Shae Michaels is veering off from her usual sweetness with a captive/captive romance thriller that will have you guessing until the end!
From the Love Set Free blurb:
Phoenix
It’s always been a hypothetical, lurking in the back of my mind. Growing up as the only child of parents with stupid levels of money meant being kidnapped is always a possibility. But I never actually feared it. At least, not until I wake up locked in a cage.
At first, he’s just a voice—a fellow victim of a dastardly plot. Jackson becomes my comfort, my sanity, the thing fueling my determination to gain my freedom and return to my life. And when I do get free, I’m taking him with me. This man, that I haven’t even seen, is mine.
Jackson
Desperation and stupidity are perhaps the only abundant things in my life. But I never could’ve imagined that they’d lead me here, blindfolded and trapped in a cage.
His voice is a welcome companion in the darkness. With questions and teasing whispers, he draws me in, closing the distance between us in a way our physical reality won’t allow us. I don’t know when fellowship turns to more—to want, to need. Something I’ve never felt for another man. But I’m not about to give it up, give him up. No matter what.
Love Set Free is a darker, MM romance with themes of kidnapping, bonding through trauma, and codependency. It does contain on-page violence and death (not of a main character).
Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's review:
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇɢ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴜɴ...ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʙᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ."
Whoa. Honey. That was wild. If you picked up this book thinking it was going to be anything like this authors fluffy Pine Ridge series, I would think again. This is not fluffy. I wouldn't say its mega dark, there is no noncon, but this definitely is not a light book. The story progresses sort of like a thriller. It had me constantly changing my guesses as to what was going on. Who knows more than they are saying and what exactly is each character's involvement? These questions pertain to not only the kidnappers, but the MCs as well.
Despite all the lies and half-truths that are told, one thing I know for certain is that Pheonix and Jackson formed an unbreakable bond during their time in captivity. They can never go back to their previous lives the way they were. Hell, Jackson has trouble just being in a different room from Pheonix after all they went through. Trauma hits everyone different and I absolutely agree that these two men could benefit from some intense therapy.
"ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ɪ ꜱᴇᴇ ʜɪᴍ - ᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ʜɪᴍ - ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ᴍʏ ꜱᴏᴜʟ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʜɪᴍ ᴀꜱ ᴍɪɴᴇ."
This book is a romance, so I will state the obvious and tell you this book ends with our MCs together. However, I will advise you if you finish this book totally happy and satisfied that you should refrain from reading the authors note. Shae was a bit of a sneaky sneak and now I am left with my brain going in a million different directions. Love Set Free is a standalone romance. Nevertheless, I don't know if this author is truly done torturing our previous captives AND readers just yet.
Love Set Free is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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