The Taming Of Iona in Vamptasy and Karabeth Publishing

Feb 04, 2013 Julie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Ebook: The Taming of Ilona
Author: Riley Steel
Fiction, Paranormal,
This review may contain spoilers
I was given this by the author for an honest review
Summary: Ilona lives a simple life in the seventeenth century. She is the youngest daughter of a farming family and is the apple of her father's eye. Then her world is turned upside down when her father sells her hand in marriage to an older wealthy businessman. Cut off from her family, raped and abused, Ilona struggles to cope with the hand she has Ebook: The Taming of Ilona
Author: Riley Steel
Fiction, Paranormal,
This review may contain spoilers
I was given this by the author for an honest review
Summary: Ilona lives a simple life in the seventeenth century. She is the youngest daughter of a farming family and is the apple of her father's eye. Then her world is turned upside down when her father sells her hand in marriage to an older wealthy businessman. Cut off from her family, raped and abused, Ilona struggles to cope with the hand she has been given. She befriends a local business woman and friend of her husband, Katrina, who teaches her how to fit into higher society. When she falls pregnant, she tries to see it as a blessing and make the best of her new, brutal life. But Ilona is desperate to know what it is like to be held tenderly and in her hour of need, turns to her friend and asks her to arrange one night, one night where she will know love and passion. She is introduced to Redvick, he is tall dark and gorgeous. Un-natural sparks fly between them, their passion is undeniable and Redvick is forced to reveal his true nature. Their love is forbidden but they are soul mates, connected in mind body and spirit but how can they ever overcome their impossible situation and be together.
The Review
This is the second book in the series by the author, the first being Red’s Robin, I loved that one too, this one was like Holy Moly, it had it all, Slavery, domestic abuse on a grand scale, Forbidden love, Vampires, Fantastic sex, everything you would want in a drama, I love the character Ilona, she had such a happy childhood, but then her father sold her to a business man who wanted her to breed him a son, there was no love involved, however this did not stop her husband abusing her to which anyone else would have killed themselves, I felt so Sorry for Ilona having to deal with it on a daily basis, Ilona had one friend in all the drama in her life, Silvette, but she was a slave and could only help her out so much, then she met Katrina, a magnificent woman, who was not the normal run of the mill female for the age, she helped Ilona to have a night of total passion and love, something in which she was sadly lacking, fortunately it turns out that her one night stand, was with Redvick, A vampire who felt that Ilona was his soulmate, this is where things started to change for Ilona, She found love, I was so happy for her, This book had me crying, laughing, I was very pleased that we met Red & Robin from book 1 in this one, it tied them both together, I can’t wait for book 3, Highly recommended to all my friends, 5/5
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