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Title: Dom/sub

Author: B. D. Dark and Roxy Harte

Publisher: Loose Id

PublisherURL: http://www.loose-id.%20net/

Reviewer: Julie Esparza

Submissive by Roxy Harte

Rating: Silver Star Award (JERR highest rating for a book less than 100 pages)

Heat level: O (as in O is for Orgasmic, their hottest rating)

Julia lost her previous Master over two years ago when he died of cancer. She is trying to get back into the BDSM game but is struggling. She doesn't know if she really wants to submit again and finds most Dominants she encounters to be lacking. Plus as a minor celebrity in the BDSM scene she isn't sure she can face those who pity her for her loss. Yet she has attracted the attention of a Lord Draco. A very experienced Dominant Lord Draco wants Julia and is ready to claim her. Can Julia find the strength in herself to trust and love again? Exquisite character development leads this BDSM story by Ms. Harte. Julia has felt the sting of the lash, has experienced the power of having her desires and pleasure controlled. Now she struggles with her own insecurities and desires. You can feel her desperate desire to embrace the world she once had through the magnetic words of Ms. Harte. She vibrates with a suppressed passion yet isn't willing to easily embrace submission again. Her feisty personality makes her feel more three dimensional and intriguing. Enter Lord Draco and the delicate wall she has built dissolves. Lord Draco's power leaps off the pages. Through mere gestures, he conveys his power and you gain insight into his personality. Lord Draco always appears in control. Yet Ms. Harte is able to demonstrate that his insecurities, which lurk under the surface, are not necessarily weaknesses and only make him more attractive. The sexual power exchange between Julia and Lord Draco is mesmerizing and beautiful. I had to hold my breath as they parried with one another. Their sexual play is explicitly charged. The BDSM sexual play is harsh to some extent and extremely gentle in other ways. I was extremely aroused and moved to tears by their interactions. While their play is not edgy, pain driven the intensity makes it painful at times for the reader, as it is immensely intimate. The plot moves very quickly but I always felt both in the moment and the scene with the characters. The secondary characters are a delightful portrayal of friends who want to see happiness in their friend. Ms. Harte was able to portray a story that I connected to on a deeply satisfying level. Those readers who love BDSM stories will find the intricate BDSM dance in this story not one to miss. Encompassing passionate characters, electrifying sex scenes, and a superbly written BDSM love story Submission easily deserves my pick for a Silver Star Award. My fervent wish is that Ms. Harte takes us along on the next steps in their journey together.

Dominance by B. D. Dark

Rating: 5 Stars

Heat level: O

Steve has had desires to dominate a woman for years. After the latest breakup he has decided to explore those desires. He meets Kim at a BDSM party where as newbies they decide to explore their desires together. Emotional and physically they click but will their exploration of the lifestyle take them too far into their darkest desires? Ms. Dark has written an intriguing and deeply descriptive portrayal of love in the BDSM lifestyle. Steve has deep dark desires that he has suppressed. His character exalts in finally embracing his desires. He is a strong, intelligent man who wraps himself in a world that is seductive. Kim is strong, intelligent and beautiful. She works hard at losing herself in the same world. Kim was the only weakness I had with the story. Since the story is told from Steve's perspective, I felt it harder to connect to her and found her to be more two dimensional. While she is portrayed very well, I just didn't find the same emotional connection that I developed with Steve. His challenges and temptations were vivid and lured you into his journey. At times the story is painful to read since the characters are so deeply involved in their BDSM play they seem to escape reality and you want to shake them from their lust induced haze. The plot moves at a very good pace considering the length of the book. I found the secondary characters to fill a very necessary part in developing the plot. The sex in the story is edgy, sexy and extremely orgasmic for those who enjoy BDSM stories that are more edgy. When I mean edgy there is extreme play involving needles, extreme bondage, and 24/7 submission. I would not make this a first exploration into reading about a BDSM relationship. Yet this story is extremely good portraying a solid power exchange with love.