In fact, the reasons that these characters are so happy to explore, experiment, watch, and simply enjoy themselves is because it is a vital part of their culture and well being. Because I had become so immersed in the story, it felt natural and I felt everything but uncomfortable. As far as the action in this book, I found it to be even more intense and engaging than the first book in this series.
Now that I have a better understanding of the characters and their origins, I was able to sit back and enjoy the read. Mild warning- at times it can be a bit overwhelming trying to sort out all of the details. My advice with this read is to just go with it. As soon as I let loose and just absorb the story things began to click into place. Overall, Ecstasy Claimed was an amazing read.
Setta Jay is a master with the dialogue, character development, plot twists, steam, and the tender romances that she has created. I am beyond thrilled that I have discovered her writing and I look forward to reading more. Now, on to the next one! Rain and Dorian are waiting! View all 28 comments. Alyssa has had enough of letting her parents, her responsibilities and her insecurities get in her way.
Deciding for once in her life to take matters into her own hands, she takes a much needed trip away with her best friend and give away the one thing she despises; her virginity. She is a mate of a Guardian, a man who decided she was too weak to claim and not worthy of her place by his side Yes, he found her too young, but never did he think of her as weak or lacking. So when he hears of hew plan to give away what should be his alone, all hell breaks loose and he sets off to throw her over his shoulder and show her who she belongs too.
Those lips were his. That fucking tongue was his. If another male had slid inside her pussy, taken her innocence, he would find and kill him. Her pleasure belonged to him. Finding a mate is rare, some go a lifetime without ever finding their one, so for Alyssa his rejection just added to her already present insecurities that eat at her each day. For once she was hoping that her mate would be the first to want her above all else; size and power be dammed. While he may have her body he can never have her heart; it wouldn't be able to handle if he finds her lacking without lust filled eyes.
To deny her body the relief only he can provide will cause more harm, after all "this was nothing more than scratching a biological itch.
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His possessive display has them wondering as to who Gregoire's new distraction is and how they can use her to their advantage. But now that Gregoire finally pulled his head out of his ass he will stop at nothing to protect her. Ecstasy Claimed has what a great erotic paranormal read should always have; lustful primal sex. What I love about this genre are there are no rules, no boundaries of what is considered right or wrong or over the top. Gregoire is a dirty talking possessive savage beast, and to see him struggle with how to make things right was just icing on the cake.
Alyssa had her insecurities to work through, but with the help of Gregoire and seeing herself through his eyes she realizes that she may be small but she is fierce.
Although I didn't read the first book in the series, I was able to catch on and pick right up with the overall backdrop plot. Although this is the second book in the series it can be read as a standalone, with the multiple point of view it is easy to follow without getting lost in the details. It was a book that is a perfect length, not to short and not to long, enough for me to feel sated while looking forward for the other Guardian's stories.
I'd recommend this for sure to all my erotic paranormal lover friends. ARC kindly provided by the author, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. View all 52 comments. You were a hunger that ate at my gut every fucking day. Now that I have you, it's even more intense. It's not enough to have you.
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My beast wants the world to know you're mine. It's making me obsessed with showing the world you're mine. Do you like crazy hot PNR books. Several panty changes during the book hot. Leave you screaming Hot? Well, my friends, then 4 Holy Mother of Dirty Talk stars It was your beautiful green eyes I saw every fucking time in the last five years. Well, my friends, then you need to introduce yourselves to the deliciously kinky world of The Guadians of The Realms. Setta Jay does a great job with retelling details from the past book without sounding redundant, so you can easily read this as a standalone.
However, I would highly recommend reading the series in order since many characters are introduced early on and it helps you develop a better understanding of them. Only problem with his manwhoring ways? Turns out he's had a mate for 25 years that he was waiting to claim once she's reached her maturity. But hey, a manwhore has has needs: Alyssa has always been the good daughter and the good girl. But when she comes to terms with the fact that her destined mate doesn't seem to want her, she decides to really start living her life. First thing on the menu?
Relieve herself of her pesky virginity. I really enjoy Setta's unique world building in this series. She definitely writes some sadistic asshole villains, so be prepared for that. As for the story, I enjoyed this one even more than the first book. My heart broke for everything that Sam went through in the previous book, and I loved how gentle and caring Erik was with her.
To say that it was scorching hot would be an understatement. At times I even found myself asking if there was almost too much sex. But the story drew me in enough that I was able to overlook this. My few minor quibbles keeping this from a 5 star? Warning, there's a MFFM scene here. Now given the context of the book, this wasn't THAT far out of the realm of belief. BUT, and this is a big but, I couldn't match the girl that was portrayed to this wanton one that was jumping into an experience like this.
Not to say that scene wasn't hot as fuck, but it just didn't fit the story for me. There were bits and pieces given during their bonding scene, but I would have loved a little more. He was such a enigma to me in book 1 and I wanted to know more about his past. All that aside, I really enjoyed the second installment and I've definitely become a fan of this series.
I love how even though you have the "mate" element, there is no insta-love present. I also really like Setta's writing and world building. I seem to get more and more sold on this series with each new book and I cannot wait until book 3 and the big bad Dorian to get his story.
I've been curious about him from the beginning and from the sounds of it his mate will be giving him a run for his money. So why don't you just And let's do this thing! View all 29 comments. Here's a question that all future readers should ask themselves before starting this book: Is my body ready for this?
So you think I would have been smart enough to prepare myself after reading the first installment. Clearly, I am not smart enough for this. And I completely underestimated Setta Jay's sex writing powahs. Ooh, that lady is sliiick. Not to mention, I'm hella convinced that she wrote this book for me since it had all the ingredients of win for me. This book had me all So, why not five stars? There was just one tiny scene that I wasn't a fan of. I mean, it shouldn't have been a big deal considering how much of a man whore Gregoire is and that it was pretty much Alyssa getting her own, but my silly self wasn't really into it.
Just a personal preference, though it was funny to see Gregoire get all jealous about it. Definitely recommend this series! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to try and awaken my ovaries from its self-induced coma. View all 34 comments. Aw man, I'm a bit disappointed with this one. I fell in love with Gregoire in the first book, I thought he would be really cool and fun and all but then he got all overly possessive with his chick. He didn't like her even hugging her friend. It got annoying and old real fast. This review is a big pile of spoilers!
I have so many problems with the main couple here, I don't know where to start. Our main humping-joe ,Gregoire, is the forerunner of abusive jerks. He has known that Alyssa ,main kiddo, is his mate since she was a baby. He waits till she grows up and then gives her an extra 5 years after her coming of age.
Do they tell her that her mate is known but he wishes her to experience life before the mating? Of course they don't. Instead they make Spoiler alert. Instead they make her go to the gatherings to find mates every year and make sure that she lives a secluded life and stay pure. Meanwhile humping-joe is having fuckfests. Even a menage a trois with his closest brother and his mate in their mating ceremony which is known by everyone to the maids, knowing that he'll claim the kiddo soon and she'll have to see the woman he's been with while she was waiting for him.
What a big happy family!
So kiddo learns that she has a mate by eavesdropping and naturally decides this means she is weak, unwanted. Logical reaction to feeling rejected being going to an island of sexcapades and getting rid of her virginity by having sex courses which is basically an orgie. Yeah that makes sense to me too. Because fuck self-respect, I'll have to punish my mate by getting the feeling of rejection pounded out of myself first!
HJ finds about this mastermind plan and goes ballistic naturally. Because she is HIS while he is free to spread the love around. He is all about marking his territory. He is so possessive, he doesn't want kiddo to pet a dog! They go at it like rabbits, Kiddo throws tantrums, HJ acts like douche. Then Kiddo learns about him being the third wheel in the mating ceremony fuckery last week and gets hurt.
His explanation is "we are immortals, we have needs so these stuff is normal and it was an honour to be invited, couldn't say no". Does that sound familiar? They meant nothing to me, you are the one I want. Aaand he let's Kiddo call the shots for a minute in bed in front of his brothers. Kiddo, of course gets teary eyed by this huge concession of regret and forgives him. I'm so disappointed with this book. But first one was quite good so I'll try the next in the series.
If I get another justification for being a cheating asshole, I'm done with this author for good. View all 12 comments. Mar 06, J. Alyssa is tired of living under the hard hand of her parents and their overprotective ways. She needs to reenergize, to take her life into her own hands, so she plans a trip with her friend Rain, to a place where she plans to lose her virginity. Gregoire has waited many years to claim is mate. But when his father calls for him, because Alyssa is missing, he comes to the rescue.
Erik is having a difficult time dealing with the rape of his mate Sam. Sam is told by Sirena that in order for Erik to get over the hurt and pain, they have to mate. But Erik is afraid that he will be too much for his mortal mate, they he may lose control, so he chooses to leave Sam, to go to a place where he can wallow in his depression alone. I loved this story. Gregoire is a sexy man beast and I like how dominant, yet compassionate he is with Alyssa. View all 6 comments. He is a dirty talking Guardian who has been lucky enough to find his mate early on. He has kept her sheltered and safe, hidden away until she becomes of age.
She has just discovered that she has a mate - only he has been busy guarding the Realms and doing whoever he pleases as she has been kept in the dark. An impulsive visit to the island of pleasure should help her get what she wants. Oh, it most definitely will guys! Funny and sexy with a side of comeuppance! Cli Gregoire and Alyssa. The hero isn't any better. He knows she's his mate but he'd rather make her wait so he can sleep around some more. Not my cup of tea. After really enjoying Hidden Ecstasy and Ecstasy Unbound I was excited to read Gregoire's story and had high hopes for this book.
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Unfortunately I didn't love it as much as I expected to, this series is all about the sexy alpha heroes which is normally a huge bonus for me but there is a BIG difference between a sexy alpha guy and an alpha asshat and I'm afraid Gregoire swung too far into the second territory for me to ever fall for him. He has known Alyssa is his mate since he first saw her as a After really enjoying Hidden Ecstasy and Ecstasy Unbound I was excited to read Gregoire's story and had high hopes for this book. He has known Alyssa is his mate since he first saw her as a baby he's friends with her father which is I have to admit is not something that I'm a particular fan of but I can deal with it because he waits until she is 25 years old before making a move on her because he wants to allow her to mature as a woman without his influence in her life.
I still felt the age gap between them was just too huge though, we see huge gaps in paranormal romance all the time but Alyssa is just very young, naive and innocent compared to Gregoire and I found it difficult to believe that they would ever be on the same page emotionally. I was never completely sold on them as a couple and there were moments I really wanted to slap Gregoire.
What is it with guys who are happy to sleep around with thousands of women while they wait for their mate to come along but if she has even looked at another guy before they met they'll threaten to murder him? Seriously, that's just asshat behaviour and it's NOT sexy.
It's also not sexy when a guy starts badmouthing the women he's slept with in the past, so it's okay for him to sleep around but the women he went to bed with were just trashy? Look in the mirror Gregoire, look in the mirror. I think you'll find there is only one asshat in that equation and let me give you a hint, it isn't a woman!!
Want to know something else that isn't sexy? When a guy is so ridiculously possessive that he gets jealous when his girl talks to other women or even pets the dog or in this case Hellhound! FFS what is wrong with him? As much as I didn't love the main couple I could have dealt with their "romance" a little better if it hadn't been for the side story going on between Sam and Eric. Both of those characters were introduced in the previous book so I don't consider it a spoiler to mention the way we watched Sam get raped and tortured by multiple guys before the others were able to rescue her.
Now I have to admit I mentioned in my review of Ecstasy Unbound that I was incredibly nervous about how their relationship would be handled, especially since Eric's mating bond had been triggered when he met her but Sam is trying to deal with the aftermath of such a horrific experience. I was hoping that Setta Jay would be able to handle things with sensitivity but no, this book actually had some of the most rage inducing scenes I've EVER had the displeasure of reading.
This time it isn't the hero that annoyed me, in fact Eric was incredibly caring and protective towards Sam and he went to great lengths to ensure he didn't frighten her or cause her any more trauma. What made me want to throw my kindle across the room was the way his family and the other guardians spoke to her. Enabled Similar books to Claimed Part 2: A Taste of Leather Claimed: Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser. Product details File Size: May 30, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers.
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I don't normally like derogatory or insulting words used, especially in the bedroom, but somehow the author makes this work. Very sexy, very erotic, and it very much made me want to go find my husband and confess to being a naughty girl. I look forward to the third enstallment. The idea of the journals is great!
And the way the male lead made something symbolic of her unwrapping it. Won't spoil any more of it than that. Will read the next one. Caleb knows how to 'train' his subs! Laurie added it Jun 10, Jill marked it as to-read Jun 26, Khickok marked it as to-read Jul 03, Saz marked it as to-read Jul 08, Ashley marked it as to-read Jul 08, Ann18 marked it as to-read Jul 13, Martha marked it as to-read Jul 16, Issa marked it as to-read Jul 17, Vanessa Barnard is currently reading it Jul 20, Krystal marked it as to-read Aug 15, H marked it as to-read Aug 02, Carol2 marked it as to-read Aug 11, Patricia Paik is currently reading it Dec 19, Tawnya marked it as to-read Aug 20, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
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