Romance/erotica
Blurb
Beauty resents being labeled Gift Species. Everyone is way too overprotective, males aren’t even allowed to speak to her and so far, true freedom eludes her. Then a big, sexy Species officer mistakes her for the enemy and takes her down—literally.
Shadow is dumbfounded. He has a Gift pinned beneath him—a big no-no. But Beauty is fascinated and wants to know Shadow a lot better. She’s full of newly discovered, unrequited passion and he’s just what she needs to satisfy her curiosity.
For Shadow, sex means pain and loathing. For Beauty, enslavement and ridicule. Two lonely souls who have never known a loving touch, together in a cabin in the woods. Every caress, every discovery brings them closer to a life they never thought possible…beyond even their wildest dreams.
I gave it six out of five stars
(haha, amazon restricts me to five but you get the idea here ;) )
I fell in love with this series with book one but this one is my absolute favorite!
Laurann continues to tell the life of the New Species after gaining their freedom from the horrible Mercile Industries and twisted tortures of various buyers. Beauty is a Gifted female- a woman who had her DNA mixed with a timid creature to be used as a slave for rich investors. She is weaker than the rest of the New Species and treated almost like a child. They assume, because of the other Gifts that were rescued, she would want nothing more to do with men and she needed to be protected at all times. The New Species get one heck of a shock when she proves them wrong.
Shadow was used as a breeding subjected. He went through some tough times that have left him emotionally scarred. When he comes across Beauty things change. She wants him and he wants her- but can he trust himself to push down his animalistic urges that tell him to dominate her, when she deserves something better?
Beauty really takes the stage in this book. She shows them that she is braver and stronger than anyone gave her credit for as danger arises. It's pretty empowering. Her curiosity and innocence is adorable, giving you plenty to chuckle about when the moment seems tough. It is a little refreshing from her other books where the females seem more fragile. And Shadow is a sexy man who will definitely star in my future dreams. Yum!
This book was well-written, amusing, sexy, and gripped you mercilessly until the last page! The content in these books may be found disturbing to some as Laurann Dohner discusses topics like torture and rape; but in my opinion, it was tastefully done as the characters work to over come it and move on with their lives. I could honestly talk for hours about this book- and the rest of the series- but I won't out of fear of handing out spoilers. Though this is a series each book can be read as a stand alone and I highly recommend checking this one out!
Normally I am hesitant to spend so much on an ebook (it's listed as $9.99 to me), but this series has me addicted. I won't be happy until I've read every one- and then some- and own the paperbacks.
I really hope Moon isn't the last book in the series. There are still so many other characters that need mates!
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