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Carmen's New York #2

Carmen's New York Escape

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The Story Continues in Part Two of “Carmen’s New York”

Kurt Nielsen, New York's most eligible bachelor, found the perfect woman in Carmen Wilson. Generous, sexually compatible, smart and funny - what they had together was more than sex. It was like magic. Surely she felt it too?

Well he thought so... until Carmen ran away.

Now Kurt is turning the city upside down to find her.

But Kurt's not the only one searching for her. Two Federal Agents and her violent, obsessive ex boyfriend who kept her chained in his basement for four months also want to get their hands on the vivacious Carmen.

Carmen would love to be with Kurt – but he is way out of her league. She has too many secrets - terrible secrets that might make him despise her. How could she possibly reveal them to him?

With so many things to run from, will Carmen make her escape?

Or will she run straight into Kurt Nielsen's arms?

146 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 20, 2013

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Nikki Sex

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MY BOOKS in the order I wrote them:
Elizabeth Bondage*
Bound and Freed*
Carmen's NY Romance*
Amy's Forbidden Fantasy*
Karma
What Wendy Wants
Fate
Kink* (Fate #2)
Promises to Keep
Abuse Trilogy
Accuse (Abuse #2)
Avenge (Abuse #3)
Demon Blessed

André (the sexy sex counsellor) is 36 years old in the above books. In ABUSE he is 26 (to 28).The stars* mean heavy BDSM. André is in all of my books except "What Wendy Wants," "Promises to Keep," and "Demon Blessed."

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Profile Image for Debra Johnson.
11k reviews179 followers
July 19, 2025
Finished Reading April 26, 2016

#2 of
Carmen's New York, #1-3

Adult Fiction, Erotica, Contemporary Romance, BDSM
I liked it but didn't love it. Repetitive conversation, both internal and between Carmen and Kurt, slowed the story line down to much. Certain elements took away from the substance of Carmen's & Kurt's characters. This made them seem naive in areas they shouldn't appear as such.
The erotic romance between Kurt and Carmen are hot and steamy. This is an area that Nikki Sex is amazing at. The suspense/mystery that Carmen is involved in is seriously dangerous and well depicted.
I liked Book #1 'Carmen's New York Climax' better than this one, 'Carmen's New York Escape', book #2.

Purchased from Amazon April 5, 2016
Profile Image for Sofia Lazaridou.
2,864 reviews135 followers
June 19, 2013
90% of the book was smut, the rest 10% of it can not be called a plot. The book didn't have a major plot. It had 4 sub-plots but because the author didn't focused on any of them you can call them plot. They are the base for book #3, an intro. This also explains my lack of feelings for the characters and lack of interest in the story. I only read the book because I am a curious person and since I had read the first I had to know what will happen next.

Here are the subplots:

1)Carmen and Kurt getting together.
Their reunion came easily. It was so easy that it makes cooking pasta looking difficult. I would have prefered a reunion where they would have to fight something/someone in order to get together.

2)Carmen's past.
This one came close to being an actual plot but it didn't made it. The book got points because her past was unexpected and it gave another feeling to the book. But as i was reading it my mind kept screaming that I have read very similar books to Carmen's past.

3)Kurt's ex girlfriend. She is still causing trouble to Kurt and it starts to piss me off.

4)DEA. Another way to torture the heroes in the story. I can't see them doing anything useful
Profile Image for Jonel.
1,717 reviews311 followers
July 2, 2013
This novel is extremely captivating. This author is such a vivid writer that you can’t help but picture everything that she lays forth in exquisite detail. I appreciate the fact that although on the surface this is primarily an erotic tale, there is so much more to it than that. There is lots of suspense packed into this story, all backed up by a very solid storyline. As a reader you are kept wondering and guessing, becoming part of the world created by this phenomenal author.

The author masterfully differentiates between a Dom/sub relationship, a Master/slave relationship, and a just plain abusive relationship. She works all three into the story while keeping her audience captivated and entertained.

Character development continues in this segment of the series. The author takes the two characters that we began to know in the first novel and gives us a great deal more about them, making them much more rounded individuals. You really get to know more about the main character’s past and her strength of character. By developing this part of the female lead the author shows that just because she is a sub doesn’t mean that she’s weak. Also, further development in the male lead shows a very caring and conscientious Dom. By doing so the author not only uses her storyline but the characters themselves to show further and further into the Dom/sub culture.

As a whole this novel was a brilliant follow up to the first in the series. It kept me on edge throughout and left me perfectly set up for the final novel in the trilogy.

Please note that I received this novel free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Profile Image for Snarky Mom.
245 reviews20 followers
April 23, 2013
This is a second part of a series. I get really irritated about having to buy bits & pieces of books; I just wish authors would just WRITE the damn story & publish once it is ALL done. However, from a financial standpoint, I can understand wanting to parcel out the story because it results in more $$ for that book. That said - I only had a momentary pang of pain at having to pay $3.99 for this second installment (because really - I can buy a full-length novel for $3.99!!). I really wanted to see how the story of Kurt & Carmen continued. This portion details more of the torment Carmen suffered from the Master that enslaved her; her conflicted feelings about her sexuality; and her realization of how some of the treatment she received from Richard differs from things she might do with Kurt. Andre pops up in phone calls... and while some of the sexual acts were a bit too hardcore for my personal tastes, the story was still worth reading. Now I'm waiting the next installment (& just hoping I don't go broke trying to read the whole damn book!).
Profile Image for Judy.
766 reviews9 followers
August 12, 2018
This 2nd book of the trilogy goes into detail about Carmen's time as a slave to Robert Ellis, a sadistic and unfeeling man. This part of the book, told in flashback, made me cringe in places as she told of all that he did to her. How she went to a place in her mind where she could tolerate this is beyond me. I guess I don't have the slave mentality, but I also guess I've never been in that position so don't have a clue how I would react. The rest of this book details her growing, loving relationship with Kurt, her Viking Master. These scenes are warm, although also pain filled at times, but she vividly describes the way that this kind of pain for pleasure play is very different from what she endured from Robert. I really hope the third book, which I will read next, finds Robert getting a huge payback for what he did to her. I hope both Kurt and the DEA fry his ass!!
1,216 reviews
February 14, 2022
How fun part 2 is. Gotta wonder about the DEA agents, I think Huber may be more involved than he is letting on. Wonder if the lawyer is going to be a le to help Carmen out. Oh what will Kurt's mother think when she finds out about Carmen, will they be able to confront each others exes?? That would be interesting for sure, then maybe he would be able to get his charges expunged. On to the conclusion, how many questions will be answered?
Profile Image for Marcy Sue.
62 reviews
July 2, 2013
The fascinating thing about authorship is the ability to maintain a prequel kind of narrative while still keeping characters in the present. Giving a character a history makes him or her more real, answers questions from a first book or gives the author the opportunity to expand on a storyline. In this case, all of those happen.

Unfortunately the history that we get on Carmen is brutal and horrifying. It was difficult to read and even to comprehend the blatant disregard for human decency. I found myself dreading what I might read next. It was not about the style, character development or clarity. It was a feeling of terrible shock, dismay and alarm. If these horrors exist on the pages of this book, where are they happening in real life? I am naive enough to think that this does not happen. I know that this is not fantasy.

I am not prudish by nature. I believe that two consenting adults can and do find pleasure in a multitude of ways. The brutality of what Robert put Carmen through was worse than an animalistic terror a young, inexperienced woman could have imagined. But Carmen was able to take the experience and teach herself something from it. She asked for books about Dom/sub relationships. She taught herself to be obedient and learned how to take her situation and make it into a lesson. It was as if she knew that if she studied and submitted, some day she would have the opportunity to change the brutality to some future pleasure.

I found it stunning when there was a comparison to dom/sub to modern day judeo-christian religion. "Willing slavery was a life of devotion, in a weird way it was not unlike a nun in the service of G-d" My personal belief does not hold relating this kind of sexual brutality to religion but religion is an individual experience and if this belief was helpful to bring Carmen peace or resignation to her situation then I do admit an understanding. Like an addict needs to justify behaviors, she was perhaps in a comparative situation.

The point that does interest me is that even after her escape, on the run, making a new identity for herself she still falls naturally and comfortably into the roll of a submissive. It is as if all who might interact with her, she presents as one way'; as a maid or a roommate. But as soon as she is with Kurt, she becomes a natural submissive. We learn that what was always her nature, the reason she went along with Robert for so long and her sexual behaviors in the present are because he sexual identity is tied to being in a submissive role.

Kurt's impatience and lack of success in finding Carmen proves that money cannot buy everything. Carmen is portrayed as resourceful and nimble.

Continuing to write this review as a book report may be interesting but it is certainly not the point. This is not a book label or an ad to pursue you to read.

Be prepared for the angry brutality that Carmen survives. Be prepared for the blatant descriptions of sexual depravity and then the change to independent and willing submission when Carmen meets Kurt. The dichotomy between the abuse she is a victim to with Robert and the passionate submission she falls into when she is with Kurt is where the story takes the reader.

This may be the first time a reader seriously understands that there is a difference between consensual Dom/sub relationships and abusive forced submission. There is a lesson to be learned there and as long as the lesson is clear then the storyline is easier to accept.

There is another storyline in this book. Carmen's life with Robert and Robert's activities run through the story. This story brings in Federal Agents who take on the role of bridging book two to book three.

This is not like many of the other D/s books out there. It talks about mental health, ability to survive and the strength that a woman can find even under the most dangerous and unfair circumstances. This is a fast read but be prepared that you may find yourself feeling uneasy. This may not not be your own lifestyle choice but that should not deter one from reading the book. Through all the difficulty there is entertainment value because the reader becomes invested in Carmen and Kurt.
Profile Image for Sophie "Beware Of The Reader".
1,578 reviews391 followers
April 10, 2015
Much, much darker than the first book!

I've read several books about sex slavery, most really dark but I've never been so shaken and fascinated about one of these books in my reader's life.

In all these other books, they were pretty graphic too, there was torture and mind manipulation.It certainly was no picnic! So why have I been so shaken with this book????

I think it's all about Carmen. She is the quintessential survivor. She had to live through this and conditioned herself to BE the perfect slave with the huge risk to lose herself. What she went through was appaling, degrading but what mostly shocked me was the pleasure she took while being abused by several men "just" because they did not beat her. And she was grateful to have pleasure instead of pain (her "Master" is a real psycho). How twisted is that?

It was so shoking, revolting to read about it as she was forced to be an object of pleasure but at the same time, I could totally see why she reacted like that. That particular scene was particularly harsh, it was so wrong but also so poignant as she had some relief from her constant pain.

Carmen is incredibly strong. She's been manipulated and raised into a sexual being from a very young age by her brother. Then she's been tortured and trained to become the perfect slave. And through every ordeal, she is reborn like a phoenix. She still enjoys sex, she still chooses to laugh and not be a poor depressed broken thing (and she would be entiteled to be utterly desperate). She chooses to fight, to enjoy life and she is really, really smart.

I'm at the same time appaled by her sex drive (it's borderline sex addiction) and awed by her resilience.

This book is really not for the faint hearted as it can cause extreme reactions!
Profile Image for Theresa.
870 reviews15 followers
June 30, 2013
Escape from Hell into Heaven BDSM Erotic Romance Trilogy for 18+ Adults only! Book 2 starts up right where book 1 ended. However if you do read them months apart there is enough of a reminder about the previous book to keep you remembering what happened. Kurt has been searching for Carmen ever since she ran out on him. Running her prints while trying to find her, tipped off the DEA to her location though. Which eventually lead her to call him and tell him more about what had happened to her. Kurt pays for her lawyer so she can clear up the mess that escaping Robert Ellis put her in. But she is worried about what Kurt will think when she explains how she dealt with being Robert's slave. Want to know how he reacted? Give this book a read.

Favorite passage: "Carmen had survived as best she could. Fighting or resisting would have made life hell, or Robert might have killed her. There had been no better choice for her than the course she had taken, and yet ... would Kurt understand? Or would he be sickened by her slutty slave behavior?"
Profile Image for Julie Kirby.
921 reviews13 followers
May 14, 2013
The second instalment of Carmen and Kurt.

I didn't enjoy the first part, where we learn about Carmen and Robert, he comes across as a selfish pig, but we do learn about how Carmen's sexual desires begin to form.

Might have been nice to find out she escaped Robert's clutches, maybe that's in the next book.

Kurt is being dragged through the media circus after his ex tries to end things! but Kurt really wants to find Carmen, as do others, again we learn more about Carmen's back story, that girl had been through the dirt! Poor thing.

As you expect they find each other again, the making up for time encounter is very very racey, Kurt is such a thoughtful and caring Dom, after thinking she had learnt a lot about the D/s relationship, Carmen realises there is still lots to learn.

I enjoyed reading this instalment, and can't wait for the next part, can't wait for Carmen took meet Andre, that's going to be fun!
Profile Image for Heather in FL.
2,063 reviews
May 29, 2013
Closer to 3-1/2... While I guess I needed to know what Carmen came from, I found myself wanting to just get on with the love story. Or maybe it's that I wanted to stick my head in the sand about what Carmen was subjected to. It was horrible. I don't even want to imagine that kind of existence. And I feel like this was so out there, but then there were those three girls in Cleveland that the NON rich douche held for years, so I can imagine a rich guy has even more resources to make it happen. I felt like she was a bit overly flippant to Kurt when she finally contacted him. But maybe I can understand why she felt like she needed to be. She's definitely a strong person to have dealt with everything she has. But I was very happy to see Kurt and Carmen reunite. Of course, the story still isn't finished!
Profile Image for Cheryl(cherber).
45 reviews4 followers
June 7, 2014
HOTTEST series I've read in a while. I'm totally in luv with the main characters "Kurt and Carmen" he's the 'Thunder God of Orgasms" and she's a street smart hot tamale!! Together they're story will leave you wanting more. This is only the second book in this series and I'm already dreading the end of it. I have absolutely no negative's on this book in fact I think the author Nikki Sex did a phenomenal job with her telling each characters story especially Carmen's the Sexual scenes were HOT as hell. I've already started on book three in the series and I can tell already it's not going to disappoint either!! If you want to read a HOT series this is definitely the one for you I guarantee it you won't be disappointed ((;
Profile Image for Cassie Hess-dean.
669 reviews10 followers
June 14, 2013
Carmen runs from Kurt but she can't stop thinking about him. Everyday she considers calling him. Kurt had her prints run & found out she has quite a juvenile record. While Carmen is in the grocery store, she realizes she is being followed. So she takes off running. She see's that she has no choice but to call and ask Kurt for help. When she calls him, she tells him that she knows the cops are there. They agree to meet up. She has a friend get a note to Kurt to lose the agents & meet her back in her suite. They spend the day together in bed and Carmen shares some of her past. But will she be able to share everything? Will he still want her after she tells all?...on to the next book
Profile Image for Mummy's Naughty Corner.
1,513 reviews89 followers
August 6, 2016
Cover :- 3 stars
Sex/steaminess :- 2 stars
Story line :- 2 stars
Characters :- 2 stars
Overall rating :- 2.25 stars

Personal rating :- 2 stars

Book Pairing:- M/F
Did it give me a book hangover :- no
Is this a review book or personal read :- Personal read

Why I chose this book?

I read the first one and wanted to continue the story.

What I liked about this book.

* The story flows from the first well.
* A few questions are answered in this installment.

What I didn't like about this book.

I just couldn't connect to this one and even got bored.

Would I read more from this author?

Yes

Would I recommend this book?

No
Profile Image for Sarah Elizabeth.
5,004 reviews1,409 followers
March 21, 2015
I thought I'd give this second book a chance, but it wasn't for me.
The first book was all about the sex, and this book did have more of a storyline, but unfortunately I wasn't a fan.
Carmen is a sex slave? Not nice right? Nope, she likes it. Yep, degraded, forced into servitude, forced to service her masters friends while they play poker, and she likes it. hmm. not convinced.
And then there was a little revelation towards the end that was really yuck. How can she be so blaze about No thanks.
Profile Image for Tami.
37 reviews15 followers
October 20, 2013
Carmen and Kurt met in book one with some steamy action and Kurt fell for Carmen as well as she fell for him. When she panics and runs Kurt searches for her and ultimately finds her but he isnt the only one looking for her. She has a troubled past complete with bad guys after her. They meet up again and discover they care deeply about each other. He vows to help her through her troubles even though she is too scared to tell him everything...she's afraid he'll run.
More steamy BDSM sex and you really get to rooting for them. Continued in Book Three!
Profile Image for C.J. Fallowfield.
Author 48 books760 followers
June 24, 2014
Book two followed on from Carmen's New York Climax. Kurt and Carmen are reunited and we find out more about Carmen's past, which is quite frankly horrific, but written very well. She suffered terribly in an abusive d/s relationship, yet she is be nature a submissive person and willingly accepts the d/s relationship again with Kurt, because it is how it should be, consensual and he makes her feel safe. What I loved - the plot, the hot sex scenes and the writing style and I look forward to reading their conclusion.
Profile Image for AngelinaT.
634 reviews24 followers
December 9, 2013
Nikki Sex's writing is so vivid and captivating. I couldn't put this book down. I couldn't wait to read more about Carmen's past and I have to admit it was a bit disturbing. My heart went out to her and I want her to find her HEA. I think Kurt can give her that but first they have to overcome issues from her past. It will be interesting to see how it plays out with Robert...a nail biter for sure! I also think that there is more to come from Kurt's ex girlfriend...off to read the next part:)
Profile Image for Trish.
145 reviews
September 1, 2013
Same as the first, however we are getting more of the story not just all the sex. Though that is pretty good;)I'm sure there will be a hea ending but I'm anxious to see how the story plays out. And hope that a certain person gets whats coming to him. All in all a good book and series would recommend it.
1,340 reviews33 followers
February 15, 2015
Nikki's done it again! A chance meeting between a physically and emotionally damaged submissive hiding from her ex-Dom and the DEA. A chance meeting with another Dom who tries to help her. Terrific story, characters that you care about (including Andre)--all in all an erotic novel that's true to both the good and bad about the BDSM lifestyle.

Not recommended for anyone under the age of 18.
Profile Image for Sandy Grassini.
171 reviews4 followers
December 28, 2013
This book is awesome. Another one of Nikki's books that I couldn't put down. This book showed Carmen's courage and what she went through. It also shows what a great connection she has with Kurt. I look forward to reading the third book.
Profile Image for Elaine.
1,128 reviews3 followers
July 18, 2013
Wow, if you read the first one, this one just gets hotter. I am just wanting slap Agent Huber and throw him a cell for a few days but I will not go any further with that one. You just have to read and enjoy on your own, or with someone...
Profile Image for Kat.
692 reviews9 followers
August 10, 2013
OMG What a lot of sex!!! What a great set of books. All 3 books are great. The story was in the back ground of the book and the sex was at the front.

Carmen over come a lot in these books. With a lot of help from Kurt and a little help from Andre.
813 reviews4 followers
October 7, 2013
Carmen is working as a maid at a hotel in New York. Escaping a terrible ex-boy friend in California. She is suppose to drop off towels to a room but Kurt is occupying the room a couple if hours too early. He mistakes her for a call girl ordered by his best friend.
56 reviews3 followers
October 13, 2013
More alpha male, Kurt, on my brain. Thank goodness for book 2. Needed more and needed answers. Thanx, Nikki!.
Profile Image for Joanne.
100 reviews7 followers
May 13, 2013
Book 2 from the first one. A good read! Loved them.
Joanne
Profile Image for Maddy Madigan.
Author 7 books7 followers
September 27, 2013
A fantastic follow up. I am in love with Kurt - seriously, where can I find myself some of him!!! This is darker and grittier than the first, but it really develops the story. Love it!
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