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Taken
The mystical. The beautiful. The immortal.
The monsters.
There has always been conflicting tales when it came to fae. While there were stories told of how wondrous and beautiful they were, the priesthood guaranteed the citizens of Orléa how evil and blood thirsty their true nature was.
But there was good and evil in everyone, right?
Galien's ailing mother, her virtuous ways, and her love of the fae was the good that humankind represented. And his father, High Merchant Rose, who was forcing an arranged marriage between Galien and future Templar Alphonse Bordeaux, represented the wickedness. An arranged marriage between man and man, no less!
The priesthood also said it was a blessing to be born as a femüra. But it felt more like a curse, to be born in the body of a man, yet able to bear children. And it was the only thing that made Galien feel special, or interesting.
He was desperate to have his own adventures, to have some purpose other than to unite House Rose and House Bordeaux. Not to pretend he is off adventuring with faeries in the stories he reads. Not to live the life of excitement through Alphonse's daring deeds in the field of battle. Nor his father's old war stories.
Who would believe that his own tale would begin at the gallows...
TAKEN is a 44k MM Fantasy Romance, part one in a series that follows Galien through his story with the fae. It contains dark themes, occassional foul language, graphic violence, elements of mpreg, and steamy encounters. It is meant to be read in order, and not suitable for readers under eighteen. WARNING: The books do contain minor cliffhangers leading into the next book in the A TALE OF MEN AND FAE series.
The monsters.
There has always been conflicting tales when it came to fae. While there were stories told of how wondrous and beautiful they were, the priesthood guaranteed the citizens of Orléa how evil and blood thirsty their true nature was.
But there was good and evil in everyone, right?
Galien's ailing mother, her virtuous ways, and her love of the fae was the good that humankind represented. And his father, High Merchant Rose, who was forcing an arranged marriage between Galien and future Templar Alphonse Bordeaux, represented the wickedness. An arranged marriage between man and man, no less!
The priesthood also said it was a blessing to be born as a femüra. But it felt more like a curse, to be born in the body of a man, yet able to bear children. And it was the only thing that made Galien feel special, or interesting.
He was desperate to have his own adventures, to have some purpose other than to unite House Rose and House Bordeaux. Not to pretend he is off adventuring with faeries in the stories he reads. Not to live the life of excitement through Alphonse's daring deeds in the field of battle. Nor his father's old war stories.
Who would believe that his own tale would begin at the gallows...
TAKEN is a 44k MM Fantasy Romance, part one in a series that follows Galien through his story with the fae. It contains dark themes, occassional foul language, graphic violence, elements of mpreg, and steamy encounters. It is meant to be read in order, and not suitable for readers under eighteen. WARNING: The books do contain minor cliffhangers leading into the next book in the A TALE OF MEN AND FAE series.
- GenresM M Romance
186 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2019
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July 6, 2019
this was so much fun... sometimes im a bit scared to try fae stories and magic.. sometimes they are not the best.. but this was a lot of fun.. it was interesting and fast paced.. it was action packed and kept me on the edge of my seat.. i loved it
December 30, 2019
Surprisingly good!
What this book is really good at, is immersing you into the world. It wasn’t overly detailed in the world building department.. but somehow it feels “true” and feels “right”. Even how the people speak is perfect.
I was also surprised by how curious this book got me... I am really curious about one of the main characters... is he a bad guy? (He sure seems bad.. but for some reason I like him!) or is he some shade the good guys are really a shade of grey.. are the “bad guys” any different? Dunno.. can’t wait to find out though! Book 2 here I come 🙂
What this book is really good at, is immersing you into the world. It wasn’t overly detailed in the world building department.. but somehow it feels “true” and feels “right”. Even how the people speak is perfect.
I was also surprised by how curious this book got me... I am really curious about one of the main characters... is he a bad guy? (He sure seems bad.. but for some reason I like him!) or is he some shade the good guys are really a shade of grey.. are the “bad guys” any different? Dunno.. can’t wait to find out though! Book 2 here I come 🙂
July 1, 2019
Taken is the first book in Charlie Tran's series, A Tale of Men and Fae. This new series is a MM fantasy genre with an mpreg element. The will be a continuing story throught the series. This story was pretty interesting, with characters you want to know more about.
This book is pretty interesting and whet my appetite for the rest of the series. I can not wait to read more. These characters are very interesting. Suspense, drama, magic and manipulation... a good read.
I received an advanced reader's copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.
This book is pretty interesting and whet my appetite for the rest of the series. I can not wait to read more. These characters are very interesting. Suspense, drama, magic and manipulation... a good read.
I received an advanced reader's copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.
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