Eden Series,Tolba – Book #1
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“The whole premise of the series is fascinating and her characters really touched me and have stuck with me for days, despite moving on to other books.” – Loves2Read, Amazon Reviewer
“I will say that although I am not normally a Sci-Fi reader, Ms. Post writes a helluva story and this entire series has enchanted me. I am drawn into the world of wonderful characters and the conflicts they live. Eden is an interesting world and I want to know more about it! I found that once I started this book, I had an extremely difficult time putting it down. Another winner!” Eileen McCall, Amazon Reviewer
Beast of Eden was inspired by Emily Dickinson’s poem “The Past.”
Can anyone control the Beast?
The Woman – Xavia Jones, a zoologist with a focus on evolution is only on planet Eden for two days before one of her Edenists is exiled from his city. Furious over the injustice of his banishment, she stows away with him. But once outside the walls of Tolba, in a jungle filled with criminals and a beast she could never have imagined, she’s having second thoughts.
The Man – Lyka feels the weight of responsibility for Xavia’s safety and despite believing she’d be better back in the city with the brothers of his heart, he’s honored that she’s with him. Now he just has to convince his old friend and long-time exile, Davos, that keeping her with them is best for everyone. As far as he’s concerned, only the beast can protect her.
The Beast – Davos blames himself for every Kindred of Eden being exiled from Tolba. It was his lack of control over the Beast that caused the city to distrust his Kindred. Now he must ensure they all survive in his jungle home. It is a hard life for a man and no place for a woman. A woman will cause disruption and chaos. A woman will release the Beast.
Excerpt from Beast of Eden:
What the hell had she done?
Xavia Jones glanced over her shoulder as the portal closed and revealed the vast dense jungle outside the impenetrable walls of Tolba. The jungle didn’t bother her, animals were her thing, but the large shadow that moved over them all did.
Looking up, she shaded her eyes, trying to see what it was.
What it was, was huge! It blocked the sun, making it impossible to distinguish its features. She was a hundred percent sure they didn’t have anything like it on Earth. It looked like a flying brontosaurus, but with a wing span wider than a commercial airplane’s and with a head the size of a tyrannosaurus rex skull.
While the scientist in her found it fascinating, the woman in her was more than a little afraid, and she crossed her arms over her stomach, wiping her sweaty palms on her shirt.
As the animal flew away, she faced forward. Unfortunately, she couldn’t see anything but Lyka’s broad back and the naked backs of more than a dozen other Edenists who had just been exiled from the walled-city. And now thanks to her impetuous nature when it came to prejudice, she found herself outside the safety of those walls, too. Not a good place to be after arriving just two days earlier on a new planet filled with naked hunks who held women in the highest esteem…in the city.
The men watched the beast, but even at five-feet ten-inches, she was far shorter and smaller than any Edenist, and since she hid behind them, they didn’t know she was there. Quietly, she crouched, finding a view between the men where she could see the sky in front of them.
And then she wished she hadn’t.
She stayed low as the giant flying animal circled one more time before finally landing fifty yards away in the dense jungle. The ground shook, and she lost her balance, falling on her jean-covered butt. “Ouch.” She clapped a hand over her mouth, but she was too late. The feet in front of her turned.
“Xavia?” Lyka’s surprise wasn’t unexpected.
He turned forward scanning the men in front of him before he crouched beside her and whispered. “What are you doing here? You shouldn’t be out here. It is dangerous. You were supposed to stay with my filoz.”
At the mention of their supposed filoz, her anger burned anew. She scowled. “Some filoz. If they’re that loyal, I’d rather be here with you.”
Lyka’s golden eyes softened before he frowned. “It is not safe.”
That was an understatement. And if she hadn’t let her anger get the better of her over the injustice of Lyka being exiled, she’d probably still be safely inside Tolba. But once again, she just couldn’t stay quiet. On Earth, she’d lost more than one job over her inability to keep silent when prejudice reared its ugly head. She’d have thought she’d learned her lesson by now to at least bite her tongue.
Movement between the men’s legs caught her attention. “I think we have company.”
Romance inspired by the classics