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Four lovers’ lives are torn apart by a despotic race bent on sexual
slavery.
Held captive aboard the Starbound in the depths of interstellar space, the
human race is ruled by the despotic Napau’s one inviolable law: Love one, love
all. Far from a decree of universal acceptance, this law serves one sinister
purpose: To keep the humans from fixating on each other, leaving their bodies
free to be used as sexual slaves to the star gods.
Jerod and Erlinn defy the gods by falling in love, and take rebellion one
step further by planning to marry. The Napau are quick to retaliate, summoning
Jerod to the Temple of Eros to serve their sexual pleasures, tearing the lovers
apart.
Desperate, Erlinn turns to Kev for help in freeing Jerod and continuing the
rebellion he started. Kev joins forces with her, risking his budding
relationship with his own lover, Gem. But Kev soon finds himself alone in his
mission, for the Napau have chosen their next victim. Erlinn.
A dark secret lies within the temple, one that could free humanity for all
time—if the four lovers can overcome possession, distrust and jealousy and act
as one to discover it in time.
Inside the book
- Possession is a theme as old as time. It used to be demons. In Starbound, it's aliens composed of pure energy who want to experience the physical world. No doubt that's what demons want to do, too.
- This was my first book with four lovers in it. It certainly made for double the fun, but one of the characters, Gem, threatened to take over the story. She started out as a secondary heroine, but she has a personality that's bigger than life. See if you agree.
- At some point the human race really does need to try and get off the planet Earth, so a generational starship is a real possibility. Imagine being born among the stars with no memory of sunlight or wind or the salt-scent of the ocean. But humans are adaptable and they always find a way to survive.
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