Erun (Scifi Alien Romance) (The Ujal Book 4)

Title: Erun
Series: The Ujal
Designation: Book Four, Standalone Novella, No Cliffhanger
Author: Erin Tate/Celia Kyle
My Rating: FIVE DIVINELY ENTERTAINING STARS *****
Are you ready for a great sci-fi read??? Well, come and get it! Erun is the fourth volume of the best-selling sci-fi series, The Ujal, by Erin Tate aka Celia Kyle. Surprise! Oh yes! For all those who haven't heard, the very talented Erin Tate is none other than our much beloved and super gifted Celia Kyle! And she has delivered another delectably tasty morsel from the sea! Erun is her latest offering and it totally floats my boat! I first became a fan of Tate's work when she released the first book of the series, Vados. I instantly became addicted and a diehard fan. I then read Tave and Rhal as they were originally released in individual installments and loved every single page! I simply couldn't get enough! Although this is a standalone story, I highly recommend reading every single one of The Ujal Series. You'll certainly never regret it because they're all great! But I digress, let's talk about this book. Erun is original, inventive, unique, well developed, exciting, romantic, seductive with quite bit a of humor thrown in for good measure. The dialogue is smart, snappy, sometimes humorous, exceptionally well written and flows effortlessly. The narrative is written in the third person with alternating his and her points of view and is exceptionally well crafted and executed. The characters, my favorite part, are captivating, fascinating, engaging, intriguing, sexy as sin and at times, laugh out loud funny. They come to life and jump off the pages while capturing your imagination and your heart. Tate expertly combines these elements into a masterpiece of science fiction filled with danger, drama, conflict, adventure, suspense, humor, passion and romance. After reading Erin's stories, I go to bed and dream of handsome, sexy aliens, and in this case, sexy amphibious aliens who have come to earth and now live in our ocean. They can shift from beautiful scales and tail-fins to hunky muscles, skin and legs. Oh my! Sigh......If only they were real!

After the loss of her husband two years ago in an accident caused by a drunk driver, Vanessa Brooks Walker is determined to never take another chance on love. She has more than enough on her plate trying to raise her young adopted daughter Tabitha. She must focus all her love and attention on her and their move to Tampa to be near her best friend in the whole universe, Principessa Rina, mate to Prince Tave, the leader of the Ujal on Earth. She's ready to start her new life in her new home and her new job in the public relations department at Ujal Station Tau, the land based home for the Ujal in the Tampa area and counterpart to the undercity of Tau in the Gulf. And she owes it all to her bestie, Rina. Nope, no time for a man in her life! Or is there? But after her daughter is rescued by Erun fa Arex, the handsome alien seems determined to take her daughter and destroy her life. What the heck? What's a girl to do??? Why call her best friend the Principessa, of course!

Erun fa Arex, Captain of the Principessa's Elite Guard, grew up on Ujal as a child slave and was forced to fight for sport and the entertainment of others. Fighting left not only physical scars but mental scars as well while his master Leox's growth hormone injections, Krilate, has left his DNA altered and unable to father younglings. His own elders say his genetic material has been contaminated. He is doomed to be alone. He has already lived thirty nine years of which only the last thirteen have been free. Erun has never wanted a mate or younglings - until now - until Nessa and Tabby Walker. Now they are all he wants. He will fight again to have them - and risk death to keep them! Oh my! They both love the beautiful blonde little Tabby Blabby more than life itself. Vanessa would die for her and almost does, but Erun would kill for them both! Will three lost souls find a way to be together despite the objections of both the humans and the Ujal Elders? Hmm... I wonder??? Buckle up my lovelies! Here we go again! Beautiful human female with an adorable adopted toddler-check! Handsome Ujal warrior in need of an attitude adjustment-check! And Principessa Rina is just the one that can handle the job! Beautiful energetic toddler who turns out to be not quite human-check! Oops! I let that slip! A large cast of fascinating characters-check! Danger, drama, conflict and a revelation that will rock you to your very core-check! Heated attraction, panty melting passion, heartbreaking angst, heartwarming humor and some steamy dreamy sex-you bet! That and a whole lot more! I love it! Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!

Received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the book in many ways but there seems to be some holes in the story.

I have read the first one Vados and while there is a little backstory on how the Ujal came to Earth, it isn't really given much detail in that book or really this one. The Ujal come to Earth and rescue it from being destroyed by humans. They cleaned up the planet in exchange for living there (their planet was overpopulated?). No idea how they came to find Earth.

You know right from the beginning that Vanessa's husband is dead and that his name is Constantine but that is all you really know about him until he shows back up towards the end of the book supposedly having faked his death and comes back to kill her and Tabby. You find out that he was a police officer and that she was holding his hand when he died. Not sure how he could fake his death with her right there with him. No explanation of the supposed cause of death. Not sure why he had to fake his death (although he is committing criminal acts so maybe that is why).

It seems as if Tabby's adoption is explained as the husband brought her home one day and they adopted her and Vanessa never seems to question where they child came from or who the parents were. Perhaps this isn't correct but that is almost how it is made to sound at the end.

Received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the book in many ways but there seems to be some holes in the story.

I have read the first one Vados and while there is a little backstory on how the Ujal came to Earth, it isn't really given much detail in that book or really this one. The Ujal come to Earth and rescue it from being destroyed by humans. They cleaned up the planet in exchange for living there (their planet was overpopulated?). No idea how they came to find Earth.

You know right from the beginning that Vanessa's husband is dead and that his name is Constantine but that is all you really know about him until he shows back up towards the end of the book supposedly having faked his death and comes back to kill her and Tabby. You find out that he was a police officer and that she was holding his hand when he died. Not sure how he could fake his death with her right there with him. No explanation of the supposed cause of death. Not sure why he had to fake his death (although he is committing criminal acts so maybe that is why).

It seems as if Tabby's adoption is explained as the husband brought her home one day and they adopted her and Vanessa never seems to question where they child came from or who the parents were. Perhaps this isn't correct but that is almost how it is made to sound at the end.

'Erun', written under the name Erin Tate is the fourth book in The Ujal series by Celia Kyle and I absolutely loved it. It can be read as a stand alone and has it's own HEA, but I loved it so much I'm going to get the first three books as well. If they're anything like as good as this one, I've missed some absolutely cracking stories.

I've been reading paranormal romance books by Celia Kyle for years and loved them all, but I haven't read anything by her that's sci-fi, haven't read the other three books in this series, and, despite being a lover of all things sci-fi, Erin Tate is a new author name to me so I had no idea what to expect. But I was hooked on this story from the very first line and really didn't want to put it down. The Ujal is a science fiction romance series set in a distant future on Earth, with human shaped aliens that shift into fish type creatures of various kinds who long ago saved our dying planet and brought the seas back to life. They have cities both on land and under the sea, and this story is set around the land based Ujal Station Tau, in Tampa, Florida and some of the characters, both human and Ujal, who live and work there.

The story centres on Erun fa Arex, the 39 year old head of the Principessa's Elite Guard, Vanessa Walker, the human 'best friend in all the universe' of Rina, the Pricipessa, and Nessa's adopted 3 year old daughter, Tabby. Whilst this is essentially a sci-fi/shifter romance, with the HEA we all expect, there is so much more to this book and without giving spoilers, it covers prejudice, betrayal, deceit, friendship, and the strength of a mother's love for her child. A lot of the characters begin with entrenched prejudices and extreme opinions based on nothing but air, and end up with a different perspective on things as the book progresses. It's really funny in places and I especially liked the child care education gained by Erun as he interacts more with Tabby and I loved the label Nessa gave him early in the book. Mr Dissapproverton has such a nice ring to it and I know a few people it could be applied to.

I loved this book and will definitely be reading more in this series. I highly recommend it anyone who likes shifters, aliens or sci-fi, with humour, action, romance and a happily ever after. It has everything.

Two battered souls. Struggling with a perception of being less than. Fighting for an undefined future. Can they look beyond the misunderstandings that plague their interactions? Will their inability to procreate lose them a future together? In Erun by Erin Tate we find out that and so much more. This is the fourth installment of The Ujal series but can be read as a stand alone. I adored Erun. He has survived a past that would have broken many but he fought on, both literally and figuratively. Ms. Tate gave us a male character that was admirable and still able to see the good in others, still fighting to protect those unable to protect themselves. Meeting Tabitha and Vanessa throws Erun into a tailspin. He isn’t sure why Vanessa calls to him but until he figures it out he will protect Tabitha from her, even if it isn’t necessary. I loved seeing Tabitha wrapped this big strong warrior around her little finger. And throw Vanessa into the mix and Erun doesn’t stand a chance! And Ms. Tate gave him an equally strong female in Vanessa. She has loved and lost and struggles to protect and love her young daughter. She has changed her entire world to give the best to her daughter and she will not let an overgrown male tell her she isn’t fit to raise her. The chemistry between Erun and Vanessa felt real and believable. Ms. Tate didn’t allow Erun’s strong personality to overtake Vanessa. She gave as good as she got and it was wonderful seeing Erun and Vanessa move beyond their differences and accepts the emotions growing between them. This story was well written and full of emotional highs and lows. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know these characters and look forward to where Ms. Tate will take us next.

Five Shooting Stars

I honestly like this book, like seriously so. Made me want to read the first in the series and see how other characters got their HEA. But this story was a little different from one of my favorite paranormal romance writers, Ms.Celia Kyle(After she made a huge announcement that she also writes sci-fi romance, you know I had to check it out). And as always it was a good story and read. :)

Description from back of book,Story:

With her toddler in tow, Vanessa Walker travels to Tampa, Florida to begin her new job at Ujal Station Tau. Then problems arise—her daughter is ill, and a sexy, demanding, overwhelming, purple-scaled Ujal is determined to do whatever he can to save Tabitha. When they realize Tabby isn’t ill, she’s Ujal, plenty of people don’t want Vanessa raising her newly tail-sporting alien daughter. Ujal royalty may support her, but only one person—one Ujal male—makes her feel safe: Erun fa Arex.

Erun fa Arex earned his position through blood, sweat, and scales with a trident as his constant companion. On Earth, he is the captain of the principessa’s elite guard, a worthy Ujal warrior matched by few. On Ujal, he grew up as a child slave forced to fight for sport and others’ pleasure. Fighting left physical and mental scars while the master’s growth-hormone injections left him unable to father younglings.

Erun never considered mating and having a family of his own until he meets Vanessa and Tabitha. Now he realizes everything he rejected—a mate and family—is exactly what he desires. And he will fight to keep them… to the death.

Plus it has one of my favorite tropes, this may be a spoiler ,just in case, [proceed with caution ] mating/marriage of convenience always makes for an interesting read.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

And as always……Happy Reading!!:)

This story was awesome! The Ujal: Erun has captured my total attention.

Vanessa Marie Walker's adopted daughter, Tabitha (Tabby) Rina Walker, was not feeling good. Her life is still in danger due to her unstable genetic code. Vanessa remains strong despite her problems. Who were Tabitha's real parents? What will Vanessa do to help Tabitha?

Erun fa Arex's broken character and physiological changes started at a very young age. His mom and stepfather sold him to a terrible Ujal. He had to fight for survival growing up. Those experiments changed him in many ways. He wasn't happy about his past exposed. Will Erun find the confidence to have a mate or family? Will he be able to overcome his past and find love?

I understood Erun's desire to save Tabitha was based out of love for a child. He went to great lengths to save her. His feelings for the Mom were a bonus. Read the story and find out about their happily ever after.

Celia Kyle made all the characters come alive in her vivid storytelling. I was not bored or disappointed. I got caught up in the original storyline, romance, drama, action, suspense, and was happy about the way it flowed. The stayed at a good pace throughout the story, and was realistic.
The science fiction alien romance story is about humans and aliens for readers 18+ age group due to sexual content.

I gave it 5 stars to The Ujal: Erun, Book 4 Celia Kyle a.k.a.Erin Tate. I hope you will enjoy reading this novel. I look forward to reading more of this series.

I received this story in exchange for a honest review.

Thanks for reading my review.
DebA

I received this copy free for an honest review.

Erun, Erin Tate's 4th in her The Ujal series, is a delightful story of love overcoming a tragic past and a violent present. The Ujal are "merpeople" from another planet who have settled our oceans, living on a planet that mostly distrusts the aliens. Erun is the Principessa's main bodyguard, a flawed individual with a tragic past. When he runs into Vanessa and her daughter Tabitha he makes a snap decision on what kind of mother she is based on a moments inattention. It soon becomes apparent that Tabby is Ujal and he rushes her to their medical center for treatment. When it's found out that Vanessa hadn't kidnapped her daughter he gives in to the overwhelming attraction he feels for Vanessa. Vanessa however...not so much. Sure she's attracted to him but he was a jerk to begin with and she's not so eager to trust the sudden change. Add bigots on both sides of the issue and more time is spent protecting these two than making them into a family. Then there is no more time for second, third or fourth thoughts upon Vanessa's part. One way or the other she has to become Ujal in order to help her daughter. Does she opt for a passionless life or take the chance on Erun being her soul mate?

Erin Tate, AKA Celia Kyle, is one of my favorite authors and her new venture into Sci-Fi Aliens is a hit with me. I had already purchased Erin Tate's books before she announced her alter-ego and enjoyed the stories she crafted. I enjoyed this story and would recommend that you read the series in order to get the most from the story line.

Erun is a genetically altered Ujal who knows he will never have a mate. Nessa is a mother trying to keep up with her toddler when their worlds collide. Each learns something about the other and discovers a love hidden underneath gruff exteriors and preconceptions. Especially with Nessa's daughter Tabby added into the equation.

What I liked about this book:

The drive of each of the characters to do the best for Tabitha. She was a real part of the story and it was easy to fall in love with all of them.

The merman alien thing really worked once I got past the culture differences and was able to grasp what the Ujal race was like. And the humor! The play on words using the culture differences was great and made me snicker more than once into my coffee.

What I didn't:

Getting past Erun's initial introduction took me a minute and I didn't much see how he and Nessa were ever going to connect. All he did was accuse her of being an unfit mother and that was a tough one.

The immediacy of emergency room care and life threatening issues resolving themselves.

Overall:

This book was very entertaining and I kept coming back to it whenever I had a free moment. Despite the minor two issues I had, this was an addictive read with characters that you grow to love and want to know more about. A warrior brought to his knees for the love of a child. What's not to love about that?

5/5 Awesome. Sexy. Fun.

Marta Cox said: " I've recently discovered that Celia Kyle who writes such fun shifter stories also writes sexy sci fi under the name Erin Tate. What's really funny is I'd read a couple before of them before I realized. So it was with much glee that when asked if I wanted to read this story I most definitely said yes please!
Our story begins when a small girl decides to run away from her mum but as there's traffic around its probably not the best idea! Vanessa is distraught with worry for little Tabby but luckily a rather large Ujal warrior steps in and saves the somewhat precocious child. Erun the fierce Ujal believes Vanessa to be an unfit mother and wastes no time in making his opinion known but things are about to get worse when Tabby turns out to be a stolen Ujal child!
I'm loving this series about this mermen type race of aliens who have arrived on Earth. It's hilarious how they struggle with our customs and ways. These big tough guys have no idea how to handle women but it sure is fun seeing them try. Our hero Erun has a very dark past and truthfully no reason to trust women so his actions do fit his character. Vanessa whilst a loving mother appears to me to be little too trusting and easily duped but I can say no more as it would reveal a huge plot twist.
A well thought out story. Quite funny at times and even though it's a sexy one no instant getting jiggy so it worked very well.

Received as an arc, this book Erun, The Ujal book 4 is a great addition to the series. Erin an Ujal and the Lead guard to the Princepessa Rina, as a child was sold and givin body altering drugs to make him larger and stronger than the normal Ujal but with side effects of not being able to bear children of his own and for a long time was fine with the consequences until he meets human Venessa and her toddler Tabitha. He saves Tabitha from being run over after she ran from her mom Venessa and accuses her of being neglectful mother and threatens to take Tabitha away. As things progress he starts to feel the mating pull of the Ujal and trys not to believe it is happening. One day as Venessa and Tabitha are near the beach the little one spots Erun coming out of the ocean and runs to him, she really has become attached to the lonely Ujal but then things start ggeta little crazy as Tabitha is not really human and starts to change getting her scales and turning Ujal but why that I'll leave for you to read. The story line is great the characters are well written. Tragic events unfold and lives are changed forever. This book can be read alone but I suggest reading Rhal first just to get look of how some things come about, the whole series is great and well worth the time and money would definatly recommend.. Thumbs up!!!

Celia Kyle/Erin Tate's newest series creates a totally new world but the humor of this new series has a similar tone to it. Her Heroines are always strong and Quirky. Her heroes are always dominant alphas with a hint of vulnerability and a smidgen of a**hole...Erun sure did show is >.< side (and fight his attraction to Nessa along the way) but he was also totally sweet getting to know Tabby or the "youngling" as he liked to think of her. I have to say that he had me the moment he admitted he had no friends but understood the concept of it. What can I say....I love a good broken hero and if i was a cat i would have been dead from curiosity loooong ago. I just had to know what had made this hero seem so sad and lonely and how he didn't even seem to realize he was sad and lonely. The truth of it was more heartbreaking that i could have imagined. Nessa was a perfect compliment to him. And I think this particular story needed Tabby. She didn't interrupt the love story but instead made it that much more sweet. All in all, another great addition by Celia Kyle/Erin Tate! I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I received a copy from the author in exchange for a honest review.

Before I read this book I read the first 3 to make sure I understood the story line and Erun was way more developed character wise and past experiences than the first 2 in the series. I liked that I got to hear about his past and hers so I can understand where they are coming from. In this book I learned to like Erun because he was a jerk with a lot of assumptions on his part. I think the plot twist regarding her husband was good but it was thrown in there as a extra twist that I am on the fence about whether it was needed. Overall I really liked the book. I would say you don't have to read the other 3 books but you will understand this book if you do and appreciate the story more because it brings in the characters from the other books. I hope there are more FULL length books to this series.

Vanessa is the best friend of the Ujal Princiessa. After Vanessa or Nessa as her friends call her. After her husband died she moved to the coast of Florida to be near the Princiessa.
Her first day in Florida didn't go so well as her little daughter Tabitha (tabby) got away from her and ran into the traffic almost getting hit but a she was safe by Erun fa Arex. But that wasn't the end of it. He was angered that a mother could be so neglectful.
Good thing Nessa's best friend was Erun's principessa or Nessa might not have gotten her baby back
the rest of the story of the story is amazing. Erin tate knows how to weave an awesome tail. This one just might be my new favorite book. 10 stars amazing, creative, action-packed, hot and spicy mix tossed into to make one hot book!
Book given for an honest review and I honestly loved it

I received this ARC for an honest review. First of all, let me just say, I LOVE this series. This series is about shape shifters who are water shifters (which is a nice change from regular shifters). Although I don't know if the term shifters is actually correct as the Ujal come from a different planet and settled here on Earth. This particular book is about a human widow, Vanessa, her daughter Tabitha and the Ujal, Erun. Vanessa and Erun don't like each other at first due to some misconceptions on Erun's part. However, as they learn a little about each other, they decide to give a relationship a try. This book is full of challenges for them and little Tabitha. But they make the best of everything and pull through. I loved this book. Each one is better than the last. Can't wait for the next one!

I received a copy from author for an honest review. The Ujal are a great people and I've been enjoying the series. This is not my favorite book in the series. I wanted to smack the hero in the head with a flipper or something. Maybe it just struck a nerve with me that he was childless and wanted tonot only critique a parent, but have the child taken from a widow.

That was a big no-no for me. Then he basically fell on his face when he had to watch said child himself, so I forgave him. The heroine was amazing. Vanessa forgave the idiot, showed that she is a devoted mother, and taught the hero to love. Her devotion is what really made the book a winner. I would love a follow up on her story to see how their lives turn out and I'm sure we'll look in on them in the next book.

I received and ARC from this author for an honest review.

I too, didn't realize that Erin Tate and Celia Kyle were one in the same until just recently, but have followed this author (Celia) since the eInk Newsletters. I had only read Tave' from this series before diving into Erun, but now I think I will go forth and enjoy the awesomesauce that is this authors writings.

Interesting premise for this sci fi romance, with aliens coming to save the earth's ecosystem via cleaning up our contaminated waters. As always we have a lot of humor along with our heartache in this story. It is well worth any readers time and money, and recommend you do what I will be doing, read the other stories in the series!

This is an excellent story! This is another great Celia Kyle story that will keep you turning the pages too fast, just trying to see what these characters will do or say to each other. The characters have an incredible amount of emotional tension surrounding them which feeds the plot. The story moves quickly and when chaos erupts, you know it will get to be continued in another book. The book is tight, the story is interesting, the characters are full and have real issues, and the romance builds slowly. Read it, you'll love it too!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for a honest review

I have read and enjoyed all of the Ujal books so I was pleasantly surprised to see the latest addition to the series. I immediately loved both the Heroine (Vanessa) & her daughter (Tabby) but it took me awhile to warm up to the Hero (Erun) mainly because he is such an arrogant jerk in the beginning of the book. I really came to like, understand & even admire him once his backstory was revealed. The story was not predictable and took several turns I didn't see coming. It was a good engrossing story that kept me engaged and I was happy to take the journey with Vanessa, Tabby and Erun to get their HEA.

I absolutely love Celia Kyle and The Ural series!

This fourth volume gives us not just a new hero but a unique situation Erun finds and fight for a future he did not believe was possible for him. I love this world, I love the characters and was so happy to revisit those from the previous books as this one progressed.

I did not think I could love a heroine anymore than I did Rina but Oh, Vanessa and Tabby together just melt your heart!

This reader is anxiously awaitiing the next book in this series! (Shon hopefully!) ;}

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is not the first book that I have read by Erin Tate and it most certainly will not be the last. I fell in love with the main characters but Erun took me a while to grown on me. For the first 1/3 of the book I really wanted to kick his sorry ass for how he was treating Vanessa. The way he was so quick to judge her every action left me wondering how in the world were they going to end up together? Were they even right for each other?

I really shouldn't have worried because in the end the author was able to make me feel for Erun and understand him better. I also appreciated Vanessa as a strong female figure trying to do the best she could for her daughter as a single mother. She could have easily been written as a weak damsel in distress which would have passed me off to no end. Instead, we are given strong interesting characters that made me wish the story was longer. I just did not want to put the book down.

My only complaint is that I wished that the ex-husband's story was fleshed out more. His section of the story felt rushed. If it was expanded more since his purpose in the story was so important, the story would have greatly benefited. Especially with extra dialogue between him and Vanessa.

Aside from that, lastly, I want to thank Celia Kyle/Erin Tate for providing me with this copy of her book, the story was a fun read and can't wait to continue reading this series when the next book comes out. .

Erun and Vanessa start off to a very rocky start. It was intriguing reading of their developing feelings. The author did a good job of developing their characters. Tabitha is one whirlwind of a child. Made me tired just reading all of her antics. She really knew how to work the adults. There were quite a few surprises in the book. I will continue reading books by this author.

An interesting story about warriors who had tails and muscles. Fake death, baby mermaids, stolen babies, love and hate were mixed together. The characters were fairly well developed and The storyline kept my attention most of the time, even if the sex parts were not as well written as as some I have read
I would recommend this book to be read if there was nothing else to do.

tolen babies,

Nessa is having a really rough day! First a huge threatening man accuses her of being a neglectful mother and wants to take away her daughter. Then she finds out her daughter (adopted) is an alien who can grow a tail in the ocean. Because her daughter wasn't brought up in the ocean, she might die if proper care isn't taken. It is amazing how Erun starts off as her worse nightmare and becomes he strongest supporter. I really loved the changes Erun went through the more he was around Tabby and Nessa.

The story itself is wonderful. Storyline awesome. Editing, horrific. The beginning of every chapter had the left half of the page cut off, from one page to the next sentences must have been left out, because they made no sense whatsoever. Vados was well done, the problem started with Tave. We'll see how it goes with Book 5. Other than the problem with editing, the series is awesome!! Very creative and heartfelt.

I really enjoyed reading this book. Erin was a likeable character in a previous story, but started this one off as a jerk. The reason is later explained, and makes the situation some what understandable. I also liked that people from his and Vanessa's pasts are the ones creating trouble for them now. I hope there is more in this series, as I would love to read the matings of some of the other Ujal men.

This was a really nice addition to the Ujal series. The two main characters had a rocky start, but in the end, learned how much they needed each other. I really enjoyed watching Erun learn to love Vanessa, but I especially enjoyed how Erun interacted with little Tabby. I would definitely recommend this book to others. I do not believe it is necessary to read this book after the other three; the story is understandable on its own, however, reading the other three books first will give you more of an understanding of the other supporting characters.

I borrowed this book with Kindle Unlimited. I love this series but be warned each individual story is very short. I read them back to back and it made for a very enjoyable story that continues past the Ujal series into the Dragons of Preor series. All of the characters appear in each of the books even though each book focuses on an individual couple and their unique story.

The Ujal series continues with Vanessa, Tabby and Erun and these characters live up to expectations. I love how the author is able to introduce new characters into the series with their own unique set of issues but they flow so smoothly within the storyline set forth. Looks like one more story to go for the Ujals. I hate to see it end.

Great book! A lot of action and drama. Although Erun kept making me not like him every time he opened his mouth to insult Vanessa but he wized up and realized what a great woman she was. The thing that I loved about this book that I haven't read in other books is that there was no insta pregnancy and an instant acceptance that neither one can have kids but they still want to adopt more kids.

I loved this book. I think I disappointed myself by reading it first though. I was thinking the others would be as good. I was bored and couldn't even finish 1-3 though :( I am happy I found this one first at least, I wouldn't have read it if I had started at the first one.

I have the whole series. And love them all! Each book is a stand alone book, but I highly advise to read them all! Each story is so very different, but they do involve all the people you will come to love in the books. There is love, some sex, and action just like in our real lives. The thoughts and emotions of the heroes are what we all feel and try to cover up to keep us from being hurt. These books are just the thing for a nice easy and relaxing read!

I especially love romances where kids are involved. They always bring an extra dimension into the story. In this case I like that I instead of young Tabby calling Erin by his real name she calls him 'da man'.

This book.... this book...... I can't say ebough great things about it. It had me enthralled, enchanted, emotional, and excited. Vanessa and Erun were both damaged souls who needed each other even though they got off to a rocky start. This book was a great addition to a marvelous series. Read them all. You will not be disappointed.

I have read several books in this series. You might feel a little lost if you didn't read the first one that gives a little more information on who the UJAL are. I liked the interaction between Erun and Vanessa. A misunderstanding that was soon cleared up. It was heartwarming to see how protective Erun is with Vanessa and tabby.

The making of a family no matter how different the interview is always an exciting Adventure and this was one of the best I enjoyed it couldn't stop reading it the little girl is adorable sweet and strong and the Mother Love like a mama bear

I really enjoyed this book and series. I love shifter romances, and there aren't many that have sea shifters, so this was a fun change. This story felt more developed than the others in the Ujal series, which I really appreciated.