It’s 2027, and the Province of Gattonia on the planet Ganz has been through an appalling biological attack.  The horrific mist introduced into their atmosphere has left all Gattonian females infertile.  Zorroc, supreme leader of his people, must undertake a mission to Earth to procure breeding-age females for his males.  His scientists have confirmed that human women are compatible with Gattonians and will almost certainly be immune to any lasting affects of the mist.  Among these women is one Catarina Achilles, the woman Zorroc intends to take as his own.

Unaware that she has been monitored for several months by Zorroc’s spies, she mistakes him for a pooka – a mischief-making Celtic fairy in the form of a cat – when she encounters him in the parking lot outside her favorite bar.  Of course, she suspects the margaritas she’s just had with her two best friends Dee and Angel might have skewed her perception some.  But when Cat is kidnapped by the handsome virile Zorroc and taken aboard his spaceship, she has no choice but to believe his outlandish story.  What she doesn’t understand is why he’s picked a short, average-looking woman like herself for his lifemate when a guy with his exotic good looks and sex appeal could have just about any beautiful woman he wanted.      

Despite his determination to keep love out of the equation, Zorroc knows without a doubt that Cat is the woman he desires.  However, he quickly discovers that Earth females aren’t as biddable as he’d expected.  While he manages to persuade Cat to help him secure human mates at the sci-fi convention she’s coordinating, he decides to skip over the fine point of obtaining their consent to leave their lives behind and travel all the way to Ganz.  When Catarina finally learns of his plans to abduct the women– her and her friends included – it’s too late to stop him. 

En route to Ganz, as Cat struggles to deny the irresistible passion between them, Zorroc’s enemies attack his ship.  Questioning how the Dargons could have found them, he realizes he and his men have a traitor in their midst, one intent upon killing Cat and destroying Zorroc’s hold on the leadership of Gattonia.  Will Cat survive the deadly attacks?  Will Zorroc’s strategy to save her backfire and spell her certain death?  Or will it merely destroy her love for him, just when he’s beginning to realize how very much he truly loves her?  

I have been waiting for the much-anticipated release of the entire Feline Predators of Ganz series for what seems like forever!  At first, I was disappointed and thought  Zorroc, the first book in the series, appeared to be just another of those aliens-steal-earth-women stories.  Then the plot took off like a rocket, grabbed me up and pulled me into a sweeping space opera filled with hunky aliens that purr, disgusting aliens that stink, turncoats around every corner, marooned spacefarers and fierce space battles, all with a good dose of comedy and some tearful heartbreak thrown in for good measure.  Complete with a happy ending sure to warm the cockles of any reader’s heart, Zorroc is a sure-fire hit. 

Lil Gibson’s characters are believable and entertaining.  Initially, Zorroc seems a bit callous and unfeeling towards earth women and no wonder.  Cat gives a good impression of a scatterbrain with "bimbo" tattooed across her forehead.  Fortunately, as her charm and integrity becomes more apparent, she displays a depth of bravery, devotion and fortitude that made this earth woman proud.  Cat is resilient and determined with a zest for life that is inspirational and refreshing.  Sexy Zorroc is absolutely sympathetic as he bumbles his way through his first relationship with a human woman.  He’s fierce and passionate, and his untiring loyalty and commitment to his people is incredibly moving. The supporting characters are just as appealing.   Feisty, fun and vivacious, Dee and Angel have their own minor stories within the larger storyline of Zorroc.  Sherem and Nadia, Prince of Nefar and Princess of Gattonia, and Rosik, Commander of the Gattonian spaceship Miramid, will have books of their own.  Readers can pick up Sherem now at The Wild Rose Press, and Rosik will be out in March 2010.