Published: June 03, 2012
Words: 64,055 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476045481

Short description

Free of the palace, rescued from her position as a blood slave, Aria is haunted by the memories of her time spent within the fortress, tormented by memories of Braith, the prince that betrayed her and shattered her heart. Stunned by Braith's sudden arrival in her world, Arianna is uncertain if he has come to recapture her, or to kill her for daring to escape. NA Book 2 of 4

Extended description

Edited by Leslie Mitchell at G2 Freelance Editing and re-released 3/14/13

Though she is free of the palace, rescued from her position as a blood slave, Aria is haunted by the memories of her time spent within the fortress, tormented by memories of Braith, the prince that betrayed her and shattered her heart. Every day is a struggle to get through, and the only solace she is able to find is with Max, her best friend, and fellow captive. Though Max does not understand her bond to Braith, he knows some of what she endured, and helps to ease some of the tattered pieces of her soul. Aria slowly begins to salvage the broken parts of her wounded spirit by throwing herself into the wonder of the woods she had so greatly missed, and the secure and reassuring love that Max freely gives her. Her world is thrown into a tailspin again though when a marauding group of vampires destroy the caves she had found temporary shelter in. Scattered about the forest, seeking to stay hidden and find her fam.. (Read more) Edited by Leslie Mitchell at G2 Freelance Editing and re-released 3/14/13

Though she is free of the palace, rescued from her position as a blood slave, Aria is haunted by the memories of her time spent within the fortress, tormented by memories of Braith, the prince that betrayed her and shattered her heart. Every day is a struggle to get through, and the only solace she is able to find is with Max, her best friend, and fellow captive. Though Max does not understand her bond to Braith, he knows some of what she endured, and helps to ease some of the tattered pieces of her soul. Aria slowly begins to salvage the broken parts of her wounded spirit by throwing herself into the wonder of the woods she had so greatly missed, and the secure and reassuring love that Max freely gives her. Her world is thrown into a tailspin again though when a marauding group of vampires destroy the caves she had found temporary shelter in. Scattered about the forest, seeking to stay hidden and find her family, Aria is stunned when Braith, the monster that savaged her heart, reappears. Stunned by his sudden arrival in her world, Arianna is uncertain if he has come to recapture her, or to kill her for daring to escape.

Book 2 of 4 in The Captive Series

New Adult. This book contains some language, violence, and sexual situations. Recommended for ages sixteen and up.

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vampire, paranormal, young adult, war, futuristic, series, new adult, forbidden love action adventure suspense rebellion romance

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Review by: Jolene Hall on Feb. 13, 2013 : (no rating)
Loved it!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Shannon on Jan. 26, 2013 :
I've never been into YA books or dystopian books and here i am completely sucked into a YA dystopian vampire story!

This is book 2 in The Captive Series and after leaving us on a cliffie, we find out what has happened to Braith and Arianna. It's been 2 months since Arianna fled the palace and I couldn't wait for the two of them to see each other again. Braith thought he had her all figured out, but I loved the way she threw his fiancee in his face. She figures, why not, he's going to kill me anyway. But then something completely different happens...

It's one of those romances that truly has no hope of working out, but you can't help but root for them. He's the heir apparent to the King of the Vampires. She's the daughter of the leader of the human rebels. He's the top of the food chain. She IS the food chain. Now that the world building has been done in Book 1, Ms. Stevens has time to twist the plot and set up book 3. We also get the backstory on both Arianna's and Braith's families. They have more in common than one would have thought and it turns out, a common enemy. War is what turned the world into what it is now and sadly it looks like war is the only way anything will ever change.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: candi davenport on Jan. 01, 2013 :
I need the next book please.... :o)
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: candi davenport on Jan. 01, 2013 :
Love it!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jessica Ormsby on Oct. 06, 2012 :
This is an excellent series with characters that jump off the page. A thoroughly good read. Can't wait to read the next instalment of the series.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Sherre Leach on Sep. 12, 2012 :
So Aria is finally free of the palace, but is she really free? Her heart still seems to belong to Braith, and she begins to hate him for the way he's made her feel. She wants to like Max, but she can't, and no one seems to believe the fact that she even really loved Braith. They're convinced her mind has been messed up and twisted into believign the impossible. Then, (as you read in the description) their safehold is raided and everyone is scattered. It's then that she sees Braith again, only he's not there to recapture her, he's there to kill her for the pain she caused him. Of course, everything in love is always a misunderstanding, and soon they're back to being forbidden, hidden lovers again, sharing blood and all that. Kissing and holding and trying not to,let go of the bond they share again. It's kind of like the excessive attachment that was formed between Edwad and Bella after New Moon, it was like they couldnt be apart. It's here that we begin to see that they're not just in love, they're drowning in it. It's both their strength and their weakness. Its passinate and blinding and all consuming. Soon they both must do things they dont want to do in order to hold on to the love they can't quite have.

I loved this book just as much as I loved Captured. I cant wait to see what happens next. I love love stories (yea I'm a big softy) and I hope to see that it prevails. 4.5 Stars!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: c morgan29 on Aug. 30, 2012 :
love this series! cannot wait to get my hands on the next book. i really like that it is such a different take on the whole vamp loves girl. hope i dont have to wait long for the next book. keep up the good work!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: missmye on June 05, 2012 :
You need to publish the final book in the Captive series. Please and please. Its amazing!!! I was frantically searching for a way to contact you and tell you this, then I realised I could just leave a comment. Please and please would you be able to publish it on smashwords today? Enough about the please, about the actual book...the love between aria and braith is touching and sweet. In the face of adversity and impossibility they are still trying to find a way. I really want to know how it ends.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: candyconesa on June 05, 2012 :
Loving this series so far and I cannot wait for the next book to come out!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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