Today I've got Felicity Brandon sharing an excerpt from her dark romance, kidnap thriller "Taken." In it a man, similar to The Collector, sets his sights on kidnapping an erotic romance author and bringing many of the fantasies she writes about to life... This story is very dark, filled with torment and humiliation. Definitely, not for the faint-hearted.
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One obsessed fan. One
captive author.
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“Are
you going to run, Molly?” His voice was calm, and almost amused as it
questioned her.
She
shifted her gaze to follow the sound of his voice, her face no doubt portraying
her anxiety on the subject. “No,” she lied, her tone breathless.
“No?”
he repeated back to her as he stepped forward out of the black shadows of the
furthest corner. His right brow arched in the tantalizing way it did when he
knew he was onto a winner.
“No,”
she confirmed, shaking her head for good measure.
He
moved toward her laughing. “You could run, you know,” he went on, his gaze
intense as his tall body loomed over her.
Molly
blinked up at her captor. Free of her binds at last, she felt bolstered and no
longer wanted to call him Master. She could never allow a monster like Connor
to master her. “What?”
“You
could run,” he affirmed. “If you wanted to? Your stories have always had an
element of the cat and mouse about
them, haven’t they, pet? I know you’d enjoy that, and if you didn’t already
know, I love the thrill of the chase.”
Adrenaline
spiked in her body as he spoke. Was he giving her permission to flee from him?
Is that why he’d removed the chains? Was this just the latest game he wanted to
play?
“Yes,”
he answered her, although she was certain she hadn’t spoken the words out loud.
“You can run, Molly, but you know if you run, I’m going to chase you, and you
know I’m going to catch you.”
Her heart
was pounding in her chest as she sat up straight beside him, pinning her
wide-eyed gaze onto his. “Why are you saying this?” she mumbled. And how do you
know all of this?
His smile
widened, and he pulled up a box from nearby, seating himself beside her. “After
all this time, pet,” he purred. “Don’t you think I know you by now? I knew you
before we’d even met. I know what you’re thinking, Molly. You are quite literally
an open book to me.”
She
flushed, her head falling forward as though the admission was shameful. She was
ashamed, because he was right. He did seem to know her. He knew what she was
going to be thinking, what she wanted, and just how to control her. It was
freaking infuriating.
“Look at
me.” His voice was sterner, having taken on some of the quality which made the
knot of anxious energy in her belly tighten. She complied, not wanting to rile
the beast in him. Their eyes met, his mesmerizing green orbs utterly
compelling. His hand came slowly to her face. Molly flinched out of instinct,
but relaxed when he began to caress the side of her face with calm, gentle
strokes. “This is your story, pet,” he mused. “Our story. If you want to run, then I am
not going to stop you.”
“But
you will chase me?” she whispered, her fear furling as simmering arousal at his
touch began to flood her system. She knew she shouldn’t crave him, but she
found herself leaning into the warmth of his hand. It was like a reflex. Despite
the fact this was the same hand that had captured, and tormented her, it was
also the hand that had rescued and comforted her – and pleasured her.
Connor’s
chuckle resonated deeply inside of Molly’s body. “Of course,” he answered, his
fingers tightening in her long dark hair. “I will chase you because you’re
mine, pet. You belong to me now, we both know that, don’t we?” He hesitated as though he expected her to speak, but she
merely blinked at him. Too terrified to respond. Too afraid of what her answer
might be. “Molly?”
The sound
of her name made her lips part. It was intimate, fanning the flames of her
burgeoning need. “Yes, Master?” she said, her voice barely audible as she
confessed the truth.
For a
moment they just stared at one another, the admission lingering in the dank air
around them.
“But
that’s not the only reason I’d chase you,” he went on eventually. “I’d chase
you because it’s what you want, Molly, isn’t it?”
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The Dark Necessities trilogy continues in the twisted pages of Tamed, released in December, 2018, and
concludes in the heart-stopping finale, Entwined
(due January 2019).
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Blurb:
Lost on the streets of a foreign city, Molly Clary is attacked
after a book signing. An unknown hero steps in to protect her, but her relief
turns to terror when her savior’s true intentions are revealed.
Connor Reilly doesn’t just want to save her. He wants to take her for himself.
Now Molly’s fighting, not just for her life, but for the essence of who she truly is. If she’s going to survive in Connor’s dark new world, she’ll have to learn to play his base games. But if Molly plays, what will it cost her? Can a monster ever really learn to love, or will his need to dominate destroy them both?
Connor Reilly doesn’t just want to save her. He wants to take her for himself.
Now Molly’s fighting, not just for her life, but for the essence of who she truly is. If she’s going to survive in Connor’s dark new world, she’ll have to learn to play his base games. But if Molly plays, what will it cost her? Can a monster ever really learn to love, or will his need to dominate destroy them both?
If you enjoyed the
debauched desire of the Twist Me series, then you’ll devour Felicity Brandon’s
edgy new trilogy.
Buy Taken to begin this hauntingly addictive set.
Buy Taken to begin this hauntingly addictive set.
Taken
is an edgy, fast-paced, dark romance and is the first book in The Dark
Necessities trilogy. Molly and Connor’s story continues in Tamed, and concludes in Entwined.
About the Author:
Felicity Brandon is a top 100 Amazon bestselling author.
She loves the darker side of romance, and writes sexy, suspenseful
stories, with strong themes of bondage and submission.
You’ll find her either at her laptop, at the gym, or rocking out
to her favourite music.
Find Felicity here:
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Hi Kathryn and Felicity, very interesting premise. This sounds like an awesome, intense, hot read. Really enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you both for sharing :)
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