The Abduction by Ester Lopez.
Dram, a business man and slave-trader, is thinking of making a career change. Too many close calls necessitate this change, especially the recent death of his long-time business partner. When his estranged son walks into his life, he gets a brilliant idea.
A good read. Slow but I managed to read it. 3*.

The story was good, the premise was extraordinary, but the plot integration leaves a lot to be desired. Loved the set up, but with no explanation of why the girl mis-identified Adam as Dram (the criminal she was chasing for 10 years) was confusing. Then the Ah-ha moment that they looked exactly the same except for age. Should have taken note on the fact Genesis didn't look closely enough at the young man to see he wasn't the older man. That says a lot about her character.

As an editor, there were a lot of plot holes, and some plot point mistakes that make this hard to read. I thought we'd put behind us the days where females made stupid decisions. If a person has been chasing criminals as a bounty hunter for 10 years -- even if it has only been 1 criminal -- this person would have rubbed elbows with other criminal types for 10 years and would/should be able to see through motives and traps. My suspension of belief went out the window.

Romance rarely mixes well with adventure. It is extremely hard to do it well. Most of the time, main character A likes main character B's body and face and falls into "love" that is really lust. It is basically the same thing here. There is no reason why Adam should fall in love with Genesis except those chemistry fizzes that fizzle out. Plenty of reasons Genesis should fall for Adam as he is kind, caring, honest, and high integrity level (keeps promises). But she doesn't know that right away, so why fall in love? It doesn't make any sense. They aren't together long enough to get to know each other well enough to fall in love.

The premonitions are a contrivance that doesn't work all that well. They don't help Adam so, why have them? Therefore, plot ploy doesn't work well or move the story along. They don't create tension. However, the telepathy does work, and I really like the way it's sort of learning how to walk for Adam.

Faith in God is not really explored until about half way into the story. There are some aspects of this part of the story line that are really good. I like that we don't have to wonder about who God is. But, bolding the Vaedra words just detract from the story flow. Using 2 different words for napkin is not necessary and leaves the reader wondering why use 2 different words? The Vaedra language is not part of the story, so skip over those mind traps.

Here is a bit of advice for the author and other newbie authors out there: When writing adventure, or mystery, or suspense, keep the kisses and fondling well toward the end of the story. Give each character plenty of reasons to fall for each other and your readers will love them, too.

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This book was a fun adventure, with a romance on the side that didn't draw away from the action in any way. What impressed me most about the book is that by the time you're half-way through, A LOT has happened, yet the story doesn't feel rushed at all. There's a lot of adventure, but we get enough details that the reader feels like they are witnessing the events rather than reading a summary.
Genesis and Adam are both similar individuals. They feel a loss of family, they are resourceful, and they feel bound by certain codes of honor or propriety. They admire each other and have similar yet complimentary talents that make them a great team.
We see glimpses of the various cultures that have evolved in very similar ways to cultures on earth. Though we don't get a lot of specific details, it's clear that the cultures of the rest of the universe are just as diverse as the cultures of earth, while still being able to work together and move between cultures. Unfortunately, much like earth, there are deplorable human beings who do horrific things. But between Genesis's knowledge of this part of the universe, and a few new tricks from Adam, they can bring one of the worst criminals to justice, and free countless people who have been kidnapped.
The romance aspect of the book, though present, largely remains in the background up until about the last quarter of the book, where it becomes more of the focus. And though it seems to slow the action down towards the end, I felt it was appropriate, as focusing more on the romance would have just been a distraction from everything else; and the main characters know that they need to prioritize certain things before they come to terms with having fallen in love with someone they are going to be separated from in the end, and deciding what they want in life.

Great book with the great cover and story that will make you read it to find out what happened the characters.
Keeps you wondering all the story on the main characters actions and what will happen to them. Can't wait for the 2nd book in this series.