Taken to the Limit by Nico Rosso
Sci-Fi Romance
November 22, 2010
E-Book, Novella
Liquid Silver Books

Reviewed by Mandi

Favorite Quote: He took a step away from her and she stood strong, armed. “Hot,” he growled. “Turn it loose.”

Dr. Korina Atonakis likes to plan. Being an E.R. doctor, she has gone through every scenario possible so she is always ready for what comes through the door. But something is about to enter her E.R. that is going to throw her off balance.

Morrow is a Nightfighter, an alien, who uses a portal to enter the hospital in hopes a doctor can save his friend and fellow soldier who is gravely injured. Throwing up a shield so only Korina can see them, she is stunned at seeing two massive warriors just appear in her office. Her healing instinct takes over before she can start to analyze what just happened. Before she can properly take of the injury, evil Dusk Warriors pour in from a portal, in pursuit of Morrow. An intense battle is fought, and although Morrow and Korina make it out alive, Korina has seen too much to go back to her life.

Now on the run with Morrow, she learns of the infiltration of her planet, and what they must to do to keep it safe. She also finds love with this alien man, something that shocks them both.

For being a 70 page book, Taken to the Limit does a really nice job with building the world and fighting a war. Earth is just our normal Earth, now infiltrated with alien creatures. Earth is considered an “Innocent Planet” and is not advanced enough for the normal person to discover these aliens. These aliens plant their seeds in the dark and it turns out to be a really cool aspect of the book. Morrow is a Nightfighter, trained to fight alone and ready to save this planet. But as he fights with Korina and learns more about her, he suddenly discovers the word “us” and he starts to like it.

While I think the development of the war and action flows quite smoothly, I felt the romance is a bit rushed. The declaration of love seems to come quite abruptly. Korina is faced with this man who literally comes out of nowhere and although his physical attributes are quite similar to humans, he is still an alien. And I think it takes quite a leap of faith to dive into a relationship with well, an alien. Now, Morrow doesn’t give her a lot of choice – unable to go home to her regular life. I like the two of them together, but I would have liked to see their relationship unfold at a slower pace.

Taken to the Limit gives us both a unique alien world, with some great fighting, and also some very hot love scenes. I like Nico Rosso’s voice and this definitely gives us a little something different in the romance genre. I will be looking for more from him.

Rating: C+

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