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Lover Enslaved (Thieves of Aurion #1)

by Jodi Redford (Goodreads Author)

4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 · rating details · 29 ratings · 4 reviews

Sometimes love is the only prize worth stealing…

Thieves of Aurion, Book 1

Mara Sheppard has no love for the Fae, but to free her brother from prison, she’ll do whatever the treacherous Queen Nalia asks. Even kidnap Dashael Rhyder, a womanizing thief.

She should have known the deal would go sour.

It’s almost too easy to bait and trap Dashael. Resisting his potent Fae allure is...more

ebook, 357 pages

Published July 28th 2009 by Samhain Publishing

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Oct 24, 2011 Meg rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-romance, paranormal-romance

Dashael is fae, and a thief. A double whammy against him, as far as Mara is concerned. Not that it matters what she thinks, since she has to kidnap and bring him back to Queen Nalia in order to rescue her brother from the fairy prison. Thus begins an adventure across two countries, with bounty hunters, long-lost brothers, poisonous toads, and see-thru dresses aplenty.

Characters: ***** 5 Stars
Mara is refreshingly normal. A human with no special powers, she still manages to use her assets to their...more Dashael is fae, and a thief. A double whammy against him, as far as Mara is concerned. Not that it matters what she thinks, since she has to kidnap and bring him back to Queen Nalia in order to rescue her brother from the fairy prison. Thus begins an adventure across two countries, with bounty hunters, long-lost brothers, poisonous toads, and see-thru dresses aplenty.

Characters: ***** 5 Stars
Mara is refreshingly normal. A human with no special powers, she still manages to use her assets to their best advantage and come out ahead. She’s quick on her feet and witty, more than up to the task of handling Dashael and his ego. But Dashael grew on me throughout the story. More than just a pretty face, he’s a man with a past and a story of his own. You can’t help but root for the two of them to overcome the obstacles to be together. The supporting characters are equally entertaining: a sprite named Piper who always says or does the wrong thing at the wrong time and irritates Mara to no end, a rival thief named Jerrick who’s not quite what he seems, a boutique owner who provides the missing pieces to the story and gives Mara some extra support right when she needs it, and several brainless thugs to keep things moving along.

Plot: ***** 5 Stars
While LOVER ENSLAVED follows the standard romance outline to some extent, there are enough plot twists to keep the reader from guessing too much in advance. The pacing was fantastic, neither too slow nor too fast, and the overall story length was perfect.

Setting: **** 4 Stars
The author did a great job developing the world of the story, but I would have liked a little bit more background on the various races and their roles in the world. The fae are clearly on top, but they aren’t all royalty, and humans are apparently at the bottom, but what exactly is the role of the sprites, except to irritate Mara? I liked the level of description, however, as it was enough to provide a distinct vision of the world without bogging down the plot.

Romance: ***** 5 Stars
HOT! Lust leads to sexual tension leads to love in this fantasy, and it’s perfect. Dashael can’t resist Mara and does everything he can to seduce her, yet she manages to hold him off until neither can stand it any longer, despite the risks to their lives.

Genre - Romantic Fantasy: ***** 5 Stars
This was a perfect romantic fantasy. I couldn’t have asked for anything more!(less)

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May 13, 2013 Kelly rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, read-a-thon-reads, paranormal-romance, read-in-2013

Oh, Jodi Redford, you always know how to give a girl what she wants. And by that, of course, I mean that her characters are put into both sexy and harrowing situations and they respond with snark and shenanigans. As it turns out, I like ALL THOSE THINGS!

Mara and Dash are combustible. In a big way. He's got the sex fae thing going for him, she has wide-eyed naivete coupled with a bouncy hair and a knockout body that distracts Dash at every turn. Quite frankly, the two of them together works for m...more

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May 13, 2013 Shirley rated it 4 of 5 stars

One thing that I have learned about Jodi Redford is to always expect the unexpected. You never quite know what she is going to come up with. The only thing that you can be sure of is that whatever surprises she has in store, they will be entertaining. Lover Enslaved was definitely no exception.

It should be no surprise that the characters are what made this book so much fun. They were witty, fun, just the right amount of snarky and the supporting characters were just as much fun as Dash and Mara....more

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Dec 03, 2011 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this. Dash is charming and his scenes with Mara were funny or downright sexy. I've gotta read more of Jodi Redford's books. I've already got the first book of That Old Black Magic loaded up on my kindle.

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About Jodi Redford

At the ripe age of seven, I penned my first epic, complete with stick figure illustrations. Sadly, my drawing skills haven't improved much, but my love of creating fantasy worlds is still going strong.
Yep, I still love writing about fairies, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures, only my stories pack a little more heat these days.

I currently reside in Michigan with my husband and overgrown lapd...more

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