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The Elven King's Captive (Fated Elves Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Devon Vesper (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 5: Fated Elves

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An elven king is shocked to discover his potential mate... is a human construction worker?

When Dustin stumbles into Casersis and touches his magic amulet, Dustin’s hint of elven blood starts a magical chain reaction that puts him in mortal danger. The amulet’s power begins to rewrite his DNA from human to elf, and if humanity finds out, he’ll become a science experiment at best. But when Casersis senses the change, his first instinct is to hold Dustin captive.

Casersis wants his young potential mate to be safe and loved while he undergoes his magical change. Exiled from his home and throne by his son, and now a billionaire corporation owner, when Casersis issues commands, his people fall in line. But Dustin is so independent that Casersis doesn’t know how to hold onto him without suffocating his new lover.

Can Casersis keep Dustin safe by holding him against his will? Or will the threat of captivity erase the bond of trust they had just begun to form?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08QM9BF11
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Magelight Press (February 5, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 5, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1721 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08VM687RY

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If there’s one thing Devon likes most, it’s chaos. They have a chaotic mind and a messy house, and they throw their characters into every calamitous situation possible. When they aren’t writing, they’re editing or formatting other authors’ works, building websites, creating graphics, reading, playing video games, or watching Fortnite streams on Twitch. They like to stay busy. So yes. Chaos.

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Audi

Cinna bun alert!

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023

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A very cute story, with enough conflict to smooth out the sugar spikes. If I had someone to dress me, would I be that dapper. I think not.

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Auburngeo

Elven Captive.

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023

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I just finished this book and it is good. I am giving it 4/5. Casersis is the Elven king in exile. He has spent thousands of years years wanting a mate but he has yet to find him until Dustin falls literally into him. Dustin is a hard working construction worker is is used to not having a lot and working hard for anything. Hey his life changes when he falls onto Casersis and touches his necklace. That touch sparks his change into an elf. Casersis sense what is happening and virtually imprisons Dustin for his own protection. Casersis does not want that knowledge to fall into the wrong hands like the government. But of course Dustin rebels and fully does not realize the danger that he is in. Casersis is in love with Dustin but Dustin is still adjusting to his new life as an elf. There will be a lot of conversations these two men need to have before they can move forward in a relationship. I want to read the next book.

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Heather S.

Good idea, poor execution.

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024

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This book had promise. Features decent world building even though it leans heavily on traditional elven lore. However, the characters motivations were odd even given the alpha/omega dynamics—which are new for Dustin but never really explained to him.

The best I can figure is Dustin was supposed to be the poor alpha construction worker and Cass the other worldly rich and soft omega. But Dustin has fits of anger, remorse, and then care? And Cass is a pushover (exactly how did he survive for thousands of years in a human world?). They are both so bipolar in their characters I could hardly keep it straight. And Dustin who is supposed to be so smart is downright idiotic. If someone told me my entire body would change, we don’t know how long it will take, or what that process will look like, and if anyone finds out you’ll become a lab rat, I’d stay my butt in that expensive mansion. Take online classes or something.

Yes, people have pride and sometimes to the point of stupidity. However, for someone who survived on their own from 16-20, Dustin should be smarter than that. He should not be acting like a spoiled brat.

Their relationship is odd too. If they were true mates or soul mates and fell in love fast, I can go for that. But given their current situation, and how at odds they were in the beginning all the declarations of love felt forced.

I am going to read the next novel and hope it settles down and that the characters stabilize. I’ll let you know how it goes.

So far? Good idea, poor execution.

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Len Evans Jr

This is my new favorite book of 2021!

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2021

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This book put me through the emotional wringer in the very best way! The author has crafted a work that feels so very real that I feel like I just lived every page! What an astounding journey reading this has been!

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T. Walters

Roller coaster of emotions

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021

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What a ride. I enjoyed reading about these guys and getting a more detailed look at Casersis and his life. To see the dynamic between him and Dustin is very intense. There were many tears and some laughs. There were parts that simply broke my heart. I did not realize that this was a to be continued book when I started it, so it does leave you on a state of anxious energy not knowing how these things will turn out. I did really enjoy them and I wished for the best for them both. I can’t wait for the rest to come out so I can learn more and get to see how things progress.

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Kathy Beaver

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021

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This is not your typical face story it has lots of surprises and great scenes and story telling I cannot wait for next installment

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021

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This was an interesting story that kept me reading, but at the same time, I wanted more to happen. I kept waiting for the story to “start” or reach that point where you feel like “This is it. This is the pay off.” It never got there for me.

The world is compelling and I want to see where and how things end up, but the characters are honestly kind of annoying. Cass whined a lot and Dustin was beyond frustrating. There’s pride and wanting to do things for yourself and then there’s unexplainable idiocy and he crossed the line quite a bit.

The writing is decent and if you’re looking for a love story that builds over multiple books and is angst-filled, this definitely fits the bill. I don’t know if I’ll read book 2. It might be an ear-worm type of story that gets stuck in my head and so I have to read the rest. We’ll see.

This story doesn’t end on a cliffhanger, but it doesn’t wrap up neatly either. Waiting for more books to come out before you start might be the right idea.

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Fated mates

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2021

This was my first book by this author so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. These two main characters stole my heart though. Cass may be old and a very important/wealthy person in Shadetree but he is terrified that Dustin will reject him. He is very high handed in his ways and has trouble understanding things from Dustin’s perspective which definitely causes them issues in their fledgeling relationship. All Dustin wants to is be given options, to be asked. He doesn’t understand what is happening to him or exactly what Cass wants, but he still feels strangely drawn to the enigmatic man. A very nice first book for me. These two aren’t going to have an easy time of their relationship but I liked the way the author wrote these characters and has them attempting to forge ahead despite their differences. I didn’t realize this was going to be the first in a series, but I didn’t mind the happy for now ending. I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of Erastus. I didn’t really get some of the world building that was done because some things were never really resolved, but it wasn’t enough to detract from the book in my opinion. It might even be something that is explained throughout the series. Whether or not this happens though, I did enjoy the story and will probably read the rest of the series just to see how everything goes.

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Noel

I want to read the whole series now!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2023

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Very good start to a series, a pnr with a new take on alternative realities. There’s a lot to take in for the ‘victim’, accident or not, it’s like fate played a part in Cass finding Justin. It’s hot and steamy and full of risks and threat, possible violence, magic and a different type of shifter. You get drawn in and need to read more. Not your garden variety shape shifter story.

Vanessa

Gelungener Auftakt

Reviewed in Germany on June 21, 2021

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Cass und Dustin, was für ein paar und was für Verwicklungen. Ich habe zwar ein bisschen gebraucht, bis ich es zu Ende gelesen hatte, weil mir ein paar Neuerscheinungen dazwischen kamen, dafür hab ich dann aber gleich Teil 2 weitergelesen. Super Reihe, toll geschrieben.

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Mavirie

Fun read

Reviewed in Mexico on March 20, 2024

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It's a pretty fun read, it kept me invested enough with the mystery around Casersis. However it was a little too fast paced, I would have liked their relationship to develop a little slower. Dustin's reactions to things were so sped up I hardly had time to grasp how he felt, when he began to move on from the problem. And Casersis, became very one dimensional after falling in love, from a strong imposing figure to a weak kitten.
I think I was only truly invested about 2/3 of the way in, when a little more of who Casersis is was revealed. That's why this is more of a fun little read, it has plenty of fluff and sweet whispered words with a dash of mystery, not enough to create an in depth story plot, maybe in the second book I will see a little more world and character building.

K.H.

An accidental start

Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2023

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This is definitely an interesting series. Mixing together a slightly futuristic world, omega/alpha dynamics, and hidden elves sounds a bit odd but it does work well! There is a decent amount of groundwork that has to be laid for it but that is done without being boring to read in this book and promises to allow for more story in the future books.

Dustin and Casersis meet by literally colliding into one another, but it binds them together in an unexpected way. With Dustin being someone that Casersis has long been looking for and changes already happening, Casersis quickly whisks Dustin away, whether that is what he wants or not. It puts a major strain on the relationship and sets up the difficult power dynamic of this book. Casersis is ancient and has lots of money and power, so he is used to making unilateral decisions, not to mention he needs to protect Dustin with the things going on. Dustin has been going it alone for a while, is young without much money or power, but prefers to make his own way. They really clash over things when this all comes up, especially because behind it all is the alpha/omega power balance, where Dustin is alpha and Casersis is omega, turning all of it on its head. It is truly complicated and something that comes up more than once.

That this book chose to being up the issues with the omega/alpha relationship was really interesting as well. As an alpha Dustin feels a need to provide and protect Casersis, while Casersis seeks comfort and acceptance from Dustin. The need can become almost too much, with Casersis not even being able to leave Dustin for work. While it can be true that a person can change priorities in a relationship and want to do less work, Casersis finds he can't even focus on any work away from Dustin, which isn't healthy. Meanwhile Dustin had been independent and suddenly has someone who wants to be around all the time. Again, a possible change in a relationship, but Casersis wants almost unhealthy levels of togetherness. Dustin finds himself needing space and time, even just time where he can do things without it being a rejection of Caseris, which is really difficult and goes against this nature. It puts a strain on things that are trying to develop. It was quite fascinating as usually this type of relationship is shown as no problem, but this story instead really gets into how this is a huge shift and how the codependent need to never be apart can be unhealthy and make lofe difficult to figure out. It is sure to be an ongoing issues in the books moving forward and it will be interesting to see how it gets resolved.

A well formed start to a series with some intriguing circumstances, this promises to be a good series!

Jacquie

Attitude

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2021

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I was loving this until about 70% in when Dustin and his attitude took the shine off it. He had to do the one thing everyone told him not to. Was being kept in the castle that bad?
I really liked Cass and felt sorry for him. He tried to make things nice and had been alone for so long. He couldn't seem to do right for doing wrong

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