| Forbidden is a fantasy set in The Land Between the Seas. Cryessa, High Priestess, is stuck in a centuries old life and death struggle to protect herself and her people from the King. Five men serve her as aides, as slaves, and as lovers. What's forbidden to Cryessa is the relationship she has with Tamlohn, one of her slaves. It’s something stronger and deeper than her relationships with the rest. It’s something the other four slaves notice. It’s love.
Cryessa takes on the King, with no choice but to protect herself, her people, her temple, and her lifestyle, no matter the cost. The most important thing Cryessa must protect herself from is love. Can she do it? Is she willing to live a life without Tamlohn? Without love? Forbidden is the most original and stimulating erotic/BDSM book to come along in a very long while. Forbidden is a pleasure to read and to think about afterwards. The author, Lila Dubois, has a unique voice with an unusual capacity to hold the readers attention from the first sentence to the last word of the book. Forbidden is one of those stories I like to call a guilty pleasure. It’s the book you are reading when you should be doing housework or sneaking a peak while you are at the office, you simply can’t stop reading unless you are physically pulled away from your computer screen. Most BDSM books I’ve encountered are based on the man being the master and the woman or women being the slaves. In Forbidden the woman is the master and her slaves are the men. So if you are a woman seeking control you’ll love this book, if you are a man who loves to be controlled, than Forbidden is a must read for you.
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Reviewer: Tonya R. Callihan |