LilyWhile studying abroad, I was drugged, kidnapped, and imprisoned . . . in a Hong Kong brothel. After several failed attempts to escape, I know my time is running out. My innocence is about to be sold to the highest bidder.FinnMy plan was to meet an investor at the upscale brothel, and immediately return to Boston. That was until I uncovered Lily. I recognized her instantly, but she had no … I recognized her instantly, but she had no memory of me.
Now I only have one night to claim her and rescue her from her captors.
Will one night be enough to win her trust to save her?
note: Finn & Lily’s story continues in Claiming Lily (MacKay International #2)
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This book is an interesting story that is intriguing, but a cliffhanger. The characters are complex. I appreciate reading this book.
The author dove right into the guts of this story and pulled me right along with her. I was immediately intrigued by the plot because I felt like I was there with Lily. Descriptive words set each scene and the flashbacks gave insight to the trauma of her situation. Well written, I was unable to put this book down. My only complaint is I have to wait for the next book because this ends in a cliffhanger. I cannot wait! Well done.
This is an interesting story with a big cliffhanger ending. It’s intriguing with some mystery, twists and turns. Everything in the story transpires in a short time span. You definitely will want to see where this story leads.
This was definitely one of those “Oh no! A cliffhanger!!” kind of a read. I hate cliffys but let me tell you, this is a great book! Well written with dual POVs that grab instead of bore you like so many tedious POVs tend to be lately.
Filled with suspense and intensity as Lily is kidnapped, beaten and forced into a slave like situation in Hong Kong.
By the time she meets up with Finn, she’s been captive for two weeks and has learned to follow orders or risk being caned again.
Finn recognized Lily as soon as he sees her and the wheels start turning immediately on how to rescue her. He doesn’t plan on releasing her when they get away as his alpha male protectiveness and obsession with her is at its high.
Loved the buildup, intense graphic chemistry and the suspense and intrigue surrounding her kidnapping and escape.
Hate the cliffy, but loved this story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Have to say I have mixed feelings on this one. From the blurb, I thought the book had a lot of potential. But the delivery wasn’t quite what I expected. The book starts off with Lily kidnapped and held in a brothel. For whatever reason, she is only serving drinks to the customers until Xavier happens to come into the brothel for a business meeting. Xavier immediately recognizes Lily and arranges to purchase her for the evening. My problem with this is that he never once tells her who he is or that he has plans to rescue Lily. He just decides that she is now his and he will get her out of the brothel but in the morning. And yet is it any wonder she is shocked that Xavier knows who she is and has never said anything? I just found his entire behavior that evening to be odd, from all the showers to his craziness over a milkshake. Plus the story ends on a cliff hanger which I always find annoying when I can’t yet get the next installment in the series, ugh!
Lily was in Paris studying abroad when she was drugged and kid knapped and shipped off to Hong Kong and placed in a brothel. Finn was in Hong Kong on business and he never expected to find Lily the young girl that was missing in a brothel. She was the daughter of someone he considered not only a friend but a mentor as well. So he wanted to know who was behind the treachery and when he find them they would pay! But in the mean time will he be able to get her out and keep her safe?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lily kidnapped in Paris and taken to a Brothel in Hong Kong she’s beaten forced to serve drinks and finally given to a man to be used.
Finn there to do business recognizes her it’s his best friend Peter’s baby sister but now that he has found her he is going to keep her.
Discover how he wins her trust.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I have been receiving Rene Webb’s newsletter for quite a while. This is the first book I have read by her. It Absolutely Will Not Be the Last! What amazing story-telling. What wonderful characters. What wonderful passion. What wonderful protectiveness. What an enticing lead into the next in the series. This reader CANNOT WAIT!
Okay, so I received a free copy of this book and I just love the characters and their story of finding a connection. Lily has been drug, kidnap and taken to Hong Kong to be a pleasure slave. But wait she will try to escape but she is caught. Xavier has a meeting in Hong Kong and his contact want to meet a the brothel for their business meeting, there he sees Lily, he knew her years ago, she is his business partner cousin and he has a feeling she is not there of her free will.
Will this virgin girl be saved or will unthinkable things happen that change her life forever?
Like me, you’ll have to wait for book 2 Claiming Lily
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This book…omg…it was so good.This was very new to me.Kidnapping for becoming sex slave I mean.I felt her pain and anxiety through this book.Then her savior appears with full secrets and willing to win her trust. He treat her like a princess and seduce her so m.while he plan their escape she gotta get out unknowing rescue is coming.
If you are looking for hot and steamy sex scenes this is the book for you. This is the first book that I have read by this author and she weaves an interesting and suspenseful story full of emotional twists and turns, that leave the reader hanging at the edge of a cliff wanting to know what will happen in the next book. The erotic scenes are exhilarating and elicit, being descriptive without turning trashy. The book was an easy read, the type of book that I would usually get sucked into. However, there was something that didn’t quite fit to me. There was a disconnect between having a man come to the protection of a young woman, a victim of sex trafficking, only to proceed to enter into sexual situations with her. It just didn’t quite make sense. Over all the writing style and flow was good and I am eager to see more from this author
This is the first book I have read by Rene Webb and it won’t be my last. I finished the book in one reading , I just couldn’t stop. I found the characters relationship and the storyline highly compelling and I can’t wait to read book 2. I hope it comes out soon because I’m dying to know where the story takes me. I highly recommend this book to everyone you won’t be disappointed.
Lily MacKay has been drugged, kidnapped and imprisoned in a Hong Kong brothel and she has no idea why someone has taken her. She tries to escape but is unsuccessful and she just wants her freedom back.
Xavier Finch is a businessman who has come to Hong Kong for a meeting with Robert Ban, which was set up by his business partner, Peter Stein.
When Xavier spots Lily he knows he recognizes her but he won’t so anything to jeopardize her. Can Xavier save Lily when he doesn’t know who he is up against?
This was a super interesting book that leaves you with a bit of a cliff-hanger at the end of this one!
My heart broke for Lily as it was obvious she had no idea why someone would take her unless they wanted money from her late father’s estate. Yet the longer she was held captive the more unsure she was of what was happening. I gave her so much credit for trying to escape and not giving up the idea of freedom.
It was clear that Xavier had no clue about what was going on and as the book went on I understood more of why he was kept in the dark. I loved how protective he was over Lily and how he knew that there was no way at all he was going to leave her.
It was super interesting why no one had claimed she was missing and I can’t wait to learn more about that.
The bombshell at the end of the book was huge and I am eagerly waiting for the next book! – By Rebecca
This is my first book by this author and definitely not the last one.
Uncovering Lily is the first book in this trilogy, so it’s not a standalone.
After being kidnapped and taken to a whole other country whose language she doesn’t know, Lily is scared (rightfully so) and have no idea what’s going on.
So when a mystery man, the first person to treat her a like a human being in so many days, decides to claim her as his own, despite her wariness and fear, their lust and connection speak louder, as much as her sense of safety with him, and she ends up saying yes to his proposals.
Finn is shocked to realize her situation and takes it upon himself to save Lily from her nightmare. And if he can add pleasure to that, he’s eager to do it so.
Even though he’s willing to do everything to protect her, I think some of his actions were truly quesitonable (I’m trying not to give any spoilers, so I won’t say more about it).
But in general, the writing was really good, the plot was captivating and Lily and Finn were so sexy. Oh, so sexy.
I can’t wait to figure out more about them and to finally understand what’s happening.
An amazing thrilling fast paced contemporary erotic suspense story. This captivating emotional storyline has danger, steam, drama, mystery and edge of your seat suspense. The characters are complex with intense chemistry as it left me with lots of questions on a cliffhanger waiting for more.
Fantastic story! Characters that will steal your heart. A storyline that keeps you on the edge of your seat and glued to your kindle! For me it was a love- hate deal as the characters face their demons. You will feel their emotions and struggles. A definite must read.
I wanted to like Finn. Actually, I did like him, but was frustrated with how he went about trying to rescue Lily. I could feel their chemistry and could see how they were attracted to each other, but I don’t know that the pull was that strong that he couldn’t remember what he was trying to do. I hope to see them work a little more towards escape.
This book had so many great twists that Rene Webb has given throughout the plot make it a thrilling ride. She really does tend to write high-passion suspense very well and this is no different. Lily’s character makes you both hurt for what been done to her and really intrigued on what Finn might discover on how she came to being kidnapped and being held in a Hong Kong brothel.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I originally received this story as part of a free giveaway about a year before I am writing this review. At the time, I was new to reading online and was downloading free books left and right (broke as a joke lol).
I was really getting into the story when I got to the end and I wanted to get to the next part of the story. I think that is a testament to a good serial series if you do not mind when you have to wait and read the next part. This story is hot and intriguing. You want to find out what happens next. Great storytelling.
This is an honest review of an ARC.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Rene Webb writes erotic suspense very well. Books are short series that are very easy to read and hard to put down.
Uncovering Lily is part of the Mackay International Series. This book ends in a cliffhanger and books should be read in order to fully enjoy.
Lily is kidnapped from a semester abroad and wakes up in A Hong Kong brothel. She is bidding her time to try to escape.
Xavier Finn is an American traveling to Hong Kong on business. When he recognizes Lily he makes a decision to protect her and find a way to help her.
Lily is at war with her feelings about Sir (Xavier). She feels she should fear him, but his touches calm and arouse her.
Xavier is intrigued by Lily’s innocence. She is the woman he has been searching for- cultured, intelligent, and untouched.
They spend the night alternating between very HOT foreplay and easy going conversation. When the morning comes they find themselves with more questions than answers.
This book contains very HOT, erotic scenes that build up the anticipation and attraction between Lily and Xavier. He is a complete alpha and animal in the bedroom and Lily is very receptive to bend to his will.
I was not expecting the surprise information we gathered at the end regarding Lily’s being in Hong Kong. Excited to start the next book!