From USA Today Bestselling Author Ella Miles comes a new dark romance series!I was taken. Kidnapped by a boy I thought I could love. Then he sold me as if I were property. For three years I endured. Beatings. Torture. Pain. I never broke. I was strong, determined, resilient. But then one day it happened…I broke. Setting me free. I should have run away, found a new life, and started over. Instead, … broke.
Setting me free.
I should have run away, found a new life, and started over.
Instead, I returned.
To find the boy who sold me.
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You can’t help but fall in love with Enzo and Kia. There is mystery in their background. Even though Enzo is a bad boy, his character is so well written, you love him. Kia is fierce, determined and damaged. They both play their cards close to vest and deal with the lot in life they are cast into. The game of truth and lies that they play in the prequel is woven into book one, revealing the character’s depth throughout the book. The twist revealed at the end made me gasp. I can’t wait for book 2 and the continuing saga of these two. Definitely a must read!
This was a powerful emotional, heart breaking, gut wrenching, brutal story that kept me on the edge of my seat, I could not put it down. As the reader of this story I felt her pain a sorrow, fear and the multiple emotions that she faced.
The author have the readers watch as this twisted game is played out, but we have to wait for the next book, it is like the characters jump off the pages and you are right there with them, that fly on the wall watching it in 3D.
I want MORE!
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Enzo is sent to kill Kai, but he cannot. Instead he sells her. Years later she is back. Kai has questions and only Enzo has the answers. This was an interesting story. I would have liked to have gotten to the why’s of everything sooner and made that more of the focus of the story. Book does end with a bit of a cliffhanger so I will be reading the second book to see what happens.
Although this book might trigger some because of some content in the book, I think this book is dark and twisted and I love it. I enjoy the intrigue, the suspense, the constant slow burn going on between the 2 strong characters. There are definitely some unexpected twists which always adds to the ride while reading. Can’t wait to see where this ride takes me with these characters.
Ok wow. I seriously can’t wait till the next book comes out. This one had me turning the pages till the end and still sitting on the edge of my seat.
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This is the first book in a new series from this exceedingly talented author, and there is a prequel which I recommend reading first. Enzo and Kai’s tale continues, and is an emotional roller coaster ride from beginning to end. Both of these characters are strong, and with undeniable chemistry between them, yet they are both broken by the most unimaginable acts. This is a well written story which is dark, twisted, and with revenge, which had me totally captivated throughout this addictive page turner, and I cannot wait to read the 2nd book in this phenomenal series.
Purchased this book after reading Lured by Lies for free. Amazing is the word that comes to my mind!! Enzo and Kai find their way back together after years of her missing. He never thought he would see her again and she didn’t think she would be alive and want to hurt him so bad. After everything she’s been through Enzo helps her heal and find some sense of peace within herself. But then he throws her another curve and sets her on a spinning top again. But there still is the strong pull they both feel for each other, with is be HEA or will their hearts and lives ruin both of them?
Wow! Ella Miles has the dark suspenseful romance genre down! This series is going to be fantastic! I loved Taken by Lies! After reading the prequel, Lured by Lies (which is also at the beginning of Taken by Lies), I knew this would be good. There are lots of twists and turns that suck you in and won’t let go. Kai and Enzo have a crazy strong attraction/connection but things aren’t ever simple or what they seem. I have a feeling things are about to get really complicated for them. I can’t wait for Betrayed by Truths!
This is book one in a three book series and it sucks you in from the first word till the last word. Love all the twist and turns and love the game two truths and one lie the play to find answers to their questions.
Favorite quote: Kai ~ “There is an attraction, a pull. Like magnets that pull as much as they push. His fire and my ice begging to be brought together, while knowing the second we touch we will explode. Cold and heat aren’t meant to mix, just exist close to each other.”
There is so much to say about this book – with the twists and turns it takes – it’s like a thrill ride. This is a series – so just beware you’ll have to wait for answers! This is a dark romance, with main characters Enzo and Kai. I highly recommend this new series. I was given an arc for a truthful review.
A burning attraction, an undeniable connection will Kai and Enzo ever be able to admit and consummate their love ? This book is absolutely captivating and a page turner. There are horrors Kai endured and Enzo lives in a violent world. He longs to heal her and she longs to love him, will they recapture the innocence of their initial desire before he was forced to choose?
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“I hate boats. I hate the water. I hate the men. I hate Enzo.”
This book is about Kai with the prequel added in the front for those who haven’t read it. Enzo’s last words to her in the cliffy were “If you want to survive, you will.” And so, she does. Her desire to survive and plot revenge against him dissolves into something else though. A number of surprises emerge and ramp up the stakes and tension to a new level. Hitting the ground running, the action starts with her release and search for answers from Enzo about why he sold her. The main twist of this book is the consequences that her survival has on his future, and ultimately hers under his control. I love how evenly matched they are in stamina and smarts, if not in control. It’s a solid and ever-changing chess game, as is how well they come to “read” each other. The hits just keep coming in this jam-packed suspensor. Just when I thought enough bombshells had been dropped, details about their families back stories sheds more light on why she and Enzo have been pitted against each other, and only winds the tension tighter. A new dynamic between them is unfurled in the cliffy that has me on serious edge about the explosive endpoint to what all these lies and deceptions will reveal. I’m entirely invested in seeing where this Romeo & Juliet standoff is headed. Explosive. Dynamic. Suspenseful. Erotic and sexy. **4.25 dark and twisty stars**
I’m saying this right her, right now. Enzo is MINE! I shouldn’t be surprised by Ella Miles dark stories but damn she has done it again! She make anti hero’s desirable, sexy, and hot AF! I derive way to much enjoyment from her books and this one is no different. I knew this book would one giant mind bender and it does not disappoint! Kai and Enzo. Enzo and Kai. No matter how you put it they are everything to each other even if they won’t admit it. These two born into a world of deception, murder, wealth and power. Who will win?
Wow! Enzo is really a dark sinister dude. After taking Kai he sells her into a hell that will take its toll on her. Even after everything she has endured she returns to the very same one that was the cause of it all seeking answers. Will she play his games to gain the truth? This is a dark story that will grab you from the first page.
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It’s dark, it’s steamy, it’s full of twists and I love it.
I have a mix feeling with dark romance, so when I can’t put it down, it’s always a good sign, and that’s what happened with this book.
The story of Enzo and Kai in the dark world really captivating, mix with twisted truths, crazy lies, dark secrets and steaminess, and I’m in love with this book. I love a book when I don’t know who to trust, and I like this truth or lies games concepts, it’s exciting and definitely make me can’t stop reading it.
If dark romance is your cup of tea, you definitely don’t want to miss this one.
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what a really good dark read that will have you from the very first page tell the very ending. this book has a amazing start and hasw a cliffhanger but is well worth the read because it will grab you from the first word.
This is a great story, it is dark and has great twists. This book has great characters some you will love and some you will hate. A great read!
Dark brutality, emotionally raw, despair, hope, gritty strength
Taken by Lies by Ella Miles is an exceptionally well written seriously dark romance. I read Lured By Lies as soon as it was available and have been anticipating Taken By Lies. I was not disappointed! This series is going be one heck of a long (5 more books to go!!!) and rough journey. This plot has hooks, striking like a harpoon. The continuous twisting and turning sinks the hooks, embedding deeper as more truths and lies are revealed, the pendulum of emotions is completely engrossing, enthralling and riveting. And often times heart pounding, on the edge of your seat breath-stealing. Not to mention, I was often loathe to put this one down for any reason. There was an urgency to find out more, reach some conclusions or resolutions. Ella Miles is a master at reeling the reader into the worlds and characters she creates.
Well developed characters pull the reader in, holding us captive to the end and beyond because Kai and Enzo’s story does not end here, no happy ending in sight, there’s so much more to come. And if the ending of Taken By Lies is any indication, it’s going to be more and more of a dark and twisted journey than before. Ultimately, rough seas ahead for these victims of circumstance.
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The story of Enzo and Kai is almost a twisted dark Romeo & Juliet. Told in dual POV, their story is very atypical for a romance, but I believe their love is there, clawing to get out. If dark and disturbing isn’t your thing you might want to go elsewhere, but I think you’d be missing out. The writing is brilliant, the character development flawless.
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I’m not sure why I’m surprised at how cruel people can be to other people. For Enzo, Kai was just a means to and end. You think you know what he’s about but you can all see there are more than one game being played. I so want to see Kai win it. Take back what was taken from her just to throw it back in their faces.