Anchored
A Belonging Novel
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Network news anchor Daniel Halstrom is at the top of his field, but being at the bottom of the social ladder—being a slave—makes that hard to enjoy. Especially when NewWorld Media, the company that’s owned him since childhood, decides to lease him privately on evenings and weekends to boost their flagging profits.
Daniel’s not stupid; he knows there’s only one reason someone would pay so much for what little free time he has. But dark memories of past sexual service leave him certain he won’t survive it again with his sanity intact.
He finds himself in the home of Carl Whitman, a talk show host whose words fail him when it comes to ordering Daniel into his bed. Carl can’t seem to take what he must want, and Daniel’s not willing to give it freely. His recalcitrance costs him dearly, but with patience and some hard-won understanding, affection just might flourish over fear and pain. Carl holds the power to be an anchor in Daniel’s turbulent life, but if he isn’t careful, he’ll end up the weight that sinks his slave for good.
(This is a heavily revised and expanded second edition of Anchored, originally released by a different publisher in 2011. Over 10,000 words have been added.)
Customer Reviews
A Terrifying World
Rachel Haimowitz certainly writes thought provoking books. There is no way in the world that you can say, ‘I liked this book, it was cute/funny/romantic’ etc. There is truth behind Daniel’s description of how slaves came to be in America and around the world and it’s terrible. Also terrible is the way people of African descent and other ethnic groups are still looked upon today. It was probably expedient at first, a conquering nation quells the indigenous people and through feelings of superiority, use the the captives as labour and as a way to gain power. To justify themselves, they made up stories that the indigenous or captured people were inferior.
it’s still happening today, even though slavery was abolished. You only have to look at today’s world and the Black Lives Matter movement to see how people of colour, through a sense of entitlement and ignorance, are treated and subjugated by the white people in power.
Daniel’s world is truly frightening and an insight into what might have been had slavery continued to this day.