Alexis Ravenel: Peasant. Princess. Pawn. As a peasant, I was forced to work the jewel mines in order to survive. My life was hard, but my worries were few: affording food to eat, and keeping my pet sloth out of harm’s way. But when a chance encounter with a stranger concludes with me obtaining the power of the gods, suddenly my whole world changes. When the Storm King finds out—and trust me, he … King finds out—and trust me, he always finds out—he plans to make me a princess by marrying me off to one of his four sons. Which doesn’t really seem like too bad of a thing…at first. After all, the Storm Princes are sexy as sin, rich, confident, and built like the very gods themselves.
But nothing is as simple as it seems, and the luxurious life of the Blackwood royals is nothing but a nightmare I cannot wake up from… and neither can the princes. They grew up knowing and resenting this fact, but I had to find out the hard way…
In the Kingdom of Blackwood, we are all just pawns in the Storm King’s wicked game.
TAKEN BY STORM is the first book in the STORMS OF BLACKWOOD series, a fast burn, RH, paranormal romance. 18+
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5 Delicious Stars for this HOT and throughly entertaining series starter! This is a debut reverse harem romance for Elle Middaugh. And oh my, did she deliver!! The princes are are incredibly intriguing with each of their strengths coming out to play. It’s difficult to choose your favorite amongst them, but I’m sure you’ll have a delightful time trying to decide! Lexi is our main character. What starts out like it may just be the best thing to happen to change the circumstances of her as well as her mother and bestie, soon takes a dark turn. The Storm King is the supreme ruler and he does exactly as he pleases. The princes must obey him and court Lexi. She is thrown into a world that she has no idea how to navigate. With tutors and plenty of rules she’s trying to catch up. But… the princes keep leaving her hot and bothered and Lexi decides to tease them back. Her pet sloth Speedy comes along for the journey and he is honestly my favorite character! Ms. Middaugh wrote a hilarious tale with a dark twist and surprises that you won’t see coming!! Bravo to her introduction into the world of RH!! You’re going to want to devour this in one sitting!! You will not be disappointed!!
Absolutely amazing!!! My favorite from Elle thus far! I couldn’t put it down. Perfect characters, sexy and seductive interaction, emotionally charged, captivating storyline, and sprinkled with plenty of humor! A surprise ending that refuses to release your attention. I cannot WAIT for the next book!!!!
Holy moly what a wild ride!! I mean, I’ve read the authors other books and this one is amazing. Suspense, love, drama, adventure, and witty banter are all rolled into one book. And this is a book that I couldn’t put down. No lie! I literally had to force myself to stop reading last night so I could get at least 3 hrs of sleep.
The writing is nothing like I have read from her. She is an author of many talents. This book has a completely different feel than her other books. Which a great! I love authors that are able to write more than 1 type or more than 1 age related genre.
You need to get this book and start this series! You will not be disappointed.
4 stars for Taken by Storm by Elle Middaugh. This is book one in the Storms of Blackwood series. This is a paranormal reverse harem. Alexis has always been a peasant, working in the jewel mines. She has a suicidal sloth for a pet, I mean come on how great is that? Her life changes when she is given powers from a dead man. The king tells her she is to marry one of his sons: Calvin, Daniel, Benson, or Robert. They are some magical hotties, but they are not the nicest, especially Rob. The king is an sadistic a**. I did not like him from the start. I am loving the storyline in this book. I can not wait to see what is going to happen with Alexis and the storms. Warning: The cliffhanger is epic.