The Chronicles of Kassouk Book Two: Red Leopard [Kindle Edition]

Vijaya Schartz (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...another good read in this fantasy romance series... packed with action and adventure." --The Hope Chest Reviews (4 stars)

"This book was so good. The plot, characters, setting, everything was laid out in detail; vivid and believable. I was completely lost in the world Vijaya created and loving every second of it." --5 stars) Shawna K. Goodreads.com

"action packed, fast paced story... I can't wait to read the next book in the Chronicles of Kassouk series." --(5 angels) Fallen Angel Reviews

"Schartz's love scenes are intense and tasteful. Red Leopard offers plenty of excitement, adventure, and love from the first page to the last." --(4.5 stars) S.Burkhart FictionNovels.net

Product Description

In charge of the fortress of Kassouk in the King's absence, what is Terek to do when a Goddian spacecraft lands in his medieval backyard, and the striking woman leading the galactic party insists on colonization?

Galya, the Goddian Princess commanding the geological vessel, is bent on finding a crystal with unusual hyper-conductor properties. And the futile resistance of the local population isn’t going to stop her. Not even that defiant tribal chief nicknamed Red Leopard, like the infernal feline that follows him everywhere.

Terek and his band of swordsmen and felines must defend their people’s freedom, no matter the cost. But with this unexpected arrival, an old prophecy surfaces, taking new meaning and carrying a new threat...

When political intrigues, greed, murder and betrayal tip the scales, whom can Galya really trust? Her fellow Goddians? the Mutants bred to serve her race? or her primitive Human enemy?

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 436 KB
• Print Length: 263 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc (March 30, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003EV5T6C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,243 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Born in France, award-winning author Vijaya Schartz never conformed to anything and could never refuse a challenge. She likes action and exotic settings, in life and on the page. She traveled the world and claims she comes from the future. Her published books collected many five star reviews and literary awards. She is a master of suspense and will make you believe you actually lived these extraordinary adventures among her characters. Her books have been compared to Indiana Jones Adventures with sizzling romance. So, go ahead, dare to experience the magic, and her compelling stories will keep you entranced, turning the pages until the last line.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Red Leopard, September 24, 2011

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Ms Paula L. McElwee "Lady Mac" (Fresno CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chronicles of Kassouk Book Two: Red Leopard (Kindle Edition)

Vijaya Schartz has created a fascinating world with characters with depth and romance that sizzles. Like Pern or Dune or Narnia or others, Kassouk is an exciting new world as the backdrop for some really great stories.. This is the second book, The Chronicles of Kassouk Book Two: Red Leopardand they keep getting better.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Adventure full of romance & love, October 8, 2010

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Steph "Author of "The Giving Meadow"" (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Chronicles of Kassouk Book Two: Red Leopard (Kindle Edition)

Schartz pens an exciting futuristic tale with Red Leopard, Book Two, in the Chronicles of Kassouk. Terek, a human, leads the mutant council of Princes while King Dragomir is off planet. Yaman is a traitor to the council, secretly contacting a Godd named Gayla. When Gayla and Terek meet, a powerful attraction is forged, but then they're thrown into a deadly game for control of the planet. Will their differences keep them apart?

After the citizens of Earth destroyed their planet, what was left ventured out and settled on New Earth. (Kassouk) The Godds are an alien race, which lost their ability to reproduce. They came to Kassouk and mated with human females, making the mutants. The Godds left eighty years ago, but still patrol the quadrant. Gayla, a Godd, is sent on a scientific mission to look for a red crystal, which is a powerful hyper-conductor.

Yaman, a mutant, left the council and went to Yalta, which is rich in the red crystal. He intends to rebuild the old Zerker fortress and take over the planet. He reaches out to Gayla with the crystal.

Terek and the mutants suspect Yaman is up to something. Terek goes to investigate and is taken hostage. While meeting with Yaman, Gayla's crew under General Kyril stages a mutiny. Gayla along with Terek are forced to mine the red crystal. Terek and Gayla work together to free themselves from their confinement as they struggle to tame their attraction to one another. Both realize that Yaman and Kyril have to be defeated. Will their attraction help or hinder their important missions?

Schartz gives a crisp account in "Red Leopard." There's plenty of action and adventure. Even the cats get in on the action, including Terek's leopard, Rascal. The plot is tight, slowing down in the just the right places for the reader to catch a breath.

Schartz's imagination and creativity continue to shine in this, the second book of the Chronicles of Kassouk.

Red Leopard has an exciting cast of characters. Terek was raised in Kassouk, but has a Zerker background. He's firm in his beliefs and convictions, and he's not afraid to fight for them. His attraction to Gayla is dangerous and forbidden, yet there's no fighting it.

Gayla is different for a Godd, smaller, less pigmentation, and deemed unworthy to procreate. Yet Gayla is fearless in the face of adversity. She's strong, emotionally and physically, yet Terek stirs feelings in her she's never known. Giving into the passion between them means forsaking her world. Her choices are not easy.

The novel is sophisticated for romance readers. Schartz's love scenes are intense and tasteful. Red Leopard offers plenty of excitement, adventure, and love from the first page to the last.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid!, May 24, 2010

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Shawna Williams "Shawna K. Williams" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chronicles of Kassouk Book Two: Red Leopard (Kindle Edition)

This is the second book in The Chronicles of Kassouk series, but it was the first I read, and as soon as I finished I rushed to get White Tiger, the first book in the series. Even though Red Leopard is the second, Vijaya Schartz did an excellent job of filling in the history and I never felt lost -- not for a second.

This book was so good. The plot, characters, setting, everything was laid out in detail; vivid and believable. I was completely lost in the world Vijaya created and loving every second of it. I can see this book -- series for that matter -- as movies