Hadrian & Carignan: They Could Have Been Great with More Effort

Carignan aka “Cari” has a death wish. Grieving the loss of her father, she wonders why she was left to survive and he hadn’t. She turns alleviates her trauma by engaging in death-defying stunts wondering why she continues to survive unscathed thinking that death will not come for her. She literally falls into Hadrian’s arms after she dives out of a plane and fails to deploy her chute.

Hadrian is in mourning for his lost love. Believing himself responsible, Hadrian has remained celibate and has refused to entertain the thought of living another woman until he meets Cari. Hadrian has decided that since Cari no longer has any regard for her life, he will take control of it and claims her as his. Soon, he discovers that Cari’s adrenaline stunts are being sabotaged and someone is out to kill her.

This was an awesome plot and had such potential if the author would not have made the whole story center around BDSM. Hadrian and his “brothers” were victims of abuse from their sire, a female vampire who used torture and pain for sadistic purposes to control the three. They are still suffering the repercussions of this centuries later and it would have been wonderful if the author had focused more in their healing and building a meaningful relationship between Hadrian and Cari. Instead, we get a young virgin still driving her father in a sex club with an inserted butt plug, trussed up in shibari knots and Hadrian as her Master. Did I mention they’d knelt known each other for three days?

There are stories for the remaining characters but I think my journey into this series ends here. I love instalove stories and the book was well written concerning prose but the story seemed rushed and very hollow. It was just OK and the ending will leave you with the feeling that something must have gotten in the way while the author was writing and she abruptly said, THE END.

Happy reading!