Birkeland’s entire ReCon unit was annihilated as a result of Quell, a mind-altering drug the pirates of Rogue 5 are known to distribute. A rebel to her core, her heart still broke when she was forced to walk away from her life as a Coalition fighter. Now she hunts a bounty that will allow her to catch the criminals selling Quell and avenge her dead friends. Free of the Coalition Fleet’s strict regulations, she makes a deal with an unknown Rogue 5 operative to gain access to his home planet and travels to Transport Station Zenith to meet him.
When Ivy’s smoking hot, one-night-stand turns out to be her Rogue 5 contact, every carefully-laid plan she’s made goes to hell. Because when a rebel and a rogue are forced to work together, sparks will fly. They don’t need the criminals to kill them, they just might finish each other…if they don’t fall in love first.
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Even though I tested as a Trion bride, I love Rogue 5 stories the best! The notion of Leagues and their honor appeal to me.
Ivy was a Coalition fighter who turned bounty hunter after her team was massacred. She is hunting the one who set them up to die for vengeance.
Zenos is part of Astra League and is assigned to escort and protect Ivy on her journey into Cerebus’ territory. But he doesn’t know the secrets she holds.
This is a really good story in the Rogue 5 series, and I look forward to more of them!
This was a bit different than Grace’s other books. Ivy is searching for the man responsible for killing her Coalition team. She has been made better with Hive parts. She meets Zenos of Rogue 5. He is her other half. But he doesn’t trust her enough to claim her. I loved this new story in the Interstellar Brides world. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I loved the book so much, I bought it!
She’s the rebel, he’s the rogue.
Ivy is straight up a bad A rebel. She had a dirty done to her, big time.
Zenos is looking for an antidote to his most toxic venom. Think alien snake when he gets a hardon for his mate. So, try not to kill the girl. One night stands are apparently fine.
Things get hot and heavy but complicated. So yeah. More steam and plenty of action.
Highly recommend.
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The Rebel and the Rogue is the nineteenth book in the Interstellar Brides Program series, but reads well as a stand alone. Ivy is on a mission for revenge but can’t get Zenos out of her mind. What started as a one night stand, he’s now her protector on Rogue 5, but while their chemistry runs hot, she’s hiding lots of secrets. Can Zenos show Ivy another way of living beyond just revenge?
Holy smokes! Ivy and Zenos are completely explosive together, right from the very beginning and all the way to the end. While I don’t want to call them enemies, they try so hard to resist one another that everything comes out as a heated argument or blissful release! I loved their passion! Ivy is so strong, such a warrior, and I love how protective she is of those she considers family. She is both selfless and selfish, reckless and yet super careful with her own heart. Zenos was all alpha male, bossy, cocky, wonderful! Protective and possessive! And he has kind of a rough exterior with a gooey center! Swoon! They have a lot of rough patches to work through, though, before either can consider a happy ending between them. I love that this book didn’t focus on fighting the Hive, but they were never far from the action in this book! There’s twists, turns, ups, downs, passion, and love within these pages and this is one amazing addition to one of my all time favorite romance series!
This is a different type of story for this author. It is full of emotion, lots of emotion. An interesting book and an enjoyable read. There is a lot of angst and turmoil. I loved the fight scenes and the ending is great.
This book is perfect!
It’s sexy with an extraordinary story.the writing is amazing and I wasn’t able to put the book down until the last page.
Even after 20+ books in this series, the stories are still unique, sexy, romantic and full of drama and adventure. Grace Goodwin does a fantastic job of making the characters seem so realistic that you can’t help but immerse yourself into the story and cheer for their happily ever after. The world building is vivid, the danger and violence can be stark and sometimes unsettling, the ultimate love story is beautiful and the whole story is so engaging you can’t put the book down until the end (and then you just can’t wait for the next book!).
Although we read these books for entertainment, Grace Goodwin has the amazing ability to include some interesting, inspirational and important messages:
– It is about the lengths people will go to in order to avenge their love ones – including becoming what they hate most in the universe.
– Scars (internal and external) are nothing to be ashamed of, but badges of courage, strength and the will to live. It makes us all survivors and shapes us into who we are.
– This book also has characters who love so deeply and care so much that they are willing to give up everything just to be with the one they love (so inspirational!).
– It’s also a great example of how someone can find happiness, a home and make their own family in unexpected places.
Rebel and the Rogue is a departure from the previous books in the Interstellar Brides series, but it fits seamlessly into this world. This book is a standalone story, but reading the previous books in the series will greatly enhance your experience. You will recognize quite a few characters from those books and their storylines are extended in some ways by this book.
I just can’t say enough great things about Grace Goodwin’s stories. If you enjoy strong female characters, alpha males, science fiction stories, hot sexy scenes, romance and adventure, you will love her books.
I received this book free from the author for my honest review. Since I rely heavily on reviews to make decisions about purchases, I will never lie or over exaggerate my opinion. There is nothing worse than seeing a bunch of 5 star reviews and realizing the book is full of errors or just plain bad and not worth my hard earned money!
This was a hot and steamy book to read. The characters are well developed and engaging with plenty of chemistry. The storyline flowed smoothly.
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Another really great book by Grace, and this one is a real hot doozer if i have to say so myself. Plenty of action from the heroine which causes all sorts of reactions from the hero and his people.
Ivy is a survivor and she is out for revenge to get the person who killed her own family. She will do any tthing to get this person and becoming a bounty hunter was just one of those things she had to do .
She will not love, will not mate, but sex is still on the cards , hot sex!
Honestly Graces books just keep getting better and better, definately a must read
Unlike the other females in the series that is looking for love, the main female character of this book is looking for revenge. But as one good turn deserves another, love is thrown into the packaged deal
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I normally like books by this author, however this one just missed the mark for me. Ivy is a bounty hunter seeking vengeance on the ones that supplied the drug to her unit, which got them all killed. She has hardened her heart and her only focus now is ending the lives of those responsible. While her heart is hard her body is warm and a few hours of pleasure by the Forsian, Zenos wont stop her mission.
Zenos both likes and is somewhat put out by his attraction to Ivy. These two are like a match and gasoline and pretty much melt in each other’s arms. Zenos is deathly afraid of accidentally giving into his mating instinct and biting Ivy. Ivy wants what Zenos can offer her physically she doesn’t want the baggage that becoming his mate will bring.
While the story itself isn’t bad the writing style this time just doesn’t work for me and I didn’t connect with the characters like I normally do. Plus Ivy just couldn’t make up her mind if she wanted Zenos to bite her as a mate. One minute she’s taunting him that she doesn’t want him to bite her and the next she’s upset that he wont bite her and make her his, pick a lane already.
There is a missing element to give this the needed sense of urgency to make this story really work. A lot of things that seem important end up feeling a bit anti-climactic after a while and Ivy and Zenos are not a seamless fit.
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Loved the story. The main characters, Ivy and Zenos, are strong individuals with a storyline that is full of intrigue, danger and sexual encounters. They are each strong in their own right but together they are a super power. The book is well written, entertaining and full of excitement. There is s HEA for Ivy and Zenos but a lot happens first. It is a great read and I would highly recommend it.
Stop reading reviews and just grab this book and be prepared to be sucked into Rogue 5.
The Interstellar Brides’ Atlans are my favorites but boy, does this hybrid Forsian come close to surpassing them. Just a note – if you couldn’t tell by the blurb, these are not a matched pair (Rogues so far have been chosen and not matched).
This fascinating universe that the author has built, just gets better and better. To perfectly explain how great this story is would require spoilers and I just can’t do that.
So,
Ivy – awesome, butt-kicking, broken, looking for revenge
Zenos – mouthwatering, controlling, terrified his bite will kill
Astra – 1/3 of the “good” rogue leaders and an inspiring character
And a guest appearance from a certain IC commander that really needs to get mated so, that his mate can kick his butt.
A riveting story that revolves around all of the characters different heartaches. As each character has to face their fears and desires, their struggles within cause more heartache. The relationships developed are strong and true.
Overall, this is one of the best books in the series (it is even better than some of the Atlans that I adore, but don’t tell them, as I love those giant teddy bears).
To be totally honest – Grace Goodwin is one of a handful of authors that I will drop whatever I am
currently reading (even if it is a promised ARC) so that I can read one of her new releases. Her characters are well fleshed, the world building is fantastic, and the plots just draw you in.