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The Trap
by
Indigo Wren
There s no escaping the man at the heart of his memories.
Three years ago, David and his college roommate, Ethan, were on the brink of unimaginable success, ready to revolutionize an industry and reap billions. Then David accidentally revealed the attraction he d never wanted to feel, and certainly never meant Ethan to see. Mortified, he ran from everything that mattered th...more
Three years ago, David and his college roommate, Ethan, were on the brink of unimaginable success, ready to revolutionize an industry and reap billions. Then David accidentally revealed the attraction he d never wanted to feel, and certainly never meant Ethan to see. Mortified, he ran from everything that mattered th...more
ebook, 214 pages
Published
October 19th 2010
by Samhain Publishing
(first published September 16th 2010)
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^^GETTING TRAPPED IS NEVER THIS GOOD!^^
This book was such a joy to read, from the first few pages I was laughing and fell instantly in love with our lead characters. However, the book is far from perfect but it offers a fantastic and fun filled read. Some readers might have a few problems with the content, but I stepped away from that and focused my attention on the author’s wonderful writing style, and the wonderful story of two stubborn men falling in love.
I am just in awe of how the author c...more
This book was such a joy to read, from the first few pages I was laughing and fell instantly in love with our lead characters. However, the book is far from perfect but it offers a fantastic and fun filled read. Some readers might have a few problems with the content, but I stepped away from that and focused my attention on the author’s wonderful writing style, and the wonderful story of two stubborn men falling in love.
I am just in awe of how the author c...more
This was a strange book for me. I really didn't care much for the characters but at the same time, I couldn't put the book down. It had my attention throughout.
Ethan, is a bossy, arrogant, over-bearing SOB and David is basically a weak push-over who's afraid to face his feelings and his past. I didn't have a problem with the "kidnapping". It's clearly wrong and I'm not condoning what Ethan did, but it's not what turned me off from the book. It was the way Ethan spoke to David and treated him th...more
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02.08.2011: Just reread it and I must say, I don't know anymore what had me so in the clouds during the first read - through. It's still well-written, and it's still gripping, but the things Ethan does to David now had me wince more than once.
Is it unlawful detention/ violation/ rape when it's presumably done out of love and care? Is it seduction if the other party involved doesn't have the choice - is denied the choice to reject it? I'm torn.
Original review:
The premise seems a bit strange i...more
Is it unlawful detention/ violation/ rape when it's presumably done out of love and care? Is it seduction if the other party involved doesn't have the choice - is denied the choice to reject it? I'm torn.
Original review:
The premise seems a bit strange i...more
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I almost didn't read this after reading reviews and comments by other readers. I am so glad I went ahead and read it.
For the most part I am not a fan of D/s reads, and perhaps the publisher should have mentioned that aspect of the book in the blurb. In my opinion, this book didn't focus on that. The book was more about the two characters years of emotional commitment and longing. I didn't see the "kidnapping" the way some of the other readers did- it was not a true kidnapping, more of a coercion...more
For the most part I am not a fan of D/s reads, and perhaps the publisher should have mentioned that aspect of the book in the blurb. In my opinion, this book didn't focus on that. The book was more about the two characters years of emotional commitment and longing. I didn't see the "kidnapping" the way some of the other readers did- it was not a true kidnapping, more of a coercion...more
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3.5 stars. This book was recommended by Fiona. I see why she shelved it with her "Pants-rippers" (her M/M version of bodice-rippers) because a lot of this book had a recurring theme of "no means yes". Ethan and David were roommates in college and they came up with the idea for a brilliant internet business. On the eve of their meeting with potential investors, David sees Ethan naked in the shower and becomes aroused while watching. When Ethan catches David "taking care of" his arousal, rather th...more
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I enjoyed this book. I'm giving it 4.5 stars which will round up to 5.
The deduction is mainly because of the money angle. By making them so rich, the whole scenario lost a lot of its relevance/believability for me. Perhaps the whole scenario is unbelievable anyway, but, hey, it's a story, most m/m romances don't bear much semblance to real life.
I thought that it was extremely well written, especially for a first book. Given the author's background as an editor, that probably explains the excelle...more
The deduction is mainly because of the money angle. By making them so rich, the whole scenario lost a lot of its relevance/believability for me. Perhaps the whole scenario is unbelievable anyway, but, hey, it's a story, most m/m romances don't bear much semblance to real life.
I thought that it was extremely well written, especially for a first book. Given the author's background as an editor, that probably explains the excelle...more
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An excellent easy reader, best described as warm fuzzy angst! A beautifully written debut novel from Indigo Wren. Enjoyed David's inner voice, this guy has the biggest inferiority complex going. And just loved Ethan, the hot manipulative billionaire.
David Holmes goes on holiday to a luxury island resort to find that it is owned by his ex college room-mate and business partner Ethan Locke. David ran away from Ethan after an embarrassing incident in a hotel room three years ago. Ethan has lure Dav...more
David Holmes goes on holiday to a luxury island resort to find that it is owned by his ex college room-mate and business partner Ethan Locke. David ran away from Ethan after an embarrassing incident in a hotel room three years ago. Ethan has lure Dav...more
I guess I’m becoming shallower by the day because the first thing I liked about this book was the cover. Yes! THAT cover. The one with the headless, muscular, mostly-naked torso on it. The kind of cover I usually hate and roll my eyes at. I’m so embarrassed for admitting this, I’ll probably go hide under a rock or something.
So let’s pretend I didn’t say that and move on.
After drooling over the damn cover, I started reading and I instantly loved the writing; it’s witty and funny, two qualities...more
So let’s pretend I didn’t say that and move on.
After drooling over the damn cover, I started reading and I instantly loved the writing; it’s witty and funny, two qualities...more
This is totally a soap opera and the melodrama doesn't end with the farfetched premise. If you stop at any point in this story and wonder what would be the most soap-opera-melodramatic thing that could happen next, you will have probably predicted the next plot twist. However, the dialogue is snappy, the writing style is smooth and very pleasing, and Ethan and David make a hot couple.
The dub-con is much more psychological than physical, but definitely there. This is a story of two young inexper...more
The dub-con is much more psychological than physical, but definitely there. This is a story of two young inexper...more
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May 02, 2013
Lisa Henry
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
just-wow,
m-m,
phwoar,
something-in-my-eye,
bdsm,
enemies-no-not-really,
first-times,
dub-con
Ok, so I read this book in my pre-GR days, but it's still a favourite. It does require a certain suspension of disbelief in order to get the whole thing rolling though: a rich guy basically arranges to have his old college best mate stranded on a luxurious island with him, and coerces him into sex. But it's also more than that, promise.
There are some elements of dub con here, in that David is totally reliant on Ethan in this situation, and Ethan is pushing him way faster than he wants to go. Al...more
There are some elements of dub con here, in that David is totally reliant on Ethan in this situation, and Ethan is pushing him way faster than he wants to go. Al...more
Hmm...interesting read. The plot line reminds me of something Derekica Snake would write (the whole kidnap/rape/reform premise).
It wasn't really that impact-ful. Not as intense as some of the stuff Snake wrote (e.g. My Hostage My Love) but because of that, it had oddly sweet moments that stood out for their own sake and not because of context. However, because it wasn't a mental and emotional bulldozer, the entire situation just seemed...wrong the way kidnap/rape/reform situations should, I gue...more
It wasn't really that impact-ful. Not as intense as some of the stuff Snake wrote (e.g. My Hostage My Love) but because of that, it had oddly sweet moments that stood out for their own sake and not because of context. However, because it wasn't a mental and emotional bulldozer, the entire situation just seemed...wrong the way kidnap/rape/reform situations should, I gue...more
A solid 4.5
This is the author’s only book I could find, and I LOVED IT. It was an indulgingly woven plot, with rational and witty whips lashes that didn’t let me put it down. The romance was sweet, sometimes too sweet but it was ardently balanced with enough angst sentiments to keep it from falling into the “hopeless love” oblivion category. The david character is very meticulously thought through. And I am glad that I didn’t turn a page (or click the next page) and found out that everything cha...more
This is the author’s only book I could find, and I LOVED IT. It was an indulgingly woven plot, with rational and witty whips lashes that didn’t let me put it down. The romance was sweet, sometimes too sweet but it was ardently balanced with enough angst sentiments to keep it from falling into the “hopeless love” oblivion category. The david character is very meticulously thought through. And I am glad that I didn’t turn a page (or click the next page) and found out that everything cha...more
I normally avoid M/M romance and erotica, but Indigo Wren's THE TRAP is making me wonder if I've made a terrible mistake - because it is AWESOME and it is HOT.
I really want to throw my 0.02 in about the issue of David's deprivation at the beginning of the story, which seems to have occasioned the most conflict from other reviewers. My first comment, the most important one, is: if you can read a sample of the book, check out the the first few pages and see how it strikes you. I knew by the time...more
I really want to throw my 0.02 in about the issue of David's deprivation at the beginning of the story, which seems to have occasioned the most conflict from other reviewers. My first comment, the most important one, is: if you can read a sample of the book, check out the the first few pages and see how it strikes you. I knew by the time...more
The beginning of this book was torture to read. I kept feeling pissed off and frustrated. I hated the means Ethan used to get David to realize the things he needed to realize. I wanted more talking on Ethan's part. I know there was fear on both sides, but there should have been a better way. I wanted a mix of what Ethan did and compassion for David. I felt like there wasn't nearly enough conveyance of feeling on Ethan's part. I think David would have realized his fears weren't valid if Ethan wou...more
Lady Scarlet’s Review:
I’d like to state here and now that The Trap is a good story in terms of story-telling. Poignant, well-written, the book is very good at plucking the right notes at the right moments. Each time. I don’t think there’s a moment when Ms. Wren was off in that particular area.
Unfortunately, I found one huge element in the book too much to take to love it. And this book is worth love. The characters are strong but not inhumanely so. They hurt, bleed, cry and breathe like real peo...more
I’d like to state here and now that The Trap is a good story in terms of story-telling. Poignant, well-written, the book is very good at plucking the right notes at the right moments. Each time. I don’t think there’s a moment when Ms. Wren was off in that particular area.
Unfortunately, I found one huge element in the book too much to take to love it. And this book is worth love. The characters are strong but not inhumanely so. They hurt, bleed, cry and breathe like real peo...more
There was something just about the plot description that appealed to me straight away and after that it only got better!
Right from the very start I have fallen madly in love with David and Ethan. For the last couple of years I have read many books of this type but this one very quickly climbed up to the top of my all-time favoutites!
The story is very good (believable, fast paced, interesting), the characters in it are even better (strong willed, outspoken, funny, successful and to my surprise m...more
Right from the very start I have fallen madly in love with David and Ethan. For the last couple of years I have read many books of this type but this one very quickly climbed up to the top of my all-time favoutites!
The story is very good (believable, fast paced, interesting), the characters in it are even better (strong willed, outspoken, funny, successful and to my surprise m...more
Aug 02, 2011
Heather C
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Heather C by:
Finn Marlowe
Shelves:
contemporary-romance,
dubcon-rape,
ebook,
enemies-to-lovers,
friends-to-lovers,
m-m,
read-2011,
amazon
So...I read this only because I was challenged by Finn Marlowe, and to be perfectly honest I wasn't expecting to like it at all. Actually I don't really know what I was expecting, but this wasn't it. I think the only part I was bothered by was that none of it really bothered me at all. I actully liked Ethan more than David for the first half of the book. Don't ask me why, because I'm not going to say. Most people probably won't agree. But, by the end, I had connected with them both. I'm glad the...more
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This is tough to review. I actually took a break from reading this because it bothered me.
I found Ethan's measures over the top. I understand David's fears and his running; however, everything just seems so extreme.
I felt cheated on the ending. The author spent so much time describing their feelings and the situation in the first two-thirds of the book. The ending is short and to the point. I found myself skimming parts of the story because the emotional parts got repetitive. I would have like...more
I found Ethan's measures over the top. I understand David's fears and his running; however, everything just seems so extreme.
I felt cheated on the ending. The author spent so much time describing their feelings and the situation in the first two-thirds of the book. The ending is short and to the point. I found myself skimming parts of the story because the emotional parts got repetitive. I would have like...more
I think this is the first book this author has done but I hope she writes many more to come. The Trap takes you on a full emotional rollercoaster. Both characters are well crafted, lovingly infused with humor, emotion, fear, stubbornness, pain, and anger. Their connection is fiery and dynamic. They push and pull at each other, each afraid of being hurt which creates a lot of tension. At times I wanted to slap both men silly as they deserved their pain and other times wanted to cry with happiness...more
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David and Ethan were close friends at college and planned to set up a company together. The night before pitching the company something happens which mortifies David so much that he runs. Runs from Ethan, from the business, from himself, and for the next three years he sets up his own company and is generally rather miserable, unable to connect with anyone, and basically keeps running. Meanwhile, Ethan has taken the business idea and become the latest IT billionaire.
We catch up with David as he...more
We catch up with David as he...more
Sexy, compelling story that bears some resemblance to FSOG--super-hot twenty-something billionaire-dom and his much more modest-in-every-way sub/love--but actually feels believable. It helps that Ethan and David like a lot of real-world couples start off as best friends in college. That gives them a strong stake in each others' welfare that would credibly transcend the money/status differences that make FSOG occasionally feel like such a crude wish-fulfillment.
Not that wish-fulfillment is absen...more
Not that wish-fulfillment is absen...more
This is a very thought-provoking book. I think it is an example of how skillful writing can carry a book even when so much of the premise and subject matter is problematic.
There are all kinds of issues with the story here. David and Ethan were best friends, roommates and business partners, their fledgling business poised to take off to stratospheric heights of fame and financial success. On the eve of this achievement, there was an incident in a hotel room which revealed a long-denied secret: Da...more
There are all kinds of issues with the story here. David and Ethan were best friends, roommates and business partners, their fledgling business poised to take off to stratospheric heights of fame and financial success. On the eve of this achievement, there was an incident in a hotel room which revealed a long-denied secret: Da...more
The things I liked about this book. Great characters that go through significant emotional journeys to make it to their happy ending. I would have found the premise off putting if the author had not so compellingly convinced me of the closeness of the friendship between the two main characters first and foremost and with that a deep understanding of each others natures. If this book had a theme it would be of faith, trust and perseverence. The ending was deeply satisfying. I give the author cred...more
An excellent must read!
I don't often write reviews, obvious reason being I don't know what to say. But this book was a must review.
Ethan and David completely captured me the moment I opened the book. Indigo Wren fleshed out both characters so completely there was no way to not love them.
I loved how the story line began and progressed, not from the moment of fracture between the two mc's, but from years down the road and had u wondering what happened. The way the past unfolded during the story...more
I don't often write reviews, obvious reason being I don't know what to say. But this book was a must review.
Ethan and David completely captured me the moment I opened the book. Indigo Wren fleshed out both characters so completely there was no way to not love them.
I loved how the story line began and progressed, not from the moment of fracture between the two mc's, but from years down the road and had u wondering what happened. The way the past unfolded during the story...more
I have very mixed feelings about this novel - at the time of reading I found it almost impossible to put down, but on reflection I have problems with the whole kidnapping scenario.
It's not necessarily a realistic premise with the billionaire kidnapping his old friend after a couple of years apart, now ready to explore a D/s gay relationship for the first time. However, the way Wren shows the two of them interacting had me convinced while I was reading.
If you can forgive a dominant for kidnapping...more
It's not necessarily a realistic premise with the billionaire kidnapping his old friend after a couple of years apart, now ready to explore a D/s gay relationship for the first time. However, the way Wren shows the two of them interacting had me convinced while I was reading.
If you can forgive a dominant for kidnapping...more
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i absolutely loved this book!
the story was interesting from the beginning till the end. the writing style is awesome as the author knew exactly when to give away which kind of information but also didn't use useless fillers (or at least i wasn't aware of them). one of the best parts of this book must be the witty dialogues which had me grinning all the time ^^ and the hot scenes... damn... the first one in the kitchen, and the others... (i don't want to give away too much =)
Although I agree wit...more
the story was interesting from the beginning till the end. the writing style is awesome as the author knew exactly when to give away which kind of information but also didn't use useless fillers (or at least i wasn't aware of them). one of the best parts of this book must be the witty dialogues which had me grinning all the time ^^ and the hot scenes... damn... the first one in the kitchen, and the others... (i don't want to give away too much =)
Although I agree wit...more
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Like most people, Indigo Wren is a dabbler.
Professionally, she plays violin and viola. And she writes. In addition to her own work, she writes, edits, and proofreads dry, technical stuff—mostly for dry, technical corporations that would probably burst into flames from shock if they ever got a glimpse of what their favorite freelancer writes in her “off hours.”
Unprofessionally, Indigo draws, paints...more
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Professionally, she plays violin and viola. And she writes. In addition to her own work, she writes, edits, and proofreads dry, technical stuff—mostly for dry, technical corporations that would probably burst into flames from shock if they ever got a glimpse of what their favorite freelancer writes in her “off hours.”
Unprofessionally, Indigo draws, paints...more
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“True submission comes from a place of strength, ... because submitting means choosing to make yourself vulnerable to another person. It takes real guts to do that. It isn't weakness at all - exactly the opposite, in fact.”
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