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Together Bound

(Sentries #2)

Elizabeth Noble (Goodreads Author)

3.96 · Rating details · 125 ratings · 26 reviews

Todd Ruger is a sentry, a very good one, some might say the best. He was eleven when he and Nick were bound as master and slave. Todd spent the years Nick lived in the slave village waiting for the day Nick could leave and they’d be together, bit by bit building a life for both of them. He took his role of master seriously. It was his responsibility to provide for Nick, pr ...more

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Published October 10th 2011 by Dreamspinner Press (first published October 9th 2011)

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Oct 11, 2011 Brat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adventure, angst, bdsm, futuristic, gay, magic, novel, romance-bdsm, series, suspence

OMG!! I loved it!! I loved seeing Todd and Nick show their closeness and you could feel how anxious Nick was about how they were going to have to work. Even though Todd does not want to be a Master Master, he still embodies it unconciously and Nick does a very little bit of Topping from Below to get his needs met. It is wonderfully and artfully done and written 'cause Todd is an Alpha Male and he cannot help dominating and being who he is yet in a loving and caring way, ready and willing to do a ...more

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Jun 12, 2011 CAS rated it it was amazing

Shelves: won, sequels-to-read

'Start as you mean to go on' is very fitting for both this series and the two main characters, Todd and Nick Ruger. With this second book in the ‘Sentries’ series the author’s skill with world building and character development remains strong and true. Layer by layer the hidden depths of this world and those that inhabit it is being slowly revealed and all is not always as it seems. Almost two years after the conclusion of the first book Todd and ”Nicky” are taking on their first undercover assi 'Start as you mean to go on' is very fitting for both this series and the two main characters, Todd and Nick Ruger. With this second book in the ‘Sentries’ series the author’s skill with world building and character development remains strong and true. Layer by layer the hidden depths of this world and those that inhabit it is being slowly revealed and all is not always as it seems. Almost two years after the conclusion of the first book Todd and ”Nicky” are taking on their first undercover assignment as Sentries. With war looming as well as the threat of separation they face off against not one but two enemies at the same time; one known and one unknown. Either one has both the power and the means to destroy everything they have worked so hard for as Master/slave, bonded mates and as Sentries.

For me the heart and soul of this series is and always will be the breathtaking relationship between Todd and Nicky and the strength of their bond. When things begin to fall apart and communication breaks down each man is most concerned with what HE might have done to contribute to this. It is quite heart wrenching to witness. Todd and Nicky’s relationship feels solid and familiar, full of their trademark humor and warm affection. Under the influence of a mysterious supernatural force Todd becomes a bit more aggressive sexually much to Nicky’s delight. And that is the key here, “to Nicky’s delight”. At the core of their lovemaking at all times is a deep abiding love and complete awareness of the other’s needs both physical and emotional. It seems no one and no thing can come between these two strong and determined men. As always Todd and Nick are willing to fight and die if necessary to protect what is theirs.

This series continues to grow more and more fascinating and is very addictive. The writing is tight and smooth flowing with no excess of descriptive paragraphs, dialog or scenes. The plot is very well thought out and executed and feels very credible for the world the author has so skillfully created. The suspense builds slowly and steadily creating a fair amount of tension. It carries the story and the reader right along with it to a very chilling confrontation with a horrifyingly gruesome enemy. The ending is deeply satisfying yet definitely leaves the door wide open for more.

'Together Bound' could be read alone as it is a complete story in and of itself, however, you would miss so much of the heart of this series by not experiencing Todd and Nick's journey to where they are when this book takes place. If this installment is any indication of what is yet to come I for one am on board for more. I intend to purchase a print copy for my Keeper shelf to go right next to my copy of ‘Marked Yours’.

NOTE: This book has been provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Queer Magazine Online.

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Oct 14, 2011 Marsha Spence rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy-para

I really loved this follow up to Marked Yours. The world building continues and what Nicky and Todd when through was well thought out. The new world order is terrifying. Looking forward to the next one very, very much.

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Sep 27, 2012 Helle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: abuse, apocalyptic, bdsm, assassin, challenge-2014, children, crime, cultural, disability, doctor

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Sep 22, 2011 Jeff Erno rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gay-paranormal, dystopian

Together Bound, Book 2 of the Sentries series by Elizabeth Noble, is a continuation of Todd and Nicky's love story. Again set in the dystopian future, the story opens with the couple facing yet another challenge to their relationship. Todd is summoned by the government to turn over his slave. Not wanting to lose Nicky, Todd cuts a deal, agreeing to go undercover at a slave orphanage to investigate the strange behavior of the region's chancellor. Todd and Nicky set out together on this clandestin Together Bound, Book 2 of the Sentries series by Elizabeth Noble, is a continuation of Todd and Nicky's love story. Again set in the dystopian future, the story opens with the couple facing yet another challenge to their relationship. Todd is summoned by the government to turn over his slave. Not wanting to lose Nicky, Todd cuts a deal, agreeing to go undercover at a slave orphanage to investigate the strange behavior of the region's chancellor. Todd and Nicky set out together on this clandestine mission, posing as acquaintances.

They are not quite prepared for what they uncover, though. A powerful and sadistic parasitic shape-shifter has infiltrated the orphanage and is using the chancellor's body as its host. This particular shifter uses pheromones and libido to control its victims, and soon both Todd and Nicky fall under the spell of this venomous creature.

Multiple times Nicky is violated by the shifter and struggles with horrendous guilt, feeling somehow responsible for his own rape. Todd too blames himself, feeling as if he failed to protect his mate from the monster. Ultimately the couple work together to defeat their common enemy but then must face another unexpected challenge.

As with book one, I love the Master/slave relationship depicted in this story. Both partners are equal in terms of their value within the relationship, yet they have distinct roles in the others' lives. Todd is the leader, the decision maker, and the protector. Nicky is his obedient sub who tends to his Master's every need. They compliment each other beautifully, in every aspect of their lives.

My only criticism is that I was very frustrated when Nicky was trying to talk to Todd on several occasions about an important issue, and Todd continuously brushed him off. I thought this to be unrealistic and out of character. It reminded me of a soap opera, where one of the characters is about to reveal something and then repeatedly gets interrupted. Those kinds of scenes are so frustrating to me because I want to just scream: JUST SAY IT!

Overall, I loved the book and will soon be moving on to Book Three. ...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Pixie Mmgoodbookreviews rated it really liked it

Shelves: futuristic, fantasy, science-fiction, paranormal

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I would advise that before you read this you read the first Sentries book Marked Yours as you get a better feel of the world building and the bond between Todd and Nick. This is set in the future three hundred years after a cataclysmic natural disaster. Nick is near to panicking when he receives a letter de ...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Jo * Smut-Dickted * rated it it was amazing

Shelves: theme-capture-dubcon-slave, m-m, read-on-kindle, 2019-sh-recs

Better than the first this one had great action. We see Nick grow up more here which is nice. The sex, as always, is hot. I'm not a huge fan of misunderstandings spouting from not feeling like characters can communicate but it actually works here - though I hope that is not part of the next book as they are now beyond that. I enjoyed the supernatural element - it felt real and added a bit of scare and suspense. I'm now on to #3 in the series. I'm really enjoying this series. It is a little corny ...more

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Jul 31, 2013 Christy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, fantasy-paranormal-science-fiction, on-my-kindle, arc

Returning to this fabulous post-disaster world created by Elizabeth Noble was such fun. Todd and Nick have been together for eighteen months now and their bond is stronger than ever. My curiosity was completely piqued to see how their mating was working out and to watch them in action together again. The fact that this story comes with so many possible repercussions, both positive and negative, due to its political machinations had me on the edge of my seat.

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Jan 08, 2012 Erica Pike rated it it was amazing

Shelves: add-th

I liked the first book, but this one was MUCH better. Still a bit too much sex in it - which would be okay if the scenes were shorter. I get that it was necessary at the Estate, but before they went there were a number of sex scenes that could have been reduced to just one (she writes amazing sex scenes - not saying anything negative about that, just that I was anxious to get to the actual story).

I've had limited time to read over the past days and had to put this book down a lot. It wasn't rea ...more

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Aug 31, 2013 SueM rated it liked it

Shelves: dystopia, post-apocalyptic, prisoner-slave, cop-agent-military-pi, fantasy, bingo-challenge, m-m

I have mixed feelings about this one, the second book in Noble's Sentries series. I really like the premise of this series, but while I enjoyed the basic plot of this one, I found myself starting to skim through the numerous and extensive sex scenes. It just felt a little unbalanced to me - too much sex (shock! horror!) and not enough plot or character development for my taste.

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Nov 02, 2019 Joscelyn Smith rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a great follow-up to book one, Marked Yours, and I really enjoyed Nick and Todd's continuing journey. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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Aug 20, 2013 Chris, the Dalek King rated it liked it

Shelves: mc-pairing-mm, distopian, d-s, abuse, leather, magic-and-supernatural, murder-and-mystery, shifters-and-things-that-bite, uniforms-and-private-dicks

Turns out Eminent Domain sucks no matter what century you are stuck in. And when you are the slave that's being domained, it sucks even worse.

Todd and Nicky, in this follow-up to Marked Yours, have never been particularly fond of being separated, so it comes as no surprise that their reaction to being shanghaied into helping with the new chancellor's problems goes down about as well as Nicky on coffee restriction. Forced to go undercover at the Chancellor's retreat/orphan-slave home, the pair are fac Turns out Eminent Domain sucks no matter what century you are stuck in. And when you are the slave that's being domained, it sucks even worse.

Todd and Nicky, in this follow-up to Marked Yours, have never been particularly fond of being separated, so it comes as no surprise that their reaction to being shanghaied into helping with the new chancellor's problems goes down about as well as Nicky on coffee restriction. Forced to go undercover at the Chancellor's retreat/orphan-slave home, the pair are faced with separation anxiety, one oily villain, and enough communication issues to fund a therapists early retirement--that is if therapist even survived the switch-over from sane world to wild-west dystopia.

I like Nicky and Todd. Unfortunately, I think I like them enough to realize that what I like about them has more to do with who they can be, than with who they are. I love the master/slave dynamic they have--the strength and dependency they have on and for each other comes across as real and very potent. Yet, overlaid over all that sexual tension and love is a unhealthy dose of codependency with a annoying helping of uncommunicative secrecy. No relationship is perfect, but I was kind of hoping they had moved on a little from these issues since the end of the last book to the beginning of this one. Even a little growth would have been nice. But this book had just as much emotional baggage, if not more, than the last one and it was simply too much for me. Either have ultimate evil dude as the problem or crippling emotional issues, but for the love of god don't have both.

Other than my issues with their issues, it was a good book. The sex, as always, was well written, the bad dude was properly evil (even if I had to physically walk away from my kindle after the non-con scenes) and I was thrilled that we got to see more hunting in this book than we did in the previous one. Plus this books ends on a bit of a cliff-hanger as to what will become of the pair, so you are left wanting to read the third in the series--though I am not sure I can stomach much more "but he won't love me anymore, oh woe is me!!" from the pair, much longer.

I think this is going to top out at three stars for me--just too much personal angst. Read if you just have to know what happens to Todd and Nick, but for the love of god remember that kindles are not made to bounce off walls...unless you have those new, cool padded kind ;D ...more

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Mar 21, 2012 Adara rated it it was ok

Not a pretty review, if the star rating didn't give it away.

It's somewhere around a 2 or 2.5, and the only reason it gets that high is because the premise of the universe is reasonably unique and the plot was half decent, though mired by unnecessary sex scenes. (view spoiler) ...more

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Jun 14, 2013 Becky Condit rated it really liked it

I was grateful when I got the second book in the Sentries series. The first one introduced me to Todd and Nick, master and slave, and also Sentries, men who helped to keep others safe from the nasties of the world.

We start out on an unbelievable happening. Todd receives notice that he is to turn Nick over as eminent domain. Nick is scared out of his mind that he will be separated from his master and Todd is trying desperately to come up with an alternative.

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Nov 03, 2013 Danielle rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm, slaves, shifters, dub-con-non-con, dystopian, 2015

I have to give this one 4 stars just based on the fact that it was 100 times better than the first book in the series.

The boys were great together in the first book and they really come into their relationship in this one. You really started to understand the way their relationship works and how it'll keep growing. Though Todd did bug me in that half the book Nick tried to get him to listen to his apology and he just ignored him. Which results in a small (should have been major) fight that coul ...more

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Nov 14, 2011 Wendy Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: app-ereader, series, genre-fantasy, genre-paranormal, sex-bdsm-kink, sex-partner-mm

I love this series! In this second book, we learn a little more about the new world and get to see the growth in Nick and Todd’s relationship. Some unfair manipulation and coercion on the part of one government type leader sends them off on their next mission and straight into the clutches of a strong and cunning paranormal creature intent on destroying them (but not before taking his pleasure first).

There was a definite creepy factor along with the suspense in this story. As the creature start ...more

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Apr 16, 2016 Teresa rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm, own, prism-review, promo-free-gift, romances, series, bdsm, dystopian-apocalyptic, sci-fi, z_2016-challenge-read

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3.5 Stars -

Together Bound is the second book in the Sentries series, and it once again follows sentry Todd and his slave Nick. It is a good story with a stormy atmosphere, although with maybe a little too much sex.

I really liked Todd. He was strong and loving. I wanted to like Nick but I found him a little weak at times and I thought his insecurities after being w ...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Anne Barwell rated it really liked it

Shelves: ebook

Read this one in almost one sitting - the author tells an action/drama very well and I didn't want to put it down. Am enjoying this series and watching Nick and Todd grow both individually and as a couple.

4 out of 5 (4.5) because of all the sex - it was well written and hot, but I find too much of it and I start to skim, which is what I was doing with the scenes not connected to the bad guy/plot the more the story went along. Sorry!

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Jul 18, 2013 Andrea added it

Shelves: did-not-finish

Nick and Todd have been together for a while at the start of this book. It didn't take me very long to figure out that I was more interested in them getting together than I was in them actually being together. I just wasn't that into them.

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Feb 21, 2012 Mouse rated it it was amazing

Love this series. This book was better than the first (and I loved the first). It had less plotting and suspending of belief issues, though, they were still there at times.

Still, THIS BOOK IS GREAT.

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