"Will she agree to be the queen of his heart?"

Full-figured Alice O'Brien is having the worst day of her life. She's been fired for not performing a sex act on her boss, fell in a filthy puddle, was pooped on by a pigeon, and lost her keys. When her apartment door turns out to be unlocked and open, Alice is unusually grateful to her careless fiancé. Then she hears what's going on in her bedroom -- and on her bed. Alice walks out of her apartment and her cheating fiancé to think things over. Hours later, she is transported to a strange land when she follows a white rabbit through Golden Gate Park.

King of Hearts Jarronn of Tarok waits for his queen. Tarok is a magical land divided into four kingdoms, each ruled by one of four brothers. As the eldest, Jarronn is the High King over all four kingdoms. The people of Tarok are mostly shapeshifters, white striped weretigers to be exact. Bespelled by an evil sorceress with a grudge, the people of Tarok have been unable to conceive and bear children for twenty years now. Finding an outsider to bring in and bond with is the only hope they have while they work on breaking the spell. Jarronn is very pleased by Alice's appearance. Now he just needs to train her to ensure that she will be suitable to be queen.

The Kingdom of Hearts is a sexual wonderland, with no taboos. Alice slowly begins to overcome her inhibitions, but the hardest one to overcome is her low self-esteem. Her appearance was subject of much comment back home, since curvy, well-rounded women are not appreciated. Jarronn knows that Alice must learn to love herself first, before others can truly love her. He knows just the inducement to convince Alice of her beauty.

Alice has always dreamed of a dominant male and submitting to him. Now that the moment is here, does she still want to be submissive? Can she trust Jarronn with her tender heart? What happens if she defies him? Does Jarronn truly intend to make her his queen? Will she ever see her twin sister again?

KING OF HEARTS is the story of a very dominant male and the woman who yearns to submit to him. Ms. McCray has created an unusual world that definitely encourages a revisit. Luckily for readers, there are stories planned for each of the four brothers. Fans of BDSM will definitely want to get this series.

Sensuality: Rated erotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, group sex, f/f petting, flogging, bondage, spanking, anal play, public sex; sexually explicit scenes: 18.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted September 27, 2003

Summary

After being cheated on yet again, full-figured Alice O'Brien resolves to enjoy men sexually, refusing to involve her heart. When she tumbles down a rabbit hole, she lands in a beautiful, erotic world, surrounded by gorgeous men who relish her voluptuous curves... Men who want to tie her up and play sex games—talk about a dream come true!

Only King Jarronn deliberately lured Alice to his kingdom to be his mate. He has every intention of capturing her for himself and making her his Queen of Hearts.

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: BDSM.