This is a novella prequel to one of my favourite SciFi romances "Thanemonger". It was nice to be back in the Ladyships world but the heroine was to brash for me to fully enjoy the story. The constant F bombs and unusual slang is not my taste. Don't let this put you off Thanemonger!

Torn!I have read three in this series and loved each one but now torn to pick a favourite!The first is where you need to start, the sequel i loved more, but this comes a really close second favourite and ironically this pre-series should be read after the first in the series to pick up all the threads... I hope you followed all that!This book a stand-alone from the series but great addition and a brilliant read.There are more books to follow and I will be keeping an eye out for these.Bex, thank

Vedma and Dyr are both black sheep... according to the powers that be.And they don't think much of each other either, at first.I had a hard time putting this one down.Who snatched them? Why were they taken? How will they get away? Where will they go? Why is he lying?And that ship...Neither is human and I'm not even sure I want to know what undulating clyccana and anthers are...But the story still manages to be sexy and the chemistry is hot.The world building was nicely done. Kind of a caste syst...

Here comes gramma!Vedma first grabbed my attention in Thanemonger and I was glad to see this short prequel about her. She loses one star for her crass mouth but her no nonsense attitude and snippy come backs were really endearing. And Dyr's cuddly nature was the perfect yin to her yang.

Hard as sardI've put off reading Vedma's story for a long time, because—confession time—I tend to dislike romances that feature only alien characters. I have found a couple exceptions to this rule, and Sarda is now among them. (view spoiler)[Though, I would really like some diagrams of body parts and how exactly they work, because I'm super curious now. I still can't quite picture what anthers are, and now there's a female counterpart to them. (hide spoiler)]If you love Vedma as a crotchety, cr...

OriginalI really enjoyed this and the other ladyship book. Bex has built an original world and the plotting is more complex than the usual derivative drivel of many books on similar themes. The characters are engaging and hold your interest. I rarely leave reviews but feel this author deserves encouragement as I am sure she has many future good novels to come.

A very different kind of sci-fi This is my first book by this author. It was very different from other sci-fi books I've read. I really enjoyed it. The author's strong point is her incredible characterizations. Dry is a caring protective hero while Vedma is a real spitfire. There is plenty of romance and a happy ending.

Tongue like a viperVedma is no lady. Doesn't care about whatever nonsense handle they toss at Athela. Her goal is to dodge the idiots tossing themselves at her and try to live her life male free. The only one she cares about is her dad, and she's working on freeing him. But, the Anathema has woken up...not where she remembers going to sleep. And the next bunk over is some idiot male with class tattoos. And is this a scavenger pipe? Just what the heck did she miss out on?Spoilers ahead.Oh. How ha...

Fun backstory for the Thanemonger worldHard to believe this is only the second book by this author. If she's written more, I'd love to read them! Here we learn how Vedma, the first Sheridan from Thanemonger joined house Borac. In the first book, I had trouble earning up to Vedma. She was so sharp, and didn't cut anyone any slack. Took awhile to see any caring from here. In this story, she is the same character, but just like Dyr I learned to see beyond her snark and rough ways. I'm not going to

Gotta read them all!I hadn't read Bex McLynn before this series and I've got to say, she's right up there with Amanda Milo for me. Excellent world-building, riveting plots, fascinating characters, wicked humour, and awesome I-can't-put-it-down writing. Now I need to read everything she's ever written because The Ladyships rock!

4 Stars

An excellent novella!I love Vedma! She’s gritty, grumbly, doesn’t like to cuddle (well, not much), yet endears herself to Dyr, a fine, handsome, clade-marked, unsworn technopath who loves to cuddle. You would think this might not work. You’d be in for a surprise! Great storytelling with mysteries to solve, enemies to battle, some revelations, and a delicious sense of humor. Reading “Thanemonger” first, provides a greater understanding of the people who inhabit this world.

Like I said: Vedma is the shit.

Unlike many other fans of this new series, I read the prequel (Sarda) before diving into book one, Thanemonger. It isn't often that I think a prequel is all that good, especially if I haven't read the story that inspired it, but I have to tell you, I was absorbed. I was a little lost, and it seemed to fit the story because the heroine (Vedma) and hero (Dyr) awakened from a cryo-sleep with a dead body next to them, and neither had much idea what was going on. Vedma was a cranky lead character. Sh...

This is an engaging scifi romp where two alien people are kidnapped for their genetics, which they resist sharing for most of the book. The aliens have some unique characteristics that make them different enough from humans in a sexy way, without making them so outlandish that they are not relatable.Huh, I guess this is a re-read, which explains why it seemed a bit familiar. Oh well, I'm not going to fix it now.

First read by this new author. This is a prequel novella ( the first in series Thanemonger is already available ) I won’t rehash the blurb as it does a great job of setting the story. Which was creative and interesting. I liked the chemistry between the two MC... the author wasn’t joking when she states that the female lead is hard... hence the title of this book. This is quite lengthy for a novella ( which was fine by me ) and filled with lots of layers of world building. My only problem was I

SardaAn entertaining romp with a kidnapped couple in a space-barge that became sentient . I hope the author expands on the idea in future books as the villain wasn't caught.

Another 10 stars from this amazing writer. Once again, we have an amazing adventure, wonderful characters all paced with wonderful teases that give context to the story and the couple's relationship. I read Thanemonger again before I read this and can't wait for the next book in this series. Awesome science fantasy.

I was a little surprised by how much I liked this story. I liked Vedma okay in Thanemonger despite how acerbic she was to Seph, but this book really managed to bring her to life. I hope there’s more of her interactions with Dyr in the coming books, that he’s still around and doting on his family. 5 stars, want more.