REVIEW: 'Dark Captive: Manlove Edition' by Various Authors
Title: Dark Captive: Manlove Edition
Series: Dark Captive: Manlove Edition
Author: Various – Doris O’Connor; Angelique Voisen; Pelaam; Michelle Graham; Lea Bronsen; L.J. Longo; Kai Tyler; James Cox
Published: May 18, 2016
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Genre: Dark Erotic Romance
Length: 297 Pages
Tags: M/M; Gay; Anthology;
BDSM; CW: Abduction; CW: Kidnapping; CW: Forced Seduction; CW: Sexual Slavery; CW: Taboo
BLURB:
Everyone has a dark side.., Dark Captive is an exclusive collection of dark erotic romance stories featuring alpha men with fierce sexual appetites. They'll stop at nothing to get what they want. And they have their sights on one man. Possessive and bold, these heroes give their conquests exactly what they crave—to be taken … to be owned. Any resistance offered will be tested, but in the end love rules. Kidnapping, abduction, and sexual slavery are just a few of the titillating taboo themes in this hand-picked manlove anthology.
5 HEART READ
REVIEW:
When I realized this anthology included a short story by Pelaam, my excitement level shot through the roof! I’ve been following Pelaam’s work for many years – even from her Literotica days. I remember lying in bed at age 16 reading her stories on my cell phone at night with the cover drawn over my head, and falling in love with her strong alpha men and distressed, dazzling twinks. So of course I was all over this anthology when it landed in my grubby little hands, and I totally enjoyed Shanghai by Pelaam.
Dark Captive: Manlove Edition is an anthology with eight romance M/M stories.
It is a fantastic collection of shorts, and a definite recommendation for those who like their erotica on the darker side.
Story themes throughout the anthology include abduction, kidnapping, forced seduction, sexual slavery and BDSM – it basically describes 97% of my entire TBR list in tags.
A special mention has to go out to Doris O’Connor, as I particularly enjoyed her story Ransomed. Be warned, however, this story includes themes of cheating, which I know is a trigger for many M/M readers. The main character Perry, a contract-for-hire, is charged with kidnapping a senator’s golden boy son, Danvers O’Flynn. Danvers is engaged to be married, but when Perry finds him in some dingy Soho back alley in London giving out blowjobs, he soon figures out that Danvers really isn’t the golden boy everyone thinks he is.
After a hot encounter together, Perry knocks Danvers out and takes him back to his home where he ties his captive to the bed. What follows is a delicious array of D/s scenes that plays out while Perry waits to see if Danvers’ old man and future father-in-law come up with the ransom. The story takes some surprising and yet not surprising twists, but it’s well written, well executed and damn hot!
Shout outs to the other authors in the anthology: Kai Tyler for the short but impactful Runner, Collecting His Debt by Angelique Voisen and the deliciously dark Taken by Michelle Graham. The other authors including Lea Bronsen, James Cox and L.J. Longo wrote equally juicy tales that will appeal to any dark erotica fan’s tastes.
For those looking for a little darkness in their man on man loving, the Dark Captive: Manlove Edition anthology has it!
A resounding 5 hearts for this collection. And I for one hope Evernight Publishing continues with this series in the future.
An advanced reader copy of Dark Captive: Manlove Edition was provided to Kimmers’ Erotic Book Banter, by Evernight Publishing, in exchange for our fair and honest opinion.
