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Captive (A New Life Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Samantha Jacobey (Author), Nicolene Lorette Designs (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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A New Life Series is an epic adventure. TORI FARRELL's life IS one wild story... escaped from a biker gang and running from drug lords... used by the FBI and hoping to protect her present from her past... IT'S DARK - IT'S BRUTAL, and it's WORTH EVERY MINUTE OF IT!! (Mature read, 18+ for graphic sexual content and violence, including rape)
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    A New Life
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    277 pages
  3. Language
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    15 March 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J1AO3JE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lavish Publishing, LLC; 2 edition (15 March 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4252 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
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Samantha Jacobey

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Anyone who knows me could tell you, I am a friendly kind of person, never met a stranger and take up conversations any where at any time. I work hard, and my mind never seems to shut down, as I wake up often in the middle of the night with ideas pouring out and demanding to be dealt with. Of course that means much of my books were written in the middle of the night.

I grew up and still live in the great state of Texas where everything is bigger, where we have warm weather and a central location. I love my state, my town, and my family, which includes my four sons, my significant other, and many friends as well.

I have thoroughly enjoyed writing the books that are currently available and hope you will enjoy reading them just as much. And of course, there will be many more stories to come.

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M Sockel
5.0 out of 5 stars Holding my attention captive
Reviewed in Australia on 14 April 2014
Take the best elements of Sons of Anarchy, and sprinkle with a liberal amount of the excellent Zero Woman... and you're only half way to how great Captive is.

The story follows Tori who breaks free of the clutches of a controlling motorbike gang, only to find "sanctuary" with the FBI... where she prays that she can escape her past.

It is fair to say, that this book will not be for those of a sensitive disposition, and there are a number of very adult scenes. That said, the action is compelling, gritty, and well thought through.

The pace is excellent, and I was sucked in from the first page, and the book expertly takes the reader into a murky world of treachery and obsession. I loved the characterizations and the sense of danger was palpable.

A great read. Recommended.
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Cheryl Joel Newton
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark gritty not for ge feint hearted
Reviewed in Australia on 16 May 2015
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Not really what I thought it was going five but hey I enjoyed it. A bit dark at times not a lot of hearts and roses. This girl is a tough survivor.
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JenSlev
3.0 out of 5 stars Bit too violent
Reviewed in Australia on 24 November 2014
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I am not a prude, and I can handle violent themes wrapped around sexual themes, but the warning on this novel of violence and sexual themes didn't really express that this book contains multiple examples of rape, and rape with a minor. It was well written, with a strong story line, that ended with you wanting to read on, but I did find whole chapters much too graphic, and hard to swallow.
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Jim
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!
Reviewed in Australia on 2 April 2014
This is a compelling story of abuse, rebirth, and emergence. The story carries you along teasing you with the promise of details. You eagerly push forward anxious to learn more. The author does not disappoint and you are gratified. When the story ends you are satisfied, but still want more. I’m keeping this review short because I’m in a hurry to start book 2!
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Veronica
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent start to this series
Reviewed in Australia on 1 April 2014
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.

First up I have to say, this is not a book for the faint hearted. Tori's life has been unimaginably hard and it is tough but engaging to read about. Right from the first page you want to know what has happened to this girl and how she got to where she is and as the story unfolds, you desperately what her to have a better life.

This book, at less than 200 pages, has more story than many authors manage with 300 or more. I loved Samantha's writing style, not a word was wasted.

This is the first book in a series of 7 and I've already got books 2 and 3 lined up to be read. I'm looking forward to seeing where the story leads. I get the feeling there is far more going on than we know and I can't wait to find out more. Read the warning that comes with the synopsis, if it doesn't bother you - I would definitely recommend reading Captive.

Wicked Reads Review Team
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brutally Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on 29 April 2015
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I will state right away that this book/series will not be everyone's cup of tea. It is dark. It is violent. It is disturbing. It will haunt you. And it is amazing.

I have had this series on my TBR for months, and have gotten to know the author through her Facebook page, events and street team. I have read her latest, Summer Angel, and was definitely impressed with it. I didn't know exactly what to expect, but I have been wanting to sink my teeth into this series after reading teasers and comments for months. I signed up to host a spot on her blog tour next month so finally had an excuse to move binging on the whole series to the top of my list.

Tori Farrell has no idea who she really is, and has very good reasons for not trusting anyone. This first book in the series finds her barely alive in a house full of murdered bikers. She wakes in a hospital with three unknown men, who we soon find out are FBI agents who want to pick her brain for information. The story that slowly unfolds is unbelievably brutal but is told in a very powerful way and somehow shows Tori's incredible strength as anything but the broken victim you would expect someone who had gone through a tiny percentage of what she has to be. No matter what she has done, you want to find a way to give her the childhood she missed, even though in her almost serene realism about her situation she accepts that this simply is not possible. Few literary characters I have ever befriended are so deserving of a happily ever after, and I am certainly on board for the next six books in the series to find out if she can achieve a semblance of one.

Amongst many other thoughts and feelings on this book, I want to mention that it is extremely well written and edited. I don't give 5 star reviews lightly, but I feel this has earned them no matter how difficult emotionally it may be to read. As hard as it is to wrap my head around such an ugly story coming from such a sweet and beautiful woman I am getting to know, I may be most amazed at the light and hope she manages to weave into such a horrific tale. In some ways I am glad to have waited so long to jump into this, because I don't have to wait months or years to see what comes next - book two in the series is queued up to start now. I foresee my reviews for the rest of the series coming very quickly as I just have to know what comes next for Tori.

Definitely for mature audiences only. Explicit violence, abuse and sexual situations.
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Rebecca A
5.0 out of 5 stars Tough topics but amazing read!
Reviewed in Canada on 4 December 2014
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Wow! This is an extremely powerful book that deals with so many emotions and so many difficult topics. I loved the book but it is an emotionally hard read, with everything that is discussed.

Tori is found barely alive and is taken to safety by the FBI who are trying to find out about her past with a dangerous group, the Dragons. While with the Dragons Tori is subjected to many things that make you shudder, yet she is able to escape.

Agent Eli Founder, is trying to help Tori and discover what happened to his former partner when he was working undercover. Yet, he finds himself very attracted to Tori and is confused about all the information he has discovered.

Will Tori be able to move on and find love or will she be another pawn in someone else's game?
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Books Laid Bare
5.0 out of 5 stars Have tissues ready!! This is awesome
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2015
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This will rip your heart out and set it in a jar on the shelf to taunting you mercilessly. This is one of the most gut wrenching stories I have read in a long time, and that is not a statement I say lightly.

This is Tori’s story and I won’t say life because what she has is in no way any semblance of living it is existence at the most basic of levels. She has been brought up by The Dragon’s a gang that done nothing but use and abuse her. With no idea of who she really is, her real name or what it is like to be normal, Tori will break your heart as she recalls her life to Eli, an FBI agent.

Some of the events that she has endured have been brutal and my heart felt like it was about to implode when the true horror of her existence was being unfurled. The writing was graphic and I commend the author for sticking to her guns and giving no nod to pleasantries in dumbing down her content, Tori deserved that we suffered her horror alongside her. Tears are not optional when reading this... they are necessary as is a hefty dose of alcohol.

Tori herself may be and victim of circumstance but deep inside there is a glorious human being who is just screaming to be set free.

Whilst Tori is rightly the centre of attention in this book I couldn’t help but find Eli absolutely glorious. He was far from the usual character that we would normally get in books of this genre, happy in his own skin, with bucket loads of empathy and an edgy hint of alpha thrown into the mix.

This was a superbly crafted story that drew not only on dark situations but also on the determination of the human spirit and the absolute resolution that while death may have been more merciful, survival was paramount.

Some aspects of this book were physically difficult to take but the disgust that I honestly felt was magnetic, it will attract you to the plight of Tori, it will strip you bare and leave you shivering in her shadow
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Patricia Tan
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not my cup of tea
Reviewed in Germany on 10 May 2021
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The book is greatly written and the story line is good. But that's all I can say. I am somewhat not into such violence elements / backdrop. But a good book nonetheless.
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SEB
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow...one of the most original but horrific books I have read in a long time!
Reviewed in the United States on 25 March 2014
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"To what lengths would you go to break away from a life filled with pain and suffering?"

That is the question that is asked in the book's description and yet nothing quite prepared me for the wild ride this book took me on.
Tori's life is literally a living HELL...she is abused, tortured, beaten, forced to have sex with no less than 11 men at a time, trained to be a killer and she survives to tell about it, while taking them all down one at a time.
This is probably one of the most brutal and ugly stories I have read in a long time, and yet it is told in such a matter-of-fact and calm fashion, that it makes everything seem just normal.
Tori's behavior is confusing at times, as she becomes victim and perpetrator interchangeably and although we, the reader, feel sorry for her, she doesn't really wallow in it, but accepts that this was her life.
I am going to have to take a break before jumping into part 2 to see where Tori goes from here now that she has her life back...because seriously this book was a lot to digest and definitely very original.

Pay attention to all the warnings...not kidding about it being too much for some readers!

**** 4 **** "taking back your life" stars
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