All Taraca wishes is to have a husband and children of her own. These hopes are dashed when she is told she will marry an aged and decrepit lord. Desperate to avoid that fate, she flees the Shadowland castle. On the Shadowland/Kellian border, she is kidnapped by a vicious Kellian warrior.

Although Yarrow has loved Taraca for years, a shameful secret prevents him from claiming her as his own. When he witnesses her kidnapping, Yarrow follows her to the Kellian castle where he challenges the warrior for the right to have Taraca. The contest is to be fought publicly over Taraca's body. The first man to bring her to orgasm will win her.

Bound is a tantalizing and emotionally charged erotic romance. Bound is book two in the series but can easily be read as a standalone story. Although expressed only with glances, the yearning Yarrow has for Taraca is palpable and heart wrenching. The passion between this couple sizzles. That the sex scenes between Yarrow and Taraca are in public increases the naughtiness level. The secondary characters are engaging with a certain relative of Yarrow's begging to have his own romance told. Bound is an erotic story destined for the keeper shelf.

Reviewed by: Kimber