TOUCHING ICE - Laurann Dohner
Ellora's Cave www.ellorascave.com
SBN: 978-1-41993-109-3
November 2010
Erotic Science Fiction Romance

Aboard the Rally

When Megan signed on to be the programmer aboard the pleasure ship Folion, she hadn't expected she'd be confined to one section of the ship with no human contact. The only entertainment she has is watching the Tall, Gray and Sexy Cyborg who frequently visits to use the sexbots. When an incoming ship crashes into the Folion, disabling the escape pods, Megan's only hope of survival is the about-to-depart ship which offered to transport the valuable sexbots to safety. As fate would have it, she's just boarded Tall, Gray and Sexy's ship. Since the Earth Government supposedly wiped out the cyborg population, Megan isn't expecting a warm welcome from the captain, so when they mistake her for another of the sexbots, she doesn't contradict them.

Ice knows almost right away that he's pulled a human aboard the Rally, and as humans and cyborgs are enemies, that can only mean that she is up to no good. Whether she's a spy from Earth's Government hoping to turn them in or a bounty hunter hoping to make a lot of money from his capture remains to be seen, and when she's the only “sexbot” to acknowledge him, Ice knows that he'll have his chance to find out. Megan is receptive to his sexual advances, and barely even flinches when he threatens to be rough. But something about this woman who may be his enemy tempts Ice in a way that he's never been tempted before and it's not long before protecting her becomes more important than anything.

Ever since the cyborgs escaped annihilation on Earth, humans and cyborgs have been natural enemies, but in TOUCHING ICE Megan and Ice realize that it doesn't have to be that way. Megan has been intrigued by him from the first time she saw him, and when fate tosses her aboard his ship, she decides to take advantage of the opportunity. Ice prefers sexbots to real women, and getting involved with a human complicates his life in ways he never could have imagined, but he can't help himself where Megan is concerned. What starts off as the potential for a four-day marathon of sex becomes a lot more when the cyborg Council learns of Megan's existence and decides she's a threat to their people. Now, two people who prefer to remain alone will have to learn to live with and rely on one another.

A sexy sci-fi tale filled with interesting characters and an intriguing world, TOUCHING ICE is sure to please.

Jennifer Bishop