What To Do With Lore

By Jade Archer

A rough around the edges mercenary and a little spit-fire determined not to be anyone's pleasure slave—making contact has never been so volatile…or so much fun!

Rhyn is an ex-lawman working as a mercenary. He's contracted to protect large space freighters and passenger liners through space. He considers most sentient beings too annoying to be around on a permanent basis. He's content to swear at inanimate objects and tinker with his pride and joy—Baker's Pride; a bastardised freighter with more than one nasty little surprise under the hull skin just waiting to spring on the unsuspecting pirates he loves to goad and chase.

That is until his latest assignment brings him face to face with a stunning, fiery little cat man slave named Lore. Will the siren he discovers lead him to new horizons or will he crash and burn up on re-entry to reality?

Lore's not having a very good day. He's been reclassified as a pleasure slave, traded off-world, knocked on the head and placed in stasis and now he's woken up surrounded by four of the biggest, hairiest men he's ever laid eyes on. Oh! And it looks like they're pirates.

Just as well he's handy with a skillet and the pirates aren't immune to a few well placed hits! Will the sudden appearance of a glorious, dark skinned angel in a lawman's hat be the answer to all his lust filled prayers, or is he just another devil in disguise sent to snatch all his hopes and dreams away again?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
• Release date: Sep 6, 2010
• ISBN: 9780857152718

Jade Archer

Jade Archer was born in 2010 after a prolonged pregnancy and labour of over 34 years! I've decided she is about 24, enjoys long walks in the country because she does not have five kids and a husband to care for, eats as much chocolate as she wants because she never has to worry about putting on weight (must be all those long walks!) and can often be found planning her next whirlwind world tour or endlessly typing away (without any interruptions) on another hot and steamy erotic romance. It might be space pirates; it might be shifters or a lonely vampire with a hunger for the girl next door, one thing is for sure, she loves variety and cannot wait to meet the next characters destined to fall in love.

Reviews for What To Do With Lore

[serenayates · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is one of those books that “seem larger on the inside” than they look. Despite the limited number of pages, the story gave me enough details to be able to picture the world Jade Archer created. The characters were fun and made me laugh, and the plot exploded onto the first page and didn’t let me go until the end.

I must admit that it took me a while to warm to the sarcastic and somewhat opportunistic Rhyn. I loved his sense of humor and his almost incessant swearing from the very start, though, and that opened the door for getting to know the rest of him. Which isn’t only sexy, but warm and giving – for the right person, at least.

Lore I loved from the very start. He is the absolute star of this book, as far as I’m concerned. Picturing him as a skillet-wielding menace holding four burly space pirates in check had me in peals of laughter. His courage and determination to try to make the best of a shitty life was inspiring. He took being reclassified as a pleasure slave against his will and being taken away from his home planet if not in stride, with dignity. His resolve to change his fate was unbroken, even though his inner dialogue reveals how scared he really is.

One of the many things making me look forward to the next volume(s) of this series is this intriguing hint at gender role definitions on Lore’s home planet. Essentially, there are none, and both sexes take care of children equally, as well as share all the other tasks. I can’t wait to see more!



Note: This book was provided by TEB for the purpose of a review.

[bembo_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

When Rhyn, big, brown and muscular, enters the pirates' space craft on his mission to retrieve the stolen cargo he finds the four big hairy pirates cringing under the mess table, held at bay by a small naked, distinctly feline young man armed with a sturdy skillet. He finds the young man's rear view unavoidable attractive, and the whole man all the more so when he runs to seek protection in his arms.Rhyn and Lore, the young man in distress, are smitten. But Lore has a problem, he is a slave, and he is the almost priceless cargo Rhyn is supposed to be retrieving for his clients. Lore is being sold as a pleasure slave to a new owner on a distant planet. Lore hopes his handsome rescuer will plead his case and prevent the sale, but when he overhears Rhyn talking to his clients Lore decides to take matters into his own hands, with disastrous results; will Rhyn come to his aid a second time?This very short, amusing and quite touching story follows the growing love between the two very different men, drawn to each other not just by physical attraction, but through a recognition of the warm heart and strength of spirit of the other.