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Terrified, and
in fear for her life after her husband, an undercover cop, is killed, Melanie Ross
has nowhere to hide.
A squadron from
a far planet visiting Earth on a reconnaissance survey prepares to leave,
without one of their members who is dying of a virus. Irena must
remain on Earth, so seeks a replacement to take her craft back to the other
side of the Universe. Seeing Melanie’s predicament she offers her an escape. Reluctantly
Melanie agrees.
Conquering her fears, she must learn to live among a superior
race on Qindaga.
Reve,
commander of the star ship circling their planet, bears an inexplicable
resemblance to her dead husband. Passion flares amid the stars, but can love
with an alien flourish?
Alone! Alone! Alone!
Like a bizarre chant the one word
reverberated in Melanie’s brain.
Sorrow, like a great weight,
pressed down on her, making her heart feel as if it was being crushed.
“I can’t say how sorry I am.” Pete
Marchant took her arm, as together, they walked along the stark corridor of the
morgue—their footsteps echoing off the walls.
Melanie shuddered, almost tripping
as another wave of sickness swept over her, and he tightened his hold. Shaking
her head, she stared mutely up at the man at her side. Pete had been Chris’s
partner for the last three years.
This wasn’t happening. It would
prove to be a terrible nightmare, and soon she would wake to find her life as
it was just a few hours ago. Comfortable, if not exciting.
But she had just seen her dead
husband, so wasn’t in the midst of a dreadful dream.
“I…I have to sit down.” Her legs
threatened to give way and she wavered. Pete led her to a wooden bench. “What
am I going to do?” she wailed, running shaking fingers through her hair—hair
she guessed was unkempt.
“I’ll help all I can, Mel. Chris
was my best friend as well as my partner. You know that.” Pete squeezed her
hand. Melanie barely felt it; she was too numb.
“Yes, I know.” Melanie tried for a
smile, but her face felt like a piece of cardboard. She doubted she’d ever
smile again.
“H…how did it happen? The Chief
said he was fished out of the bay.” Choking back another sob, she bit hard on
her lower lip. It was as numb as the rest of her. Except for her heart. That
organ felt as if it was being cut in two. “My God!”
Although they’d done a good job of
cleaning him up, Chris’s handsome face was a mess. Those bastards must have
done him over well, before dumping him.
“How will I sleep nights thinking
how he must have suffered before he died?” Barely aware of Pete’s arm about her
shoulders, Melanie buried her face in her hands. “I can’t believe this.” She
moaned on another shuddering sob.
“I know how you feel.” His voice
was threaded with bitterness. “They won’t get away with it. You can depend on
that.”
From tear-heavy eyes Melanie lifted
her face to stare at him. “Do you have any idea w
ho it was?” she asked in a
whisper.
“Oh yes.” His normally soft eyes
took on a flinty coldness and his jaw was clenched so tight she could almost
hear his teeth grinding. “We’d been working undercover for months on this case.
I’ll carry on though. Don’t worry. We’ll catch the monsters.” He squeezed her
hand again. “Chris won’t have died in vain. Have no fear.”
Fear in her heart Melanie stared at
him. “Please be careful,” she pleaded with trembling lips, gripping his arm.
“You have Lucy and the kids to think of. I don’t want them to have to go
through what I’m going through right now.”
“I will.” Pete glanced about,
frowning. “Look, I hate to leave you like this, but I have to go. Will you be
all right now? One of the boys will give you a lift home. Ah, here’s Jackson.
He’ll look after you.” Pete signalled to the blank-faced policeman who stood
just inside the double glass doors at the end of the corridor. “Make sure Mrs.
Ross gets home safe and sound, won’t you,” he called. The policeman nodded.
“I’ll come and see you tomorrow,
all right? Try and get some sleep.” Pete gave her a look packed with sorrow
before handing her into Jackson’s care.
"This
is a strong outer space romance starring two delightful star-crossed lovers
(literal & figurative). The story line is loaded with earthly and solar
action. The support cast enables the audience to understand decisions made
especially those by Melanie. Tricia McGill provides readers with a cogent
romantic science fiction that is sure to gain her fans from both genres. Great
Futuristic Romance."
Harriet
Klausner The Best Reviews
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