The Captive (Love Spell romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Amanda Ashley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Love Spell romance | Publication Date: February 2000

They'd given him a number and taken away his name. Taken his freedom, his home, his family. Everything that made life worth lifing. But they couldn't take his hope...and she came to him looking like an angel with hair the color of silver moonlight and eyes the color of a turbulent sea. She tenderly treated his wounds while he lay in darkness, giving him the will to go on. Buth when her father took him from the mine to work on his lavish estate, a new torture faced the prisoner. Daily he was forced into contact with the innocent young beauty, yearning for just one taste of her pouting pink lips. Now, instead of his savior, she became his tormenter as she frolicked in the pool, flirted with other men, teased him beyond endurance. Until one wild night when the world turned upside down and a daring escape made slave at long last master and mistress...The Captive

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505523620
• ISBN-13: 978-0505523624
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reading -- like Stars Wars with romance, October 22, 2004

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SusieQ (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Captive (Love Spell romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm not ordinarily a reader of paranormal, or futuristic/sci-fi romance novels. I generally read historical or contemporary romance. But this one really caught and held my interest. Referring to the other reviewers, I agree that, yes, Falkon the hero could really have grabbed that controller sooner, and yes, Ashlynne the heroine was a spoiled little rich-girl who treats the enslaved Falkon badly in the beginning...

But the author takes the time to explain why things are the way they are (Falkon is unwillingly attracted to Ashlynne from the beginning, though he hates himself for this - so maybe subconsciously, he doesn't mind so much, being in her 'control'?), and, Ashlynne is made to suffer for being the spoiled little rich-girl she is, about halfway through the story, so I don't understand why other reviewers got down on her so much. I thought the eventual love story between Ashlynne & Falkon was tender; particularly once Ashlynne started to show her intelligence and be less of a spoiled little girl. I loved the hero's change of heart from revenge to forgiveness. This story moved quickly but not at the expense of character development.

I thought I wouldn't like a futuristic romance like THE CAPTIVE, but if I could find a few others like this, I'd like to read more.

20 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money...., March 2, 2000

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Dawn Plummer - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Captive (Love Spell romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was a Big disappointment. The Heroine "Ashlynne" is one of the MOST infuriating, spoiled and obnoxious person I've ever read...if you like books with spoiled little girls, them you might like this one.

Falkon is a salve on her planet and lucky for Ashlynne he gets to work on the grounds around her house. Ashlynne follows him around like a bored 8 year old! Falkon wears a slave collar and Ashlynne has a controller, if Falkon doesn't do what Ashlynne wants or if she becomes "upset" she engages the controller and electrocutes Falkon, who drop to the ground writhing in agony.

Falkon gets my "To Stupid to Live" award, he has chances to get the controller away from her but doesn't. Maybe it's all the lost brain cells from the electrocutions. I really wanted to like this book, but it's just that bad!

14 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!, April 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Captive (Love Spell romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Amanda Ashley has introduced me to whole new world of romance novels! I've never cared much for sci-fi books, especially in romance. But after the first few pages I was hooked! Action packed all the way and a wonderful ending to a beautiful story! READERS BEWARE: If you can't stand a main character being an obnoxious, stuck up, spoiled brat then this may not be the book for you. Just a warning!