Deep, Dark & Dangerous

As a newly inducted fan to La JAID, this being my seventh of her novels that I cherish! You can`t miss with this juicy read. Fast paced with details that keep you turning page after page. Thanks Jaid!

This is a light-hearted romp built around a what-if. Namely, what if modern day Vikings lived in carved-out mountains in the Alaskan wilderness? The author takes this premise and has fun with it. This is not sci-fi or paranormal. If you want serious world-building and/or geeky explanations of why they have elevators but few light bulbs, then you'll have to go elsewhere. The characters make this story. What's not to love about a strong, muscular Viking hero who's loving and patient with his heroine? Otar fell in love with Madalyn from her movies (especially the ones with topless scenes!). He longs for her love but secretly feels unworthy of her because of his low caste in his society. Madalyn is a good heroine, smart, wry and self-aware, fighting her feelings but drawn to her captor. Thankfully there are no TSTL or I hate you/now screw me blind moments. Drake might be my favorite character. Paranoid, anti-government, alien-consipracy spouting, she gets most of the funny lines and scenes. Gutsily she manages to escape - her reaction to being captured again is priceless. I predict a happy marriage for her and her Alien Butthead. The plot includes a revolution against the tyrannical jarl/king. Don't worry, there are no bloody scenes. The focus stays on the women as they worry about their men and struggle to earn money to buy food. Their unorthodox solution, a burlesque show for the jaded upper class, is as ridiculous as it is funny. The sex is explicit and steamy, as befits an erotic romance. Otar is dominant as well as loving. Hot! There's no cheating, forced seduction, or menage scenes to worry about here. I recommend reading this when you're in the mood for or need something cheerful. Have fun :-)

Jaid Black is a wonderful author. All of her books a great. Well written, compelling and engrossing. You won't want the book to end.

There were some humorous lines . I was chuckling several times over Drake. I wasn't expecting that from an erotic novel. I enjoy this strange Viking underworld. It's different and wild. Jaid Black is an excellent author. Story brief: an actress Madalyn and her sister Drake are vacationing in the arctic. Three Vikings see them and kidnap them, taking them down to the underground world where the vikings live. There is a shortage of women there, and they will become brides. DATA: Sexual language: erotic. Number of sex scenes: seven. Setting: present day rural Alaska, arctic seacoast. Copyright: 2006. Genre: erotic fantasy romance. VIKING SERIES: There are four underground Viking stories which I rated as follows. 3 stars. Besieged (in the anthology The Hunted) 5 stars. Hunter's Right (in the anthology Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down) 5 stars. Hunter's Oath (in the anthology Playing Easy To Get) 5 stars. Deep, Dark & Dangerous ALL OTHER BOOKS: For a list of my reviews of all Jaid Black books read by me, see my 5 star review of "One Dark Night" posted 4/2/08.

This is the first book I've read from Jaid Black, and I must say, I LOOOOOOVED it. All the characters, primary and secondary are developed well and you can almost believe they are real people. Sure, the plot is HIGHLY outragous, but it still is pretty cool. Otar is a sexy viking who lives underground in "New Sweeden" who has a major crush on actress Madalyn and wishes he could find her, thinking it is unlikely he will every truely meet her in real life. Madalyn is burnt out from Hollywood back stabbing and fakiness and moves to the Alaska wilderness to get away from it all. She and her sister accidently stumble upon Otar and his 2 friends who capture them and take them underground. Of course Otar can't believe he actually FOUND Madalyn, and quickly marries her (against her will, but that is better than being auctioned off to be the wife of the highest bidder if she doesn't). The story revolves around Madalyn falling in love with Otar (who from the begining is so sweet and loving to her). There is a lot of comedy, mostly coming from Madalyn's sister and Otar's family (and two gender confused goats). Trust me, you will love this story!