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The Back Road to Wonderland
This is a special edition anthology that contains the first three books in The Back Road to Wonderland series: Paradox, Seduction of a King and Madness of a Bleeding Heart
Warning: This book contains M/M themes and adult situations
Hidden beneath us...
Is a world where once upon a time...
Becomes corrupted with excess and control...
Before the Mad Hatter put on the hat...
Before the tea party...
He was Kayden Daniels...
And when Kayden Daniels, playboy millionaire, plummets from New York City into a macabre world where opulence and sexual greed lurk to the surface can anyone find true love?
Thrown together by Fate, The messenger of Heart's family- a seductive young man- a King with a deep secret- and a Queen bent on revenge and power will collide to set in motion an epic battle between good and evil that will threaten Wonderland's existence. Take a leap down the rabbit hole and discover a Wonderland you only think you know.
The Back Road to Wonderland series begins with the formative days of the Mad Hatter before "Alice" fell down the rabbit hole. A journey that will take him from the medieval district of the Heart's to the forging of an empire and down the back road to become one of fairy tales most misunderstood characters.
Is the Hatter as mad as they say? How did he get the famous Hat? What is really inside those teapots? Will an ancient crystal hold the key to survival or destruction? Is temptation to strong to overcome or can one man have it all and still find true love?
The answer is only a seduction and cup of tea away.
Warning: This book contains M/M themes and adult situations
Hidden beneath us...
Is a world where once upon a time...
Becomes corrupted with excess and control...
Before the Mad Hatter put on the hat...
Before the tea party...
He was Kayden Daniels...
And when Kayden Daniels, playboy millionaire, plummets from New York City into a macabre world where opulence and sexual greed lurk to the surface can anyone find true love?
Thrown together by Fate, The messenger of Heart's family- a seductive young man- a King with a deep secret- and a Queen bent on revenge and power will collide to set in motion an epic battle between good and evil that will threaten Wonderland's existence. Take a leap down the rabbit hole and discover a Wonderland you only think you know.
The Back Road to Wonderland series begins with the formative days of the Mad Hatter before "Alice" fell down the rabbit hole. A journey that will take him from the medieval district of the Heart's to the forging of an empire and down the back road to become one of fairy tales most misunderstood characters.
Is the Hatter as mad as they say? How did he get the famous Hat? What is really inside those teapots? Will an ancient crystal hold the key to survival or destruction? Is temptation to strong to overcome or can one man have it all and still find true love?
The answer is only a seduction and cup of tea away.
278 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 2014
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About the author
David R. Metheny
4 books14 followersDavid Metheny is GLBT writer from Chicago, IL and after 11 years working in the retail field took the leap to writing fiction full time. He began his career in 2013 with his first book, "Seduction of the King: The Back Road to Wonderland". He current lives in Chicago with his husband and is working on the third part to his Wonderland series.
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January 9, 2015
Interesting retelling of Alice in Wonderland
This was a good read, with some nice m/m twists on the typical Wonderland tale. The main characters were relatively well fleshed out, but some of the supporting characters seemed muddled to me. And there were a lot of supporting characters, so it was definitely easy to get some of them confused.
Of course, in a book like this, one should talk about the sex scenes, most of which were hot. There was one scene in particular that went a little too far into the masochism scene for my tastes. Others may like that stuff, though. To each their own.
The one thing I couldn't get over with this book is the spelling errors. Luckily, unlike the last self-published book I read, the grammar rules were followed mostly well (aside from incorrect usage of semi-colons and weird clauses) so that didn't distract me too much from reading. But the spelling issues I encountered really took me out of the story. Especially when it came to using "defiantly" for "definitely" (one of my biggest peeves) and using the wrong forms of "their", "there", and "they're". These happened way too often to count and ended up affected my rating of the book.
However, I did enjoy the story and may take a gander for the continuation, which is what the ending seemed to hunt at.
This was a good read, with some nice m/m twists on the typical Wonderland tale. The main characters were relatively well fleshed out, but some of the supporting characters seemed muddled to me. And there were a lot of supporting characters, so it was definitely easy to get some of them confused.
Of course, in a book like this, one should talk about the sex scenes, most of which were hot. There was one scene in particular that went a little too far into the masochism scene for my tastes. Others may like that stuff, though. To each their own.
The one thing I couldn't get over with this book is the spelling errors. Luckily, unlike the last self-published book I read, the grammar rules were followed mostly well (aside from incorrect usage of semi-colons and weird clauses) so that didn't distract me too much from reading. But the spelling issues I encountered really took me out of the story. Especially when it came to using "defiantly" for "definitely" (one of my biggest peeves) and using the wrong forms of "their", "there", and "they're". These happened way too often to count and ended up affected my rating of the book.
However, I did enjoy the story and may take a gander for the continuation, which is what the ending seemed to hunt at.
June 21, 2015
I think it is better to read this book instead of reading the separate books that comprises this novel. The many different people, names and areas are easier to comprehend and get into as one book.
That being said, I love this book and can't wait for the next one. I think this book can stand well if it removed the gay aspects, or it could stand well if it removed the wonderland aspect and was about gay men meeting at a bar. The combination is unique and great.
That being said, I love this book and can't wait for the next one. I think this book can stand well if it removed the gay aspects, or it could stand well if it removed the wonderland aspect and was about gay men meeting at a bar. The combination is unique and great.
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