num_pages: 480
description: Forced to obey her master.Compelled to help her enemy.Determined to free herself. Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader shes now in hiding on the dark caravan the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters every command. Shed give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek her handsome cruel master and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Enter Raif the enigmatic leader of Arjinnas revolution and Nalias sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brotherall for an unbearably high price. Nalias not sure she can trust him but Raifs her only hope of escape. With her enemies on the hunt Earth has become more perilous than ever for Nalia. Theres just one catch: for Raifs unbinding magic to work Nalia must gain possession of her bottleand convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him. Battling a dark past and harboring a terrible secret Nalia soon realizes her freedom may come at a price too terrible to pay: but how far is she willing to go for it? Inspired by Arabian Nights EXQUISITE CAPTIVE brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light.
language: English
title: Exquisite Captive
publisher: Balzer + Bray