According To Plan

Corwint Central Agent Files #1.5

by C.E. Kilgore

Meticulous calculations, weighing the odds, setting up the pieces in proper order and making sure each step had a failsafe and an alternate path should things go unexpectedly. That was Jehdra Szina's forte, her prime skill and her true enjoyment from life. It was challenging, invigorating and empowering. By the boasting of her superiors, she knew she was damn good at it too. Maybe too good. Maybe so damn good that she had become complacent and her subconscious had slipped on purpose in order to offer her up a real challenge for a change. How else could she possibly explain the existence of the snoring smuggler next to her? Everything had been planned and accounted for. Everything but Trent.

Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Amazon, Science Fiction Romance, Space Opera, Short Stories

52 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2013

About the author

C.E. Kilgore (1981 - ) is an author without genre, who likes to dabble in several genres from romance to science fiction. She also enjoys pushing the boundaries of those genres, trying new things, venturing outside formulas and turning tropes on their heads. Admittedly a control freak, she is currently a self-published author under the name Tracing The Stars, and hasn't quite found the publisher who fits all her quirks. Be sure to check out her website, cekilgore.com

Reviews

[Celestine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short entry into the Corwint Central files stories. Kind of a prequel. Life is busy right now, so no time for a really complete review. Just one note: C.E. Kilgore can draw amazing characters, action and emotion in just a few pages. It takes her hardly any time at all to get you emotionally invested in her characters.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

book 2 of Corwint Central Agent side stories; space opera romance; very good read

[laronda tilghman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a serial

This is a pretty decent book. However is not a stand alone. Part of a series. Continuation . Starting of series.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

KSKS

[Pippa Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5*

What I liked:

Again, this is a side story in the main series, but is fine to read as a standalone. Unlike To Even Have Dreams, this one is a romance, which came as a relief after the total heartbreak of TEHD. I adored the super-snarky Jehdra and the razor sharp, flaming dialogue and interaction between her and Trenton. While I twigged the plot twist just before it happened, it was nonetheless delightful. The 'pigeons', despite their role, were bizarrely adorable.

What I didn't like:

Ugh, the head hopping. This is a recurring thing which I can generally ignore in Kilgore's writing simply because the characters are so indepth and the stories so compelling. However, it was more noticeable to me in this one and therefore just a smidge more annoying (hence the smidge under 5* rating on this one).

In conclusion:

Once again, a fast paced, totally beguiling SciFi romance with great characters, interesting aliens, extra fiery interactions, tension, and heartbreak, though with a satisfying (if surprising) HFN.

[megHan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another backstory about a character we meet in the first book - Jehdra, the "boss." This is a story that leads up to her being the boss, between the huge event of the past that is told about in book 1 and her getting that position. I was shocked by the way this one ends and really enjoyed it.

I received this book for free in exchange for an HONEST review.

[MLL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Arch! Are there no happy endings in this series?