Saving Their Princess

This is not a hearts and flowers kind of fairy tale…this is not for the faint of heart…this is dark and very sinister! If you love dark and erotic romance, this is definitely for you.

It begins with a curse, and then love’s first kiss sets the wheels in motion for an incredibly steamy, suspenseful and twisted tale. Mysterious disappearances, depraved men, mages, a badass princess and two heroes in a mystical land seemingly forgotten in time…intrigued? You should be!

5 “Magical” Stars

I really enjoyed reading Imprisoned by KL Donn. While I have read other works by this Author, Imprisoned was different than anything I have read from her before. The story of Arianna, Ares and Apollo is a darker spin on the story of Sleeping Beauty. I was not sure what to expect when starting this journey but I really enjoyed all aspects from the town they lived in, the crossover elements to other books from this Author and the relationship between the MFM characters. Their chemistry was off the charts. This book had plenty of action, suspense and romance to make for an excellent read. Excited for the next book in this series.

This amazing 5-star read doesn’t disappoint. KL stepped out from her usual and gives you a touch of the mystical. Just enough to make you wonder if it could be real. I loved Ares and Apollo in this story, but Ari was surprising. She was strong, independent but still needed her men to protect and love her. Ares and Apollo aren’t the typical let’s get in a relationship together, they are even surprised that they want to share. I was hooked from the first word throughout this book and can’t wait to read more from the world of Graeline. As a fan of Sleeping Beauty this was an gripping modern twist on it.

I have been waiting for this one for so long, and man was it worth the wait. I wondered how KL was going to fantasy realm, but she knocked this one out of the park with mages and royals alike. But lets get to the meat and potatoes of it. Let’s talk about Apollo and Ares. These two alphas have been through hell and back and I’ve wanted to know how they would find their HEA, but never did I picture them finding their one in the same woman. The fact that KL addresses that as well just makes these characters that more relatable. Princess Arianna has won over the heart of her two GODS and literally goes through Hell to get to her Heaven. With the torture that each has to endure they definitely deserve the Loving Forever that they receive. I absolutely loved this one, definitely recommend you one click this one and this author!!

***4 Stars***

This was definitely unexpected, but in the best of ways.

Imprisoned was all kinds of dark goodness. It’s smexy, sweet, funny and despite the darkness, had a huge dose of heart that kept me turning the pages to see what just what would happen next.

I loved Arianna, Ares and Apollo. Though Arianna is young and has been sheltered (understatement), she isn’t as naive as one would imagine, and much stronger than most know. I loved her determination and how generous her heart was. Ares and Apollo. These two. They are all kinds of protective Alpha AF goodness. They both have their demons, but despite how the the world ~ and even themselves ~ tends to view them, they have honor etched on their souls.

Their journey to their HEA was…unexpected. I know I’m repeating myself, but I expected some things, but not others, and I just really enjoyed it ~ even the dark parts. I loved how they connected and how well they simply flowed together despite how they were raised and all that they’d experienced. The chemistry was HAWT and even though I do prefer my menage to be a certain way, this one totally worked for me because of how strong the emotional connection was between them all.

As with most of the books in the Sinister Fairy Tales Collection, this is my first read by the author and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I was hooked from the start, loved the characters and the world building was on point. I really liked how she took the “Sleeping” part of the fairy tale and made it her own, as well as the punch of Paranormal into a contemporary world that gave it that magical feeling and making it work. And though we do get an HEA at the end, there are still a few things that are left open and I’m going to be keeping an eye out for the next book, because I’m definitely interested in seeing how that whole situation works out.

~ Copy provided by EJBP & voluntarily reviewed ~

Catapulted into another world. Had to keep reading and wasn’t able to stop! Magic and torment and passion. Utterly heart wrenching. I am looking forward to the other books in this series but I feel a book hangover coming from this one!

This was something different from this author. I so enjoyed the story and development between Arianna,Ares and Apollo. Love those names. It was great to see the cross over of other characters from other books. This is a bit dark and very interesting. A fairytale retelling with lots of action and suspense. Ari and her men have great chemistry, I wish there had been a bit more romantic interactions with those three. I don’t want to give much away, this is a step into the paranormal and oh so enjoyable.

I love Sleeping Beauty! Imprisoned is K.L. Donn’s retelling of Sleepy Beauty, and she did an amazing job! This is the first book in the collection that I have felt like needed to be done perfect or I would not like it at all! But Donn did not disappoint!

Arianna grew up in Graeline, it’s an island Kingdom between Ireland and Scotland. One day Arianna and her friend overhear her father talking and find out that girls are being stolen from the island. Asher and his best friend Matthew come to the island to find the human traffickers. Both Matthew and Asher are Arianna’s love interest. The attraction between these three was intense and hot.

Donn’s twisted take on Sleepy Beauty was fantastic, from the two heros to the dark mage’s curse Imprisoned was an amazing read.

K.L. Donn left me needing more. I went into Imprisoned without know the author or the fairytale she was retelling. However, I feel that this collection has been absolutely amazing and each other has managed to make each book better than the rest, so I may not have known what it was about I still have certain expectations as to what I expected.

Imprisoned is a fast paced version of the “untold” story or sinister retelling or take on Sleeping Beauty. However, here our story is a little darker and sinister, with a bit of a paranormal vibe.

Be ready to dive into a tale full of suspense, twists and turns as you read the story of Princess Arianna of Graeline, who was locked away as a means of protection for the cursed bestowed upon her from birth. Though she is a beautiful princess, she is not just a damsel in need of rescuing. She’s actually pretty tough and awesome and her chemistry with Apollo and Ares…Holy Crap is it ever smokin hot!!

Asher “Apollo” McCall and Matthew “Ares” Norbury are our hot alpha-heroes that set out to save the princess. They were tough and had never really imagined much of a future until they saw her and she had them re-evaluating everything.
Will they be able to save their princess or will the evil witch destroy the one they love?!

I’m absolutely loving the Sinister Fairytales Collections series, my friends. So I will say, this take on Sleeping Beauty is definitely a different take. TBH I am new to this author, and I’m not really a PNR fan however, I still managed to enjoy this book. It wasn’t all that lengthy and it kept me engaged and entertained. It had suspense, mystery, good character development, and the chemistry was hot. All in all I was a happy girl so I flew right through it.

*I voluntarily reviewed an advanced complimentary copy of this book!
– Overall this was a pretty good read! Imprisoned was another great addition to the Sinister Fairytales Collection.
– There was yummy chemistry between the three MC’s in this book, y’all! Yes, Yes, it was definitely steamy!
Cliffhanger Warning- HEA. No cliffy!!

Tʜɪs ɪs ᴀ ᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs sᴘʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟɪғᴇ, ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛs ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ɪs sᴀᴅᴅʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴜɴsᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ.

/ : Imprisoned by K.L. Donn is book nine of the multi-author, Sinister Fairy Tale Collection. Imprisoned is a fantasy, menage romance and a dark re-telling of Sleeping Beauty, but with a big twist and a touch of paranormal.

Oɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇᴇɴᴛʜ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ’s ғɪʀsᴛ ᴋɪss, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss, Aʀɪᴀɴɴᴀ ᴏғ Gʀᴀᴇʟɪɴᴇ, ᴡɪʟʟ ғᴀʟʟ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇᴅ, Wɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs sɪɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ.
– Tʜᴇ Cᴜʀsᴇ

When the royals of Graeline’s lands are infested with sinister forces they need a hero to help save their people and put an end to the terror. But instead of one hero, they get two.

Young girls are going missing from the village and no one knows why.

Tʜᴇ Gᴏᴅ ᴏғ Wᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴅ ᴏғ Tʀᴜᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ.

Ares and Apollo suspect human trafficking is at play and put a plan in place to find the missing girls and put a stop to the sinister forces at play.

But before they can infiltrate the operation, Princess Arianna is taken.

Can these two princes beat the odds, save the princess, and live happily ever after? Or is Arianna destined to die, imprisoned by a curse out of control?

Imprisoned is told from Ares, Apollo, Arianna, AND Callista’s POV so sometimes things got a little confusing. Although I liked the characters, I didn’t LOVE them. I just didn’t really connect with any of them.

I ᴡɪsʜ I ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀʀʙᴀʀɪᴀɴs. Wᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜʀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀs ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ. Wᴇ sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄɪᴢᴇ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴇ.
– Pʀɪɴᴄᴇss Aʀɪᴀɴɴᴀ

I have to admit that I did have trouble staying interested in the beginning. It just seemed to drag on a bit. But things did eventually start to pick up. I think a lot of that was because I was a little confused as to if the story was contemporary or not, it IS contemporary but the Kingdom of Graeline is kind of behind the times so it made it a bit confusing at first. I wouldn’t really call this one a “dark” romance, but it does have some heavy dark trigger subjects.

Sʜᴇ ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀs ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏᴜʀ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. Aɴᴅ, sᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴋɪʟʟs ᴍᴇ, I’ᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ.
– Aʀᴇs

Donn is a new to me author and from what I’m told some of the characters in Imprisoned were crossovers, I’m not familiar with her work so I’m not sure which ones but I felt like I was definitely missing some side stories.

All in all, Imprisoned was a decent read but there was just that SOMETHING that was missing. Lock by Kimberly Knight is next up in the Sinister Fairy Tale Collection and I’m excited to see what’s in store.

Aʀɪɴɴᴀ ɪs ғᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss.
Sʜᴇ’s ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ.
Tᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ.
Iᴍᴘʀɪsᴏɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴇʟʟ ғᴀʀ ᴡᴏʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇᴅ.
– Aʀᴇs

() : We have TWO heroes this time around. Two men who were on the same team, Team Olympus, before everyone was slaughtered. Leaving only Apollo and Ares as survivors. The two of them had fallen apart while they both battled their own demons, but when Asher receives a phone call to help save a kingdom, there’s only one person he can count on to have his back.

Asʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ Aᴘᴏʟʟᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ Gᴏᴅ ᴏғ Tʀᴜᴛʜ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴏɢᴀᴛᴇ ғᴀʀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʟᴇᴅ. Hɪs sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜɪs ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏᴏʟ.

Asher “Apollo” McCall – Asher is the calmer, sweeter of the two. He’s the interrogator, the truth seeker. He will whip (hehe) the truth of them if need be.

I’ᴠᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ Aʀᴇs. Tʜᴇ Gᴏᴅ ᴏғ Wᴀʀ ʜᴀs ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ sᴏᴜʟ ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʟɪғᴇ. Uɴᴛɪʟ I ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Aʀᴍʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ʙʏ Asʜᴇʀ, I ᴡᴀs ᴀ sʜɪᴛ ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙᴇʀ.

Matthew “Ares” Norbury – Ares has faced many losses and has many demons. Ares is a bit more of the “bad boy” and while neither of the guys ever imagined a future where they could actually be happy, Ares struggles with if he is good enough for Arianna.

I ᴀᴍ Aʀɪᴀɴɴᴀ ᴏғ Gʀᴀᴇʟɪɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀsᴇᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss, ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ, I’ᴠᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴇɴ. – Pʀɪɴᴄᴇss Aʀɪᴀɴɴᴀ

() : Princess Arianna of Graeline… I wanted to like Arianna but there was just something that stopped me. I know she is young but I hated how reckless she was. I understand she wanted to protect the ones she loves but the way she went about it, it’s like she forgot all about the consequences and just went for it… I don’t know but I just couldn’t connect with her.

Bᴏʀɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇss, I ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴅᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs, I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ.
– Cᴀʟʟɪsᴛᴀ (Tʜᴇ Mᴀɢᴇ)

: Callista (The Mage), I usually wouldn’t do this. I would just add a section for secondary characters if I REALLY liked the character. But I feel like it wouldn’t be fair to call Callista JUST a secondary character when she completely stole the show for me.

Bᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɴᴏᴡ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ I ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ sᴀᴠɪᴏʀ. Tʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ sᴀᴄʀɪғɪᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ.
– Cᴀʟʟɪsᴛᴀ (Tʜᴇ Mᴀɢᴇ)

Callista is the mysterious mage and at first, I wondered if her character was actually friend or foe. She speaks in riddles and leaves it up to you to figure out the meaning of those riddles. But there’s just something about Callista that drew me in.

Asʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴘ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴍᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. Mᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴋɴɪғᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴇᴄsᴛᴀsʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴀɪɴ.
– Pʀɪɴᴄᴇss Aʀɪᴀɴɴᴀ

/ : There is some steam… but I think because of the “triggers” in this book… I couldn’t really get into the steam as much as I normally would have. There was definitely an insta-love feel to this one and absolutely no romantic build up and if it weren’t for the magical aspect, it wouldn’t have been as believable.

Tʜᴇ ᴏᴅᴅᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ Aʀᴇs ᴀɴᴅ I ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, I ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʙᴏɴᴇs. Sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sʜɪғᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ I ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ. Sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜs.
– Aᴘᴏʟʟᴏ/Asʜᴇʀ

: Nope, no cliffhanger. There is a happily ever after for these three. BUT there is a second epilogue that makes me think Callista’s story will be coming as well.

Oᴜʀ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴜs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ sᴏᴜʟ-ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɴᴏᴡ; ɪᴛ’s ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ. Iᴛ’s… ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ.
– Aʀᴇs

: There are difficult subjects that could be considered triggers. E.g. human trafficking, sexual and physical abuse. If you would like to know more about those, feel free to DM me!

I ᴛʜɪɴᴋ sʜᴇ’s ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴛ’s ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ, I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʏ.
– Aʀᴇs

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