He’ll put this princess where she belongs. On her knees.Calli’s father was king of this city. Drake has taken it now, and soon the little human princess will kneel at his feet and surrender not only her throne but her beautiful virgin body as well.
Though she does her best to hide her helpless arousal as the huge, battle-hardened beast tears her clothing to shreds and then spanks her soundly … battle-hardened beast tears her clothing to shreds and then spanks her soundly for daring to defy him, it isn’t long before Calli’s need has grown so intense that she can only beg for Drake to ravage her hard and thoroughly.
She will reign at his side, yet as Drake fits her with the leash and collar she is to wear as he claims her publicly as his mate, Calli is left in no doubt that she will be well and truly ruled.
You know, I have to wonder about Cari Silverwood and her fascination with big cocks. And I’m not talking about the guy down the road who claims to be packing 10 inches, I’m talking the not human guys who have a baseball bat in between their legs. Because damn, Drake is ummm… yeah.
So, Princess Calliope lost her father, but that’s OK, she had two brothers ahead of her in the line of succession, so she would never be queen. Except oops, both of her brothers were just killed by the satellites that keep their planet in quarantine. Guess who’s about to become monarch?
Drake is a mauleon, a species that is trapped on the planet with the humans. It’s not a great place for them because the humans aren’t all that nice to them. But Drake is the crime lord of the mauleon and does a lot more things on top of it. He was a friend of Calliope’s father, and she was told that if she needed help she was supposed to go to him for help. So, when she shows up, things are put into motion.
This is a great story that is seriously hot with a nice touch of humor and a nice touch of dark. Cari Silverwood found the delicate balance that is necessary to have all those things in a book without overwhelming any one other factor. I loved this book and I think Calli and Drake are pretty awesome, and I think their relationship is seriously combustible.
I would love to see another story focused on these two because I thought they were awesome.
I was not sure about this one in the beginning – I just had a hard time connecting to the story then as Calli was headed back to the castle everything seemed to fall into place and I was there and I was captivated – I really really hope that Cari makes this a series!
Let us start with the world building. Here I am a bit biased I have always loved her universes – they are usually dystopian with a backward caste system. And let us not forget her gift for vastly creative cast members. Ruled has a mix of Humans, Mauleon, and Hauleons (you can guess the last).
Calli is pretty much the “princess” when we begin this story. It was never expected she was to become anything more. Her world was a gilded cage that fed her innate sense of curiosity while keeping her safe.
Drake was not my favorite in the first few chapters but he grows on you. He is the power behind so much that happens in their world as the leader of the Mauleon he has reason to hate the humans and Calli looks to be the sacrifice to appease his sense of injustice.
This is a dark dystopian with an innocent but strong and intelligent heroine (yes she is a virgin like you needed to ask ), a dark anti-hero (that you are either going to hate or love ) and lots of deliciously dirty dub con all packed into a suspenseful HFN.
Intense, dark, and delicious! While not as dark as this author’s other reads, it hits all the right buttons. She weaves her words into an as yet unknown world where you can accept it as a possible reality. It’s exciting, sexy, body melting goodness between the pages that make you hope she returns us to this world for another glimpse. The males are Uber dominant, and our intrepid princely finds her match is more than up to the task of taking her in hand. Sit back and enjoy the trip but be ready to sizzle!
A new standalone sci-fi romance novel by Cari Silverwood. I felt it was a different book then her normal style of writing. It was lighter, but I enjoyed it a lot.
What I loved most about the book where the characters. Drake was an interesting man with lots of different facets to his personality. Ad Calli made me laugh. i loved her feistiness and her independence. But one of my favorite characters was Stassi. Cari Silverwood always has the best droid characters. It was great and very layered character.
Cari Silverwood knocked it out of the park yet again. Ruled represents a lighter facet of her skill, but it is no less steamy and intriguing. The world she builds, with it’s scifi aspects, crumbling old tech, and medieval feel sucked me in. From the very beginning as we meet Princess Calliope and see how her world is arrayed against her, I was rooting for her to succeed despite the hand fate dealt her. As she approached her father’s ally, Drake, for help, it gets better and better. He wants to possess her, to rule her, and boy does he! What I loved were those threads of romance and caring that wove themselves around the story, around Drake’s dominance and Calli’s fear and submission. I want to wrap myself up in this world and it’s characters and roll around in it. It was just so good! My only complaint was I wanted more. This is a shorter story, but no less good for it’s length. It has a novel’s depth and I can only hope Cari decides to revisit this world and it’s people and give us more in the future.
We have a sexy new creature in the world of PNR – Drake! He’s a mauleon – a sexy, predatory man-like beast, with a masterful, intense personality! This story really caught my attention, starting out with sadness and evil intent right off the bat! There was amazing imagery, with a strong plot, and super steamy moments between Drake and Calli. I liked how feisty Calli was, but Drake was a full-on alpha, and he knew just how to bring her to heel without breaking her spirit. I could feel that dominance right down to my toes! This was a fresh take on paranormal romance, and I loved it!
Amazing!
Ms. Silverwood, sigh………I freakin loved this book! I love all your work but for some reason Calli and Drake just stole my heart!
Yes it’s sci-fi, yes, it’s deliciously sizzlingly smutty in oh so many right ways and places, yes there is action, suspense, intrigue, murder, promises made, bent and broken. But the overwhelming point to this story of a super dominant, well endowed alien and a Princess thrust into a role she never expected or wanted is LOVE, CARING, TRUST and more.
The sexual chemistry is intense, love scenes are blazing and the way he makes one of her greatest “flaws” history is just beautiful! Fantastic, characters, dialogue and story line. Definitely a 10 star review if I could give it that! Bravo!
I loved this dark sci fi read! Calli is a princess and has buried her entire family, now all alone she must rule but there are others who want to take her kingdom from her. She goes to Drake, a mauleon, not quite monster not human either. He agrees to help, but he has a price. Fast-paced read with plenty of drama and plenty of steam. Once Calli belongs to Drake he doesn’t plan on letting her go. Dark, intense and hot.
This was fantastic!
Silverwood did a wonderful job of world building. I loved the characters and the setting.
This was a great book, and I heartily recommend it.
Oh my this was so yummy Drake and Callie take you on a hot sexy ride she is feisty and he is in complete control and dominant in every single way as he introduces her to her new life she will now live. The plot and the writing is beyond fantastic and keeps you turning those pages like crazy with all the danger, demands I loved them and this world
Do you know what a Mauleon is?
Well, you’re about to find out.
There’s that kingdom on some planet where humans and mauleons live in a relatively small quarantined space. The humans are the ruling class, the mauleons second class citizens. Mauleons are bigger, stronger than humans, and have a couple distinct attributes like fangs and retractable claws. Both races have procreation issues of their own, but mixed pairings are officially frowned upon.
When the ruling brothers of this kingdom die, the only living heir is the princess who was never meant to rule. Into this power vacuum jumps a egomaniacal general wanting to be king. That is the first step in an avalanche of events that change the country forever.
The human princess asks, and gets help from the big, bad mauleon Drake. But she gets and gives much more than she bargained for.
Intrigue, politics, surprising machines, a virgin princess, and a beast of a man taking her and her kingdom and she’s blissfully happy about it!
So was I reading this sumptuously kinky fairy tale!