Author:
Tabitha Rayne
Rating: Four Siren Stones
Genre:
Erotic Romance
Sub-Genre:
Futuristic
Word
Count: 62,000
ISBN
E-Book: 978-1937325282
Price: $5.50
Publisher: Beachwalk Press, Inc.
Reviewer: Kristin B.Tagline: Lovers torn apart by duty…will Angelo and Lena be reunited?
Blurb/Summary:
Mankind is close to extinction. Toxins
have all but wiped out the male population. The remaining fertile men are
housed in manors where their seed is collected. Lena Lee is a new collector
with a rare pheromone believed to reignite human fertility. She's assigned a
male who's predicted to be her perfect match. Angelo, a clockwork butterfly
maker, is held captive, his essence harvested daily by Lena. Over time, the
couple begins to fall in love, something which is strictly prohibited. When
their forbidden love is discovered, Lena is banished from the manor. Torn apart
by the duty that brought them together, Lena and Angelo must find a way back to
each other. But even if Angelo manages to escape, he doesn't know where to find
Lena. Will following the path of the clockwork butterfly lead him to his true
love?
Content Warning:
strong language, BDSM, and graphic sexual content, including m/f, f/f, and
f/f/m sexual interaction
Review:
Lena
begins as a naive girl, ignorant to the ways of the world around her. Socially and sexually awkward, she enters her
role as a collector with bitterness towards the enormous responsibility before
her. Mae is cunning and sensual, the
perfect balance to Lena’s naiveté.
Taking Lena under her wing to teach her quickly becomes more than her
job, as their relationship blossoms. Lena
is just another assignment, right? Mae
has others with whom she’s assigned to “teach” and Lena is a collector now and
her duty is to Angelo. Feelings are
forbidden, but can they be restrained?
Angelo,
one of the last men on the planet, a prisoner in a lush cell. Angelo is Lena’s
perfect match, chemically. Together
their essences are the key to the repopulation of the male species. Their encounters are brief and purposeful, but
the attraction between them is undeniable and soon they discover they are
perfect for each other more than chemically. They put everything on the line, including the
repopulation of the earth, to be together but when Lena is sent away will all
hope for happiness be lost to all three of them?
Sexy.
Erotic. Emotional. A Clockwork Butterfly by Tabitha Rayne is a
creative tale of a future where men are nearly extinct. Crisp and descriptive, Tabitha has made it
easy for the reader to become immersed in the world she has created while the
explicit sexual interactions paired with the author’s ability to convey the
passion shared by the characters keeps the reader engaged. The gravity of the situation (the extinction of
the human race as well as the eventual rescue of Lena) could have been more
developed creating a more intense feeling of urgency. The open ended conclusion definitely leaves
the reader to wonder where this threesome is headed next and wanting more of
the sexy trio.
