Taken (Dark Elves, Books 1-2)
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TAKEN
Everyone's heard tales of the Dark Forest, tales of entire bands entering the depths of the forest and simply disappearing, then the bones of some of the victims showing up neatly arranged toward the safer outskirts of the forest. Bones of the male victims. The females simply...disappear.
After being robbed and left unconscious, Diana is determined to hunt down the thief and recover her money, and sets off after him...through the Dark Forest. She and her friend Gala soon learn the secret of the Dark Forest, home to black-skinned, white-haired, sex-oozing devils. These elves instinctively know more about sexual pleasure than any human ever could. Captured,taken, Diana is brought to the heights of ecstasy by Commander Salin, but still won't submit...
Never has a woman been so much trouble. Never has a woman so ?red Salin's blood. He will have her. He must.
MASTERED
Suzana has lost all she held dear. Her family dead at sea, she, a musical mage of noble birth, has been taken by slavers. But then the traders' caravan is overtaken in the Dark Forest by the mysterious raedjour who are determined to take the one thing she still calls her own: her body.
Suzana's capture is cause for celebration amongst the raedjour. Virgins are highly prized, and a tournament is held for the honor of taking her maidenhead. And once it is taken, she will be passed to a different warrior every nine days until she finds her truemate.
From the moment he saw her, Krael knew Suzana was his to conquer. Her soft body incites the lust he's honed over many cycles to pleasure and train women. He'll have her body, but he has no interest in being her truemate...until Krael's king is determined to take her. Only then does Krael grow determined to master her for his very own.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be used...pleasured...Taken...Mastered?
Publisher's note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Bondage, domination/submission, dubious consent, male/male sexual practices, and multiple partners.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #22923 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 308 pages
Customer Reviews
Excellent book on the whole
I'm not giving it 5 stars simply because it left me feeling a bit ... bereft? Not sure. The writing was good, the sex scenes hot and the idea is very very hot, I like the characters, etc. but I wanted MORE. I wanted to know more about the king and his "issues", I wanted to know what the fact that Suzana has this ability to control emotions mean and how that links to the prophecy of the king. What about the comment about men becoming more prevalent and finding them soon? Will there be invasions? Will Diana fight at Salin's side to protect the rhaedjour (sp?)? So while the relationship stories were great I wanted more backstory, tell me about the city, how the kids are raised, what they eat, just more meat on the bones of a great story about a particular couple. I see there is a new book and maybe these themes are explored more then. I think its a great concept but I think it would have been possible to write a book twice as long that told me more of the stuff I want to know in between the hot sex.
Dark Elves II: Mastered --Joyfully Reviewed!
Caught by slave traders after everyone in her family drowned but her,
Suzana is resigned to her new life. When the caravan stops for the
night on the outskirts of a Dark Forest, everyone is uneasy because of
rumors told about a race of deadly, dark men who leave no one alive
when they attack. As she is washing for the night, she notices dark,
ebony men separating themselves from the forest and heading towards
her. Suzana and her fellow female travelers are placed under a spell
and the dark elves attempt to lead the women to their lair.
Suzana, however, is able to break the spell, slipping away to run
through the forest in an escape attempt. Suddenly, she is hit from
behind and falls. The first thing she notices is the shower of long
white hair around her. Then she notices the muscles, the lightning
tattoo, and the scent of this mysterious man who is now lying on top of
her. He slowly kisses her and she doesn't fight back, in fact, she
wants him master her immediately. But this intense, immediate
attraction is not to be consummated in the forest. The leader of the
hunt places Suzana under a spell and she goes to sleep.
Krael thinks that any good human is a dead human. He wasn't counting
on the woman though. Tiny, violet-eyed, voluptuous,
with black hair to her knees, Krael immediately wants her.
This confuses him because he is a Prime Warrior! He needs no woman!
That is, until he realizes she is a
virgin, then Krael knows there will be a tournament for the chance to
take her virginity. If he wins, then she will be his for nine days as
the law states. Each dark elf is allowed nine days with a woman. If
the woman becomes pregnant within that time frame, then they are
considered true mated because only true mates can reproduce. Krael
knows the odds of Suzana being his true mate are slim, so he sets out
to make his nine days truly special. What he doesn't count on is
Suzana, the way she loves him, and the way she makes him feel.
Having read Dark Elves I: Taken, I anxiously awaited Dark Elves II:
Mastered. Jet Mykles does not disappoint with this book. In fact, I
read it from beginning to end and couldn't put it down. Well, that
isn't true. I had to put it down a couple of times to give myself a
chance to cool off. While Dark Elves II: Mastered can be read alone, I
would recommend reading Jet Mykles' first Dark Elf Series book, Dark
Elves I: Taken, as well. Dark Elves II: Mastered has to be the
hottest book I have read in a long time. The elements of suspense kept
me on edge. My heart slowly broke when I realized that in order for
Suzana to be able to stay with Krael, she would have to be pregnant.
Add the element of a crazy king, and my pulse was racing. Of course,
it goes without saying that I loved Dark Elves II: Mastered
and look forward to reading any and everything written by Jet Mykles!
Not my cup of tea.
First off, I want to say that this opinion is mine alone and I expect no one to agree with me, or disagree as the case may be. I just want to lay down some thoughts to help anyone else who may be considering purchasing this book. Anyway, to the review!
Wow. You know, I don't expect a whole lot in a book, but, I do find it interesting and handy to at least get a description of the main character before the erotica starts. Tall, thin, fat, short, blonde, red head. Something. What you will get from this book is... female, and dark brows. Eh? What? You usually get more of a description from the stories in Penthouse forum. The print in the book is big, widely spaced, and they get down to naughty action by page 7. Enough said.
If you want a book that doesn't mess around with nonsense such as description and gets right to the primal action. This book is for you. If you are like me, and want to be swept into a fictional world where interesting characters with at least a little depth interact with one another, just skip this one and save your money. I do love the elves and find R.A. Salvatore's books better. Sure they lack the erotica, but you can find that easily enough online by searching for the fan fiction.




