Take Me With You Paperback – October 18, 2016

Her own mother barely loved her and her father never laid eyes on her. Her fiancé loved the perfect version of her. Being his captive made her dirty tainted by his sexual needs. At one point she dreamed of being taken by a stranger craving an erotic sexual experience. Never did she image herself living the nightmarish reality.Vesper and Sam are the main characters with alternating points of view.The language is dirty and vulgar which matches with Sam’s character. He’s a sexually driven character requiring an orgasm three times a day.A dark taboo romantic book with a captive and a monster. As with most dark taboo books the goal is to push you out of your comfort zone by outnumbering your competition with the dirties and raunchiest scenes so cringe worthy you want to gag and turn away. The sex scenes aren’t meant for pleasure. They provide results.This isn’t for the faint of heart. I thought I read every last captive story, but I was wrong. I have nothing to compare it to. It’s on a league of its own.It’s written exceptionally well. I guess that’s the problem. I want to find fault in the story, with its characters, with its words, or with its content, but I can’t. For a dark taboo storyline it’s really good.Weirdly, it’s addictive even with the triggers of abuse, humiliation, and rape. I don’t thrive off of these types of stories. I study the behaviors of both the captive and the monster to gain an understanding of what’s required to survive in a situation like this one.Someone else commented about the rape and kidnapping in regards to how the author tried to convince the reader that this was acceptable because of his upbringing. Let me tell you nothing about his behavior or tactics was appropriate. To say his methods were unconventional was an understatement. To excuse Sam’s behavior or cravings because of his childhood is inexcusable. After all, it is fiction. A story drafted from a wild imagination where very authors attempt to go.Nina leaves the reader with a lot to process. Nina purposely wrote a conflicting story. Sure it’s written for entertainment purposes, yet to fantasize about a man who rapes you is not romantic or erotic.What I do understand and take away from all this is how individuals can adapt and be molded by circumstances. Whether I agree or not with the way this story transpired is irrelevant. What is relevant is how convincing it was written. I truly believed Vesper was altered by Sam’s darkness having absorbed it. I believe in the conditioning of behavior of a primal need to survive.Separated into three parts I began this book with unease. As I read through part one I was uncomfortable and livid with the choices being made. By part two I began to settle. Nina gave past memories of a young boy traumatized. Then came part three. My entire outlook wasn’t what I expected. I was reborn with a new understanding whether unconventional or not I appreciated the concept of darkness craving acceptance in a world full of judgmental individuals.

I watch.I study.I prowl.I hunt.OMG Just closed the kindle on this one and my stomach is in knots. I have officially met the man who will infiltrate my dreams with bad thoughts. Peeping through my window fulfilling my darkest dreams.Sam “Night” Hunter-Ridgefield is the man you were warned about from a very young age. The man who causes the little hairs on your arm or the back of your neck to stand up straight with just his presence. Moving around so stealthy you would never hear him. But once he marks his next mark, he moves with precision and a well thought out plan.That is until he meets Vesper….Vesper is going to school to become a nurse, working a job when not in classes and of course taking care of her brother Johnny. She is the poster child for a young woman who cares about everyone. Always willing to help out those in need.She is perfect. She ticks off more boxes than anyone ever has. Its mind blowing to Sam how this is all going perfectly.Until he has her. One taste was all it took. Now she is with him and the plan has shifted.WHOA!!!! What a story this one was. Nina Jones never disappoints in her books…but this one, took the #1 spot!!! Heck, I was ready to drive to CA and help Vesper out my darn self! The ending was the perfect conclusion if ever there was one. The journey these two took…. Mind Blowing!!!

A loss of words! I thought of giving the book one star. Not because it is a terrible book. The author is a brilliant writer and I read all her books. I thought one star cause Its F$^#& up however then I realized she actually did something that only a handful of authors accomplish. 4 days later and I and I still cant get this book out of my mind!!!!!!!I read a book a day. Everyday!Its been 3 days before I could read a new book. I just could not stop thinking of all the twists and turns in this book. What an ending. It made me wonder about so many things.Its dark and no sunsets and roses but it sure make you think! for daaaayyyyyssss

I never write book reviews. I don't know how to sum up the plot or the characters without giving anything away. But after reading other reviews, I feel the need to write this. This book is brilliant and poignant, ugly and disturbing. Just. Like. Love. I believe everyone has a "person" out there, somewhere in the world. I don't think even half of the world's population get to meet their person, which is sad. But when you do, sometimes it's beautiful. Sometimes is toxic and no one will understand it but those two people. This story moved me. The reasonable person in me completely understands why some people have reviewed this book saying "WTF did I just read?!", or "I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel", or "I'm deeply disturbed by this". I'm not any of those things. I think this book is ingenious and beautifully written. It's very dark. It's not a happy story and depending on how you feel about the characters, you may or may not get a HEA out of it. It made me feel and it made me think. That's what a really good book should do.

I don’t even know how to put into words what I just finished reading. Definitely going down in my top reads ever. First I want to say what an amazing job Nina G Jones did writing this story. I absolutely love when a taboo author can make me feel sympathy for someone so deranged and villainous. I can’t believe I was rooting for this couple to be together it was that messed up. It has so many triggers I can’t even begin to list them. This is by far the darkest book I have ever read content wise... there were times I didn’t think I could continue. I just had to know the outcome of this story with Sam and Vesp. So glad I took the chance on this and read it!

Woah this book I’m so conflicted the hero is a bad bad man but somehow the author managed to redeem him just enough for me to actually be rooting for him despite all the awful stuff he has done and is still doing even worse this is not even a story of redemption Sam is still Sam by the end of this he just has a tether in Vesper. Without her presence, it’s obvious Sam would just revert back to his old ways.This type of story is tough to pull off managing to humanise a monster even if it’s just by a sliver and even knowing I should hate Sam I also couldn’t help feel for him as well.Sam is the Night-stalker the police have been after him for years he’s totally screwed up his inner mindset chaotic he’s filled with a deep rage that has escalated since the death of his mother.I mean this man is bad like so so bad Vesper is his latest obsession and when Sam acts off-plan with her it ends with him abducting her and things for poor Vesper are only going to get worse before they get better.This is not some pretty love story I can’t emphasise that enough Sam does some pretty messed up things to Vesper treats her terribly to condition her to her current situation.He’s unpredictable and violent and he doesn’t seem to have any boundaries. conscience and empathy is something he doesn’t seem to experience like normal people. This is definitely a Stockholm tale as the longer Vesper stays with Sam the more she starts to rely on him until eventually he’s her complete world and she eventually wants to stay by choice.Sam is a strange mix of monster and something else we learn through a series of flashbacks just how he has arrived where he is and it’s equal part nature part nurture.His background is no excuse for his actions but it helped you get a sense of his world. I also noted the breadcrumb dropped with the flashback with the little girl that was definitely a young Vesper.Be aware this is dark and has so many triggers. It’s a very intense read and there are no real heroes in this story I wouldn’t even class Sam as an anti-hero he’s more the evil villain of the piece staying a monster right till the end.This was fabulously written enthralling and totally messed up but I just couldn’t stop reading, totally recommend it if you like dark messed up stories but Please do take the trigger warning seriously.

When Vesper is taken by The Night Prowler her life becomes a living nightmare she fears she'll never wake up from, but when she starts craving his company and his touch she's not sure she wants to.Wow! This book is dark, it's probably the darkest I've ever read and it's absolutely brilliant. Sam is a seriously bad guy but as the story unfolds we get an incite as to why he's the way he is. Vesper is a strong woman who adapts to her situation and I feel she finds her real self. The story line is excellent, well written, gritty, violent, and gripping, a must read, I couldn't put it down!

Wow! Absolutely amazing dark and twisted story woven with all the care and attention a tale like this needs. 5 star!

This was an amazingly well written book. Captivating, disturbing at the same time. A real page turned all the way. Spoilers below................I disliked his "profession" obviously and how she got over some of the things he did really fast.I also felt one particular parr was very unreal when she had a miscarriage and just continues on having sex less than an hour later.

I really loved this. This was the first book to get me into true dark/taboo romance.It pulls no punches and has a LOT of triggers but I love the characters, flawed as they all are. Our main male character is a true anti-hero and he does a lot of terrible things (not just 'such a dangerous bad boy' type. He's really bad, he'd go to jail lol) and it makes the whole story so much more intense and amazing. I re-read many times per year.