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Captive Beauty by Natasha Knight
Title: Captive Beauty
Author: Natasha Knight
Genre: Dark Romance
Cover Design: Clarise Tan
Photo: Wander Aguiar
Model: Jonny James
Cover Design: Clarise Tan
Photo: Wander Aguiar
Model: Jonny James
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Blurb
Cilla
The Beast
had Belle.
The Beast
had Belle.
Killian
Black has me.
Black has me.
How I got
here doesn’t matter, even though he says it does. Says it was my choice. He
doesn’t get it, though. It wasn’t ever a choice for me.
here doesn’t matter, even though he says it does. Says it was my choice. He
doesn’t get it, though. It wasn’t ever a choice for me.
And now,
he’s changing the rules.
he’s changing the rules.
The
agreement was one month. For thirty days, I’d be his. He’s no longer satisfied
with my body alone, though. He wants my soul, too. Wants every part of me. And
even though I can pretend I’m safe when I lie beneath him, this man does
something to me. Something wicked.
agreement was one month. For thirty days, I’d be his. He’s no longer satisfied
with my body alone, though. He wants my soul, too. Wants every part of me. And
even though I can pretend I’m safe when I lie beneath him, this man does
something to me. Something wicked.
A thing
that will break me.
that will break me.
Killian
People suck
at consequences.
at consequences.
Cilla made
the choice. She offered the deal. I just took her up on it. So what if I
changed the rules half-way in? I’m not apologizing for it.
the choice. She offered the deal. I just took her up on it. So what if I
changed the rules half-way in? I’m not apologizing for it.
See, Cilla
and me, we’re the same. She’s dark. As dark as me. Something happened to her.
Something bad. It damaged her.
and me, we’re the same. She’s dark. As dark as me. Something happened to her.
Something bad. It damaged her.
But it’s
not a hero she seeks. It’s an avenging angel. A dark knight. That, I can do.
I’ll slay her dragons, but it’ll cost her, because in return, I want
everything. And I’ll take it.
not a hero she seeks. It’s an avenging angel. A dark knight. That, I can do.
I’ll slay her dragons, but it’ll cost her, because in return, I want
everything. And I’ll take it.
She’s mine.
Author’s
note: Captive Beauty is a standalone romance. Think Beauty and the Beast, but
twisted and dark in the best, dirtiest ways.
note: Captive Beauty is a standalone romance. Think Beauty and the Beast, but
twisted and dark in the best, dirtiest ways.
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Excerpt
Prologue 1
Cilla
He’s watching me.
I know he is. He has cameras everywhere. Why wouldn’t he have one here? In
this, the “special” room? He told me he likes to keep an eye on his things. And
that’s what I am. A thing. A possession.
I know he is. He has cameras everywhere. Why wouldn’t he have one here? In
this, the “special” room? He told me he likes to keep an eye on his things. And
that’s what I am. A thing. A possession.
His.
Fucking his.
And today I
fucked up.
fucked up.
Today he’ll take
it out of my skin.
it out of my skin.
I shudder with
the thought. With the knowledge of what I know is coming.
the thought. With the knowledge of what I know is coming.
I’ll fight him. I
wonder if he expects me to. Wants me to, even. All I know is I can’t submit to
him. I can’t let him break me.
wonder if he expects me to. Wants me to, even. All I know is I can’t submit to
him. I can’t let him break me.
But I am
breaking. Little by little.
breaking. Little by little.
I wonder if
that’s why he took me.
that’s why he took me.
This is a game to
him. My life is a game.
him. My life is a game.
I hug my knees to
myself. This room is so cold, unlike the others.
myself. This room is so cold, unlike the others.
I pull the
blanket up around me, as much for the cold as for protection. It’s not like I
can hide my fear. He knows. He knows the real truth. Knows everything now.
blanket up around me, as much for the cold as for protection. It’s not like I
can hide my fear. He knows. He knows the real truth. Knows everything now.
My dress is torn
and I’m barefoot. He took my shoes away when he put me here. I guess the heels
could be used as a weapon. As if I could somehow manage to overpower him.
and I’m barefoot. He took my shoes away when he put me here. I guess the heels
could be used as a weapon. As if I could somehow manage to overpower him.
I try to swallow
but the lump in my throat makes it impossible. I’m scared and I hate it. I
don’t want to admit it. Not even to myself.
but the lump in my throat makes it impossible. I’m scared and I hate it. I
don’t want to admit it. Not even to myself.
Tears wet my eyes
but before they have a chance to fall, I cover them with my hands and rub them
away. I don’t want him to see my weakness. He gets off on it.
but before they have a chance to fall, I cover them with my hands and rub them
away. I don’t want him to see my weakness. He gets off on it.
I did this. I
pushed him. And I can survive this. I fucking have to.
pushed him. And I can survive this. I fucking have to.
It’s when I’m
giving myself that ridiculous pep talk that I hear his footfalls in the
hallway. Hear his voice, muffled so I can’t make out what he says. Probably
dismissing Hugo, his fucking henchman. Like he needs one.
giving myself that ridiculous pep talk that I hear his footfalls in the
hallway. Hear his voice, muffled so I can’t make out what he says. Probably
dismissing Hugo, his fucking henchman. Like he needs one.
Every hair on my
body stands on end when he slides the key into the lock. When he turns it. And
when he pushes the door open, it takes all I have not to crumple. Not to cave.
body stands on end when he slides the key into the lock. When he turns it. And
when he pushes the door open, it takes all I have not to crumple. Not to cave.
It takes all I
have to stand and ready myself for battle against this beast of a man.
have to stand and ready myself for battle against this beast of a man.
Prologue 2
Kill
She claims I took
her, but that’s not the whole truth.
her, but that’s not the whole truth.
I gave her a
choice. She made it.
choice. She made it.
Someone needed to
be punished. It didn’t need to be her. She chose this. Chose to be here.
be punished. It didn’t need to be her. She chose this. Chose to be here.
Well, okay, not
right here. Not like this. Standing against the far wall, her pretty, jade eyes
wide with fear, the delicate skin around them pink from tears.
right here. Not like this. Standing against the far wall, her pretty, jade eyes
wide with fear, the delicate skin around them pink from tears.
She’s scared.
And she should
be.
be.
She knows what’s
coming.
coming.
I warned her and
she fucked up.
she fucked up.
I take her in,
pretty in pink. Pretty Priscilla. Even with her hair a mess. Her mascara a
black smear across her face. Her dress ruined. She’s scared shitless, but she’s
defiant. I like that about her. Like her fire.
pretty in pink. Pretty Priscilla. Even with her hair a mess. Her mascara a
black smear across her face. Her dress ruined. She’s scared shitless, but she’s
defiant. I like that about her. Like her fire.
It makes my dick
hard.
hard.
I close the door
but don’t bother locking it. No need. She’s not walking out of here tonight.
I’ll be carrying her when I’m through.
but don’t bother locking it. No need. She’s not walking out of here tonight.
I’ll be carrying her when I’m through.
When I take a
step, she makes a sound, something like a frightened little rabbit would make
if they could make sound. Her hands are flat against the wall behind her. It’s
like she’s trying to melt into it.
step, she makes a sound, something like a frightened little rabbit would make
if they could make sound. Her hands are flat against the wall behind her. It’s
like she’s trying to melt into it.
“I guess we were
always going to end up here,” I say.
always going to end up here,” I say.
She has no
response apart from the sudden trembling of her body. She wraps her arms around
herself. I can even hear her teeth chatter. She’s too proud to beg though. Beg
me for mercy. I respect her for that. But I do like the idea of her on her
knees at my feet, clinging to me, pleading with me to spare her this one
thing.
response apart from the sudden trembling of her body. She wraps her arms around
herself. I can even hear her teeth chatter. She’s too proud to beg though. Beg
me for mercy. I respect her for that. But I do like the idea of her on her
knees at my feet, clinging to me, pleading with me to spare her this one
thing.
I slide off my
suit jacket and hang it over the back of the chair. I watch her reflection in
the mirror as I take off one cuff link, then the other, and set them both on
the table. I’m rolling up my sleeves when I return my attention to her. Her
eyes slide to my forearms. My hands.
suit jacket and hang it over the back of the chair. I watch her reflection in
the mirror as I take off one cuff link, then the other, and set them both on
the table. I’m rolling up my sleeves when I return my attention to her. Her
eyes slide to my forearms. My hands.
“I know, Cilla,”
I say.
I say.
She looks up at
me.
me.
“I know
everything.”
everything.”
Author Bio
USA Today
bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark,
tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her
characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.
bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark,
tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her
characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.
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Santino by Sam JD Hunt
SANTINO THE ETERNAL BY SAM JD HUNT
Santino the Eternal is live!
Sam JD Hunt, the author of Taken by Two, has stepped into the murky world of the paranormal. Her deliciously twisted mind has created Santino the Eternal, the first in her read-in-any-order romance series about modern vampires living and loving under the glitzy neon lights of Las Vegas.
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::Synopsis::
Santino the Eternal has never craved the forbidden - until now. As a blood-thirsty serial killer hunts the glitzy streets of Las Vegas, Santino collides with a young college student - can she make it out alive?
Clara Denton’s life is flung into chaos when she discovers a drained corpse in a posh hotel room on the Strip. And as if her life wasn't already spiraling out of control, her reclusive boss has taken a disconcerting interest in her. Unable to resist the dark pull, she is drawn further and further into the murky world of the undead - as well as just the dead, too. When the handsome Matthew Hunter arrives with his sights set on Clara, she is thrown into one final eternal struggle of good versus evil.
Can love truly be eternal?
::Excerpt::
Clara ran her palms across his strong chest, pausing to feel his heart beat as they kissed. “See I do have heart,” he whispered in her ear.
“May I?” he asked, pulling her t-shirt over her head. He needed to see her neck.
He loved her delicateness—the simple lines of her collarbone, of her small breasts cradled in the simple cotton bra, but most of all, of her neck. Clara’s neck drove him to delirium—it was long, and her pale skin showed every vein; every vein that carried her sweet blood so close to the surface of her skin.
“You are beautiful,” he said as his lips skimmed across her neck, pausing to nibble her earlobe, and then back down, across the thumping artery, and down to her collarbone. He paused to smell her—beyond the faint hint of some cheap bodywash, she smelled warmly human. Santino, even during this short time, had grown to love the smell of Clara.
His tongue went lower, toying with the swelling flesh heaving over her small bra. He stopped her. “Please darling, let me unwrap you. We’ll never have a first time again.”
::Excerpt::
Clara ran her palms across his strong chest, pausing to feel his heart beat as they kissed. “See I do have heart,” he whispered in her ear.
“May I?” he asked, pulling her t-shirt over her head. He needed to see her neck.
He loved her delicateness—the simple lines of her collarbone, of her small breasts cradled in the simple cotton bra, but most of all, of her neck. Clara’s neck drove him to delirium—it was long, and her pale skin showed every vein; every vein that carried her sweet blood so close to the surface of her skin.
“You are beautiful,” he said as his lips skimmed across her neck, pausing to nibble her earlobe, and then back down, across the thumping artery, and down to her collarbone. He paused to smell her—beyond the faint hint of some cheap bodywash, she smelled warmly human. Santino, even during this short time, had grown to love the smell of Clara.
His tongue went lower, toying with the swelling flesh heaving over her small bra. He stopped her. “Please darling, let me unwrap you. We’ll never have a first time again.”
::Author Bio::
Sam J.D. Hunt resides in Las Vegas with her husband, the inspiration for the young Thomas Hunt character, as well as her two children. Her debut trilogy, The Thomas Hunt Series, put a fun and unique spin on the popular BDSM genre. She followed up with the highly successful DEEP: A Captive Tale--a dark BDSM erotic captor/captive story about a pirate and his lady that spans time and space. Her fourth novel, the full-length standalone The Hunt for Eros is an erotic art adventure that combines spicy romance with a cultural adventure based on true life events. It has been described as being like The Da Vinci Code, but with lots of heat added.
Hunt's next release was co-written with her husband. Dagger: American Fighter Pilot is a steamy contemporary romance, which follows a squadron of fighter pilots as part of the American Fighter Pilot read-in-any-order series. Following the release of Dagger, Hunt released the much-anticipated MMF/Bi/Ménage erotic adventure, Taken by Two and then its sequel, Torn from Two. Hunt then released DEEPER: Capture of the Virgin Bride as a follow-up to DEEP. Now Santino the Eternal, her first paranormal story and the first book of the eternals series about vampires who live in Las Vegas has been released, she plans to continue the series with Nicco but who knows what her creative mind will come up with next. When not writing, Hunt enjoys travel, community involvement, spending time with friends and family, and hiking. She spends her days writing and trying to answer the age-old question: is it too late for coffee or too early for wine?
Hunt's next release was co-written with her husband. Dagger: American Fighter Pilot is a steamy contemporary romance, which follows a squadron of fighter pilots as part of the American Fighter Pilot read-in-any-order series. Following the release of Dagger, Hunt released the much-anticipated MMF/Bi/Ménage erotic adventure, Taken by Two and then its sequel, Torn from Two. Hunt then released DEEPER: Capture of the Virgin Bride as a follow-up to DEEP. Now Santino the Eternal, her first paranormal story and the first book of the eternals series about vampires who live in Las Vegas has been released, she plans to continue the series with Nicco but who knows what her creative mind will come up with next. When not writing, Hunt enjoys travel, community involvement, spending time with friends and family, and hiking. She spends her days writing and trying to answer the age-old question: is it too late for coffee or too early for wine?
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Santino the Eternal by Sam J.D. HuntMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Title: Santino
Author: Sam JD Hunt
For Sam JD Hunt's first attempt at PNR, she did an amazing job. She created a whole new race of vampires that have captivated me to the point where I want to know more about them. Santino is a prince, or rather, he used to be one, when he wa stunned into an eternal, vowing to stay apart from humans and sticking to his own kind. That is, of course, until a maid from one of his hotels, discovers a body in one of the rooms she's to clean and brings her in his path. Hoping to keep her quiet, he believes that romancing her will work, only he never expected to be enchanted by the young human whose mind he can't read.
These two were captivating. Santino a complete mystery since he's always tried to keep himself apart from the human race and Clara unafraid to bear Her Heart on her sleeve. Together they seemed to complete each other and I loved how Clara's outlook about her love for Santino and vice versa is worth more than she ever I gained and can survive anything through time, even time itself. Santino is a mysterious novel that makes the perfect introduction to the Eternal series and I absolutely can't wait for the next book and find out whose story we'll get to read next.
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Sam JD Hunt, the author of Taken by Two, has stepped into the murky world of the paranormal. Her deliciously twisted mind has created Santino the Eternal, the first in her read-in-any-order romance series about modern vampires living and loving under the glitzy neon lights of Las Vegas.
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Synopsis:
Santino the Eternal has never craved the forbidden - until now. As a blood-thirsty serial killer hunts the glitzy streets of Las Vegas, Santino collides with a young college student - can she make it out alive?
Clara Denton’s life is flung into chaos when she discovers a drained corpse in a posh hotel room on the Strip. And as if her life wasn't already spiraling out of control, her reclusive boss has taken a disconcerting interest in her. Unable to resist the dark pull, she is drawn further and further into the murky world of the undead - as well as just the dead, too. When the handsome Matthew Hunter arrives with his sights set on Clara, she is thrown into one final eternal struggle of good versus evil.
Can love truly be eternal?
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Deeper: Capture of the Virgin Bride by Sam JD Hunt
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::Synopsis::
A gentleman with a taste for the exotic,
A virgin bride thirsty for more,
Two unlikely lovers are swept DEEPER.
Sir James Morgan didn’t plan to end up with a virgin for his pet, but when his brother, Henry, the notorious pirate captures Lucinda on her wedding day, their lives are forever changed. Sweet Lucinda would make the perfect novelty for James, but she isn’t suited to be a pet.
Despite the sensual fire they share, Lucinda’s fierce resolve prevents her from submitting to her captor or any other man. As they endure an adventure wrought with danger, deceit, and desire, two unlikely lovers are swept deeper.
::Excerpt::
“So you really are a virgin?” the dark man on the three-legged stool asked her. The air in the tiny cabin was dense and heady; Lucinda inhaled deeply, allowing the salty, humid air to fill her small lungs. Her chest fluttered as she exhaled the moist breath in a slow sigh.“Y-yes, sir,” she stammered, taken aback by the sound of her own voice as it broke the extended silence between her captor and herself.The man wiped his long fingers across the crackly sandpaper of his late afternoon beard. Sir James Morgan hadn’t intended to end up with a virgin as his pet that day—the plan his brother, Henry, had proposed was to have a shockingly different outcome. James stroked his scruffy chin, pondering what he would do with the virgin bride he now possessed.“Did John ever take any liberties, of any kind, with you my dear?” he finally asked. Lucinda, sitting on the hard wooden floor of the ship, pulled her legs up to her chest and hugged them against her. The floor swayed to and fro as the pirate ship, the Mayhem, began its journey from Santo Domingo. James waited impatiently for her to answer his indelicate question; his dark eyes bored into her.“Er, well, ah…no. No, sir, I mean, Mister Devore didn’t care much for me, I don’t think. He never touched me—not even a hand holding occurred between us. The marriage was a payment from my father.”James stood up and walked toward her, a lantern swinging from his right hand. “How old are you?” he barked, his free hand reaching down to raise her chin up so he could see her better.“Eighteen, sir.” He forced her chin from side to side, examining her flawless alabaster skin. The lantern struck the ground with an abrupt thud as James squatted in front of Lucinda, his now-free right hand reaching up to grasp a fistful of her silken golden tresses.“The color of afternoon sunshine,” he muttered to himself.As his fingers adored her innocent beauty, his mind wandered to earlier that day. “My brother, the dreaded pirate Henry Morgan, planned to give you to the crew to do with as they pleased before throwing you overboard,” he informed her, his voice low and menacing. Lucinda shuddered against the harsh man’s thumb as it pulled at her lower lip.James examined her teeth, small and white, and continued softly, “However, he has given you to me to do with as I please.” His index finger slid over her pink tongue, her velvety mouth instinctively suckling it. She was so beautiful, so exquisite, so pure—she was the finest thing he’d ever seen. James stood, tearing himself away from Lucinda.“You’ll be examined later. If you’re lying to me, if your purity is not intact, your deceitful **** will be the first piece of you fed to the sharks.”As James slammed the door shut behind him, Lucinda sobbed in fear. She had her secrets…and her new master would soon find them out. His touch had awakened in her a fire that burned deep, a desire that had never been fulfilled by her own small hand. This dark man sparked the caldron within her, and it burned hotter, the need deeper, than ever before.
::About Sam JD Hunt::
Sam J.D. Hunt resides in Las Vegas with her husband, the inspiration for the young Thomas Hunt character, as well as her two children. Her debut trilogy, The Thomas Hunt Series, put a fun and unique spin on the popular BDSM genre. She followed up with the highly successful DEEP: A Captive Tale--a dark BDSM erotic captor/captive story about a pirate and his lady that spans time and space. Her fourth novel, the full-length standalone The Hunt for Eros is an erotic art adventure that combines spicy romance with a cultural adventure based on true life events. It has been described as being like The Da Vinci Code, but with lots of heat added.
Hunt's next release was co-written with her husband. Dagger: American Fighter Pilot is a steamy contemporary romance, which follows a squadron of fighter pilots as part of the American Fighter Pilot read-in-any-order series. Following the release of Dagger, Hunt released the much-anticipated MMF/Bi/Ménage erotic adventure, Taken by Two which became an international bestseller, closely followed by its sequel, Torn from Two. Next, Hunt plans to release Santino: The Eternal, the first book in her paranormal series, The Eternals. When not writing, Hunt enjoys travel, community involvement, spending time with friends and family, and hiking. She spends her days writing and trying to answer the age-old question: is it too late for coffee or too early for wine?
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::Other books by Sam::
Roulette: Love Is A Losing Game (Thomas Hunt Series Book 1)
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Blackjack: Wicked Games (Thomas Hunt Series Book 2)
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Poker: Foolish Games (Thomas Hunt Series Book 3)
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The Thomas Hunt Series Box Set
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Deep: A Captive Tale
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The Hunt for Eros
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Dagger: American Fighter Pilot
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Taken By Two
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Torn From Tw0
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I'm not
quite sure what I expected when I picked up Sam JD Hunt's Deeper, but shock and
entertained are the first words that come to mind when I think about this book.
I haven't read historicals in quite some time and I can absolutely assure you
that I don't remember them being this stimulating, and that's saying much
considering Virginia Henley and Johanna Lindsey are among some of the most
prominent in the erotic historicals that I'd gravitate to. And now Sam JD Hunt
has blown them clear out of my mind when I kept plowing through Deeper and
wanted to find out Lucinda and Sir James' destiny. What I also loved was Henry
(James' sadistic brother) and Charlotte's story with their own book, Deep, that
was included with it. Set in the 1600s, this was nothing like the romanticized
pirates I was used to reading about and saw just how cruel they could be.
Even as a
virgin, Lucinda is not a stranger to passion and sexuality - nor does she hide
that face, which is refreshing. For once, we're not met with the overly scared
and cautious woman who refuses to sample what being with a partner (or with
herself as she easily admits at first) can truly feel like. Sir James'
restraint... wow! Even I became frustrated in Lucinda's stead!! These two were
unconventional as a couple and even more so because of James' secret. For my
dip back in the historical genre, I couldn't have been any more pleased and
thrilled that it was with Sam JD Hunt's Deeper!
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