BOOK REVIEW- Warlord Outcasts, Book 5 by Cyndi Friberg

Description

Sci-fi Romance
When Shivon Roxtin tries to incite a rebellion among the human females on the Outcast planet, she's sent to the Relentless. The ship's commander, Warlord Torak Payne, thrives on challenge, so he's looking forward to taming the fiery human. Still, war with the Sarronti is creeping ever closer, and the last thing he needs is an unruly mate. Tempers flare, and sparks fly from the moment they first meet. Their battle of wills is quickly surpassed by their consuming need for each other, but can they channel the emotional intensity into something constructive before they're consumed by the flames?
AMAZON  4.5 STARS

When I first grabbed this book, I was hoping that it wouldn't be all about sex with an alien.  That it actually had a good story being played out.  Well of course it eventually does have the sex but there is the required resistance on Shivon's part first.  But that was well done, she really did have reasons to trust no one.  She trust herself and that's it. No man was going to turn her into a "Suzie Homemaker".  She had so much more to offer and she wasn't sitting down and shutting up about it either.   She goes toe to toe with Kage, the Overlord first and that rebellion gets her sent to Torak on the Relentless.  Of course, Kage also has another motive as well, that does get revealed fairly early on.   Well it does get revealed to Torak at least.  It's pretty well known among the ranks that even as tough as Kage is, he is also well known for his matchmaking ways.  And he's pretty good at it.
I liked both Torak and Shivon, they were both strong characters.  Torak grew on me as more of his true motives came into view.

Kage, now there was someone I didn't know what to make of at first.  He just seemed like an arrogant, over-bearing kind of guy.  But wait there is more to  him.  And we get to see even more when he meets up with a high ranking  
Sarronti woman named, Ezalondra (Eza).  Their story will continue in the next book, "Overlord". Which is one that sounds interesting to me too.
There is some MAJOR twists towards the end of the book that just keep the story going.  There is also a battle that goes on that brings some victories but not a total one. There is still hope for negotiations between the two races but it isn't a done deal.
So there is a H.E.A. for now for Torak and Shivon.  Their relationship is more secure but the dangers have not all been eliminated yet when it comes to their daily lives.    
Overall this book had plenty of emotions, dangers and action. 
“I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”