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Taken: A Futuristic Erotic Anthology
Three erotic tales of romance set in the distant future...
Dementia by Jaid Black:
Dee Ellison is catapulted from earth and ends up in a mysterious alien world reminiscent of Planet of the Apes. The males of the planet, she soon discovers, keep human females as sex slaves. More terrifying yet, the Alpha Male of the Hoard is hot on Dee's trail...
Dragon's Mistress by Joanna Wylde:
Dani is a pleasure worker, not a spy. But when her Guild calls on her to infiltrate Lord Drake Van'hot's palace, she's willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish her mission. Even if it means becoming the Dragon's Mistress.
Too Hot To Handle by Shelby Morgen:
Jarla is a professional - A Bounty Hunter - and one of the best in the business. She's also a seeker of pleasure. The two have never interfered with each other... until now. She's hot on the trail of Thallin, a rogue Barbarian. But there's more to her quarry than she ever expected...
Dementia by Jaid Black:
Dee Ellison is catapulted from earth and ends up in a mysterious alien world reminiscent of Planet of the Apes. The males of the planet, she soon discovers, keep human females as sex slaves. More terrifying yet, the Alpha Male of the Hoard is hot on Dee's trail...
Dragon's Mistress by Joanna Wylde:
Dani is a pleasure worker, not a spy. But when her Guild calls on her to infiltrate Lord Drake Van'hot's palace, she's willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish her mission. Even if it means becoming the Dragon's Mistress.
Too Hot To Handle by Shelby Morgen:
Jarla is a professional - A Bounty Hunter - and one of the best in the business. She's also a seeker of pleasure. The two have never interfered with each other... until now. She's hot on the trail of Thallin, a rogue Barbarian. But there's more to her quarry than she ever expected...
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2003
About the author
Jaid Black
95 books752 followersJaid Black is the pseudonym of Tina Marie Engler—the founder/owner of the former Ellora's Cave Publishing. Engler has been featured in every major news outlet such as Forbes, Publisher's Weekly, Salon, and Time Magazine. Ms. Engler was officially recognized by Romantic Times Magazine with their first ever Trail Blazer award for being the mastermind of adult (erotic) romance as you know and love it today, as well as for the pivotal role she played in popularizing the e-book.
Writing as Jaid Black, her books have received numerous distinctions, including a nomination for the Henry Miller award for the best literary sex scene written in the English language. Most of her novels and novellas are a hybrid of sci-fi and adult romance. She is a proud member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA.)
Also writing as Jasmine LeVeaux
Writing as Jaid Black, her books have received numerous distinctions, including a nomination for the Henry Miller award for the best literary sex scene written in the English language. Most of her novels and novellas are a hybrid of sci-fi and adult romance. She is a proud member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA.)
Also writing as Jasmine LeVeaux
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January 29, 2010
I received this from paperbackswap.com and boy am I glad I didn't shell out $$ for this one.
The first story "Dementia" by Jaid Black received very good reviews on another website: "Her characters a richly developed and her love scenes will have you hunting for the fire extinguisher to put out the fire" and "While the other two stories in this anthology are ok, Jaid Black's Dementia is worth 5 stars all by itself. HOT- HOT- HOT!!" so I was expecting something good. Now I'm feeling like the pickiest reader on earth because I don't agree with those comments at all. I thought this story was horrendous. Stiff (ha, ha) card-board characters who I cared nothing about, a heroine who is basically raped and ends up loving it in the end and a giant He-Man, Ape-like Barbarian who claims her, generic world-building (this is supposed to be set in a futuristic world) and stimulating plants (uh, sorry, so *not* sexy) all add up to a snooze-fest. Decently developed characters? Not here. A writer who can make things sexy without constantly resorting to the C*nt word for female genitalia? Again not here. Is nothing but description after description of hard repeated thrusting supposed to be sexy? Sorry, it just didn't work for me. The sex was standard vanilla and very boring and silly in its over-the-top-ness.
I managed to read the other two stories and neither were at all memorable. They both featured paper thin plots and very little in the way of characterization. The stories were so brief that I guess it was difficult for the author to do much but that's a lame excuse as I've read good stuff that came in smaller packages than this.
The second story "Dragon's Mistress" showed promise but when the hero "Lord Drake Van'hot" (yep, Van'hot's the name, I kid you not) proclaims that "My brother is dead. . . I was his only heir and now I'm alone. He paused letting his words sink in." Let me tell you, they sure sunk into every dark crevice in my brain. I lost all focus, reread it twice, then two times more and was smirking so much I wasn't able to take anything seriously. His brother's only heir? Good lord, either there was some serious inbreeding going on in this universe or an editor missed a gargantuan flub. Every time he spoke all I could picture was a giant headed freak with a redneck accent, a giant netherpart and a bloody chainsaw. So not sexy.
The last story is about a female bounty hunter who treats men like crapola. When she catches up with her latest quarry, who just so happens to be the sexiest man alive, she is so distracted by his perfect butt that she forgets to drag him in ASAP. Now they're in love and it's too late! Oops!
All in all, I'd give this one a pass unless you come across a free copy and have nothing else to do.
The first story "Dementia" by Jaid Black received very good reviews on another website: "Her characters a richly developed and her love scenes will have you hunting for the fire extinguisher to put out the fire" and "While the other two stories in this anthology are ok, Jaid Black's Dementia is worth 5 stars all by itself. HOT- HOT- HOT!!" so I was expecting something good. Now I'm feeling like the pickiest reader on earth because I don't agree with those comments at all. I thought this story was horrendous. Stiff (ha, ha) card-board characters who I cared nothing about, a heroine who is basically raped and ends up loving it in the end and a giant He-Man, Ape-like Barbarian who claims her, generic world-building (this is supposed to be set in a futuristic world) and stimulating plants (uh, sorry, so *not* sexy) all add up to a snooze-fest. Decently developed characters? Not here. A writer who can make things sexy without constantly resorting to the C*nt word for female genitalia? Again not here. Is nothing but description after description of hard repeated thrusting supposed to be sexy? Sorry, it just didn't work for me. The sex was standard vanilla and very boring and silly in its over-the-top-ness.
I managed to read the other two stories and neither were at all memorable. They both featured paper thin plots and very little in the way of characterization. The stories were so brief that I guess it was difficult for the author to do much but that's a lame excuse as I've read good stuff that came in smaller packages than this.
The second story "Dragon's Mistress" showed promise but when the hero "Lord Drake Van'hot" (yep, Van'hot's the name, I kid you not) proclaims that "My brother is dead. . . I was his only heir and now I'm alone. He paused letting his words sink in." Let me tell you, they sure sunk into every dark crevice in my brain. I lost all focus, reread it twice, then two times more and was smirking so much I wasn't able to take anything seriously. His brother's only heir? Good lord, either there was some serious inbreeding going on in this universe or an editor missed a gargantuan flub. Every time he spoke all I could picture was a giant headed freak with a redneck accent, a giant netherpart and a bloody chainsaw. So not sexy.
The last story is about a female bounty hunter who treats men like crapola. When she catches up with her latest quarry, who just so happens to be the sexiest man alive, she is so distracted by his perfect butt that she forgets to drag him in ASAP. Now they're in love and it's too late! Oops!
All in all, I'd give this one a pass unless you come across a free copy and have nothing else to do.
August 27, 2011
Anthology. Average anthology - well actually above-average because most anthologies have too many duds. This one had three pretty solid stories. Nothing fantastic, but they were all good.
1. Dementia by Jaid Black. I've already read this story, which was just okay to me. ***
2. Dragon's Mistress by Joanna Wylde. Pretty good short story. I assume it's part of an ongoing series. Small taste of a bigger piece of pie. ***
3. Too Hot to Handle by Shelby Morgen. Jarla is a bounty hunter and comes across Thallin when a fire takes place and he's trying to get other slaves rescued. They're attracted to each other and find out they want more than one night together. Pretty good story. ***
1. Dementia by Jaid Black. I've already read this story, which was just okay to me. ***
2. Dragon's Mistress by Joanna Wylde. Pretty good short story. I assume it's part of an ongoing series. Small taste of a bigger piece of pie. ***
3. Too Hot to Handle by Shelby Morgen. Jarla is a bounty hunter and comes across Thallin when a fire takes place and he's trying to get other slaves rescued. They're attracted to each other and find out they want more than one night together. Pretty good story. ***
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