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A review by emmajaye
Their Kidnapped Bride by Vanessa Vale
2.0
This would have worked in a contemporary setting, with an established submissive heroine. The writing is quite clear, in first person POV from Emma, Ian and Kane, alternating in individual chapters, it isn't an easy format to pull off but Ms Vale manages well.
The accepting meekness of the heroine, an untouched Victorian virgin was unrealistic given the quick introduction of what would have been considered completely damning behaviour from her point of view. Drugged and kidnapped she is given the choice of becoming a brothel whore or being sold to the highest bidder in a 'bride' auction. She agrees to be displayed to a roomful of strangers in a transparent chemise and then is told two men have bought her, and she will serve both of them. Marriage and virginity loss happens within minutes. From her background, she would be more likely to attempt suicide to save her immortal soul than go along with it. Yet she does, and is happily swallowing in an public stagecoach less than 24 hours later. Butt plugs, intimate shaving, discussing oral sex at a dinner table full of strangers all happen within hours.
I found it ironic that these men thought the step-brother was wrong for not giving her a choice, when they treated her as a object that would be trained to be what they wanted, whatever she thought about it.
As an English woman with Scottish relatives, the Scottish accent of one of the two heroes was....not good.
I like ménage stories, the more graphic the better, in all settings, from historical to scifi. Cowboys are certainly up there with some of my favourite characters, but this one didn't hit the mark, for me at least. Although by the number of good reviews, it certainly pleased a lot of people, so take my thoughts with a pinch of salt.
The accepting meekness of the heroine, an untouched Victorian virgin was unrealistic given the quick introduction of what would have been considered completely damning behaviour from her point of view. Drugged and kidnapped she is given the choice of becoming a brothel whore or being sold to the highest bidder in a 'bride' auction. She agrees to be displayed to a roomful of strangers in a transparent chemise and then is told two men have bought her, and she will serve both of them. Marriage and virginity loss happens within minutes. From her background, she would be more likely to attempt suicide to save her immortal soul than go along with it. Yet she does, and is happily swallowing in an public stagecoach less than 24 hours later. Butt plugs, intimate shaving, discussing oral sex at a dinner table full of strangers all happen within hours.
I found it ironic that these men thought the step-brother was wrong for not giving her a choice, when they treated her as a object that would be trained to be what they wanted, whatever she thought about it.
As an English woman with Scottish relatives, the Scottish accent of one of the two heroes was....not good.
I like ménage stories, the more graphic the better, in all settings, from historical to scifi. Cowboys are certainly up there with some of my favourite characters, but this one didn't hit the mark, for me at least. Although by the number of good reviews, it certainly pleased a lot of people, so take my thoughts with a pinch of salt.