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Enthralled: A Dark Romance (The Enslaved Duet Book 1) by [Giana Darling]

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From Amazon top 40 best selling author Giana Darling comes a dark, twisted tale of an Italian woman sold into slavery to a cold, calculating British modern day Earl with his own dark agenda…

It was the biggest day of my life.
I know most people say that about something joyous; a graduation, a wedding ceremony, the birth of their first child. My situation was a little different.
Sure, it was my eighteenth birthday, but it was also the day that I was sold.
Sold to a man with hair like a crown of gold and eyes blacker than the darkest pits of Hell.
He bought me to own me, to control me, and to use me as a means to an end.
I was his tool and his weapon.
And through it all, somehow, I also became his salvation.

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28 March 2019
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"Giana enthralled me with her words, weaving a dark, sexually charged world that kept me, hostage, willingly. I could not get enough of these characters. A spirited lead and her villainous master, have stolen my poor enslaved heart. - International Bestselling Author Ker Dukey

"This mind-blowing, jaw-dropping dark erotic romance is like no other book I've ever read. My eyes were about 3 times their normal size and glued to the pages as I turned them as fast and as furiously as humanly possible." - Mary Dube, Frolic

"Enthralled is riveting. These characters are so vivid and interesting. Giana weaves a tale I fell head first into. Cosima and Alexander are perfect for each other. I loved every word! This is a MUST read" - Bestselling Author Dylan Allen

"Enthralled was absolutely phenomenal and Darling's best book to date! A must read, written in such a tactful and poetic manner that you can't help but be totally captivated." - Honeyed Pages

"This is a story that is like a beautiful tapestry, interwoven and layered with such poetic prose you can't help but be ensnared by its magnificence." - Book Addicted Shanna

"A dark and twisted romance that will keep you ENTHRALLED. Alexander was the perfect Master!!!" - Keri Loves Books

"This story was mind blowing. An incredible exploration of the Master/slave relationship but more than that it is a journey of discovering a person's true self. My mind was left reeling and yet I was craving more. The writing in this story was fascinating. It was seductive and decadent." - Jess D.

"If Pepper Winters and Sierra Simone had a baby. . . Giana Darling and these books would be their spawn. I am shook. This book is one of those that should be read by EVERY ONE at least once in their life." - Kassy T.

"5 DARK CAPTIVATING STARS!! This book will be in my top 10 favorite books for 2019." - Rhonda Z.

"What an extraordinary story about personal courage and strength of spirit. Giana has outdone herself with this book. Cosima Ruth Lombardi refuses to crumble!! The topolina is a fighter, survivor and a warrior. Can you tell I'm totally in love with her !! *Lady-boner*!!!" - Shabby, Book Bistro Blog

"RAW, TWISTED, DARK AND WICKEDLY BEAUTIFUL". This book left me BREATHLESS!!!! Giana writing is so Poetic through her words she show you how beautiful the dark can be." - K.S. Rochelle
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Q5GH633

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Giana Darling (28 March 2019)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

File size ‏ : ‎ 2526 KB

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Print length ‏ : ‎ 374 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 30,805 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)

579 in Multicultural Romance (Books)

2,496 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)

2,734 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Giana Darling is an USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Top 40 Amazon Best Selling Canadian romance writer who specializes in the taboo and angsty side of love and romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she spends time riding on the back of her man’s bike, baking pies, and reading snuggled up with her cat, Persephone, and Golden Retriever, Romeo.
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Isabella. R

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5 Topolina - Little Mouse Stars ⭐️
Reviewed in Australia on 11 June 2019
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A life of poverty in a mafia run village of Naples, Italy; an 18 year old Cosima Lombardi is sold into sexual slavery to pay off her father’s debts.

As the saying goes no good deed goes unpunished. And in Cosima’s case, the love for her family, her beauty nor her inner strength can save her from Alexander Davenport. As Cosima tries to adjust to her new reality, there is no preparation for a master that wants to claim more then her body.

“To own this body is enough,” he growled. “For now.” Then he leaned forward, his thick lashes fluttering closed as he nipped my chin firmly with his teeth and trailed his tongue along the path of a fallen tear over my cheek. His breath fanned over my cheek, his lips against my temple, and his hand even tighter around my neck as he whispered, “But one day, it won’t be, and I’ll come for it all. Your mind, your spirit, and your innocent heart.”

Enthralled is the first book in The Enslaved Duet and it was dark, gritty, depraved and disturbingly arousing. Even though this book feels so wrong while you’re reading it, you can’t help but feel as if you’ve consumed an aphrodisiac....
Although this story centers around Alexander breaking down Cosima’s spirit and reducing her to sexual servitude, you can’t overlook the undertones of his lust and admiration for her.

“Love me or hate me if you will. Either way, I will always be on your mind,” he reminded me. “Now, slave, kneel for me.”

As the story unravels, all is not what it seems and you will come to love (maybe) Alexander Davenport in all his disciplinary glory. I look forward to the continuation of their story in Enamoured.
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A dark, erotic and intense story. Gianna’s Best to date.
Reviewed in Australia on 31 March 2019
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I’m not sure where to start. My emotions have been put through the ringer. We first met Cosima in The Evolution Of Sin series where we knew her to be a strong independent woman with secrets. This is the story of how she came to be that woman. Brace yourself, you will come to hate, to like, to despise and then slowly fall in love with Master Alexander.
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Gorgeous story writing
Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2019
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Such beautiful writing, can't wait for the final part of the story. The only issue is the poor proofreading on the book, it was enough to be distracting to the overall story, with incorrect tense, words mixed up and swapped around.
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Masterpiece
Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2019
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Love it. Just read it, trust me
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Hot and sexy
Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2019
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Loved the story line and all the detailed sexy bits . Please keep writing
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Yes Master Alexander, a thousand times yes!
Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2019
*“So much is not what it seems.”*

This story was mind blowing. An incredible exploration of the Master/slave relationship but more than that it is a journey of discovering a person’s true self. Understanding that a person is more than just their looks or their title. Our protagonists are vastly different and yet fit together in a way that surprises them. Cosima is a young woman with incredible strength and bravery despite the heavy burden she carries on her shoulders. Then there is Lord Alexander Davenport. He is a disciplined man with immense control. Beautiful but deadly and yet, I feel there is more to him than even he realises. He can be a harsh master and yet he is sinfully seductive.
*“I fight the same way I f***. Think of it as foreplay.”*

While Alexander’s dominance over Cosima is intense at times, she finds something she didn’t realise she wanted: freedom in submission. Often Alexander is cold in his interactions with Cosima, even to the point of being cruel. He is determined to ensure Cosima knows her place. And yet, her fire sparks his desire because it poses a challenge for him. But there are forces surrounding them that are even harsher than Alexander’s blows. Not everyone is who they seem to be and appearances can be deceptive. Even deadly. Not to mention each one of these individuals have their own motives and I fear that blood will be spilled. If the story wasn’t intense enough, Giana Darling was dropping bombshells left, right and centre. Boom! There’s one secret blowing up. Bam! There’s another one. Pow! In case that last one wasn’t enough.

My mind was left reeling and yet I was craving more. There are so many questions left unanswered and the fate of many left in the wind. The writing in this story was fascinating. It was seductive and decadent. There were so many memorable and thought provoking lines littered throughout the story. The last line in the story was a particular favourite because it highlighted Cosima’s strength. I am eagerly awaiting the last book in the duet and keep my fingers crossed that the characters get what they deserve.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2021
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Disappointing, disgusting and boring

So disappointed in this abusive rubbish that has been written as romance. Dark is one thing but this is shackling and degrading a bought virgin and depriving her of food until she bends to her master’s commands and falls into complete Stockholm syndrome, hurting her, scaring her, making her physically try to run away in fear and dragging her back by her hair when she’s crying and begging for mercy before raping her IS NOT ROMANCE - and just calling it “dark” to glorify rape and human trafficking is a cop out. This book makes me nauseous. There is nothing soft or redeeming or even marginally excusable / explainable in what he does to her. Im sure that those who like the Dom/sub lifestyle or BDSM lifestyle still have their play anchored in a relationship of trust and consent - so this really doesn’t or shouldn’t even represent that lifestyle because this so called hero isn’t even a good Dom - he’s a rapist - he shows no respect or even the most basic humanity toward the girl he’s sexually trafficked at age 17! Please! This author - esp given she a woman (!!) need to do better! To make it worse, there is a scene where he literally lets some other sadistic friends of his go ahead and whip her until she bleeds. Then he takes her to a literal hunt where she’s being hunted like a fox hunt. He sort of saves her at the end from this one guy but then says he won her pu&&y fair and square in the hunt so takes her in the mud then brands her without her knowledge or consent - and then says oh take whichever horse you want because you’ve been through a lot. I mean what??? I’m getting madder and madder at the author as I read this and with all those beta readers/advisors of hers - presumably mostly women - who let this depraved trash be published to monetise non consensual degradation p.orn really. The fact that people are then giving it 5 stars is making me really question things. If any of this was done as a kink but with consent, i would have just said - oh it’s not for me, but it’s consensual so that’s fine. But nothing this sick sick so called hero does is with the consent of the heroine.

Also, between this shock factor degradation there just a lot of boring text. Too many useless characters are introduced and too many useless, senseless scenes are added. They do nothing to take the plot forward - they’re just tomes of unnecessary detail that makes for a longer, more boring read. And to add to the misery - there’s a part 2. Absolute shame.
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A gripping and dark read...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2021
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Cosima and Alexander's complex, dangerous and passionate story....

This is a dark romance, or maybe it should just be dark because really, there's not much romance 🤷🏻‍♀️ so keep that in mind if you're unsure whether to read this or not!

Alexander buys Cosima to become his slave, and there's no softness - he uses her as and when and however he wants.

There's a lot going on behind the scenes, so much that you're unaware of and it's sad! It's dark, it's sick, it's twisted and it's sad...
...and it's up to you to find out more 😘

Enjoy!!
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Cosima and Alexander
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2021
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I enjoyed the story and I already loved the characters from the previous series so I wanted to read this to find out Cosima and Alexander’s story. But it just didn’t do it for me. There is a lot of drama in this story, some nasty men, violence and sexy scenes, some good some not so much. It just didn’t excite me as much as I expected. I will read book 2 as I want to know how it all pans out.
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Where is the second book..arrrrgh!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2019
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Excellent read and beautifully written. No nancy lovey dovey stuff here..I loved it. This isn't for the faint hearted. In fact, certain places are just damned right sick but hey ho, it all depends what you are into. Characters are well rounded, the whole story had me engrossed and also crossing my legs at times! It's super hot ;) I was really looking forward to the second book..where is iiit !!!???!!
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Enjoyed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2019
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I enjoyed this book but felt that some scenes I read were in other books previously read. Otherwise a good read.
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