Aric Brennan is a whisperer - a perfectly engineered human/alien hybrid, designed specifically to charm and seduce.
When Lucy is stalked by his unearthly creators, she has no choice but to trust him to help her navigate a way through a horrifying reality - a reality filled with creatures which should really only exist in nightmares.
"...His face drew nearer, and I caught my breath at the
closeness of such an impossibly perfect person. Despite every
instinct which told me I was in danger, I couldn't help but stare
back at him, and be pulled into the spell he was weaving. The panic
receded as I looked into his eyes and listened to the hypnotic
timbre of his voice. The room filled with a strange buzz which
permeated my body, vibrating and pulsing through every part of me.
I didn't care - I was still listening to his voice. Paralysis
overtook me, but I had no will to fight it. The creatures moved
closer and he backed away..."
"Star-crossed - a pair of lovers whose relationship, ordained by
the stars, is thwarted by outside forces."
"There are many things in this world, Lucy, that are not what
they seem. Humans go about their business with their heads in the
sand. They have no idea what's really going on."
After surviving a peculiar and unsettled childhood, Lucy Doyle's
relatively normal teenage existence is turned upside down with the
arrival of the enigmatic, impossibly good looking Aric Brennan -
her uncle's new ranch hand. Lucy's suspicion that there's something
'different' about Aric is confirmed when she learns that his
uncanny ability to mind read and charm the socks off of any female
isn't just an accident - he was bred for this purpose. Aric is a
'whisperer' - a genetically manipulated human hybrid created by the
Innaki - an alien race involved in a sinister abduction program.
Aric's task - to calm the Innaki's 'specimens' during their
abductions, sits uncomfortably with him.
When Aric falls for Lucy and sees her distress during one of her
abductions he vows to protect her from the Innaki. They embark on a
dangerous race to escape the attention of both the Innaki and their
gargoyle-like minions, as well as a malevolent military connection.
Why do the Innaki harbor an extraordinary interest in Lucy? What is
their real agenda? Together Lucy and Aric discover the very real
peril which threatens the Earth, and endeavor to make sense of
reality, who (or what!) they really are, and their role in this
extraordinary situation.
If you're into X File type aliens and ufos, vampiric creatures,
weird powers, romance and fast paced adventure, then Starcrossed:
Book 1 Perigee, by Tracey Lee Campbell is a must read!
"What girl wouldn't wish for the perfect guy? Unfortunately for
Lucy, he was created that way for a reason..."
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in the series.
