One obsessed fan. One captive author.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 … 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 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.
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. Read how the darkness began in The Dark Necessities Prequels…
This book contains dark and twisted scenes. You have been warned…
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Crazy Train!
“Taken” (Book 1 of The Dark Necessities Trilogy) is a dark, twisted, highly emotional psychological chiller/thriller and one seriously crazy ride! Professionally written and extremely fast-paced… I had difficulty putting this one down. The plot centers around an American erotic romance author and her abduction by an obsessed male fan, while on a book signing tour in London. Along with physical punishment, the antihero uses dehumanizing forms of objectification to “train” the heroine to his will. What is most disconcerting, is his need to dehumanize her, the sexual arousal he receives in both her physical as well as emotional pain. He feeds off her abject emotional distress, expresses joy at her humiliation and dehumanization, laughing as well as taking pictures to savor the moment later. At this juncture in the story-line, the antihero is depicted as sadistic and cruel, exhibiting psychopathic traits due to his aberrant emotional responses. Psychopaths may appear empathetic but when empathy is demonstrated by a psychopath, the cognitive process behind it is simply self-serving and predatory in nature. He displays very few redeeming qualities (if any) and subjects his victim to inhumane psychological as well as physical treatment. The heroine is completely identifiable, smart resilient and not necessarily resigned to her fate. However, she does appear masochistic, experiencing sexual arousal when treated sadistically. Perhaps they are a perfect match or perhaps the heroine is merely suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Unfortunately, we must wait for the series completion to find out.
This is a story that sticks with you long after you have finished reading it and I’ll be anxiously awaiting the release of book 2… while thinking wtf did I just read!?
The story concludes on a major cliffhanger and would normally reduce my overall rating but not this time. “Taken” is completely riveting, evoking a range of strong emotions from fear and anger, to trepidation as well as hope for Conner’s potential redemption.
Disclaimer: No Kindles were seriously harmed while reading this novel. Children 18 and over only due to noncom/dubcon, sexually explicit content, physical punishment, extreme humiliation, dehumanization and objectification within a noncon power exchange.
Disclaimer for the Disclaimer… The term “seriously harmed” is not intended to include: overheating, scorch marks, minor melting or inconsequential fire that can be put out with an extinguisher. Fire retardant gloves highly recommended while reading. Reviewer is not responsible for run-on sentences, questionable grammar or misplaced commas.
RATING DETAILS (Based on 1 to 5 Gold Stars):
STEAM FACTOR: 5 Totally Twisted Stars
WRITING STYLE: 5 Professional Stars
PLOT: 5 Riveting Stars
ENGAGING CHARACTERS: 5 Crazy Train Stars
CONCLUSION: 5 Wait and See Cliffhanger Stars
We meet the two main characters on page one. Molly is an author, just finishing up a book signing when Connor introduces himself as a super fan and requests her signature. Not long after, we are bombarded by intensity—first 3 thugs try to attack her, then Connor swoops in to save her! BUT, was Molly being heroically rescued, or…?
The tension, fear and anticipation of a bound and kidnapped woman surges off the pages and grabbed this reader within moments. It boggled my mind to read about an author who writes erotic fantasies (arousing, naughty books) becoming the main character in her next book, orchestrated by her kidnapper. Conner is totally in control, and their interactions are filthy, depraved, demeaning, degrading, humiliating, indecent and at the same time exciting and salacious!
OMG! How can a book containing only simple words elicit such fierce emotions within my entire being? This story brought out feelings of trepidation, fear, anticipation, shock, excitement and a whole lot more, which will remain unnamed.
In my opinion this story is filled with issues of non-consent, dubious consent, and freedom through submission, even if the submission was initially coerced. If you have any triggers, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK; if you do not, and you wish to enter upon the most erotic journey I could ever have imagined—READ THIS BOOK!
4.5 stars
A deliciously dark start to this captive erotic romance
This is the author’s first foray into the world of dark erotica, and what a good job she’s done. I’d put it somewhere around/just past middle of the dark spectrum, its not horrific, violent or out-and-out abusive. However it is very much a book of dubious-consent, humiliation and psychological mind play. The story is well written, had good pace and is extremely hot!
Molly has spent years expressing her dark, kinky fantasies through the pages of her novels. Connor is the fan who has decided to fulfil those deeply buried desires, whether Molly wants him to or not. What results is a tale of spankings, punishments, depravity, Stockholm syndrome, extreme pet play and a woman in turmoil. I loved the battle between Molly’s mind and her body, how she struggled to accept her reactions to Connor’s treatment.
Written first person, from both main characters POV, I did feel we got to know both Connor and Molly. It was easier to really engage with and connect to Molly, I felt her emotions, thought processes and instinctual reactions felt believable. Whilst I’m not sure in reality that anyone would enjoy the non-consensual actions of Connor, this is a dark erotic romance and I loved how Molly had to fight her desires. Not surprisingly, though I felt I knew Connor, I didn’t feel quite so much of a connection to him. I did love the hints that there is much more to learn about him.
If dubious consent, strong punishments etc bother you then this perhaps isn’t the book for you. I would recommend it to those who love dark romance in all it’s forms, as well as those who are new and want to try ‘dipping’ their toes in the black waters. I really enjoyed this and am very much looking forward to the next instalment of the story.
The first book in a new trilogy by Felicity Brandon.
If you like Stephen King or ara a fan of Kathy Bates then you might see a parallel to this story. It isn’t as creepy and scary though… or is it?
It is a bit darker then Felicity Brandon other books. There is a lot of focus on pet play and humiliation so if that is not your cup of tea, then this isn’t the book for you. If you love dark then you will enjoy this book a lot.
I loved how the author showed the internal struggles and emotions of Molly. There was so much going on in her mind. Survival, shame, confusion, joy and so much more. That makes the character real and layered. And it also makes you think about what you would do in this situation. How would you react?
Connor is a bit of a enigma. I am not sure how I feel about him yet and what he is. He shows different sides of himself and keeps you guessing about his actions.
I look forward to reading the next book in the series, because I need more.
If you love Dark Romance stories this is the one for you! This is the first book in this trilogy and it started off with a BANG! I mean I could not put this book down. I was like a crazy woman reading cooking and cleaning all at once because I could not put this book down. Man Felicity brought her A game to this story and I need more.
Molly is attacked by some men when a man comes to her rescue. She is glad someone has come to her rescue because she is in a foreign city doing a book signing. After being rescued by a mysterious man she soon finds out that one attack turns into something more and she is wondering why it has happened to her.
Her rescuer Connor saves Molly only to take her as his own. He has deep dark desires that he wants Molly to fulfill and he will teach her everything she needs to know but Molly just wants to go home. She is not sure she can live in this dark world Connor lives in and she will have to fight for her life in order to survive this new dark world Connor has brought her into. But does Molly really want to play with Connor? Does she want to play his dark games?
This is one dark and twisted beginning to Molly and Connor’s story. I need book two right now because that ending damn that ending was amazing it had me yelling at my kindle no…no….no….
This is the first novel in a new trilogy from this talented author. Molly and Connor’s story is dark, twisted, intense, and romantic psychological thriller. I was totally hooked and intrigued throughout, and cannot wait for the second book in this trilogy. This is a fast paced story, which is certainly not for the feint-hearted! Brilliant work Felicity!!
Connor meets Molly at her author signing. (she writes deep and dark romance). Molly gets lost and can’t find her car. She gets attacked and her hero comes and saves the day (or so she thinks). He has an alternate plan in place already because he has read her books. She is then “Taken” somewhere and endures mindless pleasure/torture for what seems like forever (which in all reality is 3-4 days). She is expected to obey no matter what. If she hesitates, she is punished. Needless to say, her mind can’t decide if she likes it or not (remember, she writes dark romance so obviously deep down she craves it). She ends up craving it and begging by the end. Connor, who becomes a little too trusting, decides to give her freedom she hasn’t had in 3-4 days. She makes a decision that will forever change where she is and who she is. Spoiler: this book cannot be read alone (the sequel to it comes out in January!!)
When reading this book, I never could’ve guessed what was going to happen. It was a total mind mess up. It’s one of those books you feel like you shouldn’t like because it so dark, but seriously could not stop turning pages. It’s definitely a dark BDSM\Power Exchange. Felicity Brandon brings the big guns in this book. She keeps your attention with all the different twists and turns. Whatever happens is never what you anticipated. The control and power Connor had made me jealous of Molly. He is a true alpha who knows what he wants (which is super sexy!!). If you’re not into dark or BDSM themes, you won’t like this book. It has many dark elements and no happy feelings (from Molly, which she truly has but is afraid to admit them). I was very impressed with her writing and how in depth she went into with each scene. You felt like you were in the book experiencing it. This is a definite read for dark romance or BDSM lovers.
It was an amazing book that was well written. She was very detailed and in depth through out the whole entire book. It a total power exchange throughout the whole story. It’s is unpredictable because you never know how what he’s going to do next. This book has to be read (and finished) with Entwined (coming out in January 2019). It’s an amazing cliffhanger that leaves you begging for more!!
Oh my good God this will have your heart racing a mile a minute with extreme intense situations as Connor Captures Author Molly and puts her through the most humiliating scenes that are down right horrifying and scary. Connor is dark as they come and what he wants hes going to get and he wants every single piece of her as the punishments keep coming Im not sure what to think at this point Connor and Molly are a mixture of everything does Molly really like this deep down all I know is Connor is on a mission and its very exciting to see how this is gonna go, I cant wait for more. The writing is beyond perfection and sets the scenes that you have a whole bunch of feeling and I love having feelings like that when reading.
Holy hell….. I’ve never read anything like this in my life and let me tell you! The scenes are so twisted and dark, but it leaves you panting and waiting to see what happens next. The end is a total cliffhanger that will leave you rushing to read the next one.
Couldn’t finish it. Stupid