An Accidental Goddess by Linnea Sinclair
I picked this up because this author has gotten great reviews. I've also heard a lot of good things about her by word of mouth.
After her crystal spaceship is damaged in battle, Captain Gillaine Davre' wakes up in a Khalaran sick bay to discover that she has traveled forward in time over three hundred years. More distressing, she realizes that in the intervening years she has been designated a goddess . Gillie is not able to satisfactorily explain her presence on Cirrus One Space Station to the station commander Rynan Makarian. He questions her a few times and during those interviews an attraction develops.
Gillie is a sorceress and it is her duty to protect the Khalarans. In fact it was during a battle to repel the evil Fav'lhir, that she and her ship jumped into the future. Gillie is determined to conceal her identity as the Goddess for a few reasons, not least of which is that she fears it will kill her blossoming relationship with Admiral Makarian. When the Fav'lhir plot to take over Cirrus One, Gillie must use her powers to save the space station.
The character of Gillie is really great. She is strong and powerful, the most powerful person on the station, yet still vulnerable in her relationship with Rynan. Because she is trying to keep a low profile, she becomes a type of reluctant hero and it was enjoyable to watch her finally unleash her powers. Rynan, in turn makes a nice hero. While he is shocked and confused when he discovers Gillie's identity and feels unworthy of her love, he never rejects her. Even though the romantic relationship is important to the story, this was firmly in the science fiction genre. It was a great romance for a science fiction story but not a great romance.
My only complaints was that the plot was a bit convoluted and I didn't care for the presence of magic in this sci-fi story. Still this was a solid story with plenty of action, an interesting plot and strong characters. Very nice for something different.
My grade: B
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