| Title | : | Primal Heat |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0758238304 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780758238306 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 323 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2010 |
Wicked Lord
U.S. Sergeant Major Bren Preston has no control over keeping half-human, half-tiger Kith Ambassador Lord Farid Arjun from entering her dreams at night—and surrendering to the feral hunger he sets off in her. Though powerless in dreams, she's determined to never succumb to her desires in person. But seeing Farid transform into his magnificent feline form elicits a wild passion that won't be denied...
Carnal Empress
Jana Townsend doesn't know what's more incredible: Falling in love with a shapeshifter or discovering that the Kith Emperor Kyber traveled the universe to find her. Now together, their union is a perfect joining of souls and bodies as Jana discovers a ravenous desire that begs to be sated again and again...?
Primal Heat Reviews
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Hedonistic sci-fi military thriller.
Primal Heat is more than erotic romance. It has as many action scenes as erotic ones, and a captivating action driven plot. I like Crystal Jordan’s world creations. The Kiths are an advanced race of powerful shapeshifters with psychic abilities and hedonistic nature. They come from a planet called Suen. A planet shared with the Kins. A weaker race from who the human earthmen are descendants, being Earth a former colony settled by slavelike Kins.
A fleet of Kith warships orbiting Earth hints alien invasion. The Kiths return to Earth declaring they come in peace and their only goal is to find emperor Kyber’s One, his destined soul mate. Who he perceives to be among Earth’s population. The concept of fated mate is as alien to earthmen as the Kiths. Earthlings don’t believe the unheard of excuse, reacting with fear and belligerence.
Handling the diplomacy between the Earthmen and the Sueni, is Lord Farid Arjun. A member of the Kith nobility, and cousin of the emperor. Bren Preston is the assistant of the US General William Arthur. Who consolidates the earthling military powers creating a global defense system. The main weapon against the Kith is a sound device that could dull their strong psychic powers. Bren realizes Arthur is using the false invasion as an excuse to implement his own plans for global domination. The Sueni don’t retaliate after Arthur attacks a Sueni ship killing everybody aboard. Bren recognizes that the real enemy is Arthur. She defects joining the Sueni to stop the evil general from taking over the world. Bren uses the disturbing link she has with Farid to get in touch with them.
Since the moment they meet Farid knows Bren is his One. He tries to resist the attraction, but his inner beast has other plans. So when Farid sleeps, his beast gets across Brens’ dreams, making passionate love with her. Farid is disturbed by the death of his loved ones. Who were unable to continue living after their mate died. All fatal victims of the extreme dependance of the One bond. Thus, Farid biggest fear is to fall for this afflictive type of love. He enjoys a physical relationship with Bren with no intention to ever tell her, she is his One. The One bond it’s sharing that goes beyond the physical. It’s a sensory and mental connection that could have one mate feeling and experiencing, the pleasure or/and the pain, the other mate is going through in spite of distance.
Primal Heat is a compilation of two stories. The only differences are that the first story, Wicked Lord, is told from the point of view of Farid and Bren, while the second, Carnal Empress, is told from the point of view of Jana and Kyber. The storyline, the outer conflict, the setting, the villain, the secondary characters, and the final confrontation, are shared during both stories. The two couples’ inner conflicts are different, but that didn’t need a separate design. If we would have been exposed to Jana and Kyber’s relationship from the second chapter of Wicked Lord, it would have been easier to engage in their grief-stricken personal conflicts. Carnal Empress starts with emperor Kyber’s rescue. After being brutally tortured by general Arthur. Kyber’s One, Jana, the reason why the Kith comes to Earth in the first place, it’s leading the rescuing party. The conflict between Kyber and Jana, starts when he is taken prisoner. Jana in her desperation to free him falls in Arthur’s trap, who sexually abuses her, later letting her free, knowing that he damaged her enough, that even after Kyber is freed, the mental torture continues for both of them.
Primal Heat is a satisfying page-turner, which I suggest to anybody who likes erotic paranormal thrillers. -
Wicked Lord
"You can't rape the willing." --- I really, really hate that phrase. A lot. It's such a mix of dysfunctional sexual politics, victim blaming and physiological inaccuracy that not only does it make me feel stabby, it also sets my analytical side on overdrive, which makes it really hard for me to 1) ignore it and 2) enjoy the rest of the story. I mean, seriously, fully revved left brain and an erotic romance about shape-shifters from space? At best, that's going to be MST3K-style reading. Other than that, I mostly liked the characters and it's not the first time I've run across that particular canard in this genre... but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Carnal Empress
In the previous story, Jana sacrificed herself to save Kyber. While it was a noble gesture, it was also strategically stupid. After getting coerced/raped by the villain for her efforts, her mystical bond with Kyber was severed. (I think. Both characters said it was broken, but Jana was still the Empress and sometimes they talked about the bond still being in place, which was a little confusing.) Anyway, while and after Jana was being raped, Kyber was being tortured by said villain. As a result of his torture and Jana's choices, when Jana finally rescues Kyber, he turns into Angry Boner Man. As a rule, Angry Boner Man is not my favorite character type, but he ended up being the perfect complement for Jana's self-hatred. sigh. (Yes, I know there was a HEA-style resolution, but by that point I was more concerned with their mental/emotional health than with their romance.)
Overall, disappointing. I want my fluff to be fluffy, dammit, not depressing. I can't see myself re-reading this book and am sorry I bought it. -
This is really two romance stories. The second one picks up where the first one leaves off, but switches points of view. Jordan created an interesting twist on shifters with more of a sci-fi feel. I loved this race of human like cat shifters and the characters in this series. I would like to have had a little more in depth story line to go with the romance, but all in all I liked the stories.
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A lot of sex without a lot of story.
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Dropped. I'm sorry. I started skimming and I realized I just wasn't into it anymore. I lost interest.
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Was really good
Lots and lots of sex. Great story too. Wonder if there's more in this series. The world this author has made is amazing and I'd like to go to there planet. -
Primal Heat is two books in one that are connected by the story line. The first book is Wicked Lord, which is about Bren and Farid. It is a face paced and erotic tale. Bren is a Sergeant Major in the US military and Farid is and Ambassador for the Kith, an alien race. They start out as enemies but end up becoming allies with a common goal. It is an interesting and steamy story. The Kith are fascinating in their ability to shift as well as their ability to sense their “one”, the perfect soul mate for them.
The second story in Primal Heat is Carnal Empress. It is about Kyber and Jana who are introduced in the first story. Carnal Empress takes place a few months after Wicked Lord. It is an intense and volatile erotic romance. It is well done but it would have been better had it started at the beginning of the romance. This story takes place after Kyber and Jana have met and fallen in love. It would have been nice to see their relationship develop instead of reading from the middle after events have torn them apart.
Overall both stories in Primal Heat are very well done and it should appeal to readers of Sci-Fi Erotica. -
Crystal Jordan always manages to weave together the fantastical and erotic without making the reader feel as though they are stepping too far outside of the romance comfort zone. In her latest book, Primal Heat, she gives a glimpse of an Earth that is an unwilling host to the Kith, whose emperor has come to claim his One. There are two novellas in this one book: Wicked Lord and Carnal Empress.
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Very hott as always with ms. jordan. Also a very interesting premise... Whoda thought white tiger shapshifting aliens could so hott!!!!!!
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5
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the frist story was pretty good. I didn't care for the second story.
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3.5 stars.
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extraterrestrial
"E" in November
I was looking for more out of these 2 stories but obviously alien books arent my thing anymore -
Two story's.
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Just as good the second time i read it.
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Trade Paperback!
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Mmm Mmm! Full of Naughtyness to brighten up your day or night haha!
