Elena's Conquest

by Lisette Allen

When Norman soldiers besiege a convent on a summer's day in 1070, a young Saxon girl, Elena, is taken captive. She is chosen by the dark and masterful Lord Aimery le Sabrenn to satisfy his savage desires. Captivated by his powerful masculinity, Elena is then horrified to discover she is not the only woman in his castle. Travel back in time and witness sexual jealousy in the time of William the Conqueror.

Genres: Erotica, Fiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Laurie (barksbooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the brutal medieval time period, Elena, a beautiful young Saxon girl raised by nuns, finds her life turned upside down when the convent is attacked by Normans. She's taken prisoner and made a slave of a brutal warrior who despises "the filthy Saxon's", especially the woman, because he'd been betrayed by one years earlier. He intends to punish her for this past woman's transgressions and instead finds himself becoming her protector. Her innocence and innate sweetness weaken his hardened heart but his jealous mistress attempts to do everything in her power to make his precious Elena suffer sexual torments.

I didn't like these characters very much. Elena had absolutely no back bone and I was annoyed that she fell in love/lust with her brutish captor almost upon first sight. She seemed to have no trouble submitting to an enemy who destroyed everything she'd every known. He did attempt to protect her from his vicious minions but I couldn't understand why she surrendered without putting up any kind of fight and just laid back and let anyone and everyone do whatever they wished with her body. I had no respect for her character and was more interested in the sex lives of the interesting secondary characters.

With all of that out of the way I did enjoy this book on a carnal level. The sex scenes were earthy, gritty and exciting and the historical details were done well enough to place me in the time period the author was writing about. I only wish Elena had been written with a little more spunk, even her thoughts were weak and submissive. There were several f/f and group sex scenes in this story along with several f/m ones and there are a few where the heroine is tied up and helpless. It was sexy reading but just don't expect to feel any sympathy for the wimpy heroine.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elena lives in a convent, raised by the nuns after her parents died. When the local Breton lord raids the convent for Saxon rebels, Elena is captured and taken to his castle to serve in more ways than one. This was a pleasant distraction but there were times when the prose got a tad silly and I giggled at phrases such as 'yearning entrance' and 'love channel'.

[K.C. Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very erotic book set in the 11th century in England. Elena is a young virgin who lives in a convent. When Normans invade the land, she's taken captive by Lord Aimery le Sabreen. He's got a scar, he's very Alpha and he has savage desires or so the book blurb describes it. They weren't all that savage but he does show Elena the ropes about the delights of sex.

Elena winds up having sex with a LOT of people in this book which means there are LOTS of sex scenes. Maybe even too many for such a thin plot. Reading this book was like eating chocolate. You may not get much nutrition from it but it sure does taste good.

[catechism · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not at all what I thought! I'm not sure why I have it and I'm less sure why I read it, and it's not great but at least it never once pretends to be anything other than porn.