Review: Held for Ransom Held Me Too
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
Renee Rose is a force in the community of spanking fiction writers. Her work spans many historical time periods and contemporary settings as well. Often a best-selling author, she always leaves a reader with a good feeling about what they've read and a desire to read more of her work. I have all of Renee's books and will always be among the first in line to get the next one.Held for Ransom tells the story of Ariana and Crow, a princess and a knight in the magical days of Avalon. Theirs is not the usual love story because it starts out on the wrong foot: Crow kidnaps Ariana and—you guessed it—holds her for ransom. Her brother is king of the realm, and is very close to his sister. He will stop at nothing to get her back. Consequently, Crow is in serious danger.Crow wants his sister back and is sure that the king has taken her prisoner. Despite it being treasonous, he'll do anything to get her back, including endangering his life to a great degree. But he doesn't realize when he starts this progression that he will find himself attracted to Ariana as more than a hostage.Once again, Renee Rose has captivated me with her elegant and approachable writing. The characters are fulsome and compelling. The plot doesn't meander or stagnate at any point, making the book a "page-turner" from the prologue forward. Romance is generous and touching, in Renee Rose's universe, and the spankings are believable as well as ouch-inducing. I enjoyed Held for Ransom, and look forward to many more books from Renee.I highly recommend this book to readers who love romance and spankings together. Held for Ransom is a wonderful, balanced mix of both. But I would caution people to remember that spankings are not always totally consensual, and anal play is often part of the mix. Furthermore, if you are put off by explicit sexual scenes, this might not be the book for you.If you haven't tried a Renee Rose book before, this is your opportunity. One-click your way to a great read and sink your teeth into something that will keep you entertained for hours.