The Captive One

Tales of the Magician #1

by Melinda Barron

BDSM ParanormalNext The Lost OneJulia Rafferty has it all, or does she? A successful archeologist, she has finally realized her dream of working on a dig in Egypt. Professionally, she’s on top of the world. Personally, she battles self-esteem issues because of her weight and the fact that the man she wants doesn’t want her.Noble Walters is known for being one of the best archeologists in the field. He hand-picked his staff for the dig in Egypt and made sure that Julia was on board. He wants Julia for more than her archeological skills. Now he just has to convince her of that.While the pair are working on the dig site, Nob discovers the house of Peneb-Ra, an evil magician that lived 2,500 years ago. Julia discovers a paddle doll, an ancient Egyptian tomb artifact that was used as a sexual companion to the deceased. What they learn, is that this paddle doll contains the spirit of Nebetta, a concubine to Pharaoh Ramesses III.While Julia and Noble, with the help of his friend Derrick Mathers, try to find a way to free Nebetta from her prison, Peneb-Ra is searching for a body to inhabit. And he wants Nebetta for himself.Noble helps Julia discover many things about herself and her sexuality, with help from Derrick and Nebetta. But while the trio is searching for a way to break the spell binding Nebetta to the paddle doll, Peneb-Ra’s power is growing. A final face off will determine all of their fates. Or will it?Publisher’s This book contains elements that may be offensive to some ménage and BDSM sexual practices.

Genres: Menage, Erotica, BDSM, Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary, Ebooks

153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Melinda Barron loves to explore Egyptian tombs and temples, discover Mayan ruins, play in castles towers, and explore new cities and countries. She generally does it all from the comfort of her home by opening a book.

Melinda loves to lose herself between the pages of a book. The only thing she loves more is creating stories from the wonderful heroes and heroines that haunt her dreams and crowd her head. She believes love is for everyone, not just those who are a size 2. Her books are full of magic, suspense and love, in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

Mel currently lives in the Texas Panhandle, with two cats, and a file stuffed with new ideas to keep her typing fingers busy, and your heart engaged.

Mel also writes as Maura McMann

Email: bast_writer@yahoo.com

Reviews

[Susannah Shepherd]

I mostly really enjoyed this, so 3* is slightly unfair - it's more of a 3.5* for me. The story about the trapped spirit is well drawn and manages the necessary suspension of disbelief, the cast of characters aren't just cardboard cut-outs, and the steamy parts make for a fun read (especially as the ménage heats up: yum). The BDSM elements are in the category of bedroom play rather than heavy-duty, so non-BDSM fans shouldn't be put off.
For me, it loses a star for the way the character's self-esteem issues concerning her weight are drawn: they seemed to be there solely as a means of throwing conflict into the story. For once it would be nice to read about a BBW heroine who has some initial nerves about stripping off but then, y'know, gets over it when it's clear her lover desires her.

[Nicole]

all in good fun

[Dr. Bronwyn Ph.D of Smutology]

Much better than I could have hope for.

It was a short read, not particularly hot but enough details about the characters to make it interesting.

Very enjoyable!