Captivity

by Ann Herendeen

Six years have passed since Amalie married Dominic and became 'Gravina Aranyi. Amalie and Dominic have a daughter, Jana, a fighter like her father, brave beyond her years; and a son, Val, a budding genius at not quite two years old, who speaks three languages but wears a diaper at night. Dominic's companion, Stefan Ormonde, has moved on to marry and start his own family.


Now Amalie has learned a few things about Dominic's past. And in her jealousy and anger, she sets out on a dangerous journey with the children, only to be ambushed by bandits. As she tries to free herself through the use of her telepathic gift she makes a horrifying her captor is gifted too.


Dominic and his new companion, the intrepid young officer Niall Galloway, must rescue Amalie and the children from a madman and his army of desperate outlaws. It will take all of Dominic and Niall's skills of telepathy and swordsmanship to save their family—and it's up to Amalie to protect herself and the children in the meantime.


But for the Aranyi family, the enemy within is the most dangerous.

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First published November 13, 2011

About the author

A native New Yorker and lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Ann Herendeen is a graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in English while maintaining a strong interest in English history. She enjoys reading—and writing—for escape.
Ann writes from the "third perspective," the woman who prefers a bisexual husband and enjoys a polyamorous, m/m/f menage. With Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander, Ann put a new twist on a traditional form, creating the ultimate love story she always wanted to read: an m/​m/​f Regency romance. In Pride/​Prejudice, a finalist in the Bisexual Fiction category for the 2011 Lambda Literary Award, she dares to tell the hidden bisexual story within Jane Austen's classic novel.
In the summer of 2011, Ann launched her e-book series, "Eclipsis : Lady Amalie's memoirs," beginning with the novella Recognition. These novels and novellas, set in a sword-and-sorcery world, follow the telepathic Amelia Herzog as she finds love, a family, and a home, while addressing issues of feminism, ecology and sexuality.