Released: September 30. 2013
Genre: New Adult
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Synopsis
Love........................The Ultimate Loss of
Control
Rain and Raven Medici are identical twins.
Although they come from a loving close-knit family their childhoods couldn’t
have been more different. Raven went to school and was exposed freely to the
outside world. Rain on the other hand was born with a blood disorder and denied
many normal childhood experiences.
Once grown, Raven becomes a lawyer at their dad’s
firm Kane & Medici in NYC. Rain along with her only childhood friend Tommy
Conte, builds a very successful business as professional photographers.
Traveling between Europe and Manhattan, and enjoying a world that was kept from
her, Rain vows never to be controlled again.
Dominick Kane is a product of his upbringing.
He’s powerful, self-assured and knows he can achieve anything he desires.
Nothing gets in his way. There is only one thing he has ever failed at. A
relationship with his father Vincent Kane. Upon his father’s death, Dominick
vows revenge. The events he sets in motion put him on a collision course he
himself will be unable to control.
In a bizarre twist of fate, Dominick kidnaps
Raven as part of his plan for revenge. Only to discover afterward, he has taken
Rain by mistake. Rain knows she can never survive being confined again. So she
strikes a bargain with the devil and agrees to help Dominick get back what he
feels rightly belongs to him. His father’s share of Kane & Medici.
Dominick decides to use the strong attraction
growing between Rain and himself to control her in every way imaginable. Too
bad no one ever taught Dominick you can’t control the heart. Nothing could have
prepared him for the effect Rain would have on his.
Will this plan of revenge turn into unconditional
love? Or will Dominick and Rain’s need for control ultimately destroy them and
any possibly chance for a real future together.......
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Review
This is the first time I am reading
anything by Cleo and I must say that I am very impressed by her writing.
Intentionally I found the story a little slow but it quickly turned and I found
myself entranced and unable to stop turning the page. If you are looking for an
author to add to your pile, then I would definitely recommend Cleo and her Miss
Taken Series J. Now to get to the
good stuff, my review for Miss Taken:
In the beginning you find Rain preparing
for a trip to Italy and finds herself kidnapped. She isn't sure whether her
friend, who you get the feeling that she likes as more than a friend, Tommy has
something to do with this but then quickly realizes that he wouldn't and is
afraid for her life. When she awakes, she is no longer blindfolded but finds
that the type of food being laid out for her is a little "fancy" for
a hostage situation. Despite being hungry she feels like it is probably a trick
and they want to poison her. But when she finds out they think she is Raven,
instead of giving her true identity she keeps up allowing him to think she is
who he thinks.
Dominick is fighting for what he
believes was stolen from him and will do whatever he can to get it back, even
if that means taking the daughter of his enemy. But despite his actions, the
longer you read the more you start to feel for Dominick and like him. Rain
fights this immediate attraction to him, which pisses her off due to the
circumstances, but his caring attitude is easy to like. He takes care of her
and promises to forever.
At times, he is so domineering and
jealous and find yourself mad at him but the way Rain and Dominick feel for
each other makes you root for them. There are definite twists to the story so I
am awaiting the second book in the series "Identity". I can't wait to
see what happens for Rain and Dominick.
Excerpt
“Rain, I’m not letting you go.” He gages my reaction.
“What do you mean you aren’t letting me go? You need to
explain this now.” My face is getting hot and it’s not from the sun beating
down on me.
“Your father has something I want and I have something
he loves. So I can’t let you go until I get my something back.”
“Tell me what it is and I’ll get it for you.”
“Impossible.”
“Nothing is impossible. What is it?”
“It’s my father’s share of Kane and Medici.” He reveals,
wiping his mouth, then placing the napkin down on his lap.
“Don’t you own that already? Your father has been dead
for over four years now. Isn’t all of that settled?” I didn’t understand.
“When my father died, he left the business to your
father. He gave me nothing. I’m his son. I should have gotten part of the firm.
It’s rightfully mine.” His body is tense.
“I had no idea your dad left the business to my dad. I
usually don’t get involved with that stuff. When my mom died, she left Raven
and me her share. The money from her part of the business gets deposited in an
account every month. Other than that I don’t get anything from the business.”
“What about your mom, Elise? Isn’t that her name? I know
she and Mr. Kane were married. I just didn’t know they had you as a son.
Did she get anything?”
“Only money and other assets. Which she left to me when
she passed away. He didn’t give her the business either. So you see I want
what’s mine and if I don’t get it I will take what’s his.”
“I’m not a possession of my dad’s. I’m his daughter. You
can’t own me or trade me for it.”
“Rain, I’m not going to keep you locked away forever.
I’m going to make you mine.” His voice became dark and heated.
My insides clinch and I become very warm.
“How are you going to do that?” My voice became very
small.
“Your father doesn’t like me. He never has. So when I
seduce you and you’re with me, he’ll do
anything to get you back. Including giving me my
father’s share of the law firm.”
“There’s just one problem that you didn’t count on.”
“Which is?”
“Me. I won’t be seduced by you, Dominick.”
“It’s not your choice, Rain. It’s what I intend to do.
Listen, Rain, you’re very smart girl. You have to agree with my plan. You said
it yourself, your father will never let you have a life when he finds out I
took you. He will cut you off from Tommy and everything else you love to do.
You’ll have nothing.”
“LISTEN YOU PIECE OF SHIT!” I whipped around and I’m up
in Dominick’s face. “My parents took very good care of me. There were no locks
and no guards like there is here with you. I always honored their wishes. No,
it definitely wasn’t easy, but after my mom passed
away my father realized that I didn’t need that type of
protection. I wasn’t getting sick any more. Well, up until you took me that
is.”
“That maybe be true, but now he’ll put his entire focus
on you and he’ll realize that because I was able to get to you there should be
locked doors and guards to keep you safe.” His voice is menacing.
Looking down at my hands, the shaking begins. All of the
isolation as a child, the lack of control, and the events of the past few days
come flooding in. My tears begin to fall.
Dominick looks at me softly, but still with hunger and
greed in his eyes. His hand comes over mine, causing me to really look at him.
“I can give you what you want, Rain. A good life, where
you can travel, be safe, and never be alone. I can make you happy. I understand
you, Rain.”
Author
Bio
As far back as I can remember, I have loved
books. I love reading them and I have finally admitted to myself that I love to
write them. Miss Taken is my debut novel as an Indie Writer of Adult Romance.
It's the first book in the series.
My career before writing started in apothecary
pharmacy. Working alongside the pharmacist, I enjoyed being around the
customers and assisted in making compounded skincare products. Once the
pharmacy was sadly sold, I worked as a make-up artist for brands such as
Princess Marcella Borghese, Bobbi Brown and MAC Cosmetics. Being around
different people and the work I did was never boring, yet something was always
missing. Although I am still working, I decided it was time to make writing
more than just a dream but a reality.
Then finally one day after Hurricane Sandy hit the
shores of NJ, I read an interview about longtime friend and fellow author
Joseph Grant. It really hit home for me. So after talking with Joe and my mom,
I jumped into the world of writing and recently self-published Miss Taken, so
my works would be more than for "my eyes only."
Since the day I started to write Rain and
Dominick's story, I have never looked back, nor have I regretted one single
moment of it.
When I write, much of the time the story plays in
my head as a movie and sometimes even includes background music, we can all use
a little background music.
I try to add elements of things I love and share
them with the readers. I will continue to create characters and stories that
you can laugh, cry, love, hate and even become slightly crazy about.
Let's face it, we can all use some crazy to
escape real life.
Xoxo
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