Rainbow Book Reviews
It’s been a crazy journey, following the “handsome heroes” of this series on their space adventures and sexy escapades. In this final book, I was happy to see James Cox return to the first world, the one that started it all. The king of that planet - Ranix, the one with the harem of men recruited by placing ads, remember? - now has an heir, Prince Ocen. This is the story of the prince all grown up, looking for some fun of his own, placing an ad in the same way his father did, and finding he has bitten off way more than he can chew. Prince Ocen is bored with life in the palace. The restrictions are for his own safety, but he doesn’t see it that way and chafes at the bit for escape. But what he finds when he goes to meet the people who responded to his ad is not at all what he expected, and after being sold as a slave on one of the mysterious Dark Planets, he quickly finds out how ugly the universe can be. But no matter how much he does not want the adventure he is getting, it is the one he is stuck with. Hunter has a very dark past, but so does everyone on the Dark Planets. But he also has some very unusual ideas about what is right and wrong – unusual for his society that is. He is determined to help Ocen and even defies his father who bought Ocen as a slave. I was fascinated to find out more about Hunter’s background, but the most important thing was that he wants to save Ocen and keep him safe. As it turns out, they are meant to be together… If you like erotic space opera, if you want to read about two men from vastly different backgrounds and species battling it out, and if you’re looking for a story that is as hilarious and entertaining as it is sexy and hot, then you will probably like this novella.