Captive

by Lisa Kumar

Against her will, Emma finds herself at the mercy of someone who shouldn't even exist. Passion, rage and fear intermingle as Emma's abductor alternately toys with her and submits to his fascination for this human who by all that is Elvin, should be an object of repulsion. Emma's captor is after all, an Elf-and not just any Elf-he is a prince among elves. And Emma? She is a mere mortal from the 21st century who finds herself in a world far removed from hers.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance

27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2011

About the author

I'm a mother and romance writer who grew up in small-town Indiana. I studied psychology in college and worked off and on in the mental health field over the years. I now reside in Southern California. When not spinning tales of romance and fantasy, I can often be found with my nose buried in a book. I also love going for walks with my youngest son and taking Zumba classes. One of my stories, Bound to the Elvin King, won Ind'Tale's 2015 RONE award for best Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

Reviews

[T.M. Hobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was immediately drawn into Ms. Kumar's world of Elvin royalty, which at times throughout the story seemed to be similar to that of our own human society. At first, I found myself sort of "turned off" by Cian with his sometimes pompous attitude. I didn't like him treating Emma as a possession. But then, I began to feel that I had misread Cian and came to the conclusion, as I read further, that he was misunderstood. He truly cared for Emma and that is made evident toward the end of the story, but he just didn't know how to express that in human terms. He saw what he wanted, what he had to have, went after it, took it and possessed it, then loved and nurtured it with all his heart.

This was truly a wonderful story about the disparities of persons from different cultures. I was fascinated by the revelation of the Elvin world and enjoyed seeing it from within rather than from the outside.

I hope that Ms. Kumar continues to write and provide this type of story for our enjoyment.

[Izzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

** At the time of purchase, this was a free ebook. **

Loved the story, loved the writing and loved the characters! Honestly, I really enjoyed it. I've put it under my 'Favourite' folder on my Kindle. :)

It's a great short story but I can't help but think that it should have been a novel. In fact, it could have been a fantastic novel. It has everything it needs to be a novel and I think it should be. If Lisa Kumar took this down, re-wrote Captive as a novel then I would buy it in a heartbeat.

As a short story, I felt like there were too many time skips and this impacted the flow of the story. To put it simply, I was reading the Cliff's Notes version.
I loved it but I feel that it has more potential to be a novel than a short story.

[CoffeeTimeRomance andMore · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very likable character, I thought Emma reacted just like most people would in this unlikely, extreme situation. Cian was more of a mystery. We did not get any insight into his personality or motivations. This story was a quick read but very enjoyable. It would have been nice if Ms. Kumar had gone into more detail making the story a little longer instead of jumping ahead as many times as she did.

Susana
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More

Full Review: http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Book...

[Lady Raven RAVE! · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is the first book by this author, it isn't a bad read it's very very very short. It's also quick pace, In the beginning the story starts with Emma being captured already by Cian and it goes on from there. The beginning was ok but it picked up for me in the middle and I liked the end. Even though I gave it 3 stars as I said it's not bad but it didn't wow me either it's a quick read to past time.

[Cherry · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a quickie read it was OK.