Thalia and James have just met under the most insane of circumstances. He purchased her at an underground auction from a man who kidnapped her, tormented her, and sold her to the highest bidder.
In their first few months together Thalia wants to view James as her savior, her knight in shining armor that she can stay with in safety, but she can’t escape the trauma she went through and the … the lingering effects it has caused. James isn’t sure, now that he has Thalia, if he can handle the depth of submission she displays.
Can James help her strike a balance between who she is as a person and her newfound craving for submission, or will her urge to submit swallow her whole until James has no choice but to set her free?
**WARNING: This book contains BDSM, strong language, and discussions of dubious consent which may be triggering for some readers. Intended for mature audiences.
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Striking a balance is a continuation of Thalia’s new life, one filled with new experiences with a real, caring Dom. As Thalia struggles with her new position with James, she is trying very hard to be what he wants and needs. It’s more confusing as she was trained to obey with violence as he punishment. James is a Dom of a different ilk. James wants Thalia to obey because she truely wants to, not because she fears punishment. After trying to instill confidence and trust with Thalia, he finds he’s failed and calls on his experienced Dom-friend Kalen who runs a training school of sorts for submissives and their Doms. At the training place Purgatory, there is a lot to learn along with therapy for her mental well being. The sex is super hot, the training is very different than what she experienced with Marcus and it ends in a Cliffhanger!!! I was very happy with the story until I cam to the unending, now, I must read the next in the series as I curse the talented author that didn’t finish the book!
Though this is a very different book from the first, not so brutal and non- con, it still has that raw emotional quality which makes you feel for the characters so much that you just want to help them.
Thalia has to find her way through the nightmares caused by the situation she has found herself in and with the help of some great new characters she starts to make a little progress!!
Compelling, heart felt read!!
Thoroughly enjoying this series! Imagine being abducted, raped, punished and taught to be a slave. Who knew your knight in shining armour would buy you at a sex slave auction? However wonderful Thalia’s life has been since James bought her, she struggles. She wants to stay at the end of the contract but he won’t let her make a decision yet. Fear has her bound into a tight ball and she doesn’t reach out for help. James recognises that maybe they aren’t a good fit and immersed them into a training session like no other.
Oh wow I have just started reading the Thalia series and all this drama Thalia has gone through she definitely deserve to find her happy ever after. And now I’m so anxious to what will happen to her and James what will they have to face and go through next to get their life’s in order. So now I’m going to the next one and see what happens to this couple wish me luck!
I loved this book! So intense and hot and so much more. Thalia is free now but still submitting now to James. James doesn’t know how to brake her so she will be herself. Both just want each other but with Thalia’s past it’s hard for them both just to be normal sometimes. Very intense story that keeps you on the edge till the end 5/5 stars
Let me first start of by saying I flove Jennifer’s writing. The more I read her books, the quicker she’s becoming one of my all time fave authors. Jennifer’s books don’t just grab a hold of you, they sink their claws in you and don’t let go. This series is amazing! Steamy, deliciousness with intrigue at every corner.
Wow what a intense dark read that will have you hungry for more. This book will that you on a emotionals ride that will have you on edge wanting to cheer on Thalia as she is a strong woman wanting to fight to get her life back. This book will have you hooked on to this story and wanting to ask for more. You feel like you are right their every way through Thalia right decision to break free.
The second book in the Thalia series. It starts right after the first book ends with James having bought Thalia at the auction. This book deals with the aftermath of the traumatic events in book one. Thalia may be freed, but the emotional and psychological chains aren’ t broken that easily. Thalia is trying to come to terms with her submission and finding out who she is. Can she even be “normal” again. Questions that are not easy to answer or deal with. This is also the introduction to Purgatory and it owners Kalen and Maggie. Two characters I fell in love with instantly. And there are also some really hot and sexy scenes in this book.