Renee Rose

This was a new to me author so I was really interested, enjoyed the story, and plan to go back to read the others. Rafe is the alpha who hasn’t found his mate yet and at times seeing his other pack members with their mates kind of made him want to find his yet also he was ok with not finding her yet. He was strong, smart, exactly what an alpha should be so when Adele comes to him looking for a job until she can get her bakery back running he feels something towards her but he refuses to acknowledge it. Adele is a strong willed, hardworking woman who isn’t afraid to go after what she wants or tell it like it is. Rafe and Adele butt heads a lot because they were both so stubborn but knew what they wanted even if they ignored their attraction to each other. The book was a lot of them going back and forth fighting their feelings until they just can’t anymore. The mystery surrounding them both was intriguing yet at some point it was a tad confusing and left me with some questions that maybe the next book will answer. Overall a good read and I will continue to read more.… (mais)

In book one of the Zandian Masters series, Prince Zander only wants to build an army and retake his planet from the evil Finn, but his council demands he produce offspring before he starts a war. Years earlier, the Finn had massacred Zander’s people, including his parents, and took over the planet. Only a few hundred Zandians are still alive. As the youngest surviving member of his species, he’s the best candidate to produce healthy children, so the council chooses the best compatible female for him—a human slave girl.
Lamira and her mother work on a farm and do their best to steer clear of the guards and masters that oversee them. They have a secret that could get them killed, and Lamira will do everything she can to protect that secret. After she’s bought and sent to Zander as his sex slave and breeder, she soon learns pleasure and pain at the hands of her new master.
I couldn’t really connect with either Lamira or Zander.
Lamira was strong and proud at first, but became subservient very fast. After she lost her virginity to rape, she started craving sex. She had a serious case of Stockholm syndrome and easily forgave her master no matter how horrible the beatings because she believed he cared about her. Though the abuse both humiliated and hurt her, it also aroused her, so most beatings ended in sex.
Zander did care for Lamira, but he didn’t trust her and would often lock her in a small cage. His reasoning behind some of the abuse made sense (this is a master/slave romance, after all), but his anger and lack of compassion for someone he’d supposedly grown to love was shocking.
There are tons of sex scenes and most of them were pretty hot. Some, however, were just too violent for my tastes. I’m usually a big fan of erotic BDSM stories, but not those with non-consensual acts.
There are some minor punctuation errors, but I enjoyed Ms. Rose’s writing style and voice. Overall, the plot is exciting and intriguing, but the degradation was just too much for me.
3 Stars

Disclaimer – I downloaded this book from Amazon and volunteered to review it. I am not compensated in any way, shape, or form for this honest review. I will not change or alter this review for any reason unless at my discretion.
… (mais)