Taken (Warriors of Hir Book 2)

I will have put a 5 stars rating for this story and world because I really loved it, as I loved the first one. But all along the story I have this dual feeling because of the obnoxious narrow mind and selfcentered and problematic heroine that push me to put a 3 stars.I don't know if it is the author genius which made her write and depicted the heroine as this, and wanted me to be sooooo annoyed at the heroine that I wanted her to leave and get back on earth and leave alone and in peace R'har. Or if it wasn't at all intended and Hope is just and obnoxious rude and narrow minded little girl.If it is the first solution and the author wanted really for me, reader, to feel annoyed about Hope's behaviour and character, well, hands down it was really well done. And the author should have a 5 stars on this one.But if it is not intended, well I just can say, I wished Strongly R'har wasn't lifemated to her at all! It will have been less painful for him and me.But the story, until the end, is based on Hope's poor and rude, selfcentered and father-trouble complex behaviour, which make me think of the first option; and the author had well intended to depicted Hope this way to make hell for R'har and build her story.Unfortunately I'm split at the end. Because even if at the end every thing is pink with little cute flying elephants, and Hope apologized for her previous behaviour, keeping the pace of my reading, and not having blissful weeks to pounder on it as their couple is having, I cannot for my part forget her rude and unpleasant comportment. I just don't like her, at all. And like the other heroine of the last book said, she is just at the base a selfish troubled little townie b**ch.However I loved R'har. He is the hero from the top oh his head to the tip of his toes. He is the dream man. Gentle, considering. Empathetic, loving, good, and skillful. And to put the cherry on the cake, he is cute, and a fabulous lover! What to ask more for!But Hope because of her self doubt. Her wounded past, which I could empathize with, if she was a bit less judgemental and self righteous, wounded him deeply, and in front of everyone, and for a long long time she keep him miserable. She even know in a way that she has a problem and she is making a little problem worst. But even knowing that she kept wounding the hero. And I couldn't appreciated her just for that.The "f****" word also was a bit too much present in her sentences and replicas. Which did no help.Otherwise the world is great, the writing is great. And I really enjoy the story, and will read the next one. I just hope not see the same design for the next heroine.

With one successful lifemate found and claimed the Hir Warriors decide to send another warrior who has one moon cycle to convinces an earthling to become his mate. The new rules state the captured bride will spend one moon cycle with the Hir Warrior in his clan enclosure. At the end of that time she can choose to stay with her warrior,OR, they will wipe her mind of all that has transpired and return her to Earth. Where she will never remember any of her time on Hir.R'har has landed in the same area as RA'ker in the North Carolina mountains. He has found Hope Mac Gowen there. She is newly jilted by her fiancée for her best friend. She is spending a weekend to have some time away and clear her mind and her heart of the bitter betrayal. To try to figure out all the things she has to do to return the gifts and cancel all the wedding plans. While she is walking out in the snow to clear her head she is confronted by a huge alien. While he doesn't roar he does shoot her, handcuff her, give her water and food and than lets her loose. But he has every intention of claiming her. He loads her on the ship and off the goe. Hope has passed out and he fitted her with the translator, but when she wakes he claims they floating in space as his ship shorted out during the jump to hyper space.They are attacked the second day and the morning of their first life mating. The wind up on a Hir abandoned plant and running for their lives. It just goes down hill from there. I will not spoil this one for you because I know once you get into it you won't be able to put it down. Enjoy

Entertaining second book in this new Scifi series by Willow Danes.I was looking forward to the new installment of thus series and was not disappointed. I absolutely loved the Hero - he was the perfect , good looking ,nobel warrior who would probably been nominated for the Peace Nobel Prize if he would be a) real and b) from earth. Maybe he was a bit too good to be true, but hey, isn't that the reason why we read books like that ....I at least do and my romantic site ravels in a hero like that.The heroine , a piece of work for sure , was not as likable , but she did grew on me and in the end worked out well.The underlying plot was the same as the first - alien male captures human female - but that was the only similarity between book one and two. The book was cleverly written, the dialogues were well done , the love scenes present for sure ,but did not take over the story line. Overall , a very good book and I will continue reading this series ( I really, really hope that the good Doctor Ki'slan will get one story and a nice human life mate someday ....)

This is the second in the series I have read which was enjoyable but not as good for me as the first book.I kept getting frustrated for the warrior at how stubborn Hope was through out. However, the stubbornness was in character of the storyline.So, me feeling that frustrated is testimony to the authors writing.Looking forward to the next book in series.

I get annoyed as the women really have no choice but to move forward with their new reality so I suppose it does mirror real life. They meet have fantastic sex of course and he is surprised at how not useless a female is. He at least tries to follow the rules set down, the reality is they are going to get a woman by hook or by crook. Both characters are likeable and you will enjoy their interactions

Another great book. I thought the first one good and couldn't wait for this one, it definitely didn't let me down. Just can't wait now for the 3rd book to come out.

Really enjoyed this alien romance - loved the premise, characters amd world. Definitely recommend it to fans of the genre!