Kiss of the Gods

By C.J. Ryan

Bold, brainy, and dangerously sexy Gloria VanDeen is back to face another challenge, as the Empire's favorite bureaucrat battles to survive amid political chaos at DEXTA and a civil war between a fascist tyrant and a religious zealot with a strange power over his people. In this fifth volume of C. J. Ryan's popular DEXTA series, Gloria is tested to -- and beyond -- the limits of human power and desire, and the fate of the Empire will be decided by a single kiss -- the Kiss of the Gods!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439211817
• ISBN13: 9781439211816
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Bureaucrats Save the Empire Again!

The latest installment in the saga of Gloria VanDeen and the Department of Extraterrestrial Affairs is a very good one. Gloria finds herself in the middle of a three-way battle for control of the Empire that requires all her wits (and, of course, her stunning body) to win. I particularly like how the characters continue to mature and develop. The major characters have more depth and even the minor ones seem like real people. It is interesting that the Emperor has grown from a rather dispicable cad in the first book to someone who might someday be called "Charles the Great". Even the bad guys are interesting. And there's still plenty of sex :) A fun read.