Rainlashed

by Leda Swann

Maya is a selkie—equally at home both on land as a human and in the sea as a seal.When Iain, Earl of Stoneleigh, stumbles across her sunning herself on a rocky Highland shore, he steals her skin, putting her in his power. He makes her his captive and his lover and teaches her all the ways in which humans can pleasure each other.At first Maya is content to remain a human. She enjoys the sensual games her master plays, and is eager to explore the bounds of her human sensuality with him.But when he lets slip that he will never set her free, his betrayal makes her lose her will to live. He can force her to stay with him and remain his sex slave, but he cannot force her to submit willingly to his every desire.Iain must find the strength to rise above his sensual desires and give his beautiful captive back her freedom if they are ever to find happiness together.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Erotic Romance

ebook

First published January 11, 2006

About the author

Leda Swann is the writing duet of Cathy and Brent. We write out of our home overlooking the sea in peaceful New Zealand. When not writing we have busy lives bringing up four children and enjoying an adventurous outdoor life that ranges from the mountains to the sea.

We often get asked how our name Leda Swann came about. When we decided to write an erotic romance together we wanted a sexy name. We discussed how the Greek gods made for themselves a pretty good time of things, so a name from Greek mythology would be good. In any case, the word erotic comes from the Greek 'erotikos' and 'eros', meaning sexual love. We just needed to find a name that was more or less easily pronounceable. The tale of Leda and the Swan came to mind, and so Leda Swann was born.

Reviews

[Chayong · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t like the first 3/4 of the book. The last 1/4 redeemed it. There was too much of the steamy scenes, but I should have expected that from an Ellora’s Cave book. The love story at the end was beautiful.

[Sandra R · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars (but could have been 4.5)

Really interesting Historical romance featuring a female Selkie (seals that transform into humans when on land)and an Earl living by the sea. This was erotica, but with a good story attached. If there had been less "erotica", I would have given the book a higher rating.

Let me explain :~ The 'cruder words' (used for various body parts etc) used in erotic writing did not fit this emotional story at all. Leave those out and you have a great romance with pure sensuality and heartbreaking drama.