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RED SAGE PUBLISHING, INC. :: * * * E-BOOKS :: COMPROMISED - NATHALIE GRAY (e-Book)
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COMPROMISED by Nathalie Gray Copyright © NATHALIE GRAY, 2008 All Rights Reserved, RED SAGE PUBLISHING, INC. REVIEW: Title: Compromised Author: Nathalie Gray Publisher: Red Sage Publishing Reviewer: Misa Noire Rating: 4 Stars Heat level: O Jo-Ann (Jojo) DaSilva is part of an elite extraction team on a mission to get one of Earth’s operatives out of an E.L.F. (Exoskeleton Humanoid Life Form) stronghold. When Jojo learns that the prisoner is her former lover, Mathias, she is not willing to leave him there to die. Disobeying the order to abort her assignment, Jojo finds both herself and the mission compromised. Nathalie Gray’s Compromised is an action-packed, emotionally charged, erotic short story that starts with a bang and doesn’t let up. In trademark fashion, Ms. Gray creates a memorable heroine in Jojo, a drop dead sexy hero in Mathias and sexual tension that you can cut with a knife. Well that tension doesn’t last too long once Mathias gets Jojo alone. To say that the sex was hot between them is an understatement on a grand scale. Together they were passionate, kinky and oh so stimulating but more than that, their sex was a homecoming that heightened the emotional impact of the story. Not to mention, I’ll always be a little turned on every time I hear the words “say my name”. Admittedly, I am a fan of Ms. Gray’s books, especially the futuristics. Compromised has everything I look for in a good short story…the sex, the characters and the story are all top-notch and left me wanting more. If instant gratification is what you seek, look to Nathalie Gray’s Compromised. ~~Misa Noire ~ Just Erotic Romance Reviews Mrs. Giggles Reviews - Rating 83!! The ELFs have landed! No, we aren't talking about Santa's little helpers. "ELF" stands for "Exoskeleton Humanoid Life Forms". Don't ask me what that means or what an ELF looks like - this is a very short story and the author doesn't dwell on pesky things like details here. Let's just assume that they are eight-foot tall aliens. JoJo, our heroine, is caught in a crossfire at the start of Compromised, with many of her team mates already down for the count. As JoJo and what's left of her crew battle their way out of the ELF space station they find her ex-boyfriend Mathias Horsen held captive in an interrogation chamber. JoJo has her orders from HQ to withdraw while ignoring anyone else trapped in the space station, but this time around, JoJo is going to disobey her superiors and fight to make sure that Mat gets out alive with the rest of them. The thing is, they were and still are playing for opposing sides, what with her being a soldier for her bosses from Earth and he being a spy who is working for... well, someone else. Compromised is a blindingly fast-paced story that is concerned mostly with our gang making their escape, along with a dozen or so subsequent pages to cool things down, get the obligatory sex scene going, and give the story some semblance of closure. Because of its short length, one can't expect much in terms of characterization or depths or even details. Despite the limitations, however, this is one exciting and fast-paced space adventure caper with some romance thrown in. To be honest, the
characters do seem too similar to those of the previous short space
capers by this author that I've read and the storyline follows the same
fundamental structure too. But Compromised is superior
to those stories, I find, because of its much better pacing and the
placement of the sex scene that doesn't get too much in the way of the
story. Fans of the author may find this one a quick read to whet their
appetite until the next full-length effort by this author comes around. To My Reader: Jojo and Mat have had a false start. It happens. They loved each other but let things get in the way. Things like their dangerous jobs, their Type A personalities, and the fate of the entire human race. But when life throws them back at each other, they intend to make it work. And damn the torpedoes! EXCERPT FROM COMPROMISED: “You haven’t changed.” “You’re wrong, I have changed. This is the new me.” He posed theatrically, a matador waiting for the charging bull, his compact body the drool-worthiest she’d seen since he’d left. “I don’t see anything new,” Jojo replied, raking her hair back and leaning an elbow on the bulkhead. “Same old, same old. Except for the hair. Way past regulations. I’d chop it all off in your sleep if we were still…” The old pang of sorrow hit her hard. She clamped her mouth shut and looked away. She’d been about to say, if we were still together. Her pain seemed to reflect in his eyes for they darkened to that storm cloud gray so uncharacteristic of the usual icy blue. Mat’s chest deflated with a long sigh. “I messed up the good thing we had, didn’t I?” “Yep.” “Would groveling help?” “Nope.” “Foot massage? Flattery? Sexual favor?” Jojo couldn’t stifle the short bark of laughter. Shaking her head, she turned around and meant to step away when Mat grabbed her by the back of her extraction harness and pulled her near. “I’ve missed that harness,” he murmured in her ear while his other hand circled her waist and squeezed a substantial fist around the quick-release clip. Unlike its gaily-colored mountaineering counterparts, hers was a mean, black affair with enough triple-strength stitching to yank someone thrice her size out of trouble. The Big Boss of all harnesses. “I’ve missed it a lot.” A long frisson of arousal tightened the back of her neck and shoulders. Hot and shallow, his breath stirred strands of hair as he leaned his chin over her shoulder and slowly, the way only he knew how, blew long, featherlight breaths on the exposed skin along her neck. Mat pushing her against the bulkhead and taking her hard flashed in vivid details in her mind’s eye. She did wear her harness after all… ABOUT THE AUTHOR NATHALIE GRAY After a twelve-year career in the Canadian military (army), where I learned English and the many uses of parachute cord and gun tape, I decided to recycle my skills and become a writer. Of erotic romance. What can I say? I’m a late bloomer. To know more about my books, my real-life adventures or my opinions about nothing important, visit me at www.nathaliegray.com. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RED SAGE PUBLISHING, INC. © 2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 
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