Genre: Science Fiction Romance (New Adult)
Date
of Publication: June 3rd, 2013
Number
of pages: 284 (print)
Cover
Artist: Starla Huchton (DesignedByStarla.com)
How far would
you go for love?
Since losing her parents at 14, young prodigy Dr. Lydia Ashley has focused on one thing: an appointment on the Deep Water Research Command Endure. Now 21, she’s about to realize that dream, but nothing is how she imagined it would be. Her transitional sponsor forgets her, her new lab is in complete chaos, and, as if that weren’t enough, she’s about to discover something so horrific it could potentially destroy all life on the planet.
Daniel Brewer, a noted playboy and genius in his own right, may be exactly what she needs… Or he may make everything worse.
Has she finally found a puzzle she can’t solve?
Since losing her parents at 14, young prodigy Dr. Lydia Ashley has focused on one thing: an appointment on the Deep Water Research Command Endure. Now 21, she’s about to realize that dream, but nothing is how she imagined it would be. Her transitional sponsor forgets her, her new lab is in complete chaos, and, as if that weren’t enough, she’s about to discover something so horrific it could potentially destroy all life on the planet.
Daniel Brewer, a noted playboy and genius in his own right, may be exactly what she needs… Or he may make everything worse.
Has she finally found a puzzle she can’t solve?
I got interested in this book when I did the cover reveal of
it on our blog. I mean the cover is gorgeous and the synopsis is intriguing. I
was a little put off with it being SciFi but I thought what the hell, I need to
expand my range a little. SO DAMN GLAD I
DID! Seriously, I had to literally stop myself from reading so I could sleep,
being hit in the face with your kindle fire 10 times isn’t fun. But this book
was beyond awesome and cannot wait for the next book in the series!
So whats it about right? Lydia Ashley, Dr. Lydia Ashley is
genius and when her dream of being part of the Endure comes to life, there’s nowhere else she rather be. Of course
the perks of meeting Daniel Brewer might be an influence on her decision, but
when he failed to make a good first impression, Lydia was disappointed.
Determined to get her department organized and running, she has to work with
Daniel to create software to organize data to where its accessible. What Daniel
creates is beyond her expectations.
Daniel Brewer is the resident playboy on the Endure and has reputation a mile long.
Being late to meet Dr. Ashley has already put a wall up between him and her.
Checking her out in front of her doesn’t help his case… at all. He hasn’t met
someone to disregard his charms as easily as Dr. Ashley is doing, determined to
change her mind about him, he changes his course of action. Instead of flirting
with her, he puts his focus into his job, changing his life for something
better. When that starts catching her eye, it only fuels his passion of his
work.
Then files are found that look incriminating and disastrous.
Working closer together to figure out just what was going on in before Lydia
got there, Daniel and her set off on research. What the stumble upon is nothing
short of life changing… for everyone. Not sure who to trust, Lydia and Daniel
talk to the captain, Daniel’s father, and more research is done. Nothing comes
without a price and sometimes trying to avoid feelings only intensify them. The
chemistry between Daniel and Lydia is beyond explosive and one night changes
everything. Literally.
So what did Lydia and Daniel discover? Can they stop it?
Does it go deeper into what they thought and is there a way to prove it all?
Stumbling upon something that wasn’t meant to be found can have some serious
consequences, what will they be? Can they figure everything out in time or will
they be too late?
Starla writes beautifully, even with the science to anyone
who’s not familiar with it, you don’t feel confused like your missing
something. It leaves you intrigued and wanting more. Especially when it comes
to Daniel. I love how she alternates POV throughout the book. You get a feel
for both aspects since Daniel is tech geek while Lydia is the science geek. I
absolutely loved this book and hope the next one will be out soon because I
cannot wait to see what happens next. I have so many questions, some that were
answered and some that spurred on new questions. YOU HAVE to read this book! If
you’re not usually a Science Fiction Romance reader, take the chance. You won’t
be disappointed!
<3 Dani
I was introduced to Maven and
Starla Huchton, through Dani. I was
behind in my reading and knew that I had a bit of time to get the book. I was excited to join the blog tour well
because I love supporting authors with these tours. So I put aside a few books and started
reading. Dani said it was so good so I
knew I was in for a treat.
Author Bio
Starla Hutchon has started a
series that is phenomenal! Maven has a mixture of futuristic science and an
adorable romance all in one. Lydia
Ashley is a young Dr (21 !! ) who has been hired on board the Endure. She is so excited because she has dreamed of
meeting Daniel Brewer, the Captain’s son and also a genius. She has put him on a pedestal. Their first
meeting isn’t what she expected and she was let down. She is in charge of getting a lab back in
order and doing so causes her to work with him.
She finds out what a genius he is and sometimes first impressions don’t
always ring true.
Daniel Brewer is known on the
ship as playboy. He has been around with
a few girls and being with one has made him late in meeting the important Dr.
Ashely. He sees that she is put off by
him and it is discouraging to him. He
tries his best to get on her good side with the program he creates for her
lab.
Moving past rumors and working
together brings them closer. When an
ambassadors ball comes into play and they two dance, sparks ignite and they are
inseparable. I found their relationship,
adorable. While working Lydia finds some
interesting evidence and investigates, and what she finds is scary. With Daniel’s help can they figure out who on
the ship is working for “the bad guy?”
Starla created a great story and
I am absolutely in love with all the characters aboard the Endure. I recommend you start this book now!
- Christina
Author Bio
Starla Huchton
released her first novel, The Dreamer's
Thread, as a full cast podcast production beginning in August 2009. Her
first foray went on to become a double-nominee and finalist for the 2010 Parsec
Awards. Since her debut, Starla's voice has appeared in other podcasts
including The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, The Drabblecast, and Erotica a la Carte. She is also a voice
talent for Darkfire Productions, and narrates several of their projects,
including The Emperor's Edge series, This Path We Share, and others. Her
writing has appeared in the Erotica a la
Carte podcast, a short story for The
Gearheart (earning her a third Parsec nomination), and an episode of the Tales from the Archives podcast (the
companion to Tee Morris and Philippa Balantine's Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series), which garnered her a
second finalist badge from the 2012 Parsec Awards. Her second novel, a
Steampunk adventure entitled Master of
Myth, was the first place winner in the Fantasy/Science Fiction category of
The Sandy Writing Contest held annually by the Crested Butte Writers
Conference. Maven is her third
completed novel and the first in a planned series of four, being released under
the name S. A. Huchton.
After completing her degree in Graphic Arts,
Starla opened up shop as a freelance graphic designer focusing on creating
beautiful book covers for independent authors and publishers. She currently
lives in Virginia where she trains her three Minions and military husband.
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