Chasing Sisyphus [The Basilica Conspiracy] by J.L. Peridot

The modern world is full of technology and it’s changing all the time. Phase-shifted, perhaps, and detailed a bit differently, but ours nonetheless. Sometimes they ask, why sci-fi? If it’s a human story you’re telling, why is it necessary to put it in a science fiction world? But to me, that’s like asking why anyone should tell a story at all. Here we are in this otherworldly place in a time and universe we can’t quite fathom, and yet this universal, eternal experience of love still binds us to each other and makes us who we are. But by the end of the book, I found it powerful enough to rival some of the best love stories I’ve ever read. It’s odd, sure, and not the usual romance by any stretch (whether you’d call it a “happily ever after” is questionable). Corey’s Leviathan Wakes, between Detective Miller and Julie Mao, comes to mind as well. The tragically satisfying love story in James S.A. That maybe-but-not-quite second chance romance opportunity adds a spicy and relatable flavour to the challenges faced when exploring the boundaries of technology and humanity. For example, the simmering tension between Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki) and Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) in The Orville. These labels would be wildly inaccurate, of course, but stereotypes are stereotypes and they take a long time to change.īut I love a good love story in a sci-fi setting. I’ve often wondered if it may have something to do with science fiction sometimes being thought of as a “boys’ genre”, where romance is a “girls’ genre”. When I tell people I write sci-fi romance, they mostly look at me confused. She weaves an exciting and thrilling story.Welcome Lyndi’s Adventurous Friend JL Peridot! The love scenes in this book were suuuper steamy, I loved them! The pacing was amazing-I seriously couldn't put it down, I wanted to read more. And the way he treats Adria? Serious swoon points for him on that. He's a hardworking and honest detective (and super hot, of course) in a city full of corruption. Yes, she's done some unsavory things, but it was always with her brother's well-being and health in mind.

They have to work together to solve it and survive, all the while battling the undeniable heat between them.Īdria was amazing! A tough badass but also a sweetheart. When they're thrust together after a near death experience, they uncover a complicated and dangerous plot. They're enemies for sure and even though they operate on opposite sides of the law, there's an attraction. One night during her latest assignment, she clashes with a very handsome and very honest detective Rhys-who happens to be after the same person she's after. She supports her brother, who has a serious medical condition that's expensive to treat. Her job isn't legit (or legal), but she goes after people who deserve it. I freaking LOVED this book! In 'Chasing Sisyphus' Adria is a bounty hunter with a heart of gold.sort of.

Chasing Sisyphus [The Basilica Conspiracy] by J.L. Peridot