Title: Fervent
Author: Gemma James
Series: Condemned #3
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Synopsis
I never imagined things could get worse, but they do. The men who took us show no mercy. They won’t stop until they’ve destroyed Rafe for something he has no memory of, and I’m their weapon of choice.
Tortured and defiled, they make me wish I was back in that cabin where death was favorable to drawing another breath, but our captors can’t break what’s already broken.
What scares me is the madness I see festering inside Rafe. I’ve taken his freedom, his career, his reputation, yet despite all I’ve done, he’s determined to fight for me, kill for me, give everything he is for me.
He’ll even die for me.
NOTE TO READERS
FERVENT is a new adult dark romance with disturbing themes and explicit content, including sexual scenes and violence that may offend some. Intended for mature audiences. Part three of the CONDEMNED series. This is not a stand-alone read! Please begin with TORRENT and RAMPANT, otherwise, FERVENT might not make much sense.
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Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by Books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
"My thoughts overflowing with chaos, with bloody water and a bathtub full of dead mothers and lost hope."
Can you break something that has already been shattered? In this penultimate book in the series things really do go from bloody horrific to mind blowing no words to describe how fate really does want to screw them over! The darkness does not bleed into the edges of their love story, it does not stain their hopefully hearts instead the darkness embraces them, becomes them and lurks within their souls. From the previous plot twists we know how the lust and the greed of others has moulded them and yet in this next installment we learn that they have yet to face their worst.
Rafe is still at a loss to the last eight years of his life, trying to make sense of the whispered secrets his mind keeps teasing him with. He does know one thing - Alex is his. Waking up to a living nightmare he doesn't know who to trust and fears he can't even trust himself. He is a tortured soul with dark needs that are slowly awoken through his captivity...fighting himself and the enemy will he ever regain his memories and will he be able to accept the man he has now become?
Alex, once again kidnapped, is floored by the revelations. It seems she was a pawn in a much bigger game than she imagined. Her whole reality shifts as she realises she never had any chance to experience normality, that was never in the cards that fate had dealt her. Throughout their love keeps thems going, their hope just to claim one perfect moment together. Alex is no longer a silent victim, her twisted need to please is now reserved for one man and she is prepared to fight to be with him, I fell in love with her inner strength.
Fervent is an explosive intense read that again will have you squirming with deviant pleasure...Alex is debased, humiliated and used but her longing for Rafe, the depth of their feelings make their forced actions hot hot hot! I loved every page with shocking plot twists that I did not see coming it's an edge of your seat, read between your fingers type read. I am feverishly waiting for Vagrant.
A four and a half star adrenaline rush read!
Review by Ally Obsessive One Clicker
*** ARC provided by Obsessed by Books for an honest review ***
Fervent is book #3 in the Condemned series by Gemma James. These books keep getting better and better with each book. So far Fervent is the best book in the series so far. I really enjoyed reading this dark and sexy thriller. It continues with the love between Alex and Rafe and continues from the previous books it is best to read the first two to fully understand and enjoy the story for what these two have gone through.
Alex and Rafe have gone through some hard times together one was thrown in jail and the other trying to find freedom from a sadistic brother. They have gone through hell to where they are now. These two are strong and better than before. After being kidnap by an enemy Rafe is trying to keep Alex safe. Alex has fallen in love with the man who she ruined and put an innocent man behind bars. Rafe's memories are starting to come back to him. He tries to control his dark side from choking Alex at times.
Fervent is filled with action and suspense that keeps you guessing on what's gonna happen next. Loved the suspense and the darkness of this book. Love Rafe and Alex and their love for each other. This series is a great series to enjoy.
Review by Jeanne Obsessive Pimpette
I received an arc of this book through Obsessed By Books for an honest review. How far can true love be tested? Alex and Rafe have been to hell and back, or so they thought! This book is the best so far. Events that are unforeseen occur. This is truly a nail biter and I couldn't put it down! I wish I didn't have to wait until August for the final installment, Vagrant.
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Review by Mazzy Boss Lady
Read in July, 2014
****I received this arc in exchange to an honest review****
Don't know what it is with this month but I've had the pleasure of reviewing some great books, & this is one of them.
Gemma has truly written one dark & sexy read, wow
Rage omg sexy alpha.
I really did enjoy this dark read, written beautifully, such a fantastic read.
If your in to dark reads then this is for you.
The ending oh do I have to wait for the next book Gemma???
Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
Torrent - noun - an overwhelming outpouring and oh boy does this live up to it's name.
A story of rape, violence and pain beginning with a forbidden childhood love and brotherly rivalry that spirals into something dark and twisted. Zach was convicted of a crime he did not commit and now wants his pound of flesh. Going go extreme lengths to ensure he gets what he feels is owed. He also seeks the truth and needs answers to quieten some of the demons in his blackened soul.
You will be drawn in to a dark and silence place where no one hears your screams and no one witnesses the lines between pleasure and pain merging into one. The extremes of Alex's punishment, the lengths of Zachs truth seeking will make you squirm and a kinky twisted element deep inside may start to smoulder...despite knowing it's so wrong but it feels so right.
Alex has been moulded by year's of abuse, sculpted by her step brother, manipulated into someone that can't distinguish between pain and pleasure. She is the perfect submissive as she knows no other way. Her captor is her only love and the reason she has allowed herself to be the plaything of her stepbrother. As the story unfolds your heart breaks for the eight wasted years and the slow corruption of one man's soul to the point he can't keep the devil caged any longer. One man's twisted love tainting and withering all that he touches.
The characters don't ask for forgiveness nor do they seek redemption, their course has been set and with each step on the path of pure deviance they shed any hope for a normal existence. The book is beautifully crafted and we delve into a place where there is only pain, need and desire. No excuses. No turning back. Only regrets and untold truths. Sorry it's vague folks but you just need to read it for yourself! The ending...oh no she didn't, well yes I think she did! Glad I have the next book to dive straight into.
A soul twisting 4 star read.
Review by Ally Obsessive One Clicker
*** ARC provided by Obsessed by Books for an honest review ***
Torrent (Condemned, #1) is book in one in a new series by Gemma James. I really enjoyed reading Torrent it was very different read compared to some of the other books I have read before. I liked the characters Alex and Rafe they were a miss matched item. One was put in prison for a crime he didn't commit and the other gets off from being abused sexually. Torrent was a really enjoyable read that kept me on on the edge of my seat.
Rafe is a couple of years older than Alex. He was in prison for a rape charge that he didn't commit in the first place. Alex is stuck in a situation where she can't escape her brother see's her as his and is totally messed up he likes to abuse and rape Alex. When Rafe gets out of prison he goes after Alex and kidnaps her and takes her to an island where she can't escape him and his obsession with her.
I loved these two characters they were something else all together. I liked how Rafe changed and is a stronger person than he was before. Can't wait to read book #2.
Review by Jeanne Obsessive Pimpette
I was gifted this book through Obsessed By Books for and honest review. This is a very dark read with very explicit content. How can someone send an innocent man to prison? I couldn't help but feel Rafe's feelings of betrayal and need for revenge were justified. I had a hard time reading some of his methods, but overall this was a fantastic book! This is the 1st time I read any of Gemma James' work, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. **Reader beware: If you can't handle extremely violent content, don't read this book.** If you can, pick it up and enjoy a great story!
Review by Nadia Chief Obsessive Pimpette
~*~ Obsessed by Books copy given in exchange for an honest review ~*~
"The regret in his eyes that made me want to gouge them out. He had no right to feel regret or pity. If either of those elusive emotions existed inside his cold heart, they were fleeting - like dust obliterated by an unstoppable storm."
Part two in this series opens with Alex kidnapped once again, trapped by her step brother for one more round of deviant sex and torture. Desperate acts of a lost man, a slow unraveling of a twisted soul who believes he is motivated by love unaware that he has no understanding of the concept. Zach takes Alex to an abandoned cabin in the woods where he relinquishes all control of his barely leashed lust and insatiable need to possess her. With everyone believing her to be dead he takes the sexual abuse and physical beatings to a whole new level. He cannot understand why she doesn't love him, why she doesn't want him the way he wants her and this only drives him faster off the precipice of insanity. The scenes in the cabin are dark and erotic, a masterfully crafted sensual yet forbidden read...Alex's body welcomes the sexual deviance as it has been trained from a young age to associate the pain with pleasure. Beaten, drugged and raped her body betrays her but her heart and mind loves Rafe, during her darkest times as always she hugs his memory to protect her battered psyche.
Rafe, upon waking in the hospital, has lost eight years of his life. Blocking out the horror he had endured in prison, the false accusations of rape and the plot for revenge he struggles with the gaps in his memory. Hints tease him in his dreams and flickers taunt his subconscious but the memories elude him. Slowly piecing his past together is painful as he has lost so much and become the devil in disguise can he align the young man that had the world at his feet with the man that is only driven by the need for vengeance and domination? Not able to shake Alex from his thoughts either he is sure she is key to past...
How do you cope when everything you think you know is lie? When everyone who should protect you allows the worst to happen to you? Power, greed and lust over rides all humanity and crushes the innocent. Men drunk on their own power, needing to control, possess and own others purity this story is about survival against all odds. Breaking points and the boundaries that should never be crossed.
It is a dark and twisty read that will creep up on you and make you question your own morals as you squirm with enjoyment...knowing it's wrong but it feels so delicious. Her Brother, her Lover, her Father, her Mother have all systematically let her down and created the fragile creature the hides real strength. Oh how I was screaming at times for them all to pay! And oh boy that ending...yup she did it again (stomps foot in frustration) I need to read the next one now, now, now.
A four star and a half star read!
Review by Ally Obsessive One Clicker
*** ARC provided by Obsessed by Books for an honest review ***
Rampant (Condemned, #2) is the second book in the series. This series keeps getting better and better. I thought the second book was better than the first one. Gemma James did an excellent job on creating a dark thriller that leaves you breathless and craving more and more. Rampant follows up after Torrent and continues where book left off.
The mind games continue with Alex's crazy brother when they are reunited back together. Rafe and Jax are continuing with their bonding time as well.
Rampant is another great book in the series and will leave you hanging until the next one comes out later this month. If you like a dark and twisted book you should try Gemma James The Condemned series these books are so addicting and wonderful to read. Can't wait till book # 3 comes out soon so I can continue reading about Alex and Rafe.
Review by Jeanne Obsessive Pimpette
I was gifted this book by Obsessed By Books for an honest review. WOW! I burned the midnight oil reading this one! I really couldn't put it down! Gemma James' gift of story telling is amazing and out of this world! I can't wait to read Fervent! I won't divulge any of the story. You can read other reviews for that, but I will say if you loved Torrent, you won't want to miss Rampant!
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Author Bio
Gemma James is the multi-genre author
of several novels and novellas, from new adult suspense to dark erotic romance.
She loves to explore the darker side of human nature in her fiction. She’s
morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy, from deviant sex to serial
killers. Readers have described her stories as being “not for the faint of
heart.”
She lives in Oregon with
her husband and their four children—three rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving
boys and one girl who steals everyone’s attention.
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“Well?” Mom says, appearing at the edge of the hall on the other side of the kitchen. She has a hand towel around her neck and one of her many yoga-specific exercise outfits on. This one is a light blue and she’s barefoot. Monica Kincaid is dedicated to many things in life— her husband Christian, her daughters (the youngest, especially), and her charity projects— but yoga is the one out of all of it that I don’t understand. It puts her at peace, she says.
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