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Slave (The Cat Star Chronicles)
Cheryl Brooks

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 466 KB

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 1, 2008)
Read 2/4 and 2/5

Description:
Book one of The Cat Star Chronicles
Captain Jacinth “Jack” Rutland has been searching the galaxy for her kidnapped sister, Ranata, for six long, fruitless years. Tired, bitter, and avoiding romance out of necessity, Jack's quest has brought her to a planet where all women are enslaved, and to rescue her sister, she must first find a man to pose as her own master.

In desperation, she buys Carkdacund “Cat” Tshevnoe, an exotic feline native of the planet Zetith who was enslaved following the war which destroyed his homeworld. Granting him his freedom, Jack enlists Cat's aid, vowing to keep her own feelings for him at bay until her sister is safe.

But Cat is much more than she bargained for. Powerfully seductive and deadly attractive, Cat is living proof that the true reason for the destruction of Zetith had far more to do with love than with war. . . . CherylBrooksOnline.com

Passion-Level: Sizzling
Cliche-Level: much other than the knowledge that in SciFi Romance the Sci-Fi can go wherever but the romance means at least two people will be hooking up.
Age Range: Adults only

An original story with two main characters who fall in love. That is no spoiler or surprise—it's a romance novel in a Sci-fi format. Some fighting, cursing, quite a bit of sex, and some kindness and compassion thrown in. Cat is a slave at auction on a stinky planet. Captain Jack "Jacinth,"a human is searching the Galaxy for her enslaved sister. The planet she tracks her to is a place where all women are slaves and must be chained to a man in public. So, she needs a man she trusts for what could be very dangerous. She finds "Cat" a Zetithian in a slave auction, he is filthy, naked, and partially feline. For all that intro, most of the rest of the book is filled with action and not usually the fighting kind.

Brooks builds a complex interplanetary culture. Sometimes I felt her a bit over-descriptive. But her description of Cat's anatomy is quite perfect as is his anatomy. Jack is a tough nut to crack, doesn't feel confident in her looks and has a deep history of being misused by men. But you will enjoy how Cat purrs his way into her heart and other less metaphoric bodies. But Brooks builds their characters nicely with a lot of verbal interaction.

In the end, the story is touching, a happily ever after we don't always find in Sci-fi.

One thing Brooks brings up is why a space-faring society uses horses and feet instead of technology, a weirdness often witnessed and wondered about in video Sci-Fi. What do we call that, SpacePunk?
This is a fun read—I enjoyed it