Adrienne (Bron Universe Novel) [Paperback]

D Renee Bagby (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bron Universe Novel | Publication Date: May 27, 2008

He crossed dimensions to claim her as his queen-but her reign may destroy his world. A Bron Universe novel Adrienne Backett wants two simple little things this spring break: rest and relaxation. After nearly four years of slaving away for her college education, she deserves a holiday. What she gets is pulled into another dimension by a man who claims she's his rightful queen. Malik, King of Ulan, has until his birthday to find his bride or he must forfeit his throne. When a spell reveals her location, he will do anything, even cross dimensions, to claim her as his own. As if fending off a lusty king isn't enough of a headache, Adrienne finds herself a pawn in a rival monarch's plot to bring Malik's world to its knees. But is the real danger being stuck in the middle of a power struggle between rival kingdoms? Or the damage Malik could do to her heart? Warning: this title contains adult language, talking animals, violence, and scenes of near rape.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (May 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599987570
• ISBN-13: 978-1599987576
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Renee is a military brat turned military wife who is currently stationed in Hawaii with her husband and two cats.

Whether writing as D. Renee Bagby or Zenobia Renquist, she is a world-builder. She loves inventing new cultures and shaping their histories and laws because it beats researching the existing ones.

Her stories span the fantasy gamut but she dabbles in sci-fi and contemporary from time to time. While her main characters tend to be of different races, she doesn't let skin color rule or limit her stories. For her, it's all about how much she can torture her characters so they earn their happily-ever-after ending.

The rules are all new and pre-conceived notions will slow you down, so when reading Renee's stories, she asks only one thing -- Leave Your Reality Behind.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The wait was worth it!, June 22, 2008

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Winnie G - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adrienne (Bron Universe Novel) (Paperback)

Loved this book!

Adrienne is assaulted while on campus by a disgruntled student when Malik comes out of nowhere to save her. She is taken back to Bron (modern day Asia) to become Malik's not-so-willing bride. Malik is the king of Ulan, with a short temper and sort of cruel to his people; Adrienne tames the beast as she learns to love Malik.

No racy sex or erotica, just a nice romantic storyline along with a few surprises that keeps this story interesting enough from start to finish.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sci Fi at it's Best, May 29, 2008

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K L "K L" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adrienne (Bron Universe Novel) (Paperback)

I have been anticipating this book since I read about it months ago. I was not disappointed. Mrs. Bagby is truly a great story teller. The books starts out with the main character being abducted by her future husband followed by issues they face together on Bron. The book was good from the beginning to end. (Where most book fizzle in the middle) this one did not. I am so happy someone was able to keep my attention and incorporate Sci Fi within it. Great Job! I would recommend this to anyone who loves IR, Sci Fi and mystery. I look forward to order her other books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars. Enjoyable escape. Refreshing change. Creative sci-fi and fantasy. Good story-telling., July 26, 2009

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STORY BRIEF:
Malik lives in another dimension, a parallel earth known as Bron. Malik is king of Ulan, one of 14 kingdoms on Bron. Kakra is a rival kingdom. Malik must marry his one-true blood mate before his 25th birthday or he forfeits his throne, and the king of Kakra will take over Ulan. Using magic Malik finds his mate, Adrienne, a college student human on Earth. Malik travels to the Earth dimension just in time to save Adrienne from a rape in progress. He kills the two attackers and takes her to Bron. Much of the story is Adrienne reacting to this strange new world. She is a reluctant queen-to-be. She doesn't like the clothes. She doesn't want to socialize or meet anyone. She wants Malik to stay away from her and not talk to her. She discovers many people have magic abilities on Bron. She finds herself able to do magic as well. The longer she is there, the stronger her powers become. One of her powers is communicating with animals. She has an interesting relationship with Fehr, Malik's pet panther-like creature. Because of the feud with other kingdoms, Adrienne's life is in danger and Malik has full-time guards assigned to her.

REVIEWER'S OPINION:
There is more magic and fantasy than romantic relationship development, but the relationship story is good. This feels like an offbeat story about Cinderella's life starting AFTER Prince Charming takes her to the castle. But in this case, we have a reluctant Cinderella who is annoyed with what she finds. However, she comes to like things and fits in in interesting ways. Some readers may not be happy with the imperfect hero Malik. As another reviewer "Winnie G" states he has a short temper and is sort of cruel to his people. The words "refreshing change" in my title come from the reviewer "D. Quinn." It fits well. Thank you to both.

DATA:
Story length: 308 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 11. Setting: 2006-2007 Earth and parallel earth dimension Bron. Copyright: 2008. Genre: fantasy sci-fi romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
To date, I've read one other book by D. Renee Bagby. My 4 star review of "Serenity" copyright 2009 was posted 7-26-09.