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Captive in the Dark: Platinum Edition Paperback – Oct. 27 2014

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Please heed all warnings. ****This is a series about captivity in a FICTIONAL and EROTICIZED setting. It contains very disturbing situations, dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence.**** OVER 150,000 COPIES SOLD! This edition of CAPTIVE IN THE DARK features a new cover that when combined with the other books in DARK DUET: Platinum Edition series makes a lovely addition to any bookshelf. It is NO DIFFERENT in content from previous editions of the series. CAPTIVE IN THE DARK (BOOK 1): Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. SEDUCED IN THE DARK (BOOK 2): What is the price of redemption? Rescued from sexual slavery by a mysterious Pakistani officer, Caleb carries the weight of a debt that must be paid in blood. The road has been long and fraught with uncertainty, but for Caleb and Livvie, it’s all coming to an end. Can he surrender the woman he loves for the sake of vengeance? Or will he make the ultimate sacrifice? EPILOGUE | THE DARK DUET (BOOK 3): It didn’t happen exactly as Livvie said. She’s been very kind to me in the retelling of our story. The truth is far more…complicated. DARK DUET | THE BONUS MATERIAL (BOOK 4): 1) The NEW 32,000 word novella DETERMINED TO OBEY, featuring secondary characters Kid, Felipe, and Celia. 2) Eight scorching-hot fan-written Dark Duet short stories hand-selected by the author. 3) CJ's favorite interviews & Reviews Author Endorsements: “’This series is the most incredible mindf**k I've ever experienced.’ Or something along those lines. Write whatever you want and slap my name on it. I loved it that much.’ – Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "I have never had an author move me to the point that I felt I needed to get in my car and go after someone who was fictional." --Tina Reber, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author of the LOVE series "Absolutely amazing! I have not been this captivated by a book, by a series, in years! Thank you to everyone who told me to read these." -- Aleatha Romig, NYT Bestselling Author of the Consequences series "I'm very stingy with five stars. I usually only give those to modern classics or books that I am absolutely crazy about. Here is why I think CID deserves five...." -- Tarryn Fisher, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Love Me With Lies series "Just know that I think it was an exhilarating (albeit somewhat exhausting) reading experience and I LOVED it. And… I appreciated it even more once I was done. I felt mostly… complete. Crazy right? Ahhh but sometimes, it just is what it is. It was rich, well rounded, uncomfortable, exciting and scary (in multiple ways). Emotionally affecting. I lived it, I didn’t just read it, although I was VERY happy to be on this side of the book. *phew* I may enjoy the fictional thrill and I may like it crazy at times, but I’m very content on the “safe” side of life." -- Maryse, Maryse's Book Blog
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    1502913275
  7. ISBN-13
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CJ Roberts is an independent writer. She favors dark and erotic stories with taboo twists and her work has been called both sexy and disturbing in the same sentence. She was born and raised in Southern California. Following high school, she joined the U.S. Air Force in 1998, served ten years and traveled the world. She is married to an amazing and talented man who never stops impressing her; they have two beautiful daughters. For sneak peeks and to connect with CJ Roberts (aka Jennifer Roberts), please visit: FB: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCJRoberts Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/AuthorCJRoberts Blog: http://supersexysmut.blogspot.com/ Website: http://aboutcjroberts.com

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (Oct. 27 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1502913275
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1502913272
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 281 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.12 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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CJ Roberts is an independent writer. She favors dark and erotic stories with taboo twists and her work has been called both sexy and disturbing in the same sentence.

She was born and raised in Southern California. Following high school, she joined the U.S. Air Force in 1998, served ten years and traveled the world.

Her DARK DUET series has sold over 150,000 copies and is currently optioned as a TV show. CJ invites her readers to sign the petition asking network executives from HBO, Showtime, Amazon, and Netflix to make these books a TV hit:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/741/347/772/please-create-a-tv-series-based-on-the-dark-duet-by-cj-roberts/

LATEST RELEASE:

DARK DUET: Platinum Edition (Featuring: Determined to Obey)

28 October 2014

The Platinum Edition includes:

1) All three books in the DARK DUET series.

2) The NEW 30,000 word novella DETERMINED TO OBEY, featuring secondary characters Kid, Felipe, and Celia.

3) Eight scorching-hot fan-written Dark Duet short stories hand-selected by the author.

4) CJ's favorite interviews & Reviews

Over 1300 pages of content for a fraction of the combined individually priced books in the series and bonus content.

Author Endorsements:

“’This series is the most incredible mindf**k I've ever experienced.’ Or something along those lines. Write whatever you want and slap my name on it. I loved it that much.’ – Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

"I have never had an author move me to the point that I felt I needed to get in my car and go after someone who was fictional." --Tina Reber, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author of the LOVE series

"Absolutely amazing! I have not been this captivated by a book, by a series, in years! Thank you to everyone who told me to read these." -- Aleatha Romig, NYT Bestselling Author of the Consequences series

"I'm very stingy with five stars. I usually only give those to modern classics or books that I am absolutely crazy about. Here is why I think CID deserves five...." -- Tarryn Fisher, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Love Me With Lies series

"Just know that I think it was an exhilarating (albeit somewhat exhausting) reading experience and I LOVED it. And… I appreciated it even more once I was done. I felt mostly… complete. Crazy right? Ahhh but sometimes, it just is what it is. It was rich, well rounded, uncomfortable, exciting and scary (in multiple ways). Emotionally affecting. I lived it, I didn’t just read it, although I was VERY happy to be on this side of the book. *phew* I may enjoy the fictional thrill and I may like it crazy at times, but I’m very content on the “safe” side of life." -- Maryse, Maryse's Book Blog

For sneak peeks and to connect with CJ, please visit:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCJRoberts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/AuthorCJRoberts

Website: http://aboutcjroberts.com

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Mystk Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars The Dark Duet Series Held Me Captive
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2016
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I'm a new fan of CJ Roberts because of The Dark Duet series. The series caught my imagination in the first 5 minutes and held me captive (no pun intended) until I'd devoured the entire thing. Granted, the subject matter was sometimes dark, but that was the point. The interaction between Caleb and Livvie was intense and intricately woven with debasement, lust and longing. A great read overall and one I'll likely enjoy again and again.
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TGSEdAbCa
4.0 out of 5 stars That was intense but good.
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2015
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This is my first book w/C.J. Roberts & I'm impressed! C.J. has a very strong clear voice in this book w/unforgettable characters that are so very human & a story line done before but completely refreshed by C.J.'s take on illegal sex trade.

Great job all around & I will buy book two as the preview was so different from what I was expecting that I just can't help myself & that my friends almost Never happens.

This a very Dark story & isn't meant for those weak of heart(both kinds) but for those of us that like to delve into deep, dark, strong emotions, characters & story lines. The writing is flowing & crisp which keeps you right in the story. This one will stay with you & if you read as much as I do that's priceless.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2013
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This has to be one of the best books I have read to date. I couldn't put this books down, the story was not what I expected it to be when i read the description but i loved it. The author makes to characters very compelling and I was hooked from the first chapter. I can't wait to read the second novel to this trilogy!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pages and cover were nice. There isn't an ISBN number or standard price ...
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2016
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Book/plot/story was okay. Pages and cover were nice. There isn't an ISBN number or standard price on the back so it's hard to "resell" or to price or to search.
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Dar
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but emotional
Reviewed in Canada on December 20, 2016
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I don't normally like books that are not complete, I mean how you can you like it when the story, even if it is to be continued, isn't complete? The journey hasn't ended and it stops mid-sentence, and that leaves me confused. As a I said, normally, but in this case, it was perfect, and while the journey was not complete, the story naturally came to an end. I'm not really good at explaining it any further than that but oh wow!
That being said, I didn't dive directly into the next book, the first chapter is contained at the end of the book, so I read it to get an idea, but needed a break before going into to as usually with these wrenching novels, they can mess with your head!
So what is all the fuss about? Again, hard to explain, but we have two terribly broken people, in different ways and by different circumstances, who are a means to an end by others. Livvie grew up neglected and disdained and Caleb was taken at a very young age and used in a brothel. He was saved and now serves his saviour and took Livvie to finalize his saviours revenge.
The story is how Master and Kitten are formed, and how Caleb and Livvie still survive and cling to each other under the surface.
And now to the continuing saga....
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Amy Munn
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2021
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I liked the book, lots of detail but not over the top with description. I liked the characters, and I liked them together. It was a nice quick read, hope the rest of the series is just as good.
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on May 23, 2023
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This is incredibly interesting! I kept reading because I had to know what will happen! I read fifty shades, this is waaay better
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the series
Reviewed in Canada on October 5, 2020
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I highly recommend the series. Erotic, sexy dark. CJ Roberts is a gifted and talented writer. Book 2 is my favourite hot steamy pantie melting. I needed the epilogue because I just needed the ending for Caleb and Livvie. v
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GABRIELLA
5.0 out of 5 stars dark romance de respeito é aquele que te excita
Reviewed in Brazil on August 26, 2021
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Acho que esse foi o primeiro livro dark que eu li na minha vida, anos atrás.
Relendo ele percebo que iniciei no mundo dark no modo hard hahahaha talvez por isso poucas coisas me chocam e tem que ser MUITO bem escrito para me interessar.

PERFEITO, pra quem gosta do gênero, que fique sempre claro isso quando falamos de dark stories.
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Alina Gabriela Tugulea
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh wow 😯
Reviewed in Italy on July 7, 2023
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Listen to me, this story is very dark so please read TW first and decide if it's for you.

This being said, wow! It's all I have left to say: this story will make you go all sorts of emotions, it's like watching a thriller movie.

Definitely recommend it, but not for the fainted-hearted.
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Elli
5.0 out of 5 stars Kidnapped to become a slave
Reviewed in Germany on May 13, 2023
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After going through a childhood of abuse and slavery, Caleb only lives for vengeance. To get close to his target, he needs to find a girl and train her to survive as a slave.
When Olivia is kidnapped, she is shocked to find her new master is someone she’d considered her hero. But her Master is far from the image she holds in her fantasies, and she needs to learn to obey him.
Will she find a way to escape the fate he’s planned for her, or will he turn her into the perfect slave?

CJ Roberts “Captive in the dark” is a dark, twisted romance featuring slavery and abuse. Despite its heavy theme, the book completely captivated me. Learning about Olivia’s and Caleb’s past made them more real and their actions comprehensible. Their thoughts and feelings were palpable throughout the book, and it was fascinating to see how their “relationship” developed and how they both battled with what they should or should not feel for each other.
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Liliana Gama
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Mexico on March 3, 2021
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Despite being a book with a strong theme I liked it, it has been difficult to read but certainly entertaining, I hope to read the continuation soon.
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VanillA
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Fascinating
Reviewed in India on June 8, 2022
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I question myself why I'm even reading it, I came across it while browsing some romance with a Male POV or Dual POV and was into it. I'm not sure if I'll recommend it to someone else just the thought makes me feel a bit weird. But who cares right?

The first part is a 5/5 not sure about the other parts but that's all from my side
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