Review: Darak by Cara Bristol 4 of 5 stars

Darak by Cara Bristol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lexi Sutterman is a pastry chef with her own business but her family is hypercritical and she is viewed as a failure. So she gave up on finding a man or pleasing her family and it just concentrating on building up her business. Her uber-successful sister is about to marry a wealthy and successful man and so she fights back by joining the Intergalactic Dating Agency with the attempt to bring the most outlandish alien as her plus one to the wedding. Darak or the planet Drakon isn't purple nor tentacled but he is seven-foot-tall and horned. Tired of waiting for the fates he joins a dating service to meet a nice girl from Earth to call his own. As soon as he sees her he recognises Lexi as his true mate but realises to convince her is going to take more than just a weekend and is not going to be easy. Can they get their just deserts?

This was a sweet quick read that had a strong alien, a strong woman and a rocky journey to true love with the complication of family and the various dramas in that situation. I loved Lexi, her sister Toni and it was even fun to read about their nightmare of a mother who seriously deserved a slap at times. A fun light read with a touch of drama, a little danger and a lot of cupcakes! Contains some sexual content.

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Review: Sixx by Cara Bristol 4 of 5 stars

Sixx by Cara Bristol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Software developer Moxie Maguire dreams of writing and releasing her own video game. So she is saving money as fast as she can to set up her own company while working for an ex and obnoxious boss Miles putting in 14 hour days most of the time. She also dreams of having a partner that is Mr Right and has her six - so she signs up to the Intergalactic Dating Agency. Her first date is with an alien from Dakon called Sixx - an horned alien who is mega sexy, supportive and family orientated - the perfect partner for her - with just one issue - he has to stay on his home planet due to having a son that he cannot permanently leave. There is just one computer on Dakon so their growing relationship suddenly seems futile when it becomes obvious that she cannot give up her dreams and he cannot give up his child. Is there anything that can be done for these Fated Mates to be together?

This was a sweet story that highlighted what is probably a very modern dilemma in modern lives - how can a career be maintained as well as a normal relationship and can both parties a workable compromise that fits all members? Thankfully this story had a great compromise. I loved the way Sixx was so supportive of her and did his best to protect her, and how Miles turned out to be far less of an ass than he appeared through most of the book. An easy to read story that was as enjoyable as it was easy to understand.

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