Abandoned Grace by Marissa Honeycutt Blog Tour

As an author, I know that characters often take on lives of their own. But what would you do if you received a phone call from someone you thought only existed in the pages of your book?

That is exactly what happened to me, Marissa Honeycutt, author of The Life of Anna.

Imagine my complete shock when I was called upon to perform an extraordinary and revolting task: travel to Russia to speak to one hailed by many as their all-time favorite villain. No one begins life as an evil son of a... well, you know, including Devin. Believe it or not, there was a time when our villain was a young man in love.

So what happened? Join me as I delve deep into the mind of Devin Andersen, to find out how the man became the monster.

***Please note this is not a stand-alone story. If you don't like spoilers, don't read this until you read The Life of Anna.***

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Shelby – ☆☆☆☆☆
Abandoned Grace was a little snippet into the pre-Anna life of Devin Andersen. This quick read will be better appreciated if read after The Life of Anna series (and what a dark journey it was)!

I loved, loved, loved this. I loved everything about it: the way it was written, the subject matter itself, the glimpse it gave us of a young Devin/evil mastermind.
Even better was the foreshadowing that there may be some MORE stories about these characters that I've come to either totally love or deeply despise!

Is there any way that Devin could be redeemed? Personally, I think not, but that's not to say we can't possibly understand his motivations to become what he is.

This was a crazy good addition to one of my favorite series!


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
Oh, wow, what a brilliant idea... and seriously freaking scary too. You really must read the stories which precede this interview to get the full force of what emerges, and what might be in the future.

The series was an incredibly intense read, and this just brought back all the memories and shivers down my spine... more to come – I say bring it on, but with goosebumps of fear and dread. (I was utterly compelled to read everything, even though I am an abject coward – addictive is an understatement.)

I love clever twists, and Ms. Honeycutt never fails to deliver – this may be the most devious of them all! Obviously I should give this 5 stars, but Devin prevented me.

"If Stephen King wrote erotica...,"

...is how Marissa describes her books when asked. She doesn't seek to write any particular genre, style, or length, only following her gut instincts and the lead of her characters. The Life of Anna crosses many genre lines including erotica, suspense, psychological thriller, horror, political conspiracy, paranormal, and romance.

Marissa's story of Anna began with a dream about being kidnapped with Adam Savage from Mythbusters (Yes, really). Over the next year and a half, it morphed into the story that is now known as "The Life of Anna." She has several other stories in progress, one of which is based on her kidnapped dream called Distorted Hope.

Marissa stays busy homeschooling her two elementary age sons, running her household, fending off two adorable kittens, and interacting with her readers on social media. She is a self-proclaimed geek and has a deep love for all things Doctor Who. She is also actively pursuing a more natural lifestyle, which includes essential oils, natural cleaning products, and whole, organic foods. Marissa's addictions include the aforementioned Doctor Who, the Science and History Channels, anything chocolate mint, vintage books, cute kitty cats and laughter.

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Emerged by Marissa Honeycutt Blog Tour

Anna has escaped from Devin. Now she must learn what it is to live without a master. Yet Devin will not let her go so easily, his power depends on what he takes from her.

Will Anna's freedom last? Can she even learn to live as a free woman? Is Devin’s power too great for her to escape?

There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of. The conspiracy theorists wish they knew Anna’s story. What the conspiracy theorists think they know is only disinformation, put out there to keep them from the real story.

***NOTE***
This is not a stand-alone novel. This is the final of five novels that tell Anna’s story.

***WARNING***
This book is for grownups. This book is not for people who are easily offended, get nightmares easily, or have difficulty reading books about tough subjects. I do not glorify bad things, but bad things do happen to my poor characters. This is not your typical love story. My heroine does not fall in love and live happily ever after... at least not like the typical heroine. There is a happily ever after, but it is a long, painful journey to that end.
This book will likely offend you. This book might make you cry; it might make you throw up. It is a dark book. As my friend, Heidi, said, “It’s dark. It gets darker. It gets even darker, and then it gets even more darker. And then, just when you think it can’t get any darker, it does.”
But, don’t worry. I take you to the deep end gradually. ;)
There are many sexual situations in this series of books. People die. People get hurt. Things aren’t always truly the way they appear. The antagonist isn’t just a bad guy; he’s EVIL. My heroine’s worldview is skewed; things that may appall you are perfectly normal to her.
Any violence in this book is non-gratuitous and crucial to the plot and character development.
Do not read this if you are under the age of consent in your country. Do not get angry if the subject or actual book upsets you. If you're reading this, you've been warned.

Book 5
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At dinnertime, Anna settled onto the couch with a sandwich she’d bought at a deli on the way home. She was laughing at the sitcom she’d flipped on when there was a knock at the door. She jumped at the sound and cautiously walked to the door and opened it.

“Tommy?” she asked with astonishment.

Tommy grinned sheepishly. “Hey Anna. I just...wanted to see how you were settling in.”

“Oh, well, come on in.” She stepped aside and Tommy walked in and looked around.

“Nice place,” he commented.

“Thanks. I live with Aaron.”

“Yeah.” Tommy nodded. “Is he here?”

She shook her head. “No, he’s flying to the Netherlands. He’ll be back next week.”

“Oh.”

Anna looked at his handsome face and smiled tenderly. “How are things with you?”

“Good.” He blew out a breath and shoved his hands into his pockets. “Found out that Kim’s pregnant.”

Anna blinked and tried to ignore the stabbing pain in her heart. “Oh, that’s...that’s great, Tommy.” She smiled weakly. “Are you happy?”

He shrugged. “Yeah. I mean, it’s good. It’s time to start the family. I just....” He sighed. “It’s just weird, knowing I’m gonna be a dad.”

“I bet you’ll be a great dad,” she whispered, struggling to keep her emotions in check.

Tommy stepped closer to her and she could smell his cologne, bringing so many memories to the forefront of her mind. He ran his knuckles gently across her cheek. “I miss you,” he whispered. “It kills me, knowing you’re in the city and...not with me.” He sighed. “I wish I’d waited for you.” His blue eyes filled with emotion as he stared intently into her eyes.

Anna’s lips parted and she trembled at his words. “Me too,” she whispered.

He slowly slid his hands around the back of her head and bent his head down to hers. His lips brushed hers lightly, waiting for permission to kiss her. Anna hesitated. She wanted him to, oh so much, but....

“We shouldn’t,” she said in a hoarse voice as she leaned forward slightly.

His lips enveloped her bottom one gently. “I know.” His tongue traced her bottom lip as his thumb caressed the sensitive spot behind her ear.

“Tommy...,” she whispered, pleading for him to continue; pleading for him to stop. She didn’t know what she wanted.

“Anna....” He stepped even closer and captured her lips with his, holding her head gently with both hands. Her hands slid up his hard chest and over his shoulders. His tongue slipped between her parted lips and past her teeth, stroking, caressing, dancing and taking her breath away. His arms wrapped tightly around her, holding her close.

She clung to him as if he were a life vest in the middle of the ocean. His kisses became more insistent, his embrace, tighter. He slid his hands down her back and pressed his fingers into her ass, her hips against his.

“Tommy,” she moaned softly as she felt him hard against her.

“Where’s your room?” he asked against her lips, his voice husky.

She pointed down the hall and he picked her up and carried her around the corner and to her room, placing her gently on her bed. He stretched out next to her and pulled her close to kiss her again. His kiss was deep, passionate, loving. He caressed her back, her ass, her hips and finally moved his hand up to cup her breast gently. She broke the kiss to gasp as he thumbed her nipple over her cotton camisole. The heat from his hand scorched her skin.

He kissed her neck when she leaned her head back, sucking on the skin above her collarbone. She moaned softly as he kissed her nipple over the soft material and sucked on it through the fabric. It puckered under his skilled mouth and she arched her back to press her breast deeper into his mouth.

She cried out softly as he pulled the camisole away, exposing the sensitive skin and softly bit her now engorged peak. Her hands got lost in his hair as he swirled his tongue around and around, the nipple ring being jostled with the movements.

She caressed his cock over his jeans and he moved his hips in rhythm against her hand.

“Touch me,” he rasped.

Anna quickly unfastened his jeans and wrapped her hand around his cock. She caressed his piercings and smiled at the throbbing hardness. They quickly disposed of their clothing and Anna knelt next to his hips and took him into her mouth, moaning at his taste.

“Oh, God, Anna!” He pulled at her hips and adjusted her legs so that she was straddling his head.

He held her hips and buried his tongue into her swollen pussy. She gasped against his cock as he sucked her clit hard, kneading her ass and brushing his fingers against her asshole.

He knew her body well. Knew how to make her moan and scream in passion. And he did both. She tried to concentrate on his delicious cock, but his tongue lapped at her clit as he sucked on it. She felt herself tingling and then she leaned her head back as her orgasm rushed through her body.

“Tommy!” she cried, trying to pull away, but he held her firm until he sucked every ounce of pleasure out of her.

Tommy pushed her to her side and moved quickly above her, her head at the foot of the bed. In one swift move he was inside her and kissing her. His tongue mimicked the movements of his cock, thrusting slowly in and out. Anna moaned loudly and met his rhythm enthusiastically. His movements were deep and deliberate, making her moan with each deep thrust. Her fingernails dug into his back as she felt another orgasm building.

“God, Anna!” he shouted and cursed as his cock throbbed deep inside her. She followed quickly and her muscles clenched around him.

He held her tightly and kissed her as he softened inside her. He nuzzled her neck and then rolled to his side, stroking her arm as he gazed lovingly into her eyes. “You’re amazing, you know that?”

Anna grinned and turned to face him. “I think you’ve learned some new moves.”

He chuckled. “Maybe.” He kissed her again, sliding his hands down her back and hips. “Perfect. Absolutely perfect.”

She ran her hand slowly over his chest and abs, loving every inch of him. She’d missed him so much.

Music sounded loudly, making them both jump.

“Fuck,” Tommy said, sitting up and reaching for his jeans. He pressed the screen and stood, running his hand through his hair. “Hey, baby,” he said in a gentle tone that wrenched Anna’s heart. “Yeah, just getting some air...yeah...I can do that...okay...yeah, be home soon...love you, too.”

Anna sat up and stared at her blanket. His wife. She swallowed back tears and blinked rapidly.

Tommy shrugged his clothes on. “I’m sorry, Anna. I have to get home.”

Anna nodded, but didn’t trust her voice to say anything. He paused after he’d dressed, standing next to the bed.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered. He leaned down to kiss her head and then left the room. She heard the apartment door open and close a moment later and she kept staring at the blanket, trying to understand how she felt. To put words to the pain in her heart.

Used. She felt used. She was a cheap prostitute for him to use and then go home to his wife.

No, Tommy truly cared for her. He helped her escape.

But he had a wife and a child on the way. A family to go home to. Anna was a distraction from his responsibilities.

She rubbed her face. Confusion filled her heart. She’d never felt like this before. Intellectually, she knew she’d been used for years; since Devin first touched her after her parent’s funeral. Maybe even before then. Why did it bother her now?

She was an Elder-Mistress. Her body was to be used as the Elders pleased. She was trained to please their every desire.

Then why did she feel so empty? Was it the illusion of freedom? Was her freedom just an illusion? Or was it real? Did pretending something was true make it true? Was she a prostitute? After all, wasn’t that what they all really were? Slaves. Sex slaves. Unpaid prostitutes.

What was she? Was she a Mistress or a free woman? As an Elder-Mistress, what just happened shouldn’t bother her. As a free woman, what just happened broke her heart. Katrina was the free woman. Anna was the slave. Was she Anna? Or was she Katrina?

Who did she want to be? Did it matter what she wanted? The reality was that she was Anna. Katrina was an illusion to keep Devin from finding her.

Part of her wanted to embrace Katrina. To find out what it was really like to be “free.” But could she? Could she dare try to be something she’d never been before? And what did that mean anyway? Saying no to men? She didn’t know if she could do that.

What did it mean to be free?

The answer eluded her and made her head hurt. She was too tired to think about it right now. She went into her bathroom to take a shower and then watched TV until she couldn’t keep her eyes open and fell asleep on the couch.

*****

Devin stared out the window of his downtown office. Where the hell was Anna? How was she eluding his search? Someone, somewhere, had to know where she was. Someone had to be helping her. There’s no way she could have done this on her own.

Who was helping her? Surely Wilhelm had something to do with this, but his activities showed nothing suspicious.

Damn Ian for his betrayal.

If Anna was hiding, he had to get her to reveal herself. But how? What could compel to her to come out of hiding?

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Shelby – ☆☆☆☆☆
I don't even know what to say!
This series was an EPIC ride from start to finish, how do you put it into words?
FINALLY, Anna has been bestowed some solace, some peace, and possibly a happy ending. ;)

Anna has joined Aaron in NY, luckily she joins the NYC ballet, and starts a new "fresh" life.
Her new life includes another hunky man, who just so happens to fill the void for acceptance and love that Anna needs.
As per his M.O., Devin continues his search...
Crazy things happen, new characters appear, betrayals occur, and so SO much more.
All the loose ends were neatly tied and all questions were answered, BUT I now have more questions!
I couldn't put this down, and then I had to read it again because I wasn't ready to say goodbye.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆☆
Finally the conclusion to this extremely harrowing, but totally compelling series. We were promised an ending we would deserve, but we certainly had to work for it! You really do need to read the series from the beginning to have a fighting chance of understanding this novel!

I was delighted that the plot-lines were tied up, and that the hope which was hinted at towards the end of book 4 did in fact take hold. It was hugely satisfying to a loyal reader. A bit like a finale of a much loved TV show, there were cameo roles for a number of characters who had played a part in Anna's life to date. Great ending to a wildly dark and disturbing series. Will be putting the whole works on the reread pile, but will need to be on a sunny beach to deal with all that dark in one sitting!

Thank you Ms. Honeycutt – that must have been challenging to write.

Also Available in The Life of Anna Series

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Book 2
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Book 3
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Book 4
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Marissa's story of Anna began with a dream about being kidnapped with Adam Savage from Mythbusters (Yes, really). Over the next year and a half, it morphed into the story you will be reading soon. She has several other stories in progress, one of which is based on her kidnapped dream.

When she's not writing or editing, Marissa is taking care of two young boys, training to be an astronaut, running her household, wrestling with gorillas, playing around on Facebook, promoting whirled peas, and busting her tush for her accounting degree. She enjoys chocolate, air conditioning in the desert's summer heat, really good strawberry margaritas, sleeping, and shopping.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were either provided a free copy of Emerged (The Life of Anna #5) by Marissa Honeycutt (Ruthie) or reviewed their personal copy of the book (Shelby) for this tour.

Cover Reveal – Emerged by Marissa Honeycutt

Anna has escaped from Devin. Now she must learn what it is to live without a master. Yet Devin will not let her go so easily, his power depends on what he takes from her.

Will Anna's freedom last? Can she even learn to live as a free woman? Is Devin’s power too great for her to escape?

There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of. The conspiracy theorists wish they knew Anna’s story. What the conspiracy theorists think they know is only disinformation, put out there to keep them from the real story.


***NOTE***
This is not a stand-alone novel. This is the final of five novels that tell Anna’s story.

***WARNING***
This book is for grownups. This book is not for people who are easily offended, get nightmares easily, or have difficulty reading books about tough subjects. I do not glorify bad things, but bad things do happen to my poor characters. This is not your typical love story. My heroine does not fall in love and live happily ever after... at least not like the typical heroine. There is a happily ever after, but it is a long, painful journey to that end.
This book will likely offend you. This book might make you cry; it might make you throw up. It is a dark book. As my friend, Heidi, said, “It’s dark. It gets darker. It gets even darker, and then it gets even more darker. And then, just when you think it can’t get any darker, it does.”
But, don’t worry. I take you to the deep end gradually. ;)
There are many sexual situations in this series of books. People die. People get hurt. Things aren’t always truly the way they appear. The antagonist isn’t just a bad guy; he’s EVIL. My heroine’s worldview is skewed; things that may appall you are perfectly normal to her.
Any violence in this book is non-gratuitous and crucial to the plot and character development.
Do not read this if you are under the age of consent in your country. Do not get angry if the subject or actual book upsets you. If you're reading this, you've been warned.

Book 5
Coming April 2015


Also Available in The Life of Anna Series

Book 1
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Book 2
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Book 3
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For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Embraced Blog Tour.

Book 4
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For reviews & more info, check out our stop on the Ensnared Blog Tour.

Marissa's story of Anna began with a dream about being kidnapped with Adam Savage from Mythbusters (Yes, really). Over the next year and a half, it morphed into the story you will be reading soon. She has several other stories in progress, one of which is based on her kidnapped dream.

When she's not writing or editing, Marissa is taking care of two young boys, training to be an astronaut, running her household, wrestling with gorillas, playing around on Facebook, promoting whirled peas, and busting her tush for her accounting degree. She enjoys chocolate, air conditioning in the desert's summer heat, really good strawberry margaritas, sleeping, and shopping.

Connect with Marissa

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Blog  ~  Goodreads
Google+  ~  tsū

Join the FB Discussion Groups for:
Enslaved  ~  Entwined  ~  Embraced  ~  Ensnared


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Ensnared by Marissa Honeycutt Blog Tour

Everything Anna cared about is lost; the only thing left is Devin. She gives him all of herself, but even that seems too little.

As Anna realizes the truth of her Master's desire, she must decide what it is that she truly wants.

There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of. The conspiracy theorists wish they knew Anna’s story. What the conspiracy theorists think they know is only disinformation, put out there to keep them from the real story.

***NOTE***
This is not a stand-alone novel. This is the fourth of five novels that tell Anna’s story.

***WARNING***
This book is for grownups. This book is not for people who are easily offended, get nightmares easily, or have difficulty reading books about tough subjects. I do not glorify bad things, but bad things do happen to my poor characters. This is not your typical love story. My heroine does not fall in love and live happily ever after... at least not like the typical heroine. There is a happily ever after, but it is a long, painful journey to that end.

This book will likely offend you. This book might make you cry; it might make you throw up. It is a dark book. As my friend, Heidi, said, “It’s dark. It gets darker. It gets even darker, and then it gets even more darker. And then, just when you think it can’t get any darker, it does.”
But, don’t worry. I take you to the deep end gradually. ;)

There are many sexual situations in this series of books. People die. People get hurt. Things aren’t always truly the way they appear. The antagonist isn’t just a bad guy; he’s EVIL. My heroine’s worldview is skewed; things that may appall you are perfectly normal to her.

Any violence in this book is non-gratuitous and crucial to the plot and character development.

Do not read this if you are under the age of consent in your country. Do not get angry if the subject or actual book upsets you. If you're reading this, you've been warned.

Book 4
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Chapter One

(Two Years Later)

Anna felt herself rising to a stark and brutal level of consciousness, only dimly aware that she lay flat on her back in her own bed at the Manor.

With lucidity came a dull, aching pain that grew with each breath she drew.

Devin had taken Anna’s baby. A child conceived out of love with Alex. The last vestige of Alex she had clung to. And Devin took it. Again.

Again?

No. It couldn’t be Alex’s baby. Alex was dead. He’d been dead for so long...she didn’t know how long. He was dead. But then why did Devin say it was Alex’s baby and get her so upset? Anna felt the fog of confusion smothering her mind. She was always confused these days. Some days Devin said Alex was alive. Other days, Devin said Alex was dead. Why did he confuse her? It was hard enough keeping hold of reality as it was. But when Devin bothered to speak to her, it got even more confusing.

Focus, Anna. Her inner voice sounded as weak as she felt, but she tried to comply, vaguely remembering back to a time when she could focus, when she was much stronger than she was now.

They’d just returned home from another Spring Gathering—her third, she thought. She’d been pregnant before they left. She was not pregnant now. Devin had told her before they left that it was Alex’s baby, and she’d believed him. She’d fought tooth and nail to keep him from taking it, but now it just seemed foolish. Alex had been dead for a long, long time.

Alex! The pain in her heart began again. She ran to the bathroom and tore open her relief cabinet of drugs.

It was empty.

“No!” she cried. “No!” She’d been a good girl. She’d done everything Devin had asked her to do. Why was he withholding her relief?

She ran to her bedroom door and pounded on it, screaming Devin’s name. She didn’t care if he came to punish her. She just needed him to come. Screaming his name always made him come. And it made him mad.

But no one came. She pounded on the door until her fists were bruised and bleeding, and still no one came.

Devin always came when she screamed. Why not this time?

She curled up in a ball on her bed and sobbed. Where was everybody? She’d been a good girl. She’d tried very hard to be obedient. Why was he punishing her? What had she done wrong?

The only time Devin required her to be coherent was during the Spring Gatherings, and even then she wasn’t completely coherent. He didn’t take her to the Summer Gatherings anymore. He said she didn’t need to be there, so she stayed home and got high. He didn’t really need her at all, except for one thing: a baby in the spring. Anna didn’t understand why.

She didn’t remember much of the last two years, except avoiding thoughts of Alex. She hadn’t seen or spoken to anyone since she’d come home from Germany. Except Wilhelm. He came out every few months and visited with her. She didn’t like it when he came. He reminded her too much of Alex.

But when he left, she felt so lonely.

The drugs were seeping out of her system now and she couldn’t avoid thinking about Alex. She missed him. So much it hurt to breathe.

She looked at her right hand. Devin had made her take off her diamond rings, but made her wear her right hand wedding band. Every time she looked at it, pain stabbed her heart. She tried to take it off one time and Devin got so angry. It didn’t make any sense. Why would Devin want her to remember her dead husband?

Her hand was swollen from pounding on the door and it made the ring tight. Normally it was too loose; she’d lost a lot of weight over the last two years. She didn’t even like to look in the mirror now.

Tommy had been astonished when he saw her last week at the Gathering. She recalled the shock on his face and his concerned exclamation: “You’ve gotten so thin! I’m worried about you.” “I’m fine,” Anna had protested. She appreciated his concern, but she was fine.

Anna had been astounded to see Aaron at the Gathering. She couldn’t make herself speak to him, but saw him and Tommy talking a lot. Travis was there as well and the three of them seemed inseparable.

Life had changed a lot in the last two years. She rarely left her room, was rarely called upon to perform any sexual duties. Men just didn’t seem interested in her body without the curves; but Anna didn’t mind. Ian stayed with her several nights a week and that was all she needed. Devin only spent the night with her once in a while. If she’d been sober enough to care, she would have been hurt.

The door opened and she flipped over to see Maggie enter carrying a tray.

“Maggie!” she cried. “Where’s Devin?”

Maggie gave her a sympathetic look. “Master said that he would come see you after you ate.”

“Why is my cabinet empty?” Anna demanded.

Maggie’s eyes widened and she flinched at Anna’s sudden, mercurial demeanor. “Master said to take everything out while you were gone. I don’t know, Mistress.”

“I’m not hungry,” Anna huffed. If she couldn’t have her drugs, then she wouldn’t eat.

“Master said he wouldn’t come see you if you didn’t eat,” Maggie said quietly.

Anna narrowed her eyes at the tray of food. “Fine.”

She got up on shaky legs and walked to the table and began eating. Maggie left the room after watching her for a minute and Anna was left alone.

It was too quiet. She looked around for the remote for the TV and saw it on the nightstand. Anna sighed. She couldn’t reach it and didn’t have the energy to get up and get it. Maybe after she ate.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆☆

This is the fourth in the series, and you absolutely have to read the others to make any sense of this one. There is only one more to come. Ms. Honeycutt says that these started off as a dream that she had – well I am very grateful that I do not dream such stuff! It is dark and evil, although horribly difficult to stop reading. Even though it was a while since the last one, none of the detail had left my mind, so it was straight back into this warped world.

I did start it with great trepidation, as these are not easy books to read – I find I have to suspend reality a bit to enable myself to continue ... good news is that the standard of writing is as good as ever, and there finally seem to be more people who care about Anna as a person. In the meantime Devin is not getting any more human at all. I cannot wait for the final installment and have a list of things that I hope will happen! Thank you for another excellent read, Ms. Honeycutt.

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Marissa's story of Anna began with a dream about being kidnapped with Adam Savage from Mythbusters (Yes, really). Over the next year and a half, it morphed into the story you will be reading soon. She has several other stories in progress, one of which is based on her kidnapped dream.

When she's not writing or editing, Marissa is taking care of two young boys, training to be an astronaut, running her household, wrestling with gorillas, playing around on Facebook, promoting whirled peas, and busting her tush for her accounting degree. She enjoys chocolate, air conditioning in the desert's summer heat, really good strawberry margaritas, sleeping, and shopping.

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Ensnared by Marissa Honeycutt is Now Available & Reviewed

Everything Anna cared about is lost; the only thing left is Devin. She gives him all of herself, but even that seems too little.

As Anna realizes the truth of her Master's desire, she must decide what it is that she truly wants.

There is a subculture within our own world that you’ve only heard whispers of. The conspiracy theorists wish they knew Anna’s story. What the conspiracy theorists think they know is only disinformation, put out there to keep them from the real story.

***NOTE***
This is not a stand-alone novel. This is the fourth of five novels that tell Anna’s story.

***WARNING***
This book is for grownups. This book is not for people who are easily offended, get nightmares easily, or have difficulty reading books about tough subjects. I do not glorify bad things, but bad things do happen to my poor characters. This is not your typical love story. My heroine does not fall in love and live happily ever after... at least not like the typical heroine. There is a happily ever after, but it is a long, painful journey to that end.

This book will likely offend you. This book might make you cry; it might make you throw up. It is a dark book. As my friend, Heidi, said, “It’s dark. It gets darker. It gets even darker, and then it gets even more darker. And then, just when you think it can’t get any darker, it does.”
But, don’t worry. I take you to the deep end gradually. ;)

There are many sexual situations in this series of books. People die. People get hurt. Things aren’t always truly the way they appear. The antagonist isn’t just a bad guy; he’s EVIL. My heroine’s worldview is skewed; things that may appall you are perfectly normal to her.

Any violence in this book is non-gratuitous and crucial to the plot and character development.

Do not read this if you are under the age of consent in your country. Do not get angry if the subject or actual book upsets you. If you're reading this, you've been warned.

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Shelby – ☆☆☆☆☆

These books are so difficult to review, I want to go in to details about the story – but I don't want to give anything away!

This book starts 2 years after Embraced ends.

Anna hasn't really been living, instead she's just starting to wake from her drug coma. (If you read book 3, you know why) She has no real recollection of the past 2 years of her life.

Ensnared is the story of Anna transitioning from Alex's to Devin's possession. Hope and Despair, Love and Hate, Sadistic blackness and Blinding light is the never-ending sequence of Anna's life.

As usual, this was a thrilling story that just never loses steam – there aren't any "down" periods in this book. My attention was grabbed from page one and never wavered until I was cursing at the final page.

Devin, he is the most HATED villain I've ever read, and he does NOT disappoint in this installment.

I have to say, many of my questions have been answered:

What really happened to Anna's parents? What exactly are her abilities and what is the source of them? What is Devin TRULY trying to achieve? How does Anna figure into his grand scheme? What role do the Immortal's play in Devin's plan? (I could list hundreds, but these were all answered...and then some)

I have to say that although I've enjoyed the previous 3 books in this series, this was is (so far) my favorite. I'm excited and anxious for book 5!!

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Also Available in The Life of Anna Series

Book 1
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For reviews and more info, check out our stop on the Entwined Blog Tour.

Book 2
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Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  Kobo  ~  Smashwords

For reviews and more info, check out our stop on the Entwined Blog Tour.

Book 3
Buy Links

Amazon US  ~  Amazon UK  ~  Amazon Au  ~  Amazon Ca
B&N  ~  Kobo  ~  Smashwords

For reviews and more info, check out our stop on the Embraced Bog Tour.

Marissa's story of Anna began with a dream about being kidnapped with Adam Savage from Mythbusters (Yes, really). Over the next year and a half, it morphed into the story you will be reading soon. She has several other stories in progress, one of which is based on her kidnapped dream.

When she's not writing or editing, Marissa is taking care of two young boys, training to be an astronaut, running her household, wrestling with gorillas, playing around on Facebook, promoting whirled peas, and busting her tush for her accounting degree. She enjoys chocolate, air conditioning in the desert's summer heat, really good strawberry margaritas, sleeping, and shopping.

Connect with Marissa

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Blog  ~  Goodreads
Google+  ~  tsū
Join the FB Discussion Groups for: Enslaved  ~  Entwined  ~  Embraced

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Ensnared (The Life of Anna #4) by Marissa Honeycutt to read and review for this tour.