Alien kitty cats that are psychic ... yummy
Just finished "Turning Point" by Lisanne Norman, the first book in her Sholan Alliance series.
This is one of those books (or rather series) that I bought years and years ago, but never picked up. Not sure why, because I really enjoyed the first book.
Takes place on Earth's first colony planet, Keiss. Humans have their first two tastes of sentient Aliens, the lizard like Valtegans who want to enslave the humans and the cat like Sholans who wish to form an Alliance with the humans.
Carrie is a human that had a psychic connection with her twin sister. When her sister is killed by the Valtegans, Carrie is unsure if she can survive being alone in her own head. She reaches out and finds another mind like hers. They bond without having seen each other.
Kusac was injured when his scout craft was shot down by the Valtegans. Separated from his fellow Sholans, Kusac makes his way to the human village and the human girl that he has bonded with. Carrie initially mistakes him for a non-sentient jungle cat, but she goes out of her way to protect and care for Kusac.
When Carrie's father lays down the law, insisting she marries a man she doesn't love, Carrie runs away with her cat and discovers Kusac's true identity.
Enough summary stuff. Great book. I think I was drawn to it initially because of the furry angle. Alien kitty cats not that far from kitty cat versions of lycanthropy.
Although it was weird to go back to more pure SF/Fantasy after a heavy dose of paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Even though Carrie and Kusac are bonded together, and that bond has a sexual component, the most we got was some kissing, sensual hair brushing, and cuddling.
Not that it was fade to black, but they haven't allowed themselves to move that far with each other. Not that they've had much in the way of privacy. *g* But, yeah, I want to see the sex on stage. Hopefully they'll go there in one of the later books in the series. I'm spoiled. I want the SF/Fantasy and the romance/erotica in one package. *g*