Captive
A Medieval Erotic Romance
A brooding warrior of unbridled carnal appetites succumbs to the powerful forces of his dark nature when he abducts a novitiate in a plan to avenge his wife's death.
In a wild and wicked place, where no rules govern civilized behavior, Geoffrey de Sage forces Aeschine to leave innocence behind and embrace a mature woman's sensuality. After stripping her inhibitions away, he masters his prisoner as he would any young untamed animal.
Although her Captor offers her not a word of affection, the virtuous Aeschine allows herself to be dictated to by him, to be dominated in any fashion her Captor sees fit. When the tormented warlord decrees there will be no strictures between them, no sanctions, and naught that is forbidden, she gives into all his demands -
Save to set him free.
What follows is a tale of love and redemption and erotic surrender for, in the end, captor becomes CAPTIVE.
Medieval England is a four century long period of enormous change and upheaval. It begins with the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the Norman conquest and continues until the reign of the Tudors with Henry VII. Most of my Medieval books take place in the early years. You'll find several focused on the civil war between England and Normandy called The Anarchy. This is the time period just prior to what is considered to be the beginning of the Middle Ages. CAPTIVE takes place in the years following The Anarchy after the Norman conquest has begun to change England forever during the reign of King William Rufus.
Though William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings and the throne of England the struggle between Anglo-Saxons in England and the Normans from France remained strong after the Battle of Hastings and in fact it England turned the tides and held power over France for some time thereafter in the 14th and 15th Centuries. (Think Joan of Arc). France had the distinct look of
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Captive is an exceptionally well written story. It has all the elements of a historical but with deeper sexuality. Louisa Trent is truly gifted in the art of creating clever sensual stories. You need not be a fan of BDSM to enjoy this story. The fiery interactions between the hero and heroine will delight all.
Zoe Knighton for www.sensualreads.net
Captive is not a pretty book, nor is it very romantic. It is, however, an extremely erotic look at how one seasoned warrior can change in the face of love. While I didn't agree with Aeschine's allowance of Geoffrey's use of her, I could see the bigger picture in that she thought he was redeemable and worthy of affection. For that reason alone, I kept reading this book and actually found it intriguing and very well written. I thought the tone of the book completely matched the time period in which is was set and Louisa Trent delivered a no holds barred look at the lengths men and women went to during that time period.
For me, this one's a keeper.
Talia Ricci for Joyfully Reviewed
Captive, by Louisa Trent, is an historical romance filled with
passion, love and revenge. The historical detail and accuracy denote an
author well-versed in the time period. A wonderful, at times even lyrical,
read. I highly recommend it.
Nan Strebeck for The Romance Studio
Captive is dark historical romance in a time when a man could do anything
and get away will it. . . . Sage is a hard man who in the end has to admit
love.
Patricia McGrew for Timeless Tales