A captive dark romance novel by International Bestselling Author, Nikita Slater. Trapped, taken and caged by a cruel captor.Her solitary existence as a world class hacker changes in the blink of an eye when she’s kidnapped by an international arms dealer. Everything she knows, everything she understands has shifted. Ivan Vogel insists that she is now his slave. He plays terrible mind games while … now his slave. He plays terrible mind games while torturing her senses. He keeps her locked up, away from all her toys.
But once she is free, once she can fly again, she will reign hatred down on her enemy. She will use everything she knows against him, everything she has been taught until she is victorious.
She will rip out the heart he insists beats only for her. His obsession will be his downfall. His caged bird will make sure of it.
This book is standalone. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk!
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I really enjoyed this book, it was romantic, funny, and had some twisted parts. The female character was a lot of fun, and really gave the male character some ups and downs. I liked that humor and romance were in this story. I liked it so much I bought the other e-books that were related to these characters. I really enjoyed this series.
When our heroine wakes up in a dungeon cell, I figured this was going to be one of those stories with torture and mind games. And it was… sort of. I try not to predict what’s going to happen and just let the story flow, but it was hard to do with this story. And just when I thought I had it figured out, curve ball. I really enjoyed this story. Definitely recommend.
Ivan!! Ivan is just so much of everything we love me hate in a man!! I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down!! Ivan is definitely a member of my harem!!
Like the first two books from this series. I enjoyed this book. I gravitate to underground themed stories that I know just from the first two books, I will enjoy this and the author didn’t disappoint.
Although the more the author gets deep into the series, her books seem to get deeper in terms of it being dark. Not actually dark, dark, but darker than the first two books. And I loved it! I’m a sucker for alpha heroes that oozes with Uber possessiveness that borderlines psycho!
The totality of the story makes me crave for more from this author because she just know how to give possessive, OTT action, OTT alpha psychos in her books. Major plus that her heroines weren’t doormats.
That being said, I’m sure to dive with her other books probably starting with her Fire and Ice boxset.
Loved it! He is so dominating and loving.
I was only at 3℅ of the book and I’m already giggling and excited like I’m watching a romance-comedy with how Ivan and her meet for the first time. The seriousness and dark theme of the story yet the author was able to add jokes and humor in there is brilliant. Gripping. Everything they encountered gives you that lovey dovey feeling considering the kind of guy he is but you never forget how vicious he can be, all at the same time. This author shows us her characters’ personality soo well. Great mafia/mobster story as always
I received an ARC and Nikita Slater has done it again. I have been waiting for this book and it did not disappoint. I fell in love with Jaya and Ivan. He was a possessive, complicated, viscous man, and I enjoyed every moment. Great story Nikita!
This was a great read! It had some twists that I didn’t see coming and had some parts that made me laugh! I really like Jaya a lot!
I loved this book
Nikita Slater knows how to push the envelope in an effortless way. This book didn’t shy away from being dark, but the author tempered it with such beautiful heart that it melted me.
The character development was very well done. Each character had depth, not just the primary main characters that I fell in love with but the secondary ones as well. It was to the point I want books on all of those characters because I can’t get enough. The world building is powerfully done with an intricate level of detail. Combining the development and world building made the words just come alive.
The overall story pulled on my heartstrings. It was in some ways emotional torture because Nikita Slater knows how make her readers feel. Capturing Victory achieved victory because it wasn’t formulaic, there were excellent twists and it captivated me the entire way through.
5 stars for a twisted and emotional captivating book!
Capturing Victory by Nikita Slater will definitely go down as one of my top favorites by her. Although I can’t pinpoint if it was the Indian heroine, the OTT alpha and his need for her, or the unpredictability of a good bad boy romance, or the hot sexy steamy scenes, but there are PLENTY of reasons why this read was a FIVE STAR READ for me!
Main characters:
Jaya- Our heroine embodies everything badass and then some. Her name Jaya, translates into victory and she doesn’t stop short of perfection. She is a hacker, she is a genius, she is incredibly willful, and she does not submit easily. She may just be my favorite Nikita Slater heroine yet!
Ivan Vogel- He is OTT sexy, relentless, cold at times, protective, and sees the heroine as the brilliant heroine she is. Despite his authoritative dominance over her, he doesn’t hinder her skills and ability to live her brilliance. He isn’t threatened by her her strength, and makes her bend willingly and beautifully without losing a single part of herself. He treasures her.
The Romance+ Steamy+ Sexy as hell+ plot:
The turns and plot twists in this book had me experiencing several 1000 emotions. A willful hacker kidnapped and a dark hero meet under circumstances and the mind games begin. Oh the possibilities.
This is dark romance as the author cautions and there are dark elements in this and I really really enjoyed the execution.
“No one refuses me for long, little Miss Source.”
Ivan Vogel is a criminal mastermind who does not take refusal lightly. When Jaya (aka XSource) refuses to work for him, he does whatever is necessary to capture her, keeping her captive. He becomes obsessed with her, wanting to torment her and please her at the same time.
“Let me go,” she whispered. “Never.” His answer was instant.
Jaya is a strong heroine who tries to cope up with the situation that she has been dealt with. She is an intelligent hacker whose spirit is never broken. Escape becomes foremost in her mind even when it looks like she may be falling in love with Ivan.
“You are mine,” he growled against her lips.”
Theirs is a love born out of hate. Trust in another person does not come easily to either of them. But somehow their broken pieces come together and form an everlasting bond that unites them. Ivan and Jaya’s story was entertaining and engaging. It was a page-turner that I could not put down. I cannot wait to see what Nikita Slater does next.
I really enjoyed this book! Of course, dark romance with kidnapping and dubious consent does just so happen to be my jam!
Ivan was the cold-hearted, ruthless arms dealer who is responsible for kidnapping Jaya, the gifted hacker with a sad past. Seeing the two of them slowly warm up and soften to each other was fun. I loved Haty… best gift ever!
I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys dark or mafia style romances!
Jaya was an extremely intelligent woman who caught the interest of Ivan who shall we say is a very bad man. There were a few times I desperately wanted to hand Ivan his unmentionables on a platter lol. Don’t mind me I just got so involved with these characters I might have forgotten they weren’t real a time or two. Kudos to the author for that. While Ivan was a cold violent man you can see it happening in these pages as Jaya worms her way into his heart. Ivan grew on me as I read this fascinating tale of desire and revenge. Not everything is as it appears to be you will learn as more of the backstory is revealed. And sometimes a canary can find freedom in a gilded cage.
Jaya is a world class hacker named XSource, who is involved in an ultimate game of cat and mouse with international arms dealer, Ivan Vogel. Her need to come face to face with her enemy almost jeopardizes her anonymity, but what she doesn’t know is Ivan is close to finding the elusive XSource.
Ivan is a man used to getting what he wants. He instills fear in others and never shows weakness or remorse when he pulls the trigger. Jaya’s an obsession that could cost him everything. She’s a caged bird that will risk everything to be free of her captor.
Will Jaya follow through with her original plan of revenge or will her attachment to Ivan change both of their lives forever.
This storyline was fast paced and unpredictable with lots of twists and turns. Nikita Slater does not disappoint with this 5 star must read that will keep you guessing until the very end.
I freaking LOVED this book. This book was a love story, hot sex, a history lesson, and a geography lesson all in one! The last book I didn’t like as much as all her others but this time, Nikita knocked it out of the park! The mystery in this book was phenomenal, Ivan was OTT Alpha, Jaya was so freaking smart that it was hilarious! This book had me laughing in so many places, the banter was hilarious. I loved that Jaya kept Ivan on his toes even until the very end. I loved that she wasn’t some simpering h; her and Riley have a ton in common! I especially loved, how just like Solomon, the Alpha was relentless and refused to give the h up, no matter what. No “ok i’ll let her go and see if she comes back” (I HATE THAT) but I love that Nikita doesn’t do that. Nikita is officially the Queen of organized crime romance!!!