Review: Had a hard time putting this one down...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2013
Warning, and I do mean WARNING! There are a couple of seriously graphic, violent scenes with this one <<shudders and shakes head>>.  But also a couple of beautiful (and steamy) love scenes <<sigh>>.As far as abduction stories go, this one is right up there with the best of them!  I just wasn't prepared for how truly sick and twisted the abductor would be.  But there IS a hero (maybe even two) and there IS hope for a happy ending.I truly fell in love with Aaron's heart and his determination to save Maddy's life.  And although Maddy was shy and sheltered, she showed strength and determination through her ordeal. She was definitely not a weak victim, considering.  The plot moved along rather quickly... hence the reason I was unable to put this book down. The end was so suspenseful I thought I was going to jump out of my chair.So we have Maddy.... she's a shy, reclusive and very talented cello player.  She has captured the attention of Aaron, a very handsome admirer and fan of her talent who comes to see her the night of her first large public performance.  He even approaches her after to present her with a rose. So far so good....The next thing we know, Maddy is approached in the empty parking lot by a man we come to know as Aaron's sick twisted father.  Before you know it, she's being shoved into the limo and carried off to her sad fate.And now we're introduced to the sick, sadistic, disgusting and torturous world known as The Estate. The Estate is a crime organization run by Aaron's father. Aaron's father is into sex slaves, drugs, torture, debauchery, you name it... He's reminds me of a grotesque version of Jabba the Hut... if that's even possible. His power knows no limits and orders killings like you'd order a Happy Meal.Aaron, on the other hand wants no part of his father's sick lifestyle.  Aaron oversees the legitimate businesses associated with The Estate, but his father is determined that Aaron give himself over to the dark side and participate in his father's debauchery.  So as to play a sick mind game with Aaron, he abducts Maddy and gives her as a birthday gift to Aaron for his 25th birthday.  Aaron's father then orders him to train Maddy as his own sex slave. Aaron has 5 days to train her before he must "present" her to his father and the hierarchies for approval. If Aaron's father isn't convinced that Aaron is capable of training a slave and convincing him that he can be as sick and sadistic as his father is, Maddy would be killed instantly and possibly even Aaron himself.What's Aaron to do??  He's completely taken by Maddy's beauty and resilience.  Yet, he must make her submit to him and hate him in order for her to perform properly in front of his father.  As each day passes, Aaron himself is tortured by the pain he must inflict on Maddy in order to save her life.  Maddy has never had sex, never had a boyfriend or even been kissed.  Knowing all this nearly destroys Aaron.When the time finally comes for Maddy to be presented, she and Aaron both pass this cruel test.  But Aaron knows it's just a matter of time before his father will ultimately orders her slow death.  Desperate, Aaron consults with his best friend, Xander, and decides he needs to set her free as a means to saving her life.  Even though this means death for Aaron at the hands of his father, at least Maddy will have a chance to live her life...that is if his father doesn't hunt her down in the process... which Aaron knows he ultimately will.Maddy overhears this conversation and convinces Aaron to let her stay because there's no guarantee she'd live if he were to let her go.  Besides, Maddy wants vengeance on Aaron's father for abducting her and taking away her life.  Since Aaron has been forming alliances with other members of the organization to take down his father, they may just be able to save themselves.  But will it be enough? Will it happen in time?  Or will Aaron's father out-smart them and win at his own sick game?