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Ariel's Dance (Futuristic Romance)

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This book was truely wonderful. I love it! It had a wonderful hero who tried "so hard" to not fall "victim" to the "evil charms" of Ariel the beautiful butterfly dancer. The fact that his and her father set up the whole thing made it even more funny. Then throw in an irate bride to be from his home planet and you have a recepie for a wonderful book. Let me tell you the love scenes in this book were so hot. I wish that my husband would behave like Dekkan. Of course the fact that is a 20 something virgin helps make his first experience with his "control patch" running out very interesting. On the whole this book was wonderful and a must read!

I loved this story! It was funny and fun. Pure escapism, of course, but fast-paced and had me roaring with laughter right to the very end. A fun, fun read, and a perfect way to while away an afternoon.

This is a great book for those of you who want something different. And different it is! The heroine, Ariel, is from the pleasure planet, Mariposa, while Dekkan, the hero, is from conventional and repressive, Amity. When these two join forces to obtain a stolen ring, the sexual tension goes soaring. Can Ariel change Dekkan's narrow-mindedness, and can he tame Ariel?

Read the book. It is an absolute trip finding out how they get along.

Sadly the writer of the blurb on the cover did not write the entire book. I can usually plow through slow beginnings or even maintain credibility when the plot elements don't make sense. But this book failed to entertain at all. The characters were boring and uninteresting - I just didn't care what happened to them!
Writers of futuristic romance should be more aware of some of the things that would be different in a world that was so advanced. The holes in the sci-fi were too large to ignore. In many ways this looks like a short story that got enlarged- and doesn't have the goods to fill the pages so they became entangled in useless adjectives, and description that merely reinforced the fact that it was lacking in a good strong plot and a well researched background.

Well this was a first. I've never read a romance were the hero was innocent and the heroine wasn't. I enjoyed this furturistic romance because it was different. Chloe Hall didn't go into great detail about the future but concentrated on the people and thier interactions more. I really liked that. She made the people the story and the outside was just that outside and just decoration.

The hero if the story Dekkan is from a planet called Amity. Its a planet where chastity is highly reguarded. So much so that men and women where a patch from puberty until marriage to stay chaste. Needless to say Dekkan is a virgin. He is engaged but when he has to go to the planet of Mariposa, a world known for its exotic pleasures, he almost forgets his fiance when he meets the very beautiful and very naked butterfly dancer named Ariel.

Ariel and Dekkan's father had met previously and Dekkan's father had lost a family heirloom gambling and only Ariel can help Dekkan get it back.

Ariel is very attracked to Dekkan and he is extremely attracted to her, especially since his patch quit working. Together they fight the passion that they are feeling for each other. This is a highly sexual romp where you aren't sure if they will ever actually get to consummate thier passion.

I enjoyed this book and it was easy to read. I read it in one afternoon.

The plot was cute, but I felt the characters could have been a little better developed, especially the secondary players. Read this after you've read everything else you've wanted to read.

Chloe Hall has managed to combine all the elements of the ultimate Romance - in a futuristic, no less. The characters are intelligent, individualistic, and funny. Don't read if explicit bothers you.

I loved Ariel's Dance! The clash between free-spirit Ariel and stodgy-but-studly Dekkan caused sparks of humor and sounds of laughter--my own.

Author Chloe Hall took me to another world and I enjoyed my entire stay. I happily recommend Ariel's Dance!

This book had me laughing so much I cried. Just imagine a man in his prime still a virgin trapped with two financee's in the Galaxy's most decadent city. His quest to regain his families ring, takes you from one gut buster to the next.

ARIEL'S DANCE starts off a little rocky -- during the whole first chapter, I was thinking, "What is going on here?" -- but by page thirty, it really starts to pick up. In tone, it reminded me of a mix between Xena, Warrior Princess and Star Wars: it doesn't take itself too seriously and there are a lot of really funny moments. Also, I thought the characterizations of Drakkan and Ariel were excellent and sympathetic enough that I would want to get to know them in real life. The sexual tension is so hot in places that it seems to burn up the pages, and the ending was well-done.

In short, I LOVE this book. It has a delicious blend of outrageous humor, comedy of manners, impossible love, and a touch of the fantastical. So much fun! I will definitely be buying more of Chloe Hall's books in the future.