Enchained
Jaid Black, Joey W. Hill and Ann JacobsErotic romance anthology
Available from Ellora's Cave
September 2003
| Sandra Giancone is a prosecuting attorney working for the state attorney's
office. She has a reputation for being cold, both in the courtroom and in the
bedroom. Sandra isn't cold, but she has spent the past year vowing to never
accept another Master and if this means keeping her emotions under strict
control, then so be it. Rocco Delgado, better known as Rocky, is an
undercover detective with the Tampa Police Department. He's the one who
usually brings in the criminals Sandra prosecutes. Working closely together
over the past year, an easy friendship has developed. Rocky would like to
take that friendship a step further, but as much as he's attracted to Sandra,
he fears her reaction to his particular brand of lovemaking. When a slick
defense lawyer undermines the testimony of Sandra's key witness, Sandra and
Rocky have a few drinks and decide to ease their tense frustrations with a
little horizontal calisthenics. But what happens when Rocky discovers Sandra
is a submissive? And how will Sandra react when she realizes Rocky is not
only a Dominant, but a Dominant who intends to be her new Master?
Mastered, by Ann Jacobs, is the first story in the Enchained anthology. Edgy and filled with heat, I highly recommend this one. Sir Thomas is a knight who dreams of an auburn-haired beauty begging him to take her. His dreams are filled with carnal pleasure, but always end in pain and nightmare. Lillith has been kept under a spell by the wizard Zorac. She is sustained on the cusp of release, on the edge of an orgasm, always in heat but never allowed surcease. The mere touch of a man's hand brings sexual awareness that is torment. Zorac offers her to his guests for their amusement, relishing her agony. The High Priestess of Ashteroth teaches Sir Thomas the secret ritual that will finally release Lillith from the evil spell, but will Lillith submit to him willingly? Will she survive the night? And will Sir Thomas still love her when he discovers the reason she is being punished by the sorcerer? A Choice of Masters, by Joey W. Hill, is an historical fantasy that fans of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table will enjoy. Nicoletta Kan lives in a future society where the scarcity of women has made them all breeding stock sold to the highest bidder. At a tender age Nicoletta Isabella Carlotta Apollinaris is sold to one of the wealthiest and most powerful men on Earth, Abdul Kan. She falls in love with her handsome husband and feels certain he loves her in return, until suddenly, he changes. He becomes distant, buys several more wives and turns into a hard cruel man she no longer recognizes. After twenty-five years of a loveless marriage, Nicoletta escapes to another world where women are free. Now, after a taste of freedom, Nicoletta comes back to Earth to visit her step-daughter Nellie, the daughter of her heart. But en route to her daughter's home, Nicoletta is captured by a sub-human male. A male that has been infected with degenerative disease that slowly turns humans into unrecognizable monsters, yet monsters with all the sexual desires and needs of normal men. The Mastering, by Jaid Black, is one of her acclaimed Death Row series. As always, Jaid Black weaves a sensual, spell binding story with unexpected twists and turns. This is a must for any fan of hers. Enchained, the anthology, was released in the summer of 2003 and is now available at Ellora's Cave.
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Reviewer: Maggie O. |
