Perfect Gravity

by Vivien Jackson

Overview

"Raw. Smart. Quick-witted. Mouthwatering. Just a few adjectives that describe this exquisite tale. Do not let this unforgettable story, or its incredible cast of characters, slip by you."—DARYNDA JONES, New York Times bestselling author for Wanted and Wired

A rip-roarin' snarky, sexy sci-fi romance with the perfect balance of humor, heat, and heart!

Kellen Hockley usually keeps quiet about his past, but once upon a time he loved a girl named Angela. He hasn't seen her in a decade, but now he has to break the news to her that his team of rogue treasure hunters accidentally killed her husband. He's had better days…

It's not the news that's delivered to Angela Neko that breaks her apart—it's the rumbly, Texas drawl delivering it. She can't believe she's hearing Kellen's voice again. But there's no time for distractions. When Angela's own life is threatened, yielding up all of her lies and secrets, she and Kellen must figure out how to reverse the geopolitical firestorm she lit to save the world, to save Kellen's cat…and just maybe to save each other.

Wanted and Wired Series:

Wanted and Wired (Book 1)

Perfect Gravity (Book 2)

What People Are Saying About Wanted and Wired:

"Wanted and Wired delivers a high-octane adventure with riveting twists and turns, fresh yet gritty characters, and miles of sci-fi sizzle. I loved it! I can't wait to see what Vivien Jackson has in store for us next."—AMANDA BOUCHET USA Today bestselling author of A Promise of Fire

"Steamy...an easy trip into a not-so-distant world of technologically enhanced humans ruled by their indefatigable and inexhaustible hormones."—Publishers Weekly

"Impressive...Jackson has a real winner on her hands!"—RT Book Reviews

"Jackson leaves the reader anticipating the next installment."—Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492648208
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	11/07/2017
Series:	Wanted and Wired , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	809,317
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Vivien Jackson is still waiting for her Hogwarts letter. Don’t you laugh. In the mean time, she writes, mostly fantastical or futuristic or kissing-related stories. When she isn’t writing, she’s performing a sacred duty nurturing the next generation of Whovian Browncoat Sindarin Jedi gamers, and their little dogs too. She has a degree in English, which only means she’s read gobs of stuff in that language. With her similarly geeky partner, she lives in Austin, Texas, and watches a lot of football. She loves to hear from readers: www.vivienjackson.com.

Editorial Reviews

09/18/2017
In Jackson’s breathless second near-future Tether romance (after Wanted and Wired), supergifted and technologically enhanced politician Angela Neko lusts after supersexy veterinarian Kellen Hockley, who’s on the opposite political side. Kellen is bent on saving all the humans and animals he can from the toxic fallout of the conflict between the rebellious Texas Provisional Authority and the United North American Nations. Potty-mouthed Angela, now 30, has been rising to potential UNAN veep-ship by surreptitiously nudging the TPA toward all-out war. The two had a scorching encounter eight years before, and Jackson choreographs a colorful mating dance for them: Angela uses all her tech enhancements to lure Kellen close enough to ravish, and “scrumptious” Kellen manfully tries to fight off her advances with the help of his illegal nanorobotic intelligence, Chloe; his tech-modified communi-cat, Yoink; and excessive Texas expletives. Their joint adventures are imaginative and lusty to start, but Jackson lingers a little too long on unmaskings of villains, governmental takeovers, disintegrating ecosystems, and refugee problems. She leaves room for more episodes of her strange new world while bringing Kellen and Angela to a rapturous but unlikely solution to the eternal quandary: how to balance career and cuddling. Agent: Holly Root, Root Literary. (Nov.)

Publishers Weekly

"I’d recommend this book to anyone who has read more traditional sci-fi, but also to anyone who’s read a lot of paranormal" — Love In Panels

"Truly compelling reading. If you love your romance dosed with dystopian and futuristic thrills, then look no further than this amazing series." — RT Book Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-09-19
Two childhood crushes reunite in a dystopian-esque Texas after one kills the other's husband.In 2042, Angela Neko and Kellen Hockley meet at a prestigious institute for young prodigies. Seventeen years later they meet again as Kellen confesses that he's the one responsible for the death of Angela's husband. In the years they've spent apart, Angela has become a jaded and conniving senator, hoping to push her mentor's agenda in order to get him "reelected to the continental presidency." Meanwhile, Kellen has taken up the life of an outlaw treasure hunter, a profession that leads to the accidental death of Angela's secretly estranged husband. She's not particularly upset about the loss, but her time in the political spotlight requires her to play the part of a grieving wife. Kellen's reappearance in her life is a temptation that could jeopardize her social standing as well as her career. Both Kellen and Angela are fascinating characters. Angela shirks the romance stereotype of an innocent, virginal heroine, and sometimes it's genuinely hard to like her. She's a bit of a shark, out for blood and power. Though Kellen adopts a roguish lifestyle, he does his best to hide his superior intelligence and the time he spent at the Mustaqbal Institute of Science and Technology. But while the characters are well-crafted and the romance balances plenty of action, the book's momentum frequently stutters due to many unexplained and confusing details. Despite the near-future setting, how the world operates and what certain pieces of technology do is never spelled out. What is a "psych-emitter"? How can an AI "jailbreak" into Kellen's mind? The questions vastly outnumber the answers.The unfamiliar terms and lack of established worldbuilding rules turn an otherwise exciting sci-fi romance into a slog.

Kirkus Reviews