A corporate colony world on the outskirts of explored space, Daragh is the perfect place for a woman on the run to hide from her terrifying past. All Emma wants is to do her job and be left alone, but before she can disappear into her new life, she attracts the attention and the suspicions of brusque, handsome corporate soldier Devan Rybeck.
Devan is convinced Emma is hiding something, but finds himself increasingly driven to protect the fragile-looking newcomer from the harsh realities of a colony world. Her distracting presence complicates his mission and his feelings, until a vicious attack reveals that neither Emma nor Daragh are all they pretend to be.
Emma’s subsequent flight into the dangerous and unpredictable wilds of Daragh proves just how much steel she’s hiding beneath her quiet exterior, and just how far she’s willing to go to protect her secrets. But Daragh has secrets of its own, and Devan must race against time to bring Emma home before her staggering discoveries trigger a Conclave war.
If he fails, there will be no escape from the coming darkness, either for himself or the woman he would die to protect.
I feel like I should start out by saying, I rarely read anything spacey or specifically off planet books. A lot of times they seem a bit cheesy to me But honestly in the first two chapters, I was completely hooked. Kenley Davidson really does know how to paint a picture with words. Like you're seeing this new planet for the first time. A place much like Earth but yet so different in many ways. The Daragh Deception is a fast paced, easy read. Even if you aren't into Sci-Fi, Fantasy type of books. You will like this. New beginnings, in new places are always such great reads. I really enjoyed the complexity and the mystery that went along with the two main characters. It gave them a realistic feel. Which helped keep me reading. Waiting to see another layer come off of them as the journey went and the danger became greater.
I look forward to the second book!