Gena Showalter's writing is hit or miss for me. Sometimes she gets it so right, other times I'm wondering why I just spent money on one of her books. You can say I have a rather difficult relationship with Ms. Showalter's writing.
The Alien Huntress series is where she gets it right. I'm not a big fan of sci-fi novels - romantic or otherwise - but I can't seem to stop myself from devouring this series. The writing is pretty smooth - sometimes Showalter can be rather obnoxious in her attempt to relate to the every day woman - and the characters are tons of fun. The interactions between alien and human, aggressive and passive, is fascinating and keeps you reading just to see what they're going to do to each other next. There's even a plot line that threads its way through the entire series, leading you to wonder what's going to happen next.
In the Alien Huntress series, aliens landed on Earth 80 years ago - give or take - which resulted in a war between humans and aliens. After the war was over, the two species formed a truce. But this does not mean aliens have the same rights as humans on Earth. For example, aliens do not have the right to a trial, so any hostile alien is immediately and permanently eliminated - for the safety of humans, of course. The ones who perform this rather grisly task is A.I.R. - a government agency devoted to containing any alien threats on Earth.
Set against this background is a cast of fascinating characters who struggle with the differences between human and alien while trying to save the world. This series just draws you and I highly recommend it for anyone who likes action and inter-species romance. After all, we've had vampires, werewolves, fairies, and demons already!
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