Parallel Attraction by Deidre Knight

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The Barnes & Noble Review
A fresh voice in paranormal fiction makes a promising debut in this time-travel romance between an exiled alien king and a high-spirited human geologist.

They first meet as teenagers in Yellowstone Park. Kelsey is 14, Jaresh not much older. He looks like a Ren Fair escapee and sounds like a Russian, but when he says he is from very far away, he means it. His people rescue him, obliterating the young couple's memories of their meeting and their kisses. Fourteen years later, Kelsey returns to Yellowstone as a geologist and is confronted by a blazing ball of energy that transforms into a man. Welcome back, Jaresh. By this time, Jaresh is a lonely exiled king who has devoted his life to his people; he remembers Kelsey as his soulmate but fears she cannot love his dual being. Jaresh's love for Kelsey ultimately becomes his Achilles heel -- and just one small deception might cost them their future. Ginger Curwen

From the Publisher

From a "fantastic and riveting new voice in paranormal fiction"* comes a thrilling debut novel of danger and passion, and a love that will cross all boundaries of time and space.

It has been years since exiled alien king Jared Bennett thought of anything other than his people's fight for freedom. Now his rebel force has the one weapon that can turn the tide against their enemy: the key to the secrets of time. Victory has never been closer-but one woman has the power to change everything.

Kelsey Wells can't deny that there is something unearthly about her fierce attraction to Jared Bennett. His revelations about alien wars and time travel can't possibly be fact-yet with every seductive touch, every searing kiss, Kelsey circles closer to the truth: that although Jared is exactly what he says, he hasn't told her everything. And when the future crashes into the present, Kelsey must decide if his deception will cost them the love that should have been their destiny.

Publishers Weekly

An alien king and a human geologist discover the wonders of love at first sight in this unusual debut, which fuses elements of science fiction and the paranormal into a palatable cocktail. Jared Bennett isn't your average hero. As king of a race of people known as Refarians, he can shape-shift into numerous forms, primarily a ball of energy and a handsome, dark-skinned human. He first meets Kelsey Wells in the guise of the latter in the midst of Yellowstone park. Their encounter is brief and innocent, but enough for them to fall in love. Even the memory-erasing efforts of Jared's guardian can't keep the two from recognizing each other years later when Jared, wounded and bearing vital information, turns to Kelsey for help. Her agreement sparks a series of events that draws them together-and leads an adversary from the future to travel back in time. The story barrels along at breakneck speed, with little focus on character development but a good deal on world-building. Although Knight succeeds in giving readers a reason to pick up the next book in the series, this tale lacks the depth that distinguish, the best romance novels. (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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