Review: Mercenary Courage

Book Review: Mercenary Courage, by Ruby Lionsdrake, 5 stars


 

After a grueling battle that cost him dearly, mercenary captain Viktor Mandrake wants nothing more than to get his ship repaired, let his men have leave, and spend time relaxing with Ankari. Entrepreneur, schemer, and leaser of his company’s one and only pink shuttlecraft, she has become the woman he loves and wants to keep at his side. But as soon as Viktor sets foot on the space station Midway 5, it becomes clear that the Galactic Conglomeration Fleet wants him arrested for past grievances. As a mercenary, confronting the Fleet isn’t wise (it’s not wise for anyone else, either). Normally, Viktor would collect his people and depart, but a mysterious disease has resulted in a quarantine, leaving him stuck on the station with no access to his ship or his crew. Fortunately, he has Ankari with him, but unfortunately, Ankari’s family has been pointing out all of the reasons why she shouldn’t be flying around on a mercenary vessel. And he’s not certain they’re wrong. If Viktor and Ankari can’t find a way off the station before the Fleet ships arrive, Viktor may never escape. Worse, no matter what happens, he risks losing Ankari forever. Mercenary Courage is the fifth novel in the Mandrake Company science fiction romance series and is a sequel to Mercenary Instinct.


Genre: science fiction romance

Publication date: February 2015

Mature content: yes

Review: I absolutely loved this book. Barring a couple of pretty unrealistic sex scenes, in my opinion this is the best in the series so far. No only it was fairly pleasant to go back to Viktor and Ankari (from book one), but the plot is full of action and suspense, and I just couldn't bring myself to put the book down right from the first pages. And if I liked Viktor in book one, I found him absolutely delicious in Mercenary Courage...
 
 
  
 
 
All books are supposed to be read as stand alones, but since the characters from previous books make lots of appearances in the following ones, I'm finding it useful to read the series in the correct order. And since Mercenary Courage in particular is the follow up story from Mercenary Instinct, you should at least have read that one before.
 
You can also read my reviews of Mercenary Instinct (book 1), Trial and Temptation (book 2), The Assassin's Salvation (book 3) and The Ruins of Karzelek (book 4). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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