New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tess Oliver introduces your next binge-read addiction with, Captive.Heartbreak led me there. I had a mission but it didn’t take long for my grasp on reality to come loose. As the tethers to my past were torn away I found myself inextricably bound to him, to the twisted monster.Kane Freestone’s secret world was like the ultimate mix of good and … Freestone’s secret world was like the ultimate mix of good and evil.
They called him the mad genius, and he was just that.
I hated him as much as I couldn’t live without him.
During those months underground, he was the center and soul of my existence, my oxygen.
Only one person could bring me out of the haze–Detective James Maddox.
Book 1 – CAPTIVE – now available
Book 2 – OBSESSED – now available
Book 3 – DEVOTED – now available
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OMG!! Loved this book, difficult to put down as it drew you into the storyline desperate to know what happens next. After years of working together, Detectives Ten and Maddox come to a crossroad in their careers however, one is drawn into a dangerous undercover sting, the other in a going nowhere relationship. The book is well written and keeps you on edge building to an anti climax in book 3, a must read on all levels of dark and erotic.
Holy heavens. This book ends in a major cliffhanger that will have you dying to find out what happens next! I completed this book in one sitting, I was so engrossed with this story that I couldn’t help myself, and neither will you!
She gets you totally invested in the characters. Loved them all. Phenomenal writer! Excellent series!!
I just wanted to keep reading.
Could not put it down. I absolutely loved reading this book
I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an ARC copy of this book.
Amazing! I absolutely loved Captive (Lace Underground book #1) by Tess Oliver. What a fantastic start to her new series. I will try my best not to have spoilers, as I truly hope you pick up Captive, and read it for yourself. Captive covers the story of Angie (AKA Ten, AKA Tawny), a police detective and her partner/ex-partner, Maddox. Angie volunteers (a gut reaction to some heartbreaking news she received) to go undercover to find out about Lace Underground, a secret club, and the man who runs this club, Kane. Kane has been under investigation, but no one has been able to get close enough to him or his secret club to find out anything…until Angie. That is all I am saying about that. Tess Oliver has such a way with character development. The story line is a little different than what Tess Oliver usually writes, with that said it is still so, so, so good. The POW is told by all these characters. There is mystery and drama that will have you on the edge of your seat; SEX, heart break, and did I mention hot, sweaty SEX that only Tess Oliver can deliver. There is so much happening that your emotions will be all over the place. I had this love/hate relationship going on with these characters. I did not know who to root for, but do not worry, there will be no confusion, you will know exactly what is going on and you too will experience the love/hate relationship with these characters. This is a must read! Really! You must read!! I am such a fan of Tess Oliver, and I love every one of her books, and Captive is no different. I read this in one sitting. Captive grabbed hold of me at page one and did not let go until the last page, which then had me saying, NOOOOOOOO! How could you do this to me, Tess Oliver? I cannot wait for the next book in the series, Obsessed.
TESS OLIVER HAS GIVEN US SOMETHING DIFFERENT…AND THIS SERIES IS IT!!
CAPTIVE may, possibly, be a book unlike any other I’ve read…I always wonder how authors, such as Tess Oliver, who have written SO many books, continue to come up with storylines, new to theirreaders….Although, I still don’t know the answer to this question, she definitely has done just that in The Lace Underground Series
Detective Angie Tennyson, within a matter of minutes, discovers that her long time partner Detective James Maddox has, without her knowledge, (1)just become engaged to another woman and (2)requested a different partner for himself…Feeling confused, hurt and betrayed by the person with whom she has trusted with her life, (and for whom she has never admitted her true feelings), Angie decides she needs to get away and volunteers for a highly dangerous undercover assignment to expose the secret society Lace Underground….
When Maddox realizes his “Ten”, has disappeared and is most definitely in danger, It’s obvious to the reader, that he is not only not ready to marry his fiancé…but he’s definitely in love with his partner, and he will move heaven and earth to find her, with or without his superior’s okay, and , hopefully, before it’s too late…..
I didn’t want to take the time to write this review, because I’m obsessed with this series and ready to read Book 2, OBSESSED!!!! But this series is so good, I didn’t want to be selfish….you’re welcome!!!!!!
A Dark, Seductive & Addictive Police Investigation Gone Awry!!
Captive (Lace Underground #1)
Angie & Maddox are Detectives, they work extremely well together. He blind sides her when she discovers he’s asked to be assigned a new partner & won’t explain why and then his girlfriend arrives at the precinct & is showing off her new engagement ring! It’s clear to Angie that he’s lost trust in her. She’s absolutely gutted. Without Maddox knowing, she goes to their Captain & begs to go undercover on a really dangerous case. They have virtually no knowledge about the ‘Lace Underground’ but deaths are linked to it and she needs to prove to herself that she’s still a great Detective even if her partner disagrees!!
This is tense & edgy. It has darkness lurking around the edges which draw you in & make you fear for Angie’s safety & sanity!! I’m hooked!!
Debbie, 1970, UK
I felt it went a little slowly. Ended on a cliffhanger to get you to buy the next two in the “series”.
“And no, Sweet Sin…This is absolutely not another day at the office for me.”
Whoa!!! I will not be able to give you the review this intoxicating story deserves typing it out on my kindle. The only comfort for me is I will be back to normal in 2019 and this series has me as drugged as our undercover heroine, Ten is drugged in captivity. I crave more of this story. The next books I read will get my full review.
The story is somewhat familiar. Two partner detectives who know each other on an intimate level few other workplace colleagues experience. Ten realizes her emotional connection has grown in an unexpected love direction. Maddox hurts her heart with his adorable shiny girlfriend. Maddox has no idea how deep his feelings go for his partner until he loses her to an undercover assignment…. Largely due to his communication blunders.
Ten finds herself captive to a beautiful, cold-hearted devil of a man, Kane. He is the genius that synthesized the addictive aphrodisiac drug, Nectar. Ten’s prison is an opulent underground prison where she is pampered, drugged and caught in an ever-spinning spiral of sexual desire and release. She finds herself perversely attracted to her captor. She is not sure if it is all an effect of the drug, Nectar, to which he has her addicted.
For his part, Kane has never felt this level of obsession for a woman as he does for Tawny (Ten’s cover name). She is his drug… his Sin. He cannot bear to let her go.
Oh kill me now!!! I cannot wait to get back to this series. The writing is skillful and seamless. It is a very hot and very dirty story. The plot points are revealed intelligently and smoothly through the first person POV’s of the three main characters. Woven in the narrative is some fine character development. All of this evident skill contributing to an imaginative and credible tale.
I’m intrigued because Kane is that devil that calls to a dark romantic heart. At this moment, I cannot tell you why… only… that it is. Can he really fall in love with Tawny (Sin) or is it purely obsession?
Then again… I want Maddox to rescue Ten and claim her as his one true love. Can you see how beguiling and lush Ms. Oliver has written this story? This is a great beginning to what promises to be a sensational romantic suspense.
I bought the other 2 books that followed this.
This book and the two that follows are FANTASTIC. Great story, twist, characters and action. Didnt want the series to end.
Really enjoyed the story. Sexy, erotic and hot
My oh my. READ this book, you will not be disappointed.
Wish it didn’t end on such a cliff hanger. Be ready to purchase the next book to find out what happens.
I have read MANY books by Author Tess Oliver and I am speechless! MANY times, while reading Captive, I stopped and reminded myself of, who the author was. Captive is like no other that I’ve read by Tess Oliver. I was anxious, on pins and needles. I wanted more of the police duo of Angie and Maddox before the bottom fell out. I reread chapter 1 and I even want more of Dr. Hoffman! I am so ready for “Obsessed”!