Main Characters:Ashley - A young woman who is under a mandate to register as a potential mate to a Kaldarian warriorKarac - Ashley's mate and the Crown Prince of KaldarSynopsis:One phone call was all it took to turn Ashley’s world upside down. Aliens from outer space? Check. Government deal to mandate women sign up for alien courtship? Check. A woman willing to allow someone else to dictate her life? No way in hell. Screw the government. Screw the aliens. She makes her own decisions on how her future plays out. One small, obscure planet in the farthest reaches of the universe. How Karac and his fellow warriors stumbled across it, he’ll never know. But thank the gods they did. The planet was teeming with possible truemates. One mate for each warrior - a lifelong commitment of respect, loyalty, and protection. What more could a female ask for? Too bad his mate doesn’t see it that way. Two different cultures, two different worlds. Will they come to understand each other, let alone make a lifelong bond? Trouble brews back on Karac’s home planet and Karac needs Ashley to see things his way, quickly. With time running out, Ashley will have to make a decision that could change the fate of the universe, forever.My Thoughts:This was a fun read. I liked Ashley and was really impressed that she managed to avoid capture by Karac for six months. She is resourceful but also realistic and that combination made her adaptable to her new situation once she and Karac get together. I also liked Karac. He was pretty clueless on how to interact with humans generally and women in particular but he demonstrated that he was definitely willing to learn and compromise to make sure their relationship was a success.My biggest complaint and what dropped this book from a 4 to 3 was all the grammatical errors and editing issues. The author really, really needs to find someone who has some skill with grammar to review her work before she publishes the next book. It is not only annoying to find the errors, but it also is very detracting to plot. 2.5 starsIt was decent, but I liked the beginning more than the end. The beginning seemed a bit more realistic (as far as the heroine's reactions) than many of the "aliens are here to look for mates" stories I've read before.Also, a pre-reader would have been helpful. There were a few kinks to be ironed out.FYI: the sex was fade to black, so if explicit sex bothers you, you're safe with this one.
What do You think about Karac (2000)?
I actually really liked this one and am looking forward to more.
—Sofia_25
bit tame for me, ok read, very YA, not great but not really bad.
—Tashi
This was an ok read. Found some of it very "scripted".
—Nik
