The Hostage Bargain by Annika Martin Publisher: Self-Published on January 12, 2014
Genres: BDSM, Erotica, Romance
Pages: 182
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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When small town girl Melinda Prescott is taken hostage by three hot bank robbers, she quickly discovers that a life of bank heists, luxury hotels, and kinky menages is way more exciting than working on the family farm. She should be scared of her dominating, fierce captorsā¦but thereās something wicked inside her thatās craving to obey their every dark desire.
Melinda eagerly throws in with her three smoldering fugitivesā¦and soon realizes that these are no ordinary bank robbersāand that bad guys arenāt always who they seem. But will her delicious captors overcome their own demons enough to let her in? And can these underdogs fight an evil conspiracy thatās larger than all of them?
Warning: This book contains a sexy bank-robbers-and-their-captive sandwich, light bondage, spanking, teasing hints of domination, and a little play-time in a hot tub. Oh, and some all-too-delicious alpha heroes who bend the heroine to their will.
At A Glance
This was a good, clean, fun romance. No, wait! It was a naughty, dirty, sexy erotica. Yeah, that makes more sense. š
The Good
I really, really had fun. It’s been forever since I read an erotica. The Hostage Bargain was actually free, but I loved the book so much I bought the rest of the series. What a total fantasy come true. Being taken hostage by good hunky criminals and willing to submit to their every sexual whim. Hells yeah!
At no point did I feel like Melinda was being forced in any way, everything was very consensual. Melinda was so sexually depraved, it was awesome. She enjoyed the light humiliation and alpha maleĀ dominance. Plus, she was a thrill seeker, so the bank robbing part really turned her on. That’s what made this book so enjoyable, that MelindaĀ was so receptive and the bank robbers were really good guys deep down.
The action and suspense was fun. I liked the backstory as well as the dark turn the book took near the end. Some good dialogue too.
The Bad
You are not going to read this book for the realistic plot and great decision making. It didn’t bother me, but I would have enjoyed the book more if I could haveĀ really gottenĀ into theĀ meat of the story and not just the sex.
The Snuggly
I loved the naughty, hot sex. The dominance these bank robbers held over Melinda was delicious, especially because she enjoyed it so much. Be prepared for bondage, spanking, and voyeurism.
Final Thoughts
This isn’t the most kinky or best plotted book ever, but it was fun, hot, and exciting. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
Excerpt
āFine then. The game is that weāre dissolute, depraved, sex-crazed bandits and the rules are, firstly, that you have sex with all of us at different times and in different combinations.ā Odin paused.
My pulse fluttered. āThatās firstly?ā
āYes, Isis,ā Odin said.
I imagined being pressed between them. I imagined their hands and mouths on my. Oh, he was a little evil to pause like that. This too, I richly enjoyed. āAnd what might be secondly?ā I asked.
āThat we tie you up, etcetera,ā he said casually, almost bored, like it was a totally normal thing. āAnd we give you various commands that you must obey, within reason of course, and utterly pleasure-focused.ā
Melliane
Even if it’s not really realistic, it sounds lik a really good one! Thanks for the discovery!
Jennifer Bielman
It really was a good one.
Melanie Simmons (@mlsimmons)
I have not read Annika Martin until recently, when I read the Prisoner. It was written with Skye Warren, who I’ve read a lot. I didn’t know this was free, so I’ll be getting it to read soon. Sometimes having a non-realistic book that is fun is good for the soul. Thanks for the find.
Jennifer Bielman
I agree, it was good even if it wasn’t realistic. Sometimes we need those kinds of books. And can’t beat free1
Molly Mortensen
lol @ the series title. This kind of book definitely isn’t for me, but I’m glad that you enjoyed it. Yeah, like some action movies you have to excuse the plausibility.
Jennifer Bielman
LOL, true.
Lily
Sometimes really hot fluff books are just what the book gods ordered š this one sounds fun and pretty hot! Thanks for introducing it!
Jennifer Bielman
So hot and so fluffy. Exactly what I needed.
Braine Talk Supe
Criminals? I’ll pass even if they look like Sam & Dean. LOL
Jennifer Bielman
LOL, but, but who can pass up anything that looks like Dean!!!!????
Red Iza
It was already on my to-read list, I’m moving it up š It’s good to know that the heroin is “sexually depraved” LMAO !! Great review !
Jennifer Bielman
I love a sexually adventures heroine. Makes things so interesting.
kimbacaffeinate
Bwahaha..I read the synopsis and than your open sentence and was like what..you are too funny my snarky friend. This sounds um hilarious.
Jennifer Bielman
LOL, I try!!! I thought it would work since this book is so obviously sexual with THREE GUYS on the cover for one girl. rawr!!
Lily B
ahha sounds very interesting, even if its not very realistic.
Jennifer Bielman
Yeah, didn’t bother me too much.
Jaclyn Canada
I was definitely thrown by that first sentence LMAO. Love the intro to the review there. So glad you enjoyed it.
Jennifer Bielman
hehe, I am evil!!