EMRIK (Lunar Uprising 6) by Cyndi Friberg-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 18, 2023

Emrik’s mission is suddenly in danger when a feisty reporter sneaks aboard his ship. There is no denying how much he wants her, but can he trust her with his heart?

Emrik, Lunar Prime’s top covert agent, knows better than letting anything distract him from his objectives. And then he encounters Chloe Harlow. She is fearless, mouthy, and beautiful. He has never wanted anyone more. They seem to need the same things in and out of bed, but is she using their mutual desire to further her own agenda? They must figure out how to work together or the mission will fail and people will die.

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REVIEW: EMRIK is the sixth instalment in Cyndi Friberg’s contemporary adult LUNAR UPRISING sci-fi romance series. This is human journalist /blogger Chloe Harlow, and Lunar Prime’s top covert agent Emrik’s story line. EMRIK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Eight years earlier, six Pylorian spaceships arrived on Earth asking for asylum claiming they were fleeing their immortal enemy, the wolf-like Morax, but in the ensuing years, the Pylorian began to take control, using their considerable powers to force the governments of Earth to do their bidding. In an effort to protect Earth, the Pylorian’s claim to have cultivated aka created the lunar raiders, a hybrid of three alien species (Morax, Pylorian, Dox Tory) one of which reacts instantly when their destined mate is near.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Chloe and Emrik) EMRIK follows in the wake of the disappearance of more than twelve human females, thought to be meeting their prospective Lunar Prime mates. Chloe Harlow’s cousin Jenna is one of the missing women, and in an effort to uncover the truth, and locate her missing cousin, Jenna bribes her way onto a cargo ship heading to Lunar Prime but all does not go according to plan when Chloe finds herself facing a man who claims to be her mate. Enter cover agent Emrik, and the man with whom Chloe will fall in love. As Chloe and Emrik travel through space in an effort to locate the missing women, a tale of possible human trafficking and medical experiments will hit too close to home. What ensues is the building relationship between Chloe and Emrik, and the potential fall-out as the team discover more than they had ever hoped to find.

The relationship between Chloe and Emrik is one of fated mates but Chloe is on a mission, and Emrik is willing to bide his time to claim the woman that calls to his heart. Chloe suspects that her time with Emrik may be limited as she struggles to trust the ‘fated bonds’ but together they will uncover the truth, freeing the women who were duped into believing they had found ‘the one’. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters include Emrik’s temporary crew of Kalso and Malzon, the twelve missing women including Riley, as well as lunar raider Prime Commander Vosic Parso, recon-class commander Leko; medic-class commander Benlon, and the woman in charge of procuring human mates Catriona. The requisite evil has many faces.

EMRIK is a story of betrayal, search and rescue, loss, love and acceptance. The fast paced premise intriguing and entertaining; the romance is fated and subtle; the characters are energetic, determined and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Zorak
Rogar
Leko
Dracus
Benlon

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Reviewed by Sandy