Captive Surrender

Beast Planet #1

by Angela Castle

Captured from Earth, Anna is thrust into a world of heartless aliens, intent on using her as a breeding slave in order to save a prized fighting species on the brink of extinction.

Morrdrook, a Zakiu gladiator slave, fights to win Anna in the arena.
With the choice of facing death or breeding with the Zakiu who won her, the last thing Anna expects is the heated passion aroused by Morrdrook’s touch. He makes her body burn like she never dreamed possible.

As the fights in the arena grow more vicious and the pressure to fall pregnant more desperate, Morrdrook and Anna find solace in each others arms. Soon, their chance at freedom must come.

Genres: Aliens, Science Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy, M F Romance

99 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 13, 2012

About the author

I am a full time mother and part time writer. I live in a small country town in Victoria Australia. I have been writing ever since I learned to read, and almost endlessly drifting off into the fantasy world of my imagination.

Thankfully, I have a great group of supporting writer friends; a husband and three; currently small children who help keep me grounded.

When I’m not day dreaming of creating new worlds for my stories or madly typing away on my laptop. I have plenty to keep me busy on the home front.

I welcome feedback from my readers so please feel free to drop me a line at:

angelacastleleros@yahoo.com

Reviews

[Michael Dunellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essentially there is this one race of aliens who are obsessed with gladiatorial-style games. And they have destroyed several civilizations in order to put together their teams of gladiators. Including the Zakiu, where they have this great bunch of guys but managed to kill off the entire female population. So they go to Earth and kidnap a group of women for breeding purposes.

As other reviews have noted, the amazing thing is how quickly it seems that every women accept her fate and falls in love with her newly assigned mate but I guess they didn't really have much choice. And Morrdrook and the others aren't really bad guys. From a scientific aspect, though, I am not sure how well this is going to work - they aren't actually saving the Zakiu but are creating Zakiu/Human hybrids.

A lot of the Amazon reviews really complained about the editing. Either this is a corrected version or I somehow missed them because while I caught one glaring mistake, other than that I thought it was fine.

Another one of those classic Sci-Fi stories - only where the sexy stuff doesn't happen off-camera.

[Roxane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have given a higher rating, but it contains several errors. I can over look spelling errors, but when an author switches couples up in the middle of the book, just can't get past that.

[B.E.Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty god book yes it is similar to another book(which happens to be by one of my favorite paranormal romance authors) but there are enough differences that make is worth reading and a really good PR. Morrdrook is a warrior his race was captured and imprisioned now all that is left are warriors strong enough to fight and a few older men left on the home planet. Those keeping Morrdrook and his people captive have been searching for compatible females and they found that in Anna. Anna and her friend were ripped from their home. Now she and a few females have been tested and placed in cages.

Morrdrook and other warriors must fight for the right to win one of the woman and he picks Anna. Morrdrook is the strongest warrior and quickly wins Anna. But the only way he can keep her is if she becomes pregnant, their captures need new warriors to keep their games going. As Anna and Morrdrook learn more about each other they find themselves falling in love. But time is not on their side as Morrdrook and Anna try to conceive the final fight games of the year may prove deadly to not only Morrdrook but to Anna as well

I liked this book Morrdrook was crazy possessive, he fought for Anna and was willing to kill to keep her and Ana quickly realizes that Morrdrook though an Alien is who she is meant to be with. Morrdrook's dialogue started to bug me. It's very basic almost cave man but it is explained why in book two, I just think it would have been more helpfulif it was explained in this book. And though this book is short it is packed with action, love and a good story not missing much like some other short stories tend to. This is a really great book for someone in the mood for a short paranormal romance with a great possessive hero. Once I finished this book I started book two immediately and book two just gets better.

[ForTheLoveofBrishen · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you can't be bothered to string your thoughts into a coherent book should I bother to review it?

This was a piss poor effort at coherent structure for a story that started out great and could have been thoroughly enjoyable.

The author should barely be called an author. Listen; if I wanted to stream your consciousness and see the story in your mind in the way you see it, I'd wait around for the next Nikola Tesla to be born and invent such a thing - for now, we rely on the story you tell us through this medium. How can we enjoy it when your character errors and grammar amount to literary whiplash? This is middle school level basics. Hell I edit all my textbooks before they go out to print but that's academic curriculum development nonfiction so editors are GOD in that realm. Still, the editor on this is MIA or just phoning it in.

Romance Plot/Storyline/Themes: It's a pity. I was looking for a stupid but sappy and sinful, short story or novella to wind down the evening. I wasn't looking for the tome of timeor the greatest scroll on earth - just easy and fun. This was everything up until it was not.
Character Development/Favorite Character: Why bother investing and keeping track of the characters when Castle herself couldn't be bothered to do the same. So while I initially loved Nular and Moooordoook or Moordick or whatever (Castle herself misspells it a couple of times so I'm in good company) and Mukkia Muxia whatever the other Zukia - My love for them evaporated when she changed couple pairings literally mid page multiple times. No excuses - Stephen King wrote some of his best work while blitzed and high as a kite and yet it still went through rigorous editing until it became passable as something "not the result" of a drug fueled binge. If he can do that, surely you can spare 90 minutes to review each page before publishing.
Favorite/Curious//Ludicrous/Unique Scene:: Not worth investing in a scene
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes: No quotes worth annotating
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts: The idea that you can produce work like this and be taken seriously.

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[Sunny · Rating 3 out of 5]

So it was definitely interesting. Not sure if I agreed with how easily the mc accepted her situation but then again, I've never been captured by aliens, taken to another planet, and faced with the decision of impregnation or death so maybe I shouldn't judge. I did think that the mc could have been a little more sympathetic to fellow captives who didn't warm to the circumstances as quickly as she did though.

This book = typos galore as well, not to mention a few pages of content errors (character role and name was switched by mistake and wasn't caught before it was published for instance) but overall, the story was plenty interesting. So interesting that I finished it in one sitting. I will be looking for the sequel that's due next year.

[ValerieC · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book would have gotten a good solid 4 stars from me except for all of the mistakes. Improperly used words, misspellings... even mixing up one man's name for another with his female partner (that went on about 15+ pages then mysteriously was corrected).

Angela Castle books are a mess like Kristen Ashley books. I love most all of her stories and I buy them religiously, but 'someone' needs to be paying a good proofreader... just saying.

The story was quite good and is Part 1 of 2, so read this one first.

[Kellyythoralabatalla · Rating 4 out of 5]

La primera vez que me lo leí le puse 5 pero ahora le pongo 4 porque me parece una historia simple pero bien, teniendo en cuenta la fecha de publicación y que son sobre aliens.
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Clichés:
-Alien/Humana
-Gladiadores
-Esclavos
-Primera Parte
-Embarazo

[Twilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book very much. I believe this genre is called Aeon, not sure. But this book is a perfect example of why I really like this genre.

[Rachel Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gladiators

This story reminds me heavily of the series with the Hirrachi. Women from the favored gladiators race refused to produce offspring so they were disposed of. Human women brought in to act as breeders so the gladiator race does not die out.

[Yem09 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just hate when some of the good ones die :(
Stay strong Rita and Sarah ♡

[hoolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty basic, but it was cute. surpried they never tried to escape but then again its olny book one

[Ax · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mmm ok let's see.........story had a typical storyline which in this genre aren't many to choose from. The writing style was easy to follow and read, the characters were likeable. So in all not a bad quick light read.
The bad points for me and the reason for my low star rating is the author forgot who was mated to whom, this was a let down as really it's only three couples you have to remember and if you cared for the characters your writing about, it's a mistake that you shouldn't be making. The author also can't make up their mind if the bad guy is called Pratt or pritt!!! Seriously you only mention his name a couple of times how can you make that mistake, maybe re-read over your story before carrying on.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Angela Castle's stories and this is no exception.

Anna is understandably upset about the situation she is in but handles it pragmatically and with a strong will to survive.
I found her like-able and I could relate to her emotions and decisions.
Morrdrook is in a desperate situation and he and the other Zakiu have been through a lot of heartbreak. He is strong, caring and protective. Together they work to get through to the end of the Druel waking season and a chance to go home to the Zakiu home planet.

This story is part one and I am really looking forward to part two being published.

[ShortyS · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like many others I have a problem with how fast all the woman accepted their Aliens. Not just any Alien but exactly the one that won them. Thats just too perfect and simple.
But a bigger problem are the nameing errors for me. To switch the pairings so often in a short story with three main couples and perhaps two additional ones is really bad. Did no one read this before publishing?
And it annoys me that in all those Alienbooks there is a device, ritual or magic for instant translation. But that a blood exchange does the trick is even more implausible and irritating then most. And that all she thinks is "Ah, thats what the blood exchange was for" is stretching my acceptance a bit much.

[Eran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked that the heroine Anna was both smart and strong even with all the horror going on around her. Anna made the decision to accept her situation and realized that she needed to do everything in her power to live. Her first meeting with the hero Morrdrook was scary as hell but this did not stop Anna from being able to see the good in him and to eventually love him and accepting him as the wonderful male that he is. I was excited to find out that there is another book coming and hope that we get more from this new alien world. A big thank you to Angela for giving me a tall heroine to love!

[Tori · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to lower my rating of this book considerably because of the grammar and even name errors made by the author. At one point two of the names were mixed up for a few chapters making me very confused. When the author mixes up the names of their own characters that is when I start to get annoyed. Other than these errors the premise of the book was good but the ending was lacking leaving us with a very basic: to be continued. I found myself skimming over some of the book just to finish it. Needless to say this is not one of my favourites.

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really 2.5 stars.

Typical earth girl/s abduction story this time to keep the Druel, a cruel gnome-like race, betting on their favourite gladiators, the blue & white Zakiu, they need women to breed with them as they've already killed all the female Zakiu.

The premise is good though not original, however, I didn't have a connection to any of the characters. I usually really enjoy this sort of story but not this time.

I already have the next one, which is just as well as its a continuation.

[Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story. A kidnaped woman from Earth find herserlf paired with and alien who must get her pregnant to keep her alive. I enjoyed the sweetness and care of Morrdrook for Anna.
It might look weird that all the women accepted their fate but for me it worked. Why fight since you cannot escape and there's no way back anyway. The story was to short and I wanted more so I started immediately the second book.

[Serenity · Rating 1 out of 5]

I refund. Get money, find new book. Book terrible. Man talk like this. He like breed with big woman. Make bud and hold tup for fuck-fuck. Hahaha! Oh my god I am dying. This was hilariously bad. I didn't even make it to the first sex scene. I almost always I try to make it through the book and really give it an honest chance, but I just couldn't here. (And btw, anyone who has read Ral's Woman will notice the HUGE similarities to the story-line here - at least in the few chapters I read!)

[Gena · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, I didn't really want to read this, the story line is pretty predictable, but I was looking for a light read. It's not bad, probably 2.5* and the translator was unique. However although the gals said they'd like something to do they never did. Maybe in book two they will. And I pity the poor women who are either themselves or their aliens infertile.
* Update: downgraded to a 2*, the whole feeding thing started to grate on me.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished this and I thought it was so cute! I loved the characters (even Joan) and thought it was nicely written. I wouldn't call this a favorite, but it is one that I would read again. I did feel that their relationship moved at a fast pace, I don't think they really got to know each other. I did like her thought process, she did have so pretty quick comebacks there. I will be looking forward until I read the next one to see how it goes.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm so conflicted with this.
The story was fascinating, the characters interesting, the world building decent.
But I found it difficult to get past all the mistakes, Nular is with Abbie, Makkiu with Jane. Then suddenly it's talking about Jane and Nular as a couple. Morrdrook sometimes didn't have the last R in his name, it was a mess.
Frustrating, since other than that it was an enjoyable read. I just can't decide if I can subject myself to it for the second part.

[Erin Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really a fan. Of course, books like this with "breeding" premises are a bit of a shameless ploy, but this one is respectable. It's more complicated than you'd expect, but it doesn't take itself too seriously. The last few pages are a bit rushed, but the rest feels very natural and well paced.

Definite fan.

[Claire McFall · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF.

I've tried to read this book in its entirety maybe three, four times now and I just can't do it. I do quite like the whole "mars needs women" trope generally, and, maybe there was something wrong with my copy and it's been corrected since... but when character names start getting mixed up, I'm out.

[Nenya · Rating 2 out of 5]

me like very much.
no me like some much.
but not enough much to go on reading.

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female does one piddly little thing, and gets praised to the skies.
male fights like any gladiator should...


i'm being too harsh... it's not too bad. it just managed to annoy me. but i did manage to finish it :)

[Julianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really liked this one. Both of the main characters are likable and the H is pretty hot (at least what i imagine he looks like anyways:) ). Totally want to read the next one as soon as it comes out.

1st read 11-21-12
2nd read 5-23-18

[Cyndi · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book, Id give it 3.5 stars. Very similar to Laurann Dohner's Ral's Woman which is just a little bit better.

[J.L. Addicoat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I seriously loved this book. Excellent in every way. If you are going to be kidnapped, it's best to be given to an alien who will be nice to you.
I like how his markings glowed in the height of emotion.
Will definitely read the next in the series.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was one scene that was very confusing. I think the author forgot for a moment who was with who because Joan was with Nular for a little bit when she is actually with Makkiu. If that one scene was fixed then this book would be 5 stars.