Rating: 4 stars (love the cover!)
*warning: Dubious consent/rape
Bios:
Tilly Hunter is a British erotica
author and newspaper journalist with a wicked imagination and a fondness for
stories of hot submissive guys in dangerous situations. Her work has been
published by MLR Press, Xcite Books and House of Erotica as well as the
websites Oysters & Chocolate and Every Night Erotica. When she is not
writing she can often be found halfway up a mountain or curled up by her
imaginary fireside with some knitting and a slice of cake. Find her blog at
tillyhuntererotica.blogspot.com or hook up on Twitter @tillyherotica.
Lor Rose lives in Houston, Texas with
her six dogs, three snakes, two horses, and two cats. She began writing when
she finally figured out how to move the pencil properly in grade school. She
started her first diary at age six and never finished. Keeping a diary never
interested Lor, but writing fictional stories and poetry has always sparked her
imagination.
In fifth grade,
a friend's tragic death almost stole away Lor's passion for writing. Middle
school pulled a poem or two from her, but nothing like before. High school
brought along an English teacher who demanded she write something. So write Lor
did. Her teacher soon set a new rule for Lor's class. Everyone else has a
minimum. Lor had a maximum. She commented to Lor several times that she doesn't
have the time to read a novel.
Ann Anderson is a dreamer with too many
stories and not enough time. Reading since she finally managed to figure out
which direction the book was supposed to face, not upside down according to her
second grade teacher, Ann has been reading everything that comes across her
path. It wasn't until her first year of high school that she found her passion
for writing through the wonderful world of fanfiction, and Ann has never looked
back since that first story that is s incomplete and waiting for the characters
to have their own happy ending. When not writing, Ann can be found working at a
cafe or at her computer working on line editing or content editing for various
publishers which she discovered was a viable career option in college when
switching majors. She enjoys the Chicago winters that blow into her little area
of Crystal Lake and watching the cats decide if they really want to go outside
in the snow or if they'd rather knock the laptop out of her lap and curl up.
Blurb:
Any hunter will
tell you part of the satisfaction is in the chase as well as the triumphant
capture of their prey. In Snatched, the focus is on the eroticism of the power
play between men and their male captors. Sometimes romance ensues, sometimes
just a good amount of steamy sex, but in all cases, the effects of one
character being in utter control of the man he has captured takes center stage.
The appeal is in the erotic dominance and the way the captive would try to
escape if he could, whether he truly wants to deep down or not.
The Manic Monday REVIEW:
The Guerrilla's Plaything by Tilly Hunter
Blurb for story:
Thomas is
determined not to let the fights with his boyfriend, John, ruin his vacation in
the tropical rainforests of Equador. But when he steps off the trail, he steps
into danger as he’s taken captive by guerilla freedom fighters. Held against
his will, he nonetheless finds himself developing an attraction to the man who
both arouses and repels him. And as his captivity weighs on him, Thomas finds
that being "The Guerilla's Plaything" is not the worst fate he can
envision...
Okay, so the story
takes place in Ecuador. Thomas Jones, an architecture graduate from Birmingham,
England, is on holiday. Before Thomas left, he and his boyfriend, John, argue.
While on the trip with other tourists, Thomas is kidnapped by the Socialist
Movement for the Liberation of Ecuador, in the middle of a rainforest, while
taking a leak.
We find that
Thomas and John are into BDSM, and Thomas has a thing for cuffs and rope, it
seems. He reacts when Alvaro Ramirez, his kidnapper, binds him… which causes
all sort of confusing emotions.
I enjoyed the
story. I’m not even sure it would fall under dub-con because Thomas did consent. The why of it may be suspect. Was he suffering from Stockholm Syndrome?
Maybe. Alvaro blew hot and cold. Hey, he’s a kidnapper. They tend to do that.
But things aren’t what they appear, either, with our kidnapper. What do I mean?
Read the book, lol. ;)
The Two of Us by Lor Rose
Blurb for story:
Bryce's life
changes forever the night that he and his boyfriend are brutally attacked by
creatures that seem like they can only be demonic. He's sure, when they carry
him off, that he's being packed off for lunch, so it's a shock when he finds
that one of his captors is not the horror that he expected. As their attraction
grows, it could be "The Two of Us" against the world.
Okay, first off
the bat: I didn’t like the story, but that’s because I’m not into horror stories/movies. It’s brutal, bloody, and savage. Absolutely
chilling. Seeing/reading someone ripped to shreds doesn’t do it for me. I
didn’t realize it was this savage, (my fault; the blurb did SAY they were
brutally attacked). The story flows nicely and is well written. It keeps you on
edge and has a solid plot. Doing paranormal in the length that’s required for
an anthology, and making it good, is damn impressive. This story did that. So,
while I didn’t like it, I can appreciate the elements to it. If that’s your
thing, this would be right down your alley.
Xanthos, a horse-like
creature that’s as hard as stone, must consume human hearts to survive. Bryce
and his fuck buddy are attacked while necking in their car. Bryce watches as
the horse creatures maul the other guy… then eat him. While he’s still alive.
And Bryce is totally entranced by the slaughter. Bryce is taken by the
creatures, but Xanthos comes to realize Bryce is as cold as he is. He finds
that Bryce is the perfect one for him.
Feel the Wind by Ann Anderson
Blurb for story:
As a member of
the lesser nobility, Micah has never truly been able to "Feel the
Wind" of freedom, and he and his family are not exempt from the brutality
of the highest of the nobles. When he is imprisoned, hunted for sport, and
captured by Ari, one of the realm's Princes, he feels that his life is over.
But when an escape attempt leads him to the bed of Dhea, Ari's brother, he
finds that there is much more to live for... and at the same time, so much more
danger than he knows.
Six years Micha
has longed for freedom, and finally, he’s given a chance to earn it.
In this world,
the people have gifts. Micha’s gift is wind. Micha is imprisoned, then given
the chance to win his freedom. Nobles, who also have various gifts, will hunt
him. In order to gain his freedom, Micha must avoid capture by the nobles for a
day. He uses his gift of wind to help him, but in the end he sees there’s no
escape, so he picks Prince Ari and is enslaved to the lovely prince. As they explore
their desires, Dhea, another prince, takes an interest in Micah. Micah engages
in a ménage with Ari and his brother, Dhea. Dhea
has certain needs that he thinks Micah can help satisfy.
I enjoyed this
very much. It’s a hot dub-con story. The sex sizzles. But be warned,
there is a rape scene.
