Chains

by Shiloh Walker

Book Overview

The national bestselling author of "blazingly hot" ( Sensual Romance Reviews ) novels raises the temperature even more with three all-new stories of sizzling suspense Renee was the homecoming queen with the perfect boyfriend and the perfect life. Lacey was the golden girl with the bright future. And Sherra always looked like the princess in a fairy tale. The three girls each seemed charmed-until one tragic night shattered their hopes for normalcy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425227863
• ISBN13: 9780425227862
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Chains- A Joyfully Recommended Title

Fifteen years ago three girls forged a bond when Sherra was attacked and Renee, Lacey, and Deacon saved her. "Renee: Chains of Rebellion" Renee Lincoln hasn't been home in fifteen years. If it was not for her mother's funeral, she wouldn't be there now. Home has too many painful memories. A steamy chance encounter with a stranger makes her feel differently though, until she finds out who he is. Deacon Cross is shocked to discover the woman of his dreams is Renee. He never thought much of her in high school, but he's beginning to realize that maybe she was always a better person than he gave her credit for. After spending one night with her, he thinks she was made for him. He may not get the chance to tell her how he feels when someone attempts to make her leave, for good though. Deacon and Renee's story is the stuff fantasies are made of. They knew each other once but haven't seen each other in long enough not to recognize each other. Deacon's need to dominate is sexy and Renee is a submissive with spunk. With an intense romance and little kink, "Chains of Rebellion" has it all. "Lacey: Chains of Longing" Lacey Talbot has to suck it up and put her feelings for Seth Salinger aside while she deals with what's going on around her. Seth is the town sheriff and the man who's haunted her dreams for the last five years. One night of passion changed her feelings for Seth and now she can't get him out of her mind. Seth has been in love with Lacey since they were kids. Once was not enough for him. He wants Lacey forever, but the stranger who tried to kill Renee is after Lacey too. "Chains of Longing" is the perfect title for Lacey and Seth's story. Their need, and desperation for each other are tangible. There is an incredible combination of angst and sexual tension between them. Seth and Lacey's story is the stuff fairy tails are made of with an added edge of danger mixed in. "Sherra: Chains of Memory" Best - selling author Sherra Salinger tries to keep her past behind her, but the attack on her left her soul wounded. She has become distant and cold, until she meets Dalton Green. Dalton creates intense and confusing feelings in her. Although Sherra doesn't want a bodyguard, she can't deny the creep stalking her is becoming increasingly more dangerous. Dalton didn't want to be a guard dog, but one look at Sherra and he can't leave her side. Sherra is not just a job anymore, but between her stalker and her temperament, he may not get the chance to tell her how he feels. Sherra and Dalton were made for each other. Sherra needs a protector, someone to make her feel safe. Dalton is that and more. He has just the right combination of strong and gentle. Sherra's painful past keeps her from living but Dalton helps breathe life back into her world. "Chains of Memory" is a beautiful story with a dark edge. Chains is an erotic, arresting, and provocative story told from three different perspectives. Where one ends, another begins. It's extreme

Loved it

I have to say that I really loved this book. I just wish it was alittle longer.

Shiloh's best yet!

Shiloh Walker's Chains is the best of her work I've read yet--and that's saying something, as I've become a pretty big fan over the last year or so. It's written in three parts, one for each woman of the tale, but the stories are woven together into one long novel. So many of the book's characters are fantastic--I won't go into them individually because I'd keep you here forever! In particular the three women have a great deal of depth to them. You can easily see both how they fit into the typical niches in high school, and how they were (and grew into) so much more. The only teensy thing I wanted was a little more on how the women would end up faring in their careers after the end of the book, but there were some little hints here and there, so that's barely even a complaint. The women encountered a variety of people from high school in their return, so it even made sense that some fit into stereotypes of that-guy-from-high-school while others didn't. There was enough variety to make it work. The romantic relationships were breathtakingly wonderful, as was the sex. Everything that has annoyed me about poorly-handled dom/sub relationships in some recent books was handled ideally here. Shiloh beautifully handles the creation of a character--Renee--who is submissive in bed, yet strong in character and will. And her love interest is excitingly dominant without being abusive or cruel. Each relationship in the book has its own character and feel, and I loved each one. Shiloh also writes some of the most smoothly erotic sex scenes, in my opinion. I seriously admire any author who can turn the act of a man using a condom into an erotic, loving, and respectful part of a sex scene. However, what makes Chains so utterly amazing isn't just the relationships, characters, and sex. As if that wasn't enough, the suspense plot will definitely keep your pulse racing! I started reading this book over breakfast one day and couldn't put it down until I'd finished the very last page. I even walked around the house reading it as I got out lunch. I was glued to every last development, wanting to find out who the bad guy was (or bad guys), what the motivation was for stalking the three women, and how things would work out. My only warning is that this is a suspense/thriller, and it does contain some dark subject matter, such as death and rape. And of course some very explicit, very sizzling sex! This is the best of Shiloh that I've seen so far, and I can't wait to read more!

ultra heated suspense

"Renee". Fifteen years ago in Madison, Ohio, Renee Lincoln was the homecoming queen with what looked like a perfect life though she knew better as her mom did not love her. Now she is coming home, but has not forgotten that night in her senior year when her boyfriend JD tried to rape her. At the hotel bar she meets Deacon who is also wondering why he came back to town. "Lacey". Fifteen years ago in Madison, Ohio, everyone in the senior class thought Lacey with her scholarship choices would make it in the big city. She did not want to go to the party thrown by the mayor's son JD, but did because her best friend Missy asked her to come with her. Her boyfriend Deacon was angry because she was going to Tulane instead of Kentucky where he was going. However she witnessed Renee slamming a lamp on the head of JD. In the present she rescues Renee when someone tries to run her over. Seth marvels over Dame Galahad as he calls her, but also realizes someone wants Renee dead and perhaps Lacey too; he vows to protect Lacey. "Sherra". Fifteen years ago in Madison, Ohio Sherra was the other female involved in that horrid night with JD and his pals. She has come home from the reunion just like Renee and Lacey. Dalton vows to keep her safe if that maniac who has tried to kill Renee goes after Sherra. Though some chapter labeling inside the three interrelated tales would have made it easier on the reader, fans will appreciate this exciting erotic romantic suspense starring three couples in which all six players are fully developed then and now. The suspense is top rate as readers anticipate a confrontation with the villain while the sexual interludes are hot and seem apropos in spite of the tension. Fans will enjoy this ultra heated suspense. Harriet Klausner

5 Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies!

Fifteen years ago three young women were changed forever. In the blink of an eye, Renee, Lacey, and Sherra became unwilling allies amidst tragedy. Now they are back in their hometown at the same time, and someone doesn't like it. CHAINS is a romantic suspense novel that readers won't soon forget. CHAINS OF REBELLION, Book 1: Renee Renee is a silent princess. Constantly on her guard to be the perfect girl, she has gone to a party with a boy she can't stand but who her mother wants her to date. When she enters a room and he is attempting to rape another girl, Renee is unable to understand why no one will help the victim. Angry and appalled, Renee does what she can to keep the girl from rape. As a result, she becomes a pariah and her mother is disappointed - all because she did what was right. Now she is back in her hometown and someone does not like it one bit. CHAINS OF LONGING, Book 2: Lacey Lacey was the girl everyone loved. She was steady and beautiful and people just knew she would go places. When she attends a party with her friend, Lacey's world comes to a crashing halt with one violent act. Now, fifteen years later, Lacey is single and still trying to come to grips with what happened so long ago. Running into Seth Salinger doesn't help either. Lacey needs to stay away from him because he makes her feel things she shouldn't. When an ominous presence begins to stalk her, Lacey turns to Seth - he will keep her safe. CHAINS OF MEMORY, Book 3: Sherra Fifteen years ago Sherra was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. She liked to party and while at a bash given by the mayor's son, she was accosted because of her reputation. With rape on his mind, the boy who was going to rape her wouldn't take no for an answer. Rescue came in the forms of Renee, the guy's girlfriend, and Lacey, a high school favorite, but when a gun becomes involved; things go from bad to worse. Sherra suffers from nightmares and other horrible flashbacks, and her life revolves around writing horror novels. When she receives the high school reunion invitation in the mail, Sherra knows she shouldn't but she has to go back to where it all started and ended for her. Her psychotic stalker will just have to wait. With uncanny clarity Shiloh Walker has penned three novellas that involve each woman from above. Renee, the rich princess; Lacey, the girl everyone loved; and Sherra, the girl called white trash. Each girl had her life totally and unexpectedly rearranged with just one violent act. Now, a stalker has decided that each girl needs to pay for what happened fifteen years ago. With suspenseful words and eerily ominous scenes, Ms. Walker reeled me in and I couldn't move. I couldn't read fast enough and I couldn't turn the pages of each novella fast enough to find out what was going to happen. Surprise filled me when the stalker was revealed and I smiled at Ms. Walker's genius. CHAINS is a book I won't forget anytime soon but just to make sure