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Slave: Finding Anna, Book 1: A Heartwarming BDSM Love Story Kindle Edition

by Sherri Hayes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 5: Finding Anna

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***Book 1 of a 5 book series.***

Stephan Coleman knows what his future holds as the president of a not-for-profit foundation and he knows what he wants out of life. All that changes when a simple lunch with his college friend, mentor, and fellow Dominant, Daren, leads him to buying a slave.

Thrust into a situation he never thought he’d be in, Stephan can’t walk away. He is compelled to help this girl in the only way he knows how.

Brianna knows only one thing: she is a slave. She has nothing. She is nothing. Can Stephan help Brianna realize that she is much more than just a slave?

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Are you caught up with Sherri Hayes' books? Here's the latest list of what's available... Enjoy!

The Finding Anna Series

What happens after the girl is rescued? Follow Brianna's emotional journey toward healing and finding love in the most unexpected place.
* Slave
* Need
* Truth

The Serpent's Kiss BDSM Club Romances

Sexy romances with a side of kink.
* Welcome to Serpent's Kiss
* Burning for Her Kiss
* Longing for His Kiss

The Daniels Brothers Romances

Four brothers who will do anything for the women they love.
* Behind Closed Doors
* Red Zone
* Crossing the Line
* What Might Have Been

Stand-Alone Novels & Novellas

Romances that range from steamy to steaming hot!
* Strictly Professional
* A Christmas Proposal
* One Forbidden Night

About the Author

Sherri picked up her first romance novel when she was twelve and immediately she was hooked. She would stay up reading long after everyone else in her house had gone to bed, needing to see the hero and heroine get their happily ever after. But Sherri never imagined becoming an author.

At the age of thirty, all that changed. After getting frustrated with the direction a television show was taking two of its characters, Sherri decided to try her hand at writing an alternative ending to give the characters the happy ending they deserved.

Since then, writing has become a creative outlet that allows her to explore a wide range of emotions, while having fun taking her characters through all the twists and turns she can create.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01JGNOZDY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sherri Hayes; 2nd edition (July 31, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 391 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 ‏ : ‎ 228 pages

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- #186 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
- #256 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #584 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Sherri picked up her first romance novel when she was twelve and immediately she was hooked. She would stay up reading long after everyone else in her house had gone to bed, needing to see the hero and heroine get their happily ever after. But Sherri never imagined becoming an author.

At the age of thirty, all that changed. After getting frustrated with the direction a television show was taking two of its characters, Sherri decided to try her hand at writing an alternative ending to give the characters the happy ending they deserved.

Since then, writing has become a creative outlet that allows her to explore a wide range of emotions, while having fun taking her characters through all the twists and turns she can create.

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Slave (Finding Anna Book 1)

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2014

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They say don’t judge a book by its cover. I would have to say for me in this case it would be don’t judge a book by its name. I assumed from the title Slave I would be reading the standard BDSM Master/Slave story. Boy oh boy was I wrong.

The Finding Anna series by Sherri Hayes has to be one of the most tender, passionate love stories I have read in quite a while. Character so deep and rich with emotions they bleed onto the pages and into your heart. A storyline so unique and defined to perfection it was impossible for me to put these books down. Each book in this series is well scripted and focuses in on one exact point with undertones of the broader storyline.

We start book one Finding Anna with one strong well defined character and one character so broken you wonder if it is possible to mend not only the mind but the heart and body. The meeting, the horror, the truths and lies. The hope, the despair and the intense desire will keep your eyes locked on the pages while the world around you ceases to exist.

Book Two Need picks up right where book one ended and the journey of acceptance in its many forms is learned, applied, disregarded and accepted. Realization and discovery of wants, needs and desire plays a major factor in this story and the internal conflict is written beautifully.

Book Three Truth brings a sense of happiness, confusion, longing and despair. Forces from outside of the cast of characters we have met in books one and two makes this a compelling, fierce story while it still graces us with the core of the series. Love, acceptance, forgiveness, betrayal, hopes and dreams.

Book Four Trust takes us full circle. It provides us with a story of hope and survival. It shows strength, will and how much each character is willing to give of themselves.

The entire Finding Anna series is a beautiful story of losing and finding yourself. The tenderness is which the story is written is perfect. Each and every character good or bad is written with wonderful detail. Upon the pages of this series we are treated to the breakdown and beautiful rebuilding of life and love. We are shown patience, dedication, honor, faith and truths. Each and every twist and turn in this story was fantastic and only added to the already wonderful storyline.

I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a love story. One that is filled with hope, healing and compassion. A story that will break you down and build you up and make you yearn for the happy ever after.

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Kmac

I struggled between 3 and 4 stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014

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Well that was an abrupt ending o.O

'Slave' is definitely not what I expected but it was good enough. I was more engaged and interested at the beginning of the novel, by the end I felt like we didn't really accomplish much with the length of the novel. It became repetitive and I still can't get a good read on either of the main characters.

My copy is an Amazon purchase, and it comes with an audible.com narration sample. It was good and it gave voice to the character of Stephan. I still preferred to read on my own. It however, wasn't able to hold up the rest of his personality throughout the novel. I don't hate him, as I don't really know him. I could not tell you his true preferences or reactions. The man is stoic without even trying. Brianna isn't much different, she is so "trained" in her ways, that it might take 12 editions to see a crack in her shell.

We hit the ground running in this one. Unfortunately, it began to drag by the middle. We were experiencing every single day and detail since Stephan was aware of and bought Brianna. We even recapped situations we just read. I understand it was to provide clarity, but I just wanted to see some life in both of them. The oxymoron of it all, is that it also gave a more realistic time line, which I loved. There was no over night make over in either of their lives.

Brianna is a tough cookie and doesn't make it easy on Stephan or the readers. You have to work to gain her trust and believe me, it isn't easy! When you do crack that shell though, it's beautiful! She is not only a beautiful character, but what is left of her personality is memorable. She had a rough past but I love the development, to get where she is now, as well as, how she recollects and tell her past.

I don't normally care either way if a book is concentrated with sex or not, but I do know that I crave it for Brianna and Stephan! I think these two are going to have awesome, explosive sex and I really hope it's in the next book!

We might not get as intimate of a profile in regards to Stephan, but we got the basics. Something that bothered me throughout was his job and finances link. Owner or not, do people in his field of work roll around in dough of that caliber? o.O

Moving on, I never got to see him in his full DOM role and the glimpses weren't all that hot. What he does though, is ooze sex without being over the top cheesy. It's natural, gracefully and tastefully executed. I am without the sex to go on, but I would totally sign up to be this man Sub and I ain't even into that life!

That brings me to the the few moments where I hated both characters. Him for partaking in this lifestyle and she for putting up with it. The feminist in me got angered every time she called him "Master". In the bedroom ... maybe. Outside of it ... NO! I couldn't fully get behind the bandwagon of acceptable standard slave activities. I am well aware that it's BDSM and if you aren't cut out for this lifestyle or too strong willed like myself, you will be offended. Therefore, I had my moments.

I liked Lilly and Logan and once again found myself wondering what it would be like to "play" with them :)

This book needs room to breathe and grow on you. It has it's good and bad like every novel out there, but it is a good enough reading companion, if you can get over the demeaning recollections. There is definitely potential and I can't wait to see where this series will go.

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Customer Kristine

Very griping

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2016

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I have to say that when I started this book I wasn't sure of what it would be like. As the book develops you find out that her step father sold her for money at 17 and the person who bought her was a horrible person. I an so glad that Stephen bought Brianna and started the slow process of bringing her back to normal. (If she could ever be normal after what happened to her) I have no problems with the BDSM lifestyle as the books I've read don't burn and scar their subs. Ian was a sick person.

I loved how slowly Stephen and Brianna developed their relationship with trust and understanding. It was very hard for Brianna to talk to Stephen because she wasn't sure if or when he would snap and hurt her. She had been broken by the damage Ian did to her.

I will be thinking about this book as it was well written and the story was very gripping. God knows that this kind of thing happens more than we know. This book get you thinking about people like Ian and why they think they can do whatever they want to women because they have money.

I loved this book and had to finish reading it to find out what was going to happen. As usual the author has split this into 4 different books so you will have to buy the other three to find out what is going to happen. As much as I liked this book if I had know that I had to buy 3 more books to finish the story.

If you like spending money on more books to finish one story then I would recommend buying the the 4 pack (didn't know there was a 4 pack) which probably cost the same thing but you get the whole story at one time.

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Jbo

Probably not for everyone, but a good read nevertheless

Reviewed in the Netherlands on June 21, 2021

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This book is not what I expected. It relates the (first part of a) story of the relationship between a young girl that has been severely abused and the man that bought her freedom. as told by both characters.

Even though it is somehow a bit disturbing at times it is well written and actually cost me some sleep. Since the first part is free... try it.

(Spoiler: there are 4 more books in this series waiting to be read)

Pavani Thrikona

Weird ending

Reviewed in India on May 16, 2019

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I expected a better ending and I read this book only because it was free.

I hated Ian wish I could kill him but I will never understand people like Alex.

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Reviewed in Australia on January 29, 2024

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Vanessa S.

Fabuleux

Reviewed in France on October 31, 2017

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J'ai aimé ce premier volume qui m'a inciter à acheter les 3 tomes suivant.
Le titre et le résumé ont attisés ma curiosité sur les 2 personnages principaux.
Au fur et à mesure des pages j'ai découvert des personnages attachants qui vont développer une relation hors du commun.
Je vous LES recommande vivement.

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Vio

Schwieriger Lesestoff um traumatisiertes Entführungsopfer

Reviewed in Germany on March 20, 2014

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Bei einem Titel wie "Slave" habe ich zunächst das Schlimmste befürchtet, habe mir das Buch wegen der vielen sehr unterschiedlichen Rezensionen schließlich doch heruntergeladen. Beim Lesen war ich dann erstaunt über die Behutsamkeit und Sanftheit, mit der der Retter die missbrauchte Hauptprotagonistin behandelt, zugleich aber erzürnt, weil er teilweise naiv vorgegangen ist und sich geweigert hat, professionelle Hilfe in Anspruch zu nehmen.

Zur Geschichte:
Der reiche, junge Dom Stephan (wie er es mit Mitte 20 geschafft hat, ein Millionenunternehmen zu besitzen und zu führen, bleibt unklar) wird von seinem Bekannten Darren auf den Fall der jungen Sklavin Brianna aufmerksam gemacht, die als Besitz des sadistischen Doms Ian ein grauenhaftes Dasein fristet. Da Darren glaubt, das Mädchen sei nicht freiwillig in der D/s-Beziehung, schlägt er dem wohlhabenden Stephan vor, Ian seine Sklavin abzukaufen.

Als Stephan Ian aufsucht, ist ihm sofort klar, dass Darren recht hat. Ian hält das junge Mädchen gegen dessen Willen gefangen und hat es sich durch schlimmste körperliche und geistige Folter gegügig gemacht. Stephan kauft Ian seine Sklavin für eine stattliche Summe ab und nimmt sie zu sich nach Hause. Vorsichtig und behutsam versucht Stephan Brianna die Angst zu nehmen, was den Hauptteil der Geschichte ausmacht.

Stephans aufmerkames und umsichtiges Verhalten hat mir gut gefallen, und dass die Autorin Sherri Hayes ihrer zerstörten Protagonistin gestattet, ihr Leben langsam und mit vielen Rückschlägen wieder zurückzubekommen, war richtig und realistisch. Dass Stephan sich jedoch nicht an die Behörden wendet (aus Eigenschutz, er müsste erklären, dass er Brianna gekauft hat) und auch keinen Psychotherapeuten um Hilfe bittet, fand ich schlimm, auch wenn seine Erklärung dazu durchaus Sinn ergibt. Der Plot ist aber so geschickt ausgearbeitet, dass durchaus Gründe dafür sprechen, sich nicht an die Behörden zu wenden, weil dies Brianna erst recht in Schwierigkeiten bringen könnte.

Da Stephan nicht weiß, wie alt Brianna ist, überlegt er zunächst, sie vor einer Kinder- und Jugendschutzeinrichtung auszusetzen (!) (damit niemand von seiner Verwicklung in dem Fall erfährt), sollte sie minderjährig sein. Als er erfährt, dass sie 18 ist, entschließt er sich, sie zu behalten, um ihr zu helfen. (Es ist keine Rede davon dass er ein erfahrener Psychologe, Psychotherapeut oder Sozialarbeiter ist. Daher ist zu bezweifeln, dass er ihr gegen das Trauma, fast ein Jahr lang gefangen gehalten, geschlagen und vergewaltigt worden zu sein, alleine helfen kann, da sie vermutlich unter PTDS leidet.)

Die Tatsache, dass Stephan ein vielfaches Prügel- und Vergewaltigungsoper einfach "behält" und Brianna nicht einmal klar macht - und das immer und immer wieder, bis sie ihm schließlich glaubt - dass sie keine Sklavin mehr ist, ist mein größter Kritikpunkt an dieser Geschichte. Brianna hat das ganze Buch über schreckliche Angst, etwas falsch zu machen, und zu Ian zurückgeschickt zu werden. Außerdem leidet sie unter Panikattacken, bei denen ihr Stephan zwar beisteht, die aber dringender Behandlung durch einen ausgebildeten und erfahrenen Therapeuten bedürfen.

Dass er sich nicht wirklich bemüht, herauszufinden, wie Brianna überhaupt an Ian geraten ist, finde ich ebenfalls unrealistisch. Wenn Brianna mir anvertraut worden wäre, und erst recht, wenn ich Multimillionärin wäre, würde ich die besten Detektive daransetzen, um den Fall zu klären. Dass Stephan das nicht tut, fand ich unverantwortlich. Ich hatte auch Probleme damit, dass Stephan Brianna bestraft, obwohl auch diese Strafe erklärt wird, und über ihr Leben bestimmt.

So bestimmt Stephan, dass Brianna ein Fitnesstraining seiner Wahl zu absolvieren hat und meldet sie zu einem Kurs an, um ihre Highshool abzuschließen. Er kauft ihr ein Auto, obwohl sie mehrmals wöchentlich, manchmal sogar täglich, Panickattacken erleidet und erwartet von ihr Auto zu fahren und die Schule zu besuchen, obwohl sie jederzeit zusammenbrechen kann. Dass Brianna in Gefahr sein könnte, schließlich ist sie nicht freiwillig zur "Sklavin" geworden, macht Stephan ebenfalls kein Kopfzerbrechen, und dem Rat gutmeinender Verwandten und Freunde schießt er in den Wind.

Ein weiterer Kritikpunkt ist, dass diese Geschichte eine Fortsetzungsroman ist. Zunächst dachte ich, es würde sich hier um einen Zweitteiler handeln, wobei im ersten Teil Briannas Rettung und ihr Weg zurück in die Realität beschrieben wird, im zweiten dann die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Brianna und Stephen. Stattdessen hat die Geschichte insgesamt vier Teile, wobei die anderen Teile zur Zeit rund vier bis sechs Euro kosten.

Reihenfolge:
1. Slave (Finding Anna)
2. Need (Finding Anna)
3. Truth (Finding Anna Series)
4. Trust (Finding Anna)

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