Captive in the Dark - CJ Roberts

Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.

Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him.

I have mixed feelings about this book.  I don't want to like it on principle - Caleb (the main male character) kidnaps Livvie in order to train her and then sell her as a sex slave in the middle east.  I want to hate him, but I don't... This whole story is a story of revenge.  Caleb's revenge, Rafiq's (the man who took care of him as Caleb was also bought and sold) revenge. 

This book is not the feel good HEA story I'm used to reading and to be honest, I could only read short bursts of it at a time.  It all felt wrong, reading it and even liking it at times, it was just wrong considering the topic and what he was doing to her. 

This books leaves off without her training being finished and she hasn't been sold yet. 

I only started reading this because Totallybooked gave it five stars.  I'm torn on whether or not to read the next book.

Reviewer's edit:  I wound up reading book number 2 and absolutely LOVED it...guess there is something wrong with me after all :)