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Captive / Kidnapping Romance

Taken for Training: A Dark Captive Romance (Trained Book 1)

Amazon Bestseller · #76 in Erotic Mysteries
Aspen Campbell

Book 1 in the Trained series · Reading order →

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How we rate spice & darkness

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Why we recommend it

A brutal captive romance that leans hard into the taboo of conditioning and surrender. Expect a possessive captor, a heroine forced to confront the line between fear and craving, and a tension that never lets up. This is for readers who like their darkness unflinching, their power dynamics extreme, and their consent thoroughly complicated. Heavy themes, high heat, zero apology.

At a glance

Taken for Training is book 1 in Aspen Campbell’s Trained series. It rates 4/5 for spice and 5/5 for darkness, one of the darker reads in captive romance: of the 419 captive romance books we rate, 69% score lower for darkness and 28% lower for spice. Tropes: kidnapping, dark protector and captive / captor. Kidnapping is one of the less common tropes in our catalogue. 3 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
February 2023

Taken for Training spice level

Taken for Training is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 5/5: extreme, meaning taboo-adjacent themes taken to the edge of the genre. How we rate

Taken for Training content warnings

We list 3 content warnings for this book. They stay hidden until you tap, so you can check without spoilers.

Content warnings (tap to reveal)
  • Dubious Consent
  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Kidnapping / Captivity

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