Now, not only does she have most of the galaxy's policing force on her tail, but also a determined Coletti that has decided that he values anyone who can lead him on such a merry chase. Stealing from the fiercest Coletti warlord might not have been the smartest thing she's done and then giving him the one fingered salute as she made her escape just tagged her. Detja has knocked around the galaxy honing her skills and her gadgetry, thieving as she goes, just happy as a lark until the day she stole from the wrong person. Whether it is because she is a throw back to different times or because she was reared by a lethal flesh hungry outcast from his own race. In appearance, Detja is a delicate and petite looking female from a race not recently known for female warriors, but Detja is different. There were hints in the other books that Detja led Zareth on quite the merry chase and it sounded so fun that I was thrilled when I finally scored a copy of this one. Chronologically it is a prequel to Just My Luck, but technically it is the second book published for the series. I've enjoyed this humorous, sexy and light sci-fi series since someone recommended Vexing Voss to me, but didn't have the opportunity to read the 'big bad' Overlord and Detja's story for some time. I didn't dislike this book, but I was always conscious of its flaws as I was reading and I didn't have a sense of satisfaction over either the plot or the relationship arc when it ended. Ultimately, I think this author shows tremendous promise, but needs a story with more focus and a skilled editor to help her get there while also working with her on some craft. We don't see any true relationship development, other than sex. In addition to that there's no character development and while we do get a good sense of the heroine, there's not a lot we learn about the hero, other than he's a lot more patient than most saints. Mostly you're just along for a jaunt across space. You don't start out the book, or at any time during the book, feel "this is what they're hoping to accomplish or this is what we want to happen". Yes, there's conflict, but it's not a conflict you're ever left feeling won't be resolved, and it's quite muddy. Last, there's no clear goal, conflict, or motivation (not to pull out that term but it's the best way to say it). Each time the heroine is in danger, her internal narrative gives us an "eep!" (and she's in danger a lot), she has catch phrases like "he's a cranky butt" which I suspect the author is using to establish the heroine's voice but overuse of anything is still overuse. She stayed spunky throughout, but unfortunately, her voice had only one note, so it got a bit wearing. It's told in first person, in the voice of the spunky heroine. Unfortunately, though I try very hard not to say this often, this book was in need of a strong editor.
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