Regina lost her husband
four years ago. Now she lives a solitary life—by choice. But her preferences
are tossed aside when an unseen force drops her into a remote jungle. There,
a mysterious band of handsome, athletic men are waiting to show
her that the woman who takes on their tribe has no chance to remain
lonely...or unsatisfied. Enlisted as the group's
"Wikomsette" or "Wife", her emotional and physical
desires are at first resurrected, then fulfilled.
Eight men, but only one
will truly claim her heart. Niku, the leader, is the first
to re-awaken desire in Regina. Brannon, second in command
is the most stunningly beautiful man she has ever seen, but
his sweet talking may only lead to another heartbreak. Most
of the other men could win her over as well, with some exceptions,
such as Ax, who infuriates her mind as strongly as he melts her
body.
Maneuvering her way through the tribe emotionally, is not Regina's only concern. Kept in the dark about who they are and what their mission is, leaves her to consider several theories. Could they be covert military men? Aliens? Part of a secret cult? Eventually she will learn not only the shocking truth of who they are, but that she may play a much bigger role in the mission than any of them could have guessed, changing forever the course of her life, and of all life on Earth.
Maneuvering her way through the tribe emotionally, is not Regina's only concern. Kept in the dark about who they are and what their mission is, leaves her to consider several theories. Could they be covert military men? Aliens? Part of a secret cult? Eventually she will learn not only the shocking truth of who they are, but that she may play a much bigger role in the mission than any of them could have guessed, changing forever the course of her life, and of all life on Earth.
This is
one of those books where I have complete complete mixed emotions about it. After reading the blurb of this book several
times to make sure I don’t give any spoilers away, I think there might be some
small ones. If that is so, I am really
sorry!
So we
have Regina, who travels somewhere, she doesn’t know where at first, and is met
by a group of men. After getting jiggy
with some of the men, and yes she does that right away, she finds out that she
is the “wife” of 7 men. All of whom it
is her job to “service” and they will take care of her during her time with
them. Ok now let’s think about this, she
is taken from her house to what could be a different planet, and is told she
has to have sex with 7 different men. To
me, that sounds like she is told if you don’t have sex with these men willing,
you will still have to have sex with them. (I don’t agree with that.) And yes, there are scenes of rape that happen
in this story.
As you
get further into the story, it starts to get more interesting as Regina starts
helping them out with their jobs.
Granted they still aren’t telling her where she is, or even what they
are doing their jobs for, it was still fun to read about that stuff. There were some parts of the story that were
extremely interesting, and there were some parts that felt like they were
dragged on for longer than they needed to be.
When it
came to the ending of the book though, I felt like it was really rushed. I was hoping for more about what had
“happened” but I felt like there wasn’t enough told about it.
Overall,
this was a good read!
The doctor was gentle but, through
Ax, asked a thousand questions about my health history. He pulled a number of things I’d never seen
before out of his bag. Ax told me the
doctor’s instruments were for taking and testing samples of my tissues and
fluids. That information was
nerve-racking, but other than some mild discomfort, the examination wasn’t
painful. Brannon held my hand during the
pelvic exam. I told myself to pull away
from him but couldn’t. Ax looked on from
the side with an unreadable expression.
“The doctor wants to know how many
sexual partners you’ve had?” Ax eventually asked.
“Five,” I said, concentrating on a
spot on the ceiling. The clear gel
created odd distortions and shapes as the light reflected off it.
“Plus three more now, eh?” said Ax.
“No. I mean, two, up until yesterday.”
A few seconds of silence
passed. I glanced sideways at Ax’s
dumbstruck expression. Then he must have
repeated what I’d told him, because after he spoke in the other language, the
doctor and Brannon looked at me with surprise.
Brannon jumped up and ranted
loudly, first at one man, then the other, and then at no one in
particular. The doctor seemed to be
trying to reason with him. Ax remained
silent and motionless.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
By way of reply, Ax shook his head,
his expression vacant as he stared at the floor.
The doctor spoke to At. Brannon sat back down, hands in his hair,
muttering under his breath.
Ax’s voice was monotone when he
spoke again. “Your exam is over. Dr. Sebastian says you are in good health and
will be capable of fulfilling your purpose here.”
“And what is that? Just what the hell is that supposed to
be? I don’t even know how I got here,
but I want to go home. You can’t make me
stay!”
In a tone full of irony, Ax
replied, “Can’t make you stay? Woman,
the fact is, even if we wanted to, we couldn’t make you go.”
Emerald
Lavere is a forty-something wife, mother, dancer, singer, writer, lover of
comic book heroes and heroines, good dark chocolates (especially with liquor in
them), and many different flavors of art, books, and men!
A fan of
just about every genre, she aims to write stories that contain something her
readers will find sweet, and something surprising as well. If hot, explicit,
sexual encounters happen to be included in those stories, well, it's really not
her fault. She is only recording the facts of what happens in the alternate
universes, that the voices in her head tell her about. Often the voices won't
shut up until their stories have been told, so really, what else can she do?
Living in
Southern California with her family and a fluffy dog she met at the local
shelter, Ms. Lavere enjoys time with her family, reading, and walks. A former
professional performer, she now dances for fun whenever possible, and sings
often, and loudly, in her car. When she has alone time and is not working on
her writing, she enjoys watching old Smallville episodes, because hot damn,
there are some fine ass men on that show.
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