Ties That Bind (Bound Hearts, Book 1) [Paperback]

Jaid Black (Author), Lora Leigh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 29, 2003

...Sins of the Father by Jaid Black Candy Morgan has always felt badly about the fact that her father duped and then fired his former protégée, James Douglas Mahoney III. Worse yet, she knows that JD has always believed her to be a part of the conspiracy to get rid of him. When JD comes to power during a hostile takeover of Morgan Chemicals, Candy realizes he will want revenge against her family so she prepares herself to be ousted from the company. But much to her surprise, JD doesn't oust her. Instead, he wants his vendetta against the Morgans settled in an entirely different fashion, in a way Candy never could have imagined in her wildest, most wicked dream... Surrender by Lora Leigh Cole has wanted Tess for years. And he's warned her of this several times. He's also warned her HOW he wants her. Tied down in his bed, under his domination, surrendering to his desires...

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc (August 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843606194
• ISBN-13: 978-1843606192
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #542,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, often found absorbing the ambience of this peaceful setting. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared.

Lora's family, and her writing life co-exist, if not in harmony, in relative peace with each other. Surrounded by a menagerie of pets, friends, and a teenage son who keeps her quick wit engaged, Lora's life is filled with joys, aided by her fans whose hearts remind her daily why she writes.

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71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Erotic short stories..., August 25, 2004

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This review is from: Ties That Bind (Bound Hearts, Book 1) (Paperback)

Jaid Black's Sins of the Father - Candy & James begin by making a bargain. She marries him (many stipulations in the marriage contract - including absolute obedience) and he doesn't destroy her family's finaces in a business take over. This didn't exactly come out of nowhere. He used to work for her father - deceased - until her father had fired him years ago - for no apparent reason. She agrees mostly because she's wanted him since she was a kid and she figures she'll get out of it eventually - An erotic tale that lets the characters develop.

Lora Leigh's Surrender is the story of Tess and Cole. Tess has been avoiding Cole for awhile after he made a hard pass at one of her father's parties. She was interested but put him off. She is somewhat repressed - living with her very controlling and unhappy mother. She goes to visit her father and ends up spending the week with Cole who is more then willing to fulfill her every desire (including a threesome - which seems to be LLeigh's thing).

Both stories were good. JBlack has a better understanding of how to write short stories but LLiegh's story was also good - though her characters didn't develop as much.
The book all together with both stories is still pretty short and in both stories I wished there was more to them - but enjoyable.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lora Leigh's Surrender, November 2, 2003

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"texbiz" (Little Rock, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ties That Bind (Bound Hearts, Book 1) (Paperback)

Lora Leigh's story Surrender is a stimulation of your erotic senses. This is the first in her Bound Hearts series and is riveting. This is the story of Tess Delacourte and Cole Andrews. Tess is a teacher with hidden desires she does not want to face. Cole works for Tess's estranged Father Jason at Delacourte Electronics. Cole is Jason's hand picked successor and the brother to Jason's second wife Missy. Cole is a dynamic,tough businessman who is used to getting everything he wants and he wants Tess. The relationship between these two is heated and intense. The addition of Cole's best friend Jesse adds a new dimension to the intensity of desires between the pair. This is a spicy hot read full of forbidden desires. Surrender is a great addition to Ms. Leigh's growing list of keepers for the erotic reader.

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another scorcher from Jaid Black!, April 23, 2004

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This review is from: Ties That Bind (Bound Hearts, Book 1) (Paperback)

Ties that Bind is one of the most smoldering erotic anthologies I've read as of late, and Jaid Black's Sins of the Father is the highlight of the book. Candy Morgan is James's nemesis. Her father had promised him a lucrative career and a place in the family, but then he discarded James without a moment's hesitation. Now Candy must surrender to James's dark desires and commands if she wants to keep her side of the business running. But little did she imagine that James had an unexpected agenda...

The erotic scenes in Father are insatiable beyond compare! The novella is full of Black's signature eroticism and mouthwatering descriptions. She is a great new voice in erotic fiction. I haven't been able to put down her books and I look forward to reading more of her stuff. Lora Leigh's Surrender, the other novella in Ties that Bind, is also a scorcher. These quickie reads will burn a hole in your sheets! I shall look into reading more of Ellora's Cave authors in the future. In the meantime, I recommend this book along with Jaid Black's The Possession.