3.5 stars (but I am really tempted to round up to 4). I will definately be stalking this author for future books and can’t wait to see what she comes up with next. There is slavery in the world, but the individuals enter into it through their own choice and then there are pairings made that seem to be very similar to being on or (something like that).

When I was first asking people about what book I should pick (I had it narrowed down to this one and 2 others), I was told that it was a book with slavery and non-con scenarios, so when I started to read it, I was expecting something a lot harsher than what I ended up reading. I felt like I was reading a book that has been released through one of the bigger publishing houses. It is a book that makes me want to go out and keep trying self-published authors, because the quality of the writing and the presentation of the book were top-notch. Redemption is one of those books that if it had never shown up as a potential book in a reading bingo challenge (lesser known m/m books), I likely never would have picked it up and that would have been a pity. Yet when he purchases Jason’s contract, Devin gets more than he bargained for. Buying a bondmate seems like the perfect solution. All he wants is a relationship he can control. And Jason is willing to give a lot.ĭevin is wealthy and heartbroken after the wife he adored walked out on him. The more he’s willing to give, the higher the price he can command. The only way he can save the ones left is to offer himself up as a bondmate. Jason’s family has been ripped apart by tragedy.

Space has been colonized, the wealthy fly to work rather than drive, and slavery is legal.

Redemption by Olivia Duncan Craig