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Slave

"Hot, dangerous, and sexy.”
--Candace Havens, author of Charmed & Deadly


“I found him in the slave market on Orpheseus Prime, and even on such a god-forsaken planet as that one, their treatment of him seemed extreme.”

He may be the last of a species whose sexual talents were the envy of the galaxy.

Cat is an enslaved warrior from a race with a feline gene that gives him awesome beauty, fearsome strength, and sensuality and sexual prowess unmatched by any other males in the universe. Even filthy, chained, and beaten, he gives off an aura of power and virility and his feline gene gives him a special aura.

Jacinth is an intergalactic trader on a rescue mission and she needs a man she can trust with her life.

She has spent years pursuing her kidnapped sister from planet to planet. Now her quest leads her to a place where all the women are slaves. “Jack” needs a slave of her own—one who can masquerade as her master.

Enmeshed in a tangle of deception, lust, and love, they must elude a race of violent killers and together forge a bond stronger than any chains.

“A sexy adventure with a hero you can't resist!”
— Candace Havens, author of Charmed & Deadly

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Excerpt

Excerpt

Excerpt from Chapter 1

I FOUND HIM IN THE SLAVE MARKET ON ORPHESEUS Prime, and even on such a godforsaken planet as that one, their treatment of him seemed extreme. But then again, perhaps he was an extreme subject, and the fact that there was a slave market at all was evidence of a rather backward society. Slave markets were becoming extremely rare throughout the galaxy—the legal ones, anyway.

I hitched my pack higher on my shoulder and adjusted my respirator, though even with the benefit of ultrafiltration, the place still stank to high heaven. How a planet as eternally hot and dry as this one could have ever had anything on it that could possibly rot and get into the air to cause such a stench was beyond me. Most dry climates don’t support a lot of decay or fermentation, but Orpheseus was different from any desert planet I’d ever had the misfortune to visit. It smelled as though at some point all of the vegetation and animal life forms had died at once and the odor of their decay had become permanently embedded in the atmosphere.

Shuddering as a wave of nausea hit me, I walked casually closer to the line of wretched creatures lined up for pre-auction inspection, but even my unobtrusive move wasn’t lost on the slave owners who were bent on selling their wares.

“Come closer!” a ragged beast urged me in a rasping, unpleasant voice as he gestured with a bony arm.

I eyed him with distaste, thinking that this thing was just ugly enough to have caused the entire planet to smell bad, though I doubted he’d been there long enough to do it. On the other hand, he didn’t seem to be terribly young. Okay, so older than the hills might have been a little closer to the mark. Damn, maybe he was responsible, after all!

“I have here just what you have been seeking!” he said. “Help to relieve you of your burden! This one is strong and loyal and will serve you well.”

I glanced dubiously at the small-statured critter there before me, and its even smaller slave. “I don’t think so,” I replied, thinking that the weight of my pack alone would probably have crushed the poor little thing’s tiny bones to powder. I know that looks can often be deceiving, but this thing looked to me like nothing more than an oversized grasshopper. Its bulbous red eyes regarded me with an unblinking and slightly unnerving stare.

“Its eyes give me the creeps, anyway,” I added. “I need something that looks more…humanoid.”

Dismissing them with a wave, I glanced around at the others, noting that, of the group, there were only two slaves being offered that were even bipedal: one reminded me of a cross between a cow and a chimpanzee, and the other, well, the other was the one who had first caught my eye—possibly because out of all the slaves there, he was the one seeming to require the most restraint, and also because he was completely naked.

I studied him out of the corner of my eye, noting that the other prospective buyers seemed to be giving him a wide berth. His owner, an ugly Cylopean—and Cylopeans are all ugly, but this one would have stood out in a crowd of them—was exhorting the masses to purchase his slave.

“Come!” he shouted in heavily accented Standard Tongue, “my slave is strong and will serve you well. I part with him only out of extreme financial need, for he is as a brother to me, and it pains me greatly to lose him.”

His pain wasn’t as great as the slave’s, obviously. I eyed the Cylopean skeptically. Surely he couldn’t imagine that anyone would have suspected that his “brother” would require a genital restraint in order to drag him to the market to part him from his current master!

Rolling my eyes with disdain, I muttered, “Go ahead and admit it. You’re selling him because you can’t control him.”

“Oh, no, my good sir!” the Cylopean exclaimed, seemingly aghast at my suggestion. “He is strong! He is willing! He is even intelligent!”

I stifled a snicker. The slave was obviously smart enough to have this one buffaloed, I thought, chuckling to myself as it occurred to me that no one around here would even know what a buffalo was, let alone the euphemism associated with the animal.

I blew out a breath hard enough to fog the eye screen on my respirator. Damn, but I was a long way from home! Earth was at least five hundred long light-years away. How the hell had I managed to end up here, searching for a lost sister whom I sometimes suspected of not wanting to be found? I’d followed her trail from planet to planet for six years now, and had always been just a few steps behind her. I was beginning to consider giving up the search, but the memory of the terror in her wild blue eyes as she was torn from my arms on Dexia Four kept me going.

And now, she had been—or so I’d been informed— taken to Statzeel, a planet where all women were slaves and upon which I didn’t dare set foot, knowing that I, too, would become enslaved. The denizens of Statzeel would undoubtedly not make the same mistake that the slave trader had, for I was most definitely female, and, as such, vulnerable to the same fate that had befallen my lovely little sister. That I wasn’t the delicate, winsome creature Ranata was wouldn’t matter, for a female on Statzeel was a slave by definition. Free women simply did not exist there.

Which was why I needed a male slave of my own. One to pose as my owner—one that I could trust to a certain extent, though I was beginning to believe that such a creature couldn’t possibly exist, and certainly not on Orpheseus Prime! I was undoubtedly wasting my time, I thought as I looked back at the slave. He was tall, dirty, and probably stank every bit as much as his owner did. I was going to have to check the filter in that damn respirator—either that or go back and beat the shit out of the scheming little scoundrel who’d taken me for ten qidnits when he sold it to me. I should have simply stolen it, but getting myself in trouble with what law there was on that nasty little planet wouldn’t have done either my sister, or myself, a lick of good.

As I glanced at the man standing there before me, he raised his head ever so slightly to regard me out of the corner of one glittering, obsidian eye. Something passed between us at that moment—something almost palpable and real—making me wonder if the people of his race might have had psychic powers of some kind. That he was most definitely not human was quite evident, though at first glance he might have appeared to be, and could possibly have passed for one to the uneducated. There weren’t many humans this far out for comparison, which was undoubtedly why I’d been able to get wind of Ranata’s whereabouts from time to time. She seemed to have left a lasting impression wherever she was taken.

Just as this slave would do, even with the upswept eyebrows that marked him as belonging to some other alien world. His black, waving hair hung to his waist, though matted and dirty and probably crawling with vermin. I had no doubt that his owner hadn’t lied when he had said that the slave was strong, for he was collared and shackled—hand, foot, and genitals. I’d been through many slave markets in my search, but I’d rarely seen any slave who was bound the way this one was, which spoke not only of strength, but also of a belligerent, and probably untrainable, nature. The muscles were all right there to see, and while they were not overly bulky— appearing, instead, to be more tough and sinewy—their level of strength was unquestionable.

This man had seen some rough work and even rougher treatment, for jagged scars laced his back and a long, straight scar sliced across his left cheekbone as though it had been made with a sword. He had a piercing in his penis, which appeared to have been done recently, for the ring through it was crusted over with dried blood.

Reviews

Reviews

The Romantic Times MObley Susan
Futuristic
SLAVE
Cheryl Brooks
3 stars SCORCHER

Brooks presents a nice futuristic story with some interesting worlds and aliens in this Cat Star Chronicles offering. Fascinating world customs, a bit of a mystery and the relationship between the hero and heroine make this a very sensual romance. Though some explanations are repetitious, the hero is quite interesting, and the heroine a strong, independent woman.
Summary: In search of the sister who was kidnapped six years ago, Jacinth has trailed her to Statzeel, where all women are slaves. To go there, she needs someone she can trust to pose as her owner. Jacinth chooses a slave, Cat, planning to free him in return for his cooperation. But when they reach Statzeel, enemies from his past turn up. And things on this world are not as they appear, especially where her sister is concerned. (Sourcebooks, Apr.,
384 pp., $6.99)

Night Owl Reviews Tammie King
Title: The Cat Star Chronicles: Slave
Author: Cheryl Brooks
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Hearts: 4/5
Reviewer: Tammie
Date: 3/20/2008
Online: http://www.nightowlromance.com/nightowlromance/reviews/Review.asp?ReviewId=1433

Do you like cats, far off worlds and sensual beings? If so, you are in for a real treat with the first book in The Cat Star Chronicles. The first book is Slave and it’s by Cheryl L. Brooks. Cheryl has a wonderful imagination and will sweep you into a brand new reality where Jacinth, an earth woman meets Cat. Cat is from a race of beings that have basically been eradicated. He is a very sensual being and also headstrong.

Jacinth has been searching for her kidnapped sister for a long time and believes that her sister is now on a planet where all females are enslaved to men. While Jacinth is a tough woman and can do anything on her own she knows she must find a dependable man to pretend she is his slave. She knows no one like that as she has been traveling all alone in her plane and is now in a far off galaxy. After taking a look at the slaves for sale, not that she ever wanted to purchase one, she finds Cat to be to her liking. She purchases him and frees him. Together they go in search of Jacinth’s sister. Will they find that they have a connection? Can an earth woman find happiness in the arms of a man who has finely found freedom? Will the goons who destroyed Cat’s world fling a wrench into the mix?

Cheryl L. Brooks brought the scents and smells of a far off galaxy to life. Not just the good ones, but also the bad ones. As the book begins you are thrown into a suffocating new world that just reeks and I felt Jacinth’s pain at even having to get a whiff of the place. Both Jacinth and Cat were wonderful characters that I rooted for the whole way through. I look forward to seeing where the series goes next. If you are seeking something different, where your imagination can soar then check out Slave. The only thing I would have changed was the ending a bit, but I don’t want to mention how that all transpired. Overall, A wonderful book that I got yanked into. Can’t wait for the next one!

Darque Reviews Kimberly Swan
Slave
The Cat Star Chronicles, Book One
Cheryl L. Brooks
Sourcebooks – Casablanca
April 1, 2008
ISBN# 978-1-4022-1192-8

For the past six years Jacinth has traveled from planet to plant searching for her kidnapped sister, Ranata. Believing that she’s been taken to Statzeel, a planet where all women are slaves, Jacinth poses as a man to purchase a slave of her own to act as her master. This will allow her the freedom to search for her sister without being taken as a slave herself.

Cat was taken as a slave at a young age, and has been in servitude all of his adult years. Back on the slave market he’s bought and freed by Jacinth, but he’s unwilling to leave the woman who showed him such kindness. Born on a planet that no longer exists, and possibly the last of his race, Cat has no home to return to as a free man.

Tracking down Ranata will be a dangerous journey for Jacinth and Cat. What they’ll find along the way will threaten their future and tie them together in ways they never dared hope for.

Slave is the first story in The Cat Star Chronicles. After spending years searching for her sister alone, Jacinth finds the help and companionship she needs in Cat. Theirs is a relationship built on trust and survival that will quickly grow to more. Ms. Brooks creates a detailed sci-fi world and sends her characters on a journey to alien planets in their search. This is an erotic romance with a creative plot, and while I usually enjoy a first person narrative it was difficult to get through in this story. The protagonist’s internal dialog is peppered with exclamations that seemed unnecessary, and in the end I was unable to establish a connection with her. The character that did capture my attention was Cat. He’s intriguing, sweet and sexy. The next installment in the Cat Star Chronicles, Warrior, is currently due to release in October 2008.

Bella Online Elizabeth Darrach
Slave

Hello, and welcome back! I’m still digging through the stack of April books here on my desk, and have several waiting to share with you, as well as a few that will only merit a listing in the forum rather than a full review.

This time out, I have debut author Cheryl L. Brooks with Slave (Sourcebooks). Jacinth didn’t mean to buy herself a sexy slave. She’s just working her way through the galaxies trying to find her kidnapped sister. But she can’t let Cat suffer his abusive master any longer, nor can she take the chance that the next person he’s offered to will be any better than his current owner. But she intends just to free him and be on her way to the next place to look for her sister, not to keep him with her, teasing her into a physical relationship with him. And certainly not into an emotional relationship with him. No, no, no. But of course, Cat, despite having been enslaved now for many years, is still a strong man, and he doesn’t take defeat well. Not that he intends to be defeated in this matter between them. Nor will he be: Jacinth is his, in all ways, and it’s only a matter of time before she sees the truth of it. For fantasy readers, this may be just the thing. They travel on different worlds, with devices and abilities not possible here. The story is told in first person, though, which rather put me off from the start. If you’re looking for erotica, well, you might be disappointed, since this one actually has some romance along with all the steamy sex. But if you’re looking for a different sort of paranormal romance with plenty of heat, you may want to pick this one up and check it out further. It was an intriguing read, even for me, and I have no doubt that some of you will fall quickly in love with Cat and even be sorry to see the end of their story. This one’s earned three and a half of Cupid’s five arrows.


Until next time, happy reading!

Word Candy
Brooks presents a nice futuristic story with some interesting worlds and aliens in this Cat Star Chronicles offering. Fascinating world customs, a bit of a mystery and the relationship between the hero and heroine make this a very sensual romance… the hero is quite interesting, and the heroine a strong, independent woman. The Romantic Times

If you are seeking something different, where your imagination can soar then check out Slave… A wonderful book that I got yanked into. Can’t wait for the next one! Night Owl Reviews

This is an erotic romance with a creative plot! Darque Reviews

If you’re looking for a different sort of paranormal romance with plenty of heat, you may want to pick this one up and check it out further. It was an intriguing read… I have no doubt that some of you will fall quickly in love with Cat and even be sorry to see the end of their story. Bella Online

If you’re willing to check all notions about political correctness and good taste at the door, Brooks’s novel offers plenty of campy, X-rated fun. Word Candy

Just Erotic Reviews Francesca Hayne
Title: The Cat Star Chronicles 1: Slave
Author: Cheryl Brooks
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publisher URL: www.sourcebooks.com
Reviewer: Francesca Hayne
Rating: 4 Stars
Heat level: H

For the past six years, Jacinth has been diligently searching for her kidnapped sister. Her last tip directed her to Statzeel, a world in which all women are considered slaves. Before she can begin searching on the planet, Jacinth must find a man willing to accompany her as her master. While looking for a good candidate, Jacinth comes across a severely mistreated cat-like man, who is up for sale on the slave market. Can she trust him enough to help her find her sister or will he in turn sell her as a slave on Statzeel?

The first book in the Cat Star Chronicles series, Slave has unique characters, an imaginative host of alien creatures, and a slew of romance. Written in the first person, the storyline is laced with humor and plenty of twentieth century idioms to lend a sense of joviality to the plot. Although Jacinth’s slang left me often laughing aloud, towards the latter end of the book it felt as though it was a little too much of a good thing. At times, I felt that the internal dialogue was overly lengthy and slowed down the moment of the story. If it hadn’t been for this, I would have rated this book a half point higher, because on the whole, I greatly enjoyed this book. What I particularly found amazing was that this isn’t the type of a futuristic story where the author states it’s based on science fiction. Instead, this story has a detailed world and society building, all of which enrich and stimulate the plot. Jacinth is a strong and willful woman. I enjoyed her strength of will, as well as her hidden kind-heartedness. Cat is loving, caring and above all, a survivor. I typically enjoy an alpha male but I found myself loving Cat. He is both genuinely considerate and more than willing to show his desire for Jacinth. The sex scenes are ingenious, with creative alien abilities that heighten the sexual tension. Although there are instances of sex in public places, it was gracefully written. One bizarre scene was fanciful and odd but lightened the sexual scene. Overall, this exciting and imaginative plot kept me hooked to the story. I would recommend it to those readers looking for an amusing and inventive futuristic world.

Francesca Hayne
Just Erotic Romance Reviews

The Book Binge Ames
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Slave by Cheryl Brooks


Book Description:


He may be the last of a species whose sexual talents were the envy of the galaxy.

Cat is an enslaved warrior from a race with a feline gene that gives him awesome beauty, fearsome strength, and sensuality and sexual prowess unmatched by any other males in the universe. Even filthy, chained, and beaten, he gives off an aura of power and virility.

Jacinth is an intergalactic trader on a rescue mission.
She has spent years pursuing her kidnapped sister from planet to planet. Now her quest leads her to a place where all the women are slaves. "Jack" needs a slave of her own—one who can masquerade as her master.

Enmeshed in a tangle of deception, lust and love, they must elude a race of violent killers out to destroy Cat, and together forge a bond stronger than any chains.
Slave, Cheryl Brooks debut novel, is an interesting mix of galactic roadtrip/rescue mission and romance. It starts with "Jack" (Jacinth) needing to buy a slave so she can rescue her sister. Jack’s sister is being held on a planet where the men are in charge and they literally lead women around on chains. And Jack needs to find someone to be her "master" that she can trust. So she decides on the most humanoid slave up for sale.

"Cat" (Carkacund Tshevnoe) is Zetithian-similar to humans, but with feline-ish features. A warrior, Cat has been enslaved for a very long time, and his masters have not been the most kind of creatures.

When Jack buys Cat, she tells him what’s up (rescuing her sister) and when he doesn’t respond, she quickly sets him free, gives him some money and goes back to her starship to figure out a new plan. But when Jack is attacked, Cat quickly comes to her rescue and Jack decides to bring him along on her mission.

From here, the story develops alongside their journey. And it’s a good story, if a wee bit long.

Slave is told from Jack’s point of view. And the dialog between Jack and Cat reveals a lot to Cat’s feelings, which is always a good thing. Stories are sometimes hampered by only hearing the main character’s inner thoughts, but Cat is a very straightforward kind of guy. That was interesting. And Jack’s an interesting character as well. She’s grown up as the older sister to a very beautiful sibling. So she doesn’t value herself as a woman. She’s afraid to open up to Cat because she feels that once he meets her sister, he’ll want to be with her sister. So she’d rather not set herself up for heartache. And Jack is most of all a practical character. My kind of gal.

There’s also an interesting relationship between Jack and Cat. She bought him, but then set him free. But he still feels like he belongs to her. And then they go to a planet where Cat is seen as the Master and Jack the slave...but Jack is still the master although Cat is no longer a slave. LOL The dynamics are fun, if nothing else.

I enjoyed how the story played out, but it did drag a little in the middle. 4 out 5.

This book is available from Sourcebooks. You can buy it here or here.

Alyssa’s Book Blog Alyssa
I’ve enjoyed futuristics for years, so I was intrigued by the description of Cheryl Brooks’ debut, Slave.

He may be the last of his species . . . whose sexual talents were the envy of the galaxy. Even filthy, chained, and beaten his feline gene gives him a special aura.

Jacinth is on a rescue mission . . . and she needs a man she can trust with her life.

Enmeshed in a tangle of deception, lust, and love, they must elude a race of violent killers and together forge a bond stronger than any chains.

Slave is a lighter read than I expected it would be, given the subject matter. This isn’t a bad thing—Jack (Jacinth) has a distinctive voice filled with humor (if a bit too heavy on exclamation points). Here are a few examples.

I also wondered what he would do once we found Ranata and his obligation to me was fulfilled. Would he take his forty credits and disappear, or would he follow me home like a stray dog? It was probably better for everyone if our ways parted—although if he truly wanted to stay with me and would keep on rubbing my neck like that . . . I might just decide to keep him.

and

I found that I truly liked having Cat no more than a chain’s length away from me—although we were usually even closer than that. Cat either held my hand or had his arm around me for most of the journey that day, and I didn’t even get annoyed by the pack-droid’s singing. It was then that I decided that whoever designed the damn thing must have been in love—who else could stand it?

Brooks has a knack for world building. I got a kick out of all the different devices and substances Jack uses; as a trader, she is always looking for something she can sell.

The planet where Jack believes her sister is being held is a revealing one—literally. Men and women wear strategic clothing designed for easy access. This results in some humorous moments. One in particular as they consider how to ride horses in the clothes. Another scene, this one in a restaurant, struck me as distasteful rather than amusing, but other opinions may vary.

The light tone seems incongruous at times, such as when we learn the story behind the disappearance of Jacinth’s sister. It’s discussed but glossed over in a way that doesn’t feel true to the experience. (I don’t want to say more to avoid giving spoilers.) Cat’s enslavement is handled with more realism.

The romance was nice, although I would have liked to see Cat’s point of view. Aside from his enslavement and his growing feelings for Jack, he remains somewhat enigmatic.

Ultimately, Slave rates 3 out of 5. It’s an interesting tale best not taken too seriously. I’m intrigued enough to seek out the next installment of the series.

Romantic Times Susan Mobley
Futuristic

SLAVE

Cheryl Brooks

3 stars SCORCHER



Brooks presents a nice futuristic story with some interesting worlds and

aliens in this Cat Star Chronicles offering. Fascinating world customs, a

bit of a mystery and the relationship between the hero and heroine make this

a very sensual romance. Though some explanations are repetitious, the hero

is quite interesting, and the heroine a strong, independent woman.

Summary: In search of the sister who was kidnapped six years ago, Jacinth

has trailed her to Statzeel, where all women are slaves. To go there, she

needs someone she can trust to pose as her owner. Jacinth chooses a slave,

Cat, planning to free him in return for his cooperation. But when they reach

Statzeel, enemies from his past turn up. And things on this world are not as

they appear, especially where her sister is concerned. (Sourcebooks, Apr.,

384 pp., $6.99)

Susan Mobley

Fresh Fiction Leanne Davis
Jacinth has spent years pursuing her sister after she was kidnapped from Earth by a race of beings called the Nedwuts. The Nedwuts are the refuse of the galaxy. If there is trouble, they are sure to be involved.

Jacinth learns that her sister has been taken to a planet on which the women are chained to their men. She has spent her years of searching making her way as a trader. She is on Orphesus Prime looking for a man who can get her onto Statzeel.

When she sees Cat, he is chained in a slave market. Not only is he chained at the ankles and wrists, but his genitals have been pierced and cuffed. She buys him for a song since his appearance is enough to frighten off many other buyers.

Jacinth and Cat barely make it off Orphesus Prime alive but he agrees to help Jacinth in her quest although, he has trouble believing her promise to free him. His attraction to her is obvious since he is naked when she find him.

Cat is from a world which was destroyed by the Nedwuts. As far as he knows, he is the only survivor. His race had feline characteristics and their prowess as lovers is legendary. His ethereal beauty and Jacinth’s belief that he will fall in love with her Renata when he sees her, keep her from sleeping with him at first.

Their adventures on Statzeel will create a bond between the two which will endure for the rest of their lives.

Fans of Linnea Sinclair will be delighted to learn about a new author in the science fiction romance field. Ms. Brooks is much more frank about the sexual aspects of life and there are lots of them in this book. It borders on erotica but the humor lifts it to an inoffensive level. The story is told from the heroine’s unique perspective. While the reason for her travels is serious, Jacinth retains a sense of humor about her encounters with other species;it makes her a very interesting character. If you like a rollicking good time, pick this up and prepare yourself for a great ride

Angel in the Sickroom Edgar Vincent Bautista
Slave: The Cat Star Chronicles Review

Finally, after waiting for just a few days, I received my own copy of Cheryl Brook’s very first supernatural-romantic novel, Slave: The Cat Star Chronicles.

I thank Danielle, Ms. Brook’s lead publicist, for sending me a copy of Slave and I apologize that it took me a while before I could make my review. But here it goes.

I received my copy just before the day that I was scheduled to go to Manila and I have to say that it was great timing indeed because I now know that I have a great book to read whenever I’m bored or have nothing else to do.

Slave is nothing like the books that I have read before and this is very true indeed. Sure I am fond of reading supernatural stories but I have never encountered a work such as Slave that is very descriptive that I could actually see, feel, taste, smell, and hear what the protagonist of the novel, Jacinth, is experiencing!

The words used in this novel are so stimulating and so descriptive that it actually keeps you up all night and you are addicted to it and I find it hard to drop and leave the book because the urgency to know what happens next is so strong!

I also showed my friend the book and just by looking at the cover she knew immediately that the content is hot and spicy but as the saying goes, "Don’t judge a book by it’s cover!" She just read the first line and she was already hooked to it! No kidding! She has my book right now because she practically loved it and thanked me for lending it to her.

The novel is romantic in nature but I loved the way Ms. Brook’s incorporated witty jokes into it. The plot is very easy to understand and follow and Ms. Brooks makes it a point to discuss how things in the story came to be.

I am looking forward to reading the next installment of the Cat Star Chronicles: Warrior which I heard is going to be released this October 2008.

If you want to know more about Ms. Cheryl Brooks please check out my entry about her: A few Minutes with Cheryl Brooks.

Daily Interview
Cheryl Brooks, RN, BSN - Critical Care Nurse and Romance Novel Author
By Admin | May 29, 2008

Cheryl Brooks is a long-time ICU nurse and recent first author. Her romance novel Cat Star Chronicles: Slave has just been published.

Where are you from?

I’m originally from Louisville, Kentucky, but have lived on a farm in rural Indiana for the past 18 years.

Where did you go to school and what was your academic major?

I graduated from the Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1976 and then went back for my BSN at Indiana University, graduating in 1986.

Can you describe your career path from college to your current position?

I was a med/surg floor nurse after graduation in 1976 and then transferred to ICU in January 1977.

Since then, I’ve worked at 3 different hospitals, but my job has always been essentially the same. I could have gone into management, but have never had any interest in being anything other than a bedside critical care nurse.

Who is your favorite romance author?

Georgette Heyer. Even when the story had a dark side to it, her characters were always lively and likable, and there’s nearly always one that just makes me laugh out loud.

Plus, her heroes tended to be nice guys rather than jerks. They were usually rich, which never hurts, but were never the arrogant alpha male type, which is one thing I cannot stand!

What other areas of writing are you interested in writing?

Anytime there’s something that needs to be “written” in our unit, I get picked to do it!

I wrote a few nursing-related newspaper articles that were published in a local paper, which was fun. Once in a while I like to get up on my soap box and write an editorial.

Why a romance novel and not “serious” fiction?

I’m really not interested in “Serious Fiction,” or even serious romance; I’ve seen enough drama in my life as a nurse.

I’m looking for something a little more fun. If you read Slave looking for anything other than a good time, you’re missing the point.

What does your family think of your book and the more steamy episodes in it?

Not real sure how to answer that one. Most of my family don’t seem to be interested in romance novels at all, and the steamy episodes scare my son half to death!

What are you trying to do with your writing career? That is, is this just for fun or would you like to do it full-time?

I’d love to write full-time, but sometimes when the demands of writing are getting me down, I’m ready to go back to the hospital!

My friends are all there, and there’s nothing quite like having your support group around when you need to vent. Plus, some of the biggest fans of my writing are the people I work with.

What do you do to break through writer’s block?

I just keep on writing–it doesn’t matter what it is, just as long as it’s words.

Sometimes if I just let a character talk, the answer will come–or not! That’s the beauty of working on a computer; the rotten stuff can be gotten rid of very easily.

Now that you have written a book, how do you go about promoting it?

I do things like this interview. Also, the romance authors at Sourcebooks have two blog sites: http://wickedlyromantic.blogspot.com/ and http://casablancaauthors.blogspot.com/

Aside from that, there are book signings, guest blogs and good old word of mouth.

Plus, I will admit to going to the local bookstores to make sure that my book is on the shelf with the cover facing out! I’m not the only author who does that, either!

Do you let anybody read your manuscript drafts - your family, a writer’s group, etc.?

Prior to being published, all of my manuscripts got printed up, put in a box, and passed around the hospital.

The second book in my Cat Star Chronicles series, Warrior, has only been read by my editor. I like the idea that when it comes out, my friends won’t have read it yet, but I do miss getting their input.

There’s a drawback to that, though. When I first wrote Slave, there were some elements in it that I was asked to change when it was published–to the great displeasure of those who had read the original version.

I had to tone some things down a little, and they didn’t like that.

What advice would you give to someone just starting out in nursing?

If you are unsure of something, do not hesitate to ask questions. Remember that you are never alone.

There is always someone around to ask–like me who’s been at it for over 30 years. And, believe me, I ask plenty of questions myself.

What advice would you give to a someone just starting out in writing?

Keep at it. You will never be published if you don’t write. Write what you like and don’t hold anything back–believe me, you’ll get edited later on.

Understand that you will be rejected and ignored for a long time before you finally get the call.

And when you do finally get published and people start writing reviews, try not to let the negative comments get you down.

Take the ones you can use and learn from them and try to ignore the nasty ones as best you can.

There are people out there writing reviews of books whose only qualification is that they have access to a computer–which is something that my husband reminds me of on a daily basis.

Copyright 2008 DailyInterview.com

Deep Thoughts Lady Rhian
Sunday, June 01, 2008
The Cat Star Chronicles: Slave by Cheryl Brooks
Jacinth "Jack" Rutland is a space trader who is searching for her sister, stolen away from her seven years ago by an alien race called the Nedwuts, who look like a cross between lions and pigs. She has been tracking her sister since soon after her sister was stolen, and has found out she is on the planet Statzeel, a planet where all women are slaves, chained to the man who owns them and used for sexual pleasures whenever the man wishes.

Jacinth cannot even land on the planet without becoming a slave, so she needs to find a man she can trust to be her "master". In search of just such a man, she has come to the slave markets of Orpheseus, hoping to buy a slave of her own and free him so that he can pretend to be her master long enough to steal her sister away from Statzeel.

In the market, she sees a cat-man and thinks he could possibly be the one, but is confused when she finds herself wanting him for more than a role. His master won’t sell the slave to Jacinth early, but insists on waiting for the slave auction. She is irritated, but waits, and at the auction, since no one else bids on the cat-man, wins him for an absurdly low amount of money. The alien she buys him from is irritated, and stalks off as soon as she pays him.

Her new slave doesn’t believe her when she says she will free him after the job is done, so she simply gives him his freedom right there and then, along with about ten times what she paid for him, and walks off and leaves him. Later, the slave owner comes back and claims she stole the slave and he wants more money. He refuses to believe that she no longer has the cat-man and tries attacking her. The cat-man shows up and attacks his former master, and she is forced to kill the alien and flee with the cat-man, who she learns is named Carkdackund Tshevnoe, though she calls him "Cat".

She and Cat come to an understanding as she lets him use the shower and deals with his numerous wounds. He reveals that he was a soldier, and that his planet was destroyed as an act of war by the Nedwuts, though he cannot imagine why. Now free and clean, Cat is even more attractive to Jacinth, and he lives up to his nickname by being sensual and licking her as he naps on her bed. Jacinth is immensely attracted to him, and realizes she is already thinking of him as "her" Cat. But since her sister was abducted she hasn’t trusted men, as well as for the fact that she loses all control when she beds a man. None of the men she has been with has been worthy of her trust.

Once on Statzeel, Jacinth and Cat set themselves up as traders. Cat finds himself attracting much female interest on the planet, and Jacinth as well, with men being attracted by the fact that she is human, and also for her huge (to them) nose, which they find incredibly arousing, so much so that at a restaurant, men ask permission to rub their members across it, which makes them ejaculate. By the time she leaves, her nose and cheeks are sore, but they also make contact with an alien who knows where Jacinth’s sister Ranata is living.

The alien sells the location of Ranata, and also links Jacinth and Cat together, using some kind of secretions from his own body. Jacinth finds this incredibly repulsive, and ends up puking aquamarine slime all over herself. Cat brings her back to the ship and cleans her off, and promises to wait until she feels comfortable taking him as a lover.

The next day, they take off for where Ranata is living, but are attacked by a raiding party of Nedwuts on the way. Cat is able to kill two of them when they decide to attack and take the two prisoner, selling them as slaves, and the rest run away. They take the two Nedwuts’ horses for their own and continue on to the village where Ranata is living. Along the way, they become lovers, and Jacinth discovers Cat’s secret... that his bodily secretions have the ability to cause endless orgasms in a woman, which delights and amazes her to no end. Her usual inclination to lose all control when she makes love to a man is heightened by this ability, and soon all she wants to do is make love to her Cat, but knowledge of her sister’s fate pushes them on.

Ranata and Jacinth have a happy reunion, marred by the fact that Ranata doesn’t want to leave. Although she looks like a wreck, Ranata tells Jacinth that she would have wanted to leave before she was purchased by her current owner, Dantonio, but that he rescued her and is looking after her. She is also pregnant with his child and won’t leave him. Jacinth is surprised, and wonders why her sister would want to stay on a planet where she is a slave, until Renata and one of the older native women share the secret of Statzeel with Jacinth, which they tell her cannot be shared with any male, native or otherwise.

And then her Cat is kidnapped by more Nedwuts, and she must go find him and rescue him once again, before they can sell the man she loves into slavery once more.

I liked this book, but it is very clearly a first book on the part of the author. The writing style seemed a little raw and unfinished, as though the author wasn’t yet comfortable with writing, but the story is enjoyable and still manages to turn a situation the reader thinks he or she understands into one that is wildly different and completely enjoyable. I actually found myself laughing out loud when the truth of Statzeel’s society and social structure was revealed, and you probably will, too, as it is so completely unexpected.

I do recommend this book and will want to see further stories from this writer as I am interested in seeing how her personal writing style develops.

Romance Junkies Natasha Smith
Jacinth “Jack” Rutland is on a mission to find her missing sister. Having searched for years, she finally receives news that her sibling might be on the planet Statzeel. There is only one problem – Statzeel is known for the way the men enslave their women. Since Jack is not involved with anyone, she knows that in order to be allowed onto Statzeel she must come with a master. So she does the only thing she can think of to make her plan work. She travels to a slave market on the planet Orpheseus Prime and purchases a Zetithian male slave. This single act of what she thinks is brilliance on her part unknowingly becomes the one act that will change Jack from slave owner to the one who is enslaved.

Cat has been a slave since his planet was destroyed years ago. Learning never to trust anyone or anything, Cat has been mistreated more often than not. When Jack buys him, Cat is unsure of her reasons and his defense mechanisms kick in which in turn make Jack angry enough to set him free. Moments later, Cat catches up to a still upset Jack and the two come to an agreement. Jack does not have any idea what is in store for her – but Cat does. After all, his feline grace and basic sexuality are about to be used on her and if there is one thing Cat can do well, it is please a female sexually.

Jack and Cat become allies of a sort. Cat agrees to pose as Jack’s master on Statzeel so that she can find her sister. Fate is playing with their emotions and while Cat’s abilities in the bedroom entangle Jack completely, it’s his treatment of her outside of it that wins her heart.

I am in love with this new world that Cheryl Brooks has woven with her tale, SLAVE. Jacinth is used to being in control and in charge. She hasn’t had to depend on anyone but herself in a very long time and giving up that hard won control is very difficult for her. However, Cat makes it almost seem effortless. Possessed of amazing sexual abilities, his treatment of Jack is what made me love him. In Cat’s eyes, Jack was the most important thing in the world and the romance lover that I am, I just ate him up with a spoon.

A hugely remarkable first foray into the written word, SLAVE will enthrall and entice. The sexual tension and compatibility of the two main characters are hot enough to start a fire. Add in a thrilling new world and my reading experience was complete. I am also happy to note that the second installment of this series, WARRIOR, will release in October and is already available for pre-order.

Trashionista.com Angela Richardson
BOOK REVIEW: Slave by Cheryl Brooks
Reviewed by Angela Richardson

Slave is Cheryl Brooks’ first novel. I was very intrigued by this book. For a start the author is a critical care nurse by night and a romance writer by day. Also she has attempted to mix science fiction/fantasy and very heavy-duty romance in the story. When I picked up this book I was wondering whether she could pull off this highly ambitious mix, especially considering it’s her first novel. I was secretly hoping she would, considering she’s had to work on it in between her night shifts. Something I can sympathise with.

This story is set in space. Jacinth’s sister has been kidnapped. In an attempt to find her she has ended up chasing her rapidly cooling trail for the past six years. Always just missing her and hearing terrible stories of her being kept captive, this chase has led her across many planets. Finally she gets information that she’s on a planet where all the women are slaves. She has only one choice - to find a man to act as her owner. She knows it’s risky and decides the best way is to buy a slave herself. She’s hoping if she promises his freedom that he will be loyal for long enough to free her sister.

That’s where she meets Cat, filthy and chained, but she could still see the honour in his eyes. Jacinth’s hoping she can trust him with her life.

I just couldn’t help comparing this to films as Brooks has a great talent for allowing the reader to visualise her scenes in an almost filmic quality. It felt like a cross between Star Wars and Romancing the Stone to me. Brooks seamlessly blended the romance and science fiction even if it was a little racy for me at times. Definitely not a book for the prudish! The story line was high octane and when the plot faltered the romance rushed in to fill the space, it was a perfect balance. I read this in a couple of days and just couldn’t put it down. It was original and entertaining and I can’t praise this book enough. Go and buy it now!

Rating: 5/5

BookFetish.org Sheila Leitzel
Rating: 4 stars

Intergalactic trader Jacinth “Jack” Rutland has spent years trying to rescue her kidnapped sister. When she locates her on the planet Statzeel, she’s faced with a problem. Statzeel is not a nice place: women are slaves. In an effort to throw off the authorities, she hands over a little pocket change for her own slave on a backwater planet called Orpheseus Prime to act as her “master” until Sis is safe and sound.

However. She didn’t buy any ol’ slave...she bought Cat; a warrior kept as a slave and last of a race called the Zetithians. Blessed with feline genetics, he is everything a woman could want: handsome, powerful...and sexual virility unmatched by any race anywhere. He has a wicked sense of just how to please a woman in just the right way. Especially his new master, Jack.

Even though sparks are flying like crazy, Jack and Cat are in a race to evade violent killers set on eliminating Cat and save her sister. They don’t have a choice but to trust each other for survival’s sake and along the way, the word “rescue” takes on an entirely new meaning.

Wow. Just...wow. I needed a glass of ice water and a cigarette by the end of this.

I’m not accustomed to romantic fantasy being set off-world and tend to shy away, but this novel changed my mind in a hurry. Jack and Cat hop, skip, and jump from planet to planet as the story progresses. Every one is unique, and the skillful world-building of the author is impressive given this novel ends at a mere 314 pages. My single quibble was pronouncing names, places, more names and more places.

Not only are the planets fascinating, but so are the secondary characters: Ranata (Jack’s sister), Alanna and Dantonio just to name a few (even the bad guys were cool.) But the real story is between Jack and Cat. The romantic chemistry is as close to perfect as you’ll find; never boring. She’s got an independent streak and a marshmallow inside. He’s a warrior by nature...and sweet as pie. As dire as the situations are that they face, this is actually warm – and pretty damned funny – relationship.

And the sex? Just...wow. I’ll refrain from giving over details since I’m not one to ruin all the fun. Let’s just say it’s hot enough to melt the paint off the hood of my car. Well thought out, well executed, and totally realistic (even with the mushy parts.)

I’m tickled pink that Slave is the first in a series and can’t wait to see what other new galactic surprises Cheryl Brooks has in store for this reader.
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Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated (Casablanca)
Pub. Date: April 2008
ISBN-13: 9781402211928

Bitten By Books Virginia
Jacinth has spent the last 6 years searching the galaxy for her sister who was kidnapped by Nedwuts. In order to land on the planet that her sister is currently on, she has to have someone she can trust while she poses as his slave due to planetary customs where the woman is chained to her man. When the man becomes angry in an argument with another man, the woman pleases him in a sexual manner. She purchases a slave on Orphesus Prime who decides that because she was going to release him, that he is obligated to her. He agrees to help her with finding her sister and posing as her master on Statzeel.

Jacinth has a fascination with old earth slang expressions and has made a habit of studying them. She teaches a few of them to Cat as well as they travel to find her sister. Cat’s planet had been eradicated and Jacinth helps him discover the race that did it. She falls in love with Cat somewhere along the way. Once they land on Statzeel, things get interesting with the customs of the planet, the villains that had kidnapped Jacinth’s sister and the native bugs to the planet.

I give Slave 4 tombstones. The storyline is fairly straight forward and there are some unexpected twists and turns within the book that make it intriguing. I enjoyed the book thoroughly. I laughed reading Jacinth’s translation of slang expressions to Cat. One that stands out is slime ball. Her explanation of that word is almost comical. The book was well written and holds the reader’s interest. I struggled to put this book down at times. The romance scenes were written in a great way as well. There were comical parts as well as serious intense parts. The authors alludes to letting other members of Cat’s race tell their story. Warrior comes out in October 2008 and I definitely look forward to reading and hopefully reviewing that book.

BookGirl.net Carrie Zimmerman
This was a new-to-me author and I just wasn’t sure if the book was something I would enjoy. I tend to not read anything with other planets/dimensions etc… BUT, I was so wrong. This book is fantastic. Jacinth or Jack (as she prefers to be called) is on a mission to rescue her sister who was kidnapped 6 years ago. Following her from planet to planet she encounters a multitude of aliens, but no one as captivating as Cat. She buys him in a slave auction and their story begins. I loved the relationship between Jack and Cat. He rescues her as much as she rescues him. The sex is hot and explicit, so if that isn’t your thing beware. I thought this book was wonderfully written. I hope to read a lot more by Cheryl Brooks.

Rhi Reading Rhi
Romantica done Star Wars style. (5 stars)

Slave is definitely not the book for every romance reader. And it is definitely not the book for most sci-fi readers. Slave is the kind of book you get when you have a rabid Star Wars fanatic with a runaway imagination and a taste for erotica. You’ve been warned.

Jacinth, better known as Captain Jack, is in the market for a slave. Not just any slave will do. She needs a man, one who can clean up nice enough to pass as her master and not stab her in the back. Six years ago, Jack’s sister Ranata was kidnapped and sold into slavery by Nedwuts. Naturally, Jacinth is doing everything in her power to hunt down her sister and free her. But as it turns out Ranata is currently enslaved on Statzeel, a planet where all females are slaves to the males. The only way to get close to her sister and hopefully rescue her is to put on a collar and chain herself to a man she can trust not to put her in the same boat as her sibling. When Jacinth finds Cat—as she quickly nicknames him—in the slave market, he’s naked, dirty and looking mighty feral. But there’s just something about him and she ends up buying him even though she immediately frees him and decides to find another way to save her little sis. Believed to be the last of his kind, Cat has nowhere else to go so he finds Jack and the two set off to find Ranata come heck or high water.

If the warning above wasn’t enough, let me state again... this book can get a bit graphic. You should be very comfortable with the male anatomy and sex in general before diving into this one because much of the story centers around Cat’s nether regions and the sexual behaviors of most of the planet Statzeel. It’s erotica done light, with the love story of a romance and the adventure of a sci-fi novel. What really made this one stand out for me as a reader was the clever dialog and (though raunchy at times) the inventiveness of the author. Cat and Jacinth were fairly enjoyable as characters, though they felt a little unoriginal, cliched even. I don’t know if it was the authors intention but I laughed a lot throughout the story as the dialog and some situations were just hysterically silly.

For a first novel this is a really good one and I very much look forward to reading more from Cheryl Brooks!

Romance at Heart Magazine Rose Brungard
"I found him in the slave market on Orpheseus Prime, and even on such a god-forsaken planet as that one, their treatment of him seemed extreme. But then again, perhaps he was an extreme subject, and the fact there was a slave market at all was evidence if a rather backward society."

It was a hot-or-miss proposition, and so far for Jacinth Rutland it has all been a total wash. On the tips appeared to have been good, but it was a case of “too little too late,” and when you are hunting for a special someone, the too late part always hurts. In Jacinth’s case, the special someone was her younger sister, who was kidnapped from her side at a trader’s meeting. That Ranata wasn’t supposed to be there didn’t matter, her kidnapping by parties unknown is what started Jacinth on this odyssey, and she promised to bring Ranata back home no matter how long it takes. To do that, she has to find her, and after what Jacinth has been through so far, she was beginning to have some odd doubts. It has been six years since the tall and statuesque woman with the odd moniker of “Jack” started the hunt, and with any amount of true luck, she was getting closer to her goal. She knew needed help because her latest bit of intelligence was daunting, and if true, she was more determined than ever to get her sister back home to Earth.

There were some places in the universe, where slavery was condoned, and apparently some creatures, people, aliens, whatever you wished to call them would go to any means to acquire new species for their own, or if they were intelligent, for sale as slaves. This is what brought Jack and her ship, the Jolly Roger, to Orphesus Prime, and the dingy dirty slave market of this backward and almost totally lawless world. Posing as a man in hopes of purchasing a humanoid slave to assist her in yet another charade was the goal. What she wasn’t expecting was the creature she found, a very cat-like humanoid, big, strong, and very abused. The price was right too, and even though she was prepared to deal, the owner had staunchly denied her bargain of fifty credits, telling her he could get more at auction. That is how, for five credits, Jack ended up with Cat, and when she set him free, he refused to run. There was something unusual about the man, he was humanoid, but he had been greatly abused, and Jack figured he was very wild, very angry, and exceptionally dangerous. She didn’t want to take that kind of risk, but for five credits, she could well afford to set him free, and was greatly surprised to have him follow her, and find that inside that sad excuse of a creature was something more precious than all the wealth she had accumulated in her search. Here Jack found mush more than she bargained for, loyalty, strength, and the determination to pay his debt and protect her with his life if necessary…

His home, the planet Zetith was gone, destroyed in an act of war. He had seen it in his mind’s eye, the destruction of his planet by the Nedwuts, haunted him, as did the many millions of souls who had screamed out to him in their death throes. Many did not know what hit them, but Cat knew. His problem and his pain were not the physical torment and torture he suffered and was suffering in slavery, it was the destruction of so many innocent souls, and the total oblivion of his world, his life, and the lives of those on his home world that no longer existed. The why of it still remained, but Cark knew he would do whatever he could to revenge for himself and his people. The first order of business was always to gain his freedom, however hopes in that area were almost gone. He had been passed from master to master, it was almost a case of each one being worse than the previous, and this current situation was no better. He wondered what the next would bring, because once again he was apparently going to change hands yet again. He was afraid to hope for circumstances to be better this time, but there was just something about the alien inspecting him now, the way he carried himself, and, if Cark was right, in what he was looking for that stirred the embers of his almost dead hopes…

Carkdacund, once a valued warrior of his people, the Zetithians is now a slave, and a very badly mistreated one though that was partly his fault. It was war, and it took him away from his home, his family, and most of his friends. When the end came, it was sudden, brutal, and unexpected for those left behind, and it was a horror he lived with every day. Slavery was his life, freedom, as he once knew it, was gone forever. Now, as far as he was aware, there was no honour left to him, only pain and yet possibly, since he was up for sale, the prospect of better treatment. It did not behoove him to hope, however, for that was how he got into his current bind. The rest of his kind were gone, most likely dead or dying, abandoned to extinction. He did not know why his world was attacked, and he was looking for reasons. He was dirty, he hurt, had been beaten, now was to be sold. It was something that occurred over and over till it was hard to find a reason to live. He did not know what to expect this time until he was faced with the reality of his new master being a woman, not a man, and one who actually set him free after purchasing him. Here was warmth, promise, a debt owed, and something that allowed him to regain a bit of his dignity. He was not going to let her get away because he did not want to be a slave again, and it could just be his best chances could be found in her company. In a real way she was protection, and with this woman, was kindness, maybe hope and freedom he hadn’t realized in a very long time, but from experience he didn’t trust it to last for very long.

The Cat Star Chronicles are a series of tales about the people of Zetith, the remainder of them actually. Some of the Zetithians were taken by the Nedwuts and, instead of being destroyed as was ordered, were sold into slavery. Now they are scattered across the universe, including Orphesus Prime on which Jacinth found Carkdacund, whom she soon nicknamed Cat. What he is not expecting is a bond of any kind with his new master. That he turns out to be a she is a surprise, and that Jacinth, or “Jack” as she likes to be called, is the one female with whom he will find enough love to last a lifetime is an even greater shock. Carkdacund has been horribly maimed, yet enslaved as he is, he finds freedom in a way he has never before experienced. For someone as gravely hurt and used as Cat, it is a reward which has been a long time coming. Love is something he was not expecting to find, for all Cat knew it was definitely not in his fate, and he figured he would die. Being passed from one master to another, sold over and over as a commodity without the smallest glimmer of hope was debilitating. When Jacinth finds Cat, she is strangely moved by his plight. Thinking him unsuitable, but having the extra money, she purchases him anyway. This is the beginning of something Jack was totally unprepared for, but at the same time, it not fully unwelcome. If only she can find Ranata and bring her home, Cat’s price would be more than worth his freedom.

The Cat Star Chronicles: Slave is the first book in the series, and is a wonderful read full of excitement and action. Although it is written in the first person, I found myself actually lost in the characters. Ms Brooks has a talent for writing that uses more than just the I and me of first to tell a bland and rather boring story. There are not many who can actually immerse you in the surroundings when writing in first, and fortunately Cheryl has more than enough talent in the area. She manages to give you a glimpse of things around Jacinth, and do it in such a way it draws you into the trials she faces hunting for her sister. There is a depth and richness she draws from, and it allows you to experience events that are happening around the character, albeit in a limited way. I picked up this first book in the series, The Cat Star Chronicles: Slave, almost by mistake, and for most of you, knowing how much I hate first person, you would chuckle. I soon became engrossed in the story, and when the opportunity to review The Cat Star Chronicles: Warrior came about, I had to jump and go for it. I have not been disappointed. All I can say is that I highly recommend this series, and so far, definitely the first two books. If Ms Brooks keeps up the quality of the writing, and I have not a doubt in the world about this, the rest of The Cat Star Chronicles will also be as necessary to purchase as The Cat Star Chronicles: Slave I suggest you check out these fine books through SourceBooks’ Casablanca Romances or at Amazon.com and get your copy of The Cat Star Chronicles: Warrior today, too.

Yours in good reading,

Rose!

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