DESTINED FOR TWO - Trista Ann Michaels
Entwined Fates, Book 3
Loose Id www.loose-id.com
ISBN: 978-1-59632-678-1
May 2008
Erotic Science Fiction Romance

To foster peace between two planets, the king and queen of Phelisine married their six-month-old daughter to the twin four-year-old princes of Argonia. Upon their return to Phelisine, the king and queen were murdered, and the young Princess Rhianna disappeared with her nanny.  The princes, Keenas and Jorel, have searched for their bride, but in twenty-four years have never managed to find the true Rhianna.

When the orphan shuttle crash-landed on the planet Veenori, Devlin Armande claimed the four-year-old Rhia as his sister in order to save her from the life of a slave.  As adults, Rhia still lives with Devlin, helping to manage his bar, but she can’t help but wonder about the parents she can’t remember.  When the sexy Argonian twins show up at the bar, they intrigue Rhia, even more so when she realizes they each wear a necklace that matches hers – the only remnant of her life before Devlin.  Her curiosity changes to anger when one of the men throws her over his shoulder and hauls her out of the bar.  Once aboard their ship, the twins, Jorel and Keenas, explain that they are the Kings of Argonia, and that she is their queen.  Rhia can’t wait for an opportunity to get away from these crazy men, and her even more disturbing attraction to both of them, even as she wonders if their story is true. 

It doesn’t take long for Keenas and Jorel to figure out that Rhia is attracted to them, so after kidnapping her, seducing her is next on their agenda, so DESTINED FOR TWO begins with a battle.  Not only the battle between Rhia and the men claiming to be her husbands, but also Rhia’s battle to fight the attraction she feels for her captors.  Once the conflict between them is resolved – maybe a little too quickly – the story becomes an intriguing erotic romance.  Keenas and Jorel had assumed that Rhianna, raised by her proper nanny, would be much like the other royal women they know, and are more than a little surprised by what they find.  Her clothes are a little provocative, her language is definitely not something usually heard from princesses, and her spirit and ingenuity are a refreshing change.  The biggest surprise for each of the men however, is how her differences make her even more attractive to them both.  Rhia is a confident woman who isn’t totally ignorant of the ways of the royals, thanks to her friends the Marcones.  Yet, there is a big difference between being friends with royalty, and realizing that you are royalty. 

Though this is the third book in the Entwined Fates series, its focus is mainly on the relationship between Rhia, Keenas and Jorel, and the intrigues of Argonia and Phelisine.  Characters from the previous books, for the most part, various members of the Marcone family, make appearances and it’s always nice to “catch up” with these characters, but DESTINED FOR TWO stands well on its own.  A sexy tale, check out DESTINED FOR TWO.

Jennifer Bishop