Captive Dreams

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful book.
Review: Angela Knight is an author that I will always buy, as anything she writes is well worth reading.
This book is no exception.
Diane Whiteside is an author new to me, but she too wrote an excellent story.
Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Timeless Tales 5 Star Review
Review: by Amy L. Turpin

Celeste and Corinne Carson are writers of science and romantic fiction, respectively. Both have created alpha type male heroes and both feel a special connection to their characters. What they don't realize is that their writings are coming true in their hero's universes, a fact they are about to find out in a most alarming way . . .

Jarred Varrain and Mykhayl Rhodyonovich are the tormented characters of the sisters' fantasies. Trapped in a kind of limbo when the girls are brainstorming, and then helpless to change the eventual outcome once back in their own lives, the men have had enough! For ten long years they have had to watch as their lives are plotted and executed with malicious precision, and now the men finally have a chance to take revenge on their tormentors by kidnapping the women and whisking them off to their individual universes.

Mykhayl's dimension is one of magic and fantasy. As he spirits Corinne away from her home, he can think of nothing other than punishing her for his years of suffering. After completely consuming her, he finds she has possession of him as well, a fact that does not sit well with him. He knows her for the sorceress she is, and after the things done to him by another sorceress, he can not trust her--especially with his heart. Corinne knows he can never love her, but the least she can do is to use her newfound skills to reverse the damage she caused in one of her stories. But will her courage and determination be enough to give this mighty king the queen he needs and the son he deserves?

Jarred's universe is one of science and technology. When Celeste finds herself face to face with the gadgets she invented, the reality is more alarming than she could have ever imagined. Especially her ultimate creation--the brawny, sexy, cyborg/human glaring down at her with malice. She knows him as well as he knows himself and when the look she has described a thousand times, the one associated with that of the executioner-Jarred, she is more terrified than she can ever remember being. His intentions, however, are not as grim as her impending death, but he will use her then throw her away . . . so to speak. The sex they share is unlike either of them has ever experienced. Just when it seems Jarred's icy exterior is melting in Celeste's favor, her special powers are revealed to him. He realizes then that she has kept this secret from him for almost the entire time of her stay with him. Knowing Jarred's life will soon be jeopardized, Celeste is determined to keep him from harm--knowing he will never love her. But the danger comes from the most unexpected source and it's up to Celeste to neutralize the threat before it's too late.

Two fabulously written tales, two fabulously written romances! This anthology is written with humor, imagination and a generous amount of love. The beginning grasps the reader's attention immediately and the ending is in no way predictable, but perfectly logical. All the parts in between--well, you'll just have to read it for yourself!

Rating:
Summary: Timeless Tales review
Review: By TT reviewer Amy L. Turpin

Celeste and Corinne Carson are writers of science and romantic fiction, respectively. Both have created alpha type male heroes and both feel a special connection to their characters. What they don't realize is that their writings are coming true in their hero's universes, a fact they are about to find out in a most alarming way . . .

Jarred Varrain and Mykhayl Rhodyonovich are the tormented characters of the sisters' fantasies. Trapped in a kind of limbo when the girls are brainstorming, and then helpless to change the eventual outcome once back in their own lives, the men have had enough! For ten long years they have had to watch as their lives are plotted and executed with malicious precision, and now the men finally have a chance to take revenge on their tormentors by kidnapping the women and whisking them off to their individual universes.

Mykhayl's dimension is one of magic and fantasy. As he spirits Corinne away from her home, he can think of nothing other than punishing her for his years of suffering. After completely consuming her, he finds she has possession of him as well, a fact that does not sit well with him. He knows her for the sorceress she is, and after the things done to him by another sorceress, he can not trust her--especially with his heart. Corinne knows he can never love her, but the least she can do is to use her newfound skills to reverse the damage she caused in one of her stories. But will her courage and determination be enough to give this mighty king the queen he needs and the son he deserves?

Jarred's universe is one of science and technology. When Celeste finds herself face to face with the gadgets she invented, the reality is more alarming than she could have ever imagined. Especially her ultimate creation--the brawny, sexy, cyborg/human glaring down at her with malice. She knows him as well as he knows himself and when the look she has described a thousand times, the one associated with that of the executioner-Jarred, she is more terrified than she can ever remember being. His intentions, however, are not as grim as her impending death, but he will use her then throw her away . . . so to speak. The sex they share is unlike either of them has ever experienced. Just when it seems Jarred's icy exterior is melting in Celeste's favor, her special powers are revealed to him. He realizes then that she has kept this secret from him for almost the entire time of her stay with him. Knowing Jarred's life will soon be jeopardized, Celeste is determined to keep him from harm--knowing he will never love her. But the danger comes from the most unexpected source and it's up to Celeste to neutralize the threat before it's too late.

Two fabulously written tales, two fabulously written romances! This anthology is written with humor, imagination and a generous amount of love. The beginning grasps the reader's attention immediately and the ending is in no way predictable, but perfectly logical. All the parts in between--well, you'll just have to read it for yourself!

Rating:
Summary: Great Fantasy/SF Romantica!
Review: Diane Whiteside and Angela Knight have really gotten this difficult blend right. The worldbuilding is good, and the sex scenes are hot and imaginative. For fans of the Secrets anthologies, and lovers of fantasy and science fiction romance looking for something a little - well, a lot - spicier, this is an absolute must-read.

Rating:
Summary: Great Fantasy/SF Romantica!
Review: Diane Whiteside and Angela Knight have really gotten this difficult blend right. The worldbuilding is good, and the sex scenes are hot and imaginative. For fans of the Secrets anthologies, and lovers of fantasy and science fiction romance looking for something a little - well, a lot - spicier, this is an absolute must-read.

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Summary: One Of The Worst Books Ever!
Review: DO NOT waste your money on this! It involves two sisters who are also writers whose protagonists come to life and bring them to their respective worlds. The premise was interesting, but the actual stories were a horrible mush of awkwardly blended medieval/Celtic/Russian mythologies and futuristic D/s encounters. It's one of those books where if you even have half a brain and a 3rd grade education, you're just rolling your eyes. If you want to read graphic sex scenes, there are much better books out there.

Rating:
Summary: Second story was better.
Review: I'm giving this book a five because the sex in both stories was deliciously hot. However, I thought Angela Knight's story was by far the stronger of the two. The first story, by Diane Whiteside, was weak on the sci fi aspects of this tale, which made it confusing. It made no attempt to explain why the world and characters they wrote about in their novels were real. I also kept wondering why Corrine never defended herself against Mykh, by pointing out that she can hardly be blamed for harming him when she had no idea she was doing so. Also, Corrine accepts, without wondering or explaining why, that even though she supposedly created Mykh's world, there's so much she doesn't know about it. Also, the way the author described Mykh's world was boring. Nothing happened except ceremony after ceremony, pomp and circumstance after pomp and circumstance.

Angela Knight's story made up for these shortcoming. She is clearly the stronger thinker and writer. Right from the beginning, Celeste behaved as I would expect a woman in her position to behave. Unlike Corrine, she defended herself against Jarred, getting him to admit that holding her responsible didn't make sense since she didn't know the world she was writing about was real. Also, this story spent the necessary time exploring how Celeste and Corrine wound up writing about and manipulating worlds that actually existed (essentially, mental telepathy).

Overall, though, this is a great read.

Rating:
Summary: Second story was better.
Review: I'm giving this book a five because the sex in both stories was deliciously hot. However, I thought Angela Knight's story was by far the stronger of the two. The first story, by Diane Whiteside, was weak on the sci fi aspects of this tale, which made it confusing. It made no attempt to explain why the world and characters they wrote about in their novels were real. I also kept wondering why Corrine never defended herself against Mykh, by pointing out that she can hardly be blamed for harming him when she had no idea she was doing so. Also, Corrine accepts, without wondering or explaining why, that even though she supposedly created Mykh's world, there's so much she doesn't know about it. Also, the way the author described Mykh's world was boring. Nothing happened except ceremony after ceremony, pomp and circumstance after pomp and circumstance.

Angela Knight's story made up for these shortcoming. She is clearly the stronger thinker and writer. Right from the beginning, Celeste behaved as I would expect a woman in her position to behave. Unlike Corrine, she defended herself against Jarred, getting him to admit that holding her responsible didn't make sense since she didn't know the world she was writing about was real. Also, this story spent the necessary time exploring how Celeste and Corrine wound up writing about and manipulating worlds that actually existed (essentially, mental telepathy).

Overall, though, this is a great read.

Rating:
Summary: Captive Dreams.... Angela and Diane @ their finest
Review: I've loved Angela Knight since discovering Secrets books by Red Sage several years ago. It also introduced me to a new author with Ms. Whiteside's tale.

And this book is beyond.... yummy. It's got the hot steamy portions, and an amazing tale. Two seriously hot men, and two fiesty, wonderful heroines.

I loved it.

Rating:
Summary: Captive Dreams.... Angela and Diane @ their finest
Review: I've loved Angela Knight since discovering Secrets books by Red Sage several years ago. It also introduced me to a new author with Ms. Whiteside's tale.

And this book is beyond.... yummy. It's got the hot steamy portions, and an amazing tale. Two seriously hot men, and two fiesty, wonderful heroines.

I loved it.