Unleashed (Futuristic Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

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"Unlucky in love" is a bit of an understatement for programmer Lacey Garrett. Her ex-fiance Bob didn't just jilt her. He stole her half of their software design and most of her clients. She has one last chance to regain her professional footing but, one lonely night, can't resist answering one last e-mail. Little does she know that at the other end of the seemingly harmless message is planetary surveyor and interstellar fugitive Zain Masters, who, trapped on a desert planet, thinks he's stumbled upon the being with the knowledge to help him escape before the bounty hunters find him. Before Lacey can say, "Beam me up, Scotty," she's on an alien planet, in a sentient alien spaceship, with its alien captain who is all heart-stopping man. This sequel to Unearthed (2003) and Unraveled (2003) shows off Barry's flair for romantic comedy that's literally out of this world. Nina Davis
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Barry’s third novel announces she is here to stay and one of the brightest voices in Sci-Fi Romance today! -- Deborah MacGillivray

This is without a doubt the best other-worldly book that C. J. Barry has written thus far. -- Kathy Boswell, The Best Reviews

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505525739
• ISBN-13: 978-0505525734
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,072 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable!, June 23, 2005

By	Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Lacey Garrett is a computer programmer. Her fiancé steals her program wipes out her savings, and then runs off with everything. Lacey ends up picking up Oliver, the cat he abandoned, and moving to a secluded area. She only wants to be left alone so she can try to salvage the one client she has left.

When Lacey read a post on one of the "geek" boards asking for help identifying some images, Lacey answers. Her good deed did not go unpunished. Lacey finds herself and Oliver transported to another planet.

Zain Masters is a former advance scout for InterGlax. (Think space law enforcement.) He has been on InterGlax's Wanted List for about ten years now for the death of his partner. Zain and his sentient ship, Reene, were simply exploring a planet when they came upon a camouflaged section and found themselves being shot out of the sky. From the looks of nearby debris, it is obvious that someone is hiding something worth killing over. Reene needs repairs fast. His energy cells are failing. But even if Reene gets patched up they cannot leave without turning off the weapons that shot them down. In a nearby dome, Zain finds odd images and needs help figuring them out. Help came from a "juvenile planet" (one who still believes it is alone in the universe). He did not expect the female he beamed aboard to be so lovely or have a cat in her arms. He also did not expect for Reene to lose more power and be unable to send her home. They team up in hopes of figuring out the images and getting off the planet. But it turns out the dome is only the tip of the iceberg, literally.

Things go from bad, to worse, to impossible. It is up to a man, a woman, a cat, a small brain ship, a few lasers, and a crustacean (yes, you read that right) to take down the biggest and deadliest corporation in the galaxy.

***** When author C. J. Barry sets out to give readers an action packed romance, she does not hold back any punches! Just like her other space adventure novel, titled "Unmasked", I began reading and could not stop until the last page had been turned. Barry is causing me to lose too many hours of sleep. I may need to take some time off work just to catch up on my bed rest. UNPUTDOWNABLE! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C.J. Barry is the BEST, May 20, 2004

By A Customer

I just loved this book. It is as good if not better than the other two, but the whole series is great. Lacey and Zain are terrific, sexy, interesting and complex characters. I hope Barry continues to write futuristic novels. Read all three in this series and you won't be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Third time retains the charm., July 13, 2004

By	Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

When Lacey Garrett takes a moment to answer a message board poster's question, she has no clue that doing so will soon have her teleported to another planet. Zain Masters believed that he had been scouting a simple, out of the way world. Then a hidden laser shot his ship out of the sky. Lacey is the only person who seems to understand the strange markings on a local monument. Markings that seem to hold the key to a way out of his situation. But something dangerous lurks beneath the surface. Barry's third book in the Un series is a fun adventure/romance, but the planet hopping plotlines of the previous entries is missing this time out. Lacey and Zain spend most of the novel in one place, a desert planet the Warrior Programmer dubs Death Valley. Despite the lack of world building diversity Barry's story is a delight to read. Highly recommended.