Claimed by the Elven King

De: Cristina Rayne

Narrado por: Emily Wahlund

This is the complete omnibus edition of the four-part serialized fantasy erotic romance Claimed by the Elven King. It contains strong sexual content and is not intended for readers under 18.

For Emily Ford, being awakened in the dead of night by what seems to be the very shadows in her bedroom come to life is the least of her worries as she is spirited away to become the new wife of an elven king for the purpose of bearing his heirs. Entranced despite herself by his ethereal beauty, Emily surrenders willingly to his seduction and is introduced to a new world of sexual pleasures she had not thought possible outside of a dream.

But can a human ever really win the heart of an elf or have a place within the elven court, especially when the biggest obstacles to both are her new husband's barren and resentful queen, who makes no qualms about wanting Emily gone and is prepared to do the unspeakable to make it happen, and the whispers of anti-human sentiments within the elven court, itself?

©2014 Cristina Rayne (P)2014 Cristina Rayne

Claimed by the elven king

Which scene was your favorite?

This is audiobook is about Emily, a human, who is transported to the world of the Sidhe and transmuted magically into one herself. The story is very interesting and well developed.I enjoy listening to this audiobook.

Meh...

Interesting plot line, however not as developed as it could have been. Horrible narration too.

Narration was distracting.

I like the story. There were some gaps in the story line, so sometimes I got disoriented with the passing of time. Really good sex and great characters. I could have listened to the story for many more hours! Just didn't like the forceful way the narrator interpreted the text.

Juvenile inner dialogues

The story has great potential. The juvenile inner dialogues of the heroine who is supposed to be a well educated individual with a Ph.D. just ruined it for me.

claimed by the elven king review

If you could sum up Claimed by the Elven King in three words, what would they be?

Intense fantasy romance.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Claimed by the Elven King?

The very beginning when Emily's abducted.

Which character – as performed by Emily Wahlund – was your favorite?

Emily, the main character.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Neither, I was enthralled.

Any additional comments?

Enjoyable overall.

Imaginative, intense, ADULT romance!

An enthralling, imaginative, descriptive, intense, fast-paced, ADULT fairy tale romance.

It was the middle of the night when they came for me. Even now I can’t be sure of the time, whether they waited for me to have been asleep long enough to ensure that I would be super confused if accidentally awakened, or if they had waited until after midnight when my roommate usually headed out for her graveyard shift at the hospital.

Claimed by the Elven King by Cristina Rayne is an erotic paranormal romance told in the heroine’s first person point of view. It contains strong, mature adult content. This marks my first foray into any books written by Cristina Rayne and the first I’ve ever listened to anything voiced by Emily Wahlund. I was originally drawn to this audio as the male pictured on the cover reminded me slightly of The Goblin King. Besides the entitled attitude, the similarities ended there. This is the story of human Emily Ford and Sethian, the Elven King.

As the story opens, we are with Emily, a human, as she is abducted by the elven guard in the middle of the night. She is confused and, at points, in pain, as her body is prepared for the transition from the human world to the world of the Sidhe. She learns that she has been taken to be mated to the Elven King and to produce his heirs because elven women are barren. We are present as she is becomes his bride and as she is integrated into the day-to-day of the elven court. I will add that what happened to Emily would not be ok in real life, but, in the author’s fantasy world, it works well. Amid the throes of a steamy encounter, the couple discover that they are destined soul mates. So what starts out as insta-love, actually develops into a loving relationship.

Emily Wahlund, the narrator, did a very good job bringing this story to life. She consistently voiced and differentiated between the characters exuding the proper emotions. She was easy to understand. I’m glad that I elected to listen to the audio of this read but it definitely required headphones.

Claimed by the Elven King is an enthralling, imaginative, descriptive, intense, fast-paced, fairy tale romance. Besides the frequent, steamy, vivid, extremely hot sex, there’s love, court politics and treachery. The story and characters are well-developed and the tale held my interest through-out. I’d like to check out the other titles from this series. If you enjoy fascinating, exceedingly erotic, paranormal romantic fantasies, I would encourage you to check out Claimed by the Elven King.

Good

The author provided me with a complimentary copy of this audiobook with no expectation of a review. This was a good book. There were thrills, chills, a steamy romance, and a HEA. My only problem with the book was that the narrator, Emily Wahlund, read the book at a somewhat rushed pace. There were times that it was appropriate. However, I would have enjoyed it more if she'd slowed down a bit for the rest of the book.

Human Elves romance

Different paranormal romance
with drama,romance,passion..
The Elves need to someone to mate with produce a heir and go to the human world to find one.

Really Choppy

Be Warned the story isn't as fully developed as it should be. It starts and stops at weird places while introducing and not following through with other ideas. I think the Author had several interesting premises but that's all that can be said. I think this need to be bit back on the writing block because it has the potential of becoming something more.

great story, awful narration

I own the kindle version, but the narrator pronounces every consonant exactly. It's annoying.