Gyrfalcon

Taking Shield #1

by

eBook, 366 pages

English language

Published Dec. 2, 2016

ISBN:
9781370118519
5 stars (1 review)

Earth's last known colony, Albion, is fighting an alien enemy. In the first of the Taking Shield series, Shield Captain Bennet is dropped behind the lines to steal priceless intelligence. A dangerous job, and Bennet doesn't need the distractions of the changing relationships with his long-term partner, Joss, or with his father--and with Flynn, the new lover who will turn his world upside-down. He expects to risk his life. He expects the data will alter the course of the war. What he doesn't expect is that it will change his life or that Flynn will be impossible to forget.

2 editions

reviewed Gyrfalcon by Anna Butler

4.5 stars

5 stars

I highly enjoyed this sci-fi romance set during a futuristic space war. I usually have high expectations of books in the genre, and although the start of this story didn't wow me, the plot and characters grew stronger and stronger with each chapter. I could not put the book down.

It does have a few themes that some romance readers might not like, but those were not a problem to me. I even liked the father-son sub plot, even though family themes aren't something I usually enjoy. The best part was the excellent tension between various characters, and the thrill of the space war events.