kinky scifi with hea Great story
Loved this short story, Just wish it would've been longer, Drake and Callie's connection is instant and they make a good couple, Loved the world building in this book, Cari seems to do it effortlessly
I really liked this a lot it ticked so many of my boxes and was a really imaginative read.
A sort of dystopian setting with a heavy scifi vibe this caught my attention almost immediately,
Set in a futuristic world where the populace has been quarantined to protect them the citizens here are two kinds of species through both sharing a similar genetic makeup.
We have humans and mauleons coexisting and the humans at this moment in time seem to be top of the hierarchy here but certainly not for long it seems as there is a rebellion brewing.
So Drake is a Mauleon a criminal overlord that in the past has assisted the former king,
Callie is the new potential Queen after her brother's untimely deaths and after being threatened by the current general she goes to Drake for assistance with her current plight.
He agrees to help with some stipulations, this is actually where our story begins,
So this was a really enjoyable experience,
I liked both Drake and Callie a lot and the interactions between these two were mega explosive and really hot and sizzling in their intensity.
This was kinky and did have elements of a DS relationship but ultimately it was much more conventional and less bdsm than I was initially expecting.
I also really appreciated the relationship dynamic portrayed here and the instalove nature of this relationship did work for me,
I could feel the connection between Drake and Calli and was rooting for them all the way,
At its heart, this was a really fun, imaginative and steamy story a big thumbs up from my camp,
I voluntary reviewed a copy of "Ruled"
All opinions expressed here are entirely my own,
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sitelinkwww, beckiebookworm. com What is it about Cari Silverwoods writing that makes me love her books so much, especially her scifi, Well, her world building is phenomenal, Im not sure what goes on in that mind of hers but she creates other worlds that seem so real you swear you can smell and taste them.
Her female characters, though somewhat submissive, are feisty, strong, capable and intelligent, No whimpering, helpless women here, well unless theyre tied up and being punished,
Her male characters are strong, dominant, sexy, kinky, with motives that are usually a little questionable,
This particular story is really about a princess that needs rescuing, But dont mistake this for some sweet Disney princess story, This is Cari Silverwood after all and this princess story is definitely R rated,
Calli is a princess who was never meant to rule, But with the death of her brothers and her father years before she finds herself in a position she has never been prepared for, With an evil general who wants to take over the kingdom, Calli must turn to Drake, a trusted friend of her late father and a Mauleon.
Oh wait until you meet Drake, Tall, sexy, brooding and he has claws, Did I ever think before I read Ms, Silverwoods book that I would find claws incredibly sexy, No, but I most definitely do now, Drake will help Calli, but there is a price, submit to him, become his and they will rule the planet together,
Of course theres a bunch of other stuff happening, Theres a quirky robot, intrigue, a coup, secrets revealed and a lot of hot, steamy, kinky sex,
Even though this is a gentler story than what Im use to from Ms, Silverwood I loved, loved, loved this story and this world, I hope this wont be the last we see of this particular planet, I have questions that need to be answered and I most definitely need more Mauleons, especially if theyre anything like Drake,
Definitely recommend.
Submit to a smoking hot male What's a princess to do
Princess Calliope has just come back to her rooms from the funeral of her brothers and now she will have to be queen.
She was never taught what she needed to rule, she is commiserating in her head about that, When she looks up and there sits General Vass in her bedroom of all things, What she learns from him is that he has drawn up paperwork for her to sign and give up the kingdom to him, Because she is a woman he then proceeds to tell her what he has in mind for her, He has the audacity to tell her he will come to her room any time he wants and have her as his sex slave, He expects her to sign and have it ready for him in the morning, Never! She wonders what to do to get out of this situation, She remembers her father said to her if there ever is a problem go see Drake he can be trusted,
She must go to him and ask for help but she knows it will not be free, Drake is the lord of the underworld and a Mauleon, She tells Sassi her robot butler and companion where she is going, He wants to go to protect her but she refuses they will know her as a princess if he is with her, Sassi is the perfect name for this bot since his personality is definitely not one of a servant he is sassy to Calli, Calli dresses in armor and is armed with her fathers guns, Though all of them are relics and really not that useful, She goes out a secret passage to meet with Drake, When she meets up with Drake she finds that he is smoking hot and he definitely makes her feel something she never has before just standing in his presence.
As she believed he does have concessions for helping her,
He wants to rule but he will be her consort, meaning he will be her lover, The way he wants to have her accept is to kneel before him, She knows that she can not do
it on her own so she does, He now will take care of the evil General Vass and protect her too, OMG Drake and Calli have the hottest sex with a little pain mixed in, This book was so intriguing, finished it in two nights! Intense, dark, and delicious, While not as dark as this authors other reads, it hits all the right buttons, She weaves her words into an as yet unknown world where you can accept it as a possible reality, Its exciting, sexy, body melting goodness between the pages that make you hope she returns us to this world for another glimpse, The males are Uber dominant, and our intrepid princely finds her match is more than up to the task of taking her in hand, Sit back and enjoy the trip but be ready to sizzle! Another uniquely addictive read!
gtgtgt Heiress to the Dywin kingdom, Princess Calliope escapes the clutches of a General with evil intentions to seek the one man her father had trusted to aid her in dire times, the mauleon named Drake who had a daunting reputation.
Facing exile or imprisonment, Calliope has no choice but to ask for his protection as the realm enters a period of conflict and rebellion,
Calliope navigates her new life with a wholly different set of rules under the protection of Drake and is also deliciously initiated into the mauleon ways, with little unexpected twists and turns to steel her resolve to take her rightful place as a ruler by his side.
I like everything Cari Silverwood writes, This was no exception. I can just sit back and know I will enjoy the read, I have said it many times but it bears repeating, this author is hands down one, if not the best, out there at creating a whole new world that is complex and riveting.
Her worldbuilding skills never cease to amaze me, Even though this book is dealing with two different types of species it never once seems "out of this world" and instead feels almost like it is two different ethnicities merging instead.
This book introduces Calli, a princess soon to be queen, with Drake, who is a Mauleon, who come together to reach a compromise for the kingdom.
I often wonder when I read scifi books how they can be intimate and in this case, the author did a great job explaining that dynamic in a rather unusual way.
This added to the story since SIZE was definitely a concern, Not only was this informative but it was also hotter than hell,
As usual, this author wrote some sexy times filled with kink, some BDSM elements, and typical dominance, However, it also built on the other aspects of BDSM in regards to trust, compromise, and the connection between the characters as Dom/Sub, I enjoyed also seeing the dissolving of the original stereotypes or biases in regards to thinking that one race is superior to the other not only as people but in regards to royalty vs not royalty.
In many ways, this book was similar but also different from the style that is solely this author alone, I love that she continues to evolve and yet never completely abandons what it is that makes her unique, It is this reason alone that I continually follow this author down the rabbit hole and devour all her words as soon as they are released into the wild.
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