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"Star Kissed"
by
Nalini Singh
romance, science fiction in a PDF edition that was published by the author on February 2008 and has 10 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Must Love Hellhounds, Kiss of Snow, An Enchanted Season, Archangel's Blade, Angels of Darkness, Lord of the Abyss, Desert Warrior, Angels' Flight, Tangle of Need, Play of Passion, Archangel's Storm, Wild Invitation, Heart of Obsidian, Archangel's Legion, "Hide and Seek", "Making Dinner", Shield of Winter, "A Conversation", "Home", Angels' Pawn, "New Year's Kisses", Night Shift, "Weapons Training", "Zoë's Workshop", "Wild Night", Archangel's Shadows, Archangel’s Enigma, Shards of Hope, “Fairy Balloons”, “An Unexpected Guest”, Allegiance of Honor, "The Song of the Wolf", Silver Silence, Archangel’s Heart, Archangel’s Viper, Ocean Light, "Elena's School of Horror", Cherish Hard, "Ain’t No Party Like A Bear Party", Archangel's Prophecy, "One Night At The Refuge", "Secret Things", Rebel Hard, Rock Hard, Wolf Rain, "Clean and Dirty", "Wolf School", "Naya’s Most Important Visitors", "Grocery Shopping", "The Cannibal Princess", "A Gift for Kit", "Movie Night", "Kaleb and Sahara’s Meeting with Sascha and Lucas", "Housewarming at the Orchard", "Christmas in the Kitchen", "Stalking Hawke", "Romancing Drew", "Sunday Morning", "Rowan", "Baubles & Ben", Wild Embrace, Love Hard, Rock Addiction, "Music Awards", Rock Courtship, "Rock Courtship Memo"s, Rock Redemption, "Sunshine", Rock Wedding, "With This Memo", "That Lip Ring…", A Madness of Sunshine, "Beary Tiny Ghosts", Alpha Night, "A Wedding Breakfast", "Poker Night", "Knives and Sheaths", "Seedlings", "A Walk on the Cliffs", "Wild Cat Blues", Slave to Sensation, Caressed by Ice, Visions of Heat, Kiss Hard, Angels' Blood, Archangel's Kiss, Archangel's War, Archangel's Sun, Archangel's Light, Archangel's Resurrection, Last Guard, “A Perfect Moment”, "Music in the Rain", Storm Echo, Resonance Surge, "Mate", “New Year’s Eve”, Archangel's Lineage, Visions of Heat, Mine to Possess, Hostage to Pleasure, Branded by Fire, Blaze of Memory
A free short story that is a standalone science fiction romance, not part of any of Singh’s series.
My Take
Ohh, I cried. This was so sweet. Such a dedicated young man who knew what he wanted. Always holding faith that he would see her again.
It was also so sad with all those fearful people ignoring a girl because they were afraid of what they didn’t know, of what they thought could happen. Even the cops are jerks in this.
Mac was the only one who saw Cass as a person. To be fair, his mother did eventually came around.
We know all this from third person protagonist point-of-view from Mac’s perspective, as we age through the years with him.
Love is having faith…
The Story
The song says that love will keep us together; it will at least keep one young man on track to, hoping to finally marry his one and only love.
The Characters
Mac “Mad Mac” Tanner was six the first time he saw Cass. Ginny is/was his sister.
Cass Hamilton was ten. She’s what people called a Keeper with a gift as a Dreamer. Her parents work in outer space, so Cass lives with her grandma and poppa.
Jim-Bob and Maisie were two of the people whose predicaments were blamed on Cass.
I don’t really understand what Keepers are, other than that they appear to have great powers and live forever.
The Title
The title is the problem, for Cass is “Star Kissed”.
