They hunted her. They caught her. Now they will subdue her.The resistance sent them, but that’s not really why these four battle-hardened Vakarrans are here.They came for me. To conquer me. To master me. To ravage me. To strip me bare, punish me for the slightest hint of defiance, and use my quivering virgin body in ways far beyond anything in even the very darkest of my dreams, until I’ve been … dreams, until I’ve been utterly, completely, and shamefully subdued.
I vow never to beg for mercy, but I can’t help wondering how long it will be until I beg for more.
Publisher’s Note: Subdued is a stand-alone novel which is the fourth book in the Vakarran Captives series. It includes spankings, sexual scenes, intense and humiliating punishments, and strong D/s themes. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.
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This is the 1st of the author’s Vakarran series I’ve read & overall I liked it.
Very, very hot & steamy passionate sex & A LOT of it, although I guess with 4 males & 1 female, that’s a given I suppose.
Kaela (h) comes afoul of 4 Vakarran males on a mission specifically to ‘acquire’ her for the Resistance. Because of her initial aggressive interaction with them, they naturally need to ‘discipline’ her & let her know she’s not in charge. But, that’s the type of story this is so I had zero issues with it or their subsequent ‘handling & treatment’ of Kaela.
In the main the story is of guerilla leader Kaela & her struggles to ‘submit’ to her Vakarran males & if they are lying to her about their mission & ultimate goal to take her to the seat of the Resistance.
I liked this book overall, I liked Kaela, she was spirited & tough without being whiny or annoying & the 4 Vakarran males intrigued me & as their individual personalities & feelings came out I came to actively like each of them too. The only sour note (for me) was when Kaela needed rescuing at one point & her 4 males seemed (to me) to give up rather quickly & after what they went through to get to the city where she was they seemed (to me) to give up without a further fight quickly & be resigned to being without her. And yet she never gave up the quest or fight to find & save her sisters.
But, again, overall I did very much enjoy this story with all its’ sexy steamy passion, some action, danger, tension & suspense.
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This is an exciting story about the youngest Stryker sister, Kaela, and the four Vakarran males who seek her out, capture her and mate. The four Vakarran warriors had different personalities, but together with Kaela they form a steamy, sexy, well-controlled, interactive family. As much as they demand obedience, Caleb, Valdus, Zane and Tavik recognize Kaela’s strength and devotion to finding her sisters and working with the Revolution to free humans and win the battle between slavery and freedom.
This is definitely a story filled with BDSM and adult themes. Even though Kaela was a virgin, she seems to respond and relate quite quickly to her men. They form a close and mutually encouraging union that enabled Kaela to hone her strengths to their fullest. Once two of her sisters are found, they all work together with the Resistance Force to overcome past aggression and evil.
I loved this book so much!!! It had one woman with four sexy, dirty talking, alpha aliens. It had BDSM in it!! Plus it had a happily ever after ending!! I would recommend this book to anyone who loves reverse harem romances about aliens!!
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War unites them together…
Each of the stories in this series is different. Kaela is the last of the Stryke sisters that is free.when the enemy comes to close to their colony she will sacrifice herself for the greater good of humankind as her sisters did before her. Every Stryke sister is stubborn, strong and protective of those around them. Kaela didn’t know what was in store for her when the Vakarrans captured her. She wondered what had happened to her sisters, were they even alive? The Vakarrans that capture her have a different motive than Kaela thinks. War unties these courageous women along with their Vakarran mates to conquer their enemies
They went to get her and get her they will. They will do what they want with her until she begs for mercy. She will not but will she begs for more, so much more. Will she do it? What will they do with her? See what will happen
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A captivating read from beginning to end! An exciting storyline that leaves you breathless wanting more! Sexy steam filled chemistry! Emotionally heartfelt, enjoyable and fun! One heck of a twisted, intense rollercoaster ride! An amazing must read!
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This book can be read as a stand-alone but
to get the best from this one read the books
before it because there’s a lot of the same characters.
Great steamy plot that kept met turning the pages until them
end couldn’t put it down.
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An exciting, dark romance, This is the fourth book by this author that I’ve read and it definitely won’t be the last! My favorite part of this book would absolutely be Keara’s character. She is brave, strong and also reckless. Just when you think that she’s accepted her fate, she switches up and creates another set of problems. I thought she would be dead in the middle of the book, but she and her original captors prevailed and kicked ass and lived to run to the end of the story. The book is hot, some scenes are so viscerally written that you can immediately picture the action as if you were seeing it in real life. So scorching hot. If you haven’t read any of the books in this series, you can read them out of order, they’ll make sense, but you should seriously make a plan to read about all of the sisters that came before Keara as well!
Kaela is the last Stryke sister helping the humans to survive the invaders. Yet when four Vakarran men show up and claim to be sent from her sisters Kaela doesn’t believe them. Somehow Tavik, Valdus, Caleb, and Zane were going to make her listen to them. After letting her know that her fiends were safe from them she sent everyone away. Zane made sure Kael was punished sufficiently for disobeying them and almost getting them caught or killed. However after being with her men it isn’t exactly punishment to her. When Nix catches up to them and takes Kaela will she be able to survive what he wants to do to her? Will her men show up in time?
This is a great story and will captivate you from beginning to end. The chemistry between the five of them just about melted my kindle from the heat. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend it to any book lover.
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I know this can be read as a stand alone, but due to the plot line that weaves through all of them I would suggest reading them in order. The romances won’t be affected, but the Vakarran adventure will be. This is an electrifying story from beginning to end, and ties up all the loose ends beautifully. It is about Keala and her 4 Vakarran mates, but it is also the culmination of the resistance fighters and their bid for freedom, and the Vakarran warriors fight against Nix. It is full of dangerous excitement, scorching hot sexiness, and plenty of surprises. It is a race to the finish line, and there is more at stake then just their hearts.
Kaela is the last of the Stryke sisters that are free. She’s so strong and determined, I really liked her as I have all the heroines in this series. She is no match for the four Vakarran’s coming to claim her as their mate and take her to her sisters. This story is blistering hot with spanking and other elements of BDSM. A great read that I recommend to Sci-Fi romance lovers.
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I very much enjoyed this book. It started out intense. Kaela the last Stryke as she knows will fight to protect her people. Four very hardened Vakarran are tasked to retrieve Kaela and bring her to Atlanta. She subdued by her very own Vakarrans and does know what to think or why thing are happening to her. They will fight for everything the hold dear.
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Kaela Stryke is the youngest Stryke sister. She gets captured by the Vakarrans Tavik, Valdus, Caleb and Zane who were part of the resistance and sent by Kaela’s sisters. Loved the interactions between Kaela and the Vakarrans although a bit intense they were a big part of their story. This is an action packed book and a great way to end this fantastic series.
Kaela is captured by her 4 Vakarran warriors and taken to meet 2 of her sisters who were part of the resistance. The resistance defeated Nix and the Stryke sister were reunited with their eldest sister. Truly awesome writing. Heat level is off the charts a very exciting read.
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This is the first book of the series I’ve read and what a HOT read it was. Four men, one woman … you know it has to be HOT. After the reading the reviews and the publisher’s note about strong D/s themes, I knew what to expect so no surprises there but I did feel like a missed details that would have made the storyline stronger by missing the first three. This was an enjoyable storyline with strong characters. And for those that don’t know, just remember, it takes a STRONG individual to submit to someone else. They are the one who actually holds the power.
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This is the last book of the Vakarran series. Kaela Stryke is the last and youngest sister free. She is leading a group of free humans since her three older sisters have gone missing. When they see some Vakarrans coming towards them, she uses herself as bait. The Vakarrans aren’t interested in any of the humans except Kaela. They are to get her and bring her to the Resistance, where two of her sisters are. Tavik, is the leader of the group, Zane, is a sadist, Valdus, seems cold at first and Caleb is sweet and funny and also the one Kaela feels closest to. These four men are full blown alphas and will protect Kaela with their lives. They just need to get to the Resistance before Nix finds them. This proves a little harder than they thought it would, because Kaela isn’t the submissive little human woman the Vakarrans are used to. She is a Stryke sister, and they are strong, independent and feisty women. While these men love her feistiness and strength, they still want her to obey. There is strong BDSM elements and punishments. The punishments can be severe, so if any of these make you uncomfortable, you should probably skip it. If you like this type of genre like me, then jump right in. This is a great series that you should read.
I enjoyed this book very much. Is the youngest Stryke sister capable? Is she caught, subdued, conquered? Or does she hold her own with the aliens? Well, it’s a fight throughout the book, and power, control, and right vs wrong abound. Lots of steamy scenes, and lots of power and domination presented. Of course a lot of action abounds too.
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Great ending…
This is a great ending to a wonderful series. Kaela is the last Stryke sister to be taken “captive” by the Vakarran. While you could read this as a stand-alone, I suggest reading the series in order. There is quite a bit of backstory that weaves “in and out” of all the books.
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I’ve loved Sara Fields’ Vakarran books. The Stryke sisters are fierce and they end up with mates as fierce as they are. They all have to have strong mates, otherwise each sister would just run right over her man.
Kaela is the last Stryke sister standing. She’s pretty sure that her sisters have all been taken by the Vakarrans, and she is bound and determined that she won’t be taken by them, because everyone knows all the terrible things that the Vakarrans do to the women they take. So, she’s going to hide in the forest with the group of humans that she and her sisters gathered up and have been leading. That is, right until a group of Vakarrans come wandering into her forest, right by some of the traps that they have planted in the woods.
Tavik, Valdus, Caleb, and Zane were banished by Nix and they went on to do their own thing, but when they heard about a rebellion on Earth, they decided to join it. That’s when 2 of Kaela’s sisters told him where she was and asked them to get her. And oh yeah, they could be her mates. But first, they are going to have to get her and deal with her traps.
Kaela, I think, was kind of sneaky. She knew how to bide her time, when necessary, and when the right time to strike is. And when she does strike, she makes sure to use it to her best advantage. I love her. I don’t know that she’s my favorite of all the sisters, but she’s right up there. Of course, it could be that they are all tied at how awesome they are, all in their own ways.
I’m so sad that the series is over. I’ve loved all the sisters and I really like the dynamic. But, I’ll be looking forward to whatever Sara Fields writes next.
In this book there are 4 hot alien alphas with the 1 female! This makes for a fast-moving plot with lots of action, drama, domestic discipline and humiliation to go along with the romance and healing. The plot is exciting and well thought out. Although it is part of a series it can easily be read as a standalone novel. There are a lot of triggers in this book, women are classed as beneath the males, so if that is something that is going to upset you then do not read this book as you shall not survive! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.