Reviewed by JustJen
Title: Captive
Author: Remy Jensen
Heroes: Nico/Patrick
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 73 Pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Available at: Less Than Three Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads
Blurb: All Nico wants is to leave his fame behind for a bit and enjoy a relaxing vacation. His trip to Belize starts off promisingly, but it all goes wrong quickly when he accidentally ruins the plans of Patrick, an ex-pat in the middle of an illegal deal. Patrick takes Nico hostage, hoping to recover his loss, and if Nico wants to regain his freedom he’ll have to do exactly what Patrick says—including, apparently, a bit of cross-dressing.
Review: How perfect that I was able to find a book for pirate week that wasn’t a swashbuckling historical! Not only that, but this one takes place in my favorite vacationing spot of Belize!
Poor Nico just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Granted, he probably shouldn’t have been traveling alone, but anyway, he is taken aboard a boat by a group of men being captained by Patrick.
Patrick is trying to exact some revenge on his ex, the woman who forced Patrick into his ex-pat status, by stealing gems out from under her. His plan now includes using Nico as a fill in for his ex to make the pickup of the gems. Patrick promises to free Nico after he completes this job.
As they wait for the meeting, the two become closer after a few events show Nico that there is more to Patrick than the dangerous criminal he portrays. Their feelings grow, and Nico shows Patrick what it’s like to be with another man. At this point, Patrick has no idea who Nico actually is, which is one of the things that has enabled Nico to become so enamored by Patrick. He is finally with someone who is doing it to be with Nico the person, not Nico the rich rock star.
The tags make this story sound much darker than it actually is. It was a really sweet story with very little violence or abuse. Neither MC ends up even being capable of shooting anyone, and at the end of the day, everyone does the right thing and love prevails. This wasn’t quite what I was expecting when I picked this story, but I was very pleasantly surprised. It was entertaining, sexy and sweet. And, I was happy to see the Belize details were so accurate, right down to the Belikin!
Overall Impression: I really liked it!
*I purchased my own, personal copy of this book for review.*
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