As
an author of true-crime novels, Cass Newcombe has visited supermax prisons, interviewed
hitmen, and explored the minds of serial killers. But none of that could have prepared
her for Zander Coleman. Within moments of meeting Cass, the devastatingly
handsome former mob enforcer has broken through her professional persona in a
way few men ever have before, leaving her heart racing and her mind filled with
images of her naked, bound, and at his mercy.
To
her shock, Cass’s interview with Zander has barely ended when she suddenly becomes
an unwilling participant in a prison break. After using her as a hostage to
make his getaway, Zander heads for a secluded cabin deep in the Blue Ridge
Mountains with Cass along for the ride. Despite his promise to release her once
the search for him has died down, Cass is determined to make a run for it
sooner rather than later.
But
Zander is not a man to be outwitted easily, and after a failed attempt at
escape she ends up thrown over his shoulder and dragged unceremoniously back to
the cabin. Stripped bare and held over his lap for a long, hard spanking which
leaves her sobbing and promising obedience, Cass has never felt so humiliated
in her life. Yet when the punishment ends at last and Zander tosses her on a
bed and takes her long and hard, Cass finds herself not only submitting
willingly but actually yearning for more.
Though
Zander knows it’s only a matter of time before they’re tracked down, he cannot
deny that he is beginning to feel more than just a powerful lust for his sexy
captive. But he has a secret he doesn’t dare share with Cass… one that could
easily cost them both their lives.
Publisher’s
Note: Taken and Tamed is an erotic romance
novel that includes spankings, sexual scenes, anal play, elements of BDSM, and
more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.
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