Jasmine Donally is a somewhat flighty daughter to a newly named ambassador to the Cehn-Tahr, but something goes horribly wrong for her father. Not understanding why her father was dismissed or what could possibly have happened to shame him so that he could no longer find work, Jasmine soon finds herself alone in the world. At her wits end and refusing any help from the Cehn-Tahr's whom she blames for her father's fall from grace, she accepts an offer to join the Rojak military. Once a part of the enemy camp, she thrives but a part of her cannot forget nor forgive the one person she thought should have helped her father.

Mekashe, was the captain of the Imperial Guard. He became enamored with the blue eyed human, but is forced to sever all ties with her as he sees that she could never accept his true side. They move on but he still feels something for her even though he cannot forgive the words that came out of her foolish mouth. Their paths cross again and now she is a military doctor for the Rojak people and he is the leader of the mixed race ship Holconcom. They rescue Jasmine and her injured patient, but the members of the ship treat her poorly until she finds out the hard way that it was in fact her words that had destroyed her father's career ... and wonders what else it is that she got wrong.

THE PURSUIT is a fascinating look back into author Diana Palmer's sci-fi world. This is her fifth offering and each one is better than the last. One of my favorite things that an author can do in a series is bring back past characters and she does a great job in doing this while still making it the main couples story. Jasmine and Mekashe are the center of the storyline as we watch them in the past, present, and get a look of hope for the future. Jasmine had a lot of growing up to do and this author stretched things out to give her that time, and give us the time to meet and like other characters -- such as her fellow Rojaks.

I enjoy the Morcai Battalion series and, as I am not a real big sci-fi fan, that says something. Ms. Palmer gives her readers an amazingly well scripted look at this sometimes violent very turbulent world. She fills it with people that feel realistic, some likable and others not so much, but characters that will stay with you long after the last word is read. I can't wait to get my hands on the next of this authors Morcai Battalion books.

Book Summary

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers an intergalactic tale of impossible love…and betrayal

The first time Mekashe, Captain of the Imperial Guard, meets blue-eyed human beauty Jasmine Donally, the two nearly come to blows. Forever devoted to the Cehn-Tahr, Mekashe is forced to sever ties with the object of his adoration. Years pass before their paths cross again, but Mekashe hasn’t forgotten what transpired—or the way she makes his heart race. But even if he can forgive the past, insurmountable barriers still threaten to keep them worlds apart. With their mutual attraction escalating quickly, they’ll have to find a way to bridge the gap—or be lost to each other forever.