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Eshu Chronicles #2
Stolen
Despite the forces allied against her Grace Adams is determined to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad and also a doctor. She is Eshu, able to shift into any animal form at will, and she knows this ability will help her in her difficult missions. Then one tragic mistake alters the trajectory of her ambition. Grace has not only to demonstrate her ability as a conductor, but also to resist the sensual allure of her passion for Dr. Parker Quinn.
Parker is a stationmaster on the Railroad and resistant to the notion of a woman, especially his woman, engaging in such a dangerous undertaking. But her passion only makes him more determined to have Grace for his own, despite the scandal and the laws against miscegenation.
Although Grace loves him, she doesn’t want to marry. She knows the domineering Dr. Quinn will be even more restrictive than her father, but he won't be deterred. It will take all of their passion and determination to survive social scorn and legal challenges while they make both their goals come true.
Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content and graphic language.
Parker is a stationmaster on the Railroad and resistant to the notion of a woman, especially his woman, engaging in such a dangerous undertaking. But her passion only makes him more determined to have Grace for his own, despite the scandal and the laws against miscegenation.
Although Grace loves him, she doesn’t want to marry. She knows the domineering Dr. Quinn will be even more restrictive than her father, but he won't be deterred. It will take all of their passion and determination to survive social scorn and legal challenges while they make both their goals come true.
Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content and graphic language.
110 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 22, 2010
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Lisa G. Riley
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March 9, 2011
Stolen wasn't what I hoped it to be. Do not get me wrong it was a good story but I felt there was something seriously lacking. The main character Grace just didn't stand out or truly make the story as she should have. However, I did love the concept of the Eshu and their enemies. I wished the plot of the story could have been more developed and forth coming. I give the book a 3 divas rating because it is a good readReview by Kishia
3 Divas
This was definitely a 5 DIVA book. I could not put it down. I would recommend that readers not skip the Authors note or the prologue as they set up the story beautifully. The intimate scenes are wonderfully discribed with just enough heat to warrant a SPARK rating.
My only critisism would be that while there are a couple of places that allude to an impending chastisement, there are actually no spanking scenes. This was a little dissapointing-that being said I would indeed read this story again only I'd advise against starting this book late in the evening or you may find yourself reading well into the wee hours.You won't want to put it down. Reviewed by Scarlet
5 Divas
Let's start off by saying this is or was supposed to be a period piece; probably around the mid to late 1800's or so I'm thinking. Grace as a female lead is a bit, confusing. She seems to be in her rebellious adolescence stage throughout the book and that was cute up until a point. Then it just got predictable. Parker as a male lead was mostly all patience and uber kind, the father figure to Grace's raging teen.
Now, about the story like I stated earlier this was supposed to be a time piece. I wished the authors would have incorporated some of that old Deep South lingo. Because I am southern, I was a bit disappointed with the lack of southern grammar.
There didn't seem to be a plot. It had its surprises this is true, it didn't appear to have a set point. I thought it would be Grace's ability and Parker finding out about it would be the plot that was killed early on because he had to fix her and found out too quick for it to be a plot.
I'm giving this book a three. Because it was an ok read, it's just not something I'd read again after I've finished it. Reviewed by M.N. Mori
3 Divas
Lisa G. Riley and Roslyn Hardy Holcomb have created a fascinating blend of fantasy and historical fiction in Stolen. The story is set in pre-civil war America and looks at the love that develops between a Human and an Eshu, a race able to take on the form of any animal they wish. This love is further complicated by the prejudices that exist against blacks and whites being together in this turbulent period in history.
Grace is the only daughter in a family of Eshu who are conductors on the underground railroad. Strong willed and impetuous, she's a constant trial to her father (who doesn't understand why she won't just be a woman) as well as the white human she falls in love with, Parker. Grace, of course, is frustrated by how both the men she looks up to in her life can't seem to understand her desire to do something important.
Technically, the writing is just fine. I didn't encounter any jarring mistakes in the authors' use of the English language. The story itself is a solidly written romance that avoids being overly formulaic. We're given enough background for the characters so that we can come to care for them. I was disappointed with the erotic scenes; they were too few and their level of erotic excitement leaves a bit to be desired.
In addition to the desire for more and more fervent sex scenes, I had only two other issues with the story. A minor one is the casualness the authors had towards the passage of time. Several times, I felt as if I had been jerked forward in the sudden realization that more time had passed in the story than I had expected. Personally, I prefer to have some clear indication of the passage of time.
More seriously, however, is the authors seeming to bow to modern political correctness. Part of the strength of the story is the way they captured they sense of the period in time. You get a solid sense of the evil that was slavery in the United States. This sense is weakened by Lisa and Roslyn's use of the term, "nigra," in place of the historically accurate word, "nigger." Yes, the word nigger has insulting connotations today; those very connotations would have been what gave the sense of period even more strength.
All in all, however, the story is an enjoyable read. I found myself wishing to read more of the Eshu's enemies, the witches, seen briefly in the prologue. A sequel perhaps? I give Stolen 3 divas and rate the heat as a spark. Reviewed by D.Weaver
3 Divas
This is the first time I have read anything from these authors and the storyline had me a little worried. I am glad to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The foundation they started building right from the beginning was rock solid. It helped weave the concept of shifters in with such an important part of history in a way that just made the two fit together nicely.
Grace is a very passionate woman with high expectations on herself. She feels duty and honor bound to help on the Underground Railroad. To they point that she had to disguise who she was just to make the sacrifice of helping others. At times she can be very defensive but I feel that is because so many people seemed to have looked over her potential and willingness to help others. Grace feels like she has to prove herself worthy to do the work that is calling her.
Parker is a very respected man in his community who felt the need to help others. He did so with great consequence to his self and those with whom he worked with. At the start of the book we find that there is apparently a traitor in their midst that is setting traps on the cargo flowing threw the Underground Railroad. Naturally this makes him a little on the defensive side not knowing when it will be his time to get caught. He is also conflicted about his feelings towards Grace/Joseph before he realizes that in she is a girl. While it takes a bit for Grace to see things as clearly about their relationship as Parker. Parker also has to learn that with Grace giving a little goes a long way. One of the requirements of having such a headstrong woman.
Three Divas This was a pleasant book to read with a solid storyline that was very well written. Steam: a solid spark with some moments of Intense FLAIR!Reviewed by Red Hot
3 Divas
DIVA RATING: 3.5
HEAT RATING: Flame
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3 Divas
This was definitely a 5 DIVA book. I could not put it down. I would recommend that readers not skip the Authors note or the prologue as they set up the story beautifully. The intimate scenes are wonderfully discribed with just enough heat to warrant a SPARK rating.
My only critisism would be that while there are a couple of places that allude to an impending chastisement, there are actually no spanking scenes. This was a little dissapointing-that being said I would indeed read this story again only I'd advise against starting this book late in the evening or you may find yourself reading well into the wee hours.You won't want to put it down. Reviewed by Scarlet
5 Divas
Let's start off by saying this is or was supposed to be a period piece; probably around the mid to late 1800's or so I'm thinking. Grace as a female lead is a bit, confusing. She seems to be in her rebellious adolescence stage throughout the book and that was cute up until a point. Then it just got predictable. Parker as a male lead was mostly all patience and uber kind, the father figure to Grace's raging teen.
Now, about the story like I stated earlier this was supposed to be a time piece. I wished the authors would have incorporated some of that old Deep South lingo. Because I am southern, I was a bit disappointed with the lack of southern grammar.
There didn't seem to be a plot. It had its surprises this is true, it didn't appear to have a set point. I thought it would be Grace's ability and Parker finding out about it would be the plot that was killed early on because he had to fix her and found out too quick for it to be a plot.
I'm giving this book a three. Because it was an ok read, it's just not something I'd read again after I've finished it. Reviewed by M.N. Mori
3 Divas
Lisa G. Riley and Roslyn Hardy Holcomb have created a fascinating blend of fantasy and historical fiction in Stolen. The story is set in pre-civil war America and looks at the love that develops between a Human and an Eshu, a race able to take on the form of any animal they wish. This love is further complicated by the prejudices that exist against blacks and whites being together in this turbulent period in history.
Grace is the only daughter in a family of Eshu who are conductors on the underground railroad. Strong willed and impetuous, she's a constant trial to her father (who doesn't understand why she won't just be a woman) as well as the white human she falls in love with, Parker. Grace, of course, is frustrated by how both the men she looks up to in her life can't seem to understand her desire to do something important.
Technically, the writing is just fine. I didn't encounter any jarring mistakes in the authors' use of the English language. The story itself is a solidly written romance that avoids being overly formulaic. We're given enough background for the characters so that we can come to care for them. I was disappointed with the erotic scenes; they were too few and their level of erotic excitement leaves a bit to be desired.
In addition to the desire for more and more fervent sex scenes, I had only two other issues with the story. A minor one is the casualness the authors had towards the passage of time. Several times, I felt as if I had been jerked forward in the sudden realization that more time had passed in the story than I had expected. Personally, I prefer to have some clear indication of the passage of time.
More seriously, however, is the authors seeming to bow to modern political correctness. Part of the strength of the story is the way they captured they sense of the period in time. You get a solid sense of the evil that was slavery in the United States. This sense is weakened by Lisa and Roslyn's use of the term, "nigra," in place of the historically accurate word, "nigger." Yes, the word nigger has insulting connotations today; those very connotations would have been what gave the sense of period even more strength.
All in all, however, the story is an enjoyable read. I found myself wishing to read more of the Eshu's enemies, the witches, seen briefly in the prologue. A sequel perhaps? I give Stolen 3 divas and rate the heat as a spark. Reviewed by D.Weaver
3 Divas
This is the first time I have read anything from these authors and the storyline had me a little worried. I am glad to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The foundation they started building right from the beginning was rock solid. It helped weave the concept of shifters in with such an important part of history in a way that just made the two fit together nicely.
Grace is a very passionate woman with high expectations on herself. She feels duty and honor bound to help on the Underground Railroad. To they point that she had to disguise who she was just to make the sacrifice of helping others. At times she can be very defensive but I feel that is because so many people seemed to have looked over her potential and willingness to help others. Grace feels like she has to prove herself worthy to do the work that is calling her.
Parker is a very respected man in his community who felt the need to help others. He did so with great consequence to his self and those with whom he worked with. At the start of the book we find that there is apparently a traitor in their midst that is setting traps on the cargo flowing threw the Underground Railroad. Naturally this makes him a little on the defensive side not knowing when it will be his time to get caught. He is also conflicted about his feelings towards Grace/Joseph before he realizes that in she is a girl. While it takes a bit for Grace to see things as clearly about their relationship as Parker. Parker also has to learn that with Grace giving a little goes a long way. One of the requirements of having such a headstrong woman.
Three Divas This was a pleasant book to read with a solid storyline that was very well written. Steam: a solid spark with some moments of Intense FLAIR!Reviewed by Red Hot
3 Divas
DIVA RATING: 3.5
HEAT RATING: Flame
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February 11, 2014
Stolen is part of a series, but I'm reading this out of order and I can understand things perfectly fine, so I guess I can safely say that this one stands alone quite well. The reason for this isn't such a good thing, however - the story itself is not developed enough to create questions or imperfect impressions in the first place. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
In this story, we're in 1850, in an Ohio where the Underground Railroad is chugging along to help fugitive slaves escape up north and maybe, even, to Canada. Dr Parker Quinn, our hero, is one of those folks who secretly help harbor fugitives safely until they can move to their next stop. He'd risking a lot to help those slaves, but he's all for the cause. Now, if only he can figure out why he's suddenly attracted to a boy, one of the black folks that help keep the Railroad running in his neighborhood.
The "boy" is actually Grace Adams, our heroine, who is not happy that she has to pose as a boy to help in the cause. She's also not happy that the doctor can't see that she's a woman. Does her feminine wile not shine through when she's wearing boy's clothes? Oh, and she hates him because, not only did his chauvinist pig way of thinking of the fairer sex as the weaker prevent her from doing the "Onward, my brothers and sisters, to freedom!" thing with her female parts in full display (or something like that, I guess), he also makes her want him bad and that is so not done.
Oh, and she's a shapeshifter. She's an Eshu, actually, one of those folks that can change into any animal at will. She is doing her thing as a cheetah one day when she ends up in a cage in Parker's place, so it's now time for some heavy breathing.
This story was previously published by Loose Id in 2010, and I'm not sure whether it had been revised in any way for this reissue. However, reading this story reminds me of why Loose Id and me are currently on a cooling off period in our relationship. Way too many Loose Id titles have lots of heavy breathing and furious penetration, but they are so flimsy in story that I always feel that I have paid way too much for those stories. And Loose Id titles aren't cheap, mind you.
Stolen suffers from the same problem that plagues many Loose Id titles. Parker and Grace jump from first to third base in such a speed that I don't have any idea whether these two can even be considered in love by the last page.
Parker is an okay character, I guess, compared to Grace. He's bland, a bit alpha now and then when he wants to get it on, but he's not exactly memorable aside from the fact that he's a bit too calm and accepting of the paranormal stuff he's suddenly hilt deep in.
Grace is memorable, but for the wrong reasons. She's the classic "I! Want! Everything! Done! My! Way! Damn! Consequences! Hate him! Want him!" bag of the wrong kind of feisty cray cray, and it doesn't help that the plot requires her to screw up badly the one time she gets the chance to prove that she can walk the talk. Instead of making me feel sorry for her, the authors end up making me think that this immature and hot-headed rump-face should be caged up from the first page to spare everyone the trouble of catering to her nonsense. She becomes more tolerable once she get a taste of humility in the face of failure, but surely the authors could develop the poor dear's character growth a bit better than this? The poor dear is already enough of an immature twit for so long, the least she could do is to show me that she deserves the freedom that she always shrieks about wanting.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment is how the authors set a story in a setting so rarely used in historical romance - 19th century America from black people's perspective - and yet come up with something that focuses so much on lusty side of things that everything else about the story feels like wallpaper. What motivates Parker to risk everything to help the slaves? I never get a good idea of this. Grace's determination to help the cause feels more like a rebellious teenage girl's temper tantrum when her parents refuse to let her drive (and then she crashes the car into the tree the first time she gets behind the wheel...) than something that I can actually admire her for.
And given the details present in this story with regards to the Eshu or the Underground Railroad, this story could have easily been set in Planet Fifilala where our hero Jetsam Bravo and our magic heroine Crystal Luna Sue get together as she screams and shrieks her way under him while they half-heartedly attempt to free the sparkling pink ponies from the clutches of Gargamel. And all that sex makes her give birth to another sparkling pink pony, so all is well in the land.
It seems like a waste, at the end of the day, this story having the potential to be something great only to end up being an underdeveloped tale of heavy breathing.
In this story, we're in 1850, in an Ohio where the Underground Railroad is chugging along to help fugitive slaves escape up north and maybe, even, to Canada. Dr Parker Quinn, our hero, is one of those folks who secretly help harbor fugitives safely until they can move to their next stop. He'd risking a lot to help those slaves, but he's all for the cause. Now, if only he can figure out why he's suddenly attracted to a boy, one of the black folks that help keep the Railroad running in his neighborhood.
The "boy" is actually Grace Adams, our heroine, who is not happy that she has to pose as a boy to help in the cause. She's also not happy that the doctor can't see that she's a woman. Does her feminine wile not shine through when she's wearing boy's clothes? Oh, and she hates him because, not only did his chauvinist pig way of thinking of the fairer sex as the weaker prevent her from doing the "Onward, my brothers and sisters, to freedom!" thing with her female parts in full display (or something like that, I guess), he also makes her want him bad and that is so not done.
Oh, and she's a shapeshifter. She's an Eshu, actually, one of those folks that can change into any animal at will. She is doing her thing as a cheetah one day when she ends up in a cage in Parker's place, so it's now time for some heavy breathing.
This story was previously published by Loose Id in 2010, and I'm not sure whether it had been revised in any way for this reissue. However, reading this story reminds me of why Loose Id and me are currently on a cooling off period in our relationship. Way too many Loose Id titles have lots of heavy breathing and furious penetration, but they are so flimsy in story that I always feel that I have paid way too much for those stories. And Loose Id titles aren't cheap, mind you.
Stolen suffers from the same problem that plagues many Loose Id titles. Parker and Grace jump from first to third base in such a speed that I don't have any idea whether these two can even be considered in love by the last page.
Parker is an okay character, I guess, compared to Grace. He's bland, a bit alpha now and then when he wants to get it on, but he's not exactly memorable aside from the fact that he's a bit too calm and accepting of the paranormal stuff he's suddenly hilt deep in.
Grace is memorable, but for the wrong reasons. She's the classic "I! Want! Everything! Done! My! Way! Damn! Consequences! Hate him! Want him!" bag of the wrong kind of feisty cray cray, and it doesn't help that the plot requires her to screw up badly the one time she gets the chance to prove that she can walk the talk. Instead of making me feel sorry for her, the authors end up making me think that this immature and hot-headed rump-face should be caged up from the first page to spare everyone the trouble of catering to her nonsense. She becomes more tolerable once she get a taste of humility in the face of failure, but surely the authors could develop the poor dear's character growth a bit better than this? The poor dear is already enough of an immature twit for so long, the least she could do is to show me that she deserves the freedom that she always shrieks about wanting.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment is how the authors set a story in a setting so rarely used in historical romance - 19th century America from black people's perspective - and yet come up with something that focuses so much on lusty side of things that everything else about the story feels like wallpaper. What motivates Parker to risk everything to help the slaves? I never get a good idea of this. Grace's determination to help the cause feels more like a rebellious teenage girl's temper tantrum when her parents refuse to let her drive (and then she crashes the car into the tree the first time she gets behind the wheel...) than something that I can actually admire her for.
And given the details present in this story with regards to the Eshu or the Underground Railroad, this story could have easily been set in Planet Fifilala where our hero Jetsam Bravo and our magic heroine Crystal Luna Sue get together as she screams and shrieks her way under him while they half-heartedly attempt to free the sparkling pink ponies from the clutches of Gargamel. And all that sex makes her give birth to another sparkling pink pony, so all is well in the land.
It seems like a waste, at the end of the day, this story having the potential to be something great only to end up being an underdeveloped tale of heavy breathing.
January 19, 2015
Great Read
I loved every word thought of and shared with the readers. Awesome read......
I suggested this book to my friends that are readers.....
I loved every word thought of and shared with the readers. Awesome read......
I suggested this book to my friends that are readers.....
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