"Pussy cat, Pussy cat where do you roam? Far, far from home!"

Mara Armand has been contacted be a being from outer space. As an empath, it is not all that surprising that a telepathic race could make contact with her. It helps that she heads the Armand Institute of Sensitives. The alien first came to her in her dreams. Basically impersonal, this meeting of the minds changed on the fifth night into something much more sensual.

Three months of these nightly visits have Mara anticipating them for the sexual intimacy they bring. But this night brings a change in the form of disaster to Sander's ship. Now Sander is here on Earth and Mara sees her dream lover for the first time. Though he is not human, she finds him very attractive. Not everyone at the Institute is happy to have Sander there, though. That unhappiness translates into danger for Sander, Mara, and the Institute.

LIONHEART is a fantastic science fiction romance. It includes many of my favorite elements. Though I find it hard to accept a truly alien hero, Sander is close enough to human to definitely be one I wouldn't mind having around. Mara is a strong, intelligent heroine. I loved Dr. Antoon's accent. Plenty of sexual heat in this story, so you may want to keep the ice water handy.

Sensuality: R. Descriptive language; oral sex; masturbation; descriptive sex.

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Posted July 3, 2002

Also available in paperback (ISBN 1843604639).

Summary

Mara Armand, director of a foundation for the protection and study of humans with extrasensory abilities, has made telepathic contact with an alien starship captain orbiting the earth.

After weeks of nightly telepathic visits with Captain Sander, Mara develops an intimate mental relationship with her unseen alien lover. She experiences his need, his passion, and his sensual touch, but it is a bittersweet relationship for the laws of the Explorers forbid them to ever meet.

An accident in space changes everything and Mara and Sander are given the chance they never thought they'd have. Threatened by World Federation troops from without and jealous hatred from within, their survival now depends on the strength of their bond and a ragtag army of young Sensitives willing to risk their lives for an alien starship captain.