Seduced in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #2) in Buddy Read Zone

Apr 25, 2012 Jenny - TotallybookedBlog rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult

**DOES NOT CONTAIN SPOILERS**

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This was definitely one of the most gut-wrenchingly difficult, raw, brutal, thought provoking and emotional reads I have ever sat through. There were times I thought I couldn’t go on and my resolve was sorely tested

My chest ached, my stomach was in knots and more than once I felt physically sick with the anticipation of what was about to happen.

Reading this book I felt ...more

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Sep 04, 2012 ~V~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, romantic-suspense, contemporary-romance

HOLY COW...what an absolutely CRAZY and wild ride this book was!!!

I will not go into any lengthy description about this book...besides i don't know that i could even begin to try and rehash what i just read!

Caleb Caleb Caleb...oh so yummy Caleb..with his blonde hair and ocean blue eyes

... his controlling and domineering ways were at times sexy as all get out...but he was plain and simple not right in the head! Everything that he puts poor Livvie through is just INSANE and plain old CRAZY!! (vi ...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Steph rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-read

This one was even better than the first!
Once the initial confusion wore off, I loved the way the book was divided by past (straight after Captive...) and the present.

The book starts in the present; Olivia is in hospital being accused of Terrorism. She is being seen by FBI Agent, Matthew Reed (who believes she is suffering with Stockholm syndrome) and Sloan (Social Services) who are trying to discover what happened to Olivia, who came through the Border waving a gun around and was threatnenin ...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Crazy for Books (Stephanie) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary-romance, series-sequels, romance, favorites, purchased, erotica, summer-read-2013, 99cents-kindle, bdsm

5+++RUTHLESS KITTEN STARS

And there's an Epilogue too?! I can't wait to read it.

When we first find Livvie in this book, she's been arrested for trying to cross the Mexican Border into American holding a gun and covered in blood.

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FBI Agent Matthew Reed and Dr. Janice Sloan, FBI social worker, are trying to get Livvie to talk about her experience and want to make sure she was actually a victim. The rest of the book is spent with Livvie telling how she came to fall in love with her captor, kill a m ...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, erotica, bdsm, dark

5+++ stars! I've lost out on a lot of sleep this week over this series. As I said in my review for book 1, this was a dark, disturbing and uncomfortable read. It hit me at the core, and made me sick at times. I'm not sure if I was disgusted at what she was put through, or more disgusted that I actually wanted these 2 people together. But isn't this is the sign of a great book and author! I need to clear out my head now and read something very light and fluffy next ;) Any suggestions? ...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Vivian Dominguez rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, erotica, favorites

I'm speechless.....I have so much to say but can't spoil it.....This is s MUST READ.....If u loved 50 Shades...this is 100 shades better!!!!...Hats off to Mrs. Roberts....brilliant!!!!

...my song choice for this one is... "Agony by Paloma Faith" ...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Vikki ~ *squee* lite ~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: angsty, alpha-hero, abuse, sniffle, erotica, awesome-sauce, series, mind-bender, painfully-good

Simply amazing. There are no words. I'm an emotional wreck - I've cried more in the last four hours than I have in years. I can't get past how such an ugly story can be so damn beautiful. This was without a doubt one of the top ten most emotionally touching books I've ever read - I can say I loved it - it was almost too painful for love - but it is a story that will stay with me for a long long time. ...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Shreya rated it it was amazing

5 Stars can't define this book... It was mind-boggling!! ...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Britt rated it it was amazing

Shelves: erotic, romance, favorites

"He had told her he wasn't her Prince Charming, but what he hadn't said, was he wished he could be"

"I don't want to end up like you, letting some fucking vendetta run my life. I just want my freedom. I want to be free, Cal;eb. Not someone's whore...not even yours"

Excuse my language but the one thing that completely describes this book is that it is an absolute mind fuck. I hated it, I loved it, I hated Caleb, I pitied Caleb, I loved Caleb, I thought Livvie was stupid for loving Caleb, but the wh ...more

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Jan 28, 2013 Keri rated it it was amazing

Wow! Such a dark , twisted, sad, heart wrenching story. This is one story that will stay with you. Can't wait for the Epilogue. ...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Katie rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-book, contemp, alpha-type-hero

There were several things that I absolutely loved about Seduced in the Dark. There were also a couple that I didn't so much. But my boiling down opinion was that this was an excellent conclusion to Livvie's story.

Wow, what a messed up cluster f#ck of a roller coaster ride this was! Good thing I'm demented enough to be into that sort of thing, otherwise I might have actually hated Caleb by the end. First and most important the things that I love, love, loved... The writing. Holy cow can this aut There were several things that I absolutely loved about Seduced in the Dark. There were also a couple that I didn't so much. But my boiling down opinion was that this was an excellent conclusion to Livvie's story.

Wow, what a messed up cluster f#ck of a roller coaster ride this was! Good thing I'm demented enough to be into that sort of thing, otherwise I might have actually hated Caleb by the end. First and most important the things that I love, love, loved... The writing. Holy cow can this author deliver a story! I'm of the opinion that C.J. Roberts could write about the mating habits of amoebas (something that I would consider boring and painful to read under normal circumstances) and I would be riveted to each word. In other words I loved her characters (even when I hated them), I loved her plot development (even when my stomach lurched), and I most especially loved her ability to spin a character so twisted and messed up that she can actually make us love the evil bastard. Given how I felt about Caleb after a couple of his cruel lessons, it takes a special talent to be able to have turned those feelings around.

The small negatives that I had were, the method in which the story unfolded for us. It was pretty much told backwards. This took quite a while for me to get into. I wanted answers! Livvie would rile about how much she loved Caleb. Even after she had described something absolutely disgusting that he had done to her. Though in the end she came out as a remarkably strong heroine, the time and time again that she told of Caleb's behavior made her look for a majority of the book a bit the Stockholm victim and almost pathetic.

The other negative was the addition of Dr. Sloan and Matthew's connection with each other. I either wanted more of them or less. The amount of time we spent with them was either distracting or it left me wanting answers. It was distracting in that; what part of the personal lives of these two really added to the story? It left me wanting answers in that; was this a developing plot of a new book? I don't know and it was frustrating for me.

Overall it was great and I will be reading the next C.J. Roberts, whatever it may be. ...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Joleen rated it really liked it

Okay, so after being disapointed in how abruptly the last book ended, I was happy to dig right in to the second book immediately after finishing book one.

In this installment you get a lot more answers and figure out a lot more details that a very important to the story. Why Caleb is who he is. I felt like in the first book I didn't have enough information as to why Livvie was falling for this guy. Yeah there is the whole stockholme Syndrome, but I felt like it was more than that, and after all s Okay, so after being disapointed in how abruptly the last book ended, I was happy to dig right in to the second book immediately after finishing book one.

In this installment you get a lot more answers and figure out a lot more details that a very important to the story. Why Caleb is who he is. I felt like in the first book I didn't have enough information as to why Livvie was falling for this guy. Yeah there is the whole stockholme Syndrome, but I felt like it was more than that, and after all she had been through I couldn't grasp it yet.

This book gives the story more depth. Yes, it's dark, yes it is disturbing, a lot of people are going to think it's sick and twisted and not read it. But there are going to be a whole bunch of other people like me, who couldn't put it down. Who needed to read it, who needed to know the why's of it all.
I needed to know what happend next.

In this book Livvie gets to narrate her story to and FBI guy named Reed. To hear her tell it, and then explain it in her head, helped a lot I think.

While I couldn't see the initial reason for her falling for this guy, after reading it all, I can understand it more now. I guess I feel like if your in that situation, your going to lean on the person who is protecting you, and while a lot of the time she needed protected from Caleb himself, he still ended up being tender toward her in a time where she was only being abused. So for her to yearn for that tenderness, I guess was the first bit of her falling for him.
Also I'd say that most Captors aren't handsome young men. Most are dirt bags and nasty. So I'm sure looks did have their appeal.

As for Caleb... There are people out there in the world that are broken. People who were brought up in a way that they cannot help. When you only know that lifestyle, it's hard to change. Caleb was bred for this. His purpose once abducted, was just to survive, and once he was saved by Rafiq, his loyalty was to this man who saved him. It took kidnapping Livvie for him to get feelings. In life that happens! Sometimes something needs to happen for that switch to be flipped. Livvie flipped Caleb's switch. While in the begining he didn't want it, he came to need it. In that, she changed him, and made him think about what he could be beyond a killer seeking revenge.

I personally think it was a great read. It was soooo different. It was Dark, and yes, even exotic in ways. I know my jaw was hanging open during sooo many parts of this book. But I was really happy with the way it ended. I can't wait to see what happens next! ...more

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