We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Dispatched from the UK in 3 business days When will my order arrive? Home Contact Us Help Free delivery worldwide. However, things can always get worse. On his nineteenth birthday Gabriel finds out that he is to be mated to his worst enemy. In despair, he decides to take his own life, but a chance encounter changes the course of his life, uniting him with Lucien, a demon prince.
What follows is a tale of impossible love, a journey from despair to rapture, threatened and cursed by secrets of the past and by pain buried but not forgotten. Not only does Lucien have to fight death to save his young lover, but he has to rebel against his parents as well. In a world of prejudice and hatred, can one impossible love survive?
And I certainly recommend it! View all 6 comments. Oct 30, Alyosha rated it liked it Shelves: This has to be one of the hardest novels to rate. If you also happen to like mpreg as a theme, all the better.
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View all 5 comments. Nov 08, Leah rated it it was ok Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. After reading the first few chapters I was rapt; this seemed liked my kind of novel: I don't know what the hell happened! The language and dialogue changed, I've never read "baby" in such frequency, a hardcore BDSM novel descended into the most emasculating harlequin-esque drivel I've ever read.
Sacred Fate and Acqua After reading the first few chapters I was rapt; this seemed liked my kind of novel: View all 7 comments. Jan 31, Readers Roundtable rated it really liked it. His life has been a living hell since he was sent to live at the monastery thanks to Lothar. In Enraptured everything Gabriel expects to happen changes the moment he falls into the arms of Lucien, a demon prince. Lucien wants Gabriel but is in Alaria for the purpose of keeping the peace between the two races. Instead of following his desire he cruelly pushes Gabriel away only to realize that was the biggest mistake he ever made.
Love, pain, betrayal and misunderstandings lead Lucien and Gabriel on a journey to find each other and the love they both crave. Lucien gently blunders his way through the myriad of misunderstandings he and Gabriel encounter. With the help and love of not only Lucien but his brothers, Gabriel is able to move forward even though darkness still hovers on the edges. Enraptured was a roller coaster ride of ups, downs, twists, and turns. Scarlet Hyacinth has brought us a unique and interesting new world and fascinating characters.
Rated 4 Gold Crowns by Jaymes! Mar 19, Nikki rated it really liked it Recommended to Nikki by: Read as part of the GB challenge and recommended to me by Nikyta thanks!
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This seems like the start of a really good fantasy series and I can definitely see myself reading the rest of it. I think the first half of the book was better than the second. I really enjoyed reading about Gabriel's life at Kirgil monastery and how he works hard to maintain his dignity in the face of the cruelty he experiences there. I also liked reading about Lucien and the other demons but there were some elements of the Read as part of the GB challenge and recommended to me by Nikyta thanks!
I also liked reading about Lucien and the other demons but there were some elements of the second half of the book that were just a bit too "cutesy" for me.
Gabriel also seemed to become kind of spineless, and needed protecting and re-assuring all of the time, which seemed a bit at odds with the strong young man we read about at the start of the book. However, overall I enjoyed the story, and I think the world Scarlet has created holds lots of potential for interesting adventures in the rest of the series. I am also intrigued to see how the whole mpreg things turns out!
Nov 01, Elisa Rolle added it. First of all, big warning: It's not impossible that men could enjoy romance only for women, I know there are out there men who read, for example, Danielle Steel, and mor First of all, big warning: It's not impossible that men could enjoy romance only for women, I know there are out there men who read, for example, Danielle Steel, and more recently, Suzanne Brockmann.
But they are aware that they are entering an exclusive playfield, a playfield that is open to special admission nevertheless. Enraptured is a romance by women for women. It's a man on man story, but the I would not say that it's gay. True, being setting in a futuristic world where "homosexuality" is not more an issue, there is not even the smallest problem for the "all male" nature of the characters.
More, being an inter-breed story, between Demons and genetically modified Humans, the issue is more the difference in race than the same-sex relationship. To add spicy to the thing, the Demons are an all male breed, their women all died for a virus centuries before, and they naturally modified their genetics to be able to reproduce between males.
So yes, there is male pregnancy in there, and that is another plus factor for the submissive male to be more a chick than a rooster. Said all that, it's a good romance? IF you try to read it knowing the purpose for which it was written, then yes: Enraptured is a funny romp, the futuristic setting is light and easy and the story didn't fall in the overadorned style that usually these stories have. The futuristic world is very much like a medieval "romance" setting, not the real Middle Ages, but more the fictional rendering that you often find in a romance novel; the plot is classic, the bastard son of a king raised in a monastery and subject to the lascivious attention of a villain, a powerful mage.
Just when the evil father promised the innocent son to the villain for a much abhorred mating, an handsome stranger prince comes to the rescue of the "damsel" in distress. Only that the prince is not exactly a "prince charming", but more a demon with black leathery wings. Where is the originality of the story?
I think it's in the lightness, all events, even when dramatic, are more funny than angst. This is more a sexy romp than a sci-fiction novel. There are also a lot of kind homages to similar fiction out there: So yes, if read with the right perspective, this debut novel by Scarlet Hyacinth is very nice, and I think I will read also the following books in the saga.
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Aug 16, Lexi Ander rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a fantastic start to a new series. Vivid world, complex characters, and an excellent plot. Lot's of twist and turns, angst, hot sex and an endearing love story. Started right into book two because I was desperate to know what happens next. May 06, Lola rated it liked it Shelves: Ignore the picture cover, it looks really bad but the book is not bad. It turns a bit fluff and corny after half way through View all 14 comments. Jan 26, caroline wilson rated it it was ok.
I read the description of this book and it intrigued me so I started reading, I don't so know much if I like it or not. I felt that there was not enough description except for being a bit to smoshy and dam 2. I felt that there was not enough description except for being a bit to smoshy and damsel in distress as the character Gabriel just kept crying which slightly annoyed me, don't get me wrong I don't mind a bit of crying when it warrants it but I just think it was slightly overdone.
Also it didn't complete the story with the baddie and the fight was non existent in the story as well as the outcome of the king and queen but also we were expected to believe that one of Gabriel's torturers would suddenly have a change of heart and some other characters also flipped at a drop of a hat so they didn't feel realistic. No this book had potential but left out huge parts of the story for a more rounded read. I wanted more instead of just weak characters and too much sweet.
Oct 20, Monika rated it it was ok. It wasn't a terrible read, but halfway through, I just got really bored.
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The exciting parts weren't written in an exciting manner and I just couldn't make myself continue searching for the good parts. Maybe one day, I will finish it just so I know what happens. Feb 09, Jaimee Ghost rated it liked it Shelves: I'll start by saying that Kalin is my absolute favorite, as you'll find from the comments I made whilst reading. He and Cade were probably my only driving force in finishing this book, or at least paying attention to what I read. I desired this in an m-preg book because really when you mention pregnancy, it just HAS to involve family of some sort.
And the family can also provide insight to certain characters that we wouldn't know if they hadn't been Wow. And the family can also provide insight to certain characters that we wouldn't know if they hadn't been a part of the story. It was laced on pretty thick there in the beginning, but if you stuck through it and dealt with Gabriel's whining you came to find a truly agonizing situation that stood out from the others that Gabriel just HAD to cry over.
Team Orin and Zeli second. Team Lyan and Seyran third. Team Gabe and Lucien last.
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Though I do suppose they are perfect for each other, as they both whine frequently throughout the book. The chemistry and relationship between these characters was enchanting, though Kaze and Destyan confused me, surely. Always good on the m-preg. What I didn't like I'll be honest, this list is longer than the one above: He annoys the shit out of me and I'm sure he'll do so even more when I read the next book.
Again, never stops whining or fucking up or showing up somewhere naked. Really, can we get a better editor? Re-read some sentences three times. Found some strange inconsistencies. I don't understand how these people talk. One second it's all "sire, my pretty, my beautiful whoever, naught, never more, beloved" then the next it's, "bro, shut the fuck up, tell me you like my cock, fuck me harder, fuck shit fuck, bro, more bro, whatever, you're being a bitch. No chapter names or poem snippets or anything to distract you from the actual content while still being relevant. Reading the book itself was kind of boring, but thankfully the content and my need for more Kalin and Cade saved me stopping.
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But it is good and you won't regret it after you get passed the first I must admit that the first part of the book was much better than the second. Until Gabriel meets Luce the whole story moves in a very different tone, but once the issues between them got resolved, it was like Gabriel turned into a completely different man. From someone who was good, sad and serious, he became this almost feminine version of a child. Jumping around and using Yay as well as other playful expressions way too often for someone who was up to that point a slave and royalty.
I found I must admit that the first part of the book was much better than the second. I found that to be very unrealistic considering his past, and on that note, there should have been a lot more work invested in the characters. It almost seemed as if the book switched from fantasy to contemporary at one point and everyone started acting very different than it was first hinted at. That complete change of personality, although annoying at times, didn't really steal from the plot. That part was very satisfying for me and a certain level of tension was maintained throughout the book.
I agree that the malepreg details could have been better as well as a bigger part of the book, but I'm under the impression that this book was only the first part of three and I expect the others to successfully continue where this one ended. Another flaw that maybe wasn't as obvious but which caused me to falter in reading, was the instability of the side characters.
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It was like they fought for the spotlight the whole time, but I was never given enough information to get to know them better. I expected their POV and enough details to combine them more firmly into the story, but instead they constantly hovered somewhere close but just out of reach. I admit that this review sounds more negative than positive, but overall I liked this story.
There are better ones out there, malepreg too, still, this one held me interested to the very end and I came to like all the characters enough that I want to read the rest of the saga. I wish the author stayed true to her first voice, where all that beautiful darkness consumed the story and made it a five star read. But since that wasn't the case, I hope the next one lives up to my obviously high expectations. Mar 06, Toofan rated it did not like it Shelves: Beside all kind of editorial mistakes, made by the author, the last sentence of almost each page was something like: It started well enough and the Half a star.
It started well enough and the first half of the book or so was at least halfway OK, despite plot holes, stupid solutions to problems and many illogical things regarding the settings and minor characters , etc. But after that, well it turns beyond stupid in many ways. The behavior, manner and even dialogue of the characters are not that of princes or even of adults. Not even elder teens I am afraid! At some point Gabriel starts behaving like a brain damaged extremely weak female.