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"Enthralling Space Opera"

Chasidah 'Chaz' Bergren was continuing family military tradition as a dedicated captain of an interstellar patrol ship. For unknown reasons, she was framed and court- martialed; sentenced to life imprisonment on Moabar, the worst prison planet in the universe.

It is a shocking surprise when Gabriel "Sully" Sullivan, an intergalactic pirate who is supposedly dead, comes to her rescue. Sully needs her help uncovering a deadly plot involving high council members of the empire. She has little choice but to trust this mercenary she tangled with over the years. Their survival skills and determination are put to the test as they discover the suspected threat is real. On a more personal level, Chaz's trust and growing affection is tested time and time again as one-by- one she learns of Gabriel's frightening secrets.

I was so enthralled reading this book the first time, I did not take time to do anything but immerse myself in the story. The second reading allowed me to pick up the subtle weaving of events that built GABRIEL'S GHOST into a memorable story. Everything has been woven together in a complex but easily followed plot. Sully is an intriguing mix of authority and insecurity that grabs your heart. Chaz is sassy and pragmatic but never loses her feminine disposition.

Sully's friend Ren, Chaz's ex-husband Philip and her brother Thad may be secondary characters, but they are not secondary in this quest. Although the story comes to a fulfilling conclusion, the quest for justice is not complete. Sully, Chaz and the crew are wonderful characters, whom I am impatiently waiting to see in the promised sequel, CHASIDAH'S CHOICE.

Courtesy: eBOOKISLE

Reviewed by Cy Korte
Posted July 12, 2002

Imperial patrolship captain Chasidah Bergren has more trouble than she needs. Stripped of command in a sham court- martial and sent to the harsh prison world of Moabar, her life can't possibly get any worse.

Until she's rescued by smuggler Gabriel Ross Sullivan, her former nemesis and almost lover. A dead man with a mission. He offers her freedom in exchange for her help in stopping an illegal genetics experiment that's already claimed far too many lives. And could place the Empire on the brink of civil war.

But Chaz doesn't know that Sully's a ghost with a deadly, dark secret. A secret she was trained to hate and fear; one she may have to risk her life and her heart to protect.