The world the author tried to pull us into was very difficult to get in. Lots of confusing things that weren't explained, too many even. And it all felt much too rushed. Might have been better if he had taken the time to describe a few things instead of just throwing us in a high-tech futuristic world and leaving us to figure out what was what.

Even now I'm not even sure if I understand what it was all about besides the fact that a 40 yo assassin with cat genes (don't ask me how that came about, I have absolutely no idea) is running from hunters that want to kill him and while he's running he meets a street muscle for hire less than half his age that shows him the way in underground pathways....

Narurally they're both horny for each other instantly, and even though they're stuck in a duct vent with some weird monster after them, they still take the time to take themselves in hand.

The ending leaves the possibly for a sequel.

First book I read by Eric Del Carlo. ( )

First Question: is it a romance? Mmm, I don't know. Well, yes define a romance is always difficult, and usually the only common points I can find are: two main characters, a love between them and an happily ever after. And with these parameters, Steel Sleet is a romance. But I can feel in this book that writing romance is not the mainly work of Eric Del Carlo.

Nickerson is a genetically shifted warriors. He lives Off-World, patrolling the Earth colonies on space and preventing the earth criminals to bring their business up there. But then he is sent again on Earth and he finishes in a trap. Now he is on run for his life and he finds a companion in BlaqJaq, a streetmuscle, a type of mercenary who has a moral code, he only works for the goods. And now he is drawn by this man, double his age, but handsome and with a gentle touch he is not used.

The story is mostly about their run amond the underwolrd tunnels to avoid the hunters who are after Nickerson, and only in two brief moment we can taste the passion between the two man, so this is my concern in classify it as a romance. But if you want to read a good fastpacing novella, this is your book.

The book is pretty good even if a little short (less then 90 pages). And I have the feeling (and hope indeed) that this is not the final point of this story, cause even if it has the HEA, it's also an open ended story, so I really want to know what happend next.