Held Captive

by Joanne Kells

When Aaron finds himself attracted to his best friend's brother, he tries to tell Nathan how he feels. But Aaron is only seventeen, and Nathan has to keep him at a distance, so he moves away. Devastated, Aaron turns to a close girlfriend for comfort. It takes a heartbroken Nathan seven years to finally return to his home and turn Aaron's life upside down. To move on, Aaron knows he has to break free of the pain and suppressed emotions of the past... and the glimmer of hope that Nathan might want him after all.

Genres: M M Romance, Contemporary

66 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Joanne Kells is forty years old, British, and lives in Dorset with her husband and two children. She started writing at an early age and eventually went to stage school in London at the age of eleven. After graduating she became an actress, writing stories and plays in her spare time until her late twenties. A traffic accident put an abrupt stop to her acting career, and through intensive rehab therapy, she was encouraged to go back to school and retrain as a rehab therapist.

She now has her own rehab therapy clinic, but her passion for writing continues. She tries to balance her life between family, her business, and her dreams of eventually writing full time. For now she enjoys living in a romantic setting by the sea, which drives her imagination forward. She is ever thankful for all the support she receives from her family to someday realize her dream.

Reviews

[Gigi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this one came out of nowhere and bit me in the butt! It was heartbreaking and so, so romantic and the MCs were to die for. I even loved the secondary characters, whom I usually completely ignore.

I cheered for these boys from the first page and cried with happiness for them more than once. This is a new favorite. Short and sweet, but it really did pack a punch.

Highly recommended!

[Anke · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I said enough with my status update - the whole thing was all over the place and in the end I have to say that even as a short story this was still too long.

[Betryal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A touching, enchanting love story of two hearts divided meant to beat as one. Love once lost and denied to years later be reunited and found.

Very good!

[jules0623 · Rating 1 out of 5]

All over the place! Good idea, poor execution.

[Emeziel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish she wrote nmore. Excellent novella.

[Isha · Rating 2 out of 5]

If I wasn't bored out of my mind with nothing else to do I probably would have never read it. A great idea - the write up was really good at least - but the execution leaves plenty room for improvement.

[Serena · Rating 2 out of 5]

My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.

While this book did have a few redeeming qualities, due to a lack of editorial contribution I would not recommend.

[Gaa-chan · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Bookbee · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

[Marlobo ♥ epilogues · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars

[Betty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful story!