tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28918124149757638752012-02-16T17:29:32.279-08:00Reviews of books with a BDSM theme.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.comBlogger1041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-23617563495176413592011-09-29T06:16:00.000-07:002011-09-29T06:16:19.303-07:00

  It's no secret that I enjoy a good urban fantasy, and Cereus: Building is full of interesting creatures, and interesting combinations of those creatures. What happens when a besieged and rather small dragon comes to a vampire and says, “I need your help.” Or when that vampire comes to a werewolf and says, “I have a job for you.” The vampire goes and builds a resort for things that go bump

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-51871925228899981532011-09-22T10:50:00.000-07:002011-09-22T10:52:50.476-07:00

  Three More Wishes is the sequel to Three Wishes --  (My review of Three Wishes). I loved Three Wishes, and had high hopes for Three More Wishes. Unfortunately, the intensity just wasn't there for me in this second book. I'll give the blurb and then explain. James, Guard, and Damien are back, still running their resort, where every fantasy, no matter how perverse, may come true. The three

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-86357448407142516632011-06-26T09:23:00.000-07:002011-06-26T09:33:29.514-07:00

  The Auction is set on another planet, far in the future. Humans have seeded this planet, and the species that lives there allows them one city in which to live. If they leave the city, the monsters kill them. Human females are auctioned off when they turn 18. We are shown that it's not such a different idea than the dowries of old, the main difference being the money goes into the city's

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-80470099706451112982011-06-22T21:04:00.000-07:002011-06-22T21:04:00.213-07:00

  I've been reading so many short stories lately in the erotica genre, it was really good to sink my teeth into a longer BDSM flavored book. Sold is more psychology and feelings than it is physical scenes, but that's okay. Even though the main couple don't have many really intense scenes, there are other scenes that are talked about that give the story that kind of intensity. Here's the blurb

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-83984676577456067752011-06-21T18:37:00.000-07:002011-06-21T18:39:19.156-07:00

  I have a new author to watch for now. Addison Brentley can write a smokin' hot scene. The Claiming is a very short story, but it packs a wallop. Here's the blurb: Master Jace is forced to deliver a punishment after his submissive, Evan, loses control in front of their peers during a play party. Master Jace must try to overcome his conflicting emotions of jealousy verses control in order to

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-62196449040667459772011-06-21T13:55:00.000-07:002011-06-21T13:56:17.961-07:00

 . I Like You is a brief follow-up to Alphabet Soup. Here is the blurb: Everything is good between Andy and CK, especially since they said those three little words to each other. Well, their very own version of them, anyway. That's why CK's so surprised when one day Andy is reluctant to have sex with him. It turns out that Andy wants CK, but he doesn't want the pain that his abusive

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-21892977563298855932011-05-21T08:29:00.000-07:002011-05-21T08:32:45.553-07:00

  Hey, Jealousy starts with a very uncool bondage scene. One that JW must rescue Rory from. We see that the two are good friends, and we learn that JW has somehow screwed up in the past, relegating them to just friends. But now that JW realizes how Rory likes to play... perhaps he can fix that. Here's the blurb: JW thinks he’s missed his chance at a romantic relationship with his best friend

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-278596409736960802011-05-15T16:00:00.000-07:002011-05-15T16:00:52.980-07:00

  Faerie Bound gives us the story of an Alpha Werewolf with a bit of a problem. Not only is he gay, but he's a sexual submissive. He's a good Alpha, strong and caring and protective. He's also enough of a bad ass that he can win challenges. So his pack has accepted that he's gay. But he knows they would never understand him submitting to another. Here's the blurb: Garrick has spent the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-28671153822276573232011-05-09T10:30:00.000-07:002011-05-27T04:27:58.465-07:00

  I read Tender Mercies in one sitting. It pulled me in and there was no way I could put it down until I'd reached the end. What do I say first? I should probably warn that there is a great deal of non-consensual activity. It can be argued that Grace consented to giving up her rights, that she chose to put herself into the situation. And that piece of information does make things more

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-47969172996183893012011-05-08T14:45:00.000-07:002011-05-08T14:48:00.424-07:00

  I loved A Russian Bear, so I jumped at Alphabet Soup as soon as it was available. The story takes place in the same world as A Russian Bear, and we even see Tom and Mischa a few times at the club. But the story is completely different. I think there will be some people who will probably enjoy Alphabet Soup more than A Russian Bear. I'm not one of those people, though. For me, Alphabet Soup

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-80489373823349357662011-05-04T08:07:00.000-07:002011-05-04T08:10:24.186-07:00

  We are warned at the beginning that this story was written as a serial, and thus it has something exciting in every chapter. I did find this to be the case, but it wasn't a problem for me. Not all of the titillating bits were my thing, so I still found that the enjoyable bits (for me) were mostly spread out enough that I wasn't on sensual overload. As for the story, I must warn that this is

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-90258006084565120802011-05-02T01:04:00.000-07:002011-05-02T01:04:00.215-07:00

  We've met Dr. Psycho / George on many occasions in this series, and we finally see things through his eyes. With Garrett and Thomas and Celia gone, George is running things now. There are changes, and I'm not sure I like the changes he made, though I understand the need for them. But that's life. Things change, whether you want them to or not. Meanwhile, his personal life has all kinds of

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-22878367528724387932011-04-20T12:03:00.000-07:002011-04-20T12:36:37.191-07:00

  I read the first three books in this series years ago. And I loved them. So when the new ones came out, my intention was to read the first three books again, before reading the next two. However, trying to fit time to read five books in... I just kept putting it off, until I finally realized it wasn't going to happen. So I spent an hour skimming through the first three books, slowing down

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-70167518629297144732011-04-14T05:20:00.000-07:002011-04-14T05:20:00.374-07:00

  Manning Up didn't work for me. The prose was awkward, the characters didn't have much depth, the "magic" wasn't explained and didn't feel plausible, and the outside conflicts weren't things I wanted to have intrude upon my entertainment time. Also, I felt as if it were billed as a BDSM story, but it wasn't. There was some kink, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it BDSM. Here is the blurb:

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-5462186881115880572011-04-13T02:31:00.000-07:002011-04-13T02:31:00.909-07:00

   Angel and the Assassin 2: Be Brave follows about six months after the events of Angel and the Assassin. Angel is in school now, and Kael is teaching at the SIS Academy. I see a lot of people talking about TPE and what that kind of relationship looks like. Everyone has their own ideas and their own fantasies, but when it comes to implementing it in real life over the long term, I think

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-63298075916814546692011-04-12T01:37:00.000-07:002011-04-12T01:37:00.184-07:00

  I read Angel and the Assassin in preparation for the second book, Angel and the Assassin 2: Be Brave. Here is the blurb for the first book in this series: Kael Saunders loves to dominate handsome, masculine men like himself. Being in charge is his way of life whether it be in his work with the Secret Intelligence service, his personal life, or in the dungeon. The last thing he expects when

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-55738764623244637012011-04-11T02:24:00.000-07:002011-04-11T02:24:00.387-07:00

  Purple Passion is the first book I've read by Sindra van Yssel, but it won't be the last. In fact, if my TBR folder weren't so full right now I might just start buying up her back list and reading them all, after finishing Purple Passion. Darren was pretty close to my definition of the ideal Dom. First and foremost, he's a good guy, next is that he's honest even when it's not easy to be

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-43197669131302419192011-04-09T20:20:00.000-07:002011-04-09T20:25:05.670-07:00

  I read the first story immediately before reading the second, and I'm glad I did. Beautiful C*cksucker II - Such a Good Boy takes place 22 years after the events of Beautiful C*cksucker, and it answers a lot of questions about what happened to those characters after the end of the book. Here is the blurb for Beautiful C*cksucker II - Such a Good Boy: For too many years, career obligations

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-49564221334775234792011-04-09T14:27:00.000-07:002011-04-09T14:27:18.200-07:00

  This one has been around a while, but I figured it should read it before reading the followup book. It was a nice enough story, believable enough for a first encounter, I think. It left me wanting more, as the ending is a bit too vague for my tastes, but it was an enjoyable and mostly believable read. The club they go to had a few things happen that left me scratching my head, things that

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-61337715303994894722011-04-03T19:50:00.000-07:002011-04-03T19:50:13.050-07:00

  I read Out of the Woods because most of the time I adore the writing of Syd McGinley. Parts of the story worked for me, but parts did not. At all. I like the world and would enjoy learning more about it. I liked the characters. I liked most of the setup and plot(s). But the story moved too slow for me, and I didn't quite appreciate where the story ended. Not a huge cliff hanger, but a big

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-18893498205121222652011-03-25T05:03:00.000-07:002011-03-25T05:04:27.697-07:00

  At twelve pages long, this is an ultra short story. But it's a pretty good one. It's all about the thought processes behind the first time one is given an idea (such as being walked on a leash), carrying through to it happening for the first time, and then being told how much farther it can be taken. Such a simple concept, and it's perfect for a short story. Here's the blurb: When the next

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-62490485634728560082011-03-24T17:36:00.000-07:002011-03-24T17:40:24.555-07:00

  Ermine & Bougainvillea is a nice little short that is most memorable for the world building. I've never thought dryads were exceptionally cool before... but now I do. The level of worldbuilding in this relatively short story was top notch. Here's the blurb: Wynn is an ermine shifter running for his life from homophobic coyote shifters who took exception to a gay shifter in their territory.

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-60308149019964929232011-03-20T10:59:00.000-07:002011-03-20T10:59:32.338-07:00

  Where He Belongs is short. At not quite five thousand words, I'd say it falls under the extremely short heading. Here's the blurb: Vance and Raine had the perfect little life, until their shared sassy sub, Andrew, threw a hissy fit and left them. But the big, wide world turned out to be far too lonely, and Andrew is back, wanting to come home. Vance is willing -- he knows he'll always do

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-87478905720157839962011-02-10T19:46:00.000-08:002011-02-10T19:46:44.660-08:00

  The first post on this blog is a review of Comfort Object, by Annabel Joseph. I had been thinking of starting a BDSM review blog, and Comfort Object moved me enough to make me finally create it. Caressa's Knees is the sequel to Comfort Object, and it moved me just as much. The BDSM is no where near as intense, but the emotions and the care and... well, just watching Kyle act and react and

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-4403104482258294532011-02-09T09:11:00.000-08:002011-02-09T11:27:13.186-08:00

   I've been in a bit of a reading funk. The last three books I've attempted to read (excluding this one) have been DNF's for me, and that's bugged me. But I just couldn't finish the books. In one of them I actually got angry at a cheap plot device and put the book down. I have not reviewed the books because I don't think I can do so without coming off as a bitch. All three books were new-to-me

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-14797551517413164292011-01-18T18:39:00.000-08:002011-01-18T18:49:53.620-08:00

  I have not been home for a while, and I packed my Kindle and Netbook but didn't want to have to deal with my laptop. This means I've read a lot, but haven't had the patience to type a full review on this cramped keyboard. I love my netbook, it fits in my purse and weighs practically nothing. Unfortunately, the downside of that is the keyboard is just small enough I can't touch type. So here

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-48015741723504700742011-01-08T18:30:00.000-08:002011-01-08T18:30:00.953-08:00

  These three books are part of the Dr. Fell series, and I'm reviewing them all together because they are specifically about Charlie (aka Twink) and Ben. Huckleberry is the story of how these two met and formed a relationship. Pink: Dolorosa picks up six months after the events of Attitude Adjustments, and shows us Charlie on is own, living in an apartment. Sky Blue Pink: Flying Pigs picks

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-3792835102808107042011-01-04T15:48:00.000-08:002011-01-04T15:49:45.526-08:00

  I thought I'd read all of the Dr. Fell series as they've come out, but looking through the Torquere sight, I realized I've missed A Short Leash. A Short Leash is a fairly short story with a good bit of actual story thrown in. This is the period where Dr. Fell was still working through his feelings, lonely but not ready to bring someone else into his life just yet. Somehow, he ends up "pet

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-74950465866121530582011-01-03T03:48:00.000-08:002011-01-03T03:52:58.844-08:00

  Mercy is another story of a submissive ballerina, but while I didn't love Firebird, I really enjoyed Mercy. Lucy is a 29 year old ballerina working for a ballet company, with a very close friend she's partnered with on stage for around ten years. He's gay, so there is no sexual tension between them, it's a good solid friendship... but more than an everyday friendship, because they know each

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-41665257458172148022011-01-02T10:35:00.000-08:002011-01-02T17:50:24.707-08:00

  Club Mephisto is a relatively short read of a TPE couple when the Master goes out of town and, because his slave completely fell apart the last time he had to leave her behind for a week, he leaves her in the care of another trusted Master while he is gone. Here's the blurb: Molly is a 24/7 slave dedicated to serving her Master. When her Master’s business calls him away on a weeklong trip,

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-51770202286439722642011-01-01T12:16:00.000-08:002011-01-01T12:16:53.034-08:00

  I feel the need to point out, first and foremost, that Candy's Daddy is a story of two consenting adults who enjoy age play. There are no underage participants in the book. I appreciated that the author made it clear that the "Daddy" had no interests in real children, that his fantasies laid in the realms of treating an adult woman as a child. Now that we've got that behind us... age play is

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-67614992836825141752010-12-30T13:39:00.000-08:002011-01-03T17:27:55.724-08:00

  On the BookSeriesReviews site I restricted myself to books published in 2010, and I'm going to give myself the same restrictions over here. This list comprises the books published in 2010 that I've read and reviewed. Clicking on the numbered titles will take you to my review of that book. Clicking on the book images will take you to Amazon's page for that book (or the publisher's page if it's

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-90028502460168988732010-12-26T15:46:00.000-08:002010-12-26T15:46:12.830-08:00

  There are three stories in this Toy Box, and I've discovered a new author to keep an eye on. Here's the blurb: Sometimes a Dom wants more than just cuffs to keep his lover's hands occupied, and the results can be very sexy indeed! In A Tangled Web by LD Madison, Detective Greg Mallory disobeys a direct order, and Lieutenant Jake West decides to teach him a lesson he won't soon forget. But

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-9959933277375312762010-12-26T09:09:00.000-08:002010-12-26T09:09:29.154-08:00

  The Next Step follows six months after the events of Onyx (see my review of Onyx here). I think it would be okay to read The Next Step if you haven't read Onyx, but both are pretty good books so you may as well read the story from the beginning. Here's the blurb for The Next Step: Master Ian Vaughn and his sub Kale Daniels are back for more in this sequel to Onyx! Both men are happy

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-26083216847993006462010-12-26T07:06:00.000-08:002010-12-26T07:08:21.929-08:00

  Making Magic is a relatively short story at 67 pages, but it has enough length to tell the story with a couple of scenes and some nice details. The blurb does a good job of explaining the basics, so I'll start there: When Tommy boasted to his college friends that he could find out their professor's secrets, his only goal was to win a bet. In the sultry heat of New Orleans, the mysterious

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-34167063617816676262010-12-23T02:49:00.000-08:002010-12-23T02:50:12.124-08:00

  Christmas Angel is a touching story of healing and acceptance. But then, I think most of the books and shorts in Sean Michael's Hammer Series can be described that way. Some have more kink than others, and this is one of the more vanilla of the series. Not that it's vanilla, 'cause it's not. Just that it's more vanilla. There will be kink in the relationship, it just doesn't happen right off

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-47833075677398032492010-12-21T19:52:00.000-08:002010-12-21T20:00:57.386-08:00

  Naughty: Peppermint Twist is a fun little short story with a nice little sexual romp and the promise of more to come. Here's the blurb: Jonas is a straight-laced executive whose only weaknesses are his peppermint mochas and the barista at his favorite coffee shop. After months of being taunted by the man behind the counter, Jonas finally snaps and calls him out for his naughty behavior. When

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-61944959535259025522010-12-21T16:19:00.000-08:002010-12-21T16:20:56.816-08:00

  Toy Box: Pine Switches consists of three stories: The Scent of Pine by Mav Anthony Hamadryad Essence by Jay Lygon Tripod by Lee Benoit The Scent of Pine takes us back to another time, where clothes are formal, overcoats are a necessity, and there are fireplaces in the bedroom for heat. Pine switches across a bare bottom can also generate some heat, apparently. Halfway through the story I

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-39349005274281223872010-12-20T17:11:00.000-08:002010-12-20T17:11:33.484-08:00

  Surrender & Whips is two stories, the first is titled Surrender, the second is titled Whips. Here is the blurb: Surrender - Something is missing from Adam and Liz’s relationship. When Adam represents an unusual client and must observe her lifestyle he finds what his and Liz’s relationship needs. Whips - Skye and Arnet love their Master beyond words, yet they are finding it harder to deny

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-38397632292692834332010-12-17T07:07:00.000-08:002010-12-17T07:07:01.555-08:00

  Master of the Abyss is a follow up book to Master of the Mountain, where one of the brothers found his perfect submissive. If you haven't read Master of the Mountain then that's okay - you don't need to have read it to understand what's going on. In Master of the Abyss, it's Jake's turn. But Jake has this "one night only" rule. He's honest about it up front, making it clear before anything

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-2555692845714969932010-12-16T19:02:00.000-08:002010-12-16T19:02:32.605-08:00

  Pink Ribbon is an F/m book, which is outside of what I normally read. I occasionally enjoy a nice F/m book, Joey W. Hill writes a sexy male sub, for instance.  It's a nice change of pace for me, every once in a while. Speaking of sexy, considering that the pink ribbon in the story is wrapped around a certain part of the male anatomy... let us just take a look at the cover photo a moment,

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-84013207031671513802010-12-16T07:16:00.000-08:002010-12-17T13:17:29.108-08:00

  Onyx is a story of an experienced Dom and an experienced Sub coming together for their first couple of scenes. In Onyx, DC's newest fetish club, Ian Vaughan, a Dom returning to the scene, is greatly interested in the crowd favorite: Kale Daniels. After observing a tense, staged whipping, Ian takes Kale for a private session of their own. Can these two men form a bond that goes beyond the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-68970893134124610162010-12-15T17:10:00.000-08:002010-12-15T17:10:11.416-08:00

  Restraint is a very intense short story - seventeen pages that grabbed me, disturbed me, surprised me, sickened me, and made me think. To say that blood is not my thing would be an understatement. But even at that, the story grabbed me. And then when the twist came, it made what had come before a little easier to deal with. I don't want to spoil, so I'll give the blurb and then talk about it

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-66562595481023145022010-12-15T13:52:00.000-08:002010-12-15T13:57:16.038-08:00

  I've had major issues with most of the workplace-BDSM-romance/relationship stories I've read this year, so when I realized Firebird is the story of a BDSM relationship between choreographer and ballerina, I was a bit hesitant. It turns out my concerns were unwarranted, as the Dom did not take advantage of the sub at work, and in fact did pretty much everything he could to keep the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-64246356017829954382010-12-13T07:30:00.000-08:002010-12-13T07:40:31.184-08:00

  Three Wishes looks to me to be the beginning of a new series, and if the next book is as good as this one? I'm sold. The three fantasies here are: A man who wants to be forced to accept body mods - tattoos and piercings. He's stipulated a few guidelines, but for the most part he doesn't want to be able to chicken out, so he wants to be forced into it. I loved this fantasy. Great Master,

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-6396521173087778402010-12-13T06:35:00.000-08:002010-12-13T19:31:47.268-08:00

  I have loved some of the books in Sean Michael's Hammer series... and then there have been some I haven't cared for as much. Unfortunately, Burn fits into the latter category. As the story opens we are introduced to two men who seem to have been friends for a while. Marshall comes to a bar for an annual get-together amongst friends after a really bad day at work (he's a firefighter) and

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-87780042331143312492010-12-05T03:51:00.000-08:002010-12-05T04:04:43.477-08:00

  I find myself conflicted. I enjoyed the telling of the story, I liked the author's voice, which is technically the slave's voice, since it's first person told entirely from the viewpoint of the slave. But I'm not so sure how I feel about the story. So many of the "true slave" fantasy stories are written to glorify slavery, and the author does not do that here. In this world the animals are

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-78800534955048348682010-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:002010-12-03T11:17:59.626-08:00

  The Emperor’s Wolf starts out with a man in slavery to a woman he is pretty much disgusted by. But years of painful training have taught him to accept her touch, and to kneel before her, and to avert his eyes so she won't see the hatred in them. We thankfully don't see much interaction between these two, and we just get the barest of details to let us know why he is acquiescing to her, and

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-76111905675561840052010-11-23T14:45:00.000-08:002010-11-23T17:01:37.068-08:00

  I am flabbergasted. In a good way. Finding Sanctuary kept me up much later than I'd planned on staying awake. Just when I thought I had an idea of how things were going to go, an extra kink got thrown into the mix, so to speak. Towards the beginning of the story I had issues with someone making the kinds of decisions that were being made here, seemingly overnight. Or over a couple of

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-47919978464177523452010-11-22T09:53:00.000-08:002010-11-22T09:53:00.513-08:00

  Journey To The Dark Side is a fun little short story about a male FBI agent and what I think is likely a city or county female detective, chosen for this role because she has experience with the world of BDSM, and the serial killer is targeting male submissives. The FBI agent who is chosen for the role of submissive is selected because he has the body, the profile, that the serial killer

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-68864692320331342262010-11-21T12:26:00.000-08:002010-11-21T12:27:46.713-08:00

  Before beginning the review of Cruel To Be Kind, can we all just pause for a moment to admire the cover? I'm not wired as a Domme, but the idea of topping this particular guy does something for me. To have all of that power at your beck and call? Wow. Here's the blurb: Steve Eriksson is a regular guy. He likes basketball and beer. He works hard in his family's construction and restoration

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-69384316810707244952010-11-15T11:09:00.000-08:002010-11-18T07:18:53.575-08:00

  I've created a page, linked in the top right hand column, with all of the books I've rated listed in order of the ratings I've given them. I've conventiently named it Ratings at a Glance. Logical and to the point, that's me. If you are looking for your next book to read, I hope that page can help point you in the right direction. You may have noticed there haven't been any reviews on this

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-45760813954013424562010-10-31T17:49:00.000-07:002010-12-30T13:03:26.663-08:00

  We first met Ryan in Deep in the Woods, he was a fun guy and a pretty serious dominant. And a great friend. We get to know him a whole lot better in Fortune. Here's the blurb: Kat doesn’t know whether or how to end her six-night-a-week party habit, not to mention her unhealthy addiction to meaningless sex. Then an accident lands her in the hospital. She wakes to find a menagerie of

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-90428376295727617602010-10-31T07:46:00.000-07:002010-10-31T07:46:15.013-07:00

  Jesse is a touching story of loss and then a start to a new life. I read the story because of the promise of BDSM, but the sex wasn't a very large part of the book.. which was fine, as the story is a good one. Here's the blurb: When Jesse Coulter roars up on a Harley one dusty afternoon back into ranch foreman Kyle Jacob's life, Kyle is confronted with everything forbidden he has wanted for

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-84458032096379817602010-10-28T09:02:00.000-07:002010-10-28T09:02:51.798-07:00

  Velvet Dragon is a new book in the Velvet Glove series by Sean Michael. I've really enjoyed this series, as it has shown different couples with very different ideas of what BDSM means to them. Some stories are more physical, others are more mental. Velvet Dragon falls more on the mental end of the scale. Here's the blurb: Serius is an expert in whipping; his beauty is a riding crop, but

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-81991634120835174792010-10-27T10:15:00.000-07:002010-10-27T10:18:42.157-07:00

  My Two Doms is the story of a woman who falls in love with two men. When they find out, she uses emotional blackmail to force them to like each other and get along with each other enough for her to "keep" both of them. The kicker here is that the men are Doms and the woman a submissive. Do you see the problem? I don't know any Doms who would have gone along with this. I know some who may

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-29286812591705994032010-10-25T06:48:00.000-07:002010-10-25T06:53:23.502-07:00

  Breaking Skye is a short story with details of a woman's first two BDSM experiences. For someone's first two experiences, they are good ones, I think. The second scene might be a bit intense for someone that new to the scene, but it worked out okay. To get away from the story for a moment, I'd just like to say that Eden Bradley writes beautifully. Her descriptions include all five senses in

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-62321334677021155352010-10-23T19:18:00.000-07:002010-10-23T19:18:48.208-07:00

  Bound by Leather is another short story, and once again I find myself disappointed in a book that begins a really good story and then just ends. The character building was going well, the possibilities in the relationship were beginning to come into focus, and there was reason to hope they might have their first real scene soon. And then it was over. Here's the blurb: In the world of

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-87459176707094620812010-10-22T10:10:00.000-07:002010-10-22T10:10:15.948-07:00

  Bound By Desire is an FBI story that just didn't work for me. I have this thing where I always say something nice, even if it's a book I didn't like. I'm having trouble finding something nice to say. Here's the blurb: Denise has always been a strong woman and the men in her life have expected her to be just as demanding and dominating under the covers. Despite a successful career, and

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-83962002667791966082010-10-21T08:18:00.000-07:002010-10-21T08:20:11.247-07:00

  Blood Slave is a short read that consists of two closely related stories. Here's the blurb: Sometime in the near future, vampires have been found to exist and have been hunted down and systematically infected with a virus that causes them to lose their sight. But they have found a way around it, through the use of blood slaves. Where The Blind Leads: Brandon is one of those possible

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-53778101293050105162010-10-18T14:58:00.000-07:002010-10-18T14:59:57.501-07:00

  Make Me is the third book in the Hawkeye series. I loved the first book, Danger Zone, I thought the second book was okay, and so I was hoping for a lot from the third book. It was not as good as Danger Zone, but it was still an entertaining read. Here's the blurb: Competent and in control, Ms. Inamorata, Hawkeye’s righthand woman, has the perfect relationship with hunky fellow operative

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-42362669842545428282010-10-16T23:42:00.000-07:002010-10-23T16:14:58.384-07:00

  Beyond Eden grabs you on the first page and doesn't let up until you reach the end. The depth of the characters, the knowledge of how BDSM relationships can work, there are many reasons why Beyond Eden worked for me. I'll start with the blurb this time: Three lifelong friends find themselves tangled in a web of love, pain and dangerous secrets in this erotic Garden of Eden tale. Tall, dark

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-4650169070813926432010-10-15T22:10:00.000-07:002010-10-15T22:10:46.705-07:00

  Soft Focus is the first book I've read by these authors, and I wasn't sure what to expect. The blurb looked promising, and a friend recommended it, so I gave it a try. Here's the blurb Ethan Bouwer has always been the adventurous sort. A freelance nature photographer, he travels the globe and writes erotica on the side whenever things get a bit slow. Hunting for a topic for his next writing

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-80382749264084577572010-10-12T18:37:00.000-07:002010-10-12T18:47:00.593-07:00

  A Bid For Love is a nice little short that packs a lot of emotion. It does not, however, pack a lot of heat. It bills itself as BDSM, but the majority of BDSM action comes from things remembered, not things that happen in the time frame of the story.  Here's the blurb: Erika had thought that Ryan was out of her life, and that she was over him. When they run into each other at an art auction

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-25019547902371476072010-10-11T03:52:00.000-07:002010-10-11T03:52:00.293-07:00

  Handcuffs and Headlocks is the third book in the Rawlings Men series. These are stand alone books, and I think you can probably read them in any order you wish. I've linked to my reviews of the first two books in the series at the bottom of this review. With each book in this series it has felt like the beginning of the story, where we're left to fill in the rest of the story as the book

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-17884853541197514972010-10-10T09:55:00.000-07:002010-11-21T14:45:51.551-08:00

  Dom/sub is two stories, one written from the perspective of the Dom, and the other written from the perspective of the sub. The first story is one that many long term couples who explore a BDSM lifestyle have to come to terms with. In the beginning it's all about pushing limits, finding boundaries and then going beyond those boundaries. It can be quite a rush. But eventually you reach

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-38992076366175944372010-10-10T06:34:00.000-07:002010-11-21T14:48:44.097-08:00

  Ellery's Duty is the third book in the Thrown to the Lions series. I've read the first two books, but that was before I was reviewing BDSM books over here. I enjoyed both of the earlier books, though I would consider all of the books in this series as BDSM lite. The first two books of the series involve a submissive human who volunteers to be "thrown to the lions". This basically means they

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-41985604257989257272010-10-07T09:29:00.000-07:002010-10-07T09:33:22.344-07:00

  Signed, Sealed & Delivered is a short(ish) story of a woman who travels from America to London to submit, for two weeks, to a Master. When she learns of him, of how he trains submissives, she uses her hacking skills to track down a way to contact him, and then over months of correspondence convinces him to take her on. We get a play by play of the first three or four days, and then things

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-28205271968958551602010-09-27T08:46:00.000-07:002010-09-27T08:46:00.299-07:00

  I read and reviewed the second book in this series, Handcuffs and Glory Holes two months ago, and I'm just now getting around to reading the first book, Handcuffs and Leather. Both are short stories, not novels. Which is really too bad, because the premise of both books would have easily extended to a novel length book. I felt like Handcuffs and Glory Holes could have been the first two

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-63039366466246092762010-09-26T16:00:00.000-07:002010-10-14T07:22:52.725-07:00

  Master Preston’s Bright Bottom is a Torquere Press Sip about a service submissive who proves himself in the only way he knows how when the Master he has his eye on turns him down -- he offers non-sexual services that the Master is very much in need of. In this case, handyman services. Here's the blurb: Months ago, Paulo had one, intense public scene with Master Preston Rose, and now he can’

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-70632524274633538502010-09-26T07:02:00.000-07:002010-09-26T07:02:19.676-07:00

  Logan's Project is a short that takes place on a construction site, between a "suit" and a rather large demolition expert. Here's the blurb: Logan is a man who likes to be involved with his work, and turning a warehouse into trendy housing is no different than reading reports at the office. Except it is different, since even the dirt and grime of his building can turn him on. The other

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-14026110662211915012010-09-25T20:12:00.000-07:002010-10-14T07:22:22.919-07:00

  Corporate Needs is the third book in Bridget Midway's Corporate series. We first met Princess in the first book in this series, Corporate Desires, and now we see her again, still as a Domme, but she's not enjoying it anymore. It's now just a drudge of a job.    Here's the blurb: Princess Watkins was damn good at her job as a Dominatrix at Suite Surrender, an exclusive BDSM B&B owned by

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-50056676760360142522010-09-25T08:08:00.000-07:002010-09-25T12:52:05.213-07:00

  Corporate Desires follows a few years after the events of Corporate Seduction. Edna Zulma, formerly known as Madame Z, is living with her mother after spending a few years in prison. She's broke, she has a jerk of a parole officer, and she ends up with a job working for a... well, here's the blurb: Fresh from her recent incarceration, Edna "Madame Z." Zulma wants a normal life. Unfortunately

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-38306778733606821462010-09-23T15:13:00.000-07:002010-09-23T15:17:10.289-07:00

  I've enjoyed the Dr. Fell series, and these two characters are sort of an off shoot of that series. Tommy and Dr. Tanaka aren't quite the typical BDSM couple. In some ways they are, but Dr. Tanaka seems to follow the Zen philosophy in everything he does - and that includes how he Tops. Little Fishes is about meeting your lover's family, and about the surprises you sometimes encounter, things

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-84917892547553974452010-09-21T17:04:00.000-07:002010-10-10T16:25:56.825-07:00

  I wanted this anthology because of the piece by Jay Lygon. I loved Chaos Magic, Love Runes, and Personal Demons, so when I found out there was a short with Hector and Sam in Toy Box Public Places, I was all over it. Even though sex in public is not one of my things. I take the whole consensual thing pretty seriously, and if someone hasn't consented to watching something, then that's a problem

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-47927277205447841522010-09-19T15:18:00.000-07:002010-10-10T16:27:16.527-07:00

  Training to Pleasure had the potential to be a good story. Unfortunately, Mr. Masters was sorely in need of an editor. There are way too many punctuation marks! And lots of other odd punctuation that made reading and staying with the story a challenge. Also, compound words were seperated - so anyone was any one. That may sound like nitpicking, but it happened many dozens of times, making me

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-40033051299607128052010-09-18T13:32:00.000-07:002010-09-18T13:49:14.870-07:00

  Punished is yet another office romance. Another secretary who doesn't have a clue her boss is kinky, and another boss who has no clue his secretary is kinky, until fate intervenes to show them. In this case fate takes the form of said secretary paying at a club to be spanked, and her boss being the one being paid to spank her. Here's the blurb: Prim Natalia Cooper lives life on the straight

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-76787768917543552692010-09-14T18:55:00.000-07:002010-09-14T19:05:25.146-07:00

  I chose not to read Vampire Mistress when it first came out because I was aware that Vampire Mistress would give us the first half of a story that would be completed in Vampire Trinity. I waited for Vampire Trinity to come out, so I could read the entire story once I started it. Unfortunately, I'm not attached enough to these characters that I feel the need to read Vampire Trinity right

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-48642090146274775072010-09-10T05:22:00.000-07:002010-09-19T07:08:33.745-07:00

If you haven't read the first four books in the Deviations series then you probably shouldn't read this review. There are no spoilers for book five in the review, but there are some discussions that will be a give-away to what happened in earlier books. To read the review for the first book in the series, Deviations: Submission, click here. Book five of the Deviations series, Safe Words,

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-54375801639850737232010-09-06T18:27:00.000-07:002010-09-06T18:27:23.087-07:00

  Deviations: Bondage is the fourth book in the Deviations series. I've been re-reading and reviewing the series in preparation for book five, Deviations: Safe Words. Much of what happens in book four was emotionally uncomfortable for me. I knew I didn't like some of it when I read it the first time, but when I read it this time I realized why I didn't like some of what happens: I'm not a big

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-85320606391276059402010-09-05T11:32:00.000-07:002010-09-05T11:41:18.258-07:00

  I'm re-reading the Deviations series in preparation for the release of the fifth book, Deviations: Safe Words. Deviations: Discipline is the third book in the Deviations series, and this series must be read in order. You'll see the reading order for the series at the bottom of this post. Deviations: Discipline picks up shortly after the events of Deviations: Domination. Tobias and Noah

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-57404065434134420662010-09-01T12:15:00.000-07:002010-09-01T12:22:37.931-07:00

  I'm re-reading the Deviations series in preparation for the release of the fifth book, Deviations: Safe Words. Deviations: Domination is the second book in the Deviations series, and this series must be read in order. You'll see the reading order for the series at the bottom of this post. Noah's training process began in the first book, and it continues in the second book. In many ways the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-19223221603478900052010-08-30T19:37:00.000-07:002010-09-10T05:45:11.407-07:00

  I'm re-reading the Deviations series in preparation for the release of the fifth book, Deviations: Safe Word. It's been a while since I read Deviations: Submission, and I was a bit nervous about reading it again. I loved it when I first read it, I've compared other books to it, and I've been disappointed when other books did not live up to the Deviations series. What if a re-read isn't as

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-44770453445243354542010-08-25T18:56:00.000-07:002010-08-25T18:57:55.400-07:00

  Corporate Seduction is, as the title suggests, an office romance. But this one has a few twists along the way. More than a few twists, actually. Here's the blurb: Maybelline "May" Davenport wants a few things in her life: to move up at work after she obtained her college degree, and to find a man who could sweep her off of her feet like the heroes in her erotic romance novels. She's sure

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-74872521663046167512010-08-23T16:36:00.000-07:002010-08-23T16:36:54.227-07:00

  Willing Victim isn't your normal BDSM type book, but that's okay because it didn't really claim to be. Everyone has their own kink, and nothing says it has to conform to what has turned into the "norm". There is an incredibly sexy boxer who likes rough sex, likes for the woman to fight him and tell him to stop... but he stops the instant the safe word is uttered. He's a really nice guy. And

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-10840867813848671342010-08-23T16:06:00.000-07:002010-08-23T16:15:43.485-07:00

  Summer School is a non-consensual tale of girls being forced into pony play. Actually, the term "pony play" isn't quite right here, because this is quite serious, with no playing around. The girls are eventually made into something as close to ponies as a human body can be taken. (Probably a lot farther than you're thinking.) There are also human cows and human piggies, once you get into the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-21463103555470850032010-08-21T06:06:00.000-07:002010-08-21T06:07:03.027-07:00

  Once again I'm reviewing a book that isn't the first in the series, and where I've read but not reviewed the earlier books. So, I'll be giving a semi review of the first two books, and a full review of the third. Here is the blurb for Cheating Chance: Vice Detective, Brandon Carr, despite his tattoos and bad-boy cool, lives in the closet with no intention of ever coming out.

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-30445260288826497712010-08-21T06:00:00.000-07:002010-09-19T07:17:39.329-07:00

  A Well Trained Pup takes us from shortly after puppy play training is started all the way to a completely trained puppy. The story is a good one, not as rough as some puppy stories, certainly rougher than others, though. Pup is trained at a nice pace, so that she's ready for the next steps as they come to her. She's trained and humiliated and thoroughly used, but no one is terribly harsh with

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-55227186722398976732010-08-18T08:09:00.000-07:002010-08-18T08:09:58.557-07:00

  Deep in the Woods is a charming story of healing, growth, and love, all wrapped up in a nice warm D/s relationship that happens to have a Sadist and a Masochist in it. I like that the book doesn't span just a few weeks before we see a HEA, we have a few large jumps in time, so we get to see them grow over time. Here's the blurb: Sophie finally finds the courage to reenter the Atlanta BDSM

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  Marianne!: A Journey Round A Golden Sun  is... different. For one thing, the voice is interesting, with lots of fun British sayings. But mainly, it's different because it's not your typical erotica. There are no descriptions of sex, and very few blow by blows of punishments. There is a lot of telling, not a lot of showing, and almost all of the juicy stuff is left to the reader's imagination

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-15605773742118878032010-08-18T06:19:00.000-07:002010-08-24T17:30:29.413-07:00

  Duck! is a nice urban fantasy retelling of the Ugly Ducking, with a few twists along the way. Raised among humans, Ori Jones only discovered he was an avian shifter six months ago. Unable to complete a full shift until he reaches his avian maturity, he still can’t be sure of his exact species. But with species comes rank, and rank is everything to the avians. When a partial shift allows

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-1882878225385593502010-08-16T10:10:00.000-07:002011-03-26T06:37:45.080-07:00

  Just starting out with a new BDSM book review blog, I've been debating about how to play catch-up. I'm reviewing books as I read them, but what about the books I've read in the past? The ones I want everyone to know about, and the ones I want to rave about. The books and stories and series I want to share, to make sure others find them, too. I don't think I can do a good review of them

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-9792264300903096512010-08-14T12:55:00.000-07:002010-08-14T13:01:01.003-07:00

  A Russian Bear is a fun book that follows along as a BDSM newbie is shown the ropes by a Dom with a lot of experience. Sounds familiar, but it's different than most books that follow along that path. Mischa has a one scene policy, but he's used to taking home experienced subs. He's got a bit of a reputation as a hard player, so the only subs who go home with him are experienced and ready

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-42169047002655622682010-08-12T07:22:00.000-07:002010-08-21T06:01:48.367-07:00

  Owned And Owner is a fantasy story of total slavery, and is a journey from human mindset to animal. It's almost a hetero version of What Worse Place Can I Beg In Your Love?, without the twist at the end. However, Owned and Owner actually goes a good bit farther with the whole Pet thing. Still, the key points are there - caged when your owner doesn't have time for you, no understanding of the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-56569214594924050912010-08-10T09:18:00.000-07:002010-08-10T10:14:07.146-07:00

  Bonds of Love follows the events of Impacted. You need to read Impacted first, or the second book won't make as much sense to you. I even had to go back and skim Impacted, as there was something that had happened that I'd forgotten about, so I had to go back and look to see what had happened, refresh my memory. I really enjoyed Impacted, and appreciated much of the BDSM dynamic between Scott

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-48753089483121922042010-08-07T14:27:00.000-07:002010-08-18T08:17:52.950-07:00

  Forty-Eight Hour Burn is a fun little story with lots of yummy domination and submission, hot menage sex, and mild punishment.  It's one of those HEA stories that moves too quickly into HEA to be believable, but it's still a hot little story. Here's the blurb: Georgia knows what Gavin and Randy expect in return for their touch. She’s primed and willing for the sacrifices to feel the

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-47540160382622216342010-08-06T18:41:00.000-07:002010-08-07T19:33:21.769-07:00

  I'm not one hundred percent sure what to say about Alive On The Inside. It's a seriously screwed up book, but it's been a few days since I finished it and I'm still thinking about it. I'm not sure I'd call what happens in the story BDSM. Abuse is more like it. And much of it is really over-the-top, since this is a fantasy and the participants end up magically healed. By over-the-top, I mean

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-90006377332135749602010-08-03T09:51:00.000-07:002010-08-21T06:02:41.474-07:00

  As She's Told is the story of how far you can take a 24/7 relationship. One where there are no negotiations, no safewords. We start out with the basic power exchange conundrum: If there are negotiations, then it's just a game. The submissive isn't really giving up true uncontested power, he or she is just negotiating to get what they want. A true power exchange would not have negotiations.

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-54125581357424762302010-07-31T04:58:00.000-07:002010-08-18T08:19:09.958-07:00

  The full title of this books is Claudia's Surrender: The case of the reluctant submissive.It was enough to get my attention, as the title and description sound like there is D/s involved. Unfortunately, the D/s dynamic isn't what I thought it would be, based on the title and blurb. If anything, Claudia is the one giving orders, as she turns around and demands that Sam bind her hands and use

Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511772763692226291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891812414975763875.post-17254964665198668812010-07-25T05:56:00.000-07:002010-07-25T06:01:41.113-07:00

  I reviewed Puppy Love and Puppy Love 2 at my Book Series Review blog, but I'm going to review the third book over here. I said that the story in the first two books had a good story, but the writing needed a lot of help. Unfortunately, the third book needs major writing help, and the story isn't as good. My biggest issue with the writing is the telling and retelling (and retelling) of things

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