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King of Hearts (Wonderland) by Cheyenne McCray
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Cheyenne McCray Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-06-01 ISBN: 1843607514 Number of pages: 176 Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Book Reviews of King of Hearts (Wonderland)Book Review: Be prepared to lose your heart to a KING!! Summary: 5 Stars
Alice OBrien was having a bad day. Before noon, she had been fired from her job for not giving her boss a little pleasure, fell into a puddle, shredded her best and most expensive pair of stockings and had been pooped on by a pigeon. Could the day get any worse? Unfortunately for Alice, yes. She arrives home and finds her fiancee in the middle of some BDSM sex adventure with their landlady...and another man! After leaving her fiancee in the clutches of his lovers, Alice takes a walk to a park, feeling anger and confusion. While Alice contemplates her life, she sees a white rabbit within the trees and approaches it, only to have it turn into a white tiger...right before her eyes! Alice feels the world shift beneath her feet and then knows only darkness. Alice awakens to the most incredible sensations and to a world like she has never known before. Jarronn, High King of Tarok, must draw a card which will show his lifemate from one of the other worlds. Jarronn has no desire to do so, but his people are dying. No child had been born to Tarok women for nearly two decades. Even though the women are fertile, none have been able to conceive due to a spell put upon them by Mikaela, a relative to the Kings who was overlooked years ago for the throne. New hope for the Tarok people springs eternal with the knowledge that the Tarok men could choose their mates with the sorceress cards. But, if they choose the wrong women, there would be no heirs to the kingdom. Jarronn is pleased with Alice, the future Queen to his kingdom. He sees fire and spirit within her, but he also sees her self-doubt, that she doesnt believe her own beauty, her bodys worth or the love in her heart and soul. Jarronn sees her desire to be dominated and vows to show her how desirable she is, for if she cant love herself first, she cant love him or his people. What fantasies and desires will Alice find with Jarron? Can Alice, a woman from Earth really accept Jarronn and his brothers, shapeshifting felines that are nothing like what she has ever known before? Is Alice the Queen of Hearts? Four cards, four Kings, four mates. A WONDERLAND like no other.... KING OF HEARTS is the first outstanding tale in the Wonderland Series by Cheyenne McCray. It is delicious, exciting, explosive and thrilling. Alice is a charming, full-figured woman who has always felt pale in comparison to her twin sister Alexi and has never really loved herself. King Jarronn teaches Alice a lot of things about herself and his compassion to show Alice her true potential and who she really is, endeared him to me very early on in the story. Jarronns teaching Alice to love herself, to accept her desires and fantasies and showing Alice how much he desired her, one thought that kept popping into my head was a song that I kept hearing, that brought this story even more close to my heart. As corny as it may be, the song also fits into the series as well. The song is Your Body is a Wonderland by John Mayer. Jarronns compassion, his worshipping Alice and his determination to show Alice everything that he sees within her, brought this song to mind and it continued to play over and over in my head throughout the story. Not only is KING OF HEARTS hot, steamy and explosive, it is also touching and endearing. The brothers, Jarronn, Darronn, Ty and Karn, all Kings of Tarok, are exemplary Alpha men who know what they want, go after it and get it. The brothers are dynamic, strong, exhilarating and a womans every fantasy fulfilled. (And this is only the first~three more tales to come!) Many women may identify with Alice. Her self-doubts, her secret desires of being dominated by a man. She is todays kind of woman who really only wishes for love, fulfilment and a connection with that one man that can make all of her dreams come true. I was hesitant at first when I learned that KING OF HEARTS was classed as a BDSM tale. Not for the fact that I didnt think that Cheyenne McCray could do a great job with it, but because I felt it would be vastly different from what I was used to with one of her books, and I didnt want to be disappointed. But in NO WAY at all was I disappointed in KING OF HEARTS. Ms. McCray writes with continual taste, class, heart-felt emotions, passion and a sure hand. In fact, KING OF HEARTS exceeded every expectation I had and I was totally blown away that Ms. McCray could get even better with her stories and her writing. Cheyenne McCray raises the limits and exceeds them in one fell swoop, readers wont know what hit them! KING OF HEARTS has it all for readers; love, passion, lust, strong and in-depth characters, electrifying sex and no-holds barred sensational writing. Cheyenne McCray creates fantasy worlds that fill me with the desire to move! This lady could tell me the sky is green and I would believe her. Reviewed by Tracey West (Road to Romance *Ms. McCray received Reviewer's Choice Award*)
Summary of King of Hearts (Wonderland)After being cheated on yet again, full-figured Alice O'Brien resolves to enjoy men sexually, refusing to involve her heart. When she tumbles down a rabbit hole, she lands in a beautiful, erotic world, surrounded by gorgeous men who relish her voluptuous curves. Men who want to tie her up and play sex games-talk about a dream come true! Only King Jarronn deliberately lured Alice to his kingdom to be his mate. He has every intention of capturing her for himself and making her his Queen of Hearts.
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