Equals by M.A. Abraham – a Review

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Description:
Teyla Sherman is a military genius that has climbed the ranks quickly on the planetoid known as New York in a cluster that was seeded centuries before by Earthships. She is known for her tactical mind, as well as her beauty and, although she is often sent into areas of the cluster to plan out strategies, she will not like the mission she is about to be sent out on. She is to shadow an equally talented General to develop plans for an attack on his planet, should they be needed. To do this, she is ordered to use every asset she has to accomplish her goal.

Luce Renfrew is known as a ladies man, a handsome devil that attracts women like a magnet. He is used to getting what he wants and he wants Teyla. He is prepared to use every dirty trick in the book to get his way, especially when he discovers that the attraction is mutual.

General Roberts is Teyla’s commanding officer and he hates her with a passion that is not to be denied. He will do anything to destroy her, but up to this point, his efforts have only elevated her career. When he finds out she is in love with a General from another Planetoid, he declares war of a different kind. If he can’t win one way, he will another.

When Generals from opposing sides of the cluster fall in love and the stakes are high, what will it take for those around them to let them come together?

Review:

Equals by M.A. Abraham is a standalone Sci Fi novel.  We meet our heroine, Teyla Sherman at the start.  Teyla is a 4 star General on the planetoid known as New York, and is considered one of the best in her field, especially being a female, which is unheard of to be that high.  Teyla, because of her brilliance and tactical mind, is sent once again to another planetoid to fix things.    Everyone respects Teyla ability, except one of the senior Generals, who always sends her on impossible tasks, as he is very jealous of her.

Luce Renfrew, our hero, is a powerful General on the planetoid where Teyla is assigned to find information about a possible attack and war.  Luce is immediately attracted to Teyla, and despite being on different teams, he is determined to win her over at any cost.  Teyla is strict and unbending, and does everything in her power to keep Luce at a distance; even though after a bit, she begins to feel things she normally does not feel; especially since she does not do relationships.

What follows a slow built romance between two unlikely people, with both being independent and equals at the top. For much of the book, I wasn’t sure if they would ever be together.   I did like Luce, after a bit, as he was too pushy early on, but there was no question that he did love Teyla.  I did like Teyla, but I thought for the first half of the book, she was a bit too rigid, not allowing herself to reveal how much she was beginning to feel for Luce.  But overall they did make a great couple, and their chemistry together was hot.    As much as Luce being a great general, it was Teyla who had to step up often to defend her planetoid, and later fight the man who wanted to destroy her.  To reveal too much more of the story would be spoilers, but it was a great read.

M.A. Abraham once again gives us a fabulous new Sci-fi stand-alone romance novel. Equals was very well written and kept our attention throughout the book.  It is always fun to see what else M.A. Abraham has in store for us.  I recommend that you read and enjoy Equals.

Reviewed by Barb

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