RHONE

Fated mates join a mission to exact revenge on bad guys in this erotic SF novel.

Independent “carrier” Leslie Lunalieah “Luna” Griffith returns to her home planet of Coka Tau with bad news for her uncle Istan Slay Valurieas, the commander of a security organization known as the Northern Dimension of the Order, or “the Ord.” His son—Luna’s cousin and business partner Sparrow—has been murdered by the criminal Pong Vicious, and now it’s time for vengeance. Luna also runs into Rhone Restich, an Ord fighter who last saw Luna when she was very young. Now he sees Luna as a bedazzling, “sexy-as-fuck warrior goddess” whom he’s desperate to bed; he also wants to claim her as his soul mate, or “Mate en Fatis,” by using his fangs to inject her with a mating venom that will link him with her for life. As for Luna, she’s been in love with Rhone for as long as she can remember, and now she appreciates his highly charged sex appeal. However, they must put their immediate lust aside, somewhat, to team up with other fighters to suss out Pong’s motives and get justice for Sparrow’s murder. Danger, action, hot sex, and true love ensue as the characters unravel several mysteries. Over the course of her second novel, Morrissey employs alternating first-person chapters that let readers see the vulnerabilities lurking beneath the main players’ ultra-badass personas. Rhone may be hypermasculine, for example, but he shows a caring side and an appreciation for Luna’s subtler qualities, such as the fact that her hair smells like “fresh rain and wildflowers.” The highly explicit sex scenes are varied and well described, and the action sequences have vivid, visceral impact throughout. Morrissey's compelling, fast-paced plot keeps the blood (and venom) flowing to the end.

A high-octane, entertaining adventure that’s packed with sex, violence, and humor.