Title: From The Back Of The Book:
Careening out of control in her fighter jet is only the start of the wildest ride of Jasmine's life; spinning wildly in an airplane is nothing like the loss of equilibrium she feels when she lands. There, in a half-dream, Jas sees a man more powerfully compelling than any sheís ever encountered. Though his words are foreign, his touch is familiar, baffling her mind even as he touches her soul. But who is he? Is he, too, a downed pilot? Is that why he lies in the desert sand beneath a starry Arabian sky? The answers burn in his mysterious golden eyes, in his thoughts that become hers as he holds out his hand and requests her aid.
This man has crossed many miles to find her, to offer her a heaven that she might otherwise never know, and love is only one of the many gifts of . . . The Star King.
REVIEW...
On Earth, Lieutenant Jasmine Boswell is a fighter pilot struggling
for her life after being mistakenly shot down by friendly fire. On
Balkanor, Romlijhian (Rom) B’kah, has also been shot down
and is dying of radiation poisoning. These two meet in a vision
that helps sustain them until help appears. Twenty years later,
even tho she has been divorced and has grown children, Jasmine is
still
haunted by the vision she believes is a dream. Rom is also haunted,
but believes the vision is reality and hunts for Jasmine through the
universe.
Rom’s world exploded when he
sustained a serious injury from a blast which tears a
hole in his protective suit, allowing radiation to
invade his body. As Rom realizes that his ability to
perform his major function as his father’s heir is
slipping away with his only brother dead, he too prays
for death. But it is not to be, this is when he has his vision. In his world all are very fair, but this woman
has black hair and is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and she will not
let him slip away to the afterworld. Just when he
thinks he’s found heaven, she is taken away. There is
only one thing left to do, destroy his enemy and
return home. This he does but upon return he finds
that his one moment of heavenly bliss has cost him
everything. Rejected by his father and his people he
buries his pain and becomes an independent trader of
goods.
They find each other again after twenty years and the fight is on to save the known universe. I really liked this story but the ending seemed a little rushed.
It seemed to me as if Ms. Grant was trying to wrap up
all the loose ends in the last chapter. Still it was an
excellent read and I'll be waiting for THE STAR PRINCE
due out in 2001.
Reviewed by Jo
A Little Romance
