Date published: January 2009
ISBN: 978-0061672392
Erotic historical romance
Trade Sized Paperback
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by Valerie
Louisa Clemens is a British governess. She is presently in Italy, taking care of her charges. While presenting them to their mother and her guests at a small party, she is aware of a man watching her. Stealing a look at him, she is surprised at her body’s reaction to him. She is used to men trying to get her into their beds and has always been able to politely refuse, but she sees in this strange man danger. This exotic man, Khair Bey steals into her bedroom and proceeds to seduce her and show her how enjoyable sensual pleasure really is. Now she must flee, and on her way to England, her ship is captured by pirates and Louisa is put up for sale. To her shock, Khair Bey shows up and buys her. Now she is his slave in every way, body and soul. Khair is intoxicated by the British beauty and he is wondering just who is the slave in this relationship.
CAPTIVE was for me a quick read and an entertaining one. I enjoyed the plot, I enjoyed the characters and the sex scenes were sensual and emotional. I thought that Leda Swann did a good job showing the differences between the British family, Louisa worked for and the Moroccan family that Khair came from. I also enjoyed the writing style, the story flowed nicely and the dialogue was well done too. I did feel, however, that this story could have been fleshed out a lot more. I also felt the main characters, although enjoyable, could have been more dimensional. They come across a little flat. I also didn’t really enjoy the fact that a simple white lie was the only thing that really kept Louisa and Khair apart. This just may be a book from this author that is not quite up to par. I haven’t read any other titles by this author so I cannot compare. If you don’t mind a decent, entertaining read then by all means do try this one.
THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF THIS BOOK. THIS IS AN OBJECTIVE UNBIASED REVIEW.
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