Captive

By: R.J. Lewis

Narrated by: Carol Sheen

Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

A full-length stand-alone book.

She's his captive. He's her captor.

Their relationship is a volatile push and pull. He plays the villain, and she plays the victim; each play their roles to a tee. One buries the past to forget, the other fights to remind the other how they began.

She is desperate to escape. He is desperate to keep her. One thing is clear: Only one will be left standing at the end.

©2020 R.J. Lewis (P)2020 R.J. Lewis

toxic

The relationship in this book is twisted and dark, and the heroine seems addicted to it and craves more. Did he save her or use her??? I'm ambivalent. I felt compelled to keep listening and trying to figure out more details. Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. This book will affect you one way ir the other. You choose. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a good job.

Captive...bikers...killers

She was yanked out of her life and placed in the center of his. He lived in criminal world. She knew she couldn’t escape the hold he had on her. He took away her freedom and surrounded her with ruthless criminals.

They lived on the Gulf Islands isolated from civilization. Living in the most luxurious hotel on the island. She spent two years locked inside this hotel.

She’s the perfect captive and he’s the perfect captor. It’s a complicated situation. All she wanted was for someone to care for her. All he wanted was to be accepted.

Overall:
Was it hate or was it love? It was definitely a push n’ pull kind of situation. In some ways it read like a kidnapping turned fairy-tale except for the contradicting words against Nixon.
It’s a sexually driven story with explicit sex scenes and vulgar language. For mature adults only. They have a weird dynamic that’s confusing to understand. They played games with her pretending not to care and him caring too much. It was an emotional rollercoaster of emotions. At times it was so intense and angry I was tense and stressed by the volatile nature of behavior.
RJ expressed the violence, anger, and feelings extremely well. This was a heavy read for me. The relationship between Vixen and Nixon was troubling and toxic. I was entertained by this book. Although by no means did I ever consider Nixon book boyfriend material. It certainly was an original piece of work that had me questioning Vixen’s actions on numerous occasions.
The part of the story that didn’t vibe well for me was the biker gang link. This was a stretch in the story that confused me. Up until this part I was completely onboard.

Narrator:
Carol Sheen was the solo female performer in Captive. I’m not familiar with her work as a narrator. She did have a pleasant sounding voice. Although, her performance sounded more like a read than a performance. Her voice held a monotone sound to it with only a few pitch changes.
The performance of the male characters held minimal tone of what a guy would sound like. It’s not what I would expect Nixon’s character to sound like. He was ruthless, powerful, and sexy. That didn’t resonate with Carol’s performance.
This was an unabridged audiobook copy. It was easy to follow with my ebook copy.
Although, instead of enhancing my prior reading experience, listening to this audiobook altered my viewpoint of the story. The narrator’s characterizations took away from my experience. I wasn’t pulled in like I was when I read it.

Wow

Holy moly! This audio book is hot! I pretty much ignored life while I listened to it.

Solid story, keeps you reading

I was hesitant at first but after the first few chapters I was completely addicted, since I have to listen to it on my headset I now have two charging one for when the other dies. This is a wonderful story with a bit of kink and the characters are very well built. it has just enough adult mixed with a great storyline. I love how it is by character, timeline and in what order. well done

Enthralling

This is the first story I’ve read/listened to by this author. It is nothing like I expected. The main characters are both so strong and weak in their own ways. They are both captive in their own ways. The story is complex and kept me wanting to see where it was going. The only thing I somewhat disagree with is this is suppose to be a stand alone with a hea. I’m not sure I agree. There are a number of characters who are begging for their own stories. In my opinion the end is somewhat left open when the ending line is “Then he slammed the briefcase open and growled, “Alright, fu**heads, this is what we’re gonna do…” I’m glad I received the audio copy and this is a voluntary review

new genre for me

This was a new genre for me but I wanted to try it. it was a little slow going and the narrator started out sounding like a machine but after a few chapters it got better. Their "game" was weird but to each their own and with her situation you don't wonder why she couldn't say she loved him. Can you say munchousen syndrome? That was my first thought. Then people ask, what is normal? when she tried to have a "relationship" with someone else. That's all she knew for so many years it's hard to change. It's like an addict, getting back into the life, she knew how to find it. And the emotions were all over the place, it was crazy. However, I'm glad I stuck with this book to the end.

Terrific Story & Narration🎧 Riveting & Intense!

Wow, this is one dark and intense story, it grabs your attention right from the start and holds it straight to the end. It is the type of book you do not want to put down because you need to know what happens next. This is my first book written by R.J. Lewis so I did not know what to expect and I did not expect to have my mind blown and my heart torn and shredded. I enjoyed her writing style and the unique way she presented the story, told in three parts broken down in time frames instead of starting with the beginning she started in “The Middle”. Doing so leaves you wondering and thinking, how, what and why. The characters are complex and are well developed, we learn more about them as their story goes on. Vixon and Nixon’s story is not a simple one, he is the capturer and she is the captured. They develop a love/hate relationship, some may say she developed Stockholm syndrome but you will have to judge for yourself. These are two lost souls, each a broken and lost in their own way yet. Some how they were drawn to each other, he saw something in her, it took her awhile to open her eyes to see him and by that time she was too late. This book is cleverly plotted and there is never a dull moment, there is plenty of drama, angst, twists and turns, thrilling and suspenseful moments and some sexy times and romance. R.J. Lewis, thank you for this terrific story and the emotional rollercoaster ride.

I listened to the Audible edition, Carol Sheen is a terrific narrator and voice artist. She does a great job portraying the characters, bringing them to life giving each their own voice and personality, as well as heart and attitude. She sets the perfect tone for the story, captures the intense drama of the story and the characters emotions which is projected and heard in her performance. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for this great listen🎧. Megs!

From the start I was drawn into this complex relationship

Love, love this Audible. Complex characters, rich narrative and beautiful narration with a provocative and sensual overtone all at the same time. I love these types of books and this is one of the best out there. I know it seems long, 15hrs, but it goes so quickly within 15mins I was fully absorbed in the story line with all the dramatic twists and turns. Will look for more books from this author and narrater.

Smoking hot and thoroughly enjoyable

I couldn’t put this one down. The story was really engaging with lots of unexpected twists and turns. Great storytelling! I loved the evolution of Nixon and Vixen’s story. Can’t wait for book 2!