Wonderland: King of Spades (Wonderland) [Paperback]

Cheyenne McCray (Author)

Book Description

Series: Wonderland | Publication Date: May 5, 2004

Book 2 in the Wonderland series Alexi O'Brien is pissed and will stop at nothing to locate her missing twin. When she's abducted into a beautiful and highly sexual world, Alexi is determined to escape and resume her search-even though the dark and dangerous man who captured her excites her in unimaginable ways. King Darronn prefers his women submissive.his future queen is anything but. Whatever it takes, Darronn intends to convince the fiery and spirited Alexi that her body, heart, and soul belong to him.

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing, Inc; July edition (May 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843608995
• ISBN-13: 978-1843608998
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep the Ice Cubes Ready for this One!, June 10, 2004

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"rhonda-g" (Spokane, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wonderland: King of Spades (Wonderland) (Paperback)

I am a big fan of Chey McCray's writing to begin with, and love all of her books. This one (which is the second book in the series) is my favorite of her King's books. Alexi, our heroine, is taken from her home in San Francisco, where she was a tough sexual harrassment attorney and all around "don't mess with me" kind of person. She is taken through a mirror to a land of dominant/Master alpha men. There are four kings in this land (King of Hearts, King of Spades, King of Diamonds and King of Clubs). She is the chosen mate to Darronn, King of Spades, who has only known the total submission of women around him, and expects no less from his mate. He expects wrong! He attempts to "train" Alexi into his idea of a total submissive, but Alexi has other ideas. The story takes you through their growing bonds of trust and healing of old wounds and trying to find common ground. True to Chey form, the sex scenes are enough to scortch the sun! This book is the "tamer" of the four as far as the bondage and S & M play, but it is a really hot read--keep those ice cubes ready! If you haven't read King of Hearts, I would start with that one so you get a better idea of what is going on. All four books in this series are awesome!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A scorching second effort..., January 25, 2005

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CoffeeGurl - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderland: King of Spades (Wonderland) (Paperback)

I loved Cheyenne McCray's Wonderland: King of Hearts so much that I couldn't wait to read the second effort. I had expected this series to have storylines with identical executions, a mistake that most authors make, but I was pleasantly surprised to read that McCray mixed things up a bit. Alexi is desperate. It has been a year since her fraternal twin sister Alice disappeared. She refuses to think that Alice is dead and is determined to find her. However, she hadn't anticipated the strange events that occur after she arrives home from a drinking excursion with her cousin. She lands in a strange world and is seduced by a strange, albeit gorgeous man who shape-shifts into a white tiger. The man is Darronn, the King of Spades, and he is prepared to train his mate to be properly subservient. But Alexi does not submit to any man. She enjoys being submissive in the bedroom only. It looks like Darronn will have to bend the rules in order to please his insubordinate and fiercely independent mate. Alexi has a difficult time trusting men. How will she feel when she finds out that Darronn has kept quiet about knowing her sister's whereabouts? And will Mikaela leave her King brothers alone? There are some twists throughout the novel.

The sex scenes are as hot as the ones in the first book. Darronn and Alexi have a different D/s relationship from Jarronn and Alice. While Alice is submissive through and through, Alexi is a no-nonsense, ball-busting Sexual Harassment attorney. I enjoyed reading just how different the twins' personalities are. Though I enjoyed the Alice and Jarronn story better than this one, the fact that Ms. McCray made an 180-degree turn from what I expected to be a King of Hearts all over again impressed me. And I love the fantasy aspect of the novels. I enjoy reading about a person landing in an alternate, more interesting universe filled with were-animals and magic. I like this series better than Jaid Black's series that is somewhat similar to this one called Trek Mi Q'an. I look forward to reading The King of Diamonds. The third installment is centered on Annie, the twins' cousin.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first, April 11, 2006

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Jenn "jenncw" (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wonderland: King of Spades (Wonderland) (Paperback)

This book was better developed than the first. I felt like I got to know the characters better, and believe in their relationship a bit more. I also like the playful/playacting Domination/submission play better than the too serious, too intense version in the first book. Alexi was a stronger character, one that I felt I could like and get to know.