Master

Tamed & Trained #3

by R. Phoenix, M.A. Innes

With a human-pup slave and a werewolf pet, Liam is perfectly content with where his life is — right up until the point where everything shattered. In his haste to satisfy his sire, he makes a choice that fractures the untraditional family he’d created, and he’s left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath. But Zain isn’t a mindless pet, and Caleb isn’t as much a pup as he might seem… and all three of them definitely have opinions on what the future looks like… and who’s in it.

Will a fight for their pup’s affection further damage their relationship, or will it bring them back together?

This is the final book in the Tamed & Trained trilogy, and it cannot be read as a standalone. Please read the warnings on Puppy (Tamed & Trained #1) before starting Caleb, Liam, and Zain’s journey!

Genres: BDSM, M M Romance, Vampires, Fantasy, Paranormal, Polyamory, M M M

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 17, 2018

About the author

R. Phoenix has an unhealthy fascination with contrasts: light and dark, heroes and villains, order and chaos. She believes that love can corrupt and power can redeem. Her muse is a sadomasochistic slave driver who thinks it's terribly amusing to give her the best ideas when she just got comfortable and warm in bed, and she passes on that torture to her readers. She also tries entirely too hard to be funny, and she mercilessly inflicts her terrible sense of humor upon anyone who speaks to her. She'd love it if you'd say hello!

Reviews

[Varya · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was much much more softer than the previous two. With the way this series started, I expected a darker ending, not a Happily Ever After. So it wasn't particularly satisfying for me.
One quote for this book did affect me a lot though:
“I’ll never agree that different is evil or weak.”

[John-Torleif Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun end to the trilogy

I wish that we had more background into the relationship between Isaiah and Liam. There was so much going on there and I wanted to understand it better than I did.

Otherwise, this was kind of nice that Liam, Zain, and Caleb were able to really establish their little family.

[Perdita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spoiler

Loved how it ended, especially that whole bit about Liam not being human, just a stiff sonofabitch with a stick up his ass, and that they need to understand that

[Ana · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I guess I still don’t like puppy play. It was an interesting book. I was so intrigued about Isaiah and his relationship with Liam but I wasn’t much impressed after a while of reading about them. Isaiah was so rigid and it, kind of, made Liam look like the pup he claim Caleb to be. He seem just a little toy for Isaiah to play and even when he argue with him, he didn’t put real effort on it. I felt so bad for Zain and Caleb.

Caleb was odd. I just can’t get quite there with all this puppy play thing. I like Caleb when completely human. I like to know what he thinks, how he feels and the attitude he always gives when he is not happy with how things are going, but being so much in this puppy head space it just isn’t my thing.

I liked where the story went. I liked some tense moments between Liam, Isaiah and the others and overall it was an entertaining book to read, just not my favorite in the series. I guess it takes to like puppy play to really get to love it as much as I hope I would. So I guess anyone into it would be able to have a great time with this book.

[Genevieve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, twisted read.

“Different flavors of crazy don’t always mix well.”

The varied mix of supes and personality issues are always amusing in this series.

I didn’t love Master as much as the first two. I’ve read the Fate Of The Fallen, so there are breadcrumbs in here, answering a few things you’ll find in the other series.

“Liam was a goddamn psychopath, and Zain was a hopeless optimist.”

Liam’s lack of communication continued to cause drama within his non conventional family unit. Zain and Caleb I adored.

Cameo’s from characters from the other series once again. 3.5 ⭐️ Read the content warnings as always.

[Trio · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an incredible world R. Phoenix and M.A. Innes build in the Tamed & Trained series. Caleb, Liam, and Zane are such interesting personalities, and seeing how they evolve over the course of the series is a real journey.

The audiobooks are narrated by J.J. Jenness who does a marvelous job with the three distinct character voices, as well as all the side characters in the series.

Dark, and truly unique, I enjoyed the Tamed & Trained series.

[Denise GremoryKohta · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to give high praise to R. Phoenix and M. A. Innes. Not only did they deliver a powerful read and a good conclusion to the series, they remained true to the characters’ core personalities. To explain what I mean by this being a powerful read, I literally had to stop reading and calm down because I had gotten so mad at one of the characters that I was telling him off like he could hear me. I also wanted to console one and cuddle the other. That’s when you know you are reading true writing greatness. Though it might have been easier to smooth the rough edges and go for a more typical HEA, the authors stuck to what better fit the personalities and gave an ending that fit the growth as well as what still remained the same concerning all three. This is in addition to keeping it tied into the world that had already been created in other books this one connects with. Now you see why I say true writing greatness. The path they chose was not an easy one and they did it in remarkable time. There was no need to do a quick re-read of previous stories because we were able to slip right back into the book almost like we didn’t leave. A dark and delicious read that still manages to warm my heart.

[kerryann williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome series

The last book was great , it leapt right in and had you on the edge of your seat . Hoping the vamp would just realize what he had and want to keep it,
Hoping the ware wolf would find a place to fit in and lastly the human pup would fit between the two and not lose himself in the process. Sad to know it's the last book, I want more for them. Great job, great series.

[Angelica · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fate of the fallen universe strikes the 5 stars for me. No two characters are alike and I am so glad for that. This is the wrap up of the Caleb, Zain and Liam, we get to meet Isaiah who is the Sire for Liam and his single mindedness on events going on. Can’t wait to see how the author rolls these characters into other books in this universe.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was devastated when Liam bent to Isaiah's will and put Zain out of the house. Crushed! It didn't take long before Liam realized what he needed and wanted and he took steps to realign his "family " under one roof! The heart wants what the heart wants without logic or reason. I listened to the audible version of this book and it added to my enjoyment of the story.

[Amber Fueston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent story but I still think it would have been better without Liam in it. He just didn't really seem to add anything and I just didn't feel any real connection between him and Zain and Caleb. He came across as more of a selfish and entitled child. His sire was weird and added nothing to the story either.

[J.L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A satisfying conclusion to a strange love story. There's genuine affection between these characters, even where what we think of as love isn't necessarily possible. This trilogy was a ride from start to finish, and the unexpected definitely makes up for the bits that weren't necessarily up my alley.

[Jaimed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Huh

This didn't end how I thought it would. The ending works for the characters, but I kind of want Zane to have a collar too. What spells where in the collar that was on Caleb?
I want more from the guys, but this story works for them.

[Soryn W. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

This is truly a great trilogy. Liam and zain relationship it’s the definition opposite attract lol but i love Caleb’s snark. He is absolutely adorable. The sex scenes of course were hot as fuck. It’s sad that it’s the end but it was a good ending.

[Jenn (not Lily) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well. This sums up their poly relationship/hierarchy/power structure, but I'm still curious how they'll do in the long run. Maybe I just need to read more Fate of the Fallen. Yeah, cause life isn't depressing enough right now. Bonus, plenty of kinky sex, so that's always good!

[Himom90 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Satisfying ending

A satisfying end to a twisted, but engaging series! I was happy to see it end with Caleb regaining some semblance of control and both Liam and Zain committed to ensuring Caleb spent time as both a pup and a cognizant human.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm.. this one fell a bit flat for me 😔

[JenMcJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liam let me down in this one. I felt like he lost a lot of his Master status. Hope there is more in this series though.

[sonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story.

Human turned into dog was strangely hot. Love these two authors together. Liam so fierce and protective. Caleb so sweet and adorable. Zain the best middle man.

[Ζωή Παππά · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved the series so much! The first chapters broke my heart but the ending was so so satisfying!

[Hani · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of talking for a supposed erotica. The arguments got a bit boring.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Saved the best for last, this book was far better than book 1 or 2. Puppy and Alpha.
Although still not my type of book normally I did enjoy this one.