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Obsession By Treaty

(Qui Treaty Collection #6)

Kayla Stonor (Goodreads Author)

4.16 · Rating details · 38 ratings · 14 reviews

She vows to break him, her love knows no limits…

Obsession by Treaty is set in war-torn Earth, as the United Regions awaits the arrival of the Qui Empress, her consort, General Jaden, and the prisoners of war liberated under the new Qui Treaty.

On a routine tech recovery mission at a downed alien warship, Major Darby McCabe is contaminated by a psychotropic alien device. She vows to break him, her love knows no limits…

Obsession by Treaty is set in war-torn Earth, as the United Regions awaits the arrival of the Qui Empress, her consort, General Jaden, and the prisoners of war liberated under the new Qui Treaty.

On a routine tech recovery mission at a downed alien warship, Major Darby McCabe is contaminated by a psychotropic alien device. Her mind and emotions are twisted by psychosis as the love she secretly harbors for her commanding officer, Ethan Saracen, morphs into a dark, dangerous obsession. A sharp, highly competent military officer, Darby uses all her wits and resources to abduct Ethan, forcing him into sexual submission and taking complete control of his life.

Ethan can see no escape from the downward spiral of his destructive, forced relationship with sociopath Darby, a woman he once loved and now hates. She's taken everything – his pride, command, and capacity to function as a soldier, but the inconvenient truth that hurts most... he still loves her.

This is a dark psycho-thriller futuristic sci-fi romance with graphic language and violence that will appeal to fans of the prequel Under By Treaty. Readers are advised this novel contains scenes of a non-consensual nature and explicit sex.

This sexy sci fi romance is the fifth story in the Qui Treaty Collection inspired by Under By Treaty, a science fiction romance novel in Kayla Stonor’s Surrender collection. Each scifi romance is a standalone episodic story set in the Qui galactic empire, with annihilation of mankind held at bay only through the Treaty consummated between the Qui Empress and the human consort abducted under its terms. Although Obsession By Treaty is standalone, the story is set within a wider saga that continues in later stories. It is recommended to read the Qui Treaty Collection in order: See inside cover.

Reader please note: Kayla Stonor’s romance can be dark and edgy, hot and wicked, punishing and uplifting. If you find certain themes uncomfortable reading, these stories may not be for you. Obsession By Treaty contains extreme and mature themes including graphic violence. Please see more details regarding the content inside the cover. ...more

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Aug 13, 2015 Marianne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: futuristic-and-or-dystopian, smuttylicious, sci-fi, dark-romance-and-or-bdsm-themes, arcs-recieved-for-review

*Mild spoilers*

In the spirit of the open and honest review I promised Kayla in exchange for an ARC of Obsession By Treaty, I have a confession to make:

I was not sure I was going to enjoy this novel as much as the others. Why? *Ahem* I've grown addicted to the seductive Qui. True story: I swear, their pheromones have travelled through the internet and lodged themselves in my brain via my downloaded Kindle copy... In short; I wanted Otlu's story. Or Fitar 's. Or the continuation of Jaden & Sonil's ...more

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Aug 13, 2015 Meigan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: aliens, received-for-review, sci-fi-with-romance, sci-fi, dystopian-or-utopian, this-is-your-future

Dark, twisted, and dangerous. Kayla Stonor's Obsession by Treaty tells a story of how far one woman will go to get the one she loves.

Major Darby McCabe and Colonel Ethan Saracen are soldiers in the United Regions Forces. Working side by side, spending so much time in close quarters, they know and understand one another. They are also both fighting an attraction to one another. On a mission called the Petra Mission, in the region formerly known as Mongolia, they are tasked with sorting through w Dark, twisted, and dangerous. Kayla Stonor's Obsession by Treaty tells a story of how far one woman will go to get the one she loves.

Major Darby McCabe and Colonel Ethan Saracen are soldiers in the United Regions Forces. Working side by side, spending so much time in close quarters, they know and understand one another. They are also both fighting an attraction to one another. On a mission called the Petra Mission, in the region formerly known as Mongolia, they are tasked with sorting through wreckage from the K'Lahn invasion. When Darby stumbles upon a strange and pretty stone, things instantly change. Darby becomes harder, tougher, not the sweet and obedient Darby of times before. What happens afterwards is the stuff of nightmares, where she decides to act on her attraction to Ethan. Problem is, the stone is influencing her, infecting her with its dark powers, which she then turns on Ethan.

When Darby asks Ethan to join her on a picnic, he's at war with himself. He so badly wants to confess his feelings for his subordinate, but he's uncertain whether she will reciprocate, or if his confession will interfere with their working relationship. When Darby beats him to the punch and confesses her feelings, it's certainly not the moment he ever imagined it would be. And unfortunately, it turns out to be the worst moments of his life.

In Obsession by Treaty, Stonor once again brings something different to the table. Where the other novellas in this series have taken place in space or alien planets, here she brings readers home to Earth. Although with the war, Earth may as well be an alien planet. Up to this point, the relationships have taken place between the Qui race and humans; in this installment, she brings together two earthlings, which was another welcome change. There certainly wasn't the heat that arises between the Qui and humans, but Darby and Ethan were definitely hot in a dark, sick, and twisted way. Most of the other installments have been fairly tame in the romance/sex department, with exception of a few installments that had some darker themes, but Stonor brought out the big guns in Obsession by introducing rape/dubious consent alongside the darker themes, like abuse and humiliation.

This man's anguish was her drug of choice; the highs of his anger, the lows of his despair charged her blood, an intense exhilarating rush that made it impossible to stop. He was helpless before her addiction to him, trapped by her brilliance.

Ethan surely was tortured. And humiliated. And stripped of every defense against his attacker, including his mind at times. He was also raped, on more than one occasion, and to factor in his true feelings for Darby before his abduction, my heart really broke for him.

Her heartless use of him stole something precious from his core.
He'd put Darby on a pedestal. In the secret depths of his heart, she was the woman he loved, respected and cared for in a world of harsh war and brutal survival. Tonight she trampled on his dream, destroyed his hopes for a future with cruel and wanton abandon.

Bottom line, this was by far the best installment in Kayla Stonor's Qui Treaty series, with each installment bringing something new and fresh to the series. I really appreciate the fact that these stories are not cookie cutter or formulaic, and that's one of the best parts. Some stories are sweet and passionate, others are dark and seriously screwed up, and I love that not one story is the same as one that came before. These can all easily stand alone, so if there is an installment that contains themes that will make you uncomfortable, you can easily pass that one up and move to one that's within your reading tolerances without missing anything needed to comprehend the current story.

**Many thanks to Kayla Stonor for providing me with the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion. ...more

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Aug 22, 2015 Kristy rated it it was amazing

I received a free advance review copy from Kayla in exchange for your honest review.

WOW that was one dark ride, here I thought the previous book in the series was dark, but this one topped it. There is a warning at the very start of the book, so please read that before you continue.

Even with the added darkness I was transfixed to Darby & Ethan's story, based on a war torn Earth & not actually in space it was harder to let the actions happening in the story pass. But I found the conviction made b ...more

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Aug 13, 2015 Jen Cothran rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult-fiction, adult-sexual-content, author-arc, bdsm, dark-romance, dominance, drama, erotica, fantasy, gifted

I can't even say much about this book without giving away all the best parts of it. This book is dark, thrilling, twisted, and emotionally intense, so much so that your book hangover will be one that requires a glass of wine and a smoke. I didn't want to put this book down, when I did I was desperate to get back and see what was going to happen next. The whole book took on a life of it's own and you can't help but get sucked in and emotionally shredded by the events of the book. From start to fi ...more

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Aug 16, 2015 Karen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: aliens, arc-s, erotica, science-fiction-romance, space-opera

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a standalone novel. It does however advance the overall story in glimpses of what had happened prior to this point. This story seems even darker than those that came before it, maybe because both the main characters involved are human. The pacing is perfect to allow you to savor every dark moment or contemplate what is happening to them. The characters are very well drawn and pull you in because they have personalities that make the ...more

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Aug 14, 2015 G rated it really liked it

Shelves: femdom, dub-con

I received an ARC of this book from the author for an honest review.

Another intense ride in the Qui storyline, this time though the story revolves around two humans and takes place mostly on earth. This time between Darby and Ethan. After a mission sees her getting possessed by a Susharian artefact that enhances one's feeling for another to the point of possession. Darby goes off on a mission designed to humble the man she's been in love with secretly for years after working together. Designing ...more

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Aug 14, 2015 JB rated it really liked it

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Wowza! If ever there was a time to feel like you have gone through an emotional washing machine this is it. Darby is Ethan's subordinate in the military and they harbor feelings on each other that neither has ever acted upon. Until Darby is exposed to an alien device that twists how she feels into a dark twisted obsession. Ethan is a strong, prideful soldier and does not easily break from the torture and sex that Darby subjects him ...more

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Aug 26, 2015 Katrina Berry rated it it was amazing

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

Holy shiznit! Ms. Stonor has outdone herself with this one! *swoons and hits the floor with a thud* With twists and turns, this dark and psychological thriller sucks you in from page one and takes you on a roller coaster of emotions with themes/topics not meant for the faint hearted. While this story focus’ more on the two featured humans and their interactions and less on the “alien-ness” of the series if you will, with the exception of the ...more

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Aug 22, 2015 Sherry Vaughan rated it really liked it

Major Darby McCay has loved Colonel Ethan Saracen for a long time and he had lusted after her. Everything changes on the day that she picks up a pebble. The pebble is not what it seems. It's a piece of alien technology that influences the holder and plays on their darkest fantasies. Darbi kidnaps Ethan and begins to break him down by torture and sexual sadism. She thinks that she can keep this a secret but the nanotechnology that she develops in order to control the Colonel is coveted by many ot ...more

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Aug 24, 2015 Denise Mcnamara rated it it was amazing

I was gifted this book for an honest review. Kayla has done it again with this series. It will keep you captivated from cover to end. When an alien object makes Darby do unthinkable things, she and Ethan have to fight to get back the friendship they once shared. This dark luring tale has you shivering with fear and hatred and fighting with your own judment because you know she is not under her own influence. A must read

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Aug 26, 2015 Chu-Salyer Sharon rated it it was amazing

Good book, lots of sex.

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Aug 30, 2015 Dora Esquivel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: action, bdsm, scroxhing-hot

***Gritty, intense, and emotional***
This book had me at the edge of my seat. Wow! This book was dangerous, disturbing, and electrifying. Darby wants to possess Ethan in such a bad way, that the way she does it is so fast and terrifying, Ethan never stood a chance. Darby's enslavement of Ethan was very creative and creepy. You can feel and sense Ethan's fear throughout the pages of this book. As you experience Darby's downfall into madness and absolute power (power over Ethan), these unnerving ***Gritty, intense, and emotional***
This book had me at the edge of my seat. Wow! This book was dangerous, disturbing, and electrifying. Darby wants to possess Ethan in such a bad way, that the way she does it is so fast and terrifying, Ethan never stood a chance. Darby's enslavement of Ethan was very creative and creepy. You can feel and sense Ethan's fear throughout the pages of this book. As you experience Darby's downfall into madness and absolute power (power over Ethan), these unnerving feelings become a tangible passion you can almost taste and touch. Her obsession with Ethan is so alarming, that his fear and near panic state are crushing. All these intense and raw emotions make a heavy read, but not once while reading, did I want to stop.
Talk about psychological warfare. What Ethan experiences in the first few chapters had my heart skipping a beat, it was so dark and twisted, you could feel his agony and turmoil. Darby meticulously shredded every psychological, physical, and emotional barrier Ethan had. To systematically read the destruction of a person's psyche was disturbing. I had no idea how this would work out between them. The fallout between Ethan and Darby was heartbreaking and believable. It is an intense read and by far one of her darkest books, but I loved the story overall.
One thing I like about this whole series is that the men sound and act like men. Big and tough, with added layers of vulnerabilities. The women read as great warriors and without acting and sounding like other fem/Dom mistress I have read (cartoonish). Kayla's series is not light and fluffy. The aspects of war, intrigue, domination, and submission are not glossed over. The submission of these men is fierce and unapologetic, but their Dom's do not just exert pain just for pains sake. There is a method to the subjugation these men go through. You realize what is at stake for Earth and the Qui. This new enemy sounds very dangerous and can't wait to read more about them. I also can't wait to read more on Jaden (fingers crossed).
I have read many BDSM books both with m/m or f/m characters. So many other BDSM books have men being shaved, wearing female clothes and makeup, and never really fighting back against their captors. You don't read about their mental state, it just seems like they accept it (That is so frustrating). In Kayla's books you get to feel and experience the disturbing upheavals these men go through, their thoughts and feelings are understandable and most importantly believable. In many books, there is a lack of inner dialogue in which any person in that type of situation would be questioning what they are going through and why. I don't understand why some authors think that feminizing a male is sexy or appealing, its confusing to me. This what I like about Kayla's books, the men are not small and meek, they don't go into this with accepting hearts, they fight their conflicting feelings and their captors every chance they get.
Obsession by Treaty is a must read. The whole series is a must read. Kayla builds a great Sci-Fi world, though each book can be read as a standalone you feel a common thread that makes each book connected to the world of the Qui and all its galactic intrigue. I love this series. ...more

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May 19, 2016 Ari rated it it was amazing

This story was the only one missing from my collection and so I delved right in. I was no longer dealing with aliens being attracted to humans through pheromones, nope. I was dealing with humans being influenced by alien technology. Yea, it was hot, sexy, and a little rough and I find myself to be a totally disturbed person because I liked it. It was crazy how this chick didn't feel until too late. We’re dealing with rape if you want to get technical. And it makes you then question whether or no ...more

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Kayla Stonor is the pen name of an author of dark, edgy, erotic romance featuring alpha males who submit to the women they grow to love.

Kayla's writings are not the usual romantic fluff. Her novels often skate the edge of consent, with thrilling violence and dramatic relationships between powerful alpha males and dominant women.

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