Love Across the Universe

by Traci Douglass, Cara McKinnon, and Sheri Queen

[Sarah Says]

I really do like short story anthologies. I think they are a great way to get a taste of an author’s writing and I’ve gone onto read (and love) full length works I’ve read from authors I’ve found in short story anthologies like this one.

Love Across the Universe is a science fiction romance anthology consisting of twelve short stories of varying lengths and with leading characters of varying human status and sexual orientation. A few of the stories fell victim to the instantaneous trap, but the majority managed to build up quite enjoyable story lines.

Sexy time warning: Not all, but most of the stories contained sex scenes. None were super graphic. Just thought I’d give you a heads up 😛

My favourites were:

The Princess of sands by M.T.Desantis. This story was a super cute and adorable, as were the characters. It featured a stowaway and an arranged royal marriage. The writing and story flowed well and I would happily read a longer version where the drama and romance are teased out more. Romance: female/male.

Reprogramming by K.W. Taylor. I wanted this story to keep going! Essentially this was the story of someone trying to kill their partner to get their families money. I really enjoyed it and want a revenge sequel ASAP. Romance: female/android.

Breathless by L.J. Longo. This was a well rounded out story involving the unlikely duo of an Ex-soldier and a resort manager. The story was action packed with alien bug slaying and blooming new romance. I know that sounds like it wouldn’t work – but it totally did. Romance: male/male.

Fluid by Emmerite Sundberg. The writing and story flowed well. It featured a human shipwrecked on an uncharted planet who finds unexpected romance with a native humanoid water being. Romance: female/female.

A Dream to Build a Kiss On by Traci Douglass. The longest of all the stories in the anthology. An island paradise of extremely rare tropical plants brings together a lonely nature loving android who has the capability of thinking and feeling for itself, with a lonely and broken-hearted botanist. Both find something to desire on the island other than the plants. Romance: female/android.

As a whole I give the anthology 4/5. Overall is was a fast and fun read.