She’s not the first girl they’ve taken, but if she has anything to say about it, she will be their last…
A quiet loner, Jane is abducted and held, not for ransom, but to be a toy in a dangerous game. No one is looking for her. Jane is on her own if she hopes to escape. Her world shrinks to survival and a rising determination to break free.
It’s only a matter of time until they tire of her. … of her. Will she find the courage and cunning to fight? Or will they make her simply… disappear?
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What an intense and interesting story. This is one extreme story of survival and the strength to overcome. I really liked the ending and especially the epilogue. If you like your stories dark and rough this is a heart racing read that you won’t want to put down.
Wow! This story left me speechless. I knew things like this are happening now in our world but reading about it just makes it more real The pain this women suffered from. She kept up looking for the day she would be free of these two monsters! I could not stop reading this book. I thought ok what just happened was pretty bad so nothing can be any more worse. Then more came. I admire Janes resilience. In the end she overcame her one month of torture..
I could not stop thinking of this story about how true it is happening in our world now.
I don’t know about saying I enjoyed about reading about Janes torture but I was very intrigued by how these low life minds worked.
Ms. Thompson hits another great read! Please beware this is not for faint of heart so just be cautioned
A very dark story. And twisted. And depraved. And… I can go on and on.
The couple were evil. Despite that, Jane might make it out.
It was something different…
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What would you do if through no fault of your own, while you’re minding your own business & going about your day, you’re abducted. Taken away to an unknown location, caged naked & captive & forced by your depraved captors to satisfy their vile, heinous & cruel lusts for pain & humiliation: specifically yours?
This is what befalls Jane. Plain ordinary Jane finds herself in a literal hell, a lone prisoner of a twisted sadistic couple gleeful with their new toy. A toy they torture & torment with joyous enthusiasm & use as a household slave.
Caged, naked, alone, the only weapon Jane has in her arsenal is her mind . . . .
Ms. Thompson knows how to wield words, how to suck the reader into the world she creates. She makes the reader suffer along with the tortured heroine, lets the reader know the shock, terror, horror Jane experiences. The reader almost feels the strikes, the humiliations, the loathing, but for me personally what I found myself feeling was RAGE. How dare this couple do this. How enraged I felt on Jane’s behalf. How I had my fingers crossed for Jane to prevail & how I railed against this evil wicked couple.
And that for me, denotes excellent writing: if words on a page are able to engender such raw emotions in me.
Is Jane able to prevail?
Read this frighteningly excellent erotic thriller to find out.
A dark story with an unpredictable outcome
Claire pulls you in to the dark story of Jane’s capture by a sadistic couple to use her as their toy. Jane’s mantra is to survive the couple’s torment, while she figures a way out; will have you turning the pages hoping she can.
Claire Thompson has hit it out of the ballpark with this dark, twisted, at times horrifying tale. The bright shining light in it all is Jane, determined to persevere through it all. This is not a BDSM story. This is rape, torture, abuse, there is no power exchange, no mutual satisfaction. Your heart will break for Jane and then cheer for her triumph over the Harris’s brutality. I loved that her HEA was at her own hands, not someone else’s, but all her own. This is my absolute favorite book by one of my favorite authors. Thank you Claire.
I received an ARC of this book and this is my 100% honest review.
This is the story of Jane, who is lives an rather staid life. She is targeted & kidnapped by a wealthy sadistic couple, Robert and Brenda. As their role-playing and games increase in depravity, Jane plans for the opportunity to save herself. While it’s a grim depiction of torturous captivity, Jane maintains hope throughout her ordeal. Ms Thompson does an excellent job of keeping the tension ramped up throughout the book. I loved the way Jane outplayed her captors, and beat them at their own game.
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Wow! Just Wow!! This was a short read but man did it pack a whole lot of punch. Jane is one of those cases where you say ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’. I thought this was going to go a different direction but it didn’t and I’m glad. Brenda and Robert what a pair of psychos. Claire Thompson you did not disappoint on this one. I loved it!!
Jane pulls you thru the struggles of being kidnapped, drugged and abused by a rich couple that think the rules of the law do not apply to them. She struggles thru with courage I myself dont know if I would have in myself and I found I could not put this book down for wanting to keep reading and pushing her to the end to help her get to a better place……this book totally sucked me in and Janes story totally captivated me with her. I loved it.
This book was raw, ragged, rough, dark, hot and healing all in one…….I have found with this author she seems to be able to pull out all the stops and keeps them coming, I have not disliked a book of hers yet……..If you like dark…..click on….you will lovvvvvvvvvvvve it!
Jane was abducted by a cruel sadistic couple and had to endure torture at their hands. She must rely on her wits and resilience if she is going to make it through and not end up where their former abductees have landed. This is a dark book but has moments of surprise. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
To be stalked and picked randomly off the streets is such a scary and demented thing to do. The idea that someone feels they have the right to take you as their toy, their plaything, to use and discard you at will. So twisted. This story sends chills down your spine and will make you never want to talk to a stranger again. You can’t help but want Jane to find a way to hurt her captors or be able to outsmart them. I was team Jane, all the way to the end.
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Robert and Brenda kidnap, drug and toss Jane into a small cage. They are a dark and sadistic couple. They just don’t know they picked the wrong girl. Jane has an inner light and she can do anything she sets her mind to. This is well written, Jane is a strong determined character and I wasn’t ready for it to end.
Claire Thompson is a talented author who has brought us a thrilling well written suspenseful story of a young woman who has been abducted. Warning this book in not for everyone. This is a dark sadistic BDSM and non-consensual story. This journey had me squirming, biting my nails, and sitting on the edge of my sit. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. Jane took for granted the normal every day things in her life until they were ripped away. She will never make that mistake again. As in all her novels the heroine emerges the winner and stronger than before. Thank-you Claire Thompson for bringing to light how easy it for these hunters to capture their nonsuspecting prey. I never hesitate to buy any of Claire Thompson’s books. She continues to amaze me with her stories.
Rather intense and not for those that have triggers. Degradation, abuse (both physical & mental) and total insanity are included in this book. Poor Jane! Made fun of all of her life, she is kidnapped to become the play toy of a sick couple. Survival is her main theme and she does but at what cost to herself. Is redemption possible? Saving herself and future victims becomes her goal and can she succeed? Great author and an intense read!
This is, this was, an amazing story of hope when there should be despair, perseverance instead of giving up; Self-reliance in the face of subservience. Jane may seem plain, and is plain, but her whole life has prepared her to rely on herself, and that trait keeps her sane and motivated when she is thrust into a no-win situation. Her epilogue is one of the most rewarding things that you can ever read!
Plain, unremarkable Jane is easily captured, drugged and kidnapped by a wealthy, married couple desiring a new live play toy. Brenda and Robert are both extremely dark and devious sadists. They use and abuse Jane in ways that would push anyone’s boundaries. The more pain they are able to inflict; the more pleasure they manage to achieve for themselves. Jane is terrorized, tormented and sternly punished. Despite the horror of her new life, she refuses to allow the overwhelming terror, occasionally minimal pleasure and extraordinary pain to become her total life. But, what can she do? Will Jane succumb to depression? Will she be able to endure? Will she find a way to escape; or will she be locked in this hell forever?
This story filled me with a mixture of excitement, trepidation and hope. It helped me visualize how strong each person can be if they are willing to accept what they cannot change, and are able to use their imagination to rise above evil, abusive struggles. Thank you Ms. Thompson for another soul shattering read.
“Taken” is another great book from the pen of Claire Thompson. From the very beginning you get a feeling about what is going to happen to the mark. Frog, as they call her lives a new life as a caged toy. I must tell you, she takes what is given her far better than I would if I was in her place. The writer takes you down a very dark story, filled with sex yes, but also how the human spirit does not give up even in the darkest of times. I will tell you that I read the whole book in a little less than 8 hours, one reason is that it was hard to put down and second it was like the words just flowed off of the pages making you part of the story. Not to give away the ending, but the author did do it different than I saw coming. Taken is worth the time and money that you have to spend.
This book isn’t like other books I’ve read by this author. It had a totally different kind of happy ending, it is very well written but dark and has a very satisfying ending for this type of story. I loved how through her darkest moments, Jane keeps her fighting spirit and learned to never take even the smallest things for granted ever again.
Wow this is a very dark twisted story which is scary and casually brutal. However it’s a tale which reminds us the strength that can be obtained from positive thinking and never giving up.
If your looking for a nice sweet love story this is not the book for you but it you want to read about a strong woman who never gives up Your in the right place.
With Claire Thompson you alwaus have a dark story, with plenty of, lets say, horrors, but always with a ray of wonder and hapiness or endurance.
I just loved this one! Be aware of these sadists!