Shattered Silence by Anna Carven [Review]

Shattered Silence (Darkstar Mercenaries #2) by Anna Carven
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: August 21, 2018

Darkstar Mercenaries
0.5. A Darkside Interlude
1. Taming Chaos
2. Shattered Silence - Paperback | Kindle
3. Fractured Souls
4. Decadence
5. Hyperspeed Dreams
6. Undying Stars
7. Radiant Darkness
7.5. Stronghold
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Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Dark Planet Warriors
1. Dark Planet Warriors

Darkstar Mercenaries and Dark Planet Warriors Short Stories
Duality

Anna Carven
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Enki Zakanin just wants peace and quiet. He's completed his mission, and on the journey back to the Kordolian Fleet Station, he'd prefer to be left alone so he can manage the literal demon inside his head.

Alone.

So when a strange distress call breaks the silence, his first instinct is to ignore the signal. Why would anyone be foolish enough to broadcast an open signal in the Ninth?

My name is Layla dela Cruz. I need your help.

A human? What in Kaiin's Hells is she doing this far into Sector Nine?

Now, somehow, he has to go and get her.

After all, he's given her his word.

Thoughts on Shattered Silence: I don't know if I'll ever get tired of these growly, dangerous Kordolians. The only time they show a softer side is with their special someone and even those times are lined with a little steel. I mean, they ARE fierce, unpredictable mercenaries who are part of an empire that is only no longer ruling the galaxy because these specific soldiers rose up and toppled them. You gotta expect a few rougher than normal edges with them.

That said, Enki is a little more dangerous than most. The entity inside his head leaves him skating a fine line between control and chaotic destruction. He needs his brothers in arms and the missions he's sent on to help keep him centered. Then he meets a human who needs him and suddenly she's his everything.

My heart eyes are out of control right now.

For all Enki is hard and abrupt in his first meeting with Layla, he becomes her touchstone. Without him, she would have died. Or gone mad. But probably just died. Given the extreme circumstances under which they met, things could have gone badly. I mean, being stranded in space, picked up by rogue Kordolians, and nearly used as a mad scientist's experimental chew toy can get a girl down.

Instead, she keeps it together and does what she needs to do to keep Enki on an even keel. The rest, as they say, is history. Sexy, sexy history.

Still loving these alien badasses and the women who spark their interest. SO HARD. Who's going to be next to fall? I'm ready to find out!