The Enthrall series consists of 5 books in all, and although the last
two- Cameron's Control and Cameron's Contract- are technically part of a
separate series, you can't read one without the other. So to speak.
The
journey begins with wide-eyed Mia (from whose point of view we are
seeing the story) going to work for a secret, high-end BDSM club. Okay,
let me put this out there in the universe. Is there some secret mandate
that says ALL heroines MUST BE VIRGINS? wtf? What's wrong with a woman
of experience? Huh? Huh?
Okay, mini-rant over. Anyway,
Mia goes to work for Enthrall. The reasons are myriad that influence
Mia's journey into the BDSM world, reasons I'm not going to tell you
because that's part of the fun. But things are not always what they seem
at first look. Mia falls for Richard, the club's dom. Sexual
situations ensue. So much fun, and actual heart-rending emotional
connections are made with the characters.
Enthrall Her
(which oddly was difficult for me to acquire because of a link issue
with B&N, but I digress) brings Mia further into the world of
Enthrall and Chrysalis. Characters from Enthrall are here and doing
their joyfully hedonistic best to make LA an interesting kind of town.
They succeed. Cameron is called upon to...erm..assist Mia become a
better sub to Richard. Part of this process is dealing with her
incredibly crappy childhood, or lack thereof. The section is
heartbreaking and triumphant at the same time. Enthrall Her doesn't end
here, however. It's just a brilliant lead-in to...
Enthrall
Him. Cameron gets as good as he's given. A frantic escape from a
menacing businessman bring Mia and Cameron closer together as they flee
to Europe. As anyone knows, urgent situations create urgent
relationships. Mia and Richard's relationship is scrutinized under the
microscope of Cameron's burgeoning feelings for his friend's sub. An
uneasy situation at best. Honestly, I cried a little. At erotica.
Because let's face it, this is an action/adventure/romance with some
BDSM thrown in. And that's just dandy with me.
Cameron's
Control and Cameron's Contract (written from Cameron's POV) continue
the fun and the suspense ratchets up. Tension is rife in the
Cameron/Mia/Richard dynamic, and one never quite knows what's going to
happen. The psychological tension Fewings creates is believable and
thrilling.
Like I stated in my first post, I'm not
going to iterate the entire series' plots, etc. I say all the above to
say things like this: Fewings has accomplished what Laurell Hamilton has
only dreamed of doing. Creating a series that combines
action/adventure/suspense/eroticism in a way that leaves the reader
desperately wanting more. Her characters are fresh, original,
intelligent, and believable. Which is frankly difficult to do with one
of these "billionaire meets virgin" genre books. I mean seriously,
booksellers, smashwords, whoeverthehell who publishes are rife with
these books. I've read, or started reading, a few of them. And then
stopped. Either the characters left me utterly cold, or the attempts to
be sexy or sexual just fell so flat as to be a huge turn-off. I again
reference Laurell Hamilton.
I am now a huge fan of
Vanessa Fewings. Have I mentioned the role BookBub has played here? I
received Enthrall for free from BookBub and was hooked on the series.
The Bub does a great service to authors and readers alike. Had I not
received the freebie, I would never have read the rest of this exciting
series, and I wouldn't have a brand-new favorite author. So, if you've
not signed up for BookBub, I highly encourage it. And did I mention? The
free stuff? Free!
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