She Blinded Me with Science Fiction [Paperback]

Kally Jo Surbeck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 2005

Chick lit collides with Star Trek fandom in this hilariously steamy boy-gets-girl romp. A reluctant Klingon finds unexpected love on the perfect anonymous getaway gone oh so very wrong. A Trekcon cast off gets the deal of a centruy when a blackjack dealer takes a chance on love. Who says Klingons can't find love in Las Vegas?

Editorial Reviews

Review

A fun and quirky book that will thoroughly delight both science fiction buffs and romance readers alike. -- Author Lucy Monroe

Kally Jo Surbeck has penned an amazingly sweet, funny, sexy romance story. -- Cindy @ lilcinny.com

She Blinded Me With Science...Fiction will have you on the edge of your seat.. -- Author Stepanie Vaughan

Star Trek fans will be thrilled with this fantastic wink of the eye at their beloved fictional world. -- Kitty Cullen @ The Romance Studio

You can't go wrong with this funny, complex story. I enjoyed it, and I think you will too! -- Jean @ Fallen Angel Reviews

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She danced her fingers up his chest. They skimmed over the rich material of his shirt. It was soft, expensive. His broad muscles rippled under the feather-soft caress. They bunched. They twitched. They begged for more, but he brushed her hand away.

"What are you doing?"

"I'd think it's pretty clear." She gazed up at him through heavily mascara'd lashes. "We never got to finish what we started the other night. And, I'd really like to." Her left hand splayed across the tight muscles of his thigh. She kneaded it, slowly working her way to his inner thigh. He blushed, but the way they stood, no one could see. All they could see was his back. His broad, impressive, sculpted back.

"No one will know," she persisted.

He shifted. She'd managed to corner him before they'd made it out into the busy part of the hall. It was still the darkened entrance into the officer's lounge, tucked generally from sight. Few would look, even fewer would look twice.

"Relax." She softened her touch. Making it light as a breeze, she brushed against the rough metal of his button ups. The bulge in his pants strained against the tight fabric. He jerked and started to step back. She tightened her grip on the waist of his pants, refusing to let him step far away. Their gaze remained locked. "I don't like to leave things unfinished, Colby."

He looked around.

She popped the top button and ran her index finger under the barely open band.

"Bianca, we can't."

"Why not?" Heat flowed through her belly, her body, her mind. Her skin ached for his touch, for his lips, for the feel of his firm arousal.

"This is a public building." He shook his head and pushed at her hands, his Adam's apple dipping as he spoke. "We're in the hall. There are guests!"

"So?" Thrilled, she felt his muscles ripple under her caress.

"So, I work here. I can't have sex in the hallway." He lowered his voice to a growl.

She worried her lip considering that. "Who said anything about sex?"

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Loose Id, LLC (July 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596321326
• ISBN-13: 978-1596321328
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,811,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have always been fond of language. Being the youngest child of a large family, I learned at an early age how valuable words truly are. Often I am asked why I chose romance as the umbrella genre to write for ' I think it boils down to an insatiable degree of hope, the belief that dreams do come true, there is happiness to be found despite the amount of horror or atrocity one might suffer. I believe that. I want to believe that. And romance holds tight that ideal.

Among my awards, I am proud to say I was the 2006 CRW Author Of The Year. EPPIE winner, multiple EPPIE Finalist, AOE Finalist, Dream Realm Finalist, and Daphne Finalist.

I love to hang out with my friends, family, my readers at and event or on my loop and I love to hear from those how have read and enjoyed my work. Contact me anytime.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A smart, sexy, funny read., July 30, 2005

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Jeanine Daynes (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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I love Kally Jo Surbeck's writing. Intelligent, insightful and loaded with sexual tension, "She Blinded Me" had me alternately laughing out loud and sighing with pleasure. Bianca and Colby made a great couple and this book had me rooting for them from start to finish. With her wonderful understanding of human nature and keen ear for realistic dialog, Kally Jo Surbeck is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I eagerly await more!, February 25, 2006

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This review is from: She Blinded Me with Science Fiction (Paperback)

Gertie and her best friend, Bianca, are at a Star Trek Convention among Klingons, Andorians, Star Fleet officers and Vulcans at a Las Vegas hotel. Gertie extracts a promise from Bianca, a gorgeous blond beauty, that she will not sleep with any of the con's characters. Then Bianca gets the notion she can snare a guy without saying one word and Gertie takes her up on this bet. Looking around the restaurant, Bianca decides to pursue Mega Man sitting at the bar dressed in black.

Sparks fly with just a smile. She not only gets Mega Man's attention, he decides to pursue her. The man in black tells Bianca his name is James and leaves it at that. Colby James, on the other hand, can't believe his eyes. A girl he knew from his youth has just come on to him, and she's clueless as to his real identity. He has a moment's pause for his evasion, but James is his surname. So he hasn't really lied to her.

The couple go to his room. While they are in an impassioned clinch, Bianca's pager goes off. Gertie winds-up with food poisoning, so Bianca must take over Gertie's obligations at the convention. Dutifully, Bianca dons the Klingon costume, replete with forehead ridges and the dark skin tone added to her body. Bianca is thrown into the whirlwind of a Star Trek Convention and must finally admit that maybe she's a Trekkie after-all. And Mega Man James, who is he really? And when she finds out, will she make peace with him? Is Gertie really sick?

Kally Jo Surbeck's She Blinded Me With Science Fiction has many amusing twists and turns. Bianca is an extraordinary beauty with feelings of self-doubt. She blossoms as she comes to terms with herself. Colby James wants to correct the mistakes of his youth and has remade himself as an adult. The chemistry between Bianca and James sizzles as they come together and fall in love. As a veteran of many local and national Science Fiction and Star Trek conventions, this is a delightful tale. I chuckled from beginning to end at the hilarious antics of these characters. I eagerly await more "Intelligent life forms" to spring to life in Ms. Surbeck's next book!


Gene
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud fun from beginning to end, August 21, 2005

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C. Woolf (Arvada, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: She Blinded Me with Science Fiction (Paperback)

This is a great book. Funny and so much more. I laughed out loud at the antics of Bianca and Gertie. We all know people just like the two of them or perhaps, we are just like them ourselves.

Colby James is a hero to die for. Sexy, charming.

I recommend this book highly. You won't be able to put it down.