"Erotic look at first contact!"

After an "incident" on the Planet Sepia, Xeno-Linguist First Class Tira Elazri was called in to deal with the problem. Tira has been doing this job for about seventy years now and is one of the best. When she arrives in the main city of what the humans have called "Enigma", she's briefed by the man in charge. It turns out none of the native inhabitants of Sepia will communicate with the humans in any way. The people of Sepia don't wear clothing and always touch palms when they speak. This is the first thing Tira notices. The "incident" occurred when one of the linguists decided to force the issue of communication and walked up to the males and undressed. She ended up with a knife in her stomach for her troubles.

So Tira comes up with an idea. In her experience, it's best to go with her intuition. Since none of the natives of this planet have yet seen her, she decides to approach the one she feels is their leader. He's a big male, green in color and they have called him Hunter. When everyone is otherwise occupied, Tira gets undressed and heads toward Hunter's garden. When Tira peeks out from behind a tree, Hunter's eyes are on her. Boldly, she approaches and puts her hand out in the same manner she has assumed is a form of greeting. Even though quite nervous, she stands her ground as he approaches her and his tongue tangles in her hair. Even more nervous when his tongue travels all over her body, it even begins invading places she would prefer he not. Finally, Hunter puts his palm on hers and she begins to feel heat travel up her arm. When the pain becomes unendurable, Tira passes out.

Will the Humans ever be able to communicate with the people of this planet? What of Tira? What did Hunter do to her?

ENIGMA 1: TRANSFORMATION is a highly erotic look at first contact with another species. Rachel Bo has done a wonderful job with creating life on another planet and some of the different methods used for first contact. This story offers a unique and extremely erotic look at life on another planet. The characters are all compelling, the world building is exceptional, and the sex is very hot! I highly recommend this one to all lovers of erotic science fiction!

Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted October 16, 2004