This book should come with a warning. Don’t start reading unless you’ve got enough time to finish. It was harder to put down than a tub of Ben & Jerry’s.

Ms. Dohner definitely has a winner with Melting Iron. The third book in the Cyborg Seduction series, it stands well on its own but you’re going to want to read the first two. I definitely do.

Melting Iron was told in first person, from Dawn’s point of view. It was an inspired choice because it enhanced the slight feeling of distance from the cyborg hero, Iron. He’s part machine, right down to his electronic implants, and his emotional distance and cool logic keep Dawn and the reader guessing about the depth of his feelings. The slight mechanical cadence of his speech, which Ms. Dohner maintains beautifully throughout the book, adds to this veneer of standoffishness.

Both Dawn and Iron are flawed people. Their inability to trust was well established through their background stories and I believed every moment of their conflict. Their struggles with jealousy and the interest of others kept me rooting for them, while setting up enough tension that I was never sure they’d be able to make it together. The society in which Iron lives is well crafted, and flawed enough to make me rage against the injustices in this make-believe world.

Well done, Ms. Dohner! I look forward to reading more of your work.

Eve

Book Description: Being a female mechanic on a space station for eight years has taught Dawn a lot of tough life lessons that have hardened her heart. She’s got a temper and a mouth to match her red hair and has never backed away from a challenge. Then she’s kidnapped and blackmailed into agreeing to be a cyborg’s personal sex slave.

Iron is one big bastard with long, fiery red hair, intense, dark blue eyes and a stubborn streak as thick as his dense muscles. If Iron thinks he can tame her, he’s about to learn that “meek” is not in Dawn’s vocabulary. But with that handsome face, a body to die for, a wickedly talented tongue and those magical hands, the guy just doesn’t fight fair.

Dawn is intent on melting Iron’s icy resolve to never fall in love with a human. He’s winning her heart and she’s determined to win his right back. These two redheads have just met their matches. Let the battle for love begin.

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