| Genre | Gay / Science Fiction / Aliens / Other Planets / Outer Space / Interspecies / BDSM / Dubious Consent / Erotic Romance / Action/Adventure |
| Reviewed by | Christy Duke on 25-October-2016 |
When a distant planet’s ownership is in dispute, conquering aliens turn defiant human males into pampered sex slaves.
Frey Bjorkson is an orphan from New World Colony Five. While making a supply run, he’s been captured by a Travian privateer and kept as a pet. Brutalized, he fights to hold on to his sanity and hope of escaping. His hopes are all but dashed when his master loses him to another, scarier male.
Having lost his mate, Rone has given up his old military ambitions. Instead, he’s volunteered to pose as a privateer to root out the arms suppliers of the traitorous males trying to overthrow female rule. When he becomes the reluctant master to a human pet, he has little patience for caring for the scared, battered creature. That doesn’t stop him from wanting the boy, and, as he sets about claiming the human as his property, he finds himself getting in deeper than he’d intended.
Not only does Rone prove to be kinder, he also gives Frey his first experience with sexual pleasure. The way Rone makes him feel, physically and emotionally, confuses Frey. He fights against his growing attraction even while he struggles to learn just what his master’s true agenda is.
As Rone infiltrates the dangerous world of privateers, he reluctantly drags Frey in with him. He tells himself that he needs the cover of being a brutal slave owner, but there is no denying his growing need for the boy. As Rone’s mission heats up, the stakes are high, and the alien master and his captive pet will have to work together to survive.
Reader Advisory: This book contains sex scenes of both non-consensual and dubious consent, as well as scenes of violence, abuse and torture.
I have greatly enjoyed the sci-fi adventure that Samantha Cayto has created in her 'Alien Slave Masters' series. I will warn you though, please listen to the publisher's warnings regarding potential triggers in these books. There are shocking scenes of non-con and dub-con plus physical, mental, and emotional abuse. If any of that bothers you then I can guarantee that these might not be the books for you. I was glad to see this fourth installment focusing on Rone since the end of the previous book had his mate dying very suddenly and sending him into a tailspin. I couldn't wait to see what the author was going to do with undercover privateers and the traitorous men who are trying to overthrow the Travian's matriarchal rule.
Just as I had done with all the previous young, human boys who were captured and enslaved as sex slaves for Travian's, my heart bled for Frey and what he has endured. No one should ever have to deal with such pain and torture as he has and the fact that his mind, his will, and his spirit are still strong told me everything I needed to know about this young man. Frey is positive that this new master he has gotten will be just as awful as his last one, although Rone's other alien pet, Preen, seems well taken care of.
I'll admit to not caring for Rone very much in the previous book of the series. He wasn't nice to Mac in his efforts to undermine Narith's claim as the first mate. Rone loved his mate very much and when she and their unborn child died very tragically I did feel sorry for him. I can certainly understand why he had no interest in returning to active military service and, instead, chose to pose as a privateer and arms dealer in order to gather more information on the male uprising trying to overthrow the Travian matriarchal rule. Let's just say, Rone grew on me, particularly the gentle way he dealt with Frey.
I really liked the subterfuge of Rone's mission and the way it played out. There was some predictability but not enough to have me turning away from an enjoyable read. Rone's covert operation for the Travian High Command was very dangerous and became even more so when he won Frey in a game. Now it's up to Roan, Frey, and Preen (whom I adored) to escape detection, get all the information they can, and return safely to Travia.
A very exciting addition to the series with a sweet happy ever after. I adored Frey and Preen, and grew to like and admire Rone. I'm looking forward to more in this series.
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| Format | ebook |
| Length | Novel, 133 pages/51875 words |
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| Publication Date | 25-October-2016 |
| Price | $5.25 ebook |
| Buy Link | https://www.pride-publishing.com/book/the-captive-pet |
