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Raphael's Rescue (Archangel Book 1) Kindle Edition

by C.J. Dragon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 out of 5 stars (47)

In an infinity of starlight, through anguish and betrayal, can love still shine?

Raphael Lewis of the Mars Colony wanted nothing more than to fly his ship, Agatha, and to remain with his family.

Lord Teo of the Chi’NoSa had other ideas.

On a routine trip to the asteroid belt, Raphael and Agatha are injured by a Chi’NoSa ship. After healing, he is held prisoner by the Chi’NoSa Lord Teo. Unsure what is wanted from him, and unfamiliar with Chi’NoSa protocol, Raphael only wishes to return home.

Lord Teo’s curiosity about the Mars colonist he inadvertently injured is a new emotion for him. So are the inappropriate lust and confusion. When his temper gets the best of him, he finds he needs Raphael’s forgiveness so he may learn why this man evokes such feelings in him.

Through misunderstanding and politics, Raphael and Teo must learn how to bring together two such disparate species, all while navigating their own love story. Will the Chi’NoSa ever accept Raphael as Teo’s? Or will their love be destroyed in a supernova?

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  1. Book 1 of 3
    Archangel
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    316 pages
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    English
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  5. Publication date
    May 24, 2022
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A routine mining trip

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09ZHK8633
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 891 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
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  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Archangel
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,325,136 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 out of 5 stars (47)

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She was happily introduced to the wonderful world of M/M romance, immediately loving it. CJ began writing M/M romances incorporating them in her science fiction stories and has never looked back.

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3.8 out of 5 stars
47 global ratings

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  • linda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2022
    Format: Kindle
    Reviewed by Linda Tonis
    Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
    Earth is a wasteland and few live there. A colony exists on Mars under a dome, and it is where Raphael Lewis was born. The colony is run by women and his grandmother is the leader, in addition women can have up to six husbands so polygamy is alive and well on Mars. Raphael is often sent to collect minerals necessary for the enlargement of the dome and he takes his ship, Agatha, the ship given to him at the age of sixteen. Agatha is sentient and has grown to love Raphael as much as he loves her. She calls him Archangel and will only respond to his orders.

    On his way to procure supplies his ship is damaged and he is injured. The accident was caused by the Chi’NoSa ship led by Lord Teo and although it was not intentional Raphael will discover that life as he knew it will forever be changed. There has been conflict between the Chi’NoSa and the colony for ten years and now with Raphael a prisoner that conflict will only increase.

    Raphael is treated with great care by Dasa the doctor on board the ship and treated totally opposite by Lord Teo. The Chi’NoSa are a very aggressive race and do not take favorably to any disobedience. Unfortunately, Raphael is not familiar with the way of the Chi’NoSa and is subject to punishment. He undergoes training in proper respect and manners and learning the language so he can communicate. When the colony inadvertently damages one of the Chi’NoSa’s ships it is Raphael that pays the price with ten lashes to his back.

    Lord Teo is of the ruling class and his word is law, he demands total respect, but Raphael was brought up differently and once again pays the price when he talks out of turn and is locked up in a cell with no water or food. After three days Lord Teo visits the cell to find Raphael near death and once again Dasa comes to his rescue and saves his life, a life Teo does not want to lose. Teo has come to have very strong feelings for Raphael and those feelings are reciprocated.

    Teo has no intention of ever letting Raphael go, he is too important to him. Little by little Teo gives Raphael certain freedoms, one being his ability to speak his mind, if Teo is not in a bad mood. Teo and Raphael are so different but their love for each other hopefully can overcome that hurdle. Teo believes he owns Raphael and Raphael refuses to be owned by anyone.

    I loved the characters even Teo who is a dictator and does not accept anything but total obedience. The only other character that questions Teo and speaks her mind is Agatha and she is a hoot. This is the first book in the series but fortunately book two and three are available and when I sign off from this review guess what will take me to the new year,
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  • Michael Holland
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sci-Fi Story Once You Get Past the Dialog
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
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    Raphael is a child of the Mars colony, the main outpost for humanity since Earth is no longer habitable. He is also a powerful empath, so while he loves his extended family, he sometimes needs time alone to keep their thoughts from overwhelming him. That's easily accomplished by taking his small scout ship Agatha out to look for minerals in the asteroid belt. It's on one of these trips that he encounters a Chi'NoSa ship that accidentally damages Agatha. Lord Commander Teo of the ship orders Agatha and Raphael to be brought aboard. Teo has never met a human, is fascinated by Raphael and wants to keep him around.

    The writing of “Raphael’s Rescue” is particularly unusual. The dialogue is especially formal. Part of that is the nature of the relationship between Raphael and his captors, but the formality continues even when it seems unnecessary. The unnatural language is the only thing that detracts from an otherwise very believable story. Fortunately, the language isn't overly florid, so while it is a little distracting to read, it's not enough to make me want to stop.

    At its core, I would describe this story as a classic clash of cultures, something that science fiction is especially suited to. The humanist matriarchy that Raphael grew up in puts him at odds with the highly hierarchal Chi'NoSa, who severely punish the slightest infraction of their strict protocols.

    Raphael is quite an intriguing young man, and it feels like we get to know him well through the story, which is told mostly from his point of view. He seems like a very nice young man, if a bit too eager to please everyone. However, Raphael has a backbone that could cut diamonds. His convictions about what is right and wrong far outweigh his desire to get along. In some ways, it's Raphael's strength of character that causes most of his problems in this story.

    We get to know Teo, and all about the Chi'NoSa, through Raphael and a few passages from Teo's point of view. The lord is not used to anyone questioning him and reacts violently to the human Raphael's resistance. Not only do the Chi'NoSa never question their lords, but they also believe theirs is the master race. The two males coming to terms with each other provides most of the story's drama. It appears likely that appreciating the value of other views and other cultures will be a theme of this series.
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  • JTorleif
    3.0 out of 5 stars I can’t decide if I thought Raphael was believable…
    Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
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    Teo and Raphael were an interesting pairing for me. I’m not sure that Raphael was driven more by almost unimaginable pragmatism, or by his faith in the Lady. Either way, he accepted his subservience to Teo a bit too easily, IMHO. Is his connection to Teo changing him? And if so, is it changing Teo as well?

    Also, I wonder what would happen to Chi’NoSa society if/when they encounter a civilization that is more successful than their own and/or technologically superior to them. It seems that such a situation would have the power to shatter Chi’NoSa culture and certainly result in the collapse of their empire. Also, with such a strict caste system, along with the belief that their superior in every way, isn’t the logical extension of that belief that they no longer need to learn, or strive for better understanding? Should we not expect that they are actually stagnating and that the races that they demean so much are actually on track to overwhelm them technologically? Would Agatha not potentially be such an example of this very thing?
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