Kissing Steel

Cyborg Seduction, Book 2

By: Laurann Dohner

Narrated by: Mindy Kennedy

Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Book 2 in the Cyborg Seduction series.

All Rena wanted was to steal back a spaceship and earn enough money to buy her freedom from her travesty of a life. Her mission to recover stolen property from pirates backfired and she became a possession when she encountered cyborgs instead. Now, one of them will own her. Rena is a survivor…and she wants the very tall, big, brutally sexy cyborg who doesn’t like to share anything that belongs to him.

Steel is beyond irritated when he is maneuvered into ownership of a fragile human female. She’s not nearly big enough to handle his size or strength, yet she’s determined to get him into bed - into her. Steel realizes just what this little female is capable of when he awakens, chained to his bed, with her riding his very turned-on body. For a man who prides himself on his unyielding control, Steel soon finds Rena stripping him of it an inch at a time.

©2010 Laurann Dohner (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Great second book in series!

This audiobook was very enjoyable listening! The heroine works for an insurance company and is in space looking for The Star, a ship her company had to pay insurance out on. Only once she and the six man recovery team find the ship, they are surprised by cyborgs in possession of it. After killing the team, she’s taken by the cyborgs and given to Steel, who is in command of the ship Rally. He doesn’t want a human woman and has recently been dumped from his family unit pact when they thought he was dead. Forced together, they begin to explore a temporary relationship. Steel thinks he needs a cyborg woman to have children with, but she’s determined to change his mind! Narration was excellent.

Excellent Continuation To The Series

After devouring the first story in the Cyborg Seduction series, Burning Up Flint, I couldn't wait to get my hands on Kissing Steel. Laurann Dohner has created a vivid and vibrant world in which cyborgs pirate the skies and a majority of the humans responsible for their demise are not aware that they exist. It's an amazing concept, especially when you add some heat into the mix.

In this installment we are introduced to a milder-mannered, yet uncompromising, Steel. He has no need for a woman and currently feels betrayed by the female cyborg he had a unit contract with who betrayed him for another. After his ship is attacked and they are forced to defend themselves, the crew inadvertently captures a female human. She's everything a cyborg female isn't -- small, fragile, delicate -- and unlike the other cyborgs in his accompaniment, Steel has no interest in taking her on as a slave or a bed partner. Unfortunately, his commanding officer Flint takes the issue out of his hands.

Rena was sent to return a ship that was stolen. What she discovers is the ship is now operated by a crew of cyborgs -- beings she has been told were eradicated on earth. She is stunned to see them and is awed by their size, strength, and cunning. When they begin discussing who she will belong to, she is drawn to the large cyborg who mentions a lover's betrayal. She, too, was betrayed by her husband and yearns for something more. Although Steel denies her, she is determined to show the brawny male exactly what he's missing out on. The result is pages that sizzle and leave you wriggling in your seat. Steel might be stronger and faster, but Rena's sensuality cannot be denied.

As with the previous story, the writing is excellent, the pace is fast, and the characters are fascinating. Although I'm not a fan of sci-fi in general, this is a series I fell in love with from the start. It's hot, it's sexy, and it's something original. In a world full of books using the same premises, you can't really ask for anything more. If you've not read this series, you really should. The only small complaint I have is that the sex scenes although hot they are very similar and I would love a bit more variety.

As with Burning Up Flint Mindy Kennedy brought the story to life with her outstanding narration of the story.

Anglo earth girl caught by cyborg captin.

The lead female is an agent for an insurance company looking for a lost/stolen space ship. She hopes finding the ship will aid her quest to freedom from a horrible trapped marriage & better job.But, she get kidnap & passed to cyborg captin. At first he is not interested in her due to her being a small human but, she feels the big cammander can help her get a better quality of life than she had and feels he is sexy. Honestly, I like Steel.. He was honest on what he wanted and thought about every little thing that happened. He seemed like a buff "Spock"...I appreciated that all he desired to do is be part of a family unit & have kids. He felt it was his duty. I enjoyed the story. I thought it was cute. worth the credit/money Anglo/earth female with large silver/grey cybor with tribal tatoos..

SciFi Romance

Any additional comments?

Let me begin by yelling out "I LOVE LAURANN DOHNER!" Amazing writer with loads of talent and imagination. I will read anything she writes just because I know her writing skills won't disappoint.

This being said, this series has been hard for me to grow comfortable with. Not sure why. At first I thought it was the half-cyborg thing that bothered me -- sex with machines is kind of creepy. After I thought about it I realized that, no, this wasn't what bothered me. I LOVE the New Species series almost to the point of infatuation, after all and they are half animal. I think what bothered me was the lack of open respect for women (human women in the book) and the callus way the cyborgs demand ownership and dominance of the women they capture. The books are well written, steamy, and the end relationships are loving but I think the part of me raised to be a strong, independent, and free woman is agitated by some of the more callously dominant moves. I'm all for strong, dominant male characters, but I like them to be more suave than callus. This is a personal preference and does not at all take away from Dohner's magic.

If you like SciFi romance then I'd suggest giving it a whirl. It's different and you may find you love it!

Just WOW, so hot & exciting

This one has you on the edge of your seat with constant suspense and lots & lots of hot sex. Some tearful moments just makes an all around terrific book. Great writing by Ms Dohner and great narration by Ms Kennedy.

Great Cyborg LOVE!

This book was simply great... I started book 1, but gave up soon after... I should have kept going... This is book 2 and Man, it was great...

The beginning was a bit slow for me, because I already had a bad taste for book 1, but I kept going.. and by like chapter 3... I was totally hooked.

Steel was great... but Rena completely stole this book. After she got captured by the Cyborgs when her crew fail to capture the Star ship from book 1 back... Rena demanded to be given to Steel...

Steel was like... ummm, NO, don't want her... but then she shut him down, climbed on top of him and well...Rocked his world... Steel quickly changed his mind... Well sort of...

This book had so much action and romance, all rolled into one... Steel kept trying to give Rena away, and she just kept fight... Seriously, beating up Cyborgs left and right... But the ending.. Man! I was crying by that point, b/c Seriously the reunion with Rena's mother... !!! Tearjerker!

Narration was great... There are several male cyborgs throughout... and each one has a different voice... Great voice narration.. simply great.

Great Credit, Buy or sale... I plan to invest in all these books if they continue like this...

This Series is Definitely Picking Up!

I love Steel's character in this book. This is definitely an entertaining listen. You won't be disappointed if you are an erotic romance reader/listener.

L D leaves the door open for many storylines with some females as well as male cyborg characters. The narration was excellent.

I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment.

Great Story!

Characters are fresh and the action kept me enthralled. Hot sex and relatable heroine make this a must read. Gorgeous cyborgs melt your heart and heat you up to boiling! Loved it and this series which is so hot and action filled. I am ready for the next book and cannot wait... so very good!

Awesome series!!

Every book is my favorite! I think, “oh this one is it!” And then I listen to the next one and it’s my favorite! Love them and the narrator is great! She’s one I really enjoy listening to and pulls me in the story. Can’t wait to continue listening. My only wish is that previous couples were pulled into current stories. Doesn’t have to be instrumental to the plot, just an update here or there. But that’s just personal preference. Definitely worth the credits for the series!

5 Kissing Steel Stars

I am a FAN... Yep I remember reading these a long time ago but, I am loving them even more now.

I wasn't a fan of Steel in book 1 but he totally redeemed himself in this book. Rena is another human who really doesn't want to return to earth. And being caught up with the Cyborgs really isn't a hard ship for her. Only she doesn't want to be passed around she takes a likening to Steel and does everything in her power to convince him she will be what he needs.

I loveeeeeeeeed how this one ended.. I mean awe and swoon and awe. I don’t want to give anything away but.. Yeah if you enjoyed book 1 you’re going to love book 2.

Again Mindy does a fabulous job with the narrations. I love how she has the right kind of voice and tone for the cyborgs it’s how I picture they would take.

*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*