Gena Showalter's The Stone Prince is the first of her Imeperia novels. Our hero is Jorlan, an alien warrior, trapped by his brother in a statue and seGena Showalter's The Stone Prince is the first of her Imeperia novels. Our hero is Jorlan, an alien warrior, trapped by his brother in a statue and sent to Earth. He is cursed to remain in stone until released by a woman's kiss. But even then, his reprieve will last only a couple of weeks, unless the woman falls in love with him.
Katie James is a strong woman, raised in a home surrounded by strapping brothers (one of whom becomes the hero in Showalter's Jewel of Atlantis.) She restores homes for a living... and comes across Jorlan's statue while working on her latest project. She is drawn to him and sets him free with her kiss.
It was not love at first sight. Jorlan is hot, but he's cocky and domineering. It's fun, though, to watch Katie put him in place. With her, he begrudgingly learns what love means... and they do fall for each other.
In the meantime, Jorlan's brother maintains his quest for revenge. His motives are pretty weak --it's mostly a mommy complex. Everything is wrapped up in a happy ending, even for our villain. It's a light read, but fun. Nothing like Showalter's Lords of the Underworld or Alien Huntress books. 3 1/2 stars.
**spoiler alert** "The Pleasure Slave" is book 2 in Gena Showalter's Imperia series, but it's in no way a sequel to The Stone Prince. In this novel, o**spoiler alert** "The Pleasure Slave" is book 2 in Gena Showalter's Imperia series, but it's in no way a sequel to The Stone Prince. In this novel, our hero Tristan was imprisoned in a jewelry box by a sorceress scorned. He is cursed to be something like a genie in a bottle... when released he is the slave to the woman who owns the box.
Julia is an antique dealer with low self-esteem and no love life. She acquires the box and is shocked when Tristan appears. He, in turn, is shocked when she is not ready and willing to use his services. He quickly becomes enamoured of her and wants her for his own. She thinks he is way out of her league and instead focuses her attention on her more-mousy neighbor. She enlists Tristan's help to attract the neighbor and he begins to "tutor" her in seduction. Of course, Tristan and Julia only end up seducing each other.
Meanwhile, that sorceress is still after Tristan. Even though she is on another planet and in a different time, she continues trying to get him back.
It's a nice story, but unfortunately it's one I've read before. I couldn't stop thinking of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Fantasy Lover at any point during the book. I liked it better than "Stone Prince," but they were similar in tone. Sweet, but light reading. 3 1/2 stars. ...more
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